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SAVINGS AND INVESTMENT PLANS SAVINGS AND INVESTMENT PLANS (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	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	$ 5plce_HighlyCompensatedVestYears
Defined Benefit Plan, Contributions by Employer	2,200,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanContributionsByEmployer	2,200,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanContributionsByEmployer	2,000,000us-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	500,000us-gaap_DeferredCompensationCashbasedArrangementsLiabilityCurrentAndNoncurrent	300,000us-gaap_DeferredCompensationCashbasedArrangementsLiabilityCurrentAndNoncurrent
Cash Surrender Value of Life Insurance	300,000us-gaap_CashSurrenderValueOfLifeInsurance	300,000us-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	$ 300,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanContributionsByEmployer / us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis = plce_ForeignPlanContributionsMember		$ 200,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanContributionsByEmployer / us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis = plce_ForeignPlanContributionsMember

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The maximum percentage of base salary that may be deferred by election under the terms of a deferred compensation plan.

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The maximum percentage of bonus earned during the year that may be deferred by election under the terms of a deferred compensation plan.

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50% of the next 2% of an employees 401K contribution that the Company matches.

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The first 3% of an employees 401K contribution that the Company matches.

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For highly compensated employees the Company matches the lesser of 50% of the participant's contribution or 2.5% of covered compensation.

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For highly compensated employees the Company matches the lesser of 50% of the participant's contribution or 2.5% of covered compensation.

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Vesting years for highly compensated company match.

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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.

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