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Abercrombie & Fitch Co
(NYSE:ANF) 

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Abercrombie & Fitch Co., through its subsidiaries, operates as a specialty retailer. The company operates in two segments, Hollister and Abercrombie. It offers an assortment of apparel, personal care products, intimates, and accessories for men, women, and children under the Hollister, Abercrombie &...

Founded: 1892
Full Time Employees: 8,000
CEO: Fran Horowitz  
Sector: Consumer Cyclical
Industry: Apparel Retail

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At a glance:
  • Strong Revenue Momentum Driven by Brand and Assortment Strength: Recent performance has been supported by continued demand for core styles, improved product assortment, and effective brand positioning across key categories.
  • Margin Expansion Supported by Lower Promotions and Better Inventory Management: Improved inventory discipline and reduced discounting have helped lift gross margins, while operational execution has supported profitability.
  • Digital and Omnichannel Capabilities Remain a Key Growth Lever: E-commerce engagement and integrated store/digital experiences continue to contribute meaningfully to sales, aided by fulfillment and customer experience enhancements.
  • International Growth Adds Incremental Tailwinds: Expansion and brand resonance in international markets provide additional runway for growth, complementing North American performance.
  • Key Risks: Demand Volatility, Promotional Re-acceleration, and Input Cost Pressures: Results remain sensitive to consumer spending trends, competitive promotional intensity, freight and product cost fluctuations, and execution on inventory and fashion cycles.
Bull Thesis:
  • Successful Brand Transformation and Relevance: Abercrombie & Fitch Co. has successfully repositioned its core brands (Abercrombie & Fitch and Hollister), shedding its past controversial image. The brands now appeal to a broader, more mature, and diverse customer base, leading to sustained positive comparable sales growth and improved brand perception.
  • Robust Digital and Omnichannel Growth: The company has made significant investments in its digital capabilities, resulting in strong e-commerce sales growth and a seamless omnichannel experience. This digital strength allows ANF to reach customers effectively, reduce reliance on physical store traffic, and enhance customer engagement through personalized experiences.
  • Improved Profitability and Margin Expansion: ANF has demonstrated consistent improvement in its operating margins, driven by better inventory management, reduced promotional activity, and operational efficiencies. This focus on full-price selling and cost control has led to higher gross margins and stronger bottom-line performance.
  • Strong Financial Performance and Positive Outlook: Abercrombie & Fitch has consistently delivered strong financial results, often exceeding analyst expectations for revenue and earnings. The company's positive guidance and strategic initiatives suggest continued momentum, indicating confidence in its ability to navigate market challenges and sustain growth.
Bear Thesis:
  • Intensely Competitive Retail Landscape: The apparel retail sector remains highly fragmented and competitive, with pressure from fast fashion retailers, e-commerce giants, and other specialty brands. This intense competition could limit ANF's pricing power, necessitate increased marketing spend, and potentially erode market share.
  • Vulnerability to Economic Downturns and Discretionary Spending: As a retailer of non-essential apparel, ANF's sales are highly sensitive to consumer discretionary spending. An economic slowdown, rising inflation, or job market instability could lead consumers to cut back on apparel purchases, directly impacting the company's revenue and profitability.
  • Fashion Trend Dependency and Brand Fatigue Risk: The company's success is heavily reliant on its ability to accurately predict and adapt to rapidly changing fashion trends. A misstep in product assortment or a failure to stay relevant with evolving consumer tastes could lead to inventory write-downs, increased promotional activity, and a decline in brand appeal.
  • Supply Chain and Inflationary Headwinds: Ongoing global supply chain disruptions, rising raw material costs, increased freight expenses, and labor inflation continue to pose significant challenges. These factors could pressure ANF's gross margins and operating expenses, potentially offsetting gains from improved sales or operational efficiencies.
Main Competitors:
  • American Eagle Outfitters Inc. ($AEO) (American Eagle, Aerie, Todd Snyder), Directly competes with Abercrombie & Fitch and Hollister for the young adult and teen demographic, particularly in denim, casual wear, and intimates (Aerie vs. Gilly Hicks). They compete on brand loyalty, product assortment, and lifestyle marketing, often at a similar or slightly lower price point.
  • Urban Outfitters, Inc. ($URBN) (Urban Outfitters, Anthropologie, Free People, Nuuly), Competes for a similar young adult demographic, offering a more bohemian, indie, or curated aesthetic. The Urban Outfitters brand directly competes on trendy apparel and lifestyle goods, while Free People offers a distinct, yet overlapping, fashion sensibility that appeals to a similar customer base seeking unique styles.
  • Gap Inc. ($GPS) (Gap, Old Navy, Banana Republic, Athleta), Competes across various segments of the apparel market. Banana Republic offers elevated casual and workwear that can overlap with Abercrombie's more mature offerings, while the Gap brand competes in classic American casual wear. They leverage scale, brand recognition, and diverse price points to attract a broad customer base.
  • H&M Hennes & Mauritz AB ($HNNMY) (H&M, COS, & Other Stories), A major fast-fashion competitor, H&M competes by offering trendy apparel at lower price points and with a rapid inventory turnover. They appeal to a broad, fashion-conscious demographic, including Abercrombie's target, by quickly adapting to and setting new fashion trends, often at a more accessible price.
Moat:
Abercrombie & Fitch Co. operates in a highly competitive and fragmented apparel retail market. Its primary moat lies in its strong, evolving brand identity across its portfolio (Abercrombie, Hollister, Gilly Hicks), which has successfully pivoted from its controversial past to a more inclusive and aspirational lifestyle brand. They compete by focusing on quality, fit,and a distinct aesthetic that resonates with their target young adult demographic, alongside a strong omnichannel presence. However, they face intense competition from fast-fashion giants like H&M and Zara on price and trend speed, from specialty retailers like American Eagle and Urban Outfitters for similar demographics and lifestyle branding, and from broader retailers like Gap Inc. on scale and diverse offerings. Maintaining relevance, managing inventory, and adapting to rapidly changing consumer preferences and digital trends are crucial for sustained success in this dynamic industry.
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      net sales
    1,290,619,000 1,208,560,000 1,097,311,000 1,584,917,000 1,208,966,000 1,133,974,000 1,020,730,000 1,452,907,000 1,056,431,000 935,345,000 835,994,000 1,199,814,000 880,084,000 805,091,000 812,762,000 1,161,353,000 905,160,000 864,850,000 781,405,000 1,122,044,000 819,653,000 698,328,000 485,359,000 1,184,551,000 863,472,000 841,078,000 733,972,000 1,155,602,000 861,194,000 842,414,000 730,899,000 1,193,158,000 859,112,000 779,321,000 661,099,000 1,036,363,000 821,734,000 783,160,000 685,483,000 1,112,930,000 878,572,000 817,756,000 709,422,000 1,119,544,000 911,453,000 890,605,000 822,428,000 1,299,137,000 1,033,293,000 945,698,000 838,769,000 1,468,531,000 1,169,649,000 951,407,000 921,218,000 1,328,766,000 1,075,856,000 916,763,000 836,674,000 1,149,396,000 885,778,000 745,798,000 687,804,000 902,630,000 765,401,000 648,459,000 612,136,000 997,955,000 896,344,000 845,799,000 800,178,000 1,228,969,000 973,930,000 804,538,000 742,410,000 1,138,743,000 863,448,000 658,696,000 657,271,000 961,392,000 704,918,000 571,591,000 546,810,000 
      yoy
    6.75% 6.58% 7.50% 9.09% 14.44% 21.24% 22.10% 21.09% 20.04% 16.18% 2.86% 3.31% -2.77% -6.91% 4.01% 3.50% 10.43% 23.85% 61.00% -5.28% -5.07% -16.97% -33.87% 2.51% 0.26% -0.16% 0.42% -3.15% 0.24% 8.10% 10.56% 15.13% 4.55% -0.49% -3.56% -6.88% -6.47% -4.23% -3.37% -0.59% -3.61% -8.18% -13.74% -13.82% -11.79% -5.83% -1.95% -11.53% -11.66% -0.60% -8.95% 10.52% 8.72% 3.78% 10.10% 15.61% 21.46% 22.92% 21.64% 27.34% 15.73% 15.01% 12.36% -9.55% -14.61% -23.33% -23.50% -18.80% -7.97% 5.13% 7.78% 7.92% 12.80% 22.14% 12.95% 18.45% 22.49% 15.24% 20.20%     
      qoq
    6.79% 10.14% -30.77% 31.10% 6.61% 11.09% -29.75% 37.53% 12.95% 11.88% -30.32% 36.33% 9.31% -0.94% -30.02% 28.30% 4.66% 10.68% -30.36% 36.89% 17.37% 43.88% -59.03% 37.18% 2.66% 14.59% -36.49% 34.19% 2.23% 15.26% -38.74% 38.88% 10.24% 17.88% -36.21% 26.12% 4.93% 14.25% -38.41% 26.67% 7.44% 15.27% -36.63% 22.83% 2.34% 8.29% -36.69% 25.73% 9.26% 12.75% -42.88% 25.55% 22.94% 3.28% -30.67% 23.51% 17.35% 9.57% -27.21% 29.76% 18.77% 8.43% -23.80% 17.93% 18.03% 5.93% -38.66% 11.34% 5.98% 5.70% -34.89% 26.19% 21.05% 8.37% -34.80% 31.88% 31.08% 0.22% -31.63% 36.38% 23.33% 4.53%  
      cost of sales, exclusive of depreciation and amortization
    483,670,000 451,590,000 417,133,000 610,907,000 422,034,000 397,712,000 343,273,000 539,338,000 370,762,000 350,965,000 326,200,000 531,529,000 359,268,000 339,200,000 363,216,000 484,221,000 328,916,000 301,365,000 286,271,000 443,025,000 295,220,000 274,720,000 221,214,000 495,287,000 344,541,000 342,445,000 289,882,000 472,745,000 333,375,000 335,519,000 288,554,000 495,763,000 332,485,000 318,426,000 262,174,000 421,362,000 310,995,000 306,053,000 259,762,000                                             
      selling expense
    459,548,000 375,356,000 399,937,000                                                                                 
      general and administrative expense
    193,402,000 175,325,000 174,925,000                                                                                 
      other operating loss
    -1,022,000 -369,000 3,783,000 -902,750 -1,586,000   -1,083,000 1,256,000 -2,694,000      -1,146,500 -1,320,000  -1,418,000 -390,500 288,000  506,000   367,000                                                          
      operating income
    155,021,000 206,658,000 101,533,000 256,064,000 179,282,000 175,625,000 129,849,000 222,801,000 138,020,000 89,842,000 34,008,000 87,022,000 17,543,000 -2,191,000 -9,726,000 98,133,000 72,731,000 114,787,000 57,433,000 115,899,000 58,616,000 14,143,000  122,331,000 14,479,000 -39,484,000 -27,258,000 129,666,000 39,680,000 223,000 -42,203,000 140,340,000 22,740,000 -21,089,000 -69,941,000 61,259,000 19,645,000 -10,805,000 -54,911,000 120,083,000 40,990,000 1,962,000 -90,197,000 92,166,000 33,366,000 19,493,000 -31,506,000 110,950,000 -35,370,000 19,165,000 -13,921,000 228,550,000 112,398,000 26,962,000 6,322,000 24,260,000 79,850,000 47,174,000 38,745,000 144,707,000 78,377,000 27,560,000 -18,712,000 202,211,000 30,352,000 -21,534,000 -93,117,000 124,645,000 100,140,000 123,980,000 90,621,000 337,068,000 186,587,000 124,132,000 92,710,000 308,834,000 162,841,000 102,429,000 83,985,000 267,488,000 115,874,000 91,087,000 68,289,000 
      yoy
    -13.53% 17.67% -21.81% 14.93% 29.90% 95.48% 281.82% 156.03% 686.75% -4200.50% -449.66% -11.32% -75.88% -101.91% -116.93% -15.33% 24.08% 711.62%  -5.26% 304.83% -135.82%  -5.66% -63.51% -17805.83% -35.41% -7.61% 74.49% -101.06% -39.66% 129.09% 15.75% 95.18% 27.37% -48.99% -52.07% -650.71% -39.12% 30.29% 22.85% -89.93% 186.29% -16.93% -194.33% 1.71% 126.32% -51.45% -131.47% -28.92% -320.20% 842.09% 40.76% -42.85% -83.68% -83.24% 1.88% 71.17% -307.06% -28.44% 158.23% -227.98% -79.90% 62.23% -69.69% -117.37% -202.75% -63.02% -46.33% -0.12% -2.25% 9.14% 14.58% 21.19% 10.39% 15.46% 40.53% 12.45% 22.98%     
      qoq
    -24.99% 103.54% -60.35% 42.83% 2.08% 35.25% -41.72% 61.43% 53.63% 164.18% -60.92% 396.05% -900.68% -77.47% -109.91% 34.93% -36.64% 99.86% -50.45% 97.73% 314.45%   744.89% -136.67% 44.85% -121.02% 226.78% 17693.72% -100.53% -130.07% 517.15% -207.83% -69.85% -214.17% 211.83% -281.81% -80.32% -145.73% 192.96% 1989.19% -102.18% -197.86% 176.23% 71.17% -161.87% -128.40% -413.68% -284.56% -237.67% -106.09% 103.34% 316.88% 326.48% -73.94% -69.62% 69.27% 21.76% -73.23% 84.63% 184.39% -247.29% -109.25% 566.22% -240.95% -76.87% -174.71% 24.47% -19.23% 36.81% -73.11% 80.65% 50.31% 33.89% -69.98% 89.65% 58.98% 21.96% -68.60% 130.84% 27.21% 33.38%  
      operating margin %
    12.01% 17.10% 9.25% 16.16% 14.83% 15.49% 12.72% 15.33% 13.06% 9.61% 4.07% 7.25% 1.99% -0.27% -1.20% 8.45% 8.04% 13.27% 7.35% 10.33% 7.15% 2.03% 0% 10.33% 1.68% -4.69% -3.71% 11.22% 4.61% 0.03% -5.77% 11.76% 2.65% -2.71% -10.58% 5.91% 2.39% -1.38% -8.01% 10.79% 4.67% 0.24% -12.71% 8.23% 3.66% 2.19% -3.83% 8.54% -3.42% 2.03% -1.66% 15.56% 9.61% 2.83% 0.69% 1.83% 7.42% 5.15% 4.63% 12.59% 8.85% 3.70% -2.72% 22.40% 3.97% -3.32% -15.21% 12.49% 11.17% 14.66% 11.33% 27.43% 19.16% 15.43% 12.49% 27.12% 18.86% 15.55% 12.78% 27.82% 16.44% 15.94% 12.49% 
      interest expense
    550,000 620,000 661,000 539,000 569,000 5,189,000 5,780,000 25,141,000 671,000 1,097,000 3,443,000 4,113,000 7,295,000 6,917,000 7,307,000 6,959,000 7,270,000 11,275,000 8,606,000 8,997,000 8,808,000 7,098,000 3,371,000 2,829,000 2,922,000 1,370,000 616,000 2,101,000 2,857,000 3,023,000 3,018,000 4,109,000 4,571,000 4,089,000 4,120,000 4,810,000 4,609,000 4,741,000 4,506,000 4,456,000 4,586,000 4,567,000 4,639,000 4,776,000 5,572,000 2,020,000 1,997,000 2,514,000 1,655,000 1,750,000 1,628,000 3,069,000 1,584,000 1,546,000 1,089,000 617,250 533,000 985,000 950,000                         
      interest income
    -6,491,000 -3,094,000 -7,444,000 -9,437,000 -9,302,000 -10,392,000 -10,803,000                                                     1,059,000 671,000 807,000 825,000 1,093,000 461,000 -1,778,000 -1,374,000 -1,419,000 -560,000 -1,757,000 -7,646,000 -6,356,000 -4,618,000 -4,143,000 -3,711,000 -4,713,000 -3,252,000 -2,765,000 -3,166,000 -2,378,000 -1,516,000 -1,560,000 -1,220,000 
      income before income taxes
    160,962,000 209,132,000 108,316,000 264,962,000 188,015,000 180,828,000 134,872,000 227,640,000 137,349,000 88,745,000 30,565,000 82,909,000 10,248,000 -9,108,000 -17,033,000 91,174,000 65,461,000 103,512,000 48,827,000 106,902,000 49,808,000 7,045,000  119,502,000 11,557,000 -40,854,000 -27,874,000 127,565,000 36,823,000 -2,800,000                                      126,064,000 100,700,000 125,737,000 98,267,000 343,424,000 191,205,000 128,275,000 96,421,000 313,547,000 166,093,000 105,194,000 87,151,000 269,866,000 117,390,000 92,647,000 69,509,000 
      income tax expense
    45,862,000 65,744,000 26,577,000 75,267,000 54,151,000 45,449,000 19,794,000 66,537,000 39,617,000 30,014,000 12,718,000 42,218,000 10,966,000  -2,187,000 23,348,000 16,383,000 -6,944,000 6,121,000 21,646,000 5,779,000 1,253,000 31,533,000   -11,330,000  29,201,000 12,047,000 24,000  60,698,000 7,553,000   6,344,000 6,762,000   56,719,000 -5,881,000                                           
      net income
    115,100,000 143,388,000 81,739,000 189,695,000 133,864,000 135,379,000 115,078,000 161,103,000 97,732,000 58,731,000 17,847,000 40,691,000 -718,000 -14,742,000 -14,846,000 67,826,000 49,078,000 110,456,000 42,706,000 85,256,000 44,029,000 5,792,000  85,200,000 7,570,000 -29,524,000 -18,286,000 98,364,000 24,776,000 -2,824,000 -41,508,000 75,533,000 10,616,000 -14,615,000 -61,009,000 50,105,000 8,274,000 -12,031,000 -38,630,000 58,908,000 42,285,000 612,000 -63,246,000 44,388,000 18,227,000 12,877,000 -23,671,000 66,105,000 -15,644,000 11,370,000 -7,203,000 147,000,000 71,507,000 15,519,000 2,985,000 19,580,000 50,905,000 32,031,000 25,141,000 92,593,000 50,040,000 19,479,000 -11,828,000 47,458,000 38,783,000 -26,747,000 -59,240,000 68,407,000 63,900,000 77,832,000 62,116,000 216,756,000 117,585,000 81,275,000 60,081,000 198,192,000 102,031,000 65,722,000 56,240,000 164,626,000 71,600,000 57,401,000 40,359,000 
      yoy
    -14.02% 5.92% -28.97% 17.75% 36.97% 130.51% 544.80% 295.92% -13711.70% -498.39% -220.21% -40.01% -101.46% -113.35% -134.76% -20.44% 11.47% 1807.04%  0.07% 481.62% -119.62%  -13.38% -69.45% 945.47% -55.95% 30.23% 133.38% -80.68% -31.96% 50.75% 28.31% 21.48% 57.93% -14.94% -80.43% -2065.85% -38.92% 32.71% 131.99% -95.25% 167.19% -32.85% -216.51% 13.25% 228.63% -55.03% -121.88% -26.73% -341.31% 650.77% 40.47% -51.55% -88.13% -78.85% 1.73% 64.44% -312.55% 95.11% 29.03% -172.83% -80.03% -30.62% -39.31% -134.37% -195.37% -68.44% -45.66% -4.24% 3.39% 9.37% 15.24% 23.66% 6.83% 20.39% 42.50% 14.50% 39.35%     
      qoq
    -19.73% 75.42% -56.91% 41.71% -1.12% 17.64% -28.57% 64.84% 66.41% 229.08% -56.14% -5767.27% -95.13% -0.70% -121.89% 38.20% -55.57% 158.64% -49.91% 93.64% 660.17%   1025.50% -125.64% 61.46% -118.59% 297.01% -977.34% -93.20% -154.95% 611.50% -172.64% -76.04% -221.76% 505.57% -168.77% -68.86% -165.58% 39.31% 6809.31% -100.97% -242.48% 143.53% 41.55% -154.40% -135.81% -522.56% -237.59% -257.85% -104.90% 105.57% 360.77% 419.90% -84.75% -61.54% 58.92% 27.41% -72.85% 85.04% 156.89% -264.69% -124.92% 22.37% -245.00% -54.85% -186.60% 7.05% -17.90% 25.30% -71.34% 84.34% 44.68% 35.28% -69.69% 94.25% 55.25% 16.86% -65.84% 129.92% 24.74% 42.23%  
      net income margin %
    8.92% 11.86% 7.45% 11.97% 11.07% 11.94% 11.27% 11.09% 9.25% 6.28% 2.13% 3.39% -0.08% -1.83% -1.83% 5.84% 5.42% 12.77% 5.47% 7.60% 5.37% 0.83% 0% 7.19% 0.88% -3.51% -2.49% 8.51% 2.88% -0.34% -5.68% 6.33% 1.24% -1.88% -9.23% 4.83% 1.01% -1.54% -5.64% 5.29% 4.81% 0.07% -8.92% 3.96% 2.00% 1.45% -2.88% 5.09% -1.51% 1.20% -0.86% 10.01% 6.11% 1.63% 0.32% 1.47% 4.73% 3.49% 3.00% 8.06% 5.65% 2.61% -1.72% 5.26% 5.07% -4.12% -9.68% 6.85% 7.13% 9.20% 7.76% 17.64% 12.07% 10.10% 8.09% 17.40% 11.82% 9.98% 8.56% 17.12% 10.16% 10.04% 7.38% 
      less: net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
    2,105,000 2,005,000 1,326,000 2,469,000 1,885,000 2,211,000 1,228,000 2,656,000 1,521,000 1,837,000 1,276,000 2,358,000 1,496,000 2,092,000 1,623,000 2,317,000 1,845,000 1,956,000 938,000 2,864,000 1,758,000 328,000 117,000 2,068,000 1,047,000 1,618,000 869,000 1,428,000 857,000 1,029,000 953,000 1,323,000 541,000 876,000 691,000 1,314,000 393,000 1,098,000 957,000 1,167,000 394,000                                           
      net income attributable to a&f
    112,995,000 141,383,000 80,413,000 187,226,000 131,979,000 133,168,000 113,850,000 158,447,000 96,211,000 56,894,000 16,571,000 38,333,000 -2,214,000 -16,834,000 -16,469,000 65,509,000 47,233,000 108,500,000 41,768,000 82,392,000 42,271,000 5,464,000  83,132,000 6,523,000   96,936,000 23,919,000   74,210,000 10,075,000   48,791,000 7,881,000                                               
      net income per share
                                                                                       
