XML 77 R62.htm IDEA: XBRL DOCUMENT
v3.21.2

Subsequent Events - Additional Information (Detail) $ in Millions | Nov. 01, 2021 USD ($)
--- | ---
Subsequent Event | Stock Purchase Agreement | All Shares of Quiet Logistics Inc. and Certain Equity Interests in Locus Robotics Corp. and Axlehire, Inc. |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |
Business acquisition, purchase price expected to finance with cash on hand | $ 350

X
- Definition Potential payments to acquire businesses, cash portion. + References No definition available. + Details
Name: | aeo_PotentialPaymentsToAcquireBusinessesCashPortion
Namespace Prefix: | aeo_
Data Type: | xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type: | credit
Period Type: | instant

X
- Definition Detail information of subsequent event by type. User is expected to use existing line items from elsewhere in the taxonomy as the primary line items for this disclosure, which is further associated with dimension and member elements pertaining to a subsequent event. + References No definition available. + Details
Name: | us-gaap_SubsequentEventLineItems
Namespace Prefix: | us-gaap_
Data Type: | xbrli:stringItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration

X
- Details
Name: | us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis=us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember
Namespace Prefix: |
Data Type: | na
Balance Type: |
Period Type: |

X
- Details
Name: | us-gaap_TypeOfArrangementAxis=aeo_StockPurchaseAgreementMember
Namespace Prefix: |
Data Type: | na
Balance Type: |
Period Type: |

X
- Details
Name: | us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis=aeo_AllSharesOfQuietLogisticsIncAndCertainEquityInterestsInLocusRoboticsCorpAndAxlehireIncMember
Namespace Prefix: |
Data Type: | na
Balance Type: |
Period Type: |