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| GOODWILL                                     | GOODWILLThe changes in the carrying amount of goodwill for the thirty-nine weeks endedOctober 28, 2012, by segment, were as follows: Heritage Brand Wholesale Dress Furnishings Heritage Brand Wholesale Sportswear Calvin Klein Licensing Tommy Hilfiger North America Tommy Hilfiger International TotalBalance as of January 29, 2012           Goodwill, gross $70,589 $84,553 $356,035 $198,501 $1,112,797 $1,822,475Accumulated impairment losses — — — — — —Goodwill, net 70,589 84,553 356,035 198,501 1,112,797 1,822,475Contingent purchase price payments to Mr. Calvin Klein— — 37,050 — — 37,050Goodwill from acquisition of Netherlands franchisee— — — — 11,036 11,036Currency translation — — (69) — (15,297) (15,366)Balance as of October 28, 2012           Goodwill, gross 70,589 84,553 393,016 198,501 1,108,536 1,855,195Accumulated impairment losses — — — — — —Goodwill, net $70,589 $84,553 $393,016 $198,501 $1,108,536 $1,855,195The Company is required to make contingent purchase price payments to Mr. Calvin Klein in connection with the Company’s acquisition in 2003 of all of the issued and outstanding stock of Calvin Klein, Inc. and certain affiliated companies (collectively, “Calvin Klein”). Such payments are based on 1.15% of total worldwide net sales, as defined in the agreement (as amended) governing the Calvin Klein acquisition, of products bearing any of the Calvin Klein brands and are required to be made with respect to sales made through February 12, 2018. A significant portion of the sales on which the payments to Mr. Klein are made are wholesale sales by the Company and its licensees and other partners to retailers. |

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