7Baggers

Lululemon Athletica Inc
(NASDAQ:LULU) 

LULU stock logo

lululemon athletica inc., together with its subsidiaries, designs, distributes, and retails athletic apparel and accessories for women and men. It operates through two segments, Company-Operated Stores and Direct to Consumer. The company offers pants, shorts, tops, and jackets for healthy lifestyle ...

Founded: 1998
IPO Price: $18 (Jul 27, 2007)
Full Time Employees: 19,000
Founder: Chip Wilson 
CEO: Calvin McDonald  
Sector: Consumer Cyclical
Industry: Apparel Retail

Share this website to your friends
• Market Cap:
• Exchange:
• Shs Outstanding:
• Employees:
• Beta:
• Return on Equity (ROE) ttm:
• Return on Assets (ROA) ttm:
• EPS ttm:
• Book value per Share:
• Cash per Share:
• Current ast per Share:
• P/E ttm:
• P/E forward:
• P/E ttm high:
• P/E ttm low:
• P/S ttm:
• P/B ttm:
• P/FCF ttm:
• PEG ratio:
• Cash Ratio ttm:
• Quick Ratio ttm:
• Current Ratio ttm:
• Gross Mgn ttm:
• EBITDA Mgn ttm:
• Operating Mgn ttm:
• Net Income Mgn ttm:
• Trailing Div yield:
• Forward Div yield:
• Payout Ratio ttm:
• Ex-Dividend date:
• Target Price High:
• Target Price Low:
• Target Price Mean:
• Number of Analysts:
• Debt Ratio ttm:
• Debt to Equity ttm:
• Total Net Debt:
At a glance:
  • Brand Momentum Remains Strong in Premium Activewear: Lululemon continues to benefit from strong brand equity and customer loyalty in the premium athleisure category, supporting pricing power and resilient demand.
  • Growth Driven by Product Innovation and Category Expansion: Ongoing innovation in core apparel and expansion into adjacent categories (e.g., menswear and accessories) help broaden the addressable market and diversify revenue streams.
  • International Expansion as a Key Long-Term Opportunity: Growth outside North America remains an important runway, with continued potential to scale stores and digital reach in underpenetrated markets.
  • Direct-to-Consumer and Digital Channel Strength: A strong direct-to-consumer mix, supported by e-commerce and membership/community initiatives, can enhance margin profile and deepen customer engagement.
  • Competitive and Macroeconomic Risks Persist: Intense competition in athletic apparel and potential demand sensitivity to consumer spending trends remain key risks, alongside execution risk in new categories and geographies.
Bull Thesis:
  • Strong Brand Equity and Customer Loyalty: Lululemon possesses a powerful brand image synonymous with quality, wellness, and an aspirational lifestyle. This strong brand equity fosters exceptional customer loyalty, allowing for premium pricing and resilience against competitors. Repeat purchases and word-of-mouth marketing remain significant drivers of growth.
  • Significant International Expansion Opportunity: While well-established in North America, Lululemon has substantial runway for growth in international markets, particularly in Asia Pacific (e.g., China) and Europe. Investments in localized marketing, product offerings, and store footprints in these regions are expected to drive robust revenue growth for years to come.
  • Successful Product Diversification and Innovation: The company has successfully expanded beyond its core women's yoga apparel into menswear, footwear, and accessories, broadening its total addressable market. Continuous investment in material science and product innovation keeps its offerings fresh, differentiated, and justifies its premium price point, attracting new customer segments.
  • Robust Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) Model: Lululemon's strong e-commerce platform and direct-to-consumer strategy provide higher margins, greater control over the customer experience, and valuable data insights. This model reduces reliance on wholesale partners and allows for direct engagement with its community, fostering deeper relationships and brand advocacy.
Bear Thesis:
  • Intensifying Competition and Market Saturation: The athleisure market is becoming increasingly crowded with both established sportswear giants (Nike, Adidas) and numerous emerging brands. This heightened competition could lead to pricing pressures, increased marketing spend, and potential market share erosion, especially in mature markets like North America.
  • Premium Valuation and Economic Sensitivity: Lululemon typically trades at a high valuation multiple, reflecting its strong growth trajectory. However, this premium valuation makes the stock vulnerable to any slowdown in growth or broader economic downturns. As a discretionary premium brand, consumer spending cutbacks during recessions could significantly impact sales.
  • Potential for Shifting Fashion Trends: While athleisure has been a dominant fashion trend for years, consumer preferences can be fickle. A significant shift away from athleisure wear or the emergence of new dominant fashion trends could reduce demand for Lululemon's core product categories, impacting its long-term growth prospects.
  • Supply Chain Risks and Inflationary Pressures: Global supply chain disruptions, rising raw material costs, and increasing labor expenses could put pressure on Lululemon's gross margins. While the company has demonstrated pricing power, sustained inflationary pressures could force difficult decisions between maintaining margins and retaining price-sensitive customers.
Main Competitors:
  • Nike, Inc. ($NKE) (Athletic apparel, footwear, accessories (especially women's training/yoga lines)), Competes across the entire athletic apparel market, particularly in women's activewear and athleisure. Nike leverages its massive brand recognition, innovation in materials, and extensive distribution to offer a wide range of products that often overlap with Lululemon's offerings, sometimes at a slightly lower price point but also with premium lines.
  • Athleta (Gap Inc.) ($GPS) (Women's athletic apparel and accessories), A direct competitor in the women's premium activewear market, offering similar products like yoga pants, leggings, and athletic tops. Athleta competes on quality, style, and a focus on empowering women, often at a slightly more accessible price point than Lululemon, while also building a community around fitness and wellness.
  • Alo Yoga (Yoga and athleisure apparel, accessories), Competes directly in the high-end yoga and athleisure market, known for its fashion-forward designs, premium materials, and strong social media presence. Alo Yoga targets a similar demographic to Lululemon, often appealing to those seeking trendy, high-quality activewear for both studio and street.
  • Vuori, Inc. (Performance apparel and accessories), A fast-growing competitor in the premium activewear space, known for its focus on comfort, versatility, and California-inspired aesthetic. Vuori directly targets Lululemon's core customer with high-quality, soft-touch fabrics and designs suitable for both athletic pursuits and everyday wear, often emphasizing sustainability.
Moat:
Lululemon's competitive moat is primarily built on its strong brand equity, premium product quality, and a highly engaged community-centric approach. Its proprietary fabrics, innovative designs, and in-store experiences foster exceptional customer loyalty and allow for premium pricing. However, the athletic apparel market is intensely competitive and fragmented. Lululemon faces pressure from global giants like Nike and Adidas, which leverage vast resources and brand recognition, as well as direct premium competitors like Athleta, Alo Yoga, and Vuori, who offer similar quality and lifestyle appeal, sometimes at more accessible price points or with distinct aesthetic focuses. The challenge for Lululemon lies in maintaining its premium positioning and innovation edge amidst increasing competition and evolving consumer preferences.
Income Statements:
Quarterly
Annual
    Unit: USD2025-11-02 2025-08-03 2025-05-04 2025-02-02 2024-10-27 2024-07-28 2024-04-28 2024-01-28 2023-10-29 2023-07-30 2023-04-30 2023-01-29 2022-10-30 2022-07-31 2022-05-01 2022-01-30 2021-10-31 2021-08-01 2021-05-02 2021-01-31 2020-11-01 2020-08-02 2020-05-03 2020-02-02 2019-11-03 2019-08-04 2019-05-05 2019-02-03 2018-10-28 2018-07-29 2018-04-29 2018-01-28 2017-10-29 2017-07-30 2017-04-30 2017-01-29 2016-10-30 2016-07-31 2016-05-01 2016-01-31 2015-11-01 2015-08-02 2015-05-03 2015-02-01 2014-11-02 2014-08-03 2014-05-04 2014-02-02 2013-11-03 2013-08-04 2013-05-05 2013-02-03 2012-10-28 2012-07-29 2012-04-29 2012-01-29 2011-10-30 2011-07-31 2011-05-01 2011-01-30 2010-10-31 2010-08-01 2010-05-02 2010-01-31 2009-11-01 2009-08-02 2009-05-03 2009-02-01 2008-11-02 2008-08-03 2008-05-04 2008-02-03 2007-10-31 2007-07-31 
                                                                              
