2.2.0.7 false Note Payable and Other Credit Arrangements 0207 - Disclosure - Note Payable and Other Credit Arrangements true false false false 1 USD false false USD Standard http://www.xbrl.org/2003/iso4217 USD iso4217 0 USDEPS Divide http://www.xbrl.org/2003/iso4217 USD iso4217 http://www.xbrl.org/2003/instance shares xbrli 0 Shares Standard http://www.xbrl.org/2003/instance shares xbrli 0 $ 2 Note Payable and Other Credit Arrangements [Abstract] 0 aeo_NotePayableAndOtherCreditArrangementsAbstract aeo false na duration Note Payable and Other Credit Arrangements. false false false false false true false false false false false false 1 false false false false 0 0 false false false xbrli:stringItemType string Note Payable and Other Credit Arrangements. false 3 Note Payable and Other Credit Arrangements 1 us-gaap_DebtDisclosureTextBlock us-gaap true na duration No definition available. false false false false false false false false false false false verboselabel false 1 false false false false 0 0   <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif"> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><b>7. Note Payable and Other Credit Arrangements</b> </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">The Company has borrowing agreements with four separate financial institutions under which it may borrow an aggregate of $310.0 million United States Dollars (“USD”) and $25.0 million Canadian Dollars (“CAD”). Of this amount, $200.0 million USD can be used for demand letter of credit facilities, $50.0 million USD and $25.0 million CAD can be used for demand line borrowings and the remaining $60.0 million USD can be used for either letters of credit or demand line borrowings at the Company’s discretion. The expiration dates of the USD demand line facilities are April 20, 2011 and May 22, 2011 and the $25.0 million CAD demand line has an expiration date of November 20, 2010. </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">As of October 30, 2010, the Company had outstanding demand letters of credit of $42.1 million USD and no demand line borrowings. </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">The availability of any future borrowings is subject to acceptance by the respective financial institutions. The average borrowing rate on the demand line for outstanding borrowings during Fiscal 2010 was 2.1%. </div>   </div>  <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif"> </div>  <!-- Begin Block Tagged Note false false false us-types:textBlockItemType textblock Information about short-term and long-term debt arrangements, which includes amounts of borrowings under each line of credit, note payable, commercial paper issue, bonds indenture, debenture issue, and any other contractual agreement to repay funds, and about the underlying arrangements, rationale for a classification as long-term, including repayment terms, interest rates, collateral provided, restrictions on use of assets and activities, whether or not in compliance with debt covenants, and other matters important to users of the financial statements, such as the effects of refinancing and noncompliance with debt covenants. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 02 -Paragraph 19, 20, 22 -Article 5 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS) -Number 129 -Paragraph 2, 4 false 1 2 false UnKnown UnKnown UnKnown false true