      basic
    2.41 2.97 1.63 3.71 2.59 2.6 2.24 3.15 1.91 1.13 0.33 0.76 -0.04   1.17 0.8 1.77 0.67 1.32 0.68 0.09 -3.9 1.28 0.1 -0.48 -0.29 1.44 0.36 -0.06 -0.62 1.08 0.15 -0.23 -0.91 0.72 0.12 -0.19 -0.59 0.84 0.61 -0.01 -0.91 0.62 0.26 0.18 -0.32 0.86 -0.2 0.15 -0.09 1.8 0.88 0.19 0.04 0.23 0.59 0.37 0.28 1.06 0.57 0.22 -0.13 1.44 0.44 -0.3 -0.68 0.79 0.73 0.9 0.72 2.49 1.35 0.92 0.68 2.24 1.16 0.75 0.64 1.88 0.81 0.66 0.47 
      diluted
    2.36 2.91 1.59 3.56 2.5 2.5 2.14 2.97 1.83 1.1 0.32 0.75 -0.04   1.1 0.77 1.69 0.64 1.32 0.66 0.09 -3.9 1.27 0.1 -0.48 -0.29 1.41 0.35 -0.06 -0.62 1.08 0.15 -0.23 -0.91 0.72 0.12 -0.19 -0.59 0.83 0.6 -0.01 -0.91 0.61 0.25 0.17 -0.32 0.84 -0.2 0.14 -0.09 1.78 0.87 0.19 0.03 0.23 0.57 0.35 0.27 1.03 0.56 0.22 -0.13 1.43 0.44 -0.3 -0.68 0.78 0.72 0.87 0.69 2.38 1.29 0.88 0.65 2.15 1.11 0.72 0.62 0.468 0.79 0.63 0.45 
      weighted-average shares outstanding
                                                                                       
      basic
    46,842 47,550 49,214 50,839 50,951 51,246 50,893 50,250 50,504 50,322 49,574 50,307 49,486 50,441 52,077 59,597 58,796 61,428 62,380 62,551 62,558 62,527 62,541 64,428 63,099 65,156 66,540 67,350 66,818 68,008 68,500 68,391 68,512 68,456 68,073 67,878 67,975 67,944 67,625 68,880 68,866 69,713 69,510 71,785 70,814 72,436 74,483 77,157 76,456 77,382 78,324 81,940 81,669 82,555 84,593 86,848 86,962 87,267 87,282 88,061 88,236 88,220 88,095 87,874 87,943 87,878 87,697 86,816 87,034 86,842 86,335 87,248 86,895 88,090 87,746 88,052 88,106 87,981 87,858 87,161 87,862 86,951 86,221 
      diluted
    47,881 48,551 50,634 52,971 52,869 53,279 53,276 52,726 52,624 51,548 51,467 52,327 49,486 50,441 52,077 62,636 61,465 64,136 65,305 62,551 63,877 63,286 62,541 65,778 63,911 65,156 66,540 69,137 68,308 68,008 68,500 69,403 69,425 68,456 68,073 68,284 68,277 67,944 67,625 69,417 69,265 69,713 69,510 72,937 72,128 73,756 74,483 78,666 76,456 79,267 78,324 83,175 82,522 83,441 86,184 89,537 89,707 90,353 90,441 89,851 90,069 89,386 88,095 88,609 88,730 87,878 87,697 89,291 88,806 89,963 90,138 91,523 91,133 92,294 92,292 92,010 92,146 91,178 91,327  90,458 91,501 89,800 
      other comprehensive income
    4,798 3,201  -5,705 1,545 2,291 -1,314 220 2,217  716 4,740 -12,227 -6,643 -8,691 -13,228 -1,213 717 1,325 -122 -3,092 6,327 3,466   -655 -2,839 -3,784 -3,776 -3,759 3,921 14,295 2,022 8,924 1,007 356.75 -8,257 -786 10,470   -12,772 -5,435 -6,050 -30,048 -5,889 11,737 -4,387 6,388 -1,865 -7,765 -6,704 1,107 -10,221 -3,761 -745 -3,971 1,782 15,905 -5,157 5,950 5,396  7,095 5,866 2,659  -7,931 -2,852       141.25 778       
      foreign currency translation adjustments, net of tax
    -620 2,153 10,662 422 84 3,441 -1,837 -2,141.75 -5,042 -3,836 311 -6,584.5 -11,021 -4,914 -10,403                                                                     
      derivative financial instruments, net of tax
    5,418 1,048 -12,540 3,334 1,461 -1,150 523 -4,468 7,259 2,242 405 -9,634 -1,206 -1,729 1,712 800 4,416 2,703 2,599 -6,840 -5,234  8,865 -143.5 -3,654 3,133 -53 -6,484 -681 7,447 12,260 -5,702 5,518 -10,148 -4,600 -309 3,937 6,575 -9,955 2,765 -2,952                                           
      comprehensive income
    119,898 146,589 79,861 183,990 135,409 137,670 113,764 161,323 99,949 57,137 18,563 45,431 -12,945 -21,385 -23,537 54,598 47,865 111,173 44,031 85,134 40,937 12,119  84,559 5,271   94,580 21,000   89,828 12,638   41,995 17   50,519 37,842 -12,160  5,925 -11,821 6,988 -11,934 61,718 -9,256 9,505 -14,968 140,296 72,614 5,298 -776 18,835 46,934 33,813 41,046 87,436 55,990 24,875  54,553 44,649 -24,088 -61,152 60,476 61,048 77,983 42,949 215,817 122,311 83,931 61,750 197,429 102,809 65,541 56,207     
      less: comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests
    2,105 2,005 1,326 2,469 1,885 2,211 1,228 2,656 1,521 1,837 1,276 2,358 1,496 2,092 1,623 2,317 1,845 1,956 938 2,864 1,758 328 117 2,068 1,047 1,618 869 1,428 857 1,029 953 1,323 541 876 691 1,314 393 1,098 957 1,167 394                                           
      comprehensive income attributable to a&f
    117,793 144,584 78,535 181,521 133,524 135,459 112,536 158,667 98,428 55,300 17,287 43,073 -14,441 -23,477 -25,160 52,281 46,020 109,217 43,093 82,270 39,179 11,791  82,491 4,224   93,152 20,143   88,505 12,097   40,681 -376                                               
      other comprehensive loss
      -1,878       -1,594              -1,448.25 -2,299               -8,389 -4,443                      -3,731    -1,912           -181 -33     
      gross profit
       550,162,750 786,932,000 736,262,000 677,457,000 913,569,000 685,669,000 584,380,000 509,794,000 668,285,000 520,816,000 465,891,000 449,546,000 677,132,000 576,244,000 563,485,000 495,134,000 679,019,000 524,433,000 423,608,000 264,145,000 689,264,000 518,931,000 498,633,000 444,090,000 682,857,000 527,819,000 506,895,000 442,345,000 697,395,000 526,627,000 460,895,000 398,925,000 615,001,000 510,739,000 477,107,000 425,721,000 676,345,000 559,787,000 509,862,000 411,549,000 681,885,000 567,070,000 552,956,000 511,659,000 767,106,000 651,040,000 604,122,000 553,166,000 914,376,000 731,567,000 594,407,000 576,359,000 745,645,000 646,522,000 583,042,000 543,661,000 730,986,000 564,432,000 485,348,000 431,416,000 577,981,000 486,930,000 431,003,000 387,684,000 642,614,000 591,943,000 592,969,000 534,166,000 825,617,000 645,043,000 553,438,000 487,269,000 755,634,000 568,198,000 455,258,000 429,915,000 639,418,000 465,086,000 389,660,000 357,252,000 
      yoy
       -39.78% 14.77% 25.99% 32.89% 36.70% 31.65% 25.43% 13.40% -1.31% -9.62% -17.32% -9.21% -0.28% 9.88% 33.02% 87.45% -1.49% 1.06% -15.05% -40.52% 0.94% -1.68% -1.63% 0.39% -2.08% 0.23% 9.98% 10.88% 13.40% 3.11% -3.40% -6.29% -9.07% -8.76% -6.42% 3.44% -0.81% -1.28% -7.79% -19.57% -11.11% -12.90% -8.47% -7.50% -16.11% -11.01% 1.63% -4.02% 22.63% 13.15% 1.95% 6.01% 2.01% 14.54% 20.13% 26.02% 26.47% 15.92% 12.61% 11.28% -10.06% -17.74% -27.31% -27.42% -22.17% -8.23% 7.14% 9.62% 9.26% 13.52% 21.57% 13.34% 18.18% 22.17% 16.83% 20.34%     
      qoq
       -30.09% 6.88% 8.68% -25.85% 33.24% 17.33% 14.63% -23.72% 28.31% 11.79% 3.64% -33.61% 17.51% 2.26% 13.80% -27.08% 29.48% 23.80% 60.37% -61.68% 32.82% 4.07% 12.28% -34.97% 29.37% 4.13% 14.59% -36.57% 32.43% 14.26% 15.53% -35.13% 20.41% 7.05% 12.07% -37.06% 20.82% 9.79% 23.89% -39.65% 20.25% 2.55% 8.07% -33.30% 17.83% 7.77% 9.21% -39.50% 24.99% 23.08% 3.13% -22.70% 15.33% 10.89% 7.24% -25.63% 29.51% 16.29% 12.50% -25.36% 18.70% 12.98% 11.17% -39.67% 8.56% -0.17% 11.01% -35.30% 27.99% 16.55% 13.58% -35.52% 32.99% 24.81% 5.89% -32.76% 37.48% 19.36% 9.07%  
      gross margin %
    0% 0% 0% 34.71% 65.09% 64.93% 66.37% 62.88% 64.90% 62.48% 60.98% 55.70% 59.18% 57.87% 55.31% 58.31% 63.66% 65.15% 63.36% 60.52% 63.98% 60.66% 54.42% 58.19% 60.10% 59.28% 60.51% 59.09% 61.29% 60.17% 60.52% 58.45% 61.30% 59.14% 60.34% 59.34% 62.15% 60.92% 62.11% 60.77% 63.72% 62.35% 58.01% 60.91% 62.22% 62.09% 62.21% 59.05% 63.01% 63.88% 65.95% 62.26% 62.55% 62.48% 62.56% 56.12% 60.09% 63.60% 64.98% 63.60% 63.72% 65.08% 62.72% 64.03% 63.62% 66.47% 63.33% 64.39% 66.04% 70.11% 66.76% 67.18% 66.23% 68.79% 65.63% 66.36% 65.81% 69.12% 65.41% 66.51% 65.98% 68.17% 65.33% 
      stores and distribution expense
       295,288,500 419,235,000 390,233,000 371,686,000 503,511,000 383,883,000 352,730,000 331,613,000 437,264,000 367,333,000 340,791,000 337,543,000 435,129,000 351,804,000 325,935,000 316,608,000 412,827,000 346,263,000 310,370,000 322,124,000 440,587,000 377,697,000 376,347,000 358,356,000 434,456,000 371,859,000 374,552,000 361,155,000 437,257,000 375,944,000 369,295,000 359,929,000 439,816,000 386,609,000 382,917,000 369,118,000 430,441,000 392,942,000 389,193,000 391,638,000 445,629,000 413,551,000 426,301,000 417,571,000 421,904,000 564,935,000 471,722,000 449,125,000 577,167,000 496,942,000 458,085,000 455,732,000 602,140,000 461,683,000 425,325,000 399,101,000 485,474,000 385,135,000 364,482,000 354,410,000 299,088,000 370,064,000 367,199,000 389,599,000 422,459,000 386,545,000 360,719,000 341,788,000 388,421,000 355,770,000 334,417,000 308,238,000 349,769,000 308,456,000 270,494,000 258,352,000 293,488,000 252,947,000 232,097,000 222,223,000 
      marketing, general and administrative expense
       134,588,000 190,001,000 170,471,000 177,880,000 193,234,000 162,510,000 144,502,000 142,631,000 138,084,000 133,201,000 124,168,000 122,149,000 145,686,000 146,269,000 123,913,000 120,947,000 137,334,000 121,000,000 97,252,000 108,257,000 122,899,000 114,075,000 115,694,000 111,947,000 118,902,000 117,181,000 123,883,000 124,897,000 128,135,000 124,533,000 109,353,000 109,893,000 121,729,000 105,307,000 111,719,000 114,447,000 125,244,000 117,698,000 119,846,000 107,533,000 119,225,000 104,981,000 111,033,000 123,581,000 114,032,000 131,326,000 117,646,000 118,780,000 122,321,000 123,381,000 111,293,000 116,889,000 111,627,000 107,844,000 109,999,000 107,651,000 106,354,000 102,612,000 95,206,000 96,632,000 67,332,750 88,123,000 88,671,000 92,537,000 79,670,250 104,959,000 109,024,000 104,698,000 73,152,750 103,996,000 98,440,000 90,175,000 68,051,500 97,167,000 85,340,000 89,699,000 58,168,500 97,644,000 67,884,000 67,146,000 
      other operating income
         -67,000 -1,958,000    -2,894,000 1,220,000 -1,005,000 953,000 -3,842,000   -1,848,000      -116,250 -215,000  -617,000 -1,364,000 -1,557,000 -434,000 -2,560,000 -12,383,000 -70,000 -2,799,000 -1,686,000 -9,377,000 -822,000 -13,080,000 -2,933,000 577,000 -3,919,000 -1,139,000 -1,960,000 -5,795,000 -1,534,000 -4,290,000 -3,620,000 -7,995,000 -9,851,000 -4,411,000 -818,000 -13,662,000 -1,154,000 -1,933,000 -2,584,000 7,618,000 -2,855,000 544,000 -1,836,000 -5,549,000 -1,692,000 -1,900,000 -914,000 -7,256,000 -1,609,000 -3,333,000 -1,335,000   -754,000 -2,941,000 -3,019,000 -1,310,000 -3,551,000 -3,854,000 -4,591,000 -266,000 -3,005,000 -2,121,000 -2,341,000 -1,379,000 -1,408,000 -406,000 
      asset impairment
           1,109,000   4,436,000 4,695,000 3,744,000 2,170,000 3,422,000 2,549,750 6,749,000 786,000         1,662,000 1,197,000 656,000 8,671,000 1,056,000 4,046,000 3,480,000 6,135,000 730,000 1,574,000  6,356,000   12,076,000  6,133,000 28,282,000 16,706,000                                       
      flagship store exit benefits
                     -88,000 -1,100,000                                                                 
      income tax benefit
                 5,634,000          -4,232,750 3,987,000  -9,588,000    -3,713,000   -10,563,000 -13,052,000   -3,515,000 -20,787,000                                             
      net income attributable to a&f per share
                                                                                       