      net revenue
    2,565,920,000 2,525,219,000 2,370,660,000 3,611,497,000 2,396,660,000 2,371,078,000 2,208,891,000 3,205,103,000 2,204,218,000 2,209,165,000 2,000,792,000 2,771,838,000 1,856,889,000 1,868,328,000 1,613,463,000 2,129,113,000 1,450,421,000 1,450,618,000 1,226,465,000 1,729,549,000 1,117,426,000 902,942,000 651,962,000 1,397,491,000 916,138,000 883,352,000 782,315,000 1,167,458,000 747,655,000 723,500,000 649,706,000 928,802,000 619,018,000 581,054,000 520,307,000 789,940,000 544,416,000 514,520,000 495,516,000 704,276,000 479,693,000 453,010,000 423,544,000 602,491,000 419,396,000 390,708,000 384,618,000 520,993,000 379,900,000 344,513,000 345,782,000 485,489,000 316,537,000 282,634,000 285,698,000 371,520,000 230,216,000 212,323,000 186,780,000 245,399,000 175,800,000 152,208,000 138,297,000 160,606,000 112,891,000 97,721,000 81,680,000 103,922,947 87,047,135 85,484,223 78,167,494 105,092,320 66,150,280 58,680,944 
      yoy
    7.06% 6.50% 7.32% 12.68% 8.73% 7.33% 10.40% 15.63% 18.70% 18.24% 24.01% 30.19% 28.02% 28.80% 31.55% 23.10% 29.80% 60.65% 88.12% 23.76% 21.97% 2.22% -16.66% 19.70% 22.53% 22.09% 20.41% 25.70% 20.78% 24.52% 24.87% 17.58% 13.70% 12.93% 5.00% 12.16% 13.49% 13.58% 16.99% 16.89% 14.38% 15.95% 10.12% 15.64% 10.40% 13.41% 11.23% 7.31% 20.02% 21.89% 21.03% 30.68% 37.50% 33.12% 52.96% 51.39% 30.95% 39.50% 35.06% 52.80% 55.73% 55.76% 69.32% 54.54% 29.69% 14.31% 4.49% -1.11% 31.59% 45.68%     
      qoq
    1.61% 6.52% -34.36% 50.69% 1.08% 7.34% -31.08% 45.41% -0.22% 10.41% -27.82% 49.27% -0.61% 15.80% -24.22% 46.79% -0.01% 18.28% -29.09% 54.78% 23.75% 38.50% -53.35% 52.54% 3.71% 12.92% -32.99% 56.15% 3.34% 11.36% -30.05% 50.04% 6.53% 11.68% -34.13% 45.10% 5.81% 3.84% -29.64% 46.82% 5.89% 6.96% -29.70% 43.66% 7.34% 1.58% -26.18% 37.14% 10.27% -0.37% -28.78% 53.38% 12.00% -1.07% -23.10% 61.38% 8.43% 13.68% -23.89% 39.59% 15.50% 10.06% -13.89% 42.27% 15.52% 19.64% -21.40% 19.39% 1.83% 9.36% -25.62% 58.87% 12.73%  
      cost of goods sold
    1,140,004,000 1,048,017,000 987,534,000 1,429,545,000 995,054,000 958,893,000 933,823,000 1,301,678,000 947,554,000 910,654,000 849,987,000 1,244,219,000 818,037,000 812,852,000 743,070,000 892,941,000 621,028,000 607,932,000 526,151,000 716,815,000 490,072,000 413,441,000 317,560,000 586,665,000 411,094,000 397,556,000 360,595,000 498,875,000 340,878,000 327,306,000 304,973,000 406,291,000 297,056,000 283,632,000 263,412,000 362,041,000 265,990,000 260,359,000 256,385,000 349,809,000 254,896,000 240,985,000 217,667,000 292,450,000 208,308,000 193,401,000 188,874,000 242,203,000 175,294,000 158,558,000 175,057,000 210,982,000 141,237,000 126,879,000 128,434,000 162,502,000 101,720,000 90,251,000 77,096,000 101,939,000 78,968,000 71,910,000 63,940,000 74,046,000 56,553,000 52,557,000 46,731,000 52,261,390 45,153,576 41,107,858 36,645,025 48,728,528 30,269,860 27,434,066 
      gross profit
    1,425,916,000 1,477,202,000 1,383,126,000 2,181,952,000 1,401,606,000 1,412,185,000 1,275,068,000 1,903,425,000 1,256,664,000 1,298,511,000 1,150,805,000 1,527,619,000 1,038,852,000 1,055,476,000 870,393,000 1,236,172,000 829,393,000 842,686,000 700,314,000 1,012,734,000 627,354,000 489,501,000 334,402,000 810,826,000 505,044,000 485,796,000 421,720,000 668,583,000 406,777,000 396,194,000 344,733,000 522,511,000 321,962,000 297,422,000 256,895,000 427,899,000 278,426,000 254,161,000 239,131,000 354,467,000 224,797,000 212,025,000 205,877,000 310,041,000 211,088,000 197,307,000 195,744,000 278,790,000 204,606,000 185,955,000 170,725,000 274,507,000 175,300,000 155,755,000 157,264,000 209,018,000 128,496,000 122,072,000 109,684,000 143,460,000 96,832,000 80,298,000 74,357,000 86,560,000 56,338,000 45,164,000 34,949,000 51,661,557 41,893,559 44,376,365 41,522,469 56,363,792 35,880,420 31,246,878 
      yoy
    1.73% 4.60% 8.47% 14.63% 11.53% 8.75% 10.80% 24.60% 20.97% 23.03% 32.22% 23.58% 25.25% 25.25% 24.29% 22.06% 32.20% 72.15% 109.42% 24.90% 24.22% 0.76% -20.71% 21.28% 24.16% 22.62% 22.33% 27.96% 26.34% 33.21% 34.19% 22.11% 15.64% 17.02% 7.43% 20.72% 23.86% 19.87% 16.15% 14.33% 6.49% 7.46% 5.18% 11.21% 3.17% 6.10% 14.65% 1.56% 16.72% 19.39% 8.56% 31.33% 36.42% 27.59% 43.38% 45.70% 32.70% 52.02% 47.51% 65.73% 71.88% 77.79% 112.76% 67.55% 34.48% 1.77% -15.83% -8.34% 16.76% 42.02%     
      qoq
    -3.47% 6.80% -36.61% 55.68% -0.75% 10.75% -33.01% 51.47% -3.22% 12.84% -24.67% 47.05% -1.58% 21.26% -29.59% 49.05% -1.58% 20.33% -30.85% 61.43% 28.16% 46.38% -58.76% 60.55% 3.96% 15.19% -36.92% 64.36% 2.67% 14.93% -34.02% 62.29% 8.25% 15.78% -39.96% 53.69% 9.55% 6.29% -32.54% 57.68% 6.02% 2.99% -33.60% 46.88% 6.98% 0.80% -29.79% 36.26% 10.03% 8.92% -37.81% 56.59% 12.55% -0.96% -24.76% 62.66% 5.26% 11.29% -23.54% 48.15% 20.59% 7.99% -14.10% 53.64% 24.74% 29.23% -32.35% 23.32% -5.59% 6.87% -26.33% 57.09% 14.83%  
      gross margin %
    55.57% 58.50% 58.34% 60.42% 58.48% 59.56% 57.72% 59.39% 57.01% 58.78% 57.52% 55.11% 55.95% 56.49% 53.95% 58.06% 57.18% 58.09% 57.10% 58.55% 56.14% 54.21% 51.29% 58.02% 55.13% 54.99% 53.91% 57.27% 54.41% 54.76% 53.06% 56.26% 52.01% 51.19% 49.37% 54.17% 51.14% 49.40% 48.26% 50.33% 46.86% 46.80% 48.61% 51.46% 50.33% 50.50% 50.89% 53.51% 53.86% 53.98% 49.37% 56.54% 55.38% 55.11% 55.05% 56.26% 55.82% 57.49% 58.72% 58.46% 55.08% 52.76% 53.77% 53.90% 49.90% 46.22% 42.79% 49.71% 48.13% 51.91% 53.12% 53.63% 54.24% 53.25% 
      selling, general and administrative expenses
    988,254,000 951,658,000 942,871,000 1,138,167,000 909,827,000 871,959,000 842,426,000 989,535,000 842,795,000 817,375,000 747,513,000 803,107,000 684,236,000 662,253,000 607,851,000 641,959,000 545,124,000 541,317,000 496,634,000 544,831,000 411,662,000 352,904,000 301,651,000 394,339,000 329,215,000 317,814,000 292,908,000 337,163,000 270,874,000 261,986,000 240,428,000 264,232,000 215,367,000 225,524,000 199,141,000 231,270,000 185,451,000 180,202,000 181,542,000 188,184,000 156,619,000 145,446,000 137,841,000 152,853,000 129,932,000 129,419,000 125,943,000 124,643,000 112,270,000 106,969,000 104,836,000 121,932,000 94,689,000 85,567,000 84,199,000 92,951,000 68,775,000 62,589,000 57,997,000 70,390,000 54,456,000 46,055,000 41,883,000 44,746,000 35,412,000 30,832,000 25,096,000 31,213,003 28,838,165 28,832,643 29,801,720 34,686,178 24,050,692 21,477,352 
      amortization of intangible assets
    1,776,000 1,730,000 1,630,000 1,617,000 1,118,000    1,253,000 1,879,000 1,878,000 2,173,000 2,189,000 2,195,000 2,195,000 2,197,000 2,195,000 2,195,000 2,195,000 2,195,000 2,241,000 724,000                                                     
      income from operations
    435,886,000 523,814,000 438,625,000 1,042,168,000 490,661,000 540,226,000 432,642,000 913,890,000 338,115,000 479,257,000 401,414,000 314,426,000 352,427,000 401,208,000 260,347,000 590,556,000 257,947,000 291,031,000 193,821,000 457,906,000 204,920,000 124,409,000 32,751,000 416,487,000 175,829,000 167,982,000 128,812,000 331,420,000 135,903,000 134,208,000 104,305,000 256,278,000 85,588,000 68,712,000 45,423,000 196,629,000 92,975,000 73,959,000 57,589,000 166,283,000 68,178,000 66,579,000 68,036,000 157,188,000 81,156,000 67,888,000 69,801,000 154,147,000 92,336,000 78,986,000 65,889,000 152,575,000 80,611,000 70,188,000 73,065,000 116,067,000 59,721,000 59,483,000 51,687,000 71,298,000 42,376,000 34,243,000 32,474,000 41,435,000 20,926,000 14,332,000 9,853,000 16,043,699 13,055,394 15,543,722 11,720,749 21,677,614 11,829,728 9,769,526 
      yoy
    -11.16% -3.04% 1.38% 14.04% 45.12% 12.72% 7.78% 190.65% -4.06% 19.45% 54.18% -46.76% 36.63% 37.86% 34.32% 28.97% 25.88% 133.93% 491.80% 9.94% 16.55% -25.94% -74.57% 25.67% 29.38% 25.17% 23.50% 29.32% 58.79% 95.32% 129.63% 30.34% -7.95% -7.09% -21.13% 18.25% 36.37% 11.08% -15.36% 5.79% -15.99% -1.93% -2.53% 1.97% -12.11% -14.05% 5.94% 1.03% 14.55% 12.53% -9.82% 31.45% 34.98% 18.00% 41.36% 62.79% 40.93% 73.71% 59.16% 72.07% 102.50% 138.93% 229.58% 158.26% 60.29% -7.80% -15.94% -25.99% 10.36% 59.10%     
      qoq
    -16.79% 19.42% -57.91% 112.40% -9.17% 24.87% -52.66% 170.29% -29.45% 19.39% 27.67% -10.78% -12.16% 54.11% -55.91% 128.94% -11.37% 50.15% -57.67% 123.46% 64.71% 279.86% -92.14% 136.87% 4.67% 30.41% -61.13% 143.87% 1.26% 28.67% -59.30% 199.43% 24.56% 51.27% -76.90% 111.49% 25.71% 28.43% -65.37% 143.90% 2.40% -2.14% -56.72% 93.69% 19.54% -2.74% -54.72% 66.94% 16.90% 19.88% -56.82% 89.27% 14.85% -3.94% -37.05% 94.35% 0.40% 15.08% -27.51% 68.25% 23.75% 5.45% -21.63% 98.01% 46.01% 45.46% -38.59% 22.89% -16.01% 32.62% -45.93% 83.25% 21.09%  
      operating margin %
    16.99% 20.74% 18.50% 28.86% 20.47% 22.78% 19.59% 28.51% 15.34% 21.69% 20.06% 11.34% 18.98% 21.47% 16.14% 27.74% 17.78% 20.06% 15.80% 26.48% 18.34% 13.78% 5.02% 29.80% 19.19% 19.02% 16.47% 28.39% 18.18% 18.55% 16.05% 27.59% 13.83% 11.83% 8.73% 24.89% 17.08% 14.37% 11.62% 23.61% 14.21% 14.70% 16.06% 26.09% 19.35% 17.38% 18.15% 29.59% 24.31% 22.93% 19.06% 31.43% 25.47% 24.83% 25.57% 31.24% 25.94% 28.02% 27.67% 29.05% 24.10% 22.50% 23.48% 25.80% 18.54% 14.67% 12.06% 15.44% 15.00% 18.18% 14.99% 20.63% 17.88% 16.65% 
      other income
    5,854,000 9,737,000 11,786,000 15,360,000 13,743,000 17,994,000 23,283,000 17,830,000 9,842,000 7,362,000 8,025,000 3,709,000 331,000 145,000 -22,000 176,000 15,000 96,000 227,000 -886,000 -580,000 -344,000 1,174,000 2,129,000 1,925,000 1,850,000 2,379,000 2,861,000 2,044,000 1,591,000 2,918,000 1,226,000 1,052,000 812,000 907,000 857,000 628,000 578,000 -486,000 938,000 -2,890,000 842,000 529,000 1,755,000 1,814,000 1,890,000 1,643,000 1,519,000 1,453,000 1,295,000 1,501,000 1,457,000 1,424,000 1,166,000 910,000 380,000 619,000 597,000 904,000 541,000 91,000 2,092,000 161,000 66,000 -3,000 23,000 78,000 1,433,295 -144,806 -211,008 -453,508 -149,100.25 -418,938 -70,516 
      income before income tax expense
    441,740,000 533,551,000 450,411,000 1,057,528,000 504,404,000 558,220,000 455,925,000 931,720,000 347,957,000 486,619,000 409,439,000 318,135,000 352,758,000 401,353,000 260,325,000 590,732,000 257,962,000 291,127,000 194,048,000 457,020,000 204,340,000 124,065,000 33,925,000 418,616,000 177,754,000 169,832,000 131,191,000 334,281,000 137,947,000 135,799,000 107,223,000 257,504,000 86,640,000 69,524,000 46,330,000 197,486,000 93,603,000 74,537,000 57,103,000 167,221,000 65,288,000                                  
      income tax expense
    134,905,000 162,646,000 135,839,000 309,125,000 152,534,000 165,298,000 134,504,000 262,252,000 99,243,000 145,016,000 119,034,000 198,324,000 97,288,000 111,832,000 70,327,000 156,228,000 70,174,000 83,053,000 49,092,000 127,183,000 60,697,000 37,264,000 5,293,000 120,595,000 51,772,000 44,842,000 34,588,000 115,816,000 43,534,000 40,029,000 32,070,000 137,743,000 27,696,000 20,813,000 15,084,000 61,351,000 25,318,000 20,912,000 11,767,000 49,805,000 12,135,000                                  
      net income
    306,835,000 370,905,000 314,572,000 748,403,000 351,870,000 392,922,000 321,421,000 669,468,000 248,714,000 341,603,000 290,405,000 119,811,000 255,470,000 289,521,000 189,998,000 434,504,000 187,788,000 208,074,000 144,956,000 329,837,000 143,643,000 86,801,000 28,632,000 298,021,000 125,982,000 124,990,000 96,603,000 218,465,000 94,413,000 95,770,000 75,153,000 119,761,000 58,944,000 48,711,000 31,246,000 136,135,000 68,285,000 53,625,000 45,336,000 117,416,000 53,153,000 47,668,000 47,810,000 110,853,000 60,451,000 48,748,000 18,981,000 109,692,000 66,111,000 56,465,000 47,279,000 109,375,000 57,380,000 57,702,000 46,974,000 73,888,000 38,941,000 38,618,000 33,516,000 16,807,750 25,935,000 21,707,000 19,588,000 28,451,000 14,068,000 9,244,000 6,518,000 10,938,617 8,834,282 11,147,537 8,476,390 14,608,560 7,569,377 5,121,998 
      yoy
    -12.80% -5.60% -2.13% 11.79% 41.48% 15.02% 10.68% 458.77% -2.64% 17.99% 52.85% -72.43% 36.04% 39.14% 31.07% 31.73% 30.73% 139.71% 406.27% 10.68% 14.02% -30.55% -70.36% 36.42% 33.44% 30.51% 28.54% 82.42% 60.17% 96.61% 140.52% -12.03% -13.68% -9.16% -31.08% 15.94% 28.47% 12.50% -5.17% 5.92% -12.07% -2.22% 151.88% 1.06% -8.56% -13.67% -59.85% 0.29% 15.22% -2.14% 0.65% 48.03% 47.35% 49.42% 40.15% 339.61% 50.15% 77.91% 71.10% -40.92% 84.35% 134.82% 200.52% 160.10% 59.24% -17.08% -23.10% -25.12% 16.71% 117.64%     
      qoq
    -17.27% 17.91% -57.97% 112.69% -10.45% 22.25% -51.99% 169.17% -27.19% 17.63% 142.39% -53.10% -11.76% 52.38% -56.27% 131.38% -9.75% 43.54% -56.05% 129.62% 65.49% 203.16% -90.39% 136.56% 0.79% 29.39% -55.78% 131.39% -1.42% 27.43% -37.25% 103.18% 21.01% 55.90% -77.05% 99.36% 27.34% 18.28% -61.39% 120.90% 11.51% -0.30% -56.87% 83.38% 24.01% 156.83% -82.70% 65.92% 17.08% 19.43% -56.77% 90.62% -0.56% 22.84% -36.43% 89.74% 0.84% 15.22% 99.41% -35.19% 19.48% 10.82% -31.15% 102.24% 52.19% 41.82% -40.41% 23.82% -20.75% 31.51% -41.98% 93.00% 47.78%  
      net income margin %
    11.96% 14.69% 13.27% 20.72% 14.68% 16.57% 14.55% 20.89% 11.28% 15.46% 14.51% 4.32% 13.76% 15.50% 11.78% 20.41% 12.95% 14.34% 11.82% 19.07% 12.85% 9.61% 4.39% 21.33% 13.75% 14.15% 12.35% 18.71% 12.63% 13.24% 11.57% 12.89% 9.52% 8.38% 6.01% 17.23% 12.54% 10.42% 9.15% 16.67% 11.08% 10.52% 11.29% 18.40% 14.41% 12.48% 4.94% 21.05% 17.40% 16.39% 13.67% 22.53% 18.13% 20.42% 16.44% 19.89% 16.91% 18.19% 17.94% 6.85% 14.75% 14.26% 14.16% 17.71% 12.46% 9.46% 7.98% 10.53% 10.15% 13.04% 10.84% 13.90% 11.44% 8.73% 
      other comprehensive income, net of tax:
                                                                              
