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CREDIT FACILITY (Details) (USD $) | 12 Months Ended
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Jan. 31, 2015 | Feb. 01, 2014 | Feb. 02, 2013
Credit facilities |  |  |  |  |
Interest expense – revolver | $ 313,000 us-gaap_InterestExpenseShortTermBorrowings |  | $ 0 us-gaap_InterestExpenseShortTermBorrowings |  | $ 0 us-gaap_InterestExpenseShortTermBorrowings
Sublimit availability | 40,900,000 plce_SublimitAvailability |  | 113,900,000 plce_SublimitAvailability |  |
Borrowing capacity, accordion feature | 25,000,000 plce_LineOfCreditFacilityAccordionBorrowingCapacity |  |  |  |
Deferred financing costs, remaining unamortized balance | 1,200,000 us-gaap_DeferredFinanceCostsNet |  | 1,300,000 us-gaap_DeferredFinanceCostsNet |  |
Letter of credit fees |  |  | 200,000 plce_LettersOfCreditFees |  |
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity | 200,000,000 us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity |  | 150,000,000 us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity |  |
Line of credit facility, current borrowing capacity | 183,200,000 us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityCurrentBorrowingCapacity |  | 150,000,000 us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityCurrentBorrowingCapacity |  |
Outstanding borrowings | 0 plce_LineOfCreditFacilityAmountOutstandingOther |  | 0 plce_LineOfCreditFacilityAmountOutstandingOther |  |
Utilization of credit facility at end of period | 9,100,000 us-gaap_LineOfCredit |  | 11,100,000 us-gaap_LineOfCredit |  |
Availability | 174,100,000 us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityRemainingBorrowingCapacity | [1] | 138,900,000 us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityRemainingBorrowingCapacity | [1] |
Interest rate at end of period (as a percent) | 3.80%us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityInterestRateAtPeriodEnd | [2] | 3.80%us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityInterestRateAtPeriodEnd | [2] |
Average loan balance during the period | 9,400,000 us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAverageOutstandingAmount |  | 0 us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAverageOutstandingAmount |  |
Highest end of day loan balance during the period | 40,900,000 us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumAmountOutstandingDuringPeriod |  | 10,400,000 us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumAmountOutstandingDuringPeriod |  |
Average interest rate (as a percent) | 3.20%us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityInterestRateDuringPeriod |  | 3.80%us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityInterestRateDuringPeriod |  |
Merchandise Letters of Credit |  |  |  |  |
Credit facilities |  |  |  |  |
Letters of credit outstanding | 0 us-gaap_LettersOfCreditOutstandingAmount / us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAxis = us-gaap_LetterOfCreditMember |  | 1,200,000 us-gaap_LettersOfCreditOutstandingAmount / us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAxis = us-gaap_LetterOfCreditMember |  |
Standby Letters of Credit |  |  |  |  |
Credit facilities |  |  |  |  |
Letters of credit outstanding | 9,100,000 us-gaap_LettersOfCreditOutstandingAmount / us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAxis = us-gaap_StandbyLettersOfCreditMember |  | 9,900,000 us-gaap_LettersOfCreditOutstandingAmount / us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAxis = us-gaap_StandbyLettersOfCreditMember |  |
Credit Agreement |  |  |  |  |
Credit facilities |  |  |  |  |
Letters of Credit sublimit | 50,000,000 plce_LettersOfCreditMaximumBorrowingCapacity / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = plce_A2008CreditAgreementMember |  |  |  |
Line of credit facility, unused line fee percentage (as a percent) | 0.25%us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityUnusedCapacityCommitmentFeePercentage / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = plce_A2008CreditAgreementMember |  |  |  |
Deferred financing costs gross | 4,000,000 us-gaap_DeferredFinanceCostsGross / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = plce_A2008CreditAgreementMember |  |  |  |
Deferred financing costs, remaining unamortized balance | 1,200,000 us-gaap_DeferredFinanceCostsNet / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = plce_A2008CreditAgreementMember |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity | 200,000,000 us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = plce_A2008CreditAgreementMember |  | 150,000,000 us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = plce_A2008CreditAgreementMember |  |
Credit Agreement | Prime rate |  |  |  |  |
