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Income Taxes - Textual (Details) (USD $)
 12 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2015
Feb. 01, 2014
Feb. 02, 2013
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]      
Discontinued operations income tax benefit $ (1,100,000)us-gaap_DiscontinuedOperationTaxExpenseBenefitFromProvisionForGainLossOnDisposal $ (200,000)us-gaap_DiscontinuedOperationTaxExpenseBenefitFromProvisionForGainLossOnDisposal $ (300,000)us-gaap_DiscontinuedOperationTaxExpenseBenefitFromProvisionForGainLossOnDisposal
Effective tax rate for continuing operation 36.70%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations 41.47%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations 31.51%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations
Deferred tax valuation allowance 4,411,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance 3,771,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance  
Decrease in valuation allowance 600,000us-gaap_ValuationAllowanceDeferredTaxAssetChangeInAmount    
Accumulated undistributed earnings of foreign subsidiary 34,200,000gco_AccumulatedUndistributedEarningsOfForeignSubsidiary    
Unrecognized tax benefits that would impact effective tax rate 1,300,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsThatWouldImpactEffectiveTaxRate 1,300,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsThatWouldImpactEffectiveTaxRate 2,400,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsThatWouldImpactEffectiveTaxRate
Possibility of decrease in gross tax liability in next 12 months 100,000gco_IncomeTaxLiabilityEstimateOfIncreaseDecreaseInGrossTaxLiabilityInNext12Months    
Interest on income taxes expense (100,000)us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsInterestOnIncomeTaxesExpense (100,000)us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsInterestOnIncomeTaxesExpense (1,200,000)us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsInterestOnIncomeTaxesExpense
Income tax penalties expense 0us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesExpense (100,000)us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesExpense 100,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesExpense
Interest on income taxes accrued 800,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsInterestOnIncomeTaxesAccrued 900,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsInterestOnIncomeTaxesAccrued 1,100,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsInterestOnIncomeTaxesAccrued
Income tax penalties accrued 100,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAccrued 100,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAccrued 200,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAccrued
Excess Tax Benefit from Share-based Compensation, Operating Activities 3,061,000us-gaap_ExcessTaxBenefitFromShareBasedCompensationOperatingActivities 3,784,000us-gaap_ExcessTaxBenefitFromShareBasedCompensationOperatingActivities 4,820,000us-gaap_ExcessTaxBenefitFromShareBasedCompensationOperatingActivities
Minimum      
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]      
Period of statutes of limitation of subsidiaries in foreign jurisdictions 2 years    
Maximum      
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]      
Period of statutes of limitation of subsidiaries in foreign jurisdictions 6 years    
Domestic Country [Member]      
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]      
Operating loss carryforwards 1,200,000us-gaap_OperatingLossCarryforwards
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_DomesticCountryMember		 1,300,000us-gaap_OperatingLossCarryforwards
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_DomesticCountryMember		 1,500,000us-gaap_OperatingLossCarryforwards
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_DomesticCountryMember
Domestic Country [Member] | Minimum      
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]      
Operating loss carryforwards, expiration dates Feb. 01, 2025    
Domestic Country [Member] | Maximum      
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]      
Operating loss carryforwards, expiration dates Feb. 02, 2030    
State And Local Jurisdiction [Member]      
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]      
Operating loss carryforwards 0us-gaap_OperatingLossCarryforwards
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_StateAndLocalJurisdictionMember		 0us-gaap_OperatingLossCarryforwards
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_StateAndLocalJurisdictionMember		 100,000us-gaap_OperatingLossCarryforwards
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_StateAndLocalJurisdictionMember
Tax credit carryforward 400,000us-gaap_TaxCreditCarryforwardAmount
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_StateAndLocalJurisdictionMember		 700,000us-gaap_TaxCreditCarryforwardAmount
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_StateAndLocalJurisdictionMember		 900,000us-gaap_TaxCreditCarryforwardAmount
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_StateAndLocalJurisdictionMember
State And Local Jurisdiction [Member] | Minimum      
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]      
Operating loss carryforwards, expiration dates Jan. 30, 2016    
Tax credit carryforward, expiration date Feb. 01, 2014    
State And Local Jurisdiction [Member] | Maximum      
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]      
Operating loss carryforwards, expiration dates Feb. 01, 2031    
Tax credit carryforward, expiration date Feb. 02, 2019    
Foreign Country [Member]      
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]      
Operating loss carryforwards $ 6,800,000us-gaap_OperatingLossCarryforwards
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember		 $ 7,500,000us-gaap_OperatingLossCarryforwards
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember		 $ 10,400,000us-gaap_OperatingLossCarryforwards
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember
Operating loss carryforwards, expiration dates Jan. 29, 2022