SEGMENT DATA (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended																																																																3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 03, 2013		Jan. 29, 2012		Jan. 30, 2011		Feb. 03, 2013 Heritage Brand Wholesale Dress Furnishings [Member]	Jan. 29, 2012 Heritage Brand Wholesale Dress Furnishings [Member]		Jan. 30, 2011 Heritage Brand Wholesale Dress Furnishings [Member]		Feb. 03, 2013 Heritage Brand Wholesale Sportswear [Member]	Jan. 29, 2012 Heritage Brand Wholesale Sportswear [Member]		Jan. 30, 2011 Heritage Brand Wholesale Sportswear [Member]		Feb. 03, 2013 Heritage Brand Retail [Member]	Jan. 29, 2012 Heritage Brand Retail [Member]		Jan. 30, 2011 Heritage Brand Retail [Member]		Feb. 03, 2013 Calvin Klein Licensing [Member]	Jan. 29, 2012 Calvin Klein Licensing [Member]		Jan. 30, 2011 Calvin Klein Licensing [Member]		Feb. 03, 2013 Tommy Hilfiger North America [Member]		Jan. 29, 2012 Tommy Hilfiger North America [Member]		Jan. 30, 2011 Tommy Hilfiger North America [Member]		Feb. 03, 2013 Tommy Hilfiger International [Member]		Jan. 29, 2012 Tommy Hilfiger International [Member]		Jan. 30, 2011 Tommy Hilfiger International [Member]		Feb. 03, 2013 Other (Calvin Klein Apparel) [Member]	Jan. 29, 2012 Other (Calvin Klein Apparel) [Member]		Jan. 30, 2011 Other (Calvin Klein Apparel) [Member]		Feb. 03, 2013 Unallocated Amount to Segment [Member]		Jan. 29, 2012 Unallocated Amount to Segment [Member]		Jan. 30, 2011 Unallocated Amount to Segment [Member]		Feb. 03, 2013 Warnaco Acquisition and Integration Costs [Member]	Feb. 03, 2013 Tommy Hilfiger Integration and Exit Costs [Member]	Jan. 29, 2012 Tommy Hilfiger Integration and Exit Costs [Member]	Jan. 30, 2011 Tommy Hilfiger Integration and Exit Costs [Member]	Feb. 03, 2013 Tommy Hilfiger Integration and Exit Costs [Member] Tommy Hilfiger North America [Member]	Jan. 29, 2012 Tommy Hilfiger Integration and Exit Costs [Member] Tommy Hilfiger North America [Member]	Jan. 30, 2011 Tommy Hilfiger Integration and Exit Costs [Member] Tommy Hilfiger North America [Member]	Feb. 03, 2013 Tommy Hilfiger Integration and Exit Costs [Member] Tommy Hilfiger International [Member]	Jan. 29, 2012 Tommy Hilfiger Integration and Exit Costs [Member] Tommy Hilfiger International [Member]	Jan. 30, 2011 Tommy Hilfiger Integration and Exit Costs [Member] Tommy Hilfiger International [Member]	Feb. 03, 2013 Tommy Hilfiger Integration and Exit Costs [Member] Unallocated Amount to Segment [Member]	Jan. 29, 2012 Tommy Hilfiger Integration and Exit Costs [Member] Unallocated Amount to Segment [Member]	Jan. 30, 2011 Tommy Hilfiger Integration and Exit Costs [Member] Unallocated Amount to Segment [Member]	Jan. 29, 2012 Timberland Men's and Izod Women's Exit Costs [Member]	Jan. 29, 2012 Timberland Men's and Izod Women's Exit Costs [Member] Heritage Brand Wholesale Sportswear [Member]	Jan. 30, 2011 United Kingdom and Ireland Van Heusen Dresswear and Accessories Exit Costs [Member]	Jan. 30, 2011 United Kingdom and Ireland Van Heusen