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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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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 |

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