Discontinued Operations (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($)					3 Months Ended			12 Months Ended
	Dec. 12, 2014	Nov. 14, 2013	May. 14, 2013	Apr. 29, 2013	Jan. 30, 2016	Aug. 03, 2013	May. 04, 2013	Jan. 30, 2016	Feb. 01, 2014	Jan. 31, 2015
Significant Acquisitions and Disposals [Line Items]
Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Revenue								$ 0	$ 26,318,000
Loss before income taxes from discontinued operations									(10,496,000)
Settlement consideration					$ 1,000,000
Gain (Loss) on Disposition of Assets									(11,500,000)
Restructuring and Related Cost, Incurred Cost									30,700,000
Discontinued Operation, Tax (Expense) Benefit from Provision for (Gain) Loss on Disposal									5,900,000
American Sporting Goods Corporation [Member]
Significant Acquisitions and Disposals [Line Items]
Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Revenue									20,300,000
Sale price			$ 74,000,000
Proceeds from business disposition			60,300,000
Gain (loss) on sale						$ 1,000,000	$ (12,600,000)
Gain (loss) on sale after-tax						$ 1,000,000	$ (12,600,000)
Gain (loss) on sale per diluted share						$ 0.02	$ (0.30)
Loss before income taxes from discontinued operations									(1,600,000)
American Sporting Goods Corporation [Member] | Promissory Note [Member]
Significant Acquisitions and Disposals [Line Items]
Note receivable			$ 12,000,000
Promissory note interest rate			3.00%
Payment received		$ 12,200,000
Etienne Aigner [Member]
Significant Acquisitions and Disposals [Line Items]
Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Revenue									300,000
Loss before income taxes from discontinued operations									7,000,000
Settlement consideration				$ 6,500,000
Vera Wang [Member]
Significant Acquisitions and Disposals [Line Items]
Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Revenue									5,700,000
Loss before income taxes from discontinued operations									$ 1,900,000
Shoes.com [Member]
Significant Acquisitions and Disposals [Line Items]
Sale price	$ 15,000,000
Proceeds from business disposition	4,400,000
Note receivable	$ 7,500,000
Promissory note interest rate	6.00%
Gain (loss) on sale	$ 4,700,000
Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operations, Notes Receivable, First Periodic Payment Due	1,250,000
Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operations, Notes Receivable, Periodic Payment Due After First installment	$ 600,000
Note receivable, due date	Dec. 12, 2019
Promissory note interest rate, 1 year after	7.00%
Promissory note interest rate, 2 year after	8.00%
Promissory note interest rate, 3 years after	9.00%
Disposal Group, Net Purchase Price	$ 10,100,000
Notes Receivable, Fair Value Disclosure					$ 7,100,000			7,100,000		$ 7,000,000
Interest Income, Other								500,000
Restructuring and Related Cost, Incurred Cost	1,500,000
Discontinued Operation, Tax (Expense) Benefit from Provision for (Gain) Loss on Disposal	6,600,000							$ 1,700,000
Famous Footware [Member] | Shoes.com [Member]
Significant Acquisitions and Disposals [Line Items]
Restructuring and Related Cost, Incurred Cost	800,000
Brand Portfolio [Member] | Shoes.com [Member]
Significant Acquisitions and Disposals [Line Items]
Restructuring and Related Cost, Incurred Cost	300,000
Other Segments [Member] | Shoes.com [Member]
Significant Acquisitions and Disposals [Line Items]
Restructuring and Related Cost, Incurred Cost	$ 400,000