ACQUISITIONS (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Jan. 29, 2012

Business Combinations [Abstract]

Schedule of Acquisition Consideration [Table Text Block]

The acquisition date fair value of the consideration paid, based on applicable exchange rates in effect on the closing date, consisted of the following:

Cash	$	2,485,776
Common stock (7,873 shares, par value $1.00 per share)	475,607
Total fair value of the acquisition consideration	$	2,961,383

Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Information [Table Text Block]

The following table presents the Company’s pro forma consolidated results of operations for the year ended January 30, 2011 as if the acquisition and the related financing transactions had occurred on February 2, 2009 (the first day of its fiscal year ended January 31, 2010) instead of on May 6, 2010. The pro forma results were calculated applying the Company’s accounting policies and reflect: (i) the impact on depreciation and amortization based on what would have been charged related to the fair value adjustments to Tommy Hilfiger’s property, plant and equipment and the intangible assets recorded in connection with the acquisition; (ii) the impact on interest expense and interest income resulting from changes to the Company’s capital structure in connection with the acquisition; (iii) the impact on cost of goods sold resulting from acquisition date adjustments to the fair value of inventory; and (iv) the tax effects of the above adjustments. The pro forma results do not include any anticipated cost synergies or other effects of the planned integration of Tommy Hilfiger. Accordingly, such pro forma amounts are not indicative of the results that actually would have occurred had the acquisition been completed on February 2, 2009, nor are they indicative of the future operating results of the combined company.

	Pro Forma Year Ended
	1/30/11		1/31/10
Total revenue	$	5,282,732	$	4,680,832
Net income	292,271		82,162

Schedule of Purchase Price Allocation [Table Text Block]

The Company recorded in the first quarter of 2011 measurement period adjustments to the fair values of certain assets acquired and liabilities assumed in the Tommy Hilfiger acquisition as of the acquisition date, due to information that arose during the Company’s preparation of certain tax returns during the first quarter.

The Company has retrospectively adjusted the previously reported fair values to reflect these amounts as follows:

	As Originally Reported in Form 10-K as of 1/30/11		Measurement Period Adjustments			As Retrospectively Adjusted
Trade receivables	$	120,477	$	—		$	120,477
Inventories	288,891		—			288,891
Prepaid expenses	24,029		(383		)	23,646
Other current assets	81,307		45			81,352
Property, plant and equipment	238,026		—			238,026
Goodwill	1,255,862		15,967			1,271,829
Tradenames	1,635,417		—			1,635,417
Other intangibles	172,069		—			172,069
Other assets	117,880		(7,175		)	110,705
Accounts payable	91,436		—			91,436
Accrued expenses	205,631		4,242			209,873
Other liabilities	675,508		4,212			679,720