Condensed Consolidated Statements Of Earnings - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jul. 30, 2016	Aug. 01, 2015	Jul. 30, 2016	Aug. 01, 2015
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net sales	$ 622,937	$ 637,834	$ 1,207,670	$ 1,240,117
Cost of goods sold	363,382	375,039	700,322	728,796
Gross profit	259,555	262,795	507,348	511,321
Selling and administrative expenses	227,297	227,061	446,347	445,251
Operating earnings	32,258	35,734	61,001	66,070
Interest expense	(3,479)	(4,345)	(7,089)	(8,808)
Loss on early extinguishment of debt		(8,690)	0	(8,690)
Interest income	310	238	557	542
Earnings before income taxes	29,089	22,937	54,469	49,114
Income tax provision	(9,410)	(6,074)	(16,912)	(12,860)
Net earnings	19,679	16,863	37,557	36,254
Net (loss) earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests	(89)	38	6	168
Net earnings attributable to Caleres, Inc.	$ 19,768	$ 16,825	$ 37,551	$ 36,086
Basic earnings per common share:
Basic earnings per common share attributable to Caleres, Inc. shareholders	$ 0.46	$ 0.38	$ 0.87	$ 0.82
Diluted earnings per common share:
Diluted earnings per common share attributable to Caleres, Inc. shareholders	0.46	0.38	0.86	0.82
Dividends per common share	$ 0.07	$ 0.07	$ 0.14	$ 0.14