Document and Entity Information - shares	3 Months Ended
	May 05, 2018	Jun. 01, 2018
Document and Entity Information [Abstract]
Entity Registrant Name	GENESCO INC
Entity Central Index Key	0000018498
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	May 05, 2018
Amendment Flag	false
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2019
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--02-02
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding (in shares)		19,915,132