Segment Reporting (Segment Information, by Segment) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended										12 Months Ended
	Feb. 01, 2014		Nov. 02, 2013	Aug. 03, 2013	May 04, 2013	Feb. 02, 2013		Oct. 27, 2012	Jul. 28, 2012	Apr. 28, 2012	Feb. 01, 2014 segment		Feb. 02, 2013		Jan. 28, 2012
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of reportable segments											3
Net Sales	$ 1,299,137,000		$ 1,033,293,000	$ 945,698,000	$ 838,769,000	$ 1,468,531,000		$ 1,169,649,000	$ 951,407,000	$ 921,218,000	$ 4,116,897,000		$ 4,510,805,000		$ 4,158,058,000
Depreciation and Amortization											235,240,000		224,245,000		232,956,000
Operating Income											80,823,000	[1]	374,233,000	[2]	221,384,000	[3]
Total Assets	2,850,997,000					2,987,401,000					2,850,997,000		2,987,401,000		3,117,032,000
Capital Expenditures											163,924,000		339,862,000		318,598,000
U.S. Stores [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net Sales											2,161,183,000		2,615,138,000		2,710,842,000
Depreciation and Amortization											75,297,000		94,367,000		125,827,000
Operating Income											194,582,000	[1]	432,040,000	[2]	362,760,000	[3]
Total Assets	414,463,000					587,334,000					414,463,000		587,334,000		755,330,000
Capital Expenditures											18,599,000		3,016,000		1,105,000
Impairment of long-lived assets													7,400,000
Charges related to asset impairment, asset write-downs and store closure charges															52,100,000
Charges related to asset impairment, Gilly Hicks Restructuring and the profit improvement initiative											94,900,000
International Stores [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net Sales											1,178,798,000		1,195,016,000		894,616,000
Depreciation and Amortization											92,474,000		67,972,000		35,844,000
Operating Income											249,331,000	[1]	350,871,000	[2]	282,462,000	[3]
Total Assets	805,257,000					840,317,000					805,257,000		840,317,000		661,680,000
Capital Expenditures											82,805,000		218,933,000		229,959,000
Charges related to asset impairment, asset write-downs and store closure charges															15,900,000
Charges related to asset impairment, Gilly Hicks Restructuring and the profit improvement initiative											33,300,000
Direct-to-Consumer Operations [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net Sales											776,916,000		700,651,000		552,600,000
Depreciation and Amortization											7,850,000		5,198,000		2,876,000
Operating Income											294,951,000	[1]	269,479,000	[2]	224,759,000	[3]
Total Assets	122,381,000					63,063,000					122,381,000		63,063,000		90,922,000
Capital Expenditures											15,633,000		22,567,000		8,367,000
Segment Total [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net Sales											4,116,897,000		4,510,805,000		4,158,058,000
Depreciation and Amortization											175,621,000		167,537,000		164,547,000
Operating Income											738,864,000	[1]	1,052,390,000	[2]	869,981,000	[3]
Total Assets	1,342,101,000					1,490,714,000					1,342,101,000		1,490,714,000		1,507,932,000
Capital Expenditures											117,037,000		244,516,000		239,431,000
Other [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net Sales											0	[4]	0	[4]	0	[4]
Depreciation and Amortization											59,619,000	[4]	56,708,000	[4]	68,409,000	[4]
Operating Income											(658,041,000)	[1],[4]	(678,157,000)	[2],[4]	(648,597,000)	[3],[4]
Total Assets	1,508,896,000	[4]				1,496,687,000	[4]				1,508,896,000	[4]	1,496,687,000	[4]	1,609,100,000	[4]
Capital Expenditures											46,887,000	[4]	95,346,000	[4]	79,167,000	[4]
Charges related to asset impairment, Gilly Hicks Restructuring and the profit improvement initiative											$ 13,800,000

[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 $94.9 million for U.S. Stores, $33.3 million for International Stores and $13.8 million for Other.

[2] Includes charges for asset impairments of $7.4 million for U.S. Stores.

[3] Includes charges for asset impairments, write-down of store-related long-lived assets and store closure charges of $52.1 million for U.S. Stores and $15.9 million for International Stores.

[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; as well as distribution center costs.