      foreign currency translation adjustment
    -34,543,000 4,707,000 169,772,000 -161,056,000 -22,277,000 -25,571,000 -44,305,000 61,365,000 -96,478,000 54,786,000 -42,750,000 56,578,000 -105,016,000 8,715,000 -25,848,000 -58,884,000 10,274,000 -23,520,000 43,636,000 51,461,000 2,269,000 54,300,000 -60,604,000 -6,444,000 9,880,000 4,514,000 -15,723,000 -5,346,000 -7,318,000 -18,249,000 -42,972,000 48,516,000 -31,018,000 72,854,000 -31,775,000 15,941,000 -24,748,000 -28,052,000 73,562,000 -47,369,000 -665,000 -39,368,000 22,606,000 -105,325,798 -29,256 3,664 12,390 -53,657 -9,153 -21,901 -4,447 -78 2,642 -10,691 7,545                    
      net investment hedge gains
    16,977,000 790,000 -82,053,000 56,417,000 12,292,000 10,834,000 13,481,000 -9,791,000 20,490,000 -17,014,000 17,720,000 -17,355,000 25,492,000 -4,289,000 5,056,000                                                            
      other comprehensive income, net of tax
    -17,566,000 5,497,000 87,719,000 -104,639,000 -9,985,000 -14,737,000 -30,824,000 51,574,000 -75,988,000 37,772,000 -25,030,000 39,223,000 -79,524,000 4,426,000 -20,792,000                                                            
      comprehensive income
    289,269,000 376,402,000 402,291,000 643,764,000 341,885,000 378,185,000 290,597,000 721,042,000 172,726,000 379,375,000 265,375,000 159,034,000 175,946,000 293,947,000 169,206,000 385,352,000 198,062,000 184,554,000 188,592,000 381,298,000 145,912,000 141,101,000 -31,972,000 291,577,000 135,862,000 129,504,000 80,880,000 213,119,000 87,095,000 77,521,000 32,181,000 168,277,000 27,926,000 121,565,000 -529,000 152,076,000 43,537,000 25,573,000 118,898,000 70,047,000 52,488,000 8,300,000 70,416,000 133,579,022 31,195 52,412 31,371 56,035 56,958 34,564 42,832 109,297 59,958 46,531 54,188                    
      basic earnings per share
    2.59 3.1 2.61 6.1 2.87 3.15 2.55 5.29 1.97 2.69 2.28 0.95 2.27 1.48 3.36 1.45 1.6 1.11 2.53 1.1 0.67 0.22 2.28 0.97 0.96 0.74 1.65 0.71 0.71 0.55 0.88 0.44 0.36 0.23 0.99 0.5 0.39 0.33 0.85 0.38 0.34 0.34 0.77 0.42 0.34 0.13 0.76 0.46 0.39 0.33                    0.13 0.21 0.11 0.08 
      diluted earnings per share
    2.59 3.1 2.6 6.09 2.87 3.15 2.54 5.28 1.96 2.68 2.28 0.94 2.26 1.48 3.35 1.44 1.59 1.11 2.52 1.1 0.66 0.22 2.28 0.96 0.96 0.74 1.64 0.71 0.71 0.55 0.88 0.43 0.36 0.23 0.99 0.5 0.39 0.33 0.84 0.38 0.34 0.34 0.78 0.42 0.33 0.13 0.75 0.45 0.39 0.32                    0.12 0.058 0.11  
      basic weighted-average number of shares outstanding
    118,535 119,600 120,632 123,735 122,697 124,721 125,989 126,726 126,460 126,969 127,246 127,666 127,511 127,619 128,077 129,768 129,684 130,007 130,358 130,289 130,318 130,245 130,251 130,393 130,282 130,285 130,694 133,413 132,406 133,986 135,502 135,988 135,364 136,171 137,037 137,086 137,033 136,987 137,263 140,365 140,282 141,372 141,967 143,935 143,180 145,180 145,383 144,913 145,120 144,818 144,482 144,000 144,057 143,972 143,678 143,196 143,370 143,163 71,380 70,860 70,938 70,820 70,599 70,251 70,279 69,948 70,131 68,710,746 69,162,312 68,106,601 67,678,349 66,430,022 67,476,972 65,225,819 
      diluted weighted-average number of shares outstanding
    118,552 119,680 120,843 123,935 122,803 124,857 126,336 127,060 126,770 127,263 127,621 128,017 127,820 127,906 128,541 130,295 130,189 130,490 130,984 130,871 130,924 130,799 130,803 130,955 130,805 130,783 131,337 133,971 133,077 134,530 135,931 136,198 135,578 136,303 137,192 137,302 137,237 137,229 137,496 140,610 140,457 141,644 142,337 144,298 143,441 145,544 145,861 146,043 146,014 145,916 145,849 145,806 145,748 145,678 145,637 145,278 145,349 145,228 72,455 71,929 71,835 71,750 71,582 70,949 71,100 70,401 70,331 70,942,424 70,609,486 70,375,980 71,650,999 69,297,878 71,683,523 68,891,237 
      impairment of assets and restructuring costs
           18,625,250 74,501,000                                                                  
      gain on disposal of assets
                 -10,180,000                                                             
      acquisition-related expenses
                   1,460,000 24,127,000 8,143,000 7,664,000 7,802,000 8,531,000 11,464,000                                                     
      other comprehensive income:
                                                                              
      asset impairment and restructuring costs
                                   2,001,000 21,007,000 3,186,000 12,331,000                                        
      other comprehensive loss:
                                                                              
      income before provision for income taxes
                                             67,421,000 68,565,000 158,943,000 82,970,000 69,778,000 71,444,000 155,666,000 93,789,000 80,281,000 67,390,000 154,032,000 82,035,000 71,354,000 73,975,000 116,447,000 60,340,000 60,080,000 52,591,000                
      provision for income taxes
                                             19,753,000 20,755,000 48,090,000 22,519,000 21,030,000 52,463,000 45,974,000 27,678,000 23,816,000 20,111,000 44,657,000 24,655,000 13,652,000 27,001,000 42,559,000 21,399,000 21,462,000 19,075,000     3,844,750 6,855,000          
      net income attributable to non-controlling interest
                                                        64,000 480,000 331,000 370,000 147,000 239,000 144,000 200,000 234,000 -85,000             
      net income attributable to lululemon athletica inc.
                                                   109,692,000 66,111,000 56,465,000 47,279,000 109,375,000 57,316,000 57,222,000 46,643,000 73,518,000 38,794,000 38,379,000 33,372,000 54,766,000 25,701,000 21,792,000             
      net basic earnings per share
                                                       0.28 0.4 0.4 0.32 0.52 0.27 0.27 0.47 0.77 0.36 0.31 0.28 0.41 0.2 0.13 0.09 0.15 0.13 0.16     
      net diluted earnings per share
                                                       0.278 0.39 0.39 0.32 0.51 0.27 0.26 0.46 0.76 0.36 0.3 0.27 0.4 0.2 0.13 0.09 0.15 0.13 0.16     
      income before benefit from income taxes
                                                               71,839,000 42,467,000 36,335,000 32,635,000     16,253,228 13,200,200 15,754,730     
      benefit from income taxes
                                                               16,873,000 16,532,000 14,628,000 13,047,000   5,111,000 3,413,000 5,312,164 4,369,651 3,415,346     
      income before income taxes
                                                                   11,302,250 20,923,000 14,355,000 9,931,000    12,174,257 7,260,946.75 12,248,666 9,840,042 
      net income from continuing operations
                                                                   28,451,000 14,068,000 9,244,000 6,518,000 10,941,064 8,830,549 12,339,384     
      net income from discontinued operations
                                                                       -2,447 3,733 -1,191,847     
      continuing operations
                                                                   0.105 0.2 0.13 0.09 0.17 0.13 0.18     
      discontinued operations
                                                                         -0.02     
      basic earnings per share:
                                                                              
      diluted earnings per share:
                                                                              
      operating expenses:
                                                                              
      basic earnings per share continuing operations
                                                                       0.11 0.13      
      basic earnings/(loss) per share
                                                                              
      diluted earnings/(loss) per share
                                                                              
      benefit from income tax
                                                                          3,753,231 3,252,601.25 4,763,446 4,798,355 
      non-controlling interest
                                                                          -55,364 -133,942 -84,157 -80,311 
      diluted income per share
                                                                             0.07 
    Balance Sheets:
    Quarterly
    Annual
      Unit: USD2025-11-02 2025-08-03 2025-05-04 2025-02-02 2024-10-27 2024-07-28 2024-04-28 2024-01-28 2023-10-29 2023-07-30 2023-04-30 2023-01-29 2022-10-30 2022-07-31 2022-05-01 2022-01-30 2021-10-31 2021-08-01 2021-05-02 2021-01-31 2020-11-01 2020-08-02 2020-05-03 2020-02-02 2019-11-03 2019-08-04 2019-05-05 2019-02-03 2018-10-28 2018-07-29 2018-04-29 2018-01-28 2017-10-29 2017-07-30 2017-04-30 2017-01-29 2016-10-30 2016-07-31 2016-05-01 2016-01-31 2015-11-01 2015-08-02 2015-05-03 2015-02-01 2014-11-02 2014-08-03 2014-05-04 2014-02-02 2013-11-03 2013-08-04 2013-05-05 2013-02-03 2012-10-28 2012-07-29 2012-04-29 2012-01-29 2011-10-30 2011-07-31 2011-05-01 2011-01-30 2010-10-31 2010-08-01 2010-05-02 2010-01-31 2009-11-01 2009-08-02 2009-05-03 2009-02-01 2008-11-02 2008-08-03 2008-05-04 2008-02-03 2007-10-31 2007-07-31 
                                                                                
