$AEO
AMERICAN EAGLE OUTFITTERS INC Stock $aeo

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2020 Q1 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000156459021012543 Filed on March 11, 2021

Income Statement

Concept	2020 Q1	2019 Q1	2019
Revenue	$1.315B	$1.244B	$4.036B
YoY Change	5.66%	1.26%	6.33%
Cost Of Revenue	$906.9M	$813.6M	$2.548B
YoY Change	11.47%	1.24%	5.07%
Gross Profit	$407.7M	$430.6M	$1.488B
YoY Change	-5.31%	1.3%	8.55%
Gross Profit Margin	31.02%	34.61%	36.86%
Selling, General & Admin	$286.6M	$288.0M	$980.6M
YoY Change	-0.49%	9.17%	11.47%
% of Gross Profit	70.29%	66.88%	65.92%
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization	$45.00M	$38.80M	$170.5M
YoY Change	15.98%	-12.02%	0.61%
% of Gross Profit	11.04%	9.01%	11.46%
Operating Expenses	$331.1M	$329.2M	$980.6M
YoY Change	0.58%	7.09%	11.47%
Operating Profit	$76.65M	$101.4M	$337.1M
YoY Change	-24.42%	-13.84%	11.34%
Interest Expense	$1.400M		$3.500M
YoY Change
% of Operating Profit	1.83%		1.04%
Other Income/Expense, Net	$1.200M	$2.300M	$4.500M
YoY Change	-47.83%	-11.54%	-128.82%
Pretax Income	$1.700M	$103.7M	$345.1M
YoY Change	-98.36%	-13.58%	20.17%
Income Tax	-$3.100M	$27.50M	$83.20M
% Of Pretax Income	-182.35%	26.52%	24.11%
Net Earnings	$4.764M	$76.17M	$261.9M
YoY Change	-93.75%	-18.97%	28.28%
Net Earnings / Revenue	0.36%	6.12%	6.49%
Basic Earnings Per Share	$0.03	$0.44	$1.48
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$0.03	$0.43	$1.47
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	167.2M		176.5M
Diluted Shares Outstanding			178.0M

Balance Sheet

Concept	2020 Q1	2019 Q1	2019
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$416.9M	$425.5M	$425.5M
YoY Change	-2.02%	2.88%	2.88%
Cash & Equivalents	$361.9M	$333.3M
Short-Term Investments	$290.8M	$317.2M	$317.2M
Other Short-Term Assets	$65.70M	$102.9M	$102.9M
YoY Change	-36.15%	31.25%	31.25%
Inventory	$446.3M	$424.4M	$424.4M
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables	$119.1M	$93.48M	$44.40M
Other Receivables	$7.513M	$7.933M	$49.10M
Total Short-Term Assets	$1.048B	$1.046B	$1.046B
YoY Change	0.16%	8.02%	8.03%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$735.1M	$742.1M	$742.1M
YoY Change	-0.95%	2.47%	2.47%
Goodwill	$13.16M	$14.90M
YoY Change	-11.69%
Intangibles
YoY Change
Long-Term Investments
YoY Change
Other Assets	$50.99M	$42.75M	$56.80M
YoY Change	19.27%	-30.83%	-8.09%
Total Long-Term Assets	$2.281B	$857.1M	$857.1M
YoY Change	166.09%	1.1%	1.1%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$1.048B	$1.046B	$1.046B
Total Long-Term Assets	$2.281B	$857.1M	$857.1M
Total Assets	$3.329B	$1.903B	$1.903B
YoY Change	74.88%	4.79%	4.8%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$285.7M	$240.7M	$240.7M
YoY Change	18.73%	1.68%	1.69%
Accrued Expenses	$399.7M	$225.2M	$225.2M
YoY Change	77.49%	18.53%	18.53%
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Long-Term Debt Due	$0.00		$0.00
YoY Change
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$751.8M	$542.6M	$542.6M
YoY Change	38.54%	11.83%	11.83%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$27.34M	$73.18M	$73.20M
YoY Change	-62.65%	151.86%	-13.17%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$1.329B	$73.18M	$73.20M
YoY Change	1716.22%	-13.19%	-13.17%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$751.8M	$542.6M	$542.6M
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$1.329B	$73.18M	$73.20M
Total Liabilities	$2.081B	$615.8M	$615.8M
YoY Change	237.89%	8.13%	8.13%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	$2.108B	$2.055B
YoY Change	2.61%	9.08%
Common Stock	$580.4M	$577.4M
YoY Change	0.51%	-3.16%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)	$1.408B	$1.310B
YoY Change	7.48%	8.93%
Treasury Stock Shares	$82.57M	$77.13M
Shareholders Equity	$1.248B	$1.288B	$1.288B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$3.329B	$1.903B	$1.903B
YoY Change	74.88%	4.79%	4.8%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2020 Q1	2019 Q1	2019
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$4.764M	$76.17M	$261.9M
YoY Change	-93.75%	-18.97%	28.28%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$45.00M	$38.80M	$170.5M
YoY Change	15.98%	-12.02%	0.61%
Cash From Operating Activities	$237.2M	$213.0M	$456.6M
YoY Change	11.36%	3.25%	15.77%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$60.80M	-$45.20M	$189.0M
YoY Change	34.51%	23.5%	11.54%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	-$5.000M	-$13.20M	$672.0K
YoY Change	-62.12%		-74.93%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$65.80M	-$58.50M	-$282.8M
YoY Change	12.48%	59.84%	64.29%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net			$144.4M
YoY Change			64.69%
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	-23.10M	-102.4M	-252.5M
YoY Change	-77.44%	631.43%	33.76%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	237.2M	213.0M	456.6M
Cash From Investing Activities	-65.80M	-58.50M	-282.8M
Cash From Financing Activities	-23.10M	-102.4M	-252.5M
Net Change In Cash	148.3M	52.10M	-80.28M
YoY Change	184.64%	-66.54%	-329.38%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$237.2M	$213.0M	$456.6M
Capital Expenditures	-$60.80M	-$45.20M	$189.0M
Free Cash Flow	$298.0M	$258.2M	$267.6M
YoY Change	15.41%	6.3%	18.97%

