Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Feb. 02, 2019

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Useful Lives of Major Classes of Assets

The useful lives of our major classes of assets are as follows:

Buildings	25 years
Leasehold improvements	Lesser of 10 years or the term of the lease
Fixtures and equipment	5 years
Information technology	3-5 years

Sales Return Reserve

The sales return reserve reflects an estimate of sales returns based on projected merchandise returns determined through the use of historical average return percentages.

	For the Years Ended
	February 2,			February 3,			January 28,
(In thousands)	2019			2018			2017
Beginning balance	$	4,717		$	3,639		$	3,349
Returns		(113,805	)		(103,393	)		(97,126	)
Provisions		113,708			104,471			97,416
Ending balance	$	4,620		$	4,717		$	3,639

Supplemental Cash Flow Information for Cash Amounts Paid

The table below shows supplemental cash flow information for cash amounts paid during the respective periods:

	For the Years Ended
	February 2,		February 3,		January 28,
(In thousands)	2019		2018		2017
Cash paid during the periods for:
Income taxes	$	81,248	$	47,094	$	126,592
Interest	$	1,207	$	1,098	$	1,155

Summary of Geographical Information

The following tables present summarized geographical information:

	For the Years Ended
	February 2,		February 3,		January 28,
(In thousands)	2019		2018		2017
Total net revenue:
United States	$	3,511,265	$	3,295,066	$	3,160,699
Foreign (1)		524,455		500,483		449,166
Total net revenue	$	4,035,720	$	3,795,549	$	3,609,865

(1) Amounts represent sales from American Eagle and Aerie international retail stores, and e-commerce sales that are billed to and/or shipped to foreign countries and international franchise royalty revenue.

	February 2,		February 3,
(In thousands)	2019		2018
Long-lived assets, net:
United States	$	728,196	$	706,778
Foreign		72,120		79,197
Total long-lived assets, net	$	800,316	$	785,975