Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)	6 Months Ended
Jul. 29, 2023
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Basis of Presentation	Basis of Presentation These Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements should be read in conjunction with our Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes for Fiscal 2023, which are contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K as filed with the SEC on March 22, 2023. The Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes contained in this report are unaudited but reflect all adjustments, including normal recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair presentation of the results for the interim periods of the fiscal year ending February 3, 2024 ("Fiscal 2024"), which is a 53-week year, and of the fiscal year ended January 28, 2023 ("Fiscal 2023"). All subsidiaries are consolidated in the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. All significant intercompany transactions and accounts have been eliminated. The results of operations for any interim period are not necessarily indicative of results for the full year. The Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and the related Notes have been prepared in accordance with the instructions to Form 10-Q and do not include all of the information and notes required by U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”) for complete financial statements. The Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of January 28, 2023 has been derived from the audited financial statements at that date.
Nature of Operations	Nature of Operations Genesco Inc. and its subsidiaries (collectively the "Company", "Genesco," "we", "our", or "us") business includes the sourcing and design, marketing and distribution of footwear and accessories through retail stores in the U.S., Puerto Rico and Canada primarily under the Journeys®, Journeys Kidz®, Little Burgundy® and Johnston & Murphy® banners and under the Schuh® banner in the United Kingdom (“U.K.”) and the Republic of Ireland (“ROI”); through catalogs and e-commerce websites including the following: journeys.com, journeyskidz.com, journeys.ca, littleburgundyshoes.com, schuh.co.uk, schuh.ie, schuh.eu, johnstonmurphy.com, johnstonmurphy.ca, nashvilleshoewarehouse.com and dockersshoes.com and at wholesale, primarily under our Johnston & Murphy brand, the licensed Levi's® brand, the licensed Dockers® brand, the licensed G.H. Bass® brand and other brands that we license for footwear. At July 29, 2023, we operated 1,375 retail stores in the U.S., Puerto Rico, Canada, the U.K. and the ROI. During the three and six months ended July 29, 2023 and July 30, 2022, we operated four reportable business segments (not including corporate): (i) Journeys Group, comprised of the Journeys, Journeys Kidz and Little Burgundy retail footwear chains and e-commerce operations; (ii) Schuh Group, comprised of the Schuh retail footwear chain and e-commerce operations; (iii) Johnston & Murphy Group, comprised of Johnston & Murphy retail operations, e-commerce operations and wholesale distribution of products under the Johnston & Murphy brand; and (iv) Genesco Brands Group, comprised of the licensed Dockers, Levi's, and G.H. Bass brands, as well as other brands we license for footwear.
Selling and Administrative Expenses	Selling and Administrative Expenses Wholesale costs of distribution are included in selling and administrative expenses on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations in the amount of $2.5 million and $3.1 million for the second quarters of Fiscal 2024 and Fiscal 2023, respectively, and $6.0 million and $5.8 million for the first six months of Fiscal 2024 and Fiscal 2023, respectively. Retail occupancy costs recorded in selling and administrative expense were $76.4 million and $75.8 million for the second quarters of Fiscal 2024 and Fiscal 2023, respectively, and $152.8 million and $154.3 million for the first six months of Fiscal 2024 and Fiscal 2023, respectively.
Advertising Costs	Advertising Costs Advertising costs were $28.1 million and $28.0 million for the second quarters of Fiscal 2024 and Fiscal 2023, respectively, and $51.7 million and $50.1 million for the first six months of Fiscal 2024 and Fiscal 2023, respectively.
Vendor Allowances	Vendor Allowances Vendor reimbursements of cooperative advertising costs recognized as a reduction of selling and administrative expenses were $1.9 million and $3.5 million for the second quarters of Fiscal 2024 and Fiscal 2023, respectively, and $6.6 million and $6.7 million for the first six months of Fiscal 2024 and Fiscal 2023, respectively. During the first six months of each of Fiscal 2024 and Fiscal 2023, our cooperative advertising reimbursements received were not in excess of the costs incurred.
New Accounting Pronouncements	New Accounting Pronouncements We do not currently have any new accounting pronouncements pending adoption.

