Description of Business and Basis of Presentation	3 Months Ended
May 05, 2019
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Description of Business and Basis of Presentation	Description of Business and Basis of Presentation Description of Business Chewy, Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiaries (collectively “Chewy” or the “Company”) is a pure play e-commerce business geared toward pet products for dogs, cats, fish, birds, small pets, horses, and reptiles. Chewy serves its customers through its retail website, www.chewy.com, and its mobile applications and focuses on delivering exceptional customer service, a large selection of high-quality pet food, treats and supplies, price, convenience (including Chewy’s Autoship subscription program), fast shipping, and hassle-free returns. PetSmart Acquisition On May 31, 2017, the Company was acquired by PetSmart, Inc. (“PetSmart” or the “Parent”), a leading specialty provider of products, services and solutions for the lifetime needs of pets. This change-in-control event is referred to as the “PetSmart Acquisition”. PetSmart is wholly-owned by a consortium including private investment funds advised by BC Partners, La Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, affiliates of GIC Special Investments Pte Ltd, affiliates of StepStone Group LP and funds advised by Longview Asset Management, LLC (collectively, the “Sponsors”), and controlled by affiliates of BC Partners. Initial Public Offering On June 18, 2019, the Company closed its initial public offering (“IPO”), in which it issued and sold 5.6 million shares of its Class A common stock. The price at IPO was $22.00 per share. The Company received net proceeds of approximately $111.5 million from the IPO after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions of $6.2 million and offering expenses. Prior to the completion of the IPO, the Company amended and restated its certificate of incorporation to authorize Class A and Class B common stock and reclassify the 100 outstanding shares of common stock into 393,000,000 shares of Class B common stock. In connection with the IPO, 47,875,000 shares of the Company’s Class B common stock were reclassified into shares of Class A common stock on a one-to-one basis. As of June 18, 2019, 53,475,000 shares of the Company’s Class A common stock and 345,125,000 shares of Class B common stock were outstanding. The Class A common stock outstanding includes the shares issued in the IPO. Basis of Presentation The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes include the accounts of Chewy, Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated. The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and notes thereto of Chewy, Inc. have been prepared in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) for interim financial reporting and, therefore, omit or condense certain footnotes and other information normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) as set forth in the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s (“FASB”) accounting standards codification. In the opinion of management, all adjustments necessary for a fair statement of the financial information, which are of a normal and recurring nature, have been made for the interim periods reported. Results of operations for the quarterly period ended May 5, 2019 are not necessarily indicative of the results for the entire fiscal year. The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended May 5, 2019 (“10-Q Report”) should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s final prospectus filed with the SEC pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, on June 17, 2019 (the “Prospectus”). Fiscal Year The Company has a 52 or 53-week fiscal year ending each year on the Sunday that is closest to January 31 of that year. Each fiscal year generally consists of four 13-week fiscal quarters, with each fiscal quarter ending on the Sunday that is closest to the last day of the last month of the quarter.

Description of Business and Basis of Presentation

Description of Business

Chewy, Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiaries (collectively “Chewy” or the “Company”) is a pure play e-commerce business geared toward pet products for dogs, cats, fish, birds, small pets, horses, and reptiles. Chewy serves its customers through its retail website, www.chewy.com, and its mobile applications and focuses on delivering exceptional customer service, a large selection of high-quality pet food, treats and supplies, price, convenience (including Chewy’s Autoship subscription program), fast shipping, and hassle-free returns.

PetSmart Acquisition

On May 31, 2017, the Company was acquired by PetSmart, Inc. (“PetSmart” or the “Parent”), a leading specialty provider of products, services and solutions for the lifetime needs of pets. This change-in-control event is referred to as the “PetSmart Acquisition”. PetSmart is wholly-owned by a consortium including private investment funds advised by BC Partners, La Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, affiliates of GIC Special Investments Pte Ltd, affiliates of StepStone Group LP and funds advised by Longview Asset Management, LLC (collectively, the “Sponsors”), and controlled by affiliates of BC Partners.

Initial Public Offering

On June 18, 2019, the Company closed its initial public offering (“IPO”), in which it issued and sold 5.6 million shares of its Class A common stock. The price at IPO was $22.00 per share. The Company received net proceeds of approximately $111.5 million from the IPO after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions of $6.2 million and offering expenses.

Prior to the completion of the IPO, the Company amended and restated its certificate of incorporation to authorize Class A and Class B common stock and reclassify the 100 outstanding shares of common stock into 393,000,000 shares of Class B common stock. In connection with the IPO, 47,875,000 shares of the Company’s Class B common stock were reclassified into shares of Class A common stock on a one-to-one basis. As of June 18, 2019, 53,475,000 shares of the Company’s Class A common stock and 345,125,000 shares of Class B common stock were outstanding. The Class A common stock outstanding includes the shares issued in the IPO.

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes include the accounts of Chewy, Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated. The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and notes thereto of Chewy, Inc. have been prepared in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) for interim financial reporting and, therefore, omit or condense certain footnotes and other information normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) as set forth in the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s (“FASB”) accounting standards codification. In the opinion of management, all adjustments necessary for a fair statement of the financial information, which are of a normal and recurring nature, have been made for the interim periods reported. Results of operations for the quarterly period ended May 5, 2019 are not necessarily indicative of the results for the entire fiscal year. The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended May 5, 2019 (“10-Q Report”) should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s final prospectus filed with the SEC pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, on June 17, 2019 (the “Prospectus”).

Fiscal Year

The Company has a 52 or 53-week fiscal year ending each year on the Sunday that is closest to January 31 of that year. Each fiscal year generally consists of four 13-week fiscal quarters, with each fiscal quarter ending on the Sunday that is closest to the last day of the last month of the quarter.