      basic
                 -0.33 -0.32                                                                     
      diluted
                 -0.33 -0.32                                                                     
      flagship store exit charges
                   -294,250 11,000       234,000 285,000 44,994,000                                                          
      foreign currency translation
                   -2,222.25 -5,629                       -11,154 -1,491                                           
      foreign currency translation, net of tax
                     -1,986 -1,274 6,718 2,142 8,734 -5,399 139 1,355 -3,788 -2,786 2,700 -3,095 -11,206 -8,339 19,997 -3,496 19,072 5,607 -7,801 -12,194 -7,361 20,425                                             
      asset impairment, exclusive of flagship store exit charges
                      2,664,000 15,597,000 6,329,000 8,083,000 42,928,000 4,148,000 12,610,000 715,000                                                          
      flagship store exit (benefits) charges
                       854,000 -8,063,000                                                               
      net loss attributable to a&f
                          -244,148,000   -31,142,000 -19,155,000   -3,853,000 -42,461,000   -15,491,000    -13,129,000 -39,587,000                                             
      comprehensive loss
                             -30,179 -21,125   -6,583 -37,587   -5,691 -60,002   -12,817 -28,160    -68,681                    -15,559                     
      comprehensive loss attributable to a&f
                          -240,682   -31,797 -21,994   -7,612 -38,540   -6,567    -13,915 -29,117                                             
      dividends declared per share
                               0.15 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.175 0.175 0.175 0.175 0.175 0.175 0.175 0.175 0.175 0.175 0.175 0.175 0.175 0.175 0.175 0.175 0.175 0.175 0.175 0.175 0.175 0.175 0.175 0.175 0.175 0.175 0.18 0.18 0.17 0.18  0.25 
      loss before taxes
                                  -45,221,000   -25,178,000 -74,061,000   -15,546,000 -59,417,000    -94,836,000                                         
      income before taxes
                                   136,231,000 18,169,000   56,449,000 15,036,000   115,627,000 36,404,000 -2,605,000  87,390,000 27,794,000 17,473,000 -33,503,000 -8,789,750 -37,025,000 17,415,000 -15,549,000             -20,402,000 29,891,000 -19,756,000 -91,743,000                 
      net loss attributable to abercrombie & fitch co.
                                      -61,700,000                                                 
      comprehensive loss attributable to abercrombie & fitch co.
                                      -60,693                                                 
      restructuring benefit
                                                                                       
      cost of goods sold
                                           231,138,000 318,785,000 307,894,000 297,873,000 437,659,000 344,383,000 337,649,000 310,769,000 532,031,000 382,253,000 341,576,000 285,603,000 554,155,000 438,082,000 357,000,000 344,859,000 583,121,000 429,334,000 333,721,000 293,013,000 418,410,000 321,346,000 260,450,000 256,388,000 324,649,000 278,471,000 217,456,000 224,452,000 355,341,000 304,401,000 252,830,000 266,012,000 403,352,000 328,887,000 251,100,000 255,141,000 383,109,000 295,250,000 203,438,000 227,356,000 321,974,000 239,832,000 181,931,000 189,558,000 
      restructuring (benefit) charge
                                              -1,598,000                                         
      net income attributable to abercrombie & fitch co.
                                           -5,541,250 41,891,000 -810,000                                          
      comprehensive income attributable to abercrombie & fitch co.
                                           -11,203.75 37,448 -13,582                                          
      restructuring charge
                                                                                       
      tax expense
                                             -3,217,000                                          
      less: net income attributable to noncontrolling interest
                                             1,422,000                                          
      weighted-average shares outstanding:
                                                                                       
      basic
    46,842 47,550 49,214 50,839 50,951 51,246 50,893 50,250 50,504 50,322 49,574 50,307 49,486 50,441 52,077 59,597 58,796 61,428 62,380 62,551 62,558 62,527 62,541 64,428 63,099 65,156 66,540 67,350 66,818 68,008 68,500 68,391 68,512 68,456 68,073 67,878 67,975 67,944 67,625 68,880 68,866 69,713 69,510 71,785 70,814 72,436 74,483 77,157 76,456 77,382 78,324 81,940 81,669 82,555 84,593 86,848 86,962 87,267 87,282 88,061 88,236 88,220 88,095 87,874 87,943 87,878 87,697 86,816 87,034 86,842 86,335 87,248 86,895 88,090 87,746 88,052 88,106 87,981 87,858 87,161 87,862 86,951 86,221 
      diluted
    47,881 48,551 50,634 52,971 52,869 53,279 53,276 52,726 52,624 51,548 51,467 52,327 49,486 50,441 52,077 62,636 61,465 64,136 65,305 62,551 63,877 63,286 62,541 65,778 63,911 65,156 66,540 69,137 68,308 68,008 68,500 69,403 69,425 68,456 68,073 68,284 68,277 67,944 67,625 69,417 69,265 69,713 69,510 72,937 72,128 73,756 74,483 78,666 76,456 79,267 78,324 83,175 82,522 83,441 86,184 89,537 89,707 90,353 90,441 89,851 90,069 89,386 88,095 88,609 88,730 87,878 87,697 89,291 88,806 89,963 90,138 91,523 91,133 92,294 92,292 92,010 92,146 91,178 91,327  90,458 91,501 89,800 
      foreign currency translation adjustment
                                             -9,856 -15                                         
      unrealized gain on derivative financial instruments, net of tax
                                             -2,916                                          
      less: comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interest
                                             1,422                                          
      tax benefit
                                              -31,590,000 1,082,750 9,567,000 4,596,000 -9,832,000 -5,920,500 -21,381,000 6,045,000 -8,346,000               6,991,000                  
      unrealized loss on derivative financial instruments, net of tax
                                              -5,420                                         
      restructuring charges
                                               2,378,000  419,000 5,633,000                                     
      foreign currency translation adjustments
                                               -42,384 -39,119 -11,292 14,866 -4,153 10,959 -2,229 -17,260 1,737 13,904 -19,452 3,384 -19,147 -6,012 -1,982 18,487 -3,232 8,866 2,448 -4,683 -3,698 1,639 7,813 188                 
      unrealized gain on derivative financial instruments, net of taxes
                                               3,921 9,071 5,403 -3,129 -234 -4,571                                   
      unrealized gain on derivative financial instruments, net of taxes of (177) and (724) for the thirteen-week periods ended august 3, 2013 and july 28, 2012, respectively and (1,180) and 212 for the twenty-six week periods ended august 3, 2013 and july 28, 2012, respectively.
                                                     364                                  
      unrealized gain on derivative financial instruments, net of taxes of (1,003) and 936 for the thirteen-week periods ended may 4, 2013 and april 28, 2012, respectively.
                                                      9,495                                 
      income from continuing operations before taxes
                                                       225,481,000 110,814,000 25,416,000 5,233,000 23,152,000 79,317,000 46,189,000 37,795,000 143,648,000 77,706,000 26,753,000 -19,537,000                     
      tax expense from continuing operations
                                                       78,481,000 39,307,000 9,897,000 2,248,000 3,572,000 28,412,000                           
      net income from continuing operations
                                                       147,000,000 71,507,000 15,519,000 2,985,000 19,580,000 50,905,000 32,031,000 24,345,000 92,593,000 50,040,000 19,479,000 -11,828,000                     
      income from discontinued operations, net of tax
                                                              796,000                         
      gain on marketable securities, net of taxes of 513 for the thirteen-week period ended october 29, 2011 and (444) for the thirty-nine week period ended october 29, 2011.
                                                                                       
      unrealized gain on derivative financial instruments, net of taxes of 1,331 and (589) for the thirteen-week periods ended october 27, 2012 and october 29, 2011, respectively, and 1,543 and (326) for the thirty-nine week periods ended october 27, 2012 and october 29, 2011, respectively.
                                                       -2,677.75 -12,797                               
      gain on marketable securities, net of taxes of (566) for the thirteen-week period ended july 30, 2011 and (957) for the twenty-six week period ended july 30, 2011
                                                                                       
      unrealized gain on derivative financial instruments, net of taxes of (724) and (1,644) for the thirteen-week periods ended july 28, 2012 and july 30, 2011, respectively and 212 and 263 for the twenty-six week periods ended july 28, 2012 and july 30, 2011, respectively
                                                         9,231                              
      gain on marketable securities, net of taxes of (390) for the thirteen-week period ended april 30, 2011.
                                                                                       
      unrealized loss on derivative financial instruments, net of taxes of 936 and 1,907 for the thirteen-week periods ended april 28, 2012 and april 30, 2011, respectively.
                                                          -7,145                             
      gain on marketable securities, net of taxes of 513 and 543 for the thirteen-week periods ended october 29, 2011 and october 30, 2010, respectively, and (444) and (1,422) for the thirty-nine week periods ended october 29, 2011 and october 30, 2010, respectively
                                                           189.25 -873                           
      unrealized gain on derivative financial instruments, net of taxes of (589) and 1,170 for the thirteen-week periods ended october 29, 2011 and october 30, 2010, respectively and (326) and 846 for the thirty-nine week periods ended october 29, 2011 and october 30, 2010
                                                           616.75 2,914                           
      tax benefit from continuing operations
                                                             14,158,000 13,450,000 6,808,000 27,666,000 7,274,000 -7,709,000                     
      gain on marketable securities, net of taxes of (566) and (2,128) for the thirteen-week periods ended july 30, 2011 and july 31, 2010, respectively, and (957) and (1,965) for the twenty-six week periods ended july 30, 2011 and july 31, 2010, respectively
                                                             965                          
      unrealized gain on derivative financial instruments, net of taxes of (1,644) and 397 for the thirteen-week periods ended july 30, 2011 and july 31, 2010, respectively and 263 and (324) for the twenty-six week periods ended july 30, 2011 and july 31, 2010
                                                             2,799                          
      gain on marketable securities, net of taxes of (390) and 163 for the thirteen-week periods ended april 30, 2011 and may 1, 2010, respectively
                                                              665                         
      unrealized gain on derivative financial instruments, net of taxes of 1,907 and (721) for the thirteen-week periods ended april 30, 2011 and may 1, 2010, respectively
                                                              -3,247                         
      gain on marketable securities, net of taxes of 543 and (1,402) for the thirteen week periods ended october 30, 2010 and october 31 2009, respectively, and (1,422) and 193 for the thirty-nine week periods ended october 30, 2010 and october 31, 2009, respectively
                                                               605.25 -925                       
      unrealized gain on derivative financial instruments, net of taxes of 1,170 and (1,088) for the thirteen week periods ended october 30, 2010 and october 31, 2009, respectively, and 846 and 1,586 for the thirty-nine week periods ended october 30, 2010 and october 31, 2009, respectively
                                                               -359.5 -1,991                       
      unrealized gain on marketable securities, net of taxes of (2,128) and 1,118 for the thirteen week periods ended july 31, 2010 and august 1, 2009, respectively, and (1,965) and 1,595 for the twenty-six week periods ended july 31, 2010 and august 1, 2009, respectively
                                                                 3,624                      
      unrealized gain on derivative financial instruments, net of taxes of 397 and 1,908 for the thirteen week periods ended july 31, 2010 and august 1, 2009, respectively, and (324) and 2,666 for the twenty-six week periods ended july 31, 2010 and august 1, 2009, respectively
                                                                 -676                      
      net income from discontinued operations
                                                                                       
