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BASIS OF PREPARATION
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Mar. 31, 2012
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| Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract] | |
| BASIS OF PREPARATION | 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 March 31, 2012, the results of our operations for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2012 and April 2, 2011, comprehensive income for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2012 and April 2, 2011, changes in stockholders’ equity for the three-month period ended March 31, 2012, and cash flows for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2012 and April 2, 2011. Except as otherwise disclosed, all such adjustments consist only of those of a normal recurring nature. Operating results for the three-month period ended March 31, 2012 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the fiscal year ending December 29, 2012. Our accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 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 December 31, 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 first quarter of fiscal 2012 reflects our financial position as of March 31, 2012. The first quarter of fiscal 2011 ended on April 2, 2011. Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to facilitate comparability with current year presentation. |