Interim Financial Statements	3 Months Ended
May 04, 2019
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Interim Financial Statements	1. Interim Financial Statements The accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements of American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. (the “Company”) at May 4, 2019 and May 5, 2018 and for the 13 week periods ended May 4, 2019 and May 5, 2018 have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. Certain notes and other information have been condensed or omitted from the interim Consolidated Financial Statements presented in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Therefore, these Consolidated Financial Statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s Fiscal 2018 Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 14, 2019 (the “Fiscal 2018 Form 10-K”). In the opinion of the Company’s management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments and those described in the footnotes that follow) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. The existence of subsequent events has been evaluated through the filing date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. As used in this report, all references to “we,” “our” and the “Company” refer to American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiaries. “American Eagle,” “AE” and the “AE Brand” refer to our American Eagle stores. “Aerie” refers to our Aerie^® by American Eagle^® stores. “AEO Direct” refers to our e-commerce operations, www.ae.com and www.aerie.com. “Tailgate” refers to our Tailgate brand of vintage, sports- inspired apparel. “Todd Snyder” refers to our Todd Snyder New York premium menswear brand. Our business is affected by the pattern of seasonality common to most retail apparel businesses. Historically, a large portion of total net revenue and operating income occurs in the third and fourth fiscal quarters, reflecting the increased demand during the back-to-school and year-end holiday selling seasons, respectively. The results for the current and prior periods are not necessarily indicative of future financial results.

Interim Financial Statements

3 Months Ended

May 04, 2019

1. Interim Financial Statements

The accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements of American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. (the “Company”) at May 4, 2019 and May 5, 2018 and for the 13 week periods ended May 4, 2019 and May 5, 2018 have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. Certain notes and other information have been condensed or omitted from the interim Consolidated Financial Statements presented in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Therefore, these Consolidated Financial Statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s Fiscal 2018 Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 14, 2019 (the “Fiscal 2018 Form 10-K”). In the opinion of the Company’s management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments and those described in the footnotes that follow) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. The existence of subsequent events has been evaluated through the filing date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

As used in this report, all references to “we,” “our” and the “Company” refer to American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiaries. “American Eagle,” “AE” and the “AE Brand” refer to our American Eagle stores. “Aerie” refers to our Aerie^® by American Eagle^® stores. “AEO Direct” refers to our e-commerce operations, www.ae.com and www.aerie.com. “Tailgate” refers to our Tailgate brand of vintage, sports- inspired apparel. “Todd Snyder” refers to our Todd Snyder New York premium menswear brand.

Our business is affected by the pattern of seasonality common to most retail apparel businesses. Historically, a large portion of total net revenue and operating income occurs in the third and fourth fiscal quarters, reflecting the increased demand during the back-to-school and year-end holiday selling seasons, respectively. The results for the current and prior periods are not necessarily indicative of future financial results.