      unrealized loss on marketable securities, net of taxes of 163 and 477 for the thirteen week periods ended may 1, 2010 and may 2, 2009, respectively
                                                                  -277                     
      unrealized gain on derivative financial instruments, net of taxes of (721) and 758 for the thirteen week periods ended may 1, 2010 and may 2, 2009, respectively
                                                                  1,229                     
      tax (benefit) expense
                                                                   -8,601,000 -8,892,000  -32,503,000                 
      unrealized gain on marketable securities, net of taxes of (1,402) and 7,689 for the thirteen week periods ended october 31, 2009 and november 1, 2008, respectively, and 193 and 7,857 for the thirty-nine week periods ended october 31, 2009 and november 1, 2008, respectively.
                                                                   -82 2,387                   
      unrealized gain on derivative financial instruments, net of taxes of (1,080) and (1,152) for the thirteen week periods ended october 31, 2009 and november 1, 2008, respectively, and 1,586 and (1,201) for the thirty-nine week periods ended october 31, 2009 and november 1, 2008, respectively.
                                                                   -674.75 1,840                   
      unrealized gain on marketable securities, net of taxes of 1,118 and 52 for the thirteen week periods ended august 1, 2009 and august 2, 2008, respectively, and 1,595 and 168 for the twenty-six week periods ended august 1, 2009 and august 2, 2008, respectively
                                                                     -1,905                  
      unrealized gain on derivative financial instruments, net of taxes of 1,908 and (72) for the thirteen week periods ended august 1, 2009 and august 2, 2008, respectively, and 2,666 and (49) for the twenty-six week periods ended august 1, 2009 and august 2, 2008, respectively
                                                                     -3,249                  
      unrealized loss on marketable securities, net of taxes of 477 and 116 for the thirteen-week periods ended may 2, 2009 and may 3, 2008, respectively
                                                                      -810                 
      unrealized loss on derivative financial instruments, net of taxes of 758 and 23 for the thirteen-week periods ended may 2, 2009 and may 3, 2008, respectively
                                                                      -1,290                 
      other operating income (income)
                                                                       -849,000 299,000               
      benefit from income taxes
                                                                       57,657,000 36,800,000 47,905,000 36,151,000 126,668,000 73,620,000 47,000,000 36,340,000 115,355,000 64,062,000 39,472,000 30,911,000 105,240,000 45,790,000 35,246,000 29,150,000 
      cumulative foreign currency translation adjustments
                                                                       -2,760 -9,499 -770 -144 -1,820 4,731 2,730 1,687 -818 469 -247 357     
      unrealized gain on available-for-sale securities, net of taxes of 6,537 and for the thirteen week periods ended november 1, 2008 and november 3, 2007, respectively, and 6,656 and (61) for the thirty-nine week periods ended november 1, 2008 and november 3, 2007, respectively
                                                                       -2,863.75 6,647               
      other comprehensive income /
                                                                         151              
      unrealized gain on available-for-sale securities, net of taxes of (20) and (46) for the thirteen week periods ended august 2, 2008 and august 4, 2007, respectively, and 118 and (58) for the twenty-six week periods ended august 2, 2008 and august 4, 2007, respectively.
                                                                         921              
      other comprehensive (loss)/income
                                                                          -19,167             
      unrealized loss on available-for-sale securities, net of taxes of 139 and (12) for the thirteen-week periods ended may 3, 2008 and may 5, 2007, respectively
                                                                          -19,023             
      unrealized gain on available-for-sale securities, net of taxes of and 207 for the thirteen week periods ended november 3, 2007 and october 28, 2006, respectively, and (61) and for the thirty-nine week periods ended november 3, 2007 and october 28, 2006, respectively
                                                                           -24.25 -5           
      unrealized gain on available-for-sale securities, net of taxes of (46) and 51 for the thirteen week periods ended august 4, 2007 and july 29, 2006, respectively, and (58) and (219) for the twenty-six week periods ended august 4, 2007 and july 29, 2006, respectively
                                                                             -74          
      unrealized loss on available-for-sale securities, net of taxes of (12) and (249) for the thirteen week periods ended may 5, 2007 and april 29, 2006, respectively
                                                                              -18         
      unrealized gain/(loss) on marketable securities, net of taxes of 207 and for the thirteen and thirty-nine week periods ended october 28, 2006, respectively
                                                                               -3.5 309       
      unrealized gain/(loss) on marketable securities, net of taxes of 51 and (219) for the thirteen and twenty-six week periods ended july 29, 2006, respectively
                                                                                 66      
      unrealized loss on marketable securities, net of tax
                                                                                  -390     
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        assets
                                                                                        
        current assets:
                                                                                        
        cash and equivalents
      605,783,000 572,730,000 510,563,000 772,727,000 683,089,000 738,402,000 864,195,000 900,884,000 649,489,000 617,339,000 446,952,000 517,602,000 257,332,000 369,957,000 468,378,000 823,139,000 865,622,000 921,504,000 909,008,000 1,104,862,000 812,881,000 766,721,000 703,989,000 671,267,000 410,775,000 499,757,000 586,133,000 723,135,000 520,523,000 581,166,000 591,960,000 675,558,000 459,293,000 421,903,000 421,441,000 547,189,000 469,720,000 455,606,000 490,975,000 588,578,000 405,611,000 408,311,000 383,220,000 520,708,000 320,564,000 310,740,000 357,122,000 600,116,000 257,525,000 335,023,000 555,901,000 643,505,000 349,670,000 312,153,000 321,617,000 583,495,000 488,341,000 539,613,000 741,823,000 826,353,000 618,222,000 613,633,000 600,452,000 680,113,000 466,887,000 366,484,000 463,716,000 522,122,000 298,043,000 301,042,000 187,217,000 83,514,000 117,164,000 73,919,000  65,466,000 50,365,000 62,965,000  99,608,000 91,736,000 136,578,000 
        marketable securities
      25,255,000 30,795,000 97,006,000 116,221,000 55,790,000                                                19,903,000 20,110,000 37,902,000 84,650,000       32,356,000 32,356,000 55,985,000 59,698,000 212,364,000     277,704,000 293,416,000 268,052,000  308,906,000 284,630,000 349,690,000  178,228,000 216,369,000 177,174,000 
        receivables
      131,741,000 174,000,000 113,311,000 105,324,000 111,583,000 115,077,000 93,605,000 78,346,000 96,762,000 112,597,000 106,149,000 104,506,000 108,468,000 79,820,000 88,807,000 69,102,000 83,447,000 87,151,000 107,821,000 83,857,000 89,074,000 88,323,000 88,639,000 80,251,000 92,736,000 98,691,000 82,026,000 73,112,000 87,714,000 91,719,000 72,795,000 79,724,000 78,554,000 110,590,000 90,346,000 93,384,000 71,235,000 79,012,000 61,690,000 56,868,000 62,132,000 72,477,000 59,169,000 52,910,000 65,083,000 75,679,000 69,983,000 67,965,000 86,726,000 92,886,000 91,303,000 99,622,000 91,412,000 95,267,000 73,429,000 89,350,000 89,622,000 96,863,000 83,209,000 81,264,000 82,264,000 83,777,000 91,811,000 90,865,000 73,994,000 67,161,000 54,679,000 53,110,000 57,119,000 83,197,000 68,643,000 65,282,000 73,913,000 49,052,000  59,495,000 65,887,000 50,400,000  29,633,000 31,623,000 32,284,000 
        inventories
      730,453,000 592,966,000 542,059,000 575,005,000 692,596,000 539,759,000 449,267,000 469,466,000 595,067,000 493,479,000 447,806,000 505,621,000 741,963,000 708,024,000 562,510,000 525,864,000 543,713,000 415,604,000 388,633,000 404,053,000 545,548,000 453,239,000 426,594,000 434,326,000 590,883,000 487,109,000 432,350,000 437,879,000 572,173,000 454,913,000 405,107,000 424,393,000 570,484,000 471,037,000 398,750,000 399,795,000 516,146,000 453,175,000 435,663,000 436,701,000 601,541,000 478,618,000 441,005,000 460,794,000 617,542,000 550,227,000 486,026,000 530,192,000 768,946,000 633,483,000 458,630,000 426,962,000 536,315,000 621,740,000 517,564,000 569,818,000 679,341,000 516,128,000 358,371,000 385,857,000 511,821,000 480,128,000 316,447,000 310,645,000 347,180,000 325,596,000 274,742,000 372,422,000 504,898,000 470,682,000 347,628,000 407,123,000 431,395,000 401,753,000  431,002,000 434,268,000 336,654,000  415,621,000 363,985,000 227,205,000 
        other current assets
      116,303,000 118,624,000 111,231,000 104,154,000 112,709,000 123,415,000 102,516,000 88,569,000 100,085,000 87,850,000 107,684,000 100,289,000 112,602,000 104,887,000 93,179,000 89,654,000 111,423,000 77,392,000 78,727,000 68,857,000 73,776,000 75,160,000 67,412,000 78,905,000 86,275,000 86,586,000 71,803,000 101,824,000 109,888,000 115,276,000 104,806,000 84,863,000 68,903,000 72,215,000 91,565,000 98,932,000 93,170,000 108,878,000 106,200,000 96,833,000 109,527,000 103,012,000 118,563,000 116,574,000 116,160,000 105,983,000 103,125,000 100,458,000 116,714,000 107,621,000 114,146,000 105,177,000 81,632,000 91,205,000 83,386,000 84,342,000 86,518,000 96,967,000 95,089,000 79,389,000 83,849,000 85,083,000 86,825,000 77,297,000 108,624,000 111,631,000 95,278,000 93,763,000 97,836,000 76,293,000 72,346,000 73,293,000 64,732,000 64,872,000  60,716,000 53,478,000 49,888,000     
        total current assets
      1,609,535,000 1,489,115,000 1,374,170,000 1,673,431,000 1,655,767,000 1,516,653,000 1,509,583,000 1,537,265,000 1,441,403,000 1,311,265,000 1,108,591,000 1,228,018,000 1,220,365,000 1,262,688,000 1,212,874,000 1,507,759,000 1,604,205,000 1,501,651,000 1,484,189,000 1,661,629,000 1,521,279,000 1,383,443,000 1,286,634,000 1,264,749,000 1,180,669,000 1,172,143,000 1,172,312,000 1,335,950,000 1,290,298,000 1,243,074,000 1,174,668,000 1,264,538,000 1,177,234,000 1,075,745,000 1,002,102,000 1,139,300,000 1,150,271,000 1,096,671,000 1,094,528,000 1,178,980,000 1,213,155,000 1,103,142,000 1,046,742,000 1,164,972,000 1,136,892,000 1,076,893,000 1,053,026,000 1,320,566,000 1,286,610,000 1,216,070,000 1,261,708,000 1,307,824,000 1,161,767,000 1,226,661,000 1,109,673,000 1,488,775,000 1,398,881,000 1,297,455,000 1,339,525,000 1,433,268,000 1,366,099,000 1,318,646,000 1,185,036,000 1,235,846,000 1,134,704,000 981,224,000 955,188,000 1,084,825,000 996,134,000 971,077,000 713,994,000 942,285,000 1,018,831,000 891,401,000  955,283,000 917,651,000 876,930,000  832,943,000 826,175,000 685,122,000 
        property and equipment
      661,646,000 638,590,000 606,060,000 575,773,000 570,440,000 552,453,000 540,697,000 538,033,000 546,935,000 553,680,000 550,810,000 551,585,000 542,138,000 511,181,000 497,976,000 508,336,000 516,176,000 532,795,000 533,773,000 550,587,000 593,932,000 635,703,000 654,784,000 665,290,000 665,862,000 649,360,000 633,686,000 694,855,000 684,527,000 691,933,000 709,007,000 738,182,000 767,930,000 793,374,000 806,057,000 824,738,000 827,996,000 850,114,000 886,346,000 894,178,000 918,926,000 947,053,000 949,587,000 967,001,000 1,050,795,000 1,098,240,000 1,121,777,000 1,131,341,000 1,160,904,000 1,252,841,000 1,268,285,000 1,308,232,000 1,313,132,000 1,280,239,000 1,266,875,000 1,197,271,000 1,237,430,000 1,196,585,000 1,161,905,000 1,149,583,000 1,220,103,000 1,204,349,000 1,209,345,000 1,244,019,000 1,318,864,000 1,344,175,000 1,346,073,000 1,398,655,000 1,443,010,000 1,398,092,000 1,341,259,000 1,286,606,000 1,219,845,000 1,174,751,000  1,058,740,000 970,586,000 881,536,000  798,391,000 758,740,000 699,502,000 
        operating lease right-of-use assets
      965,919,000 933,559,000 868,130,000 803,121,000 798,290,000 746,788,000 699,471,000 678,256,000 682,559,000 714,977,000 692,699,000 723,550,000 713,166,000 740,627,000 671,991,000 698,231,000 762,641,000 791,036,000 839,003,000 893,989,000 955,781,000 1,073,464,000 1,133,618,000 1,230,954,000 1,223,512,000 1,216,998,000 1,252,249,000                                                        
        other assets
      242,818,000 240,677,000 247,816,000 247,562,000 245,375,000 233,664,000 220,334,000 220,679,000 226,749,000 216,792,000 205,978,000 209,947,000 218,325,000 219,598,000 224,462,000 225,165,000 229,512,000 229,911,000 213,585,000 208,697,000 205,970,000 216,204,000 216,795,000 388,672,000 415,962,000 368,503,000 364,719,000 354,788,000 308,244,000 325,842,000 327,844,000 322,972,000 352,737,000 358,794,000 349,806,000 331,719,000 358,201,000 385,605,000 363,308,000 359,881,000 380,663,000 372,006,000 368,263,000 373,194,000 387,882,000 388,043,000 391,590,000 399,090,000 404,882,000 373,932,000 365,018,000 371,345,000 374,549,000 362,338,000 357,393,000 347,249,000 344,876,000 330,084,000 290,014,000 264,517,000 211,738,000 206,332,000 203,955,000 200,207,000 180,526,000 170,028,000 137,661,000 135,620,000 116,565,000 122,632,000 112,454,000 80,247,000 77,662,000 65,028,000  51,808,000 28,359,000 28,607,000  8,478,000 8,428,000 8,420,000 
        total assets
      3,479,918,000 3,301,941,000 3,096,176,000 3,299,887,000 3,269,872,000 3,049,558,000 2,970,085,000 2,974,233,000 2,897,646,000 2,796,714,000 2,558,078,000 2,713,100,000 2,693,994,000 2,734,094,000 2,607,303,000 2,939,491,000 3,112,534,000 3,055,393,000 3,070,550,000 3,314,902,000 3,276,962,000 3,308,814,000 3,291,831,000 3,549,665,000 3,486,005,000 3,407,004,000 3,422,966,000 2,385,593,000 2,283,069,000 2,260,849,000 2,211,519,000 2,325,692,000 2,297,901,000 2,227,913,000 2,157,965,000 2,295,757,000 2,336,468,000 2,332,390,000 2,344,182,000 2,433,039,000 2,512,744,000 2,422,201,000 2,364,592,000 2,505,167,000 2,575,569,000 2,563,176,000 2,566,393,000 2,850,997,000 2,852,396,000 2,842,843,000 2,895,011,000 2,987,401,000 2,849,448,000 2,869,238,000 2,733,941,000 3,048,153,000 3,081,521,000 2,926,047,000 2,892,994,000 2,947,902,000 2,922,777,000 2,856,863,000 2,738,596,000 2,821,866,000 2,764,344,000 2,639,158,000 2,651,286,000 2,848,181,000 2,817,523,000 2,763,218,000 2,485,843,000 2,309,138,000 2,316,338,000 2,131,180,000  2,065,831,000 1,916,596,000 1,787,073,000  1,639,812,000 1,593,343,000 1,393,044,000 
        liabilities and stockholders’ equity
                                                                                        
        current liabilities:
                                                                                        
        accounts payable
      461,528,000 368,051,000 296,738,000 364,532,000 466,303,000 406,756,000 266,925,000 296,976,000 373,930,000 323,197,000 221,587,000 258,895,000 322,128,000 408,297,000 311,352,000 374,829,000 424,560,000 289,475,000 236,667,000 289,396,000 334,775,000 284,221,000 162,747,000 219,919,000 269,578,000 226,234,000 180,041,000 226,878,000 266,933,000 213,167,000 166,577,000 168,868,000 248,963,000 208,432,000 147,531,000 187,017,000 228,880,000 180,834,000 157,024,000 184,175,000 303,992,000 199,412,000 122,757,000 141,685,000 197,606,000 160,280,000 122,075,000 130,715,000 185,438,000 195,728,000 146,242,000 140,396,000 165,394,000 186,447,000 160,203,000 211,368,000 281,775,000 221,004,000 151,428,000 137,235,000 202,044,000 205,025,000 110,123,000 110,212,000 150,117,000 110,777,000 56,628,000 92,814,000 170,868,000 165,284,000 128,080,000 171,003,000 109,947,000 85,445,000         
        accrued expenses
      458,075,000 429,616,000 433,682,000 504,922,000 469,148,000 422,484,000 402,786,000 436,655,000 402,572,000 375,544,000 340,331,000 413,303,000 378,366,000 342,690,000 320,681,000 395,815,000 355,149,000 351,991,000 321,906,000 396,365,000 356,370,000 351,849,000 285,799,000 302,214,000 269,334,000 279,050,000 240,050,000 293,579,000 293,410,000 311,930,000 262,964,000 308,601,000 292,479,000 267,745,000 248,915,000 273,044,000 266,761,000 279,918,000 294,303,000 321,237,000 309,209,000 299,301,000 279,985,000 282,736,000 273,362,000 277,592,000 282,878,000 322,834,000 307,962,000 291,772,000 301,488,000 395,734,000 358,477,000 350,075,000 323,573,000 375,020,000 311,693,000 300,648,000 263,288,000 306,587,000 242,835,000 238,425,000 210,289,000 246,289,000 224,955,000 236,869,000 194,454,000 241,231,000 211,819,000 232,606,000 208,777,000 260,453,000 264,902,000 223,077,000  259,543,000 224,323,000 218,701,000  234,529,000 197,633,000 177,182,000 
        short-term portion of operating lease liabilities
      225,847,000 223,020,000 215,511,000 211,600,000 210,335,000 202,840,000 188,851,000 179,625,000 195,025,000 191,700,000 188,520,000 213,979,000 211,304,000 202,699,000 195,599,000 222,823,000 209,812,000 219,453,000 231,750,000 248,846,000 255,775,000 278,495,000 307,173,000 282,829,000 284,694,000 273,989,000 278,392,000                                                        
        income taxes payable
      17,557,000 17,354,000 52,939,000 45,890,000 36,303,000 19,576,000 61,137,000 53,564,000 55,615,000 46,039,000 19,023,000 16,023,000 23,694,000 5,582,000 25,400,000 21,773,000 39,900,000 26,260,000 26,672,000 24,792,000 6,663,000 6,425,000 8,232,000 10,392,000 13,728,000 10,903,000 16,022,000 18,902,000 10,360,000 8,189,000 12,784,000 10,326,000 6,189,000 2,880,000 5,264,000 5,863,000 7,654,000 15,162,000 2,287,000 5,988,000 4,665,000 3,094,000 6,642,000 32,804,000 9,251,000 14,955,000 17,362,000 63,508,000 59,130,000 39,733,000 32,304,000 115,617,000 74,102,000 36,062,000 19,850,000 77,918,000 43,301,000 16,951,000 35,138,000 73,491,000 57,096,000 31,229,000 14,079,000 9,352,000 9,332,000 1,412,000 23,000 16,455,000   6,459,000 20,773,000 12,485,000 715,000  50,939,000 30,821,000 53,629,000  56,935,000 18,083,000 47,444,000 
        total current liabilities
      1,163,007,000 1,038,041,000 998,870,000 1,126,944,000 1,182,089,000 1,051,656,000 919,699,000 966,820,000 1,027,142,000 936,480,000 769,461,000 902,200,000 935,492,000 959,268,000 853,032,000 1,015,240,000 1,029,421,000 887,179,000 816,995,000 959,399,000 953,583,000 920,990,000 973,951,000 815,354,000 837,334,000 790,176,000 714,505,000 558,917,000 590,168,000 552,735,000 461,594,000 507,546,000 566,945,000 498,780,000 421,232,000 486,000,000 526,122,000 499,344,000 477,645,000 534,703,000 644,410,000 529,128,000 437,503,000 485,956,000 511,293,000 559,224,000 470,102,000 568,222,000 603,580,000 579,227,000 533,506,000 690,801,000 697,795,000 687,580,000 545,170,000 705,353,000 679,950,000 580,847,000 491,779,000 558,851,000 545,311,000 518,040,000 415,793,000 449,372,000 472,013,000 441,108,000 341,950,000 449,797,000 565,000,000 573,082,000 418,377,000 515,927,000 455,365,000 372,008,000  524,342,000 483,590,000 430,707,000  490,689,000 427,453,000 384,939,000 
        long-term liabilities:
                                                                                        
