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SCHEDULE II | 12 Months Ended
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Feb. 02, 2013
Valuation and Qualifying Accounts [Abstract] |
Schedule II | THE CHILDREN'S PLACE RETAIL STORES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES SCHEDULE II VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS (in thousands)
Column A |  | Column B |  | Column C |  | Column D |  | Column E
|  | Balance at beginning of year |  | Charged to expense |  | Deductions |  | Balance at end of year
Lower of cost or market reserve (1) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fiscal year ended February 2, 2013 (2) |  | $ | 2,746 |  |  | $ | 1,804 |  |  | $ | (2,137 | ) |  | $ | 2,413 |
Fiscal year ended January 28, 2012 (as adjusted) (2) |  | $ | 4,477 |  |  | $ | 1,342 |  |  | $ | (3,073 | ) |  | $ | 2,746 |
Fiscal year ended January 29, 2011 (as adjusted) (2) |  | $ | 4,623 |  |  | $ | 1,552 |  |  | $ | (1,698 | ) |  | $ | 4,477 |
(1) | Reflects adjustment of out-of-season merchandise inventories to realizable value. Column C represents increases to the reserve and Column D represents decreases to the reserve based on quarterly assessments of the reserve.
(2) See Note 2 of the Notes to our Consolidated Financial Statements for further discussion on changes in accounting principle.

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