Segment Reporting (Segment Reporting Information, by Segment) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended				9 Months Ended
	Oct. 27, 2012		Oct. 29, 2011		Oct. 27, 2012 segment		Oct. 29, 2011
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of reportable segments					3
Net Sales	$ 1,169,649,000		$ 1,075,856,000		$ 3,042,274,000		$ 2,829,292,000
Operating Income (Loss)	112,398,000		79,850,000		145,683,000		165,770,000
U.S. Stores [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net Sales	709,368,000		725,351,000		1,813,757,000		1,905,147,000
Operating Income (Loss)	162,360,000		139,841,000		329,969,000		345,299,000
Net Assets	549,700,000				549,700,000
International Stores [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net Sales	298,959,000		214,959,000		778,750,000		571,615,000
Operating Income (Loss)	87,163,000		58,929,000		204,690,000		173,973,000
Net Assets	834,000,000				834,000,000
Direct-to-Consumer Operations [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net Sales	158,314,000		132,446,000		434,220,000		340,307,000
Operating Income (Loss)	69,647,000		58,983,000		190,194,000		159,511,000
Net Assets	78,500,000				78,500,000
Segment Total [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net Sales	1,166,641,000		1,072,756,000		3,026,727,000		2,817,069,000
Operating Income (Loss)	319,170,000		257,753,000		724,853,000		678,783,000
Other [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net Sales	3,008,000	[1]	3,100,000	[1]	15,547,000	[1]	12,223,000	[1]
Operating Income (Loss)	(206,772,000)	[1]	(177,903,000)	[1]	(579,170,000)	[1]	(513,013,000)	[1]
Net Assets	$ 1,387,000,000				$ 1,387,000,000

[1] Includes corporate functions such as Design, Merchandising, Sourcing, Planning, Allocation, Store Management and Support, Marketing, Distribution Center Operations, Information Technology, Real Estate, Finance, Legal, Human Resources and other corporate overhead. Net Sales consist of third party sell-off of inventory. Operating Income includes: marketing, general and administrative expense, store management and support functions such as regional and district management and other functions not dedicated to an individual store; distribution center costs; and markdowns on merchandise held in distribution centers.