        long-term portion of operating lease liabilities
      905,041,000 876,461,000 810,391,000 740,013,000 734,918,000 688,006,000 656,862,000 646,624,000 658,923,000 692,046,000 682,996,000 713,361,000 708,512,000 714,265,000 662,322,000 697,264,000 764,346,000 791,793,000 844,401,000 957,588,000 1,010,051,000 1,122,853,000 1,184,448,000 1,252,634,000 1,234,502,000 1,229,609,000 1,207,103,000                                                        
        other liabilities
      80,460,000 80,235,000 84,321,000 81,607,000 92,405,000 88,746,000 89,252,000 88,683,000 87,435,000 92,019,000 97,476,000 94,118,000 97,393,000 83,415,000 83,243,000 86,089,000 97,191,000 106,473,000 114,926,000 104,693,000 110,965,000 108,111,000 103,188,000 178,536,000 178,460,000 132,891,000 145,659,000 235,145,000 182,721,000 187,676,000 188,502,000 189,688,000 174,023,000 171,852,000 169,588,000 172,008,000 179,085,000 185,285,000 187,635,000 179,683,000 166,002,000 169,968,000 177,311,000 181,286,000 202,285,000 211,473,000 228,180,000 231,757,000 234,839,000 233,369,000 227,877,000 245,993,000 249,672,000 246,120,000 246,982,000 235,348,000 217,057,000 213,937,000 206,216,000 203,567,000 199,191,000 192,561,000 203,712,000 214,170,000 226,262,000 207,040,000 203,104,000 206,743,000 199,516,000 190,910,000 181,068,000 152,836,000 143,150,000 142,228,000  92,596,000 84,927,000 78,382,000  88,333,000 80,590,000 79,854,000 
        total long-term liabilities
      985,501,000 956,696,000 894,712,000 821,620,000 827,323,000 776,752,000 959,216,000 957,426,000 994,391,000 1,081,450,000 1,077,644,000 1,104,331,000 1,102,437,000 1,101,899,000 1,049,466,000 1,086,927,000 1,164,784,000 1,201,281,000 1,303,605,000 1,406,191,000 1,464,575,000 1,574,214,000 1,519,814,000 1,663,133,000 1,654,305,000 1,613,533,000 1,603,498,000 608,055,000 558,611,000 560,730,000 561,079,000 565,675,000 560,797,000 562,815,000 555,947,000 557,718,000 590,724,000 600,822,000 611,742,000 602,614,000 599,456,000 607,126,000 619,789,000 629,510,000 668,817,000 512,588,000 543,691,000 553,282,000 573,799,000 579,951,000 581,729,000 478,332,000 488,885,000 485,822,000 495,756,000 480,344,000 470,341,000 458,330,000 492,653,000 498,267,000 530,635,000 519,126,000 522,250,000 544,577,000 513,955,000 456,792,000 537,930,000 552,806,000    387,493,000    329,610,000 322,282,000      
        stockholders’ equity
                                                                                        
        class a common stock
      1,033,000 1,033,000 1,033,000 1,033,000 1,033,000 1,033,000 1,033,000 1,033,000 1,033,000 1,033,000 1,033,000 1,033,000 1,033,000 1,033,000 1,033,000 1,033,000 1,033,000 1,033,000 1,033,000 1,033,000 1,033,000 1,033,000 1,033,000 1,033,000 1,033,000 1,033,000 1,033,000 1,033,000 1,033,000 1,033,000 1,033,000 1,033,000 1,033,000 1,033,000 1,033,000 1,033,000 1,033,000 1,033,000 1,033,000 1,033,000 1,033,000 1,033,000 1,033,000 1,033,000 1,033,000 1,033,000 1,033,000 1,033,000 1,033,000 1,033,000 1,033,000 1,033,000 1,033,000 1,033,000 1,033,000 1,033,000 1,033,000 1,033,000 1,033,000 1,033,000 1,033,000 1,033,000 1,033,000 1,033,000 1,033,000 1,033,000 1,033,000 1,033,000 1,033,000 1,033,000 1,033,000 1,033,000 1,033,000 1,033,000  1,033,000 1,033,000 1,033,000  1,033,000 1,033,000 1,033,000 
        paid-in capital
      412,813,000 404,883,000 396,750,000 422,912,000 416,640,000 408,293,000 400,807,000 421,609,000 413,515,000 410,398,000 400,699,000 416,255,000 411,041,000 405,127,000 398,412,000 413,190,000 406,305,000 399,891,000 395,277,000 401,283,000 396,505,000 392,272,000 389,904,000 404,983,000 399,981,000 394,694,000 395,974,000 405,379,000 406,169,000 401,483,000 399,860,000 406,351,000 389,384,000 385,567,000 387,394,000 396,590,000 394,135,000 394,925,000 395,764,000 407,029,000 428,651,000 422,756,000 422,713,000 434,137,000 432,370,000 427,754,000 423,512,000 433,620,000 425,934,000 410,412,000 403,818,000 403,271,000 390,410,000 378,100,000 367,352,000 369,171,000 357,593,000 347,101,000 343,081,000 349,258,000 345,975,000 340,752,000 333,288,000 339,453,000 330,092,000 324,801,000 318,641,000 328,488,000 349,059,000 341,556,000 328,249,000 310,758,000 302,208,000 291,041,000  282,138,000 271,990,000 192,276,000  157,657,000 155,980,000 143,716,000 
        retained earnings
      3,525,907,000 3,414,033,000 3,272,657,000 3,196,724,000 3,009,664,000 2,877,969,000 2,745,382,000 2,643,629,000 2,486,221,000 2,400,032,000 2,344,522,000 2,368,815,000 2,330,730,000 2,333,867,000 2,350,807,000 2,386,156,000 2,320,800,000 2,275,009,000 2,169,748,000 2,149,470,000 2,067,521,000 2,025,911,000 2,022,366,000 2,313,745,000 2,244,150,000 2,251,032,000 2,296,347,000 2,418,544,000 2,345,710,000 2,337,100,000 2,356,880,000 2,420,552,000 2,361,055,000 2,364,596,000 2,393,693,000 2,474,703,000 2,440,069,000 2,446,287,000 2,476,943,000 2,530,196,000 2,485,878,000 2,458,325,000 2,473,346,000 2,550,673,000 2,520,209,000 2,516,199,000 2,517,934,000 2,556,270,000 2,505,445,000 2,536,499,000 2,542,772,000 2,567,261,000 2,366,671,000 2,309,614,000 2,308,546,000 2,320,571,000 2,325,452,000 2,294,867,000 2,282,168,000 2,272,317,000 2,195,096,000 2,160,506,000 2,156,462,000 2,183,690,000 2,151,626,000 2,128,236,000 2,170,358,000 2,244,936,000 2,207,887,000 2,159,502,000 2,096,844,000 1,851,531,000 1,753,283,000 1,688,221,000  1,463,539,000 1,378,678,000 1,398,659,000  1,208,540,000 1,152,258,000 1,094,821,000 
        accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax
      -133,030,000 -137,828,000 -141,029,000 -139,151,000 -133,446,000 -134,991,000 -137,282,000 -135,968,000 -136,188,000 -138,405,000 -136,811,000 -137,527,000 -142,267,000 -130,040,000 -123,397,000 -114,706,000 -101,478,000 -100,265,000 -100,982,000 -102,307,000 -102,185,000    -108,245,000 -105,946,000 -105,291,000 -102,452,000 -98,668,000 -94,892,000 -91,133,000 -95,054,000 -109,349,000 -111,371,000 -120,295,000 -121,302,000 -113,192,000 -104,935,000 -104,149,000 -114,619,000 -106,230,000 -101,787,000 -89,015,000 -83,580,000                -6,516,000 -1,359,000 -7,309,000 -12,704,000 -8,973,000  -21,934,000 -24,593,000         -231,000       
        treasury stock
      -2,489,880,000 -2,389,866,000 -2,340,285,000 -2,145,890,000 -2,046,758,000 -1,945,778,000 -1,931,054,000 -1,895,143,000 -1,898,473,000 -1,904,752,000 -1,907,586,000 -1,953,735,000 -1,954,306,000 -1,948,199,000 -1,931,494,000 -1,859,583,000 -1,717,726,000 -1,619,102,000 -1,523,902,000 -1,512,851,000 -1,513,495,000    -1,553,407,000 -1,548,836,000 -1,493,224,000 -1,513,604,000 -1,529,774,000 -1,507,414,000 -1,488,373,000 -1,490,503,000 -1,481,363,000 -1,482,757,000 -1,489,853,000 -1,507,589,000 -1,510,378,000 -1,511,366,000 -1,519,935,000 -1,532,576,000 -1,544,168,000 -1,495,802,000 -1,500,777,000 -1,512,562,000 -1,513,036,000 -1,438,553,000 -1,380,699,000 -1,240,513,000 -1,240,865,000 -1,241,361,000 -1,146,794,000 -1,140,009,000 -1,088,926,000 -985,384,000 -986,610,000 -834,774,000 -760,048,000 -767,302,000 -727,109,000 -725,308,000 -693,914,000 -675,285,000 -677,526,000 -687,286,000 -688,307,000 -690,878,000 -694,033,000 -706,198,000 -742,584,000 -744,548,000 -769,760,000 -765,661,000 -574,281,000 -590,500,000  -534,600,000 -539,755,000 -542,600,000  -531,176,000 -467,158,000 -550,835,000 
        total abercrombie & fitch co. stockholders’ equity
      1,316,843,000 1,292,255,000 1,189,126,000 1,335,628,000 1,247,133,000 1,206,526,000 1,078,886,000  866,108,000 768,306,000 701,857,000  646,231,000 661,788,000 695,361,000  908,934,000 956,566,000 941,174,000 936,628,000 849,379,000 805,681,000 790,239,000 1,058,810,000 983,512,000 991,977,000 1,094,839,000 1,208,900,000 1,124,470,000 1,137,310,000 1,178,267,000 1,242,379,000 1,160,760,000 1,157,068,000 1,171,972,000 1,243,435,000 1,211,667,000     1,284,525,000                                         
        noncontrolling interests
      14,567,000 14,949,000 13,468,000 15,695,000 13,327,000 14,624,000 12,284,000 14,827,000 10,005,000 10,478,000 9,116,000 11,728,000 9,834,000 11,139,000 9,444,000 11,234,000 9,395,000 10,367,000 8,776,000 12,684,000 9,425,000 7,929,000 7,827,000 12,368,000 10,854,000 11,318,000 10,124,000 9,721,000 9,820,000 10,074,000 10,579,000 10,092,000 9,399,000 9,250,000 8,814,000 8,604,000 7,955,000 6,280,000 5,139,000 4,659,000 3,714,000                                          
        total stockholders’ equity
      1,331,410,000 1,307,204,000 1,202,594,000 1,351,323,000 1,260,460,000 1,221,150,000 1,091,170,000 1,049,987,000 876,113,000 778,784,000 710,973,000 706,569,000 656,065,000 672,927,000 704,805,000 837,324,000 918,329,000 966,933,000 949,950,000 949,312,000 858,804,000 813,610,000 798,066,000 1,071,178,000 994,366,000 1,003,295,000 1,104,963,000 1,218,621,000 1,134,290,000 1,147,384,000 1,188,846,000 1,252,471,000 1,170,159,000 1,166,318,000 1,180,786,000 1,252,039,000 1,219,622,000     1,285,947,000 1,307,300,000 1,389,701,000 1,395,459,000 1,491,364,000 1,552,600,000 1,729,493,000 1,675,017,000 1,683,665,000 1,779,776,000 1,818,268,000 1,662,768,000 1,695,836,000 1,693,015,000 1,862,456,000 1,931,230,000 1,886,870,000 1,908,562,000 1,890,784,000                       
        total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
      3,479,918,000 3,301,941,000 3,096,176,000 3,299,887,000 3,269,872,000 3,049,558,000 2,970,085,000 2,974,233,000 2,897,646,000 2,796,714,000 2,558,078,000 2,713,100,000 2,693,994,000 2,734,094,000 2,607,303,000 2,939,491,000 3,112,534,000 3,055,393,000 3,070,550,000 3,314,902,000 3,276,962,000 3,308,814,000 3,291,831,000 3,549,665,000 3,486,005,000 3,407,004,000 3,422,966,000 2,385,593,000 2,283,069,000 2,260,849,000 2,211,519,000 2,325,692,000 2,297,901,000 2,227,913,000 2,157,965,000 2,295,757,000 2,336,468,000     2,422,201,000 2,364,592,000 2,505,167,000 2,575,569,000 2,563,176,000 2,566,393,000 2,850,997,000 2,852,396,000 2,842,843,000 2,895,011,000 2,987,401,000 2,849,448,000 2,869,238,000 2,733,941,000 3,048,153,000 3,081,521,000 2,926,047,000 2,892,994,000 2,947,902,000                       
        long-term portion of borrowings
             222,119,000    296,852,000    303,574,000    343,910,000   232,178,000 231,963,000 241,343,000 251,033,000 250,736,000 250,439,000 250,142,000 249,920,000 249,962,000 249,686,000 263,910,000 263,714,000 263,353,000 262,992,000 285,029,000 285,528,000 285,882,000 286,235,000 288,091,000 289,834,000 290,338,000 291,310,000 291,836,000 112,500,000 116,250,000 120,000,000 123,750,000 127,500,000 131,250,000                                
        long-term borrowings
            213,102,000  248,033,000 297,385,000 297,172,000  296,532,000 304,219,000 303,901,000  303,247,000 303,015,000 344,278,000  343,559,000 343,250,000                                                             
        total a&f stockholders’ equity
             1,035,160,000    694,841,000    826,090,000                                                                   
        short-term portion of borrowings
                            210,000,000              2,204,000 1,468,000 733,000  1,513,000 2,017,000 2,017,000 2,102,000 2,102,000 75,000,000 15,000,000 15,000,000 15,000,000 15,000,000 15,000,000                                
        short-term portion of deferred lease credits
                                 19,558,000 19,465,000 19,449,000 19,269,000 19,751,000 19,314,000 19,723,000 19,522,000 20,076,000 20,623,000 21,962,000 23,298,000 23,303,000 25,031,000 25,304,000 26,102,000 26,629,000                                       
        long-term portion of deferred lease credits
                                 76,134,000 79,667,000 75,963,000 73,660,000 75,648,000 74,782,000 78,063,000 75,886,000 76,321,000 77,800,000 79,877,000 87,492,000 89,256,000 96,993,000 98,943,000 102,375,000 106,393,000                                       
        leasehold financing obligations
                                 46,337,000 46,081,000 47,171,000 48,955,000 50,653,000 48,082,000 49,186,000 47,120,000 46,397,000 48,810,000 50,132,000 50,733,000 47,440,000 48,370,000 48,381,000 49,765,000 50,521,000 55,467,000 59,937,000 61,691,000 60,726,000 61,623,000 61,126,000 61,000,000 63,942,000 64,477,000 62,827,000 65,708,000                            
        liabilities and stockholders' equity
                                                                                        