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CY2019	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Property Plant And Equipment PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment	189021000
CY2021	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Available For Sale Securities PaymentsToAcquireAvailableForSaleSecurities	14956000
CY2020	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Available For Sale Securities PaymentsToAcquireAvailableForSaleSecurities	85000000
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CY2020	us-gaap	Payments For Proceeds From Other Investing Activities PaymentsForProceedsFromOtherInvestingActivities	1669000
CY2019	us-gaap	Payments For Proceeds From Other Investing Activities PaymentsForProceedsFromOtherInvestingActivities	672000
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CY2020	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Investing Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities	-174894000
CY2019	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Investing Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities	-282829000
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CY2019	us-gaap	Payments For Repurchase Of Common Stock PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock	144405000
CY2021	aeo	Payments To Repurchase Common Stock From Employees PaymentsToRepurchaseCommonStockFromEmployees	5413000
CY2020	aeo	Payments To Repurchase Common Stock From Employees PaymentsToRepurchaseCommonStockFromEmployees	8087000
CY2019	aeo	Payments To Repurchase Common Stock From Employees PaymentsToRepurchaseCommonStockFromEmployees	19668000
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CY2019	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Financing Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities	-252503000
CY2021	us-gaap	Effect Of Exchange Rate On Cash Cash Equivalents Restricted Cash And Restricted Cash Equivalents Including Disposal Group And Discontinued Operations EffectOfExchangeRateOnCashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalentsIncludingDisposalGroupAndDiscontinuedOperations	87000
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CY2019	us-gaap	Cash Cash Equivalents Restricted Cash And Restricted Cash Equivalents Period Increase Decrease Including Exchange Rate Effect CashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecreaseIncludingExchangeRateEffect	-80283000
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CY2019Q1	us-gaap	Cash Cash Equivalents Restricted Cash And Restricted Cash Equivalents Including Disposal Group And Discontinued Operations CashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalentsIncludingDisposalGroupAndDiscontinuedOperations	333330000
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CY2021Q1	us-gaap	Cash Cash Equivalents Restricted Cash And Restricted Cash Equivalents Including Disposal Group And Discontinued Operations CashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalentsIncludingDisposalGroupAndDiscontinuedOperations	850477000
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CY2019Q1	us-gaap	Cash Cash Equivalents Restricted Cash And Restricted Cash Equivalents Including Disposal Group And Discontinued Operations CashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalentsIncludingDisposalGroupAndDiscontinuedOperations	333330000
CY2021Q1	us-gaap	Number Of Stores NumberOfStores	1000
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CY2021	us-gaap	Fiscal Period FiscalPeriod	<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:18pt;text-indent:0%;font-family:Arial;font-size:12pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Fiscal Year </p> <p style="text-align:justify;margin-top:6pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Our fiscal year is a 52- or 53-week year that ends on the Saturday nearest to January 31. As used herein, “Fiscal 2021” refers to the 52-week period that will end on January 29, 2022. “Fiscal 2020” refers to the 52-week period ended January 30, 2021. “Fiscal 2019” refers to the 52-week period ended February 1, 2020. “Fiscal 2018” refers to the 52-week period ended February 2, 2019.</p>
CY2021	us-gaap	Use Of Estimates UseOfEstimates	<p style="text-align:justify;margin-top:18pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Estimates</p> <p style="text-align:justify;margin-top:6pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) requires the Company’s management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. On an ongoing basis, our management reviews its estimates based on currently available information. Changes in facts and circumstances may result in revised estimates.</p>
CY2021	aeo	Credit Card Reward Program Description CreditCardRewardProgramDescription	This Program features both shared and unique benefits for loyalty members and credit card holders. Under the Program, members accumulate points based on purchase activity and earn rewards by reaching certain point thresholds. Members earn rewards in the form of discount savings certificates. Prior to this launch in June 2020, under our previous program, AEO Connected™, we also offered additional rewards for key items such as jeans and bras. Rewards earned are valid through the stated expiration date, which is 60 days from the issuance date of the reward. Rewards not redeemed during the 60-day redemption period are forfeited.
