| Guarantor Financial Information [Table Text Block] |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | July 28, 2012 | | Express, Inc. | | Subsidiary Issuers | | Guarantor Subsidiaries | | Other Subsidiaries | | Eliminations | | Consolidated Total | Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | Current assets | | | | | | | | | | | | Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 938 |
| | $ | 126,914 |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | 2,322 |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | 130,174 |
| Receivables, net | — |
| | 11,330 |
| | — |
| | 978 |
| | — |
| | 12,308 |
| Inventories | — |
| | 208,557 |
| | — |
| | 1,796 |
| | — |
| | 210,353 |
| Prepaid minimum rent | — |
| | 22,943 |
| | — |
| | 600 |
| | — |
| | 23,543 |
| Intercompany loan receivable | — |
| | 14,245 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | (14,245 | ) | | — |
| Intercompany receivable | — |
| | — |
| | 18,672 |
| | 5,862 |
| | (24,534 | ) | | — |
| Other | 843 |
| | 24,084 |
| | — |
| | 51 |
| | — |
| | 24,978 |
| Total current assets | 1,781 |
| | 408,073 |
| | 18,672 |
| | 11,609 |
| | (38,779 | ) | | 401,356 |
| Property and equipment, net | — |
| | 242,354 |
| | — |
| | 9,351 |
| | — |
| | 251,705 |
| Tradename/domain name | — |
| | 197,694 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 197,694 |
| Investment in subsidiary | 294,676 |
| | (296 | ) | | — |
| | 288,891 |
| | (583,271 | ) | | — |
| Deferred tax assets | 852 |
| | 11,798 |
| | — |
| | — |
| |
|
| | 12,650 |
| Other assets | — |
| | 11,966 |
| | — |
| | 4 |
| | — |
| | 11,970 |
| Total assets | $ | 297,309 |
| | $ | 871,589 |
| | $ | 18,672 |
| | $ | 309,855 |
| | $ | (622,050 | ) | | $ | 875,375 |
| Liabilities and stockholders’ equity |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| | | Current liabilities |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| | | Accounts payable | $ | — |
| | $ | 161,186 |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | 622 |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | 161,808 |
| Deferred revenue | — |
| | 4,013 |
| | 15,116 |
| | 59 |
| | — |
| | 19,188 |
| Accrued bonus | — |
| | 4,118 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 4,118 |
| Accrued expenses | 10 |
| | 85,821 |
| | — |
| | 486 |
| | — |
| | 86,317 |
| Intercompany payable | — |
| | 24,534 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | (24,534 | ) | | — |
| Intercompany loan payable | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 14,245 |
| | (14,245 | ) | | — |
| Total current liabilities | 10 |
| | 279,672 |
| | 15,116 |
| | 15,412 |
| | (38,779 | ) | | 271,431 |
| Long-term debt | — |
| | 198,685 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 198,685 |
| Other long-term liabilities | — |
| | 104,341 |
| | — |
| | 3,619 |
| | — |
| | 107,960 |
| Total liabilities | 10 |
| | 582,698 |
| | 15,116 |
| | 19,031 |
| | (38,779 | ) | | 578,076 |
| Commitments and Contingencies (Note 12) |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| Total stockholders’ equity | 297,299 |
| | 288,891 |
| | 3,556 |
| | 290,824 |
| | (583,271 | ) | | 297,299 |
| Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity | $ | 297,309 |
| | $ | 871,589 |
| | $ | 18,672 |
| | $ | 309,855 |
| | $ | (622,050 | ) | | $ | 875,375 |
|
EXPRESS, INC. CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEET (Amounts in thousands) (Unaudited)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | January 28, 2012 | | Express, Inc. | | Subsidiary Issuers | | Guarantor Subsidiaries | | Other Subsidiaries | | Eliminations | | Consolidated Total | Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | Current assets | | | | | | | | | | | | Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 1,575 |
