Document and Entity Information (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 29, 2012	Mar. 13, 2012	Jul. 31, 2011
Document and Entity Information [Line Items]
Entity Registrant Name	PVH CORP. /DE/
Entity Central Index Key	0000078239
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--01-29
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Document Type	10-K
Document Period End Date	Jan. 29, 2012
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2011
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		68,814,015
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Public Float			$ 4,387,795,307