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CY2021	aeo	Property Plant And Equipment Weighted Average Useful Life PropertyPlantAndEquipmentWeightedAverageUsefulLife	P7Y2M12D
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CY2020	us-gaap	Impairment Of Intangible Assets Finitelived ImpairmentOfIntangibleAssetsFinitelived	0
CY2020	aeo	Revenue Related To Gift Card Breakage RevenueRelatedToGiftCardBreakage	9500000
CY2019	aeo	Revenue Related To Gift Card Breakage RevenueRelatedToGiftCardBreakage	8900000
CY2019Q1	aeo	Sales Return Reserve SalesReturnReserve	4620000
CY2018Q1	aeo	Sales Return Reserve SalesReturnReserve	4717000
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CY2019	aeo	Sales Returns SalesReturns	113805000
CY2020	aeo	Sales Return Reserve Adjustments SalesReturnReserveAdjustments	122718000
CY2019	aeo	Sales Return Reserve Adjustments SalesReturnReserveAdjustments	113708000
CY2020Q1	aeo	Sales Return Reserve SalesReturnReserve	5825000
CY2019Q1	aeo	Sales Return Reserve SalesReturnReserve	4620000
CY2021	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Shares Outstanding Basic WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic	166455000
CY2020Q1	us-gaap	Prepaid Advertising PrepaidAdvertising	14500000
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CY2020	us-gaap	Incremental Common Shares Attributable To Share Based Payment Arrangements IncrementalCommonSharesAttributableToShareBasedPaymentArrangements	1156000
CY2019	us-gaap	Income Taxes Paid IncomeTaxesPaid	81248000
CY2019	us-gaap	Interest Paid InterestPaid	1207000
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CY2020Q1	aeo	Tax And Other Government Refunds TaxAndOtherGovernmentRefunds	6607000
CY2021Q1	aeo	Landlord Construction Allowance LandlordConstructionAllowance	12844000
CY2020Q1	aeo	Landlord Construction Allowance LandlordConstructionAllowance	12038000
CY2021Q1	aeo	Gift Card Receivable GiftCardReceivable	1544000
CY2020Q1	aeo	Gift Card Receivable GiftCardReceivable	1794000
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CY2020Q1	us-gaap	Property Plant And Equipment Gross PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross	2314428000
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CY2020Q1	us-gaap	Goodwill Goodwill	13157000
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CY2021Q1	us-gaap	Long Term Debt LongTermDebt	325290000
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CY2021	us-gaap	Debt Instrument Periodic Payment Interest DebtInstrumentPeriodicPaymentInterest	2500000
CY2021	us-gaap	Operating Lease Cost OperatingLeaseCost	325005000
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CY2020	us-gaap	Variable Lease Cost VariableLeaseCost	102797000
CY2021	aeo	Short Term And Other Lease Cost ShortTermAndOtherLeaseCost	11090000
CY2020	aeo	Short Term And Other Lease Cost ShortTermAndOtherLeaseCost	37293000
CY2021	us-gaap	Lease Cost LeaseCost	434152000
CY2020	us-gaap	Lease Cost LeaseCost	489519000
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CY2021Q1	us-gaap	Lessee Operating Lease Liability Payments Due Next Twelve Months LesseeOperatingLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueNextTwelveMonths	363230000
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CY2021Q1	us-gaap	Lessee Operating Lease Liability Payments Due Year Four LesseeOperatingLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueYearFour	206893000
CY2021Q1	us-gaap	Lessee Operating Lease Liability Payments Due Year Five LesseeOperatingLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueYearFive	173202000
CY2021Q1	us-gaap	Lessee Operating Lease Liability Payments Due After Year Five LesseeOperatingLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueAfterYearFive	388922000
CY2021Q1	us-gaap	Lessee Operating Lease Liability Payments Due LesseeOperatingLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDue	1709963000
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CY2021Q1	us-gaap	Operating Lease Liability OperatingLeaseLiability	1477366000
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CY2019	us-gaap	Operating Leases Rent Expense Contingent Rentals OperatingLeasesRentExpenseContingentRentals	13883000
CY2019	aeo	Operating Leases Rent Expenses OperatingLeasesRentExpenses	317006000
CY2019	aeo	Offices Distribution Facilities Equipment And Other Expenses OfficesDistributionFacilitiesEquipmentAndOtherExpenses	18636000
CY2019	us-gaap	Operating Leases Rent Expense Net OperatingLeasesRentExpenseNet	335642000
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CY2019	aeo	Other Comprehensive Income Foreign Currency Transaction And Translation Gain Loss Excluding Gain Loss On Intra Entity Foreign Currency Translation Arising During Period Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationGainLossExcludingGainLossOnIntraEntityForeignCurrencyTranslationArisingDuringPeriodTax	0
CY2019	aeo	Other Comprehensive Income Foreign Currency Transaction And Translation Gain Loss Excluding Gain Loss On Intra Entity Foreign Currency Translation Arising During Period Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationGainLossExcludingGainLossOnIntraEntityForeignCurrencyTranslationArisingDuringPeriodNetOfTax	-834000
CY2019	aeo	Other Comprehensive Income Intra Entity Foreign Currency Translation Gain Loss Arising During Period Before Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeIntraEntityForeignCurrencyTranslationGainLossArisingDuringPeriodBeforeTax	-3225000
