PROPERTY, EQUIPMENT AND LEASEHOLD IMPROVEMENTS

12 Months Ended

Feb. 03, 2018

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

PROPERTY, EQUIPMENT AND LEASEHOLD IMPROVEMENTS

The components of property, equipment and leasehold improvements were as follows (in thousands):



	February 3, 2018		January 28, 2017
Land	$	1,544	$	1,842
Buildings and improvements	12,966		15,633
Fixtures and equipment	526,313		548,145
Leasehold improvements	411,753		415,577
Property, equipment and leasehold improvements	952,576		981,197
Less: Accumulated depreciation	699,788		697,087
Property, equipment and leasehold improvements, net	$	252,788	$	284,110

Depreciation expense and impairment charges were as follows for each period presented (in thousands):



	Fiscal Year
	2017		2016		2015
Depreciation expense	$	65,401	$	71,779	$	66,998
Store impairment charges	1,739		19,856		10,580
Total depreciation and impairment	$	67,140	$	91,635	$	77,578

Depreciation expense and store impairment charges included in cost of sales and related buying, occupancy and distribution expense for 2017, 2016 and 2015 were $52.9 million, $77.9 million and $67.9 million, respectively.