ACTIVITY EXIT COSTS (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Oct. 30, 2011

Tommy Hilfiger Integration and Exit Costs [Member]

Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]

Schedule Of Restructuring Accrued Liabilities Costs Incurred And Paid [Table Text Block]

Liabilities for severance and termination benefits and lease/contract termination costs recorded in connection with the acquisition and integration of Tommy Hilfiger were principally recorded in Accrued Expenses in the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets and were as follows:

	Liability at 1/30/11		Costs Incurred During the Thirty-Nine Weeks Ended 10/30/11		Costs Paid During the Thirty-Nine Weeks Ended 10/30/11		Liability at 10/30/11
Severance, termination benefits and other costs	$	16,258	$	11,374	$	21,327	$	6,305
Lease/contract termination and related costs	3,165		14,014		12,195		4,984
Total	$	19,423	$	25,388	$	33,522	$	11,289

Schedule of Restructuring and Related Costs [Table Text Block]

In connection with the Company’s acquisition of Tommy Hilfiger in the second quarter of 2010 and the related integration, the Company incurred certain costs related to severance and termination benefits, long-lived asset impairments, inventory liquidations and lease/contract terminations, including costs associated with the exit of certain Tommy Hilfiger product categories. Such costs were as follows:

	Total Expected to be Incurred		Incurred During the Thirteen Weeks Ended 10/30/11		Incurred During the Thirty-Nine Weeks Ended 10/30/11		Cumulative Incurred to Date
Severance, termination benefits and other costs	$	32,167	$	—	$	11,374	$	31,167
Long-lived asset impairments	11,017		—		—		11,017
Inventory liquidation costs	8,157		3,421		5,574		8,157
Lease/contract termination and related costs	28,179		—		14,014		17,179
Total	$	79,520	$	3,421	$	30,962	$	67,520

Timberland Exit Costs [Member]

Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]

Schedule Of Restructuring Accrued Liabilities Costs Incurred And Paid [Table Text Block]

Liabilities for severance and termination benefits and contract termination costs recorded in connection with the Company’s early termination of the license were principally recorded in Accrued Expenses in the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets and were as follows:

	Liability at 1/30/11		Costs Incurred During the Thirty-Nine Weeks Ended 10/30/11		Costs Paid During the Thirty-Nine Weeks Ended 10/30/11		Liability at 10/30/11
Severance, termination benefits and other costs	$	—	$	1,181	$	363	$	818
Lease/contract termination and related costs	—		4,909		—		4,909
Total	$	—	$	6,090	$	363	$	5,727

Schedule of Restructuring and Related Costs [Table Text Block]

The Company negotiated during the second quarter of 2011 an early termination of its license to market sportswear under the Timberland brand. In connection with this termination, which will become effective in 2012, the Company incurred certain costs related to severance and termination benefits, long-lived asset impairments, contract termination and other costs. Such costs were as follows:

	Total Expected to be Incurred		Incurred During the Thirteen Weeks Ended 10/30/11		Incurred During the Thirty-Nine Weeks Ended 10/30/11
Severance, termination benefits and other costs	$	1,181	$	502	$	1,181
Long-lived asset impairments	1,062		—		1,062
Contract termination and related costs	4,909		—		4,909
Total	$	7,152	$	502	$	7,152