| | $ | 149,237 |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | 1,550 |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | 152,362 |
| Receivables, net | — |
| | 7,439 |
| | — |
| | 1,588 |
| | — |
| | 9,027 |
| Inventories | — |
| | 206,507 |
| | — |
| | 2,447 |
| | — |
| | 208,954 |
| Prepaid minimum rent | — |
| | 22,985 |
| | — |
| | 476 |
| | — |
| | 23,461 |
| Intercompany loan receivable | — |
| | 12,684 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | (12,684 | ) | | — |
| Intercompany receivable | — |
| | — |
| | 26,570 |
| | 5,862 |
| | (32,432 | ) | | — |
| Other | — |
| | 18,228 |
| | — |
| | 4 |
| | — |
| | 18,232 |
| Total current assets | 1,575 |
| | 417,080 |
| | 26,570 |
| | 11,927 |
| | (45,116 | ) | | 412,036 |
| Property and equipment, net | — |
| | 218,701 |
| | — |
| | 8,605 |
| | — |
| | 227,306 |
| Tradename/domain name | — |
| | 197,509 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 197,509 |
| Investment in subsidiary | 277,920 |
| | 127 |
| | — |
| | 272,135 |
| | (550,182 | ) | | — |
| Deferred tax assets | 852 |
| | 11,610 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 12,462 |
| Other assets | — |
| | 12,882 |
| | — |
| | 4 |
| | — |
| | 12,886 |
| Total assets | $ | 280,347 |
| | $ | 857,909 |
| | $ | 26,570 |
| | $ | 292,671 |
| | $ | (595,298 | ) | | $ | 862,199 |
| Liabilities and stockholders’ equity | | | | | | | | | | | | Current liabilities | | | | | | | | | | | | Accounts payable | $ | — |
| | $ | 133,061 |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | 618 |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | 133,679 |
| Deferred revenue | — |
| | 4,493 |
| | 23,141 |
| | 50 |
| | — |
| | 27,684 |
| Accrued bonus | — |
| | 14,671 |
| | — |
| | 18 |
| | — |
| | 14,689 |
| Accrued expenses | (800 | ) | | 108,422 |
| | — |
| | 1,539 |
| | — |
| | 109,161 |
| Accounts payable and accrued expenses—related parties | — |
| | 5,997 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 5,997 |
| Intercompany payable | — |
| | 32,432 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | (32,432 | ) | | — |
| Intercompany loan payable | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 12,684 |
| | (12,684 | ) | | — |
| Total current liabilities | (800 | ) | | 299,076 |
| | 23,141 |
| | 14,909 |
| | (45,116 | ) | | 291,210 |
| Long-term debt | — |
| | 198,539 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 198,539 |
| Other long-term liabilities | — |
| | 88,159 |
| | — |
| | 3,144 |
| | — |
| | 91,303 |
| Total liabilities | (800 | ) | | 585,774 |
| | 23,141 |
| | 18,053 |
| | (45,116 | ) | | 581,052 |
| Commitments and Contingencies (Note 12) |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| Total stockholders’ equity | 281,147 |
| | 272,135 |
| | 3,429 |
| | 274,618 |
| | (550,182 | ) | | 281,147 |
| Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity | $ | 280,347 |
| | $ | 857,909 |
| | $ | 26,570 |
| | $ | 292,671 |
| | $ | (595,298 | ) | | $ | 862,199 |
|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Thirteen Weeks Ended July 28, 2012 | | | | Subsidiary | | Guarantor | | Other | | | | Consolidated | | Express, Inc. | | Issuers | | Subsidiaries | | Subsidiaries | | Eliminations | | Total | Net sales | $ | — |
| | $ | 451,455 |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | 3,424 |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | 454,879 |
| Cost of goods sold, buying and occupancy costs | — |
| | 304,434 |
| | — |
| | 3,924 |
| | — |
| | 308,358 |
| Gross profit | — |
| | 147,021 |
| | — |
| | (500 | ) | | — |
| | 146,521 |
| Selling, general, and administrative expenses | 230 |
| | 113,683 |
| | (55 | ) | | 1,449 |
| | — |
| | 115,307 |
| Other operating expense (income), net | — |
| | 1,783 |
| | — |
| | (1,765 | ) | | — |
| | 18 |
| Operating income (loss) | (230 | ) | | 31,555 |
| | 55 |
