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BASIS OF PREPARATION
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Jul. 02, 2011
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| BASIS OF PREPARATION [Abstract] | |
| BASIS OF PREPARATION | NOTE 2 - BASIS OF PREPARATION: The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Carter's, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiaries. All intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation. In our opinion, the Company's accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements contain all adjustments necessary for a fair statement of our financial position as of July 2, 2011, the results of our operations for the three and six-month periods ended July 2, 2011 and July 3, 2010, cash flows for the six-month periods ended July 2, 2011 and July 3, 2010 and changes in stockholders' equity for the six-month period ended July 2, 2011. Except as otherwise disclosed, all such adjustments consist only of those of a normal recurring nature. Operating results for the three and six-month periods ended July 2, 2011 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2011. Our accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet as of January 1, 2011 is from our audited consolidated financial statements included in our most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10-K, but does not include all disclosures required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("GAAP"). Certain information and footnote disclosure normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been condensed or omitted pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") and the instructions to Form 10-Q. The accounting policies we follow are set forth in our most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10-K in the notes to our audited consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ended January 1, 2011. Our fiscal year ends on the Saturday, in December or January, nearest the last day of December. The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for the second quarter and first half of fiscal 2011 reflect our financial position as of July 2, 2011. The second quarter and first half of fiscal 2010 ended on July 3, 2010. Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to facilitate comparability with current year presentation. |