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Restructuring Activities | 12 Months Ended
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Feb. 01, 2014
Restructuring Activities [Abstract] |
Restructuring Activities | Restructuring Activities During the fourth quarter of 2011, the Company initiated a restructuring program designed to resize a portion of La Senza's store fleet and relocate its home office from Montreal, Canada to Columbus, Ohio. The Company recognized a pre-tax charge consisting of contract termination costs, severance and other costs of $24 million, including non-cash charges of $5 million, in the fourth quarter of 2011. The restructuring charges of $17 million and $7 million are included in Cost of Goods Sold, Buying and Occupancy and General, Administrative and Store Operating Expenses, respectively, on the 2011 Consolidated Statement of Income. In 2012, the Company made cash payments of $11 million and decreased the estimate of expected contract termination costs by $3 million related to this restructuring program. This $3 million change in estimate was included in Cost of Goods Sold, Buying and Occupancy on the 2012 Consolidated Statements of Income. During 2013, the Company made cash payments of $3 million and decreased the estimate of expected contract termination costs by an additional $1 million related to this restructuring program. The remaining balance of $1 million is included in Other Long-term Liabilities on the February 1, 2014 Consolidated Balance Sheet. During the second quarter of 2012, the Company initiated a second restructuring program designed to further resize the La Senza store fleet. In 2012, the Company recognized a pre-tax charge of $17 million, including non-cash charges of $6 million. Restructuring charges of $16 million and $1 million are included in Cost of Goods Sold, Buying and Occupancy and General, Administrative and Store Operating Expenses, respectively, on the 2012 Consolidated Statement of Income. In 2012, the Company made cash payments of $5 million related to this restructuring program. During 2013, the Company made cash payments of $3 million and decreased the estimate of expected contract termination costs by $1 million related to this restructuring program. Of the remaining balance of $2 million, $1 million is included in Accrued Expenses and Other and $1 million is included in Other Long-term Liabilities on the February 1, 2014 Consolidated Balance Sheet.

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- Definition The entire disclosure for restructuring and related activities. Description of restructuring activities such as exit and disposal activities, include facts and circumstances leading to the plan, the expected plan completion date, the major types of costs associated with the plan activities, total expected costs, the accrual balance at the end of the period, and the periods over which the remaining accrual will be settled. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 420 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SAB TOPIC 5.P.3) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=27011515&loc=d3e140864-122747 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Staff Accounting Bulletin (SAB) -Number Topic 5 -Section P -Subsection 3, 4 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 420 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (SAB TOPIC 5.P.4) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=27011515&loc=d3e140904-122747 Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 420 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6394359&loc=d3e17939-110869 + Details
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