| | (184 | ) | | — |
| | 31,196 |
| Interest expense | — |
| | 4,773 |
| | — |
| | (88 | ) | | 88 |
| | 4,773 |
| Interest income | — |
| | 88 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | (88 | ) | | — |
| (Income) loss in subsidiary | (16,059 | ) | | 261 |
| | — |
| | (16,059 | ) | | 31,857 |
| | — |
| Other expense (income), net | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 220 |
| | — |
| | 220 |
| Income (loss) before income taxes | 15,829 |
| | 26,433 |
| | 55 |
| | 15,743 |
| | (31,857 | ) | | 26,203 |
| Income tax expense (benefit) | — |
| | 10,374 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 10,374 |
| Net income (loss) | $ | 15,829 |
| | $ | 16,059 |
| | $ | 55 |
| | $ | 15,743 |
| | $ | (31,857 | ) | | $ | 15,829 |
| Foreign currency translation | 81 |
| | 81 |
| | — |
| | 162 |
| | (243 | ) | | 81 |
| Comprehensive income | $ | 15,910 |
| | $ | 16,140 |
| | $ | 55 |
| | $ | 15,905 |
| | $ | (32,100 | ) | | $ | 15,910 |
|
EXPRESS, INC. CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF INCOME AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (Amounts in thousands) (Unaudited) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Thirteen Weeks Ended July 30, 2011 | | | | Subsidiary | | Guarantor | | Other | | | | Consolidated | | Express, Inc. | | Issuers | | Subsidiaries | | Subsidiaries | | Eliminations | | Total | Net sales | $ | — |
| | $ | 446,041 |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | 446,041 |
| Cost of goods sold, buying and occupancy costs | — |
| | 296,113 |
| | — |
| | 96 |
| | — |
| | 296,209 |
| Gross profit | — |
| | 149,928 |
| | — |
| | (96 | ) | | — |
| | 149,832 |
| Selling, general, and administrative expenses | 257 |
| | 117,433 |
| | (52 | ) | | 44 |
| | — |
| | 117,682 |
| Other operating expense (income), net | — |
| | 402 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 402 |
| Operating income (loss) | (257 | ) | | 32,093 |
| | 52 |
| | (140 | ) | | — |
| | 31,748 |
| Interest expense | — |
| | 10,510 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 10,510 |
| Interest income | — |
| | (2 | ) | | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | (2 | ) | (Income) loss in subsidiary | (12,874 | ) | | 90 |
| | — |
| | (12,874 | ) | | 25,658 |
| | — |
| Income (loss) before income taxes | 12,617 |
| | 21,495 |
| | 52 |
| | 12,734 |
| | (25,658 | ) | | 21,240 |
| Income tax expense (benefit) | (1 | ) | | 8,621 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 8,620 |
| Net income (loss) | $ | 12,618 |
| | $ | 12,874 |
| | $ | 52 |
| | $ | 12,734 |
| | $ | (25,658 | ) | | $ | 12,620 |
| Foreign currency translation | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | (2 | ) | |
| | (2 | ) | Comprehensive income | $ | 12,618 |
| | $ | 12,874 |
| | $ | 52 |
| | $ | 12,732 |
| | $ | (25,658 | ) | | $ | 12,618 |
|
EXPRESS, INC. CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF INCOME AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (Amounts in thousands) (Unaudited) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Twenty-Six Weeks Ended July 28, 2012 | | | | Subsidiary | | Guarantor | | Other | | | | Consolidated | | Express, Inc. | | Issuers | | Subsidiaries | | Subsidiaries | | Eliminations | | Total | Net sales | $ | — |
| | $ | 944,296 |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | 6,535 |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | 950,831 |
| Cost of goods sold, buying and occupancy costs | — |
| | 607,923 |
| | — |
| | 7,620 |
| | — |
| | 615,543 |
| Gross profit | — |
| | 336,373 |
| | — |
| | (1,085 | ) | | — |
| | 335,288 |
| Selling, general, and administrative expenses | 500 |
| | 226,395 |
| | (127 | ) | | 2,734 |
| | — |
| | 229,502 |
| Other operating expense (income), net | — |
| | 3,309 |
| | — |
| | (3,276 | ) | | — |
