ACQUISITIONS (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended				3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended				9 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	May 02, 2010	Oct. 30, 2011	Oct. 31, 2010	Jan. 30, 2011	Oct. 30, 2011 Senior Notes [Member] Senior Notes due 2020 [Member]	Oct. 31, 2010 Tommy Hilfiger Acquisition [Member]	Oct. 31, 2010 Tommy Hilfiger Acquisition [Member]	Jan. 30, 2011 Tommy Hilfiger Acquisition [Member]	Jan. 30, 2011 Tommy Hilfiger Acquisition [Member] Common Stock [Member]	Oct. 31, 2010 Reacquisition of Tommy Hilfiger Handbag License [Member]	Oct. 30, 2011 Reacquisition of Tommy Hilfiger India Perpetually Licensed Rights [Member]	Sep. 07, 2011 Reacquisition of Tommy Hilfiger India Perpetually Licensed Rights [Member]	Oct. 30, 2011 Reacquisition of Tommy Hilfiger India Perpetually Licensed Rights [Member] Initial Term [Member]	Oct. 30, 2011 Reacquisition of Tommy Hilfiger India Perpetually Licensed Rights [Member] Extended Term [Member]	Oct. 30, 2011 Reacquisition of Tommy Hilfiger India Perpetually Licensed Rights [Member] Due Within [Member]	Oct. 30, 2011 Reacquisition of Tommy Hilfiger India Perpetually Licensed Rights [Member] Period Length [Member]	Oct. 30, 2011 Reacquisition of Tommy Hilfiger India Perpetually Licensed Rights [Member] Apparel [Member]	Oct. 30, 2011 Reacquisition of Tommy Hilfiger India Perpetually Licensed Rights [Member] Other Than Apparel [Member]	Oct. 30, 2011 Series A Convertible Preferred Stock [Member]	Jan. 30, 2011 Series A Convertible Preferred Stock [Member]	Oct. 31, 2010 Series A Convertible Preferred Stock [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Acquisition, Cost of Acquired Entity, Cash Paid						$ 2,485,467	$ 2,485,467	$ 2,485,776
Business Acquisition, Cost of Acquired Entity, Equity Interests Issued and Issuable						475,607	475,607	475,607
Business Acquisition, Cost of Acquired Entity, Purchase Price								2,961,383		7,349	25,000
Common Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share		$ 1	$ 1	$ 1					$ 1
Business Acquisition, Equity Interest Issued or Issuable, Number of Shares						7,873,000
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, New Issues And Treasury Stock Reissued	5,750,000		5,750,000
Preferred stock, shares issued (in shares)																			8,000	8,000	8,000
total shares of common stock convertible preferred stock is convertible into																			4,189,000
Convertible Preferred Stock, Value, Aggregate Gross Purchase Price																					200,000
Gross Proceeds From Issuance of Long-Term Debt			600,000			600,000	600,000
Gross Proceeds From Issuance of Secured Debt						1,900,000	1,900,000
Total revenue						1,516,419	3,884,615
Net income						132,383	231,140
Business Combination, Acquisition Related Costs							61,000
Losses on settlement of derivative instruments related to the acquisition of Tommy Hilfiger		0	140,490				140,490
Adjustments to Additional Paid in Capital, Stock Issued, Issuance Costs							28,920
Payments of Debt Issuance Costs							70,871
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage					7.375%
Business Acquisition, Contingent Consideration, at Fair Value												9,986
Contingent Purchase Price Term													5 years	6 years
Contingent purchase price payment terms															60 days	1 year
Contingent Consideration Limit											25,000
Contingent Purchase Price Payments Percentage		1.15%															1.50%	3.00%
Goodwill from reacquisition of the rights to the Tommy Hilfiger trademarks in India		397
Expense recorded for settlement of unfavorable contract		$ 20,709	$ 0								$ 20,709