        assets
                                                                                
        current assets
                                                                                
        cash and cash equivalents
      1,035,862,000 1,155,794,000 1,325,272,000 1,984,336,000 1,188,419,000 1,610,112,000 1,900,672,000 2,243,971,000 1,091,138,000 1,107,530,000 950,607,000 1,154,867,000 352,624,000 498,831,000 649,016,000 1,259,871,000 993,591,000 1,170,041,000 1,179,739,000 1,150,517,000 481,581,000 522,998,000 823,006,000 1,093,505,000 586,153,000 623,738,000 576,241,000 881,320,000 703,607,000 777,841,000 966,571,000 990,501,000 650,054,000 721,212,000 698,289,000 734,846,000 480,386,000 535,350,000 550,046,000 501,482,000 403,446,000 541,262,000 655,881,000 664,479,000 633,582,000 725,073,000 751,965,000 698,649,000 600,745,000 610,273,000 588,418,000 590,179,000 439,423,000 444,286,000 424,330,000 409,437,000 276,946,000 264,728,000 260,871,000 316,286,000 224,775,000 178,172,000 173,640,000 159,573,000 101,832,000 83,797,000 59,271,000 56,796,981 52,039,394 43,735,233 34,061,642 53,339,326 36,324,627 9,726,553 
        accounts receivable
      250,304,000 139,258,000 141,241,000 120,173,000 143,418,000 126,121,000 126,349,000 124,769,000 107,004,000 106,221,000 107,468,000 132,906,000 96,179,000 81,784,000 78,391,000 77,001,000 75,343,000 56,150,000 56,956,000 62,399,000 59,772,000 48,922,000 48,684,000 40,219,000 35,744,000 27,659,000 20,105,000 35,786,000 29,448,000 23,535,000 21,875,000 19,173,000 21,281,000 15,873,000 10,707,000 9,200,000 11,910,000 10,196,000 9,502,000 13,108,000 12,463,000 12,209,000 13,287,000 13,746,000 10,719,000 8,835,000 7,849,000 11,903,000 12,105,000 11,597,000 7,754,000 6,351,000 8,041,000 6,639,000 4,848,000 5,202,000 10,814,000 9,720,000 12,149,000 9,116,000 9,121,000 7,851,000 9,177,000 8,238,000 6,515,000 5,789,000 3,868,000 4,029,032 4,006,535 4,505,235 4,338,299 4,431,556 4,532,440 3,457,650 
        inventories
      1,997,844,000 1,722,570,000 1,652,091,000 1,442,081,000 1,800,893,000 1,429,043,000 1,345,267,000 1,323,602,000 1,663,617,000 1,660,753,000 1,580,313,000 1,447,367,000 1,741,716,000 1,462,076,000 1,275,040,000 966,481,000 943,900,000 789,836,000 732,890,000 647,230,000 770,990,000 672,773,000 625,849,000 518,513,000 627,102,000 494,294,000 443,006,000 404,842,000 495,991,000 392,672,000 373,445,000 329,562,000 396,892,000 316,368,000 303,950,000 298,432,000 364,514,000 277,279,000 286,230,000 284,009,000 357,753,000 280,607,000 236,499,000 208,116,000 229,861,000 176,502,000 177,375,000 186,090,000 206,154,000 163,004,000 143,712,000 155,222,000 164,726,000 125,378,000 107,679,000 104,097,000 129,169,000 88,884,000 64,423,000 57,469,000 73,023,000 66,520,000 50,750,000 44,070,000 52,103,000 46,542,000 44,635,000 52,050,891 49,062,264 43,433,339 55,047,970 39,092,208 49,694,303 23,848,113 
        prepaid and receivable income taxes
      430,303,000 323,227,000 230,280,000 182,253,000 257,388,000 210,969,000 192,955,000 183,733,000 300,258,000 224,916,000 182,393,000 185,641,000 196,385,000 166,438,000 116,281,000 118,928,000 140,582,000 117,807,000 139,123,000 139,126,000 168,272,000 125,019,000 89,316,000 85,159,000 126,715,000 112,572,000 82,200,000 49,385,000 76,593,000 62,203,000 46,927,000 48,948,000 77,625,000 66,161,000 76,231,000 81,190,000 123,362,000 98,678,000 92,095,000 91,453,000                                   
        prepaid expenses and other current assets
      209,348,000 187,879,000 233,633,000 251,459,000 215,171,000 195,499,000 202,844,000 184,502,000 202,882,000 224,513,000 232,521,000 238,672,000 247,277,000 177,965,000 184,512,000 192,572,000 157,878,000 141,473,000 144,744,000 125,107,000 120,198,000 120,043,000                    84,191,000 67,125,000 64,671,000 70,495,000 63,692,000 44,194,000 46,197,000 61,587,000 53,266,000 41,735,000 35,301,000 28,894,000 27,222,000 21,248,000 8,357,000 10,887,000 20,640,000 12,545,000 6,408,000 4,798,000 6,507,000 5,876,000 4,529,000 5,618,000 6,604,000 6,135,000 4,111,024 2,378,498 3,776,355  1,043,328   
        current assets - sum
      3,923,661,000 3,528,728,000 3,582,517,000 3,980,302,000 3,605,289,000 3,571,744,000 3,768,087,000 4,060,577,000 3,364,899,000 3,323,933,000 3,053,302,000 3,159,453,000 2,634,181,000 2,387,094,000 2,303,240,000 2,614,853,000 2,311,294,000 2,275,307,000 2,253,452,000 2,124,379,000 1,600,813,000 1,489,755,000 1,694,545,000 1,807,938,000 1,451,676,000 1,333,013,000 1,171,584,000 1,429,282,000 1,363,467,000 1,308,037,000 1,452,855,000 1,436,282,000 1,188,348,000 1,171,022,000 1,132,681,000 1,162,737,000 1,022,910,000 962,683,000 971,193,000 917,039,000 928,504,000 918,269,000 972,792,000 951,012,000 944,657,000 974,102,000 981,383,000 942,839,000 880,591,000 838,140,000 781,619,000 787,053,000 641,084,000 603,525,000 558,105,000 527,093,000 427,816,000 383,972,000 349,988,000      166,068,000          
        property and equipment
      1,952,012,000 1,917,361,000 1,846,609,000 1,780,617,000 1,697,759,000 1,614,893,000 1,561,185,000 1,545,811,000 1,413,918,000 1,367,172,000 1,312,793,000 1,269,614,000 1,122,490,000 1,059,859,000 974,784,000 927,710,000 876,489,000 806,387,000 774,685,000 745,687,000 719,880,000 698,514,000 659,265,000 671,693,000 656,372,000 617,090,000 582,738,000 567,237,000 531,250,000 487,546,000 472,262,000 473,642,000 440,403,000 426,961,000 398,833,000 423,499,000 399,658,000 395,010,000 377,813,000 349,605,000 346,705,000 324,093,000 314,336,000 296,008,000 301,841,000 285,849,000 271,370,000 255,603,000 243,626,000 228,794,000 222,878,000 214,639,000 204,052,000 181,122,000 168,374,000 162,941,000 153,119,000 151,120,000 144,917,000 70,954,000 67,457,000 64,609,000 63,844,000 61,591,000 59,900,000 61,265,000 60,960,000 61,661,813 59,893,300 55,473,226 49,062,512 44,038,565 36,376,624 27,215,249 
        right-of-use lease assets
      1,600,385,000 1,605,009,000 1,549,401,000 1,416,256,000 1,360,589,000 1,302,947,000 1,263,749,000 1,265,610,000 1,048,607,000 1,079,198,000 993,471,000 969,419,000 946,687,000 867,901,000 819,998,000 803,543,000 789,381,000 729,621,000 719,139,000 734,835,000 714,086,000 725,805,000 731,883,000 689,664,000 652,492,000 657,044,000 626,974,000                                                
        goodwill
      175,301,000 172,907,000 167,359,000 159,518,000 164,462,000 23,925,000 23,992,000 24,083,000 23,912,000 24,176,000 24,041,000 24,144,000 386,515,000 386,868,000 386,837,000 386,880,000 387,065,000 387,024,000 387,115,000 386,877,000 386,632,000 386,593,000   24,478,000 24,184,000 24,094,000                                              1,007,612 898,124 
        intangible assets
      7,689,000 9,308,000 10,642,000 11,673,000 13,723,000     18,204,000 20,082,000 21,961,000 64,719,000 66,908,000 69,103,000 71,299,000 73,494,000 75,690,000 77,885,000 80,080,000 82,276,000 84,471,000                                                   7,774,194 7,204,504 
        deferred income tax assets
      21,581,000 21,417,000 17,598,000 17,085,000 9,253,000 9,098,000 9,099,000 9,176,000 5,896,000 6,188,000 6,130,000 6,402,000 5,587,000 6,025,000 6,090,000 6,091,000 6,804,000 6,564,000 6,773,000 6,731,000 31,562,000 31,591,000 31,190,000 31,435,000 26,339,000 26,296,000 26,312,000 26,549,000 28,155,000 28,345,000 30,923,000 32,491,000 37,583,000 40,016,000 32,509,000 26,256,000 12,446,000 12,696,000 13,044,000 11,802,000 10,759,000 15,667,000 16,294,000                                
        other non-current assets
      274,563,000 268,709,000 256,417,000 237,841,000 232,594,000 221,528,000 202,383,000 186,684,000 165,032,000 173,587,000 161,725,000 156,045,000 149,257,000 146,056,000 137,160,000 132,102,000 127,480,000 124,505,000 110,782,000 106,626,000 92,671,000 77,298,000 60,859,000 56,201,000 43,787,000 37,117,000 31,318,000 37,404,000 33,902,000 32,974,000 31,304,000 31,389,000 29,639,000 24,175,000 21,063,000 20,492,000 19,359,000 20,215,000 14,285,000 10,854,000 10,184,000 10,581,000 8,018,000 7,012,000 5,733,000 5,039,000 5,102,000 4,745,000 5,243,000 4,125,000 4,164,000 4,152,000 4,181,000 5,095,000 4,115,000 4,141,000 4,434,000 4,556,000 4,597,000 4,063,000 3,493,000 3,587,000 6,355,000 6,105,000 6,415,000 6,330,000 5,654,000 5,452,735    3,898,515   
        liabilities and stockholders' equity
                                                                                
        current liabilities
                                                                                
        accounts payable
      352,160,000 373,333,000 303,975,000 271,406,000 385,960,000 317,348,000 261,605,000 348,441,000 309,324,000 298,914,000 287,464,000 172,732,000 300,870,000 259,927,000 308,086,000 289,728,000 227,067,000 203,546,000 196,934,000 172,246,000 160,779,000 122,767,000 78,940,000 79,997,000 116,281,000 110,513,000 88,258,000 95,533,000 153,140,000 110,523,000 16,255,000 24,646,000 14,113,000 19,049,000 8,533,000 24,846,000 9,132,000 8,295,000 6,443,000 10,381,000 5,845,000 7,488,000 5,318,000 9,339,000 9,545,000 7,100,000 6,960,000 12,647,000 4,783,000 12,721,000 3,756,000 1,045,000 6,569,000 6,953,000 4,229,000 14,536,000 6,040,000 4,445,000 3,409,000 6,659,000 9,275,000 7,275,000 8,019,000 11,028,000 5,866,000 3,073,000 5,218,000 5,269,423 8,448,240 1,321,988 4,852,172 5,199,604 12,604,922 4,928,001 
        accrued liabilities and other
      621,155,000 423,933,000 506,996,000 559,463,000 561,615,000 396,423,000 374,446,000 348,555,000 392,949,000 399,178,000 342,751,000 399,223,000 357,365,000 345,105,000 362,938,000 330,800,000                                                           
        accrued compensation and related expenses
      186,378,000 148,895,000 144,222,000 204,543,000 190,169,000 174,702,000 132,911,000 326,110,000 250,479,000 192,289,000 125,053,000 248,167,000 184,122,000 153,381,000 119,482,000 204,921,000 181,863,000 150,331,000 154,729,000 130,171,000 96,527,000 84,102,000 69,455,000 133,688,000 98,442,000 100,735,000 75,286,000 109,181,000 85,446,000 62,794,000 54,261,000 70,141,000 62,387,000 47,920,000 39,076,000 55,238,000 53,641,000 39,495,000 35,083,000 43,524,000 44,074,000 33,050,000 27,550,000 29,932,000 33,141,000 26,614,000 23,373,000 19,445,000 26,829,000 21,184,000 18,942,000 27,530,000 22,176,000 19,547,000 13,942,000 22,875,000 18,549,000 16,819,000 9,818,000 16,872,000 11,454,000 10,090,000 6,508,000 10,626,000 7,351,000 6,996,000 5,084,000 5,861,807 19,596,758 10,954,435 5,670,753 7,969,862   
        current lease liabilities
      317,482,000 297,919,000 281,837,000 275,154,000 290,368,000 278,067,000 254,443,000 249,270,000 217,138,000 216,837,000 210,506,000 207,972,000 188,110,000 196,259,000 178,273,000 188,996,000 175,445,000 150,087,000 168,145,000 166,091,000 138,082,000 147,941,000 144,646,000 128,497,000 131,385,000 130,182,000 127,180,000                                                
        current income taxes payable
      62,712,000 26,746,000 31,276,000 183,126,000 96,808,000 19,231,000 53,087,000 12,098,000 27,231,000 20,576,000 30,213,000 174,221,000 80,947,000 50,815,000 22,279,000 133,852,000 43,199,000 13,743,000 7,997,000 8,357,000 5,818,000 75,153,000 28,729,000 26,436,000 12,351,000 5,090,000 9,377,000 67,412,000 24,545,000 3,021,000 19,445,000 15,700,000                                           
        unredeemed gift card liability
      253,798,000 252,334,000 271,076,000 308,352,000 238,327,000 250,754,000 268,296,000 306,479,000 213,256,000 216,116,000 223,970,000 251,478,000 171,659,000 172,666,000 183,910,000 208,195,000 137,656,000 137,021,000 141,149,000 155,848,000 104,760,000 106,425,000 105,286,000 120,413,000 75,025,000 79,629,000 85,215,000 99,412,000 63,474,000 64,420,000 69,510,000 82,668,000 52,500,000 56,170,000 59,398,000 70,454,000 44,173,000 46,181,000 50,387,000 57,736,000 35,123,000 36,148,000 39,226,000 46,252,000 28,016,000 29,232,000 30,919,000 38,343,000 23,790,000 25,851,000 29,416,000 35,113,000 17,660,000 17,704,000 17,702,000 22,773,000 12,829,000 14,885,000 15,774,000 18,168,000 8,918,000 9,266,000 9,649,000 11,699,000 6,259,000 6,758,000 6,493,000 9,277,536 5,537,116 6,547,739 6,653,259 8,113,972   
        other current liabilities
      48,494,000 34,186,000 33,003,000 37,586,000 40,286,000 32,126,000 38,783,000 40,308,000 37,737,000 42,460,000 36,814,000 38,405,000 39,762,000 29,057,000 31,923,000 48,842,000 28,358,000 24,286,000 27,862,000 23,598,000 23,892,000 17,810,000 194,580,000 125,043,000 131,211,000 117,682,000 108,726,000 112,698,000 105,620,000 95,806,000 82,486,000 79,989,000 71,590,000 73,341,000                           255,000 249,000 380,000 376,000 551,000 505,000 452,000 690,081 825,764 684,964 1,415,130 1,345,088 5,334,494 3,294,842 
        current liabilities - sum
      1,842,179,000 1,557,346,000 1,572,385,000 1,839,630,000 1,803,533,000 1,468,651,000 1,383,571,000 1,631,261,000 1,448,114,000 1,386,370,000 1,256,771,000 1,492,198,000 1,322,835,000 1,207,210,000 1,206,891,000 1,405,334,000 1,118,020,000 981,354,000 964,814,000 883,178,000 730,878,000 763,309,000 631,496,000 620,418,000 574,769,000 552,609,000 502,942,000 500,477,000 443,671,000 449,161,000 267,341,000 292,598,000 240,577,000 224,291,000 205,973,000 241,449,000 212,708,000 197,438,000 202,428,000 225,504,000 208,328,000 148,108,000 143,482,000 159,881,000 147,750,000 114,900,000 105,483,000 113,514,000 94,614,000 100,941,000 92,326,000 133,357,000 91,190,000 74,976,000 70,834,000 103,439,000 82,514,000 64,958,000 58,990,000      39,447,000          
        non-current lease liabilities
      1,445,312,000 1,464,799,000 1,424,945,000 1,300,637,000 1,223,733,000 1,180,823,000 1,147,631,000 1,154,012,000 950,954,000 976,736,000 888,582,000 862,362,000 850,373,000 757,865,000 726,270,000 692,056,000 684,460,000 644,734,000 616,917,000 632,590,000 635,386,000 632,646,000 639,242,000 611,464,000 563,925,000 568,311,000 537,758,000                                                
        deferred income tax liabilities
      111,590,000 62,400,000 98,189,000 98,188,000 33,231,000 28,876,000 29,150,000 29,522,000 53,833,000 55,258,000 54,533,000 55,084,000 50,884,000 53,271,000 53,061,000 53,352,000 60,374,000 60,010,000 60,807,000 58,755,000 47,199,000 46,901,000 40,764,000 43,432,000 14,190,000 14,114,000 13,834,000 14,249,000 1,582,000 1,582,000 1,582,000 1,336,000  7,668,000 6,950,000 7,262,000 11,064,000 11,198,000 11,382,000 10,759,000 3,524,000 3,545,000 3,800,000                                
        other non-current liabilities
      54,088,000 51,615,000 45,454,000 40,790,000 37,440,000 34,140,000 32,471,000 29,201,000 27,650,000 24,748,000 23,027,000 20,040,000 17,585,000 16,012,000 14,385,000 13,616,000 12,625,000 9,761,000 9,365,000 8,976,000 8,354,000 6,919,000 6,271,000 5,596,000 5,298,000 4,105,000 3,676,000 81,911,000 74,889,000 66,121,000 62,470,000 59,321,000 58,596,000 57,155,000 48,724,000 48,857,000 50,699,000 50,663,000 51,620,000 50,332,000 49,748,000 47,100,000 45,423,000 43,131,000 40,100,000           25,014,000    19,645,000 19,102,000 18,385,000 16,342,000 15,472,000 14,541,000 13,298,000 11,976,000 11,300,713   7,097,254 6,721,220   
        commitments and contingencies
                                                                                
