SEGMENT REPORTING

12 Months Ended

Jan. 28, 2017

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

SEGMENT REPORTING

SEGMENT REPORTING

The Company has two operating segments: Abercrombie, which includes the Company’s Abercrombie & Fitch and abercrombie kids brands; and Hollister. These operating segments have similar economic characteristics, classes of consumers, products, and production and distribution methods, and have been aggregated into one reportable segment.

The following table provides the Company’s net sales by operating segment for Fiscal 2016, Fiscal 2015 and Fiscal 2014.

(in thousands)	Fiscal 2016		Fiscal 2015		Fiscal 2014
Abercrombie	$	1,487,024	$	1,640,992	$	1,771,299
Hollister	1,839,716		1,877,688		1,947,869
Other (1)	—		—		24,862
Total	$	3,326,740	$	3,518,680	$	3,744,030

⁽¹⁾   Represents net sales from the Company’s Gilly Hicks operations.

The following table provides the Company’s net sales by geographic area for Fiscal 2016, Fiscal 2015 and Fiscal 2014.

(in thousands)	Fiscal 2016		Fiscal 2015		Fiscal 2014
United States	$	2,123,808	$	2,282,040	$	2,408,427
Europe	768,630		832,923		959,981
Other	434,302		403,717		375,622
Total	$	3,326,740	$	3,518,680	$	3,744,030

The following table provides the Company’s long-lived assets by geographic area for Fiscal 2016, Fiscal 2015 and Fiscal 2014.

(in thousands)	Fiscal 2016		Fiscal 2015		Fiscal 2014
United States	$	543,923	$	548,983	$	556,967
Europe	215,124		263,977		332,435
Other	92,783		109,275		105,542
Total	$	851,830	$	922,235	$	994,944