CY2019	aeo	Other Comprehensive Income Intra Entity Foreign Currency Translation Gain Loss Arising During Period Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeIntraEntityForeignCurrencyTranslationGainLossArisingDuringPeriodTax	22000
CY2019	aeo	Other Comprehensive Income Intra Entity Foreign Currency Translation Gain Loss Arising During Period Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeIntraEntityForeignCurrencyTranslationGainLossArisingDuringPeriodNetOfTax	-3203000
CY2019Q1	us-gaap	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss Before Tax1 AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossBeforeTax1	-35804000
CY2019Q1	aeo	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss Tax AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossTax	972000
CY2019Q1	us-gaap	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss Net Of Tax AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax	-34832000
CY2020	aeo	Other Comprehensive Income Foreign Currency Transaction And Translation Gain Loss Excluding Gain Loss On Intra Entity Foreign Currency Translation Arising During Period Before Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationGainLossExcludingGainLossOnIntraEntityForeignCurrencyTranslationArisingDuringPeriodBeforeTax	2094000
CY2020	aeo	Other Comprehensive Income Foreign Currency Transaction And Translation Gain Loss Excluding Gain Loss On Intra Entity Foreign Currency Translation Arising During Period Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationGainLossExcludingGainLossOnIntraEntityForeignCurrencyTranslationArisingDuringPeriodTax	0
CY2020	aeo	Other Comprehensive Income Foreign Currency Transaction And Translation Gain Loss Excluding Gain Loss On Intra Entity Foreign Currency Translation Arising During Period Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationGainLossExcludingGainLossOnIntraEntityForeignCurrencyTranslationArisingDuringPeriodNetOfTax	2094000
CY2020	aeo	Other Comprehensive Income Intra Entity Foreign Currency Translation Gain Loss Arising During Period Before Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeIntraEntityForeignCurrencyTranslationGainLossArisingDuringPeriodBeforeTax	-577000
CY2020	aeo	Other Comprehensive Income Intra Entity Foreign Currency Translation Gain Loss Arising During Period Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeIntraEntityForeignCurrencyTranslationGainLossArisingDuringPeriodTax	147000
CY2020	aeo	Other Comprehensive Income Intra Entity Foreign Currency Translation Gain Loss Arising During Period Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeIntraEntityForeignCurrencyTranslationGainLossArisingDuringPeriodNetOfTax	-430000
CY2020Q1	us-gaap	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss Before Tax1 AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossBeforeTax1	-34287000
CY2020Q1	aeo	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss Tax AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossTax	1119000
CY2020Q1	us-gaap	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss Net Of Tax AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax	-33168000
CY2021	aeo	Other Comprehensive Income Foreign Currency Transaction And Translation Gain Loss Excluding Gain Loss On Intra Entity Foreign Currency Translation Arising During Period Before Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationGainLossExcludingGainLossOnIntraEntityForeignCurrencyTranslationArisingDuringPeriodBeforeTax	-7053000
CY2021	aeo	Other Comprehensive Income Foreign Currency Transaction And Translation Gain Loss Excluding Gain Loss On Intra Entity Foreign Currency Translation Arising During Period Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationGainLossExcludingGainLossOnIntraEntityForeignCurrencyTranslationArisingDuringPeriodTax	0
CY2021	aeo	Other Comprehensive Income Foreign Currency Transaction And Translation Gain Loss Excluding Gain Loss On Intra Entity Foreign Currency Translation Arising During Period Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationGainLossExcludingGainLossOnIntraEntityForeignCurrencyTranslationArisingDuringPeriodNetOfTax	-7053000
CY2021	aeo	Other Comprehensive Income Intra Entity Foreign Currency Translation Gain Loss Arising During Period Before Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeIntraEntityForeignCurrencyTranslationGainLossArisingDuringPeriodBeforeTax	592000
CY2021	aeo	Other Comprehensive Income Intra Entity Foreign Currency Translation Gain Loss Arising During Period Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeIntraEntityForeignCurrencyTranslationGainLossArisingDuringPeriodTax	-1119000
CY2021	aeo	Other Comprehensive Income Intra Entity Foreign Currency Translation Gain Loss Arising During Period Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeIntraEntityForeignCurrencyTranslationGainLossArisingDuringPeriodNetOfTax	-527000
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CY2021Q1	aeo	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss Tax AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossTax	0
CY2021Q1	us-gaap	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss Net Of Tax AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax	-40748000
CY2021	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation ShareBasedCompensation	32800000
CY2021	us-gaap	Allocated Share Based Compensation Expense Net Of Tax AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpenseNetOfTax	24600000
CY2020	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation ShareBasedCompensation	23000000.0
CY2020	us-gaap	Allocated Share Based Compensation Expense Net Of Tax AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpenseNetOfTax	17900000
