Segment Reporting (Segment Reporting Information, by Segment) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	May 03, 2014 segment		May 04, 2013
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of reportable segments	3
Net Sales	$ 822,428		$ 838,769
Operating Income (Loss)	(31,506)	[1]	(13,921)
U.S. Stores
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net Sales	399,148		448,616
Operating Income (Loss)	31,284	[1]	39,821
International Stores
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net Sales	252,882		257,434
Operating Income (Loss)	42,723	[1]	53,533
Direct-to-Consumer Operations
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net Sales	170,398		132,719
Operating Income (Loss)	56,232	[1]	56,183
Segment Total
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net Sales	822,428		838,769
Operating Income (Loss)	130,239	[1]	149,537
Other
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net Sales	0	[2]	0	[2]
Operating Income (Loss)	(161,745)	[1],[2]	(163,458)	[2]
Gilly Hicks
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net Sales	14,516		19,565
Gilly Hicks | Facility Closing | U.S. Stores
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Operating Income (Loss)	500	[1]
Restructuring, Profit Improvement Initiative, Corporate Governance Matters | International Stores
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Operating Income (Loss)	6,900
Restructuring, Profit Improvement Initiative, Corporate Governance Matters | Other
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Operating Income (Loss)	$ 9,200

[1] Includes charges related to the restructuring of the Gilly Hicks brand, the Company's profit improvement initiative and legal, advisory and other charges related to certain corporate governance matters of which $6.9 million is included for International Stores, $9.2 million is included for Other and $0.5 million of income related to the true-up of Gilly Hicks estimated liabilities, net of additional charges, is included in U.S. Stores for the thirteen-week period ended May 3, 2014.

[2] Includes corporate functions not dedicated to an individual store or direct-to-consumer operations 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.