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)

6 Months Ended

Jul. 29, 2023

These Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements should be read in conjunction with our Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes for Fiscal 2023, which are contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K as filed with the SEC on March 22, 2023. The Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes contained in this report are unaudited but reflect all adjustments, including normal recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair presentation of the results for the interim periods of the fiscal year ending February 3, 2024 ("Fiscal 2024"), which is a 53-week year, and of the fiscal year ended January 28, 2023 ("Fiscal 2023"). All subsidiaries are consolidated in the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. All significant intercompany transactions and accounts have been eliminated. The results of operations for any interim period are not necessarily indicative of results for the full year. The Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and the related Notes have been prepared in accordance with the instructions to Form 10-Q and do not include all of the information and notes required by U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”) for complete financial statements. The Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of January 28, 2023 has been derived from the audited financial statements at that date.

Nature of Operations

Genesco Inc. and its subsidiaries (collectively the "Company", "Genesco," "we", "our", or "us") business includes the sourcing and design, marketing and distribution of footwear and accessories through retail stores in the U.S., Puerto Rico and Canada primarily under the Journeys®, Journeys Kidz®, Little Burgundy® and Johnston & Murphy® banners and under the Schuh® banner in the United Kingdom (“U.K.”) and the Republic of Ireland (“ROI”); through catalogs and e-commerce websites including the following: journeys.com, journeyskidz.com, journeys.ca, littleburgundyshoes.com, schuh.co.uk, schuh.ie, schuh.eu, johnstonmurphy.com, johnstonmurphy.ca, nashvilleshoewarehouse.com and dockersshoes.com and at wholesale, primarily under our Johnston & Murphy brand, the licensed Levi's® brand, the licensed Dockers® brand, the licensed G.H. Bass® brand and other brands that we license for footwear. At July 29, 2023, we operated 1,375 retail stores in the U.S., Puerto Rico, Canada, the U.K. and the ROI.

During the three and six months ended July 29, 2023 and July 30, 2022, we operated four reportable business segments (not including corporate): (i) Journeys Group, comprised of the Journeys, Journeys Kidz and Little Burgundy retail footwear chains and e-commerce operations; (ii) Schuh Group, comprised of the Schuh retail footwear chain and e-commerce operations; (iii) Johnston & Murphy Group, comprised of Johnston & Murphy retail operations, e-commerce operations and wholesale distribution of products under the Johnston & Murphy brand; and (iv) Genesco Brands Group, comprised of the licensed Dockers, Levi's, and G.H. Bass brands, as well as other brands we license for footwear.

Selling and Administrative Expenses

Wholesale costs of distribution are included in selling and administrative expenses on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations in the amount of $2.5 million and $3.1 million for the second quarters of Fiscal 2024 and Fiscal 2023, respectively, and $6.0 million and $5.8 million for the first six months of Fiscal 2024 and Fiscal 2023, respectively.

Retail occupancy costs recorded in selling and administrative expense were $76.4 million and $75.8 million for the second quarters of Fiscal 2024 and Fiscal 2023, respectively, and $152.8 million and $154.3 million for the first six months of Fiscal 2024 and Fiscal 2023, respectively.

Advertising Costs

Advertising costs were $28.1 million and $28.0 million for the second quarters of Fiscal 2024 and Fiscal 2023, respectively, and $51.7 million and $50.1 million for the first six months of Fiscal 2024 and Fiscal 2023, respectively.

Vendor Allowances

Vendor reimbursements of cooperative advertising costs recognized as a reduction of selling and administrative expenses were $1.9 million and $3.5 million for the second quarters of Fiscal 2024 and Fiscal 2023, respectively, and $6.6 million and $6.7 million for the first six months of Fiscal 2024 and Fiscal 2023, respectively. During the first six months of each of Fiscal 2024 and Fiscal 2023, our cooperative advertising reimbursements received were not in excess of the costs incurred.

New Accounting Pronouncements

We do not currently have any new accounting pronouncements pending adoption.