CY2019	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation ShareBasedCompensation	27500000
CY2019	us-gaap	Allocated Share Based Compensation Expense Net Of Tax AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpenseNetOfTax	20900000
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CY2020Q1	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Outstanding Number ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber	2584000
CY2020Q1	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Outstanding Weighted Average Exercise Price ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice	18.18
CY2021	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Grants In Period Gross ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodGross	1705000
CY2021	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangements By Share Based Payment Award Options Grants In Period Weighted Average Exercise Price ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice	10.30
CY2021	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Shares Stock Options Exercised StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesStockOptionsExercised	193000
CY2021	aeo	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Exercised In Period Weighted Average Exercise Price ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisedInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice	15.35
CY2021	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Forfeitures In Period ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsForfeituresInPeriod	156000
CY2021	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangements By Share Based Payment Award Options Forfeitures In Period Weighted Average Exercise Price ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsForfeituresInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice	19.23
CY2021Q1	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Outstanding Number ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber	3940000
CY2021Q1	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Outstanding Weighted Average Exercise Price ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice	14.87
CY2021Q1	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Outstanding Intrinsic Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingIntrinsicValue	30806000
CY2021Q1	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Vested And Expected To Vest Outstanding Number ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsVestedAndExpectedToVestOutstandingNumber	2890000
CY2021Q1	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Vested And Expected To Vest Exercisable Weighted Average Exercise Price ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsVestedAndExpectedToVestExercisableWeightedAverageExercisePrice	15.52
CY2021Q1	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Vested And Expected To Vest Outstanding Aggregate Intrinsic Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsVestedAndExpectedToVestOutstandingAggregateIntrinsicValue	20439000
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CY2021Q1	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Exercisable Weighted Average Exercise Price ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableWeightedAverageExercisePrice	17.26
CY2021Q1	us-gaap	Sharebased Compensation Arrangement By Sharebased Payment Award Options Exercisable Intrinsic Value1 SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableIntrinsicValue1	8319000
CY2021	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Shares Authorized Under Stock Option Plans Exercise Price Range Lower Range Limit ShareBasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansExercisePriceRangeLowerRangeLimit	17.25
CY2021	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Shares Authorized Under Stock Option Plans Exercise Price Range Upper Range Limit ShareBasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansExercisePriceRangeUpperRangeLimit	20.15
CY2021	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Grants In Period Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue	3.06
CY2020	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Grants In Period Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue	5.98
CY2021	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Exercises In Period Total Intrinsic Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisesInPeriodTotalIntrinsicValue	700000
CY2020	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Exercises In Period Total Intrinsic Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisesInPeriodTotalIntrinsicValue	800000
CY2019	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Exercises In Period Total Intrinsic Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisesInPeriodTotalIntrinsicValue	7400000
CY2021	us-gaap	Proceeds From Stock Options Exercised ProceedsFromStockOptionsExercised	3300000
CY2021	aeo	Employee Service Share Based Compensation Tax Benefit Expense Realized From Exercise Of Stock Options EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitExpenseRealizedFromExerciseOfStockOptions	1200000
CY2020	us-gaap	Proceeds From Stock Options Exercised ProceedsFromStockOptionsExercised	2100000
CY2020	aeo	Employee Service Share Based Compensation Tax Benefit Expense Realized From Exercise Of Stock Options EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitExpenseRealizedFromExerciseOfStockOptions	1200000
CY2019	us-gaap	Proceeds From Stock Options Exercised ProceedsFromStockOptionsExercised	15500000
