Background and Basis of Presentation	12 Months Ended
Feb. 02, 2018
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Background and Basis of Presentation	BACKGROUND AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION Description of Business Lands' End, Inc. ("Lands' End" or the "Company") is a leading multi-channel retailer of casual clothing, accessories and footwear, as well as home products. Lands' End offers products through catalogs, online at www.landsend.com and affiliated specialty and international websites, and through retail locations, primarily at Lands' End Shops at Sears and Lands' End stores. Terms that are commonly used in the Company's notes to consolidated financial statements are defined as follows: •ABL Facilities - Collectively the Prior ABL Facility and the Current ABL Facility •ASC - Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification, which serves as the source for authoritative GAAP, as supplemented by rules and interpretive releases by the SEC which are also sources of authoritative GAAP for SEC registrants •ASU - Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Update •CAM - Common area maintenance for leased properties •Current ABL Facility - Asset-based senior secured credit agreement, dated as of November 16, 2017, with Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. and certain other lenders •Debt Facilities - Collectively, the ABL Facilities and the Term Loan Facility •Deferred Awards - Time vesting stock awards •EPS - Earnings per share •ERP - Enterprise resource planning software solutions •ESL - ESL Investments, Inc. and its investment affiliates, including Edward S. Lampert •FASB - Financial Accounting Standards Board •First Quarter 2017 - The 13 weeks ended April 28, 2017 •Fiscal 2019 - The 52 weeks ended January 31, 2020 •Fiscal 2018 - The Company's next fiscal year representing the 52 weeks ending February 1, 2019 •Fiscal 2017 - The 53 weeks ended February 2, 2018 •Fiscal 2016 - The 52 weeks ended January 27, 2017 •Fiscal 2015 - The 52 weeks ended January 29, 2016 •Fiscal 2014 - The 52 weeks ended January 30, 2015 •Fourth Quarter 2017 - The 14 weeks ended February 2, 2018 •Fourth Quarter 2016 - The 13 weeks ended January 27, 2017 •GAAP - Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States •Kmart Holding Corporation - a subsidiary of Sears Holdings Corporation •LIBOR - London inter-bank offered rate •Performance Awards - Performance-based stock awards •Prior ABL Facility - Asset-based senior secured credit agreements, dated as of April 4, 2014, with Bank of America, N.A. and certain other lenders, terminated November 16, 2017 •Option Awards - Stock option awards •Sears Holdings or Sears Holdings Corporation - Sears Holdings Corporation, a Delaware corporation, and its consolidated subsidiaries •Sears Roebuck - Sears, Roebuck and Co., a subsidiary of Sears Holdings Corporation •SEC - United States Securities and Exchange Commission •Second Quarter 2016 - The 13 weeks ended July 29, 2016 •Separation - On April 4, 2014 Sears Holdings distributed 100% of the outstanding common stock of Lands' End to its shareholders •SHMC - Sears Holdings Management Corporation, a subsidiary of Sears Holdings Corporation •SHCP - SHC Promotions LLC, a subsidiary of Sears Holdings Corporation •SYW - Shop Your Way member loyalty program •Tax Act - The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act passed by the United States government on December 22, 2017 •Tax Sharing Agreement - A tax sharing agreement entered into by Sears Holdings Corporation and Lands' End in connection with the Separation •Term Loan Facility - Term loan credit agreements, dated as of April 4, 2014, with Bank of America, N.A. and certain other lenders •UK Borrower - A United Kingdom subsidiary borrower of Lands' End under the Prior ABL Facility •UTBs - Gross unrecognized tax benefits Basis of Presentation The Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of Lands' End, Inc. and its subsidiaries. All intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated. The accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with GAAP. In the opinion of management, all material adjustments are of a normal and recurring nature necessary for a fair presentation of the results for the periods presented have been reflected. Dollar amounts are reported in thousands, except per share data, unless otherwise noted.

BACKGROUND AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION

Description of Business

Lands' End, Inc. ("Lands' End" or the "Company") is a leading multi-channel retailer of casual clothing, accessories and footwear, as well as home products. Lands' End offers products through catalogs, online at www.landsend.com and affiliated specialty and international websites, and through retail locations, primarily at Lands' End Shops at Sears and Lands' End stores.

Terms that are commonly used in the Company's notes to consolidated financial statements are defined as follows:

•ABL Facilities - Collectively the Prior ABL Facility and the Current ABL Facility

•ASC - Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification, which serves as the source for authoritative GAAP, as supplemented by rules and interpretive releases by the SEC which are also sources of authoritative GAAP for SEC registrants

•ASU - Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Update

•CAM - Common area maintenance for leased properties

•Current ABL Facility - Asset-based senior secured credit agreement, dated as of November 16, 2017, with Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. and certain other lenders

•Debt Facilities - Collectively, the ABL Facilities and the Term Loan Facility

•Deferred Awards - Time vesting stock awards

•EPS - Earnings per share

•ERP - Enterprise resource planning software solutions

•ESL - ESL Investments, Inc. and its investment affiliates, including Edward S. Lampert

•FASB - Financial Accounting Standards Board

•First Quarter 2017 - The 13 weeks ended April 28, 2017

•Fiscal 2019 - The 52 weeks ended January 31, 2020

•Fiscal 2018 - The Company's next fiscal year representing the 52 weeks ending February 1, 2019

•Fiscal 2017 - The 53 weeks ended February 2, 2018

•Fiscal 2016 - The 52 weeks ended January 27, 2017

•Fiscal 2015 - The 52 weeks ended January 29, 2016

•Fiscal 2014 - The 52 weeks ended January 30, 2015

•Fourth Quarter 2017 - The 14 weeks ended February 2, 2018

•Fourth Quarter 2016 - The 13 weeks ended January 27, 2017

•GAAP - Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States

•Kmart Holding Corporation - a subsidiary of Sears Holdings Corporation

•LIBOR - London inter-bank offered rate

•Performance Awards - Performance-based stock awards

•Prior ABL Facility - Asset-based senior secured credit agreements, dated as of April 4, 2014, with Bank of America, N.A. and certain other lenders, terminated November 16, 2017

•Option Awards - Stock option awards

•Sears Holdings or Sears Holdings Corporation - Sears Holdings Corporation, a Delaware corporation, and its consolidated subsidiaries

•Sears Roebuck - Sears, Roebuck and Co., a subsidiary of Sears Holdings Corporation

•SEC - United States Securities and Exchange Commission

•Second Quarter 2016 - The 13 weeks ended July 29, 2016

•Separation - On April 4, 2014 Sears Holdings distributed 100% of the outstanding common stock of Lands' End to its shareholders

•SHMC - Sears Holdings Management Corporation, a subsidiary of Sears Holdings Corporation

•SHCP - SHC Promotions LLC, a subsidiary of Sears Holdings Corporation

•SYW - Shop Your Way member loyalty program

•Tax Act - The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act passed by the United States government on December 22, 2017

•Tax Sharing Agreement - A tax sharing agreement entered into by Sears Holdings Corporation and Lands' End in connection with the Separation

•Term Loan Facility - Term loan credit agreements, dated as of April 4, 2014, with Bank of America, N.A. and certain other lenders

•UK Borrower - A United Kingdom subsidiary borrower of Lands' End under the Prior ABL Facility

•UTBs - Gross unrecognized tax benefits

Basis of Presentation

The Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of Lands' End, Inc. and its subsidiaries. All intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated.

The accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with GAAP. In the opinion of management, all material adjustments are of a normal and recurring nature necessary for a fair presentation of the results for the periods presented have been reflected. Dollar amounts are reported in thousands, except per share data, unless otherwise noted.