Summary of Significant Accounting Policies | Summary of Significant Accounting PoliciesDescription of Business Five Below, Inc. (collectively referred to herein with its wholly owned subsidiary as the "Company") is a specialty value retailer offering merchandise targeted at the tween and teen demographic. The Company offers an edited assortment of products, with most priced at $5 and below. The Company’s edited assortment of products includes select brands and licensed merchandise. The Company believes its merchandise is readily available, and that there are a number of potential vendors that could be utilized, if necessary, under approximately the same terms the Company is currently receiving; thus, it is not dependent on a single vendor or a group of vendors. The Company is incorporated in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and, as of July 31, 2021, operated in 39 states that include Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, West Virginia, North Carolina, New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Missouri, Georgia, Texas, Tennessee, Maine, Alabama, Kentucky, Kansas, Florida, South Carolina, Mississippi, Louisiana, Wisconsin, Oklahoma, Minnesota, California, Arkansas, Iowa, Nebraska, Arizona, Nevada, Colorado and Utah. As of July 31, 2021 and August 1, 2020, the Company operated 1,121 stores and 982 stores, respectively, each operating under the name “Five Below,” and sells merchandise on the internet, through the Company's fivebelow.com e-commerce website. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Company's business operations and results of operations, including its net sales, earnings and cash flows, were materially impacted in fiscal 2020 as a result of the temporary closures of its stores in the first half of 2020, and decreased customer traffic in stores, as the result of limitations on the number of persons permitted in stores at one time by certain local and state regulations. The Company's ability to operate improved beginning in the second half of fiscal 2020 and extending into fiscal 2021. However, the ultimate health and economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic remains uncertain, especially in light of the recent surge due to the Delta variant. If the pandemic were to continue to worsen, the Company's business operations, including net sales, earnings and cash flows, may be materially impacted. Further, the Company may determine to reinstate any of the mitigation measures implemented in fiscal 2020 that have since been modified or terminated, or take any additional steps that we consider necessary or as required by local, state or federal authorities. Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. Assets and liabilities measured at fair value are classified using the following hierarchy, which is based upon the transparency of inputs to the valuation at the measurement date: Level 1: Quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. Level 2: Inputs, other than Level 1, that are either directly or indirectly observable. Level 3: Unobservable inputs developed using the Company’s estimates and assumptions which reflect those that market participants would use. The classification of fair value measurements within the hierarchy is based upon the lowest level of input that is significant to the measurement. The Company’s financial instruments consist primarily of cash equivalents, investment securities, accounts payable, and borrowings, if any, under a line of credit. The Company believes that: (1) the carrying value of cash equivalents and accounts payable are representative of their respective fair value due to the short-term nature of these instruments; and (2) the carrying value of the borrowings, if any, under the line of credit approximates fair value because the line of credit’s interest rates vary with market interest rates. Under the fair value hierarchy, the fair market values of the investments in corporate bonds are Level 1 while the investments in municipal bonds are Level 2. The fair market values of Level 2 instruments are determined by management with the assistance of a third-party pricing service. Since quoted prices in active markets for identical assets are not available, these prices are determined by the third-party pricing service using observable market information such as quotes from less active markets and quoted prices of similar securities. As of July 31, 2021, January 30, 2021, and August 1, 2020, the Company had cash equivalents of $73.9 million , $250.7 million and $144.1 million, respectively. The Company’s cash equivalents consist of credit and debit card receivables, money market funds, and corporate bonds with original maturities of 90 days or less. Fair value for cash equivalents was determined based on Level 1 inputs. As of July 31, 2021, January 30, 2021, and August 1, 2020, the Company's investment securities are classified as held-to-maturity since the Company has the intent and ability to hold the investments to maturity. Such securities are carried at amortized cost plus accrued interest and consist of the following (in thousands): As of July 31, 2021 Amortized Cost Gross Unrealized Gains Gross Unrealized Losses Fair Market Value Short-term: Corporate bonds $ 234,909 $ — $ 49 $ 234,860 Municipal bonds 52,020 — 6 52,014 Total $ 286,929 $ — $ 55 $ 286,874 Long-term: Municipal bonds $ 1,104 $ 1 $ — $ 1,105 Total $ 1,104 $ 1 $ — $ 1,105 As of January 30, 2021 Amortized Cost Gross Unrealized Gains Gross Unrealized Losses Fair Market Value Short-term: Corporate bonds $ 95,530 $ — $ 53 $ 95,477 Municipal bonds 45,398 — 7 45,391 Total $ 140,928 $ — $ 60 $ 140,868 As of August 1, 2020 Amortized Cost Gross Unrealized Gains Gross Unrealized Losses Fair Market Value Short-term: Corporate bonds $ 41,670 $ 65 $ — $ 41,735 Total $ 41,670 $ 65 $ — $ 41,735 Prepaid expenses as of July 31, 2021, January 30, 2021, and August 1, 2020 were $23.4 million, $19.0 million, and $18.8 million, respectively. Other current assets as of July 31, 2021, January 30, 2021, and August 1, 2020 were $46.1 million Other accrued expenses include accrued capital expenditures of $46.4 million , $29.2 million, and $23.7 million as of July 31, 2021, January 30, 2021, and August 1, 2020, respectively. |