CY2019	aeo	Employee Service Share Based Compensation Tax Benefit Expense Realized From Exercise Of Stock Options EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitExpenseRealizedFromExerciseOfStockOptions	3100000
CY2020	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Fair Value Assumptions Risk Free Interest Rate ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsRiskFreeInterestRate	0.022
CY2020	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Fair Value Assumptions Expected Dividend Rate ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedDividendRate	0.024
CY2020	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Fair Value Assumptions Expected Volatility Rate ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedVolatilityRate	0.382
CY2021	us-gaap	Sharebased Compensation Arrangement By Sharebased Payment Award Fair Value Assumptions Expected Term1 SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedTerm1	P4Y4M24D
CY2020	us-gaap	Sharebased Compensation Arrangement By Sharebased Payment Award Fair Value Assumptions Expected Term1 SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedTerm1	P4Y4M24D
CY2021Q1	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Number Of Shares Available For Grant ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAvailableForGrant	8900000
CY2021	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Minority Interest And Income Loss From Equity Method Investments IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments	-292273000
CY2020Q1	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Tax Credit Carryforwards DeferredTaxAssetsTaxCreditCarryforwards	7092000
CY2021	aeo	Defined Contribution Plan Employee Contributions Percentage Of Eligible Compensation DefinedContributionPlanEmployeeContributionsPercentageOfEligibleCompensation	0.03
CY2021	us-gaap	Defined Contribution Plan Employers Matching Contribution Annual Vesting Percentage DefinedContributionPlanEmployersMatchingContributionAnnualVestingPercentage	1
CY2021	aeo	Defined Contribution Plan Employers Matching Contribution Vesting Period DefinedContributionPlanEmployersMatchingContributionVestingPeriod	P2Y
CY2021	us-gaap	Deferred Compensation Arrangement With Individual Compensation Expense DeferredCompensationArrangementWithIndividualCompensationExpense	13300000
CY2020	us-gaap	Deferred Compensation Arrangement With Individual Compensation Expense DeferredCompensationArrangementWithIndividualCompensationExpense	11500000
CY2019	us-gaap	Deferred Compensation Arrangement With Individual Compensation Expense DeferredCompensationArrangementWithIndividualCompensationExpense	12100000
CY2021	aeo	Cares Act Of2020 Net Operating Loss Carryback Period CARESActOf2020NetOperatingLossCarrybackPeriod	P5Y
CY2018	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation At Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate	0.35
CY2021	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation At Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate	0.21
CY2021	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Domestic IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesDomestic	-294208000
CY2020	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Domestic IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesDomestic	229906000
CY2019	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Domestic IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesDomestic	308424000
CY2021	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Foreign IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesForeign	1935000
CY2020	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Foreign IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesForeign	15372000
CY2019	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Foreign IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesForeign	36676000
CY2021Q1	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Tax Deferred Expense Compensation And Benefits Share Based Compensation Cost DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseCompensationAndBenefitsShareBasedCompensationCost	7357000
CY2020Q1	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Tax Deferred Expense Compensation And Benefits Share Based Compensation Cost DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseCompensationAndBenefitsShareBasedCompensationCost	9005000
CY2020	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Minority Interest And Income Loss From Equity Method Investments IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments	245278000
CY2019	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Minority Interest And Income Loss From Equity Method Investments IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments	345100000
CY2021Q1	aeo	Deferred Tax Assets Operating Lease Right Of Use Assets DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLeaseRightOfUseAssets	389604000
CY2020Q1	aeo	Deferred Tax Assets Operating Lease Right Of Use Assets DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLeaseRightOfUseAssets	406473000
CY2021Q1	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Operating Loss Carryforwards DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwards	10160000
CY2020Q1	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Operating Loss Carryforwards DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwards	5983000
CY2021Q1	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Other DeferredTaxAssetsOther	5715000