        stockholders' equity
                                                                                
        undesignated preferred stock, 0.01 par value: 5,000 shares authorized; none issued and outstanding
                                                                                
        exchangeable stock, no par value: 60,000 shares authorized; 5,116 and 5,116 issued and outstanding
                                                                                
        special voting stock, 0.000005 par value: 60,000 shares authorized; 5,116 and 5,116 issued and outstanding
                                                                                
        common stock
      564,000 570,000 574,000 581,000 585,000 593,000 602,000 606,000 606,000 608,000 610,000 611,000 612,000 612,000 614,000 616,000 621,000 623,000 625,000 626,000 626,000 625,000 624,000 621,000 617,000 615,000 615,000 608,000 613,000 613,000 630,000 628,000 628,000 628,000 636,000 637,000 636,000 636,000 637,000 637,000 648,000 656,000 660,000 661,000 662,000 571,000 578,000 577,000 576,000 575,000 563,000 562,000 559,000 558,000 558,000 551,000 547,000 544,000                 
        additional paid-in capital
      646,238,000 632,375,000 632,564,000 638,190,000 610,402,000 589,156,000 570,286,000 575,369,000 536,390,000 505,127,000 478,496,000 474,645,000 455,444,000 433,092,000 412,713,000 422,507,000 406,413,000 381,737,000 364,743,000 388,667,000 374,352,000 358,414,000 334,201,000 355,541,000 343,335,000 329,915,000 317,204,000 315,285,000 307,154,000 299,702,000 291,352,000 284,253,000 275,871,000 272,043,000 267,369,000 266,622,000 262,440,000 257,710,000 250,799,000 245,533,000 246,814,000 249,078,000 245,136,000 241,695,000 239,500,000 240,343,000 240,678,000 240,351,000 242,465,000 235,953,000 221,300,000 221,372,000 211,194,000 224,060,000 218,252,000 205,557,000 202,076,000 197,022,000 190,751,000 179,870,000 172,214,000 168,616,000 165,627,000 158,921,000 148,413,000 146,919,000 157,677,000 155,960,785 152,327,111 142,733,505 138,230,688 136,004,955 134,947,187 101,638,066 
        retained earnings
      4,204,012,000 4,085,559,000 3,993,154,000 4,109,717,000 3,694,547,000 3,751,713,000 3,944,000,000 3,920,362,000 3,304,683,000 3,267,589,000 3,118,584,000 2,926,127,000 2,874,955,000 2,636,377,000 2,471,432,000 2,512,840,000 2,398,186,000 2,445,845,000 2,408,006,000 2,346,428,000 2,016,591,000 1,872,948,000 1,786,147,000 1,820,637,000 1,522,921,000 1,404,866,000 1,281,432,000 1,346,890,000 1,310,452,000 1,224,044,000 1,530,147,000 1,455,002,000 1,336,216,000 1,285,559,000 1,312,957,000 1,294,214,000 1,158,834,000 1,090,549,000 1,049,430,000 1,019,515,000 1,003,331,000 1,035,903,000 1,050,016,000 1,020,619,000 926,369,000 937,767,000 942,803,000 923,822,000 814,130,000 748,018,000 691,554,000 644,275,000 534,900,000 477,584,000 420,362,000 373,719,000 300,201,000 261,407,000 223,028,000 189,656,000 134,890,000 109,189,000 87,397,000 67,809,000 39,358,000 25,290,000 16,046,000 9,528,271       
        accumulated other comprehensive loss
      -348,791,000 -331,225,000 -336,722,000 -424,441,000 -319,802,000 -309,817,000 -295,080,000 -264,256,000 -315,830,000 -239,842,000 -277,614,000 -252,584,000 -291,807,000 -212,283,000 -216,709,000 -195,917,000 -146,765,000 -157,039,000 -133,519,000 -177,155,000 -228,616,000 -230,885,000 -285,185,000 -224,581,000 -218,137,000 -228,017,000 -232,531,000 -216,808,000 -211,462,000 -204,144,000 -185,895,000 -142,923,000 -191,439,000 -160,421,000 -233,275,000 -201,500,000 -217,441,000 -192,693,000 -164,641,000 -238,203,000 -190,834,000 -190,169,000 -150,801,000 -173,407,000 -81,270,000 -52,014,000 -55,678,000                    -5,960,000        
        stockholders' equity - sum
      4,502,023,000 4,387,279,000 4,289,570,000 4,324,047,000 3,985,732,000 4,031,645,000 4,219,808,000 4,232,081,000 3,525,849,000 3,533,482,000 3,320,076,000 3,148,799,000 3,039,204,000 2,857,798,000 2,668,050,000 2,740,046,000 2,658,455,000 2,671,166,000 2,639,855,000 2,558,566,000 2,162,953,000 2,001,102,000 1,835,787,000 1,952,218,000 1,648,736,000 1,507,379,000 1,366,720,000 1,445,975,000 1,406,757,000 1,320,215,000 1,636,234,000 1,596,960,000 1,421,276,000 1,397,809,000 1,347,687,000 1,359,973,000 1,204,469,000 1,156,202,000 1,136,225,000 1,027,482,000 1,059,959,000 1,095,468,000 1,145,011,000 1,089,568,000 1,085,261,000 1,126,667,000 1,128,381,000 1,096,682,000                           
        non-current income taxes payable
            15,864,000 15,864,000 15,864,000 15,864,000 28,555,000 28,555,000 28,555,000 28,555,000 28,555,000 38,074,000 38,073,000 38,073,000 38,073,000 43,150,000 43,150,000 43,150,000 48,226,000 48,226,000 48,226,000 48,226,000 38,090,000 42,099,000 54,112,000 44,078,000 44,078,000 48,268,000                                           
        exchangeable stock, no par value: 60,000 shares authorized; 5,116 and 5,203 issued and outstanding
                                                                                
        special voting stock, 0.000005 par value: 60,000 shares authorized; 5,116 and 5,203 issued and outstanding
                                                                                
        exchangeable stock, no par value: 60,000 shares authorized; 5,203 and 5,203 issued and outstanding
                                                                                
        special voting stock, 0.000005 par value: 60,000 shares authorized; 5,203 and 5,203 issued and outstanding
                                                                                
        accrued inventory liabilities
                      10,038,000 33,316,000 9,356,000 14,956,000 10,654,000 31,675,000 9,860,000 6,344,000 10,074,000 8,778,000 8,900,000 16,241,000 11,446,000 12,597,000 19,861,000 13,027,000 23,420,000 21,292,000 20,610,000 8,601,000 32,146,000 19,287,000 21,901,000 25,451,000 40,250,000 35,545,000 39,008,000 22,296,000                               
        other accrued liabilities
                      314,394,000 269,024,000 258,642,000 211,911,000 190,366,000 177,436,000             51,405,000 52,020,000 51,663,000 50,588,000 51,722,000 50,676,000 36,207,000 34,638,000 31,103,000 31,989,000 31,448,000                              
        exchangeable stock, no par value: 60,000 shares authorized; 5,203 and 6,227 issued and outstanding
                                                                                
        special voting stock, 0.000005 par value: 60,000 shares authorized; 5,203 and 6,227 issued and outstanding
                                                                                
        exchangeable stock, no par value: 60,000 shares authorized; 5,216 and 6,227 issued and outstanding
                                                                                
        special voting stock, 0.000005 par value: 60,000 shares authorized; 5,216 and 6,227 issued and outstanding
                                                                                
        exchangeable stock, no par value: 60,000 shares authorized; 5,393 and 6,227 issued and outstanding
                                                                                
        special voting stock, 0.000005 par value: 60,000 shares authorized; 5,393 and 6,227 issued and outstanding
                                                                                
        other prepaid expenses and other current assets
                            107,690,000 70,542,000 75,962,000 74,750,000 50,032,000 57,949,000 57,828,000 51,786,000 44,037,000 48,098,000 42,496,000 51,408,000 43,504,000 39,069,000 42,738,000 41,180,000 33,320,000 26,987,000 30,066,000                                  
        goodwill and intangible assets
                            24,044,000 24,423,000    24,239,000 24,237,000 24,255,000 24,361,000 24,679,000 24,476,000 24,749,000 24,248,000 24,557,000 24,567,000 24,897,000 25,320,000 24,777,000 25,407,000 25,611,000 26,276,000 26,163,000 27,458,000 27,938,000 28,107,000 28,201,000 28,991,000 29,224,000 29,810,000 30,201,000 30,530,000 30,893,000 31,521,000 31,872,000 32,351,000 28,434,000 28,769,000 27,112,000 26,488,000 24,735,000 8,096,000 8,050,000 8,257,000 8,525,000 8,166,000 8,160,334 8,639,314 7,374,000 7,669,612 8,124,047   
        exchangeable stock, no par value: 60,000 shares authorized; 5,482 and 6,227 issued and outstanding
                                                                                
        special voting stock, 0.000005 par value: 60,000 shares authorized; 5,482 and 6,227 issued and outstanding
                                                                                
        exchangeable stock, no par value: 60,000 shares authorized; 6,227 and 9,332 issued and outstanding
                                                                                
        special voting stock, 0.000005 par value: 60,000 shares authorized; 6,227 and 9,332 issued and outstanding
                                                                                
        exchangeable stock, no par value: 60,000 shares authorized; 6,960 and 9,332 issued and outstanding
                                                                                
        special voting stock, 0.000005 par value: 60,000 shares authorized; 6,960 and 9,332 issued and outstanding
                                                                                
        exchangeable stock, no par value: 60,000 shares authorized; 7,381 and 9,332 issued and outstanding
                                                                                
        special voting stock, 0.000005 par value: 60,000 shares authorized; 7,381 and 9,332 issued and outstanding
                                                                                
        exchangeable stock, no par value: 60,000 shares authorized; 9,332 and 9,781 issued and outstanding
                                                                                
        special voting stock, 0.000005 par value: 60,000 shares authorized; 9,332 and 9,781 issued and outstanding
                                                                                
        exchangeable stock, no par value: 60,000 shares authorized; 9,776 and 9,781 issued and outstanding
                                                                                
        special voting stock, 0.000005 par value: 60,000 shares authorized; 9,776 and 9,781 issued and outstanding
                                                                                
        revolving credit facility
                                   100,000,000                                             
        lease termination liabilities
                                    5,523,000 6,427,000 12,164,000                                          
        exchangeable stock, no par value: 60,000 shares authorized; 9,781 and 9,781 issued and outstanding
                                                                                
        special voting stock, 0.000005 par value: 60,000 shares authorized; 9,781 and 9,781 issued and outstanding
                                                                                
        income taxes payable
                                      4,403,000 6,519,000 26,951,000 30,290,000 21,953,000 33,592,000 36,892,000 37,736,000 46,829,000 1,239,000 1,277,000 20,073,000 3,116,000 562,000 533,000 769,000 991,000 1,260,000 2,190,000 39,637,000 6,831,000 5,437,000 8,805,000 8,720,000    18,399,000 5,518,000 2,419,000 1,961,000 7,742,000    2,133,036    5,719,820 2,482,683 5,369,615 
        exchangeable stock, no par value: 60,000 shares authorized; 9,781 and 9,804 issued and outstanding
                                                                                
        special voting stock, 0.000005 par value: 60,000 shares authorized; 9,781 and 9,804 issued and outstanding
                                                                                
        exchangeable stock, no par value: 60,000 shares authorized; 9,784 and 9,804 issued and outstanding
                                                                                
        special voting stock, 0.000005 par value: 60,000 shares authorized; 9,784 and 9,804 issued and outstanding
                                                                                
        exchangeable stock, no par value: 60,000 shares authorized; 9,804 and 9,804 issued and outstanding
                                                                                
        special voting stock, 0.000005 par value: 60,000 shares authorized; 9,804 and 9,804 issued and outstanding
                                                                                
        exchangeable stock, no par value: 60,000 shares authorized; 9,804 and 9,833 issued and outstanding
                                                                                
        special voting stock, 0.000005 par value: 60,000 shares authorized; 9,804 and 9,833 issued and outstanding
                                                                                
        prepaid income taxes
                                              124,776,000                                  
        undesignated preferred stock, 0.01 par value...
                                                                                
        exchangeable stock, no par value, 60,000 shares authorized, issued and outstanding 9,804 and 9,833
                                                                                
