FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Feb. 03, 2013

Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]

Schedule of Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Table Text Block]

In accordance with the fair value hierarchy described above, the following table shows the fair value of the Company’s financial assets and liabilities that are required to be remeasured at fair value on a recurring basis:

	2012							2011
	Level 1	Level 2		Level 3		Total		Level 1	Level 2		Level 3		Total
Assets:
Foreign currency forward exchange contracts	N/A	$	4,693	N/A		$	4,693	N/A	$	13,581	N/A		$	13,581
Interest rate contracts	N/A	N/A		N/A		N/A		N/A	211		N/A		211
Total Assets	N/A	$	4,693	N/A		$	4,693	N/A	$	13,792	N/A		$	13,792
Liabilities:
Foreign currency forward exchange contracts	N/A	$	13,460	N/A		$	13,460	N/A	$	2,855	N/A		$	2,855
Interest rate contracts	N/A	5,058		N/A		5,058		N/A	7,907		N/A		7,907
Contingent purchase price payments related to reacquisition of the perpetual rights to the Tommy Hilfiger trademarks in India	N/A	N/A		$	7,003	7,003		N/A	N/A		$	9,559	9,559
Total Liabilities	N/A	$	18,518	$	7,003	$	25,521	N/A	$	10,762	$	9,559	$	20,321

Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Table Text Block]

The following table presents the change in the Level 3 contingent purchase price payment liability during 2012:

Balance as of January 29, 2012	$	9,559
Payments	(185		)
Adjustments included in earnings	(2,371		)
Balance as of February 3, 2013	$	7,003

Fair Value Measurements, Recurring and Nonrecurring, Valuation Techniques [Table Text Block]

Additional information with respect to assumptions used to value the contingent purchase price payment liability is as follows:

Unobservable Inputs	Amount
Approximate compounded annual net sales growth rate	45.0	%
Approximate discount rate	20.0	%

A five percentage point increase or decrease in the discount rate would change the liability by approximately $1,000.

A five percentage point increase or decrease in the compounded annual net sales growth rate would change the liability by approximately $1,000.

Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Nonrecurring Basis and Recorded Impairment [Table Text Block]

The following table shows the fair value of the Company’s non-financial assets and liabilities that were required to be remeasured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis (consisting of property, plant and equipment and other long-lived assets) during 2012 and 2011, and the total impairments recorded as a result of the remeasurement process:

	Fair Value Measurement Using				Fair Value As Of Impairment Date		Total  Impairments
	Level 1	Level 2	Level 3
2012	N/A	N/A	$	2,229	$	2,229	$	7,475
2011	N/A	N/A	$	79	$	79	$	7,686

Long-lived assets with a carrying amount of $259 were written down to a fair value of zero during 2012 in connection with the exit of a facility as part of the Company’s integration of Tommy Hilfiger. Such assets were deemed to have no future use or economic benefit based on the Company’s analysis using market participant assumptions, and therefore no expected future cash flows. The impairment charge was included in selling, general and administrative expenses in corporate expenses not allocated to any reportable segment.

Long-lived assets with a carrying amount of $9,445 were written down to a fair value of $2,229 during 2012 in connection with the financial performance in certain of the Company’s retail stores. Fair value was determined based on the estimated discounted future cash flows associated with the assets using current sales trends and market participant assumptions. The impairment charge of $7,216 was included in selling, general and administrative expenses, of which $671 was recorded in the Heritage Brand Retail segment, $281 was recorded in the Tommy Hilfiger North America segment and $6,264 was recorded in the Tommy Hilfiger International segment.

Long-lived assets with a carrying amount of $1,151 were written down to a fair value of zero during 2011 as a result of management’s decision to permanently discontinue the use of one of its software systems. The Company ceased use of the software during the third quarter of 2011. Such assets were deemed to have no future use or economic benefit based on the Company’s analysis using market participant assumptions, and therefore no expected future cash flows. The impairment charge was included in selling, general and administrative expenses in corporate expenses not allocated to any reportable segment.

Long-lived assets with a carrying amount of $1,062 were written down to a fair value of zero during 2011 in connection with the Company’s negotiated early termination of its license to market sportswear under the Timberland brand. Such assets were deemed to have no future use or economic benefit based on the Company’s analysis using market participant assumptions, and therefore no expected future cash flows. The impairment charge was included in selling, general and administrative expenses in the Heritage Brand Wholesale Sportswear segment.

Long-lived assets with a carrying amount of $5,552 were written down to a fair value of $79 during 2011 in connection with the financial performance in certain of the Company’s retail stores. Fair value was determined based on the estimated discounted future cash flows associated with the assets using current sales trends and market participant assumptions. The impairment charge was included in selling, general and administrative expenses, of which $430 was recorded in the Heritage Brand Retail segment, $568 was recorded in the Calvin Klein Licensing segment, $313 was recorded in the Other (Calvin Klein Apparel) segment, $2,175 was recorded in the Tommy Hilfiger North America segment and $1,987 was recorded in the Tommy Hilfiger International segment.

Fair Value, by Balance Sheet Grouping [Table Text Block]

The carrying amounts and the fair values of the Company’s cash and cash equivalents, short-term borrowings and long-term debt were as follows:

	2012				2011
	Carrying Amount		Fair Value		Carrying Amount		Fair Value
Cash and cash equivalents	$	892,209	$	892,209	$	233,197	$	233,197
Short-term borrowings	10,847		10,847		13,040		13,040
Long-term debt (including portion classified as current)	2,299,642		2,398,200		1,902,876		1,978,419

The fair values of cash and cash equivalents and short-term borrowings approximate their carrying values due to the short-term nature of these instruments. The Company estimates the fair value of its long-term debt using quoted market prices as of the last business day of the applicable year. The Company classifies the measurement of its long-term debt as a Level 1 measurement.