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The amount of expense recognized in the current period that reflects the allocation of the cost of tangible assets over the assets' useful lives. Includes production and non-production related depreciation.

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Amount of foreign currency translation gain (loss) which increases (decreases) an asset representing future economic benefits from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized.

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Amount of excess (deficiency) of insurance recovery over the loss incurred from an insured event.

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Long-lived assets other than financial instruments, long-term customer relationships of a financial institution, mortgage and other servicing rights, deferred policy acquisition costs, and deferred tax assets.

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	Feb. 01, 2020	Nov. 02, 2019	Aug. 03, 2019	May 04, 2019	Feb. 02, 2019	May 05, 2018	Feb. 01, 2020	Feb. 02, 2019	Feb. 03, 2018
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Asset impairments and other, net	$ 11,500	$ 800	$ 1,800	$ (700)	$ 2,100	$ 1,100	$ 13,374	$ 3,163	$ 7,773
Long-lived assets	973,400				277,400		973,400	277,400	298,500
Goodwill	122,184				93,081		122,184	93,081
Goodwill, increase (decrease) due to foreign currency translation adjustments							718
Depreciation and amortization							49,400	52,100	51,500
Capital expenditures							29,767	57,230	127,853
United Kingdom
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Long-lived assets	174,400				44,600		174,400	44,600	55,200
Canada
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Long-lived assets	46,200				12,800		46,200	12,800	14,800
Lids Sports Group
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Depreciation and amortization								24,800	26,800
Capital expenditures								15,400	29,200
Schuh Group
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Goodwill	84,069				83,243		84,069	83,243	89,900
Goodwill, increase (decrease) due to foreign currency translation adjustments							826		10,100
Licensed Brands
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Goodwill	28,385				0		28,385	0
Goodwill, increase (decrease) due to foreign currency translation adjustments							0
Journeys Group
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Goodwill	$ 9,730				$ 9,838		9,730	9,838	10,400
Goodwill, increase (decrease) due to foreign currency translation adjustments							(108)		600
Pension Settlement Expense
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Asset impairments and other, net							11,500
Licensing Termination Expense
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Asset impairments and other, net							(400)		5,200
Licensing Termination Expense \| Licensed Brands
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Asset impairments and other, net									5,200
Retail Store Asset Impairments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Asset impairments and other, net							3,100	4,200	1,700
Retail Store Asset Impairments \| Schuh Group
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Asset impairments and other, net							1,200	2,400	1,000
Retail Store Asset Impairments \| Johnston & Murphy Group
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Asset impairments and other, net							1,200	200
Retail Store Asset Impairments \| Journeys Group
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Asset impairments and other, net							700	1,600	700
Sale Of Lids Sports Group Headquarters Building
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Asset impairments and other, net							(600)
Legal and Other Matters
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Asset impairments and other, net								300
Hurricane Losses
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
(Gain) loss related to hurricane								100	$ 900
Hurricane Maria
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
(Gain) loss related to hurricane							$ (200)	$ (1,400)