Segment Reporting (Segment Reporting Information, by Segment) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended				9 Months Ended
	Nov. 02, 2013		Oct. 27, 2012		Nov. 02, 2013 segment		Oct. 27, 2012
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of reportable segments					3
Net Sales	$ 1,033,293,000		$ 1,169,649,000		$ 2,817,760,000		$ 3,042,274,000
Operating Income (Loss)	(35,370,000)	[1]	133,345,000	[2]	(30,127,000)	[3]	129,406,000	[2]
U.S. Stores [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net Sales	561,788,000		709,517,000		1,515,079,000		1,815,502,000
Operating Income (Loss)	29,512,000	[1]	155,568,000	[2]	128,205,000	[3]	270,180,000	[2]
Charges related to asset impairment, Gilly Hicks Restructuring and the profit improvement initiative	51,500,000				51,500,000
International Stores [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net Sales	296,937,000		301,818,000		841,096,000		792,552,000
Operating Income (Loss)	40,641,000	[1]	94,416,000	[2]	160,821,000	[3]	219,017,000	[2]
Charges related to asset impairment, Gilly Hicks Restructuring and the profit improvement initiative	32,200,000				32,200,000
Direct-to-Consumer Operations [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net Sales	174,568,000		158,314,000		461,585,000		434,220,000
Operating Income (Loss)	65,602,000	[1]	63,935,000	[2]	176,793,000	[3]	152,688,000	[2]
Segment Total [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net Sales	1,033,293,000		1,169,649,000		2,817,760,000		3,042,274,000
Operating Income (Loss)	135,755,000	[1]	313,919,000	[2]	465,819,000	[3]	641,885,000	[2]
Other [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net Sales	0	[4]	0	[4]	0	[4]	0	[4]
Operating Income (Loss)	(171,125,000)	[1],[4]	(180,574,000)	[2],[4]	(495,946,000)	[3],[4]	(512,479,000)	[2],[4]
Charges related to asset impairment, Gilly Hicks Restructuring and the profit improvement initiative	$ 12,200,000				$ 14,700,000

[1] Includes charges for store-related asset impairment, charges related to restructuring plans for the Gilly Hicks brand and charges related to the Company's profit improvement initiative of $51.5 million for U.S. Stores, $32.2 million for International Stores and $12.2 million for Other for the thirteen week period ended November 2, 2013.

[2] Results reported above have been restated based on the change in accounting principle as noted in Note 3, “CHANGE IN ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLE.”

[3] Includes charges for store-related asset impairment, charges related to restructuring plans for the Gilly Hicks brand and charges related to the Company's profit improvement initiative of $51.5 million for U.S. Stores, $32.2 million for International Stores and $14.7 million for Other for the thirty-nine week period ended November 2, 2013.

[4] 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. 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; and distribution center costs.