        special voting stock, 0.000005 par value, 60,000 shares authorized, issued and outstanding 9,804 and 9,833
                                                                                
        exchangeable stock, no par value, 60,000 shares authorized, issued and outstanding 9,833 and 9,833
                                                                                
        special voting stock, 0.000005 par value, 60,000 shares authorized, issued and outstanding 9,833 and 9,833
                                                                                
        deferred income tax asset
                                                 16,018,000 4,798,000 4,992,000 4,995,000 18,300,000                           
        deferred income tax liability
                                                 3,633,000 11,376,000                              
        exchangeable stock, no par value, 60,000 shares authorized, issued and outstanding 9,833 and 29,955
                                                                                
        special voting stock, 0.000005 par value, 60,000 shares authorized, issued and outstanding 9,833 and 29,955
                                                                                
        accrued inventory purchases
                                                  42,484,000                              
        accrued liabilities
                                                   51,392,000 43,698,000 42,310,000 38,221,000 39,925,000 38,022,000 30,032,000 37,954,000 25,335,000 26,156,000 34,535,000 45,096,000 28,809,000 29,989,000 25,266,000 28,856,000 17,414,000 20,280,000 17,207,000 19,420,000 17,936,000 10,128,000 22,103,034 12,362,495 6,968,012 11,609,952 7,473,205 15,518,945 11,543,005 
        non-current liabilities
                                                   56,353,000 57,093,000 39,492,000 37,180,000 33,893,000 31,090,000 30,422,000 29,770,000 27,817,000 26,383,000  24,466,000 21,826,000 21,609,000                
        exchangeable stock, no par value, 60,000 shares authorized, issued and outstanding 29,938 and 29,955
                                                                                
        special voting stock, 0.000005 par value, 60,000 shares authorized, issued and outstanding 29,938 and 29,955
                                                                                
        exchangeable stock, no par value, 60,000 shares authorized, issued and outstanding 29,955 and 32,065
                                                                                
        special voting stock, 0.000005 par value, 60,000 shares authorized, issued and outstanding 29,955 and 32,065
                                                                                
        accumulated other comprehensive income
                                                     -68,068,000 -14,411,000 -5,258,000 16,643,000 21,090,000 21,168,000 18,527,000 29,094,000 21,549,000 21,831,000 36,416,000 37,494,000 20,329,000 14,517,000 11,032,000 14,258,000 5,867,000 4,319,000 4,362,000  -11,150,789 -11,160,212 3,512,623 4,237,061 5,396,954 6,616,640 2,398,487 
        deferred income taxes
                                                      16,103,000 13,839,000 15,005,000 15,033,000 8,934,000 8,503,000 8,504,000 8,587,000 18,350,000 18,379,000 8,189,000 7,894,000 9,817,000 11,715,000 15,352,000 15,102,000 6,128,000 6,974,000 19,097,000 19,373,559   191,906 1,124,597 939,237 676,008 
        liabilities and stockholders’ equity
                                                                                
        stockholders’ equity
                                                                                
        exchangeable stock, no par value, 60,000 shares authorized, issued and outstanding 29,983 and 32,065
                                                                                
        special voting stock, 0.000005 par value, 60,000 shares authorized, issued and outstanding 29,983 and 32,065
                                                                                
        stockholders’ equity - sum
                                                      1,042,760,000 979,288,000 930,060,000 887,299,000 767,821,000 720,729,000 668,266,000 601,376,000 524,655,000 495,389,000 451,813,000      192,599,000          
        exchangeable stock, no par value, 60,000 shares authorized, issued and outstanding 30,033 and 32,065
                                                                                
        special voting stock, 0.000005 par value, 60,000 shares authorized, issued and outstanding 30,033 and 32,065
                                                                                
        exchangeable stock, no par value, 60,000 shares authorized, issued and outstanding 32,033 and 32,065
                                                                                
        special voting stock, 0.000005 par value, 60,000 shares authorized, issued and outstanding 32,033 and 32,065
                                                                                
        exchangeable stock, no par value, 60,000 shares authorized, issued and outstanding 32,065 and 33,412
                                                                                
        special voting stock, 0.000005 par value, 60,000 shares authorized, issued and outstanding 32,065 and 33,412
                                                                                
        non-controlling interest
                                                           5,616,000 5,136,000 4,805,000 4,435,000 4,288,000 4,048,000 3,904,000 4,524,000 3,960,000         256,564 318,824 474,649 503,159 
        exchangeable stock, no par value, 60,000 shares authorized, issued and outstanding 32,379 and 33,412
                                                                                
        special voting stock, 0.000005 par value, 60,000 shares authorized, issued and outstanding 32,379 and 33,412
                                                                                
        exchangeable stock, no par value, 60,000 shares authorized, issued and outstanding 32,402 and 33,412
                                                                                
        special voting stock, 0.000005 par value, 60,000 shares authorized, issued and outstanding 32,402 and 33,412
                                                                                
        exchangeable stock, no par value, 60,000 shares authorized, issued and outstanding 33,412 and 35,636
                                                                                
        special voting stock, 0.000005 par value, 60,000 shares authorized, issued and outstanding 33,412 and 35,636
                                                                                
        exchangeable stock, no par value, 60,000 shares authorized, issued and outstanding 34,125 and 35,636
                                                                                
        special voting stock, 0.000005 par value, 60,000 shares authorized, issued and outstanding 34,125 and 35,636
                                                                                
        exchangeable stock, no par value, 60,000 shares authorized, issued and outstanding 34,525 and 35,636
                                                                                
        special voting stock, 0.000005 par value, 60,000 shares authorized, issued and outstanding 34,525 and 35,636
                                                                                
        exchangeable stock, no par value, 30,000 shares authorized, issued and outstanding 17,508 and 17,818
                                                                                
        special voting stock, 0.00001 par value...
                                                                         195 196 209 209 209 209 209 
        common stock, 0.01 par value...
                                                                540,000 534,000 528,000 517,000 514,000 511,000 509,000 508,000 507,000 504,223 502,931 472,596 467,806 466,847 465,922 443,008 
        exchangeable stock, no par value, 30,000 shares authorized, issued and outstanding 17,818 and 19,383
                                                                                
        exchangeable stock, no par value, 30,000 shares authorized, issued and outstanding 18,160 and 19,383 shares
                                                                                
        exchangeable stock, no par value, 30,000 shares authorized, issued and outstanding 19,169 and 19,383 shares
                                                                                
        exchangeable stock, no par value, 30,000 shares authorized, issued and outstanding 19,321 and 19,383 shares
                                                                                
        exchangeable stock, no par value, 30,000 shares authorized, issued and outstanding 19,383 and 19,517
                                                                                
        exchangeable stock, no par value, 30,000 shares authorized, issued and outstanding 19,408 and 19,517 shares
                                                                                
        exchangeable stock, no par value, 30,000 shares authorized, issued and outstanding 19,420 and 19,517 shares
                                                                                
        exchangeable stock, no par value, 30,000 shares authorized, issued and outstanding 19,502 and 19,517 shares
                                                                                
        assets of discontinued operations
                                                                           2,740,468     
        liabilities of discontinued operations
                                                                           1,738,496     
        exchangeable stock, no par value, 30,000,000 shares authorized, issued and outstanding 19,517,370 and 20,935,041
                                                                                
        deferred income taxes and other assets
                                                                          21,999,346 13,431,078 5,716,876    
        deferred income taxes and other non-current liabilities
                                                                          10,988,598 9,745,396     
        exchangeable stock, no par value, 30,000,000 shares authorized, issued and outstanding 19,589,828 and 20,935,041 shares
                                                                                
        accumulated deficit
                                                                          -1,410,346 -10,211,029 -21,358,566 -29,834,956 -44,443,955 -52,013,331 
        exchangeable stock, no par value, 30,000,000 shares authorized, issued and outstanding 20,935,041 and 20,935,041 shares
                                                                                
        prepaid expenses, current deferred taxes and other current assets
                                                                            3,427,277  1,827,792 1,226,598 
        current deferred taxes
                                                                                
        exchangeable stock, no par value, 30,000,000 shares authorized, issued and outstanding 20,935,041 and 20,935,041
                                                                                
        other assets
                                                                              2,698,902 9,225,163 
        other liabilities
                                                                              6,968,310 5,209,454 
        due from related parties
                                                                               19,924 
        exchangeable stock, no par value, 30,000,000 shares authorized, 20,935,041 issued and outstanding
                                                                                
      Cashflow Statements:
      Quarterly
      Annual
        Unit: USD2025-11-02 2025-08-03 2025-05-04 2025-02-02 2024-10-27 2024-07-28 2024-04-28 2024-01-28 2023-10-29 2023-07-30 2023-04-30 2023-01-29 2022-10-30 2022-07-31 2022-05-01 2022-01-30 2021-10-31 2021-08-01 2021-05-02 2021-01-31 2020-11-01 2020-08-02 2020-05-03 2020-02-02 2019-11-03 2019-08-04 2019-05-05 2019-02-03 2018-10-28 2018-07-29 2018-04-29 2018-01-28 2017-10-29 2017-07-30 2017-04-30 2017-01-29 2016-10-30 2016-07-31 2016-05-01 2016-01-31 2015-11-01 2015-08-02 2015-05-03 2015-02-01 2014-11-02 2014-08-03 2014-05-04 2014-02-02 2013-11-03 2013-08-04 2013-05-05 2013-02-03 2012-10-28 2012-07-29 2012-04-29 2012-01-29 2011-07-31 2011-05-01 2011-01-30 2010-01-31 2009-02-01 2008-01-31 2007-10-31 
                                                                       
          cash flows from operating activities
                                                                       
          net income
        306,835,000 370,905,000 314,572,000 748,403,000 351,870,000 392,922,000 321,421,000 669,468,000 248,714,000 341,603,000 290,405,000 119,811,000 255,470,000 289,521,000 189,998,000 434,504,000 187,788,000 208,074,000 144,956,000 329,837,000 143,643,000 86,801,000 28,632,000 298,021,000 125,982,000 124,990,000 96,603,000 218,465,000 94,413,000 95,770,000 75,153,000 119,761,000 58,944,000 48,711,000 31,246,000 136,135,000 68,285,000 53,625,000 45,336,000 117,416,000 53,153,000 47,668,000 47,810,000 110,853,000 60,451,000 48,748,000 18,981,000 109,692,000 66,112,000 56,464,000 47,279,000 109,375,000 57,380,000 57,702,000 46,974,000 73,888,000 72,134,000 33,516,000  28,451,000 10,938,617 14,608,999 7,569,376 
          adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities:
                                                                       
          depreciation and amortization
        127,459,000 119,715,000 114,529,000 133,593,000 113,599,000 103,573,000 95,759,000 103,290,000 97,969,000 94,009,000 84,116,000 80,162,000 79,188,000 67,971,000 64,470,000 62,120,000 57,963,000 53,638,000 50,485,000 52,269,000 49,033,000 40,644,000 43,532,000 47,489,000 44,022,000 37,599,000 32,823,000 35,369,000 31,686,000 28,656,000 26,773,000 28,106,000 28,560,000 28,406,000 23,163,000 24,056,000 23,958,000 20,498,000 19,185,000 20,885,000 19,707,000 16,695,000 16,096,000 16,655,000 15,612,000 13,637,000 12,460,000 12,345,000 12,916,000 12,078,000 11,729,000 12,038,000 11,483,000 9,681,000 9,798,000 9,371,000 13,561,000 6,041,000 6,198,000 5,596,000 4,720,526 2,846,946 2,125,247 
          stock-based compensation expense
        16,558,000 -1,844,000 23,091,000 18,517,000 24,169,000 21,567,000 25,758,000 23,403,000 24,573,000 24,283,000 21,301,000 18,588,000 20,312,000 20,817,000 18,358,000 17,259,000 21,657,000 15,289,000 14,932,000 13,699,000 15,186,000 15,784,000 6,128,000 9,523,000 14,065,000 11,848,000 10,157,000 9,952,000 5,568,000 7,855,000 5,193,000 4,562,000 4,338,000 5,980,000 2,730,000 3,883,000 4,813,000 4,952,000 3,174,000 3,717,000 618,000 3,953,000 2,068,000                     
          settlement of derivatives not designated in a hedging relationship
        -6,156,000 35,599,000 -47,520,000 -28,118,000 -6,829,000 -12,500,000 -316,000 3,028,000 10,629,000 19,591,000 -721,000 -19,447,000 -11,147,000 2,323,000 -10,378,000 -15,236,000 -14,583,000 23,495,000 21,515,000 14,326,000 3,697,000 -7,869,000 -5,669,000 1,450,000 2,055,000 -447,000 -4,983,000 -10,206,000 -2,863,000 -1,596,000 -211,000 2,049,000                                
          changes in operating assets and liabilities:
                                                                       