        stockholders' equity
                                                                                        
        total abercrombie & fitch co. stockholders' equity
                                           1,225,944,000 1,249,656,000 1,291,063,000 1,265,164,000                                          
        total stockholders' equity
                                           1,232,224,000 1,254,795,000 1,295,722,000 1,268,878,000                                          
        total liabilities and stockholders' equity
                                           2,332,390,000 2,344,182,000 2,433,039,000 2,512,744,000                                          
        deferred income taxes
                                              34,344,000 40,724,000 44,785,000 13,986,000 17,543,000 34,264,000 36,770,000 21,835,000 56,699,000 47,057,000 41,728,000 32,558,000 82,835,000 86,186,000 75,775,000 77,120,000 55,059,000 47,884,000 61,033,000 60,405,000 69,943,000 56,025,000 57,145,000 44,570,000 82,034,000 50,654,000 66,773,000 43,408,000 38,238,000 39,863,000 38,160,000 35,369,000 38,211,000 33,753,000  29,698,000 29,023,000 27,333,000  34,696,000 51,121,000 45,093,000 
        stockholders’ equity:
                                                                                        
        noncontrolling interest
                                               1,422,000                                         
        deferred lease credits
                                                  28,972,000 31,397,000 32,787,000 36,165,000 36,050,000 36,994,000 38,472,000 39,054,000 39,822,000 39,996,000 41,544,000 41,047,000 43,181,000 42,244,000 41,925,000 41,538,000 43,336,000 43,361,000 42,986,000 43,597,000 43,947,000 45,787,000 42,127,000 42,358,000 42,584,000 42,794,000 42,018,000 37,489,000 37,739,000 36,385,000  35,160,000 34,399,000 32,876,000  31,504,000 31,112,000 30,331,000 
        accumulated other comprehensive income, net of tax
                                                  -45,117,000 -15,069,000 -9,180,000  -16,530,000 -22,918,000 -21,053,000 -13,288,000 -6,420,000 -7,527,000 2,694,000 6,455,000 7,200,000 11,171,000 9,389,000      -16,068,000   -22,681,000               
        accumulated other comprehensive (loss), net of tax
                                                     -20,917,000                                   
        non-current marketable securities
                                                             14,858,000 100,334,000 101,923,000 101,550,000 100,534,000 124,837,000 127,536,000 140,260,000 141,794,000 130,250,000 143,731,000                 
        borrowings
                                                          60,000,000 75,000,000                             
        long-term debt
                                                             57,851,000 26,321,000 26,288,000 69,870,000 68,566,000 81,670,000 75,967,000 70,603,000 71,213,000                   
        liabilities and shareholders’ equity
                                                                                        
        shareholders’ equity:
                                                                                        
        total shareholders’ equity
                                                                  1,846,831,000 1,819,697,000 1,800,553,000 1,827,917,000 1,778,376,000 1,741,258,000 1,771,406,000 1,845,578,000 1,800,645,000 1,745,645,000 1,644,317,000 1,405,718,000 1,485,574,000 1,390,470,000  1,211,879,000 1,110,724,000 1,048,290,000  836,054,000 842,113,000 688,735,000 
        total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
                                                                  2,922,777,000 2,856,863,000 2,738,596,000 2,821,866,000 2,764,344,000 2,639,158,000 2,651,286,000 2,848,181,000 2,817,523,000 2,763,218,000 2,485,843,000 2,309,138,000 2,316,338,000 2,131,180,000  2,065,831,000 1,916,596,000 1,787,073,000  1,639,812,000 1,593,343,000 1,393,044,000 
        outstanding checks
                                                                    38,316,000 39,922,000 43,662,000 46,263,000 48,718,000 56,939,000 39,729,000 32,398,000 33,043,000 26,209,000 30,292,000 26,386,000         
        borrowings under credit agreement
                                                                      50,582,000 36,730,000                 
        debt
                                                                        100,000,000 100,000,000 100,000,000 100,000,000             
        long term liabilities:
                                                                                        
        total long term liabilities
                                                                          451,878,000 444,491,000 423,149,000  375,399,000 368,702,000    308,076,000  313,069,000 323,777,000 319,370,000 
        accumulated other comprehensive gain, net of tax
                                                                          -14,750,000              
        accumulated other comprehensive (loss)/gain, net of tax
                                                                           -11,898,000 -12,049,000            
        accumulated other comprehensive income
                                                                             8,057,000 3,331,000     -1,078,000     
        accumulated other comprehensive gain/(loss), net of tax
                                                                               675,000         
        current ratio
                                                                                2,100    2,140    
        net cash from operating activities
                                                                                817,825,000    582,171,000    
        *
                                                                                        
        accounts payable and outstanding checks
                                                                                 178,700,000 194,047,000 125,501,000  167,721,000 180,625,000 129,982,000 
        deferred compensation
                                                                                        
        accumulated other comprehensive loss
                                                                                  -1,222,000      
        store supplies
                                                                                     40,800,000 40,079,000 38,944,000 
        other
                                                                                     34,357,000 31,262,000 27,844,000 
      Cashflow Statements:
      Quarterly
      Annual
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          operating activities
                                                                                  
          net income
        115,100,000 143,388,000 81,739,000 133,864,000 135,379,000 115,078,000 399,706,000 97,732,000 58,731,000 17,847,000 40,691,000 -718,000 -14,742,000 -14,846,000 -191,855,000 49,078,000 110,456,000 42,706,000     -68,714,000        -38,630,000 -61,009,000    -63,246,000      58,908,000    44,388,000 18,227,000 12,877,000 -23,671,000 66,105,000 -15,644,000 11,370,000 -7,203,000 90,011,000 18,504,000 2,985,000 19,580,000 50,906,000 32,031,000 25,141,000 92,593,000 50,039,000 19,479,000 -11,828,000 -203,594,000 -187,152,000 -148,103,000 62,116,000 -59,240,000 13,314,000 117,585,000 60,081,000 65,723,000 56,240,000 
          adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities:
                                                                                  
          depreciation and amortization
        38,566,000 37,424,000 38,576,000 39,566,000 39,355,000 37,689,000 48,226,000 33,136,000 36,383,000 36,028,000 33,850,000 32,850,000 31,655,000 33,888,000 24,456,000 35,538,000 34,393,000 37,856,000 16,787,000 44,495,000 38,716,000 44,037,000 41,371,000 43,369,000 40,499,000 41,042,000  52,994,000 47,855,000 47,647,000 50,866,000 48,789,000 31,883,000 50,645,000 42,211,000 53,291,000 48,789,000 48,748,000 46,733,000 49,067,000 50,866,000 53,316,000 52,005,000 55,068,000 53,291,000 51,455,000 56,204,000 59,865,000 58,897,000 54,631,000 60,296,000 60,854,000 59,459,000 165,516,000 109,347,000 54,547,000 59,387,000 57,172,000 59,179,000 57,218,000 61,397,000 55,353,000 55,666,000 56,737,000 73,160,000 70,276,000 65,642,000 52,749,000 59,676,000 91,179,000 46,423,000 42,410,000 34,596,000 32,227,000 
          amortization of capitalized cloud computing arrangement implementation costs
        5,466,000 4,936,000 4,724,000                                                                        
          asset impairment
        2,272,000 2,773,000 679,000 5,499,000 701,000 866,000 7,160,000 4,436,000 4,695,000 3,744,000 2,170,000 3,422,000 3,832,000 6,749,000 786,000 2,664,000 -45,240,000 6,329,000 8,083,000 42,928,000 54,721,000 12,610,000 3,944,000 1,662,000  618,000 5,809,000 1,056,000  730,000 1,235,000 3,480,000 732,000 6,133,000 730,000 1,574,000   12,076,000 6,133,000                              
          loss on disposal
        1,034,000 751,000 629,000 415,000 1,359,000 811,000 -1,724,000       -2,798,000 -2,948,000 1,312,000 1,999,000 189,000 -2,566,000 -31,000 1,334,000 6,283,000 11,027,000 1,606,000 1,729,000 1,991,000  3,980,000 2,585,000 1,239,000 1,287,000 2,378,000 396,000 1,800,000 2,108,000 1,716,000 2,378,000 1,922,000 578,000 49,000 1,287,000 4,770,000 1,865,000 2,731,000 1,716,000                              
          provision for deferred income taxes
        -2,430,000 10,126,000 9,549,000   3,064,000        -5,853,000  -11,744,000 -25,418,000 4,231,000  4,395,000 -316,000 23,353,000                                                     
          share-based compensation
        9,107,000 9,793,000 10,591,000 9,527,000 9,233,000 11,363,000 9,336,000 9,684,000 11,559,000 8,088,000 5,569,000 7,310,000 7,760,000 8,356,000 6,726,000 7,332,000 6,487,000 8,450,000 15,729,000 4,669,000 3,744,000 5,162,000 10,218,000 5,796,000 36,000 2,632,000  4,834,000 5,613,000 4,783,000 6,599,000 4,880,000 5,981,000 5,378,000 3,541,000 6,855,000 4,880,000 5,429,000 5,691,000 4,401,000 6,599,000 6,678,000 7,598,000 7,228,000 6,855,000 5,631,000 5,926,000 6,182,000 5,288,000 13,306,000 13,260,000 13,703,000 13,247,000 38,620,000 25,450,000 12,817,000 13,004,000 13,693,000 13,544,000 10,852,000 10,463,000 10,217,000 10,428,000 9,491,000 3,503,000 4,720,000 6,597,000 10,683,000 9,008,000 19,974,000 8,707,000 5,222,000   
          loss on extinguishment of debt
           946,000 168,000                                                                    
          changes in assets and liabilities:
                                                                                  
          inventories
        -137,887,000 -50,675,000 35,511,000 -152,876,000 -89,907,000 19,854,000 -15,057,000 -103,726,000 -45,753,000 57,662,000 239,919,000 -36,757,000 -146,182,000 -38,475,000 158,898,000 -128,544,000 -27,035,000 15,186,000 -13,556,000   6,320,000 188,103,000 -103,494,000 -56,259,000 4,962,000  -126,612,000 -79,408,000 11,444,000 3,547,000 1,316,000 143,726,000 -99,582,000 -87,819,000 19,855,000 1,316,000 115,827,000 -64,858,000 -30,064,000 3,547,000 162,978,000 -123,165,000 -38,415,000 19,855,000 153,339,000 -70,756,000 -65,190,000 45,461,000 238,527,000 -134,157,000 -175,090,000 -32,584,000 33,444,000 -53,421,000 52,724,000 108,055,000 -163,697,000 -157,945,000 28,803,000 125,673,000 -30,909,000 -163,349,000 -6,104,000 235,802,000 164,563,000 62,386,000 -14,536,000 97,856,000 -68,725,000 35,557,000 26,019,000 -116,198,000 21,237,000 
          accounts payable and accrued expenses
        131,398,000 66,258,000 -168,939,000 98,604,000 151,715,000 -65,715,000 2,420,000 85,888,000 141,756,000 -100,802,000 -27,689,000 -53,450,000 104,761,000 -138,774,000 -196,945,000 145,355,000 69,944,000 -133,506,000 -108,896,000 64,802,000   151,995,000 30,551,000 78,400,000 -74,199,000  10,296,000 35,094,000 -32,186,000 -63,748,000 -62,120,000 -10,059,000 70,306,000 35,817,000 -32,909,000 -62,120,000 -42,180,000 45,455,000 27,826,000 -63,748,000 -97,782,000 101,399,000 80,342,000 -32,909,000 -40,443,000 31,294,000 17,589,000 -45,834,000 -24,574,000 -1,120,000 27,026,000 -75,081,000 -56,502,000 -44,329,000 -106,920,000 27,439,000 64,059,000 91,327,000 -52,645,000 488,000 -4,751,000 77,510,000 -43,882,000 46,065,000 23,941,000 63,050,000 -63,420,000 -85,833,000 -58,932,000 36,159,000 -65,858,000 68,716,000 -32,978,000 
          operating lease right-of-use assets and liabilities
        -1,592,000 7,162,000 5,048,000 2,953,000 -3,487,000 -1,660,000  5,333,000 -10,137,000 -26,152,000  32,758,000 -8,995,000 -32,127,000  -12,006,000 -16,661,000 -76,379,000    20,029,000  3,639,000 42,017,000 -2,666,000                                                 
          income taxes
        203,000 -35,585,000 7,049,000 16,728,000 -43,730,000 7,573,000 -47,702,000 9,576,000 25,281,000 3,000,000 -7,671,000 17,435,000 -19,818,000 2,664,000 -22,451,000 13,682,000 -372,000 1,751,000 4,082,000    13,017,000 2,747,000 -5,866,000 855,000  1,136,000 -5,661,000 2,526,000 -5,414,000 8,630,000 5,316,000 3,228,000 26,360,000 -29,495,000 8,630,000 -2,065,000 -13,263,000 12,214,000 -5,414,000 -10,778,000 1,307,000 -6,061,000 -29,495,000 20,580,000 -5,470,000 -2,214,000 -47,555,000 -1,217,000 19,442,000 6,640,000 -80,321,000 -3,708,000 -41,974,000 -57,971,000 34,963,000 26,279,000 -18,150,000 -38,338,000 16,076,000 25,498,000 17,486,000 4,747,000  67,470,000 50,599,000 -65,990,000 -16,464,000 9,885,000 8,740,000 -85,960,000 -22,808,000 -45,851,000 
          other assets
        39,666,000 -75,734,000 -27,872,000 -7,363,000 -28,426,000 -34,634,000 -79,880,000 7,404,000 12,072,000 -10,957,000 4,509,000 -52,996,000 -4,961,000 -33,475,000 -52,039,000 -23,309,000 22,587,000 -34,162,000 -30,007,000 463,000 -2,273,000 32,213,000 85,770,000 -500,000 -36,351,000 -10,287,000  61,025,000 6,501,000 2,655,000 -9,775,000 8,367,000 -30,472,000 31,550,000 17,133,000 -7,977,000 8,367,000 -28,599,000 38,447,000 -32,364,000 -9,775,000 17,235,000 7,261,000 -8,552,000 -7,977,000 22,627,000 -14,199,000 -8,410,000 6,870,000                          
          other liabilities
        -796,000 -3,724,000 -1,284,000 719,000 -83,000 553,000 -6,671,000 -3,233,000 -3,626,000 112,000 -6,726,000 15,486,000 467,000 231,000 13,113,000 -2,101,000 -1,218,000 -336,000 -25,863,000 6,296,000   5,322,000 -3,636,000 1,134,000 -931,000  -8,907,000 -6,449,000 256,000 -17,996,000 -9,433,000 4,104,000 -3,843,000 3,204,000 -9,397,000 -9,433,000 -9,703,000 4,408,000 15,364,000 -17,996,000 4,658,000 -9,116,000 -11,268,000 -9,397,000 -2,838,000 559,000 -1,148,000 -12,350,000                          
          net cash from operating activities
        200,107,000 116,893,000 -4,000,000 142,637,000 165,109,000 95,010,000 360,234,000 133,814,000 216,888,000 -560,000 298,851,000 -41,461,000 -41,946,000 -217,787,000 -133,630,000 81,342,000 181,295,000 -131,350,000 118,888,000 62,661,000   438,757,000 2,216,000 35,261,000 -71,316,000  -20,787,000 -32,679,000 -16,171,000 -76,283,000  323,194,000 78,589,000 44,933,000 -93,783,000  163,213,000 79,237,000 18,424,000 -76,283,000 243,401,000 87,293,000 73,030,000 -93,783,000 283,016,000 53,794,000 15,810,000 -40,140,000 405,654,000 -21,441,000 -65,091,000 -143,629,000 219,324,000 -24,291,000 -44,512,000 300,762,000 65,018,000 8,255,000 -8,816,000 314,336,000 99,175,000 24,632,000 -46,354,000 221,777,000 99,066,000 64,167,000 -17,175,000 13,003,000 75,946,000 260,802,000 2,205,000 36,896,000 44,889,000 
          investing activities
                                                                                  
