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INCOME TAXES
3 Months Ended
May 05, 2013
Notes to Financial Statements [Abstract]  
INCOME TAXES
INCOME TAXES

The effective income tax rates for the thirteen weeks ended May 5, 2013 and April 29, 2012 were 48.9% and 24.7%, respectively.
The effective income tax rate for the thirteen weeks ended May 5, 2013 was higher 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, which was also impacted by the Warnaco acquisition, combined with the benefit of certain discrete items recorded during the quarter, partially offset by state and local taxes. Since the Company had a pre-tax loss in the current quarter, tax benefits caused the effective tax rate to increase whereas such benefits will lower the tax rate in periods with pre-tax income.
The effective income tax rate for the thirteen weeks ended April 29, 2012 was 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, partially offset by state and local taxes.