Retirement Benefits	12 Months Ended
Feb. 01, 2014
Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]
RETIREMENT BENEFITS	RETIREMENT BENEFITS The Company maintains the Abercrombie & Fitch Co. Savings & Retirement Plan, a qualified plan. All U.S. associates are eligible to participate in this plan if they are at least 21 years of age and have completed a year of employment with 1,000 or more hours of service. In addition, the Company maintains the Abercrombie & Fitch Co. Nonqualified Savings and Supplemental Retirement, composed of two sub-plans (Plan I and Plan II). Plan I contains contributions made through December 31, 2004, while Plan II contains contributions made on and after January 1, 2005. Participation in these plans is based on service and compensation. The Company’s contributions are based on a percentage of associates’ eligible annual compensation. The cost of the Company’s contributions to these plans was $18.3 million in Fiscal 2013, $21.1 million in Fiscal 2012 and $16.4 million in Fiscal 2011. Effective February 2, 2003, the Company established a Chief Executive Officer SERP to provide additional retirement income to its CEO. Subject to service requirements, the CEO will receive a monthly benefit which accumulates annually to 50% of his final average compensation (as defined in the SERP) for life. The final average compensation used for the calculation is based on actual compensation, base salary and cash incentive compensation, averaged over the last 36 consecutive full calendar months ending before the CEO’s retirement. The Company recorded net income of $4.4 million, and expense of $3.9 million and $1.3 million for Fiscal 2013, Fiscal 2012 and Fiscal 2011, respectively, associated with the SERP.

RETIREMENT BENEFITS

The Company maintains the Abercrombie & Fitch Co. Savings & Retirement Plan, a qualified plan. All U.S. associates are eligible to participate in this plan if they are at least 21 years of age and have completed a year of employment with 1,000 or more hours of service. In addition, the Company maintains the Abercrombie & Fitch Co. Nonqualified Savings and Supplemental Retirement, composed of two sub-plans (Plan I and Plan II). Plan I contains contributions made through December 31, 2004, while Plan II contains contributions made on and after January 1, 2005. Participation in these plans is based on service and compensation. The Company’s contributions are based on a percentage of associates’ eligible annual compensation. The cost of the Company’s contributions to these plans was $18.3 million in Fiscal 2013, $21.1 million in Fiscal 2012 and $16.4 million in Fiscal 2011.

Effective February 2, 2003, the Company established a Chief Executive Officer SERP to provide additional retirement income to its CEO. Subject to service requirements, the CEO will receive a monthly benefit which accumulates annually to 50% of his final average compensation (as defined in the SERP) for life. The final average compensation used for the calculation is based on actual compensation, base salary and cash incentive compensation, averaged over the last 36 consecutive full calendar months ending before the CEO’s retirement. The Company recorded net income of $4.4 million, and expense of $3.9 million and $1.3 million for Fiscal 2013, Fiscal 2012 and Fiscal 2011, respectively, associated with the SERP.