| | 33 |
| Operating income (loss) | (500 | ) | | 106,669 |
| | 127 |
| | (543 | ) | | — |
| | 105,753 |
| Interest expense | — |
| | 9,556 |
| | — |
| | (2 | ) | | 2 |
| | 9,556 |
| Interest income | — |
| | 1 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | (2 | ) | | (1 | ) | (Income) loss in subsidiary | (58,402 | ) | | 426 |
| | — |
| | (58,402 | ) | | 116,378 |
| | — |
| Other expense (income), net | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 12 |
| | — |
| | 12 |
| Income (loss) before income taxes | 57,902 |
| | 96,686 |
| | 127 |
| | 57,849 |
| | (116,378 | ) | | 96,186 |
| Income tax expense (benefit) | — |
| | 38,284 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 38,284 |
| Net income (loss) | $ | 57,902 |
| | $ | 58,402 |
| | $ | 127 |
| | $ | 57,849 |
| | $ | (116,378 | ) | | $ | 57,902 |
| Foreign currency translation | 3 |
| | 3 |
| | — |
| | 6 |
| | (9 | ) | | 3 |
| Comprehensive income | $ | 57,905 |
| | $ | 58,405 |
| | $ | 127 |
| | $ | 57,855 |
| | $ | (116,387 | ) | | $ | 57,905 |
|
EXPRESS, INC. CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF INCOME AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (Amounts in thousands) (Unaudited) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Twenty-Six Weeks Ended July 30, 2011 | | | | Subsidiary | | Guarantor | | Other | | | | Consolidated | | Express, Inc. | | Issuers | | Subsidiaries | | Subsidiaries | | Eliminations | | Total | Net sales | $ | — |
| | $ | 913,418 |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | 913,418 |
| Cost of goods sold, buying and occupancy costs | — |
| | 585,176 |
| | — |
| | 96 |
| | — |
| | 585,272 |
| Gross profit | — |
| | 328,242 |
| | — |
| | (96 | ) | | — |
| | 328,146 |
| Selling, general, and administrative expenses | 955 |
| | 226,298 |
| | (122 | ) | | 44 |
| | — |
| | 227,175 |
| Other operating expense (income), net | — |
| | (200 | ) | | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | (200 | ) | Operating income (loss) | (955 | ) | | 102,144 |
| | 122 |
| | (140 | ) | | — |
| | 101,171 |
| Interest expense | — |
| | 21,515 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 21,515 |
| Interest income | — |
| | (5 | ) | | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | (5 | ) | (Income) loss in subsidiary | (48,588 | ) | | 20 |
| | — |
| | (48,588 | ) | | 97,156 |
| | — |
| Income (loss) before income taxes | 47,633 |
| | 80,614 |
| | 122 |
| | 48,448 |
| | (97,156 | ) | | 79,661 |
| Income tax expense (benefit) | 2 |
| | 32,026 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 32,028 |
| Net income (loss) | $ | 47,631 |
| | $ | 48,588 |
| | $ | 122 |
| | $ | 48,448 |
| | $ | (97,156 | ) | | $ | 47,633 |
| Foreign currency translation | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | (2 | ) | | — |
| | (2 | ) | Comprehensive income | $ | 47,631 |
| | $ | 48,588 |
| | $ | 122 |
| | $ | 48,446 |
| | $ | (97,156 | ) | | $ | 47,631 |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Twenty-Six Weeks Ended July 28, 2012 | | | | Subsidiary | | Guarantor | | Other | | | | Consolidated | | Express, Inc. | | Issuers | | Subsidiaries | | Subsidiaries | | Eliminations | | Total | Operating Activities | | | | | | | | | | | | Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities | $ | (1,260 | ) | | $ | 75,007 |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | 535 |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | 74,282 |
| Investing Activities | | | | | | | | | | | | Capital expenditures | — |
| | (44,337 | ) | | — |
| | (1,324 | ) | | — |
| | (45,661 | ) | Purchase of intangible assets | — |
| | (185 | ) | | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | (185 | ) | Distributions received | 51,497 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 51,497 |
| | (102,994 | ) | | — |
| Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities | 51,497 |
| | (44,522 | ) | | — |
| | 50,173 |
| | (102,994 | ) | | (45,846 | ) | Financing Activities | | | | | | | | | | | | Payments on capital lease obligation | — |
| | (27 | ) | | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | (27 | ) | Excess tax benefit from share-based compensation | — |
| | 277 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 277 |
| Proceeds from share-based compensation | 623 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 623 |
| Intercompany loan | — |
| | (1,561 | ) | | — |
| | 1,561 |
| | — |
| | — |
| Distributions paid | — |
| | (51,497 | ) | | — |
| | (51,497 | ) | | 102,994 |
| | — |
| Repurchase of common stock | (51,497 | ) | | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | (51,497 | ) | Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | (50,874 | ) | | (52,808 | ) | | — |
| | (49,936 | ) | | 102,994 |
| | (50,624 | ) | | | | | | | | | | | | | Effect of exchange rate on cash | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | (637 | ) | | (22,323 | ) | | — |
| | 772 |
| | — |
| | (22,188 | ) | Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period | 1,575 |
| | 149,237 |
| | — |
| | 1,550 |
| | — |
| | 152,362 |
| Cash and cash equivalents, end of period | $ | 938 |
| | $ | 126,914 |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | 2,322 |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | 130,174 |
|
EXPRESS, INC. CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS (Amounts in thousands) (Unaudited)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Twenty-Six Weeks Ended July 30, 2011 | | | | Subsidiary | | Guarantor | | Other | | | | Consolidated | | Express, Inc. | | Issuers | | Subsidiaries | | Subsidiaries | | Eliminations | | Total | Operating Activities | | | | | | | | | | | | Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities | $ | (162 | ) | | $ | 41,407 |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | 7 |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | 41,252 |
| Investing Activities | | | | | | | | | | | | Capital expenditures | — |
| | (33,553 | ) | | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | (33,553 | ) | Purchase of intangible assets | — |
| | (60 | ) | | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | (60 | ) | Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities | — |
| | (33,613 | ) | | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | (33,613 | ) | Financing Activities | | | | | | | | | | | | Repayments of long-term debt arrangements | — |
| | (49,775 | ) | | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | (49,775 | ) | Costs incurred in connection with debt arrangements and Senior Notes | — |
| | (1,161 | ) | | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | (1,161 | ) | Proceeds from share-based compensation | 191 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 191 |
| Repurchase of common stock | (102 | ) | | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | (102 | ) | Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | 89 |
| | (50,936 | ) | | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | (50,847 | ) | | | | | | | | | | | | | Effect of exchange rate on cash | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | (2 | ) | | — |
| | (2 | ) | | | | | | | | | | | | | Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | (73 | ) | | (43,142 | ) | | — |
| | 5 |
| | — |
| | (43,210 | ) | Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period | 1,647 |
| | 186,115 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 187,762 |
| Cash and cash equivalents, end of period | $ | 1,574 |
| | $ | 142,973 |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | 5 |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | 144,552 |
|
|