Credit facilities |  |  |  |  |
Basis spread on variable rate, low end of range (as a percent) | 0.50%plce_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRateLowEndOfRange / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = plce_A2008CreditAgreementMember / plce_DebtInstrumentVariableBaseRateAxis = us-gaap_PrimeRateMember |  |  |  |
Basis spread on variable rate, high end of range (as a percent) | 0.75%plce_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRateHighEndOfRange / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = plce_A2008CreditAgreementMember / plce_DebtInstrumentVariableBaseRateAxis = us-gaap_PrimeRateMember |  |  |  |
Credit Agreement | LIBOR |  |  |  |  |
Credit facilities |  |  |  |  |
Basis spread on variable rate, low end of range (as a percent) | 1.50%plce_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRateLowEndOfRange / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = plce_A2008CreditAgreementMember / plce_DebtInstrumentVariableBaseRateAxis = plce_LiborMember |  |  |  |
Basis spread on variable rate, high end of range (as a percent) | 1.75%plce_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRateHighEndOfRange / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = plce_A2008CreditAgreementMember / plce_DebtInstrumentVariableBaseRateAxis = plce_LiborMember |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Description of Variable Rate Basis | one, two, three or six |  |  |  |
Credit Agreement | Merchandise Letters of Credit |  |  |  |  |
Credit facilities |  |  |  |  |
Letters of credit facility fee, low end of range (as a percent) | 0.75%plce_LettersOfCreditFacilityCommitmentFeePercentageLowEndOfRange / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = plce_A2008CreditAgreementMember / us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAxis = us-gaap_LetterOfCreditMember |  |  |  |
Letters of credit facility fee, high end of range (as a percent) | 0.875%plce_LettersOfCreditFacilityCommitmentFeePercentageHighEndOfRange / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = plce_A2008CreditAgreementMember / us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAxis = us-gaap_LetterOfCreditMember |  |  |  |
Credit Agreement | Standby Letters of Credit |  |  |  |  |
Credit facilities |  |  |  |  |
Letters of credit facility fee, low end of range (as a percent) | 1.00%plce_LettersOfCreditFacilityCommitmentFeePercentageLowEndOfRange / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = plce_A2008CreditAgreementMember / us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAxis = us-gaap_StandbyLettersOfCreditMember |  |  |  |
Letters of credit facility fee, high end of range (as a percent) | 1.25%plce_LettersOfCreditFacilityCommitmentFeePercentageHighEndOfRange / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = plce_A2008CreditAgreementMember / us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAxis = us-gaap_StandbyLettersOfCreditMember |  |  |  |
2008 Credit Agreement 2014 Amendment [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Credit facilities |  |  |  |  |
Deferred financing costs gross | $ 0 us-gaap_DeferredFinanceCostsGross / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = plce_A2008CreditAgreement2014AmendmentMember |  |  |  |
[1] | The sublimit availability for letters of credit was $40.9 million and $113.9 million at January 31, 2015 and February 1, 2014, respectively.
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- Definition Borrowing capacity under the credit facility attributable to the accordion feature, which is at the discretion of the lending group. This capacity is included in the maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility (without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility). + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Amount borrowed under the credit facility, excluding letters of credit as of the balance sheet date. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Amount of borrowing capacity currently available under the credit facility (lesser of sublimit availability or borrowing base capacity less the amount of borrowings outstanding). + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 942 -SubTopic 210 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.9-03.16) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6876686&loc=d3e534808-122878 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 02 -Paragraph 19, 20, 22 -Article 5 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 944 -SubTopic 210 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.7-03.16) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6879938&loc=d3e572229-122910 + Details
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