Year which lease or group of leases is set to expire, in CCYY format.

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- Definition

Term of the lessee's extension options included in the lease agreement, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Period Type:	duration

- Definition

Represents the number of renewal options available for the operating lease.

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Period Type:	duration

- Definition

Represents the percentage of annual sales volume used for calculating incremental rent on certain retail store leases.

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Data Type:	num:percentItemType
Balance Type:	na
Period Type:	duration

- Definition

Date which lease or group of leases is set to expire, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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Period Type:	duration

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Period Type:	duration

- Definition

Term of the lessee's leasing arrangement renewal, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Commitments and Contingencies (Details)	6 Months Ended		1 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
Commitments and Contingencies (Details)	Aug. 02, 2014 Property leases	Aug. 02, 2014 Equipment operating leases	Mar. 31, 2014 U.S. distribution center lease	Aug. 02, 2014 Retail store leases Minimum	Aug. 02, 2014 Retail store leases Maximum
Leases
Percentage of annual sales volume used for incremental rent on certain retail store leases				2.00%	12.00%
Lease expiration date	Sep. 30, 2031	Dec. 30, 2018
Lease renewal term			10 years
Lease expiration date by year			2024
Number of extension options available			2
Terms for extension options			5 years