General	3 Months Ended
May 05, 2013
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
General	General PetSmart, Inc., including its wholly owned subsidiaries (the “Company,” “PetSmart,” “we”, or “us”), is the leading specialty provider of products, services and solutions for the lifetime needs of pets in North America. We offer a broad selection of products for all the life stages of pets, as well as various pet services including professional grooming, training, day camp for dogs, and boarding. We also offer pet products through our website, PetSmart.com. As of May 5, 2013, we operated 1,289 retail stores and had full-service veterinary hospitals in 821 of our stores. MMI Holdings, Inc., through a wholly owned subsidiary, Medical Management International, Inc., collectively referred to as “Banfield,” operated 814 of the veterinary hospitals under the registered trade name of “Banfield, The Pet Hospital.” The remaining 7 hospitals are operated by other third parties in Canada. The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, or “GAAP,” for interim reporting. Accordingly, they do not include all the information and footnotes required by GAAP for annual financial statements. In the opinion of management, the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments, which are of a normal, recurring nature, necessary for a fair presentation of the interim periods presented. These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended February 3, 2013. Due to the seasonal nature of our business, the results of operations for the thirteen weeks ended May 5, 2013, are not necessarily indicative of the results expected for the full year. Our fiscal year consists of 52 or 53 weeks and ends on the Sunday nearest January 31. Fiscal 2013, a 52-week year, ends on February 2, 2014, while fiscal 2012, a 53-week year, ended on February 3, 2013. Unless otherwise specified, all references to years in these condensed consolidated financial statements are to fiscal years.

General

3 Months Ended

May 05, 2013

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

PetSmart, Inc., including its wholly owned subsidiaries (the “Company,” “PetSmart,” “we”, or “us”), is the leading specialty provider of products, services and solutions for the lifetime needs of pets in North America. We offer a broad selection of products for all the life stages of pets, as well as various pet services including professional grooming, training, day camp for dogs, and boarding. We also offer pet products through our website, PetSmart.com. As of May 5, 2013, we operated 1,289 retail stores and had full-service veterinary hospitals in 821 of our stores. MMI Holdings, Inc., through a wholly owned subsidiary, Medical Management International, Inc., collectively referred to as “Banfield,” operated 814 of the veterinary hospitals under the registered trade name of “Banfield, The Pet Hospital.” The remaining 7 hospitals are operated by other third parties in Canada.

The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, or “GAAP,” for interim reporting. Accordingly, they do not include all the information and footnotes required by GAAP for annual financial statements. In the opinion of management, the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments, which are of a normal, recurring nature, necessary for a fair presentation of the interim periods presented. These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended February 3, 2013.

Due to the seasonal nature of our business, the results of operations for the thirteen weeks ended May 5, 2013, are not necessarily indicative of the results expected for the full year. Our fiscal year consists of 52 or 53 weeks and ends on the Sunday nearest January 31. Fiscal 2013, a 52-week year, ends on February 2, 2014, while fiscal 2012, a 53-week year, ended on February 3, 2013. Unless otherwise specified, all references to years in these condensed consolidated financial statements are to fiscal years.