CY2020Q1	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Other DeferredTaxAssetsOther	5580000
CY2021Q1	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Gross DeferredTaxAssetsGross	437757000
CY2020Q1	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Gross DeferredTaxAssetsGross	455605000
CY2021Q1	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Valuation Allowance DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance	12263000
CY2020Q1	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Valuation Allowance DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance	5861000
CY2021Q1	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Net DeferredTaxAssetsNet	425494000
CY2020Q1	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Net DeferredTaxAssetsNet	449744000
CY2021Q1	aeo	Deferred Tax Assets Accruals Not Currently Deductible DeferredTaxAssetsAccrualsNotCurrentlyDeductible	5667000
CY2020Q1	aeo	Deferred Tax Assets Accruals Not Currently Deductible DeferredTaxAssetsAccrualsNotCurrentlyDeductible	7332000
CY2021Q1	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Capital Loss Carryforwards DeferredTaxAssetsCapitalLossCarryforwards	4471000
CY2021Q1	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Inventory DeferredTaxAssetsInventory	3267000
CY2020Q1	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Inventory DeferredTaxAssetsInventory	9908000
CY2021Q1	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Tax Deferred Expense Compensation And Benefits DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseCompensationAndBenefits	3166000
CY2020Q1	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Tax Deferred Expense Compensation And Benefits DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseCompensationAndBenefits	3176000
CY2021Q1	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Tax Credit Carryforwards Foreign DeferredTaxAssetsTaxCreditCarryforwardsForeign	943000
CY2020Q1	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Tax Credit Carryforwards Foreign DeferredTaxAssetsTaxCreditCarryforwardsForeign	1056000
CY2021Q1	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Liabilities Leasing Arrangements DeferredTaxLiabilitiesLeasingArrangements	310888000
CY2020Q1	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Liabilities Leasing Arrangements DeferredTaxLiabilitiesLeasingArrangements	370617000
CY2021Q1	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Liabilities Property Plant And Equipment DeferredTaxLiabilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipment	56487000
CY2020Q1	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Liabilities Property Plant And Equipment DeferredTaxLiabilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipment	50288000
CY2021Q1	aeo	Deferred Tax Liabilities Convertible Senior Note DeferredTaxLiabilitiesConvertibleSeniorNote	20589000
CY2021Q1	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Liabilities Prepaid Expenses DeferredTaxLiabilitiesPrepaidExpenses	2030000
CY2020Q1	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Liabilities Prepaid Expenses DeferredTaxLiabilitiesPrepaidExpenses	2996000
CY2019	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits Reductions Resulting From Lapse Of Applicable Statute Of Limitations UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsReductionsResultingFromLapseOfApplicableStatuteOfLimitations	545000
CY2020	us-gaap	Current Foreign Tax Expense Benefit CurrentForeignTaxExpenseBenefit	8137000
CY2019	us-gaap	Current Foreign Tax Expense Benefit CurrentForeignTaxExpenseBenefit	7343000
CY2021	us-gaap	Current State And Local Tax Expense Benefit CurrentStateAndLocalTaxExpenseBenefit	3528000
CY2020	us-gaap	Current State And Local Tax Expense Benefit CurrentStateAndLocalTaxExpenseBenefit	13598000
CY2019	us-gaap	Current State And Local Tax Expense Benefit CurrentStateAndLocalTaxExpenseBenefit	19815000
CY2021Q1	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Liabilities Other DeferredTaxLiabilitiesOther	2455000
CY2020Q1	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Liabilities Other DeferredTaxLiabilitiesOther	3119000
CY2021Q1	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Liabilities DeferredTaxLiabilities	392449000
CY2020Q1	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Liabilities DeferredTaxLiabilities	427020000
CY2021Q1	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Liabilities Net DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNet	33045000
CY2020Q1	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Liabilities Net DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNet	22724000
CY2021Q1	aeo	Deferred Tax Assets Deferred Foreign Tax Credits DeferredTaxAssetsDeferredForeignTaxCredits	900000
CY2020Q1	aeo	Deferred Tax Assets Deferred Foreign Tax Credits DeferredTaxAssetsDeferredForeignTaxCredits	1100000
CY2021	aeo	Tax Credit Carryforward Expiration Year TaxCreditCarryforwardExpirationYear	2028
CY2021Q1	aeo	Deferred Tax Assets Tax Credit Carryforwards State Net Of Federal DeferredTaxAssetsTaxCreditCarryforwardsStateNetOfFederal	7400000
CY2020Q1	aeo	Deferred Tax Assets Tax Credit Carryforwards State Net Of Federal DeferredTaxAssetsTaxCreditCarryforwardsStateNetOfFederal	7100000
CY2021	aeo	Tax Loss Carryforwards Minimum Period Carried Forward TaxLossCarryforwardsMinimumPeriodCarriedForward	P16Y
CY2021	aeo	Tax Credit Carryforward Beginning Expiration Year TaxCreditCarryforwardBeginningExpirationYear	2024
CY2021Q1	us-gaap	Tax Credit Carryforward Valuation Allowance TaxCreditCarryforwardValuationAllowance	1800000
