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SEGMENT INFORMATION (Details) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Jan. 30, 2016 USD ($) | Oct. 31, 2015 USD ($) | Aug. 01, 2015 USD ($) | May. 02, 2015 USD ($) | Jan. 31, 2015 USD ($) | Nov. 01, 2014 USD ($) | Aug. 02, 2014 USD ($) | May. 03, 2014 USD ($) | Jan. 30, 2016 USD ($) | Jan. 31, 2015 USD ($) | Feb. 01, 2014 USD ($)
Segment information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets Held-for-use |  | $ 0 | [1] | $ 919 | $ 1,452 | $ 0 | $ 4,794 | [2] | $ 3,306 | $ 3,045 | $ 0 | $ 2,371 | $ 11,145 | $ 29,633 |
Severance Costs |  | $ 4,400 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Charges |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 12,100 |  |  |
Percentage of entity-wide sales qualifying purchaser as major customer (as a percent) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10.00% |  |  |
Number of Stores |  | 1,069,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,069,000 |  |  |
Net sales: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total net sales |  | $ 498,544 | [1] | 455,913 | 366,455 | 404,865 | 479,243 | [2] | 487,304 | 384,628 | 410,149 | $ 1,725,777 | 1,761,324 | 1,765,789 |
Gross Profit: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gross Profit |  | 177,506 | [1] | 180,513 | 115,004 | 152,109 | 164,810 | [2] | 190,111 | 119,118 | 148,261 | $ 625,132 | $ 622,300 | $ 655,521 |
Gross Margin: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total Gross Margin (as a percent) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 36.20% | 35.30% | 37.10% |
Operating income (loss): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total operating income (loss) |  | 29,347 | [1] | 57,647 | (20,118) | 23,204 | 20,654 | [2] | 55,803 | (16,497) | 20,083 | $ 90,080 | $ 80,043 | $ 76,283 |
Operating income (loss) as a percent of net sales: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total operating income (loss) (as a percent) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5.21968% | 4.54448% | 4.32005% |
Depreciation and amortization: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total depreciation and amortization |  | 16,903 | [1] | 16,136 | 15,252 | 14,394 | 15,542 | [2] | 15,168 | 15,557 | 14,227 | $ 62,685 | $ 60,494 | $ 64,858 |
Capital expenditures: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total capital expenditures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 42,145 | 72,212 | 72,606 |
Business Exit Costs |  | 11 |  | $ 14 | $ 76 | $ (3) | 85 |  | $ (286) | $ (98) | $ 231 | 98 | (68) | (906) |
Total assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total assets |  | 897,948 |  |  |  |  | 958,618 |  |  |  |  | 897,948 | 958,618 |  |
Geographic Areas, Long-Lived Assets [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure on Geographic Areas, Long-Lived Assets in Entity's Country of Domicile | [3] | $ 294,410 |  |  |  |  | $ 313,759 |  |  |  |  | 294,410 | 313,759 |  |
The Children's Place U.S. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets Held-for-use |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,700 | 10,500 | 25,400 |
Severance Costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 6,000 | $ 7,100 | 4,200 |
Number of Stores |  | 937 |  |  |  |  | 963 |  |  |  |  | 937 | 963 |  |
Net sales: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,518,117 | $ 1,528,762 | 1,528,276 |
Gross Profit: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gross Profit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 539,030 | $ 535,226 | $ 558,156 |
Gross Margin: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total Gross Margin (as a percent) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 35.50% | 35.00% | 36.50% |
Operating income (loss): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total operating income (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 65,221 | $ 63,586 | $ 60,267 | [4]
Operating income (loss) as a percent of net sales: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total operating income (loss) (as a percent) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4.29618% | 4.15931% | 3.94346% |
Depreciation and amortization: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 55,937 | $ 52,565 | $ 55,595 |
Capital expenditures: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total capital expenditures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 41,304 | 68,847 | 64,486 |
Total assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total assets |  | $ 748,975 |  |  |  |  | $ 805,462 |  |  |  |  | 748,975 | 805,462 |  |
Geographic Areas, Long-Lived Assets [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure on Geographic Areas, Long-Lived Assets in Entity's Country of Domicile | [3] | $ 276,612 |  |  |  |  | $ 289,820 |  |  |  |  | 276,612 | 289,820 |  |
The Children's Place Canada [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets Held-for-use |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 700 | $ 600 | 4,200 |
Number of Stores |  | 132 |  |  |  |  | 134 |  |  |  |  | 132 | 134 |  |
Net sales: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total net sales | [5] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 207,660 | $ 232,562 | 237,513 |
Gross Profit: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gross Profit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 86,102 | $ 87,074 | $ 97,365 |
Gross Margin: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total Gross Margin (as a percent) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 41.50% | 37.40% | 41.00% |
Operating income (loss): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total operating income (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 24,859 | $ 16,457 | $ 16,016 |
Operating income (loss) as a percent of net sales: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total operating income (loss) (as a percent) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 11.97101% | 7.07639% | 6.74321% |
Depreciation and amortization: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 6,748 | $ 7,929 | $ 9,263 |
Capital expenditures: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total capital expenditures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 841 | 3,365 | $ 8,120 |
Total assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total assets |  | $ 148,973 |  |  |  |  | $ 153,156 |  |  |  |  | 148,973 | 153,156 |  |
Geographic Areas, Long-Lived Assets [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure on Geographic Areas, Long-Lived Assets in Entity's Country of Domicile | [3] | 16,212 |  |  |  |  | 22,697 |  |  |  |  | 16,212 | 22,697 |  |
The Children's Place Asia [Member] [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Geographic Areas, Long-Lived Assets [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure on Geographic Areas, Long-Lived Assets in Entity's Country of Domicile | [3] | $ 1,586 |  |  |  |  | 1,242 |  |  |  |  | $ 1,586 | $ 1,242 |  |
EastCoastDCSeveranceOther [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets Held-for-use |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,800 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Severance Costs |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 3,200 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
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[3] | raphic InformationThe Company's long-lived assets are located in the following countries: January 30, 2016 January 31, 2015Long-lived assets (1): United States $276,612 $289,820Canada 16,212 22,697Asia 1,586 1,242Total long-lived assets $294,410 $313,759____________________________________________(1)The Company's long-lived assets are comprised of net property and equipment and other assets.
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[5] | Net sales from The Children's Place International are primarily derived from revenues from Canadian operations.

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