Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)	3 Months Ended
Apr. 30, 2022
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Basis of Presentation	Basis of Presentation As of April 30, 2022, Burlington Stores, Inc., a Delaware corporation (collectively with its subsidiaries, the Company), through its indirect subsidiary Burlington Coat Factory Warehouse Corporation (BCFWC), operated 866 retail stores. These unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of Burlington Stores, Inc. and its subsidiaries. All inter-company accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. The Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements are unaudited, but in the opinion of management reflect all adjustments (which are of a normal and recurring nature) necessary for the fair presentation of the results of operations for the interim periods presented. Certain information and note disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP) have been condensed or omitted. These Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements should be read in conjunction with the audited Consolidated Financial Statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 29, 2022 (Fiscal 2021 10-K). The balance sheet at January 29, 2022 presented herein has been derived from the audited Consolidated Financial Statements contained in the Fiscal 2021 10-K. Because the Company’s business is seasonal in nature, the operating results for the three month period ended April 30, 2022 are not necessarily indicative of results for the fiscal year. Accounting policies followed by the Company are described in Note 1, “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies,” included in Part II, Item 8 of the Fiscal 2021 10-K.
Fiscal Year	Fiscal Year The Company defines its fiscal year as the 52- or 53-week period ending on the Saturday closest to January 31. The current fiscal year ending January 28, 2023 (Fiscal 2022) and the prior fiscal year ended January 29, 2022 (Fiscal 2021) both consist of 52 weeks.
Recently Adopted Accounting Standards	Recently Adopted Accounting Standards There were no new accounting standards that had a material impact on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and notes thereto during the three month period ended April 30, 2022, and there were no new accounting standards or pronouncements that were issued but not yet effective as of April 30, 2022 that the Company expects to have a material impact on its financial position or results of operations upon becoming effective.

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)

3 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2022

As of April 30, 2022, Burlington Stores, Inc., a Delaware corporation (collectively with its subsidiaries, the Company), through its indirect subsidiary Burlington Coat Factory Warehouse Corporation (BCFWC), operated 866 retail stores.

These unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of Burlington Stores, Inc. and its subsidiaries. All inter-company accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. The Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements are unaudited, but in the opinion of management reflect all adjustments (which are of a normal and recurring nature) necessary for the fair presentation of the results of operations for the interim periods presented. Certain information and note

disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP) have been condensed or omitted. These Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements should be read in conjunction with the audited Consolidated Financial Statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 29, 2022 (Fiscal 2021 10-K). The balance sheet at January 29, 2022 presented herein has been derived from the audited Consolidated Financial Statements contained in the Fiscal 2021 10-K. Because the Company’s business is seasonal in nature, the operating results for the three month period ended April 30, 2022 are not necessarily indicative of results for the fiscal year.

Accounting policies followed by the Company are described in Note 1, “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies,” included in Part II, Item 8 of the Fiscal 2021 10-K.

Fiscal Year

The Company defines its fiscal year as the 52- or 53-week period ending on the Saturday closest to January 31. The current fiscal year ending January 28, 2023 (Fiscal 2022) and the prior fiscal year ended January 29, 2022 (Fiscal 2021) both consist of 52 weeks.

Recently Adopted Accounting Standards

There were no new accounting standards that had a material impact on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and notes thereto during the three month period ended April 30, 2022, and there were no new accounting standards or pronouncements that were issued but not yet effective as of April 30, 2022 that the Company expects to have a material impact on its financial position or results of operations upon becoming effective.