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SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Jan. 28, 2023
Accounting Policies [Abstract] |
Cash, Cash Equivalents and Investments | A summary of cash and equivalents on the Consolidated Balance Sheets follows:
(in thousands) | January 28, 2023 |  | January 29, 2022
Cash (1) | $ | 467,238 |  |  | $ | 762,187 |
Cash equivalents: (2) |  |  |
Time deposits | — |  |  | 11,643 |
Money market funds | 50,364 |  |  | 49,309 |
Cash and equivalents | $ | 517,602 |  |  | $ | 823,139 |
(1) Primarily consists of amounts on deposit with financial institutions. (2) Investments with original maturities of less than three months.
Schedule of Cash Flow, Supplemental Disclosures | Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows Reconciliation The following table provides a reconciliation of cash and equivalents and restricted cash and equivalents to the amounts shown on the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows:
(in thousands) | Location |  | January 28, 2023 |  | January 29, 2022 |  | January 30, 2021
Cash and equivalents | Cash and equivalents |  | $ | 517,602 |  |  | $ | 823,139 |  |  | $ | 1,104,862 |
Long-term restricted cash and equivalents | Other assets |  | 9,967 |  |  | 11,229 |  |  | 14,814 |
Short-term restricted cash and equivalents | Other current assets |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 4,481 |
Restricted cash and equivalents (1) |  |  | $ | 9,967 |  |  | $ | 11,229 |  |  | $ | 19,295 |
Cash and equivalents and restricted cash and equivalents |  |  | $ | 527,569 |  |  | $ | 834,368 |  |  | $ | 1,124,157 |
Schedule of Stock by Class | A summary of the Company’s Class A Common Stock, $0.01 par value, and Class B Common Stock, $0.01 par value, follows:
(in thousands) | January 28, 2023 |  | January 29, 2022
Class A Common Stock |  |  |
Shares authorized | 150,000 |  |  | 150,000 |
Shares issued | 103,300 |  |  | 103,300 |
Shares outstanding | 49,002 |  |  | 52,985 |
Class B Common Stock (1) |  |  |
Shares authorized | 106,400 |  |  | 106,400 |
(1) No shares were issued or outstanding as of each of January 28, 2023 and January 29, 2022.
Shipping & Handling Costs | A summary of shipping and handling costs, which includes costs incurred to store, move and prepare product for shipment and costs incurred to physically move product to our customers across channels, follows:
(in thousands) | Fiscal 2022 |  | Fiscal 2021 |  | Fiscal 2020
Shipping and handling costs | $ | 356,280 |  |  | $ | 306,220 |  |  | $ | 291,534 |
Other operating income, net | A summary of foreign-currency-denominated transaction (losses) gains, including those related to derivative instruments, follows:
(in thousands) | Fiscal 2022 |  | Fiscal 2021 |  | Fiscal 2020
Foreign-currency-denominated transaction (losses) gains | $ | (1,626) |  |  | $ | 4,232 |  |  | $ | 3,933 |
Interest Income and Interest Expense Disclosure | A summary of interest expense, net follows:
(in thousands) | Fiscal 2022 |  | Fiscal 2021 |  | Fiscal 2020
Interest expense | $ | 30,236 |  |  | $ | 37,958 |  |  | $ | 31,726 |
Interest income | (4,604) |  |  | (3,848) |  |  | (3,452) |
Interest expense, net | $ | 25,632 |  |  | $ | 34,110 |  |  | $ | 28,274 |
Advertising Cost | A summary of advertising costs follows:
(in thousands) | Fiscal 2022 |  | Fiscal 2021 |  | Fiscal 2020
Advertising costs | $ | 189,347 |  |  | $ | 204,575 |  |  | $ | 118,537 |
Schedule of Weighted Average Number of Shares | Additional information pertaining to net income (loss) per share attributable to A&F follows:
(in thousands) | Fiscal 2022 |  | Fiscal 2021 |  | Fiscal 2020
Shares of Common Stock issued | 103,300 |  |  | 103,300 |  |  | 103,300 |
Weighted-average treasury shares | (52,993) |  |  | (43,703) |  |  | (40,749) |
Weighted-average — basic shares | 50,307 |  |  | 59,597 |  |  | 62,551 |
Dilutive effect of share-based compensation awards | 2,020 |  |  | 3,039 |  |  | — |
Weighted-average — diluted shares | 52,327 |  |  | 62,636 |  |  | 62,551 |
Anti-dilutive shares (1) | 2,233 |  |  | 1,002 |  |  | 3,270 |

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