          purchases of marketable securities
           -40,000,000                                                                -49,411,000  862,131,000 -438,630,000 -236,228,000   
          proceeds from maturities of marketable securities
        20,000,000 65,000,000 20,000,000                                                                        
          purchases of property and equipment
        -68,269,000 -66,179,000 -50,764,000 -50,391,000 -42,763,000 -38,886,000 -54,302,000 -38,821,000 -43,389,000 -46,391,000 -44,284,000 -60,700,000 -33,290,000 -26,292,000 -102,343,000 -26,954,000 -20,865,000 -14,404,000 -5,231,000    52,463,000 -60,149,000 -50,352,000 -43,872,000  -32,185,000 -38,077,000 -23,700,000 -25,983,000 -32,081,000 -66,093,000 -24,523,000 -31,860,000 -29,917,000 -32,081,000 -44,030,000 -38,805,000 -32,026,000 -25,983,000 -37,983,000 -36,095,000 -39,204,000 -29,917,000                              
          net cash from investing activities
        -63,269,000 -1,179,000 -30,764,000 -90,391,000 -57,763,000 -38,886,000 -169,717,000 -38,206,000 -43,389,000 -46,391,000 -44,284,000 -44,781,000 -33,069,000 -18,541,000 -78,452,000 -26,954,000 -20,865,000 -14,404,000 -5,231,000    102,463,000 -60,149,000 -50,352,000 -43,872,000  -31,982,000 -37,874,000 -23,700,000 -21,885,000 -31,878,000 -66,296,000 -24,523,000 -31,657,000 -29,917,000 -31,878,000 -44,030,000 -38,805,000 -32,026,000 -21,885,000 -38,004,000 -26,551,000 -28,095,000 -29,917,000 -42,891,000 -51,330,000 -43,024,000 -37,829,000 -43,512,000 -43,806,000 -41,534,000 -45,009,000 -203,495,000 -125,313,000 -45,512,000 -92,548,000 -96,737,000 -100,028,000 -51,376,000 -29,345,000 -55,861,000 7,170,000 -14,940,000 -61,314,000 -154,920,000 -197,419,000 102,368,000 -47,411,000 18,917,000 -84,178,000 66,297,000 -42,034,000 -15,962,000 
          financing activities
                                                                                  
          repayment/redemption of senior secured notes
                                                                                 
          payment of debt modification costs and fees
           -557,000   -3,111,000 -163,000                                                                   
          purchases of common stock
        -100,001,000 -51,223,000 -200,000,000 -99,807,000 -15,000,000 -15,000,000     -8,000,000 -17,775,000 -100,000,000 109,474,000 -100,000,000 -100,000,000 -35,249,000 -362,118,000    48,370,000 -5,730,000                                                   
          acquisition of common stock for tax withholding obligations
        -1,351,000 -768,000 -34,062,000 -2,388,000 -2,052,000 -65,173,000                                                                     
          other financing activities
        -2,489,000 -4,209,000 -451,000 -2,857,000 -336,000 -3,353,000 27,753,000 -12,668,000 -1,369,000 -21,956,000 -423,000 -3,439,000 -704,000 -16,945,000 -1,387,000 -3,932,000 260,000 -16,452,000 -8,881,000    -1,580,000 -2,680,000 -651,000 -7,076,000  4,452,000 4,119,000 -5,176,000 203,000 -551,000 -6,884,000 -1,366,000 -1,069,000 12,000 -551,000 -601,000 -2,339,000 -1,990,000 203,000 4,156,000 1,200,000 -1,065,000 12,000                              
          net cash from financing activities
        -103,841,000 -56,200,000 -234,513,000 -105,609,000 -234,010,000 -92,951,000 -447,771,000 -63,764,000 -1,386,000 -21,956,000 -423,000 -19,482,000 -18,479,000 -116,945,000 149,029,000 -104,111,000 -147,056,000 -53,191,000 -517,027,000 -1,200,000 -100,339,000 171,668,000 192,625,000 -30,984,000 -71,602,000 -20,322,000  34,542,000 9,272,000 -37,488,000 -13,268,000 -14,105,000 -88,492,000 -14,983,000 -13,607,000 -14,609,000 -14,105,000 -39,141,000 -15,873,000 -15,511,000 -13,268,000 -13,035,000 -63,502,000 -15,729,000 -14,609,000 -15,500,000 20,543,000 -14,808,000 -171,688,000 -18,753,000 -16,213,000 -114,134,000 108,269,000 -250,127,000 -117,772,000 -174,431,000 -108,473,000 -18,048,000 -108,000,000 -30,808,000 -68,470,000 -40,219,000 -19,640,000 -17,004,000 -191,031,000 -186,475,000 -92,971,000 -17,025,000 -24,419,000 316,428,000 -215,032,000 -76,542,000 -7,462,000 -16,649,000 
          effect of foreign currency exchange rates on cash
        -770,000 2,293,000 7,407,000 -1,935,000 958,000 -857,000 -2,595,000 -819,000 -1,674,000 -1,998,000 6,419,000 -7,304,000 -4,950,000 -2,617,000 108,000 -6,013,000 -1,526,000 -1,021,000 -25,963,000 484,000   11,854,000                                                    
          net decrease in cash and equivalents, and restricted cash and equivalents
        32,227,000 61,807,000 -261,870,000   -37,684,000    -70,905,000  -113,028,000 -98,444,000 -355,890,000          -89,148,000 -86,510,000 -138,148,000                                                 
          cash and equivalents, and restricted cash and equivalents, beginning of period
        780,395,000 909,685,000 382,116,000 527,569,000 834,368,000 -289,789,000 1,124,157,000 431,893,000 692,264,000 -53,565,000 745,829,000                                                 
          cash and equivalents, and restricted cash and equivalents, end of period
        32,227,000 61,807,000 518,525,000 -55,298,000 -125,706,000 872,001,000 122,267,000 31,025,000 170,439,000 456,664,000 260,563,000 -113,028,000 -98,444,000 478,478,000 -352,734,000 -55,736,000 11,848,000 924,191,000 2,560,000 45,818,000 63,715,000 722,275,000 692,134,000 -89,148,000 -86,510,000 607,681,000                                                 
          supplemental information related to non-cash activities
                                                                                  
          purchases of property and equipment accrued in accounts payable
        -6,916,000 4,263,000 63,113,000                                                                        
          excise tax liability accrued on share repurchases
        960,000 481,000 1,566,000                                                                        
          operating lease right-of-use assets additions, net of terminations, impairments and other reductions
        97,419,000 134,701,000 113,827,000 116,692,000 100,911,000 73,686,000 247,854,000 26,952,000 73,150,000 17,857,000 73,427,000 56,252,000 104,230,000 35,521,000 242,957,000 9,314,000 12,303,000 4,856,000 70,546,000                                                        
          supplemental information related to cash activities
                                                                                  
          cash paid for interest
           9,353,000 174,000 -4,638,000 1,057,000   13,113,000 111,000   11,737,000 14,274,000 676,000 19,231,000 1,055,000 3,740,000 4,387,000 14,607,000     3,017,000 3,506,000 3,492,000 3,763,000 3,391,000 4,372,000 2,851,000 3,166,000 3,832,000 3,391,000 3,716,000 4,001,000 3,774,000 3,763,000 3,840,000 4,480,000 3,908,000 3,832,000                              
          cash paid for income taxes
        47,969,000 95,134,000 9,632,000 39,647,000 99,632,000 8,454,000 157,439,000 43,650,000 13,558,000 3,007,000 26,798,000 1,647,000 21,679,000 2,887,000 13,930,000 14,949,000 22,284,000 1,848,000 64,297,000 1,952,000 4,746,000 3,714,000 -3,487,000 2,263,000 13,562,000 2,872,000    6,683,000                                             
          cash paid for excise tax on share repurchases
                                                                                 
          cash received from income tax refunds
        180,000 247,000 319,000 438,000 3,000 7,000 -414,000 474,000 31,000 411,000 3,452,000 110,000 25,000 114,000 2,461,000 670,000 335,000 235,000 -1,709,000 2,575,000 858,000 568,000 -3,920,000 5,000 1,516,000 7,049,000                                                 
          cash paid for amounts included in measurement of operating lease liabilities
        80,606,000 77,002,000 73,290,000                 102,699,000                                                       
          benefit from deferred income taxes
           -4,999,000    -12,798,000 -10,511,000 9,689,000             44,617,000 1,958,000 -12,694,000 -9,895,000  1,452,000 -6,831,000 -12,290,000 -21,195,000 -15,100,000 21,543,000 3,524,000 12,164,000 -31,285,000 -15,100,000  11,350,000 -16,972,000 -21,195,000 44,216,000 -2,002,000 -3,460,000 -31,285,000                              
          proceeds from the sale of property and equipment
                  3,919,000 221,000 7,751,000                                                             
          net increase in cash and equivalents, and restricted cash and equivalents
           -55,298,000   -259,849,000 31,025,000       -62,945,000 -55,736,000 11,848,000 -199,966,000 -429,333,000 45,818,000 63,715,000 30,011,000                                                     
          cash paid for amounts included in measurement of operating lease liabilities, net of abatements
           72,740,000 69,621,000 64,052,000 67,258,000 54,485,000 71,330,000 85,156,000  50,971,000 71,101,000 88,322,000  82,018,000 85,784,000 145,052,000                                                         
          purchases of property and equipment not yet paid at end of period
            5,911,000 40,998,000  -6,719,000 -2,500,000 48,006,000 -7,164,000 14,344,000 17,098,000 33,035,000 25,752,000 -4,228,000 13,192,000 22,597,000 3,378,000 -8,311,000 -11,309,000 46,174,000 -20,701,000 3,125,000 11,055,000 22,771,000                                                 
          purchase of senior secured notes
             -9,425,000        39,107,000                                                           
          benefit for deferred income taxes
                   -7,956,000                                                               
          gain on extinguishment of debt
                                                                                  
          changes in assets and liabilities
                                                                                  
          operating lease right-of use assets and liabilities
                                                                                  
          withdrawal of funds from rabbi trust assets
                          50,000,000                                                     
          gain on disposal
                1,133,000 489,000                                                                 
          payment of debt issuance costs and fees
                          5,135,000                                                        
          proceeds from issuance of senior secured notes
                                                                                 
          proceeds from borrowings under the senior secured asset-based revolving credit facility
                                                                                 
          repayment of borrowings under the term loan facility
                                                                                  
          repayment of borrowings under the senior secured asset-based revolving credit facility
                                                                                  
          dividends paid
                              26,403,000 -12,574,000 -13,139,000 -13,246,000  -13,580,000 -13,517,000 -13,642,000 -13,471,000 -13,554,000 -12,938,000 -13,617,000 -13,288,000 -13,871,000 -13,554,000 -13,540,000 -13,534,000 -13,521,000 -13,471,000 -13,441,000 -13,919,000 -13,914,000 -13,871,000 -13,868,000 -14,273,000 -14,556,000 -14,665,000 -15,280,000 -15,279,000 -15,671,000 -15,693,000 -43,710,000 -29,260,000 -14,813,000 -15,109,000 -15,214,000 -15,341,000 -15,292,000 -15,371,000 -15,449,000 -15,436,000 -15,400,000 -15,965,000 -16,083,000 -15,865,000 -14,847,000 -15,338,000 -14,515,000 -15,478,000 -15,365,000 -15,400,000 -15,371,000 
          cash paid for amounts included in measurement of operating lease liabilities, net of abatements received of 3.9 million and 17.9 million in fiscal 2022 and 2021, respectively
                                                                                  
          (gain) loss on disposal
                   885,000                                                               
          (gain) loss on extinguishment of debt
                                                                                  
          payment of debt issuance or modification costs and fees
                       -179,000 -347,000 -1,490,000                                                         
          adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities
                                                                                  
          deferred income taxes
                                                                                  
          cash paid for amounts included in measurement of operating lease liabilities, net of abatements received of 17.9 million and 30.7 million in fiscal 2021 and 2020, respectively
                                                                                  
          repayment of borrowings under the senior secures asset-based revolving credit facility
                                                                                  
          net loss
                           44,029,000 5,792,000 -244,031,000   -29,524,000 -18,286,000    -41,508,000    10,616,000   -61,009,000  8,274,000 -12,031,000 -38,630,000   612,000 -63,246,000                              
          adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash from operating activities:
                                                                                  
          operating lease right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for operating lease liabilities
                            -12,063,000 35,182,000  88,782,000                                                   
          proceeds from borrowings under the asset-based senior secured credit facility
                             210,000,000                                                     
          cash paid for operating lease liabilities
                             66,510,000  110,818,000                                                   
          amortization of deferred lease credits prior to adoption of new lease accounting standard
                                                                                  
          proceeds from sale of property and equipment
                                      4,098,000 203,000    203,000 4,098,000                                
          repayments of term loan facility borrowings
                                                                                  
          cash paid for amounts included in measurement of operating lease liabilities, net of abatements received of 30.7 million in fiscal 2020
                                                                                  
          repayment of term loan facility borrowings
                                                                                  
          effect of exchange rates on cash
                                183,000 -2,638,000  25,098,000 19,268,000 -5,914,000 13,833,000 4,497,000  -1,693,000 12,533,000 821,000 4,497,000 -2,573,000 -10,445,000 -6,256,000 13,833,000 -9,395,000 60,000 -4,115,000 821,000 -24,481,000 -13,183,000 -4,360,000 6,663,000 -798,000 3,962,000 -119,000 -7,235,000 473,000 -3,966,000 2,577,000 -4,587,000 -1,505,000 -2,437,000 6,470,000 1,773,000 1,494,000 1,019,000 -1,363,000  4,096,000   421,000      
          cash paid for interest related to abercrombie & fitch co.’s term loan facility
                                3,807,000 3,881,000                                                 
          non-cash portion of operating lease expense
                                 -8,196,000                                                 
          operating lease right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease liabilities
                                 117,829,000                                                 
          cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of operating lease liabilities
                                 94,245,000                                                 
          amortization of deferred lease credits
                                   -5,901,000 -5,372,000 -5,040,000 -6,506,000 -5,325,000 -4,810,000 -6,098,000 -2,718,000 -7,694,000 -5,325,000 -5,956,000 -6,024,000 -6,071,000 -6,506,000 -7,137,000 -6,858,000 -6,930,000 -7,694,000 -8,912,000 -8,472,000 -9,048,000 -12,005,000 -14,569,000 -10,386,000 -10,449,000 -10,491,000 -34,185,000 -23,339,000 -11,998,000 -15,239,000 -11,410,000 -10,899,000 -10,710,000 -13,629,000 -11,571,000 -11,518,000 -11,655,000 -14,898,000 -13,399,000 -11,659,000 -10,137,000 -10,689,000 -15,283,000 -9,506,000 -9,045,000 -8,502,000 -8,233,000 
          lessor construction allowances
                                   6,847,000 3,700,000 1,778,000 1,881,000 2,940,000  7,476,000 5,108,000 370,000 2,940,000 5,312,000 2,446,000 649,000 1,881,000 6,339,000 2,638,000 1,735,000 370,000 1,513,000 8,916,000 2,165,000 588,000 3,830,000 3,397,000 7,423,000 5,873,000 14,668,000 8,394,000 4,865,000 10,533,000 11,732,000 14,696,000 4,548,000 8,512,000 8,542,000 8,286,000 9,941,000 3,498,000 427,000 7,309,000 11,454,000 7,499,000 25,652,000 11,431,000 9,636,000 14,229,000 6,707,000 
          long-term lease deposits
                                   -1,873,000 -1,999,000 1,469,000  -41,000 1,713,000 109,000   -41,000                                      
          other investing activities
                                                 -21,000                                 
          purchase of treasury stock
                                     -18,670,000               -75,038,000 -60,000,000 -150,000,000  -99,501,000 -16,305,000 -265,498,000 -161,215,000 -159,065,000  -8,835,000 -64,399,000 -25,469,000        -50,000,000  237,915,000 -208,875,000 -79,040,000   
          repayments of borrowings
                                           -750,000      -3,750,000 -750,000 -750,000 -750,000  -187,500,000 -3,750,000 -3,750,000  -3,750,000 -3,750,000 -3,750,000                      
          net increase in cash and equivalents
                                                                                  
          cash and equivalents, beginning of period
                                      588,578,000 547,189,000  26,481,000 520,708,000 547,189,000 588,578,000 520,708,000 600,116,000 643,505,000 583,495,000 583,495,000 583,495,000 826,353,000 -10,163,000 680,113,000     522,122,000      
          cash and equivalents, end of period
                                      490,975,000 421,441,000  37,390,000 38,683,000 383,220,000 421,441,000 77,469,000 14,114,000 -35,369,000 490,975,000 182,967,000 -2,700,000 25,091,000 383,220,000 200,144,000 9,824,000 -46,382,000 357,122,000 342,591,000 -77,498,000 -220,878,000 555,901,000 349,670,000 312,153,000 321,617,000 95,154,000 -51,272,000 -202,210,000 741,823,000 208,131,000 4,589,000 13,181,000 600,452,000  165,845,000 179,267,000 187,217,000 463,716,000  -33,650,000 73,919,000 -12,600,000 62,965,000 
          significant noncash investing activities
                                                                                  
