PROPERTY, EQUIPMENT AND LEASEHOLD IMPROVEMENTS

12 Months Ended

Feb. 02, 2019

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property, Equipment and Leasehold Improvements

PROPERTY, EQUIPMENT AND LEASEHOLD IMPROVEMENTS

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

	February 2, 2019		February 3, 2018
Land	$	1,544	$	1,544
Buildings and improvements	12,969		12,966
Fixtures and equipment	530,385		526,313
Leasehold improvements	413,271		411,753
Property, equipment and leasehold improvements	958,169		952,576
Less: Accumulated depreciation	733,366		699,788
Property, equipment and leasehold improvements, net	$	224,803	$	252,788

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

	Fiscal Year
	2018		2017
Depreciation expense	$	58,637	$	65,401
Store impairment charges	2,780		1,739
Total depreciation and store impairment	$	61,417	$	67,140

Depreciation expense and store impairment charges included in cost of sales and related buying, occupancy and distribution expenses for 2018 and 2017 were $48.5 million and $52.9 million, respectively.