Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended													12 Months Ended			3 Months Ended					6 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended	3 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	Feb. 02, 2013	Jan. 28, 2012	Feb. 01, 2014 Prior Periods Correction [Member]	Nov. 02, 2013 Prior Periods Correction [Member]	Aug. 03, 2013 Prior Periods Correction [Member]	May 04, 2013 Prior Periods Correction [Member]	Apr. 28, 2012 Prior Periods Correction [Member]	Aug. 03, 2013 Prior Periods Correction [Member]	Nov. 02, 2013 Prior Periods Correction [Member]	Feb. 01, 2014 Prior Periods Correction [Member]	Feb. 01, 2014 Facility Closing [Member]	Nov. 02, 2013 Facility Closing [Member]	Feb. 01, 2014 Facility Closing [Member]	Feb. 01, 2014 Profit Improvement Initiative [Member]	Nov. 02, 2013 Profit Improvement Initiative [Member]	Aug. 03, 2013 Profit Improvement Initiative [Member]
Pre-tax adjustments related correction of errors																	$ 6,500,000	$ 2,100,000	$ 4,500,000	$ 2,500,000		$ 5,500,000	$ 6,300,000	$ 2,600,000
Tax expense related to correction of errors														18,649,000	129,934,000	74,669,000	2,200,000	(1,900,000)		1,200,000		1,200,000		900,000
Increase (decrease) in net income (loss) from prior period adjustments	66,106,000	[1],[2]	(15,644,000)	[1],[3]	11,370,000	[1],[4]	(7,203,000)	[1],[5]	157,229,000	[6]	84,036,000	17,051,000	(21,305,000)	54,628,000	237,011,000	143,934,000	(6,200,000)	3,000,000	2,900,000		600,000	2,500,000	4,700,000	(100,000)
Restructuring charges														81,500,000	0	0														2,600,000
Diluted earning per share related to the charges																														$ 0.02
Non-Cash Charge for Asset Impairment	3,100,000		43,600,000						7,400,000					46,715,000	7,407,000	68,022,000									36,800,000	44,700,000	60,000,000	3,700,000	7,600,000
Impairment charges per share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.38		$ 0.72						$ 0.06
Diluted per share related to tax effect of restructuring charges	$ 0.11
Income tax expense, correction of 2011 understated tax expense	1,100,000
Selected Quarterly Financial Information [Abstract]
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
Gross profit	$ 767,107,000	[1],[2]	$ 651,040,000	[1],[3]	$ 604,122,000	[1],[4]	$ 553,166,000	[1],[5]	$ 930,652,000	[6]	$ 752,514,000	$ 592,451,000	$ 541,092,000	$ 2,575,435,000	$ 2,816,709,000	$ 2,550,224,000
Net income (loss) per diluted share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.85	[1],[2]	$ (0.20)	[1],[3]	$ 0.14	[1],[4]	$ (0.09)	[1],[5]	$ 1.95	[6]	$ 1.02	$ 0.20	$ (0.25)	$ 0.69	$ 2.85	$ 1.61

[1] The Company does not believe these corrections were material to any current or prior interim or annual periods that were affected.

[2] The fourth quarter of Fiscal 2013 included pre-tax charges of $3.1 million for asset impairment, $36.8 million related to the restructuring of the Gilly Hicks brand and $3.7 million related to the Company's profit improvement initiative. Earnings per diluted share included $0.38 related to the charges and $0.11 for a tax true-up related to the restructuring, asset impairment and profit improvement charges primarily incurred in the third quarter of Fiscal 2013, for the true-up of the estimated full year tax rate applied as of the third quarter to the full year Fiscal 2013 tax rate. The thirteen week period ended February 1, 2014 included an increase in pre-tax expense of $6.5 million and an unrelated tax charge of $2.2 million for the correction of errors related to prior periods. The effect of these corrections decreased net income by $6.2 million for the thirteen week period ended February 1, 2014; the fifty-two week period ended February 1, 2014 included a reduction of pre-tax expense of $2.6 million and an unrelated tax expense of $0.9 million.

[3] The third quarter of Fiscal 2013 included pre-tax charges of $43.6 million for asset impairment, $44.7 million related to the restructuring of the Gilly Hicks brand and $7.6 million related to the Company's profit improvement initiative. Earnings per diluted share included $0.72 related to the charges. The thirteen week period ended November 2, 2013 included a reduction of pre-tax expense of $2.1 million and an unrelated tax benefit of $1.9 million for the correction of errors related to prior periods; the thirty-nine week period ended November 2, 2013 included a reduction of pre-tax expense of $6.3 million for the correction of errors related to prior periods. The effect of these corrections increased net income by $3.0 million and $4.7 million for the thirteen and thirty-nine week periods ended November 2, 2013.

[4] The second quarter of Fiscal 2013 included pre-tax charges of $2.6 million related to the Company's profit improvement initiative. Earnings per diluted share included $0.02 related to the charges. The thirteen week period ended August 3, 2013 included a reduction of pre-tax expense of $4.5 million for the correction of errors related to prior periods; the twenty-six week period ended August 3, 2013 included a reduction of pre-tax expense of $5.5 million and an unrelated tax charge of $1.2 million for the correction of errors related to prior periods. The effect of these corrections increased net income by $2.9 million and $2.5 million for the thirteen and twenty-six week periods ended August 3, 2013.

[5] The thirteen weeks ended May 4, 2013 included a reduction of pre-tax loss of $2.5 million and an unrelated tax charge of $1.2 million for the correction of errors relating to prior periods. The effect of these corrections decreased net loss by $0.6 million for the thirteen week period ended May 4, 2013.

[6] The fourth quarter of Fiscal 2012 included impairment charges of $7.4 million and $0.06 per diluted share. Tax expense for the fourteen weeks ended February 2, 2013 included $1.1 million to correct for understated tax expense relating to the fourth quarter of 2011. Additionally, the fourth quarter included certain other corrections related to the first three quarters of 2012 that had an insignificant effect on the fourth quarter.