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SAVINGS AND INVESTMENT PLANS SAVINGS AND INVESTMENT PLANS (Details) (USD $) | 12 Months Ended
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Jan. 31, 2015 | Feb. 01, 2014 | Feb. 02, 2013
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
First Three Percent of Company Match | 3.00%plce_FirstThreePercentOfCompanyMatch |  |
Fifty Percent of Next Two Percent Company Match | 50.00%plce_FiftyPercentOfNextTwoPercentCompanyMatch |  |
Next Two Percent of Company Match | 2.00%plce_NextTwoPercentOfCompanyMatch |  |
Highly Compensated 401k Match | 50.00%plce_HighlyCompensated401KMatch |  |
Highly Compensated 2.5 Percent Match | 2.50%plce_HighlyCompensated25PercentMatch |  |
Highly Compensated Vest Years | $ 5 plce_HighlyCompensatedVestYears |  |
Defined Benefit Plan, Contributions by Employer | 2,200,000 us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanContributionsByEmployer | 2,200,000 us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanContributionsByEmployer | 2,000,000 us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanContributionsByEmployer
Deferred Compensation Arrangements Maximum Percentage of Base Salary | 80.00%plce_DeferredCompensationArrangementsMaximumPercentageOfBaseSalary |  |
Deferred Compensation Arrangements Maximum Percentage of Bonus | 100.00%plce_DeferredCompensationArrangementsMaximumPercentageOfBonus |  |
Maximum period over which annual installments of deferred payments are made (in years) | 15 years 0 months 12 days |  |
Deferred compensation plan liability | 500,000 us-gaap_DeferredCompensationCashbasedArrangementsLiabilityCurrentAndNoncurrent | 300,000 us-gaap_DeferredCompensationCashbasedArrangementsLiabilityCurrentAndNoncurrent |
Cash Surrender Value of Life Insurance | 300,000 us-gaap_CashSurrenderValueOfLifeInsurance | 300,000 us-gaap_CashSurrenderValueOfLifeInsurance |
Common Stock Issued, Employee Trust, Deferred | (1,682,000)us-gaap_CommonStockIssuedEmployeeTrustDeferred | (1,575,000)us-gaap_CommonStockIssuedEmployeeTrustDeferred |
Foreign Plan Contributions [Member] |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan, Contributions by Employer | $ 300,000 us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanContributionsByEmployer / us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis = plce_ForeignPlanContributionsMember |  | $ 200,000 us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanContributionsByEmployer / us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis = plce_ForeignPlanContributionsMember

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- Definition The maximum percentage of bonus earned during the year that may be deferred by election under the terms of a deferred compensation plan. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition 50% of the next 2% of an employees 401K contribution that the Company matches. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition For highly compensated employees the Company matches the lesser of 50% of the participant's contribution or 2.5% of covered compensation. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition For highly compensated employees the Company matches the lesser of 50% of the participant's contribution or 2.5% of covered compensation. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of amounts which could be received based on the terms of the insurance contract upon surrendering life policies owned by the entity. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.17) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 02 -Paragraph 17 -Article 5 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section 45 -Paragraph 4 -Subparagraph (d) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=28358313&loc=d3e6812-107765 + Details
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