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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Oct. 31, 2020
Accounting Policies [Abstract] |
Consolidated Percentage of Total Net Revenue Attributable to Each Merchandise Group | The following table sets forth the approximate consolidated percentage of total net revenue attributable to each merchandise group for each of the periods indicated:
|  | 13 Weeks Ended |  |  | 39 Weeks Ended |
|  | October 31, |  |  | November 2, |  |  | October 31, |  |  | November 2, |
|  | 2020 |  |  | 2019 |  |  | 2020 |  |  | 2019 |
Men’s apparel and accessories |  |  | 26 | % |  |  | 29 | % |  |  | 24 | % |  |  | 28 | %
Women’s apparel and accessories (excluding Aerie) |  |  | 50 | % |  |  | 54 | % |  |  | 49 | % |  |  | 54 | %
Aerie |  |  | 24 | % |  |  | 17 | % |  |  | 27 | % |  |  | 18 | %
Total |  |  | 100 | % |  |  | 100 | % |  |  | 100 | % |  |  | 100 | %
Summary of Disaggregation of Company's Total Net Revenue by Geography | The following table disaggregates the Company’s total net revenue by geography for each of the periods indicated:
|  | 13 Weeks Ended |  |  | 39 Weeks Ended |
(In thousands) |  | October 31, 2020 |  |  | November 2, 2019 |  |  | October 31, 2020 |  |  | November 2, 2019 |
Total Net Revenue: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
United States |  | $ | 898,241 |  |  | $ | 935,203 |  |  | $ | 2,167,145 |  |  | $ | 2,577,685 |
Foreign (1) |  |  | 133,376 |  |  |  | 131,209 |  |  |  | 299,674 |  |  |  | 415,896 |
Total Net Revenue |  | $ | 1,031,617 |  |  | $ | 1,066,412 |  |  | $ | 2,466,819 |  |  | $ | 2,993,581 |
(1) | Amounts represent sales from American Eagle and Aerie international retail stores, e-commerce sales that are billed and/or shipped to foreign countries, and international franchise royalty revenue.
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 |  | Five years
Information technology |  | Three - five years

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