CY2020Q1	us-gaap	Tax Credit Carryforward Valuation Allowance TaxCreditCarryforwardValuationAllowance	500000
CY2021Q1	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Capital Loss Carryforwards DeferredTaxAssetsCapitalLossCarryforwards	4500000
CY2021	aeo	Capital Losses Carryforward Period CapitalLossesCarryforwardPeriod	P5Y
CY2021	us-gaap	Valuation Allowance Deferred Tax Asset Change In Amount ValuationAllowanceDeferredTaxAssetChangeInAmount	4500000
CY2021	us-gaap	Current Federal Tax Expense Benefit CurrentFederalTaxExpenseBenefit	-59080000
CY2020	us-gaap	Current Federal Tax Expense Benefit CurrentFederalTaxExpenseBenefit	25745000
CY2019	us-gaap	Current Federal Tax Expense Benefit CurrentFederalTaxExpenseBenefit	60453000
CY2021	us-gaap	Current Foreign Tax Expense Benefit CurrentForeignTaxExpenseBenefit	7443000
CY2021	us-gaap	Current Income Tax Expense Benefit CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	-48109000
CY2020	us-gaap	Current Income Tax Expense Benefit CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	47480000
CY2019	us-gaap	Current Income Tax Expense Benefit CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	87611000
CY2021	us-gaap	Deferred Federal Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredFederalIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	-17286000
CY2020	us-gaap	Deferred Federal Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredFederalIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	12289000
CY2019	us-gaap	Deferred Federal Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredFederalIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	-148000
CY2021	us-gaap	Deferred Foreign Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredForeignIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	-4622000
CY2020	us-gaap	Deferred Foreign Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredForeignIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	-1213000
CY2019	us-gaap	Deferred Foreign Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredForeignIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	-2367000
CY2021	us-gaap	Deferred State And Local Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredStateAndLocalIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	-12982000
CY2020	us-gaap	Deferred State And Local Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredStateAndLocalIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	-4535000
CY2019	us-gaap	Deferred State And Local Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredStateAndLocalIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	-1898000
CY2021	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	-82999000
CY2020	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	54021000
CY2019	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	83198000
CY2021Q1	us-gaap	Undistributed Earnings Of Foreign Subsidiaries UndistributedEarningsOfForeignSubsidiaries	53400000
CY2021	aeo	Percent Of Dividends Received As Deduction For Tax Act PercentOfDividendsReceivedAsDeductionForTaxAct	1
CY2020Q1	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits UnrecognizedTaxBenefits	2781000
CY2019Q1	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits UnrecognizedTaxBenefits	6534000
CY2018Q1	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits UnrecognizedTaxBenefits	7286000
CY2021	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits Increases Resulting From Current Period Tax Positions UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromCurrentPeriodTaxPositions	602000
CY2020	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits Increases Resulting From Current Period Tax Positions UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromCurrentPeriodTaxPositions	422000
CY2019	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits Increases Resulting From Current Period Tax Positions UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromCurrentPeriodTaxPositions	565000
CY2021	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits Increases Resulting From Prior Period Tax Positions UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromPriorPeriodTaxPositions	1000
CY2020	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits Increases Resulting From Prior Period Tax Positions UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromPriorPeriodTaxPositions	151000
CY2019	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits Increases Resulting From Prior Period Tax Positions UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromPriorPeriodTaxPositions	2279000
CY2021	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits Decreases Resulting From Prior Period Tax Positions UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsDecreasesResultingFromPriorPeriodTaxPositions	82000
CY2020	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits Decreases Resulting From Prior Period Tax Positions UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsDecreasesResultingFromPriorPeriodTaxPositions	1383000
CY2019	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits Decreases Resulting From Prior Period Tax Positions UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsDecreasesResultingFromPriorPeriodTaxPositions	1654000
CY2021	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits Decreases Resulting From Settlements With Taxing Authorities UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsDecreasesResultingFromSettlementsWithTaxingAuthorities	450000
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