SEGMENT INFORMATION (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
May 02, 2015	May 03, 2014	Jan. 31, 2015
Segment Reporting [Abstract]
Percentage of entity-wide sales qualifying purchaser as major customer (as a percent)	10.00%
Segment information
Business Exit Costs	$ (3,000)us-gaap_BusinessExitCosts1	$ 231,000us-gaap_BusinessExitCosts1
Restructuring Charges	3,200,000us-gaap_RestructuringCharges	2,300,000us-gaap_RestructuringCharges
Net sales:
Total net sales	404,865,000us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet	410,149,000us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
Gross Profit:
Total gross profit	152,109,000us-gaap_GrossProfit	148,261,000us-gaap_GrossProfit
Gross Margin:
Total Gross Margin (as a percent)	37.60%plce_GrossProfitToNetSalesPercentage	36.10%plce_GrossProfitToNetSalesPercentage
Operating income (loss):
Total operating income (loss)	23,204,000us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss	20,083,000us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
Operating income (loss) as a percent of net sales:
Total operating income (loss) (as a percent)	5.70%	4.90%
Depreciation and amortization:
Total depreciation and amortization	14,394,000us-gaap_DepreciationAndAmortization	14,227,000us-gaap_DepreciationAndAmortization
Capital expenditures:
Total capital expenditures	10,063,000	15,902,000
Total assets:
Total assets	910,103,000us-gaap_Assets	937,539,000us-gaap_Assets	958,618,000us-gaap_Assets
The Childrens Place US [Member]
Net sales:
Total net sales	363,145,000	366,132,000
Gross Profit:
Total gross profit	136,520,000	134,195,000
Gross Margin:
Total Gross Margin (as a percent)	37.60%	36.70%
Operating income (loss):
Total operating income (loss)	22,277,000	22,073,000
Operating income (loss) as a percent of net sales:
Total operating income (loss) (as a percent)	6.10%	6.00%
Depreciation and amortization:
Total depreciation and amortization	12,870,000	12,372,000
Capital expenditures:
Total capital expenditures	9,935,000	13,839,000
Total assets:
Total assets	761,504,000	780,816,000	805,462,000
Number of Stores	959	972
The Children's Place Canada [Member]
Net sales:
Total net sales	41,720,000	44,017,000
Gross Profit:
Total gross profit	15,589,000	14,066,000
Gross Margin:
Total Gross Margin (as a percent)	37.40%	32.00%
Operating income (loss):
Total operating income (loss)	927,000	(1,990,000)
Operating income (loss) as a percent of net sales:
Total operating income (loss) (as a percent)	2.20%	(4.50%)
Depreciation and amortization:
Total depreciation and amortization	1,524,000	1,855,000
Capital expenditures:
Total capital expenditures	128,000	2,063,000
Total assets:
Total assets	$ 148,599,000	$ 156,723,000	$ 153,156,000
Number of Stores	133	134

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