          change in accrual for construction in progress
                                   -24,434,000 -11,166,000 1,658,000 -21,000 -4,297,000 13,597,000 -937,000 -18,364,000 8,856,000 -4,297,000 6,349,000 -7,709,000 -4,723,000 -21,000 -10,023,000 -3,148,000 17,174,000 8,856,000 5,471,000 2,985,000 1,858,000 -3,789,000 13,011,000 -1,593,000 5,160,000 -5,758,000 -1,005,000 6,728,000 4,241,000 -8,553,000 8,596,000 12,323,000 10,674,000 1,262,000 3,967,000 8,037,000 5,475,000 -12,551,000 6,316,000 15,596,000 -17,124,000 -1,401,000 -51,312,000 10,806,000 7,427,000 17,364,000 24,841,000 
          supplemental information
                                                                                  
          cash received from income taxes
                                     6,762,000                                             
          fiscal year
                                                                                  
          fiscal 2015
                                                                                  
          fiscal 2016
                                                                                  
          fiscal 2017
                                                                                  
          fiscal 2018
                                                                                  
          deferred lease credits
                                                                                  
          net decrease in cash and equivalents, and restricted cash
                                     -83,273,000                                             
          cash and equivalents, and restricted cash, beginning of period
                                     697,955,000                                             
          cash and equivalents, and restricted cash, end of period
                                     614,682,000                                             
          significant non-cash investing activities
                                                                                  
          proceeds from borrowings
                                                     297,000,000   150,000,000                      
          net decrease in cash and equivalents
                                      -97,603,000 -125,748,000  37,390,000   -125,748,000  14,114,000 -35,369,000 -97,603,000                                  
          cash paid for income taxes, net of refunds
                                      15,969,000 3,364,000  -17,811,000 -32,062,000 34,952,000 3,364,000 3,135,000 1,475,000 3,072,000 15,969,000 3,602,000 3,681,000 6,467,000 34,952,000                              
          standard
                                                                                  
          standard adopted
                                                                                  
          asu 2015-03, simplifying the presentation of debt issuance costs
                                                                                  
          asu 2015-15, simplifying the presentation of debt issuance costs
                                                                                  
          standards not yet adopted
                                                                                  
          asu 2014-09, revenue from contracts with customers
                                                                                  
          asu 2015-11, simplifying the measurement of inventory
                                                                                  
          asu 2015-17, income taxes: balance sheet classification of deferred taxes
                                                                                  
          return of long-term lease deposit
                                      22,801,000        22,801,000                                  
          accounting standards update
                                                                                  
          asu 2016-09, compensation—stock compensation
                                                                                  
          asu 2016-02, leases
                                                                                  
          standards adopted
                                                                                  
          asu 2017-12, derivatives and hedging
                                                                                  
          operating activities:
                                                                                  
          investing activities:
                                                                                  
          financing activities:
                                                                                  
          net decrease in cash and equivalents:
                                           -137,488,000        25,091,000 -137,488,000  9,824,000 -46,382,000 -242,994,000  -77,498,000 -220,878,000 -87,604,000 -233,825,000 -271,342,000 -261,878,000  -51,272,000 -202,210,000 -84,530,000  4,589,000 13,181,000 -79,661,000           
          significant non-cash investing activities:
                                                                                  
          supplemental information:
                                                                                  
          asu 2014-12, accounting for share-based payments when the terms of an award provide that a performance target could be achieved after the requisite service period
                                                                                  
          asu 2015-02, consolidation (topic 810): amendments to the consolidation analysis
                                                                                  
          asu 2016-04, liabilities—extinguishments of liabilities
                                                                                  
          adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash used by operating activities:
                                                                                  
          net tax deficit on share-based compensation
                                       -9,264,000     -9,264,000                                      
          net cash used by operating activities
                                       -84,262,000     -84,262,000                                      
          adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used by operating activities:
                                                                                  
          (benefit from) benefit from deferred income taxes
                                                                                  
          category of property and equipment
                                                                                  
          information technology
                                                                                  
          furniture, fixtures and equipment
                                                                                  
          leasehold improvements
                                                                                  
          other property and equipment
                                                                                  
          buildings
                                                                                  
          furnitures, fixtures and equipment
                                                                                  
          statements of operations data
                                                                                  
          net sales
                                                      26,515,000 50,054,000 399,148,000  57,114,000 56,058,000 448,616,000 709,368,000 560,508,000 543,881,000                   
          gross profit
                                                                                  
          operating income
                                                      21,066,000 19,414,000 31,284,000  -29,359,000 19,050,000 39,821,000 162,360,000 82,661,000 84,947,000                   
          net income attributable to a&f
                                                                                  
          net income per basic share attributable to a&f
                                                                                  
          net income per diluted share attributable to a&f
                                                                                  
          basic weighted-average shares outstanding
                                                                                  
          diluted weighted-average shares outstanding
                                                                                  
          cash dividends declared per share
                                                                                  
          balance sheet data
                                                                                  
          working capital
                                                                                  
          current ratio
                                                                                  
          total assets
                                                               796,652,000                   
          borrowings
                                                                                  
          leasehold financing obligations
                                                                                  
          total stockholders’ equity
                                                                                  
          return on average stockholders’ equity
                                                                                  
          other financial and operating data
                                                                                  
          capital expenditures
        -75,185,000 -61,916,000 12,349,000 -50,391,000 -36,852,000 2,112,000 -54,302,000 -45,540,000 -45,889,000 1,615,000 -51,448,000 -46,356,000 -16,192,000 6,743,000 -76,591,000 -31,182,000 -7,673,000 8,193,000 -1,853,000 -8,311,000   31,762,000 -57,024,000 -39,297,000 -21,101,000  -32,185,000 -38,077,000 -23,700,000 -25,983,000  -66,093,000 -24,523,000 -31,860,000 -29,917,000  -44,030,000 -38,805,000 -32,026,000 -25,983,000 -37,983,000 -36,095,000 -39,204,000 -29,917,000 -42,441,000 -51,330,000 -43,024,000 -37,829,000 -39,891,000 -42,802,000 -38,859,000 -42,372,000 -277,951,000 -199,958,000 -103,822,000 -91,024,000 -94,552,000 -81,521,000 -51,501,000 -43,970,000 -57,211,000 -40,547,000 -19,207,000 123,037,000 55,671,000 -15,550,000 -91,176,000 -58,748,000 -64,511,000 -100,592,000 -113,624,000 -107,247,000 -76,800,000 
          free cash flows
        124,922,000 54,977,000 8,349,000 92,246,000 128,257,000 97,122,000 305,932,000 88,274,000 170,999,000 1,055,000 247,403,000 -87,817,000 -58,138,000 -211,044,000 -210,221,000 50,160,000 173,622,000 -123,157,000 117,035,000 54,350,000   470,519,000 -54,808,000 -4,036,000 -92,417,000  -52,972,000 -70,756,000 -39,871,000 -102,266,000  257,101,000 54,066,000 13,073,000 -123,700,000  119,183,000 40,432,000 -13,602,000 -102,266,000 205,418,000 51,198,000 33,826,000 -123,700,000 240,575,000 2,464,000 -27,214,000 -77,969,000 365,763,000 -64,243,000 -103,950,000 -186,001,000 -58,627,000 -224,249,000 -148,334,000 209,738,000 -29,534,000 -73,266,000 -60,317,000 270,366,000 41,964,000 -15,915,000 -65,561,000 344,814,000 154,737,000 48,617,000 -108,351,000 -45,745,000 11,435,000 160,210,000 -111,419,000 -70,351,000 -31,911,000 
          free cash flow
                                                                                  
          comparable sales
                                                                                  
          net store sales per average gross square foot
                                                                                  
          total number of stores open
                                                                                  
          total store square footage at end of period
                                                                                  
          non-cash charge for asset impairment
                                                     30,378,000    3,144,000           48,384,000       50,731,000      
          loss on disposal / write-off of assets
                                                     2,214,000 1,240,000 980,000 1,360,000 5,933,000 8,638,000 720,000 1,618,000 8,145,000 5,184,000 2,694,000 17,332,000 1,972,000 704,000 2,452,000 4,362,000 867,000 1,033,000 802,000           
          gain on auction rate securities
                                                                                  
          proceeds from sales of marketable securities
                                                             80,693,000 80,693,000 62,431,000 950,000 325,000 1,250,000 125,000 19,625,000 1,350,000 55,550,000 8,017,000 -220,223,000 -250,213,000 -224,754,000 242,955,000 14,600,000 -773,826,000 455,044,000 416,149,000   
          other investing
                                                         -3,621,000 -1,004,000 -2,675,000 -2,637,000 -6,237,000 -6,048,000 -4,121,000 -2,474,000 -2,510,000                 
          proceeds from share-based compensation
                                                     150,000 52,000 52,000   93,000 98,000 217,000 106,000 99,000 12,751,000 8,713,000 15,982,000 9,084,000 7,956,000 5,491,000 494,000 -53,146,000 -53,440,000 -31,198,000 32,706,000 41,000 19,320,000 11,376,000 13,348,000   
          excess tax benefit from share-based compensation
                                                     26,000 217,000 61,000 48,000 62,000 3,482,000 -1,112,000 -1,080,000 -1,054,000 -1,065,000            -5,741,000  8,423,000 -2,218,000 -6,018,000   
          repayment of borrowings
                                                                                  
          debt issuance costs
                                                                                 
          other financing
                                                                                  
          net increase in cash and equivalents:
                                                                         -238,233,000 -224,811,000 69,173,000 -58,406,000  -33,650,000 -8,040,000  12,278,000 
          impact of other operating activities on cash flows:
                                                                                  
          deferred taxes
                                                      13,619,000 2,162,000 -17,189,000 19,542,000 -34,578,000 -13,874,000 -12,353,000 -25,756,000 -20,374,000 -2,661,000 -52,953,000 4,821,000 10,330,000 -8,528,000 -4,688,000 -10,351,000 2,016,000 -14,800,000 -7,919,000 -32,362,000 -27,485,000 -1,344,000 -29,363,000 28,422,000 1,816,000 -10,388,000 -3,970,000 -3,461,000 
          change in outstanding checks and other
                                                      1,039,000 3,229,000 -3,386,000 16,000 2,945,000 3,437,000 -7,193,000 -2,216,000 -3,457,000 -1,717,000 -13,034,000 -2,712,000 760,000 869,000 -2,011,000 -1,054,000 -4,204,000 -2,098,000 -14,006,000 -8,666,000 -26,613,000 9,375,000 -9,122,000 -17,869,000 -4,273,000 -1,503,000   
          thirteen weeks ended november 1, 2014
                                                                                  
          thirteen weeks ended november 2, 2013
                                                                                  
          thirty-nine weeks ended november 1, 2014
                                                                                  
          thirty-nine weeks ended november 2, 2013
                                                                                  
          thirteen weeks ended august 2, 2014
                                                                                  
          thirteen weeks ended august 3, 2013
                                                                                  
          twenty-six weeks ended august 2, 2014
                                                                                  
          twenty-six weeks ended august 3, 2013
                                                                                  
          thirteen weeks ended may 3, 2014
                                                                                  
          thirteen weeks ended may 4, 2013
                                                                                  
          auction rate securities (gain) loss
                                                                                  
          purchase of common stock
                                                                                  
          1.
                                                                                  
          other assets and liabilities
                                                          -12,100,000 6,217,000 -5,424,000 -9,357,000 -6,212,000 5,555,000 2,077,000 9,398,000 -25,760,000 -31,350,000 -36,012,000 5,775,000 5,763,000 -37,982,000 -62,290,000 -41,278,000 -49,897,000 -5,792,000 -8,790,000 -9,301,000 1,014,000 28,346,000 -4,923,000 3,970,000 
          thirteen weeks ended october 27, 2012
                                                                                  
          thirty-nine weeks ended october 27, 2012
                                                                                  
          thirteen weeks ended july 28, 2012
                                                                                  
          twenty-six weeks ended july 28, 2012
                                                                                  
          net tax benefit (deficiency) from share-based compensation
                                                            743,000                      
          thirteen weeks ended april 28, 2012
                                                                                  
          tax benefit (deficiency) from share-based compensation
                                                                -58,000 92,000 -802,000 3,741,000               
          purchase of trust-owned life insurance policies
                                                                    -5,000,000 -7,833,000 -3,750,000     -3,263,000      
          excess tax benefit from share based compensation
                                                                                  
          proceeds from borrowings under credit agreement
                                                                        -51,944,000 -51,944,000         
          repayment of borrowings under credit agreement
                                                                                  
          net tax (deficiency) benefit from share-based compensation
                                                             -492,000 -467,000                    
          repayments of borrowings under the credit agreement
                                                             -75,000,000                    
          proceeds from borrowings under the credit agreement
                                                             135,000,000 75,000,000                    
          thirteen weeks ended october 29, 2011
                                                                                  
          thirteen weeks ended july 30, 2011
                                                                                  
          net tax deficiency from share-based compensation
                                                               -84,000                   
          thirteen weeks ended april 30, 2011
                                                                                  
          auction rate securities loss
                                                                                  
          united states
                                                                 135,296,000    109,119,000 43,796,000 568,790,000           
          europe
                                                                 11,134,000                 
          other
                                                                 12,663,000                 
          total
                                                                 159,093,000    139,980,000 57,994,000 687,804,000           
          2.
                                                                                  
          tax (deficiency) benefit from share-based compensation
                                                                            -4,610,000      
          tax deficiency from share-based compensation
                                                                     466,000 -415,000 -1,821,000           
          purchase of treasury shares
                                                                                  
          international
                                                                     30,861,000 14,198,000 119,014,000           
          long-lived assets:
                                                                                  
          income taxes payable
                                                                                  
          purchases of trust-owned life insurance policies
                                                                                  
          cash and equivalents, beginning of year
                                                                        404,078,000   118,044,000  36,085,000 81,959,000 50,687,000 
          cash and equivalents, end of year
                                                                                  
          tax benefit from share-based compensation
                                                                           12,082,000  -766,000 2,667,000 7,517,000   
          loss on disposal of assets and non-cash charge for asset impairment
                                                                              3,392,000    
          foreign currency gain /
                                                                                  
          effect of exchange rate on cash
                                                                           1,005,000       
          cumulative foreign currency translation
                                                                                  
          loss on disposal of assets and charges for impairment
                                                                           176,000       
          foreign currency gains
                                                                           525,000       
          loss on disposal of assets
                                                                            3,222,000   243,000 2,235,000 1,574,000 
          *
                                                                                  
          foreign currency gain
                                                                                  
          contribution to rabbi trust
                                                                                  
          investments activity
                                                                                  
          purchases
                                                                                -81,704,000 -668,082,000 
          proceeds from sales
                                                                                146,917,000 728,920,000 
          net investments activity
                                                                                  
          net increase/(decrease) in cash and equivalents:
                                                                                  
          marketable securities activity
                                                                                  
          net marketable securities activity
                                                                                65,213,000 60,838,000 
          proceeds from share-based compensation and other
                                                                                  
          change in outstanding checks
                                                                                6,635,000 -7,010,000 
          weighted-average exercise price
                                                                                  
          fair value
                                                                                  
          assumptions:
                                                                                  
          price volatility
                                                                                  
          expected term
                                                                                  
          risk-free interest rate
                                                                                  
          dividend yield
                                                                                  
          non-cash charge for share-based and deferred compensation
                                                                                 13,457,000 
          cash proceeds from stock option exercises
                                                                                 3,718,000 
          tax benefit of stock option exercises
                                                                                 2,429,000 
          other changes in shareholder’s equity
                                                                                 -415,000 
          significant non-cash financing activities:
                                                                                  
          declaration of dividend
                                                                                  
          non-cash charge for deferred compensation
                                                                                  
          tax benefit of stock options exercises
                                                                                  
          capital expenditures including capital lease obligations
                                                                                  
          marketable securities activity:
                                                                                  
          purchases of treasury stock
                                                                                  
          stock option exercises and other
                                                                                  
          declaration of dividend, unpaid
                                                                                  
          lessor construction allowances received
                                                                                  
          change in cash overdraft
                                                                                  
          abercrombie & fitch co. (“a&f”), through its subsidiaries (collectively, a&f and its subsidiaries are referred to as “abercrombie & fitch” or the “company”), is a specialty retailer of high quality, casual apparel for men, women, guys, girls and kids with an active, youthful lifestyle.
                                                                                  
          the condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of a&f and all significant subsidiaries that are more than 50 percent owned and controlled. all significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
                                                                                  
          certain amounts have been reclassified to conform with the current year presentation. the amounts reclassified did not have an effect on the company’s results of operations or shareholders’ equity.