          accounts receivable
        -111,490,000 2,575,000 -18,504,000                                                       -2,557,000      
          inventories
        -279,581,000 -63,584,000 -174,319,000 321,597,000 -351,606,000 -89,651,000 -36,425,000 368,385,000 -67,751,000 -78,876,000 -155,174,000 321,514,000 -321,457,000 -189,960,000 -320,607,000 -34,788,000 -151,457,000 -63,146,000 -74,218,000 137,606,000 -95,960,000 -15,384,000 -122,810,000 107,533,000 -131,766,000 -50,502,000 -42,856,000 91,948,000 -104,825,000 -22,295,000 -50,770,000 74,297,000 -85,434,000 3,404,000 -13,445,000 68,257,000 -90,607,000 4,035,000 12,912,000 68,031,000 -77,307,000 -48,213,000 -25,797,000 17,346,000 -54,132,000 -1,261,000 11,241,000 34,645,000 -45,911,000 -19,912,000 -6,229,000  -39,070,000 -18,719,000 -2,749,000  -30,164,000 -5,552,000      
          prepaid and receivable income taxes
        -107,076,000 -92,947,000 -48,027,000 72,884,000 -46,361,000 -18,450,000 -10,104,000 116,524,000 -75,341,000 -42,524,000 3,249,000 10,744,000 -29,948,000 -50,156,000 2,646,000 20,991,000 -22,646,000 20,996,000 767,000 29,147,000 -43,253,000 -35,703,000 -4,157,000 41,555,000 -14,143,000 -30,371,000 -32,816,000 27,208,000 -14,390,000 -15,276,000 2,021,000 28,677,000 -11,464,000 10,070,000 4,959,000 42,117,000 -24,560,000 -5,672,000 -348,000                         
          prepaid expenses and other current assets
        -22,340,000 46,361,000 22,676,000 -20,854,000 -34,967,000 6,564,000 -22,532,000 5,965,000 3,607,000 10,084,000 27,511,000 -23,308,000 -92,130,000 -2,678,000 4,296,000 -39,009,000 -35,058,000 2,767,000 -11,104,000 -4,221,000                              -9,992,000 -7,706,000  -70,000 -8,199,000 -8,011,000  -10,246,000 -4,286,000      
          other non-current assets
        -8,095,000 -19,806,000 -13,524,000 -12,567,000 -11,870,000 -30,799,000 -17,969,000 -22,767,000 -13,959,000 -9,332,000 -7,222,000 -10,793,000 -10,679,000 -10,523,000 -4,523,000 -8,764,000 -3,305,000 -6,592,000 1,105,000 -12,637,000            1,068,000 23,746,000 -9,438,000 -6,182,000                             
          accounts payable
        -18,344,000 68,665,000 22,489,000 -102,623,000 69,262,000 58,683,000 -82,366,000 35,682,000 15,678,000 9,072,000 116,935,000 -133,817,000 54,786,000 -48,879,000 20,630,000 66,752,000 22,671,000 8,609,000 19,623,000 9,067,000 37,629,000 33,745,000 2,222,000 -35,895,000 5,294,000 21,211,000 -5,420,000 -57,655,000 42,732,000 94,561,000 -7,676,000 9,590,000 -4,357,000 9,014,000 -15,798,000 15,638,000 954,000 2,020,000 -4,532,000 4,695,000 -1,639,000 2,283,000 -4,092,000 782,000 2,729,000 96,000 -5,805,000 7,899,000 -7,939,000 8,958,000 2,709,000  -357,000 2,624,000 -10,225,000  -2,085,000 -3,104,000      
          accrued liabilities and other
        201,748,000 -88,669,000 -42,971,000 21,573,000 111,443,000 22,589,000 37,534,000 -55,496,000 -24,776,000 62,223,000 -53,685,000 33,597,000 25,685,000 -22,031,000 28,113,000                                                 
          accrued compensation and related expenses
        38,605,000 4,386,000 -65,635,000 21,520,000 14,180,000 42,703,000 -190,513,000 71,823,000 54,220,000 64,983,000 -120,699,000 60,948,000 36,493,000 33,936,000 -84,123,000 24,836,000 31,177,000 -3,504,000 22,764,000 30,385,000 11,960,000 11,100,000 -60,137,000 35,549,000 -2,737,000 25,012,000 -32,498,000 23,591,000 22,935,000 9,231,000 -14,157,000 6,294,000 15,549,000 6,068,000 -15,038,000 1,108,000 14,802,000 5,372,000 -11,339,000 489,000 11,054,000 6,247,000 -2,853,000 -2,254,000 6,802,000 3,198,000 3,815,000 -4,808,000 5,545,000 1,730,000 -8,749,000  2,738,000 5,206,000 -8,607,000         
          current and non-current income taxes payable
        38,450,000 -4,919,000 -160,295,000 86,590,000 79,277,000 -49,778,000 41,116,000 -19,657,000 13,677,000 -25,979,000 -141,237,000 90,340,000 37,520,000 28,085,000 -119,959,000 90,916,000 29,406,000 5,889,000 -5,433,000 1,486,000 -69,537,000 40,215,000 3,711,000                                         
          unredeemed gift card liability
        2,346,000 -18,951,000 -40,665,000 109,033,000 -12,397,000 -17,054,000 -37,172,000 120,242,000 -550,000 -8,871,000 -26,506,000 101,747,000 1,618,000 -11,283,000 -23,816,000 90,410,000 408,000 -3,539,000 -15,838,000 63,586,000 -1,776,000 -208,000 -13,640,000 57,472,000 -4,770,000 -5,772,000 -13,641,000 42,712,000 -784,000 -4,744,000 -12,299,000 35,554,000 -3,080,000 -4,825,000 -10,367,000 30,133,000 -1,444,000 -3,637,000 -9,042,000                         
          right-of-use lease assets and current and non-current lease liabilities
        4,796,000 148,000 -2,924,000 7,267,000 -2,644,000 17,781,000 1,097,000 17,637,000 5,849,000 8,794,000 5,255,000 8,620,000 6,510,000 1,660,000 7,115,000 7,176,000 5,053,000 -555,000 1,820,000 6,690,000 -811,000 24,256,000 -16,868,000 7,628,000 169,000 1,440,000 8,185,000                                     
          other current and non-current liabilities
        66,169,000 -28,958,000 -1,927,000 1,729,000 3,533,000 -5,010,000 2,236,000 3,501,000 -896,000 7,650,000 1,975,000 -60,000 13,596,000 -985,000 -15,476,000 21,697,000 6,893,000 -3,071,000 4,554,000 55,000 7,371,000 -63,797,000 67,155,000 -584,000 16,397,000 2,362,000 5,234,000 12,193,000 17,887,000                                   
          net cash from operating activities
        249,884,000 328,676,000 -118,954,000 1,401,390,000 300,659,000 443,140,000 127,524,000 1,384,098,000 389,853,000 476,710,000 45,503,000 1,046,264,000 65,817,000 97,638,000 -243,256,000 730,984,000 158,352,000 285,663,000 214,109,000 717,932,000 25,342,000 181,305,000 -121,243,000 574,210,000 45,064,000 112,845,000 -62,803,000 425,903,000 106,850,000 174,189,000 35,837,000 358,028,000 29,271,000 82,638,000 19,400,000 287,788,000 -2,657,000 60,254,000 39,734,000 272,800,000 -6,221,000 11,221,000 20,940,000 147,608,000 42,856,000 53,010,000 70,975,000 183,533,000 23,875,000 45,796,000 25,135,000 166,873,000 49,720,000 47,568,000 15,952,000 150,095,000 19,529,000 5,655,000      
          capital expenditures
        -167,441,000 -177,898,000 -152,263,000 -234,982,000 -178,483,000 -145,086,000 -130,681,000 -206,512,000 -162,900,000 -145,511,000 -136,942,000 -206,980,000 -175,607,000 -144,718,000 -111,352,000 -127,511,000 -122,497,000 -80,269,000 -64,225,000 -58,396,000 -66,107,000 -52,622,000 -52,101,000 -68,831,000 -78,453,000 -67,330,000 -68,434,000 -69,061,000 -72,739,000 -49,693,000 -34,314,000 -50,736,000 -57,239,000 -30,010,000 -19,879,000 -43,343,000 -34,907,000 -44,617,000 -26,644,000 -35,426,000 -42,943,000 -37,182,000 -27,936,000 -30,360,000 -37,271,000 -26,655,000 -25,447,000 -34,463,000 -27,931,000 -23,038,000 -20,976,000 -21,188,000 -32,995,000 -26,350,000 -12,696,000 -15,967,000 -87,324,000 -74,831,000      
          free cash flows
        82,443,000 150,778,000 -271,217,000 1,166,408,000 122,176,000 298,054,000 -3,157,000 1,177,586,000 226,953,000 331,199,000 -91,439,000 839,284,000 -109,790,000 -47,080,000 -354,608,000 603,473,000 35,855,000 205,394,000 149,884,000 659,536,000 -40,765,000 128,683,000 -173,344,000 505,379,000 -33,389,000 45,515,000 -131,237,000 356,842,000 34,111,000 124,496,000 1,523,000 307,292,000 -27,968,000 52,628,000 -479,000 244,445,000 -37,564,000 15,637,000 13,090,000 237,374,000 -49,164,000 -25,961,000 -6,996,000 117,248,000 5,585,000 26,355,000 45,528,000 149,070,000 -4,056,000 22,758,000 4,159,000 145,685,000 16,725,000 21,218,000 3,256,000 134,128,000 -67,795,000 -69,176,000      
          cash flows from investing activities
                                                                       
          purchase of property and equipment
        -167,441,000 -177,898,000 -152,263,000 -234,982,000 -178,483,000 -145,086,000 -130,681,000 -206,512,000 -162,900,000 -145,511,000 -136,942,000 -206,980,000 -175,607,000 -144,718,000 -111,352,000 -127,511,000 -122,497,000 -80,269,000 -64,225,000 -58,396,000 -66,107,000 -52,622,000 -52,101,000 -68,831,000 -78,453,000 -67,330,000 -68,434,000 -69,061,000 -72,739,000 -49,693,000 -34,314,000 -50,736,000 -57,239,000 -30,010,000 -19,879,000 -43,343,000 -34,907,000 -44,617,000 -26,644,000 -35,426,000 -42,943,000 -37,182,000 -27,936,000 -30,360,000 -37,271,000 -26,655,000 -25,447,000 -34,463,000 -27,931,000 -23,038,000 -20,976,000 -21,188,000 -32,995,000 -26,350,000 -12,696,000 -15,967,000 -87,324,000 -74,831,000 -8,406,000 -6,473,000 -10,487,162 -10,494,947 -9,843,254 
          settlement of net investment hedges
        -1,169,000 -35,220,000 48,671,000 35,172,000 890,000 15,007,000 -856,000 -2,295,000 1,235,000 728,000 -1,277,000 18,646,000 13,689,000 5,445,000 10,024,000 13,058,000 10,552,000 -25,760,000 -21,239,000 -20,474,000 -5,114,000 4,506,000 6,475,000 -3,031,000 -1,684,000 405,000 4,657,000 -7,819,000 -3,883,000   -2,604,000                                
          acquisition, net of cash acquired
           -23,150,000                                                          
          other investing activities
        -487,000 -3,250,000     5,259,000     -118,000   5,929,000 -369,000 -1,136,000 -131,000   -1,000                                
          net cash from investing activities
        -169,097,000 -213,118,000 -106,842,000 -222,960,000 -308,589,000 -135,088,000 -131,537,000 -208,807,000 -161,665,000 -145,441,000 -138,219,000 -183,075,000 -161,918,000 -123,616,000 -101,328,000 -114,453,000 -111,945,000 -116,029,000 -85,464,000 -78,988,000 -71,221,000 -499,697,000 -45,626,000 -65,933,000 -80,506,000 -68,061,000 -63,908,000 -76,880,000 -76,622,000 -54,978,000 -34,314,000 -53,341,000 -70,162,000 -30,010,000 -19,879,000 -43,343,000 -34,907,000 -44,617,000 -26,644,000 -35,426,000 -42,943,000 -37,182,000 -27,936,000 -30,360,000 -37,271,000 -26,655,000 -25,447,000 -34,463,000 -27,931,000 -23,038,000 -20,976,000 -21,188,000 -32,995,000 -26,350,000 -12,696,000 -15,967,000 -87,324,000 -74,831,000      
          cash flows from financing activities
                                                                       
