Segment Reporting (Other Segment Operating Income) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2015		Feb. 01, 2014		Feb. 02, 2013
Segment Reporting, Reconciling Item for Operating Profit (Loss) from Segment to Consolidated [Line Items]
Operating Income (Loss)	$ 113,519	[1]	$ 80,823	[2]	$ 374,233	[3]
US Stores, International Stores And Direct-to-Consumer Operations Subtotal [Member]
Segment Reporting, Reconciling Item for Operating Profit (Loss) from Segment to Consolidated [Line Items]
Operating Income (Loss)	735,272	[1]	738,864	[2]	1,052,390	[3]
Other
Segment Reporting, Reconciling Item for Operating Profit (Loss) from Segment to Consolidated [Line Items]
Operating Income (Loss)	(621,753)	[1],[4]	(658,041)	[2],[4]	(678,157)	[3],[4]
Stores and Distribution Expense [Member] | Other
Segment Reporting, Reconciling Item for Operating Profit (Loss) from Segment to Consolidated [Line Items]
Operating Income (Loss)	(164,765)		(198,910)		(223,611)
General and Administrative Expense [Member] | Other
Segment Reporting, Reconciling Item for Operating Profit (Loss) from Segment to Consolidated [Line Items]
Operating Income (Loss)	(460,917)		(481,783)		(473,880)
Restructuring Charges [Member] | Other
Segment Reporting, Reconciling Item for Operating Profit (Loss) from Segment to Consolidated [Line Items]
Operating Income (Loss)	0		(421)		0
Asset Impairment Charges [Member] | Other
Segment Reporting, Reconciling Item for Operating Profit (Loss) from Segment to Consolidated [Line Items]
Operating Income (Loss)	(11,310)		0		0
Other Operating Income (Expense) [Member] | Other
Segment Reporting, Reconciling Item for Operating Profit (Loss) from Segment to Consolidated [Line Items]
Operating Income (Loss)	$ 15,239		$ 23,073		$ 19,334

[1] Includes charges related to asset impairment, lease terminations and store closures, the restructuring of the Gilly Hicks brand, the Company's profit improvement initiative, CEO transition costs and corporate governance matters of which $6.1 million is included in U.S. stores, $43.6 million is included in International Stores, $0.4 million is included in Direct-to-Consumer Operations and $28.1 million is included in Other for Fiscal 2014.

[2] Includes charges related to asset impairment, restructuring plans of the Gilly Hicks brand and 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 for Fiscal 2013.

[3] Includes charges for asset impairments of $7.4 million for U.S. Stores for Fiscal 2012.

[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. A reconciliation of segment operating income to consolidated operating income is provided below.