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Legal Proceedings (Details) (USD $)
0 Months Ended 3 Months Ended
Dec. 14, 2007
May 02, 2015
May 03, 2014
Feb. 02, 2013
Apr. 30, 2015
Jan. 31, 2015
Dec. 10, 2010
Claimant
Mar. 07, 2013
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]                
Minimum estimated undiscounted costs of preparing RIFS for remedial alternatives   $ 0gco_MinimumUndiscountedCostsForRemedialAlternatives            
Maximum estimated undiscounted costs of preparing RIFS for remedial alternatives   24,000,000.0gco_MaximumUndiscountedCostsForRemedialAlternatives            
Present worth for remedy of a combination of groundwater extraction and treatment and in-site chemical oxidation   10,700,000gco_PresentWorthForRemedyOfGroundwaterExtractionAndTreatmentAndInSiteChemicalOxidation            
Minimum historical cost associated with enhanced treatment required by the impact of groundwater plume   1,800,000gco_MinimumHistoricalCostAssociatedWithEnhancedTreatment            
Maximum historical cost associated with enhanced treatment required by the impact of groundwater plume   2,500,000gco_MaximumHistoricalCostAssociatedWithEnhancedTreatment            
Future operation and maintenance costs   126,400gco_FutureOperationAndMaintenanceCosts            
Minimum amount of complaint under number of state law theories 41,000,000gco_AmountOfComplaintAgainstCompany              
Period of complaint under number of state law theories 70 years              
Amount related to outstanding environmental contingencies   14,100,000us-gaap_AccrualForEnvironmentalLossContingencies 11,900,000us-gaap_AccrualForEnvironmentalLossContingencies     14,100,000us-gaap_AccrualForEnvironmentalLossContingencies    
Pretax accruals for environmental contingencies included in provision for discontinued operations   100,000gco_PretaxAccrualsForEnvironmentalContingenciesIncludedInProvisionForDiscontinuedOperations 200,000gco_PretaxAccrualsForEnvironmentalContingenciesIncludedInProvisionForDiscontinuedOperations          
Approximate claims asserted against the company's acquiring bank         2,200,000us-gaap_LossContingencyEstimateOfPossibleLoss   15,600,000us-gaap_LossContingencyEstimateOfPossibleLoss  
Estimated recovery from third party         500,000gco_LossContingencyEstimatedRecoveryfromaThirdParty      
Number of claimants             2gco_NumberOfClaimants  
Positive Outcome of Litigation                
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]                
Gain contingency, unrecorded amount               13,300,000us-gaap_GainContingencyUnrecordedAmount
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Computer Network Intrusion | Threatened Litigation                
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]                
Charges recorded to earning       $ 15,400,000us-gaap_LossContingencyLossInPeriod
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