          proceeds from settlement of stock-based compensation
        71,000 5,257,000 221,000 12,536,000 1,514,000 2,370,000 3,393,000 17,493,000 8,836,000 4,228,000 11,873,000 1,461,000 4,057,000 1,043,000 5,143,000 574,000 7,907,000 5,218,000 4,495,000 1,121,000 1,679,000 9,328,000 3,135,000 3,140,000 1,516,000 1,337,000 12,177,000 393,000 3,505,000 5,344,000 8,408,000 3,980,000 733,000 637,000 278,000 948,000 880,000 1,500,000 3,579,000 264,000 319,000 1,319,000 2,802,000                     
          taxes paid related to net share settlement of stock-based compensation
        -246,000 -873,000 -25,641,000                 -505,000 -926,000 -898,000 -30,059,000 -451,000 -2,093,000 -461,000 -18,939,000 -241,000 -1,537,000 -501,000 -6,500,000 -143,000 -1,062,000 -63,000 -1,961,000 -577,000 -1,086,000 -169,000 -1,436,000                         
          repurchase of common stock
        -190,908,000 -281,233,000 -434,439,000 -335,351,000 -412,593,000 -589,456,000 -299,479,000 -54,009,000 -212,626,000 -193,538,000 -98,479,000 -69,025,000 -16,992,000 -125,340,000 -232,644,000 -321,266,000 -236,423,000 -171,082,000 -83,831,000 -63,663,000 -307,000 -7,993,000 -1,569,000 -163,530,000 -184,005,000 -8,089,000 -406,238,000 -8,000 -992,000 -8,468,000 -77,997,000 -12,804,000 -771,000 -12,791,000 -15,765,000 -104,219,000 -87,976,000 -63,183,000 -18,815,000 -17,165,000 -74,462,000                   
          other financing activities
        -3,090,000 -8,115,000                         -1,000                                   
          net cash from financing activities
        -194,173,000 -276,849,000 -467,974,000 -323,998,000 -411,967,000 -587,915,000 -328,628,000 -38,245,000 -204,932,000 -190,252,000 -115,399,000 -68,059,000 -14,852,000 -125,016,000 -259,560,000 -321,790,000 -232,430,000 -168,532,000 -122,235,000 616,000 753,000 8,430,000 -90,587,000 2,382,000 -8,570,000 -693,000 -170,292,000 -183,853,000 -106,122,000 -302,139,000 1,900,000 2,845,000 -8,797,000 -77,423,000 -14,487,000 -1,378,000 -83,000 -10,548,000 -13,329,000 -106,241,000 -88,615,000 -61,796,000 -17,041,000 -17,296,000 -74,614,000 -55,518,000 -1,649,000 253,000 2,349,000 10,663,000 -4,358,000 6,372,000 -22,333,000 1,659,000 8,811,000 890,000 12,095,000 8,158,000      
          effect of foreign currency exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
        -6,546,000 -8,187,000 34,706,000 -58,515,000 -1,796,000 -10,697,000 -10,658,000 15,787,000 -39,648,000 15,906,000 3,855,000 7,113,000 -35,254,000 809,000 -6,711,000 -28,461,000 9,573,000                                               
          decrease in cash and cash equivalents
        -119,932,000 -169,478,000 -659,064,000  -421,693,000 -290,560,000 -343,299,000              -41,417,000 -300,008,000 -270,499,000  -37,585,000 47,497,000 -305,079,000  -74,234,000 -188,730,000 -23,930,000                                 
          cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period
        1,984,336,000 2,243,971,000 1,154,867,000 1,259,871,000 1,150,517,000 1,093,505,000 881,320,000 990,501,000 734,846,000 501,482,000 664,479,000 698,649,000 590,179,000  409,437,000  316,286,000 316,286,000     
          cash and cash equivalents, end of period
        -119,932,000 -169,478,000 1,325,272,000 795,917,000 -421,693,000 -290,560,000 1,900,672,000 1,152,833,000 -16,392,000 156,923,000 950,607,000 802,243,000 -146,207,000 -150,185,000 649,016,000 266,280,000 -176,450,000 -9,698,000 1,179,739,000 668,936,000 -41,417,000 -300,008,000 823,006,000 507,352,000 -37,585,000 47,497,000 576,241,000 177,713,000 -74,234,000 -188,730,000 966,571,000 340,447,000 -71,158,000 22,923,000 698,289,000 254,460,000 -54,964,000 -14,696,000 550,046,000 98,036,000 -137,816,000 -114,619,000 655,881,000 30,897,000 -91,491,000 -26,892,000 751,965,000 97,904,000 -9,528,000 21,855,000 588,418,000  -4,863,000 19,956,000 424,330,000  264,728,000 260,871,000     26,598,074 
          lululemon studio obsolescence provision
                                                                      
          impairment of goodwill and other assets, restructuring costs
                                                                       
          gain on disposal of assets
                                                                     
          derecognition of unredeemed gift card liability
                                                                       
          deferred income taxes
                                   14,404,000 -82,000 2,064,000 400,000 6,969,000        6,037,000 5,116,000   -18,830,000 -6,872,000 -3,157,000 30,946,000     -6,098,000 -432,000 4,000 81,000 9,763,000 -10,487,000 -298,000 -6,936,000 -978,000 -2,971,332 -194,547 -240,875 
          increase in cash and cash equivalents
               1,152,833,000 -16,392,000 156,923,000 -204,260,000 802,243,000 -146,207,000 -150,185,000 -610,855,000   -9,698,000 29,222,000             340,447,000 -71,158,000 22,923,000 -36,557,000   -14,696,000 48,564,000   -114,619,000 -8,598,000 30,897,000 -91,491,000 -26,892,000 53,316,000 97,904,000 -9,528,000   150,756,000 -4,863,000 19,956,000 14,893,000 132,491,000 -51,558,000 -55,415,000 91,511,000   17,014,699 26,598,074 
          impairment of assets and restructuring costs
                                                                       
          shares withheld related to net share settlement of stock-based compensation
            -888,000 -829,000 -32,542,000 -1,697,000 -1,142,000 -942,000 -28,793,000 -463,000 -1,917,000 -719,000 -32,059,000  -3,914,000 -2,668,000 -42,899,000                                             
          impairment of goodwill and other assets
                                                                       
          accrued inventory liabilities
                        -23,344,000 24,205,000 -6,114,000 3,806,000 -21,082,000 21,306,000 4,016,000 -3,658,000 1,129,000 -175,000 -6,894,000 4,704,000 -1,007,000 -6,902,000 7,517,000 -10,922,000 5,031,000 -2,797,000 12,368,000 -24,170,000 13,702,000 -1,375,000 -7,057,000 -13,217,000 4,749,000 -2,335,000 16,001,000                     
          other accrued liabilities
                        45,729,000 3,108,000 44,295,000 21,619,000 15,628,000               91,000 1,436,000 -604,000 -456,000 15,147,000 1,588,000 4,019,000 -1,191,000 -1,435,000                    
          effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
                          22,812,000  3,709,000 9,954,000 -13,043,000  6,427,000 3,406,000 -8,076,000  1,660,000 -5,802,000 -27,353,000  -21,470,000 47,718,000 -21,591,000  -17,317,000    -37,000 -26,862,000 15,439,000  -22,462,000                   
          effect of exchange rate changes on cash
                                              48,803,000        9,437,000 -51,419,000 -7,821,000 -11,566,000 -1,562,000 -1,301,000 745,000 -2,921,000 2,826,000 -2,527,000 4,142,000 5,603,000 2,085,000 269,000 -3,655,887 -67,126 1,178,299 
          prepaid expenses and other current and non-current assets
                                                                       
          other prepaid expenses and other current and non-current assets
                              -53,358,000 -18,499,000 -17,568,000 -29,375,000 -16,164,000 -10,115,000 -12,814,000 -8,703,000 979,000                                 
          asset impairment for ivivva restructuring
                                                                      
          current income taxes payable
                               14,436,000 6,935,000 -5,111,000 -56,524,000 42,780,000 21,645,000 -16,121,000 4,293,000                                 
          non-current income taxes payable
                               10,136,000 -4,009,000 -12,013,000 10,034,000 -4,190,000                                 
          net increase in revolving credit facility
                                                                       
          lease termination liabilities
                                   -575,000    -5,737,000                                
          lease termination liabilities and other current and non-current liabilities
                                      2,811,000                                 
          other prepaid expenses and other current assets
                                       -2,064,000 2,617,000 -10,732,000 -6,770,000 6,741,000 -3,876,000 -9,375,000 -220,000 2,281,000 -663,000 -1,517,000 -3,917,000 -2,759,000 2,595,000 -8,596,000 -53,000 237,000                
          other accrued and non-current liabilities
                                       7,808,000 -2,026,000 25,165,000 -137,000                             
          registration fees associated with prospectus supplement
                                                                     
          deferred debt financing costs
                                                                       
          income taxes payable
                                        -1,110,000 -23,070,000 -2,240,000 7,543,000 -10,615,000 -1,752,000 -5,196,000 -7,696,000 45,629,000 965,000 -19,428,000 16,957,000 2,554,000 29,000 -236,000 5,197,000 -478,000 -2,007,000 -37,787,000  1,424,000 -3,364,000 82,000  -17,927,000 -17,870,000      
          items not affecting cash
                                                                       
          asset impairment
                                         11,593,000                             
          changes in operating assets and liabilities
                                                                       
          provision for inventories
                                          3,318,000          -1,142,000 2,433,000 -1,734,000  2,401,000 -1,238,000 17,153,000             
          tax benefits from stock-based compensation
                                           55,000 -123,000 -912,000 -293,000                         
          other non-current assets and liabilities
                                           -1,688,000 618,000 -6,921,000 -2,390,000                         
          excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation
                                                -17,000 -440,000 -209,000 -360,000 -7,000   -4,000 -481,000 -5,692,000 -280,000 -2,729,000 -2,051,000 -884,000 -4,237,000 -137,000 -4,391,000 -2,195,000 -3,905,000  -2,304,500   
          other, including net changes in other non-cash balances
                                                                     9,453,930 -10,427,855 
          prepaid income taxes
                                                                       
          other non-cash balances
                                                1,741,000 -2,297,000 -5,730,000 13,074,000 1,235,000 673,000 -7,609,000 11,966,000 -1,590,000 -42,000 -5,117,000  2,101,000 801,000 -3,167,000  -578,000 -6,509,000      
          taxes paid related to net share settlement of equity awards
                                                -975,000 -227,000 -1,237,000 -952,000 -360,000 -436,000 -3,224,000 -444,000 -476,000 -4,801,000             
          prepaid taxes
                                                                       
          prepaid tax installments
                                                  2,182,000 2,820,000 -12,235,000 -11,719,000 5,900,000 15,191,000                
          stock-based compensation
                                                   2,887,000 2,013,000 1,392,000 1,977,000 -2,366,000 4,165,000 4,002,000 4,286,000 3,809,000 3,788,000 4,149,000 3,891,000 2,595,000 5,066,000 2,729,000 1,908,000 1,387,000 1,298,677 1,132,475 1,846,097 
          sales tax collected
                                                       -109,000 1,147,000 -486,000 -391,000  -107,000 -1,121,000 -6,345,000         
          deferred gift card revenue
                                                                       
          proceeds from exercise of stock options
                                                   461,000 201,000 676,000 1,575,000 693,000 2,344,000 4,971,000 163,000 4,036,000 1,629,000 775,000 4,574,000 753,000 7,704,000 5,963,000 1,849,000 957,000 31,788   
          registration fees associated with shelf registration statement
                                                                       
          purchase of non-controlling interest
                                                                       
          accrued inventory purchases
                                                                       
          accrued liabilities
                                                     7,583,000 1,092,000 6,492,000 -2,941,000 1,933,000 8,238,000  12,893,000 -312,000 -1,533,000  4,646,000 5,740,000      
          acquisition of franchises
                                                                   -371,388 -558,357 
          decrease (increased) in cash and cash equivalents
                                                          -1,761,000             
          net income attributable to lululemon athletica inc
                                                                       
          net income attributable to non-controlling interest
                                                           64,000 480,000 331,000 370,000 383,000 144,000      
          provision for impairment and lease exit costs
                                                                       
          gain on investment
                                                                      
          purchase of remaining non-controlling interest
                                                                       
          cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year
                                                                       
          cash and cash equivalents, end of year
                                                                       
          net income attributable to lululemon athletica inc.
                                                            57,316,000 57,222,000 46,643,000  71,751,000 33,372,000      
          reacquisition of franchises
                                                                       
          investment in and advances to franchise
                                                                       
          investments in and advances to franchises
                                                                       
          net income from discontinued operations
                                                                    2,274,283   
          net income from continuing operations
                                                                   28,451,000 10,941,064   
          benefit from impairment and lease exit costs
                                                                       
          net cash from operating activities — continuing operations
                                                                   66,466,000    
          net cash from operating activities — discontinued operations
                                                                       
          net cash from investing activities — continuing operations
                                                                   -6,093,000    
          net cash from investing activities — discontinued operations
                                                                       
          net cash from financing activities — continuing operations
                                                                   -2,901,000    
          net cash from financing activities — discontinued operations
                                                                       
          cash and cash equivalents from continuing operations, beginning of year
                                                                       
          cash and cash equivalents from continuing operations, end of year
                                                                       
          investment in and advances to franchises
                                                                    -297,748   
          payment of initial public offering costs
                                                                     -128,431  
          capital stock issued for cash
                                                                       
          net loss from discontinued operations
                                                                       
          prepaid expenses
                                                                       
          inventory
                                                                       
          increase in cash and cash equivalents from continuing operations
                                                                       
          cash and cash equivalents from continuing operations, beginning of period
                                                                       
          cash and cash equivalents from continuing operations, end of period
                                                                       
          excess tax benefit from stock-based compensation
                                                                       
          net cash from operating activity — continuing operations
                                                                       
          net cash from operating activity — discontinued operations
                                                                       
          advances to and investments in franchise
                                                                       
          net cash from investing activity — continuing operations
                                                                       
          net cash from investing activity — discontinued operations
                                                                       
          net cash from financing activity — continuing operations
                                                                       
          net cash from financing activity — discontinued operations
                                                                       
          funds received from principal stockholder loan
                                                                       
          capital stock issued for cash, net of issuance costs
                                                                       
          amounts received from related party
                                                                       
          cash and cash equivalents from discontinued operations, end of period
                                                                       
          net cash (used in) operating activities — discontinued operations
                                                                       
          net cash (used in) operating activities — continuing operations
                                                                       
          net cash from / (used in) operating activities — discontinued operations
                                                                       
          restricted stock issuance
                                                                       
          net cash provided by/(used in) operating activities — continuing operations
                                                                       
          net cash provided by/(used in) operating activities — discontinued operations
                                                                       
          decrease in cash and cash equivalents from continuing operations
                                                                       
          cash and cash equivalents from discontinued operations, end of period.
                                                                       
          non-controlling interest
                                                                     -241,170 22,851 
          proceeds from credit facility
                                                                     
          loss on property and equipment
                                                                       
          distribution to principal stockholder
                                                                       
          funds repaid on principal stockholder loan
                                                                       
          amounts received from joint venture partner
                                                                       
          repayment of credit facility
                                                                     
          repayment of long-term debt
                                                                       
          cash received on exercise of stock options
                                                                       
          cash flows from operation activities
                                                                       
          change in other assets
                                                                       
          change in other liabilities
                                                                       
          payment of ipo costs
                                                                       
          furniture and fixtures
                                                                       
          computer hardware and software
                                                                       
          equipment
                                                                       
          vehicles