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ASSET IMPAIRMENT | 12 Months Ended
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Jan. 28, 2023
Asset Impairment [Abstract] |
Asset Impairment Charges [Text Block] | ASSET IMPAIRMENT The following table provides additional details related to long-lived asset impairment charges:
(in thousands) | Fiscal 2022 |  | Fiscal 2021 |  | Fiscal 2020
Operating lease right-of-use asset impairment | $ | 6,248 |  |  | $ | 9,509 |  |  | $ | 57,026 |
Property and equipment asset impairment (1) | 7,783 |  |  | 2,591 |  |  | 15,911 |
Total asset impairment | $ | 14,031 |  |  | $ | 12,100 |  |  | $ | 72,937 |
(1) Amounts for Fiscal 2022 include store asset impairment of $4.8 million and other asset impairment of $3.0 million. Amounts for Fiscal 2021 and Fiscal 2020 only include store asset impairment. Asset impairment charges for Fiscal 2022 were related to certain of the Company’s assets including stores across brands, geographies and store formats and other assets. The impairment charges for Fiscal 2022 reduced the then carrying amount of the impaired stores’ assets to their fair value of approximately $39.7 million, including $37.0 million related to operating lease right-of-use assets. Asset impairment charges for Fiscal 2021 were related to certain of the Company’s stores across brands, geographies and store formats. The impairment charges for Fiscal 2021 reduced the then carrying amount of the impaired stores’ assets to their fair value of approximately $18.1 million, including $15.6 million related to operating lease right-of-use assets. Asset impairment charges for Fiscal 2020 were principally the result of the impact of COVID-19 and were related to certain of the Company’s stores across brands, geographies and store formats. The impairment charges for Fiscal 2020 reduced the then carrying amount of the impaired stores’ assets to their fair value of approximately $95.0 million, including $87.2 million related to operating lease right-of-use assets. Refer to Note 2, “SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Long-lived Asset Impairment,” for discussion regarding significant accounting policies related to impairment of the Company’s long-lived assets.

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- Definition The entire disclosure for the details of the charge against earnings resulting from the aggregate write down of all assets from their carrying value to their fair value. Disclosure may also include a description of the impaired asset and facts and circumstances leading to the impairment, amount of the impairment loss and where the loss is located in the income statement, method(s) for determining fair value, and the segment in which the impaired asset is reported. + References No definition available. + Details
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