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Earnings per Share | 12 Months Ended
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Jan. 30, 2021
Earnings Per Share [Abstract] |
Earnings per Share | 5. Earnings per Share The following is a reconciliation between basic and diluted weighted average shares outstanding:
|  | For the Years Ended |
|  | January 30, |  |  | February 1, |  |  | February 2, |
(In thousands, except per share amounts) |  | 2021 |  |  | 2020 |  |  | 2019 |
Weighted average common shares outstanding: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Basic number of common shares outstanding |  |  | 166,455 |  |  |  | 169,711 |  |  |  | 176,476 |
Dilutive effect of stock options and non-vested restricted stock |  |  | — |  |  |  | 1,156 |  |  |  | 1,559 |
Diluted number of common shares outstanding |  |  | 166,455 |  |  |  | 170,867 |  |  |  | 178,035 |
Anti-Dilutive Shares* |  |  | 14,259 |  |  |  | 700 |  |  |  | 393 |
*In Fiscal 2020, there were 1.9 million potentially dilutive equity awards and 12.4 million potentially dilutive shares from the Company’s convertible notes that were excluded from the diluted earnings per share calculation because the company incurred a net loss for this period and their inclusion would be anti-dilutive. For all other periods, anti-dilutive shares relate to stock options and unvested restricted stock. The Company has the right to settle its convertible notes in any combination of cash and shares of common stock. However, the Company intends to settle the original principal portion of the convertible notes in cash and any conversion value above the principal in stock. Because of this repayment policy election, only the conversion spread portion of the amount owed is reflected as dilutive in our weighted average diluted shares outstanding. The Company uses the average of the closing prices of its common stock (NYSE: AEO) as reported on the New York Stock Exchange to calculate the conversion spread. These convertible notes could have a potential dilutive effect in future periods. Refer to Note 9 and Note 12 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information regarding the Company’s convertible notes and share-based compensation.

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