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INCOME TAXES
9 Months Ended
Oct. 30, 2011
Notes to Financial Statements [Abstract]  
INCOME TAXES
INCOME TAXES

The income tax rates for the thirteen weeks ended October 30, 2011 and October 31, 2010 were 32.1% and 27.2%, respectively. The income tax rates for the thirty-nine weeks ended October 30, 2011 and October 31, 2010 were 33.3% and 93.0%, respectively.

The income tax rates for the thirteen and thirty-nine weeks ended October 30, 2011 were slightly lower than the United States statutory rate due to the benefit of the overall lower tax rates in international jurisdictions where the Company files tax returns, largely offset by state and local taxes and foreign earnings taxed in the United States.

The income tax rate for the thirteen weeks ended October 31, 2010 was slightly lower than the statutory rate largely due to the benefit of the overall lower tax rates in international jurisdictions where the Company files tax returns, combined with the impact of a benefit resulting from the lapse of the statute of limitations with respect to previously unrecognized tax positions.

The income tax rate for the thirty-nine weeks ended October 31, 2010 was higher than the statutory rate due to the impact of certain non-deductible transaction costs associated with the Tommy Hilfiger acquisition, which caused a significant increase in the year to date effective tax rate when the Company achieved pre-tax income in the third quarter of 2010. This increase was partially offset by the benefit of the overall lower tax rates in international jurisdictions where the Company files tax returns, combined with the impact of a benefit resulting from the lapse of the statute of limitations with respect to previously unrecognized tax positions.