Dresswear and Accessories Exit Costs [Member] Heritage Brand Wholesale Dress Furnishings [Member]	Oct. 30, 2011 Tommy Hilfiger India License [Member]	Jan. 29, 2012 Tommy Hilfiger India License [Member] Tommy Hilfiger International [Member]	Feb. 03, 2013 Macy's, Inc. [Member] Customer Concentration Risk [Member] Sales Revenue, Goods, Net [Member]	Jan. 29, 2012 Macy's, Inc. [Member] Customer Concentration Risk [Member] Sales Revenue, Goods, Net [Member]	Jan. 30, 2011 Macy's, Inc. [Member] Customer Concentration Risk [Member] Sales Revenue, Goods, Net [Member]	Feb. 03, 2013 Domestic [Member]	Jan. 29, 2012 Domestic [Member]	Jan. 30, 2011 Domestic [Member]	Feb. 03, 2013 Canada [Member]	Jan. 29, 2012 Canada [Member]	Jan. 30, 2011 Canada [Member]	Feb. 03, 2013 Europe [Member]	Jan. 29, 2012 Europe [Member]	Jan. 30, 2011 Europe [Member]	Feb. 03, 2013 Other foreign [Member]	Jan. 29, 2012 Other foreign [Member]	Jan. 30, 2011 Other foreign [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of reportable segments	7
Number of divisions comprising Heritage Brand Retail segment																	3
Revenue:
Net sales	$ 5,540,821		$ 5,410,028		$ 4,219,739		$ 523,795	$ 564,898		$ 523,901		$ 467,986	$ 537,284		$ 568,447		$ 657,556	$ 646,769		$ 638,902		$ 34,971	$ 45,796		$ 38,326		$ 1,399,323		$ 1,273,829		$ 889,630		$ 1,732,228		$ 1,703,582		$ 1,007,776		$ 724,962	$ 637,870		$ 552,757
Royalty revenue	370,019		356,035		306,708		5,576	6,158		5,815		9,901	10,008		10,731		4,771	4,822		5,023		277,369	273,002		244,891		22,364		16,850		11,558		50,038		45,195		28,690
Advertising and other revenue	132,159		124,561		110,401		2,875	2,169		2,689		1,997	1,687		1,764		1,186	772		842		113,064	108,588		97,530		8,073		7,016		3,257		4,964		4,329		4,319
Total revenue	6,042,999	[1]	5,890,624	[1]	4,636,848	[1]	532,246	573,225		532,405		479,884	548,979		580,942		663,513	652,363		644,767		425,404	427,386		380,747		1,429,760		1,297,695		904,445		1,787,230		1,753,106		1,040,785		724,962	637,870		552,757																														3,662,150	3,558,540	3,114,424	329,674	302,103	237,383	1,643,875	1,588,926	974,380	407,300	441,055	310,661
Macy's as a percent of revenue																																																																					8.70%	9.40%	10.10%
Actuarial loss on retirement and benefit plans	28,142		76,120		4,534																																							28,142		76,120		4,534
Integration-related costs																																																		42,579
Income Before Interest and Taxes:
Income before interest and taxes	660,362		491,173	[2]	203,030	[2]	66,204	78,400	[2]	66,181	[2],[3]	34,883	11,327	[2],[4]	57,726	[2]	13,498	28,731	[2]	44,610	[2]	194,747	189,105	[2]	174,488	[2]	200,121	[5]	81,142	[2],[6]	37,554	[2],[7]	220,812	[5]	200,697	[2],[6],[8]	51,653	[2],[7]	89,921	88,700	[2]	72,728	[2]	(159,824)	[10],[5],[9]	(186,929)	[11],[2],[6],[9]	(301,910)	[2],[7],[9]
Timberland Men's and Izod Women's Exit Costs																																																			13,125	44,504	36,558	379	33,385		10,405			2,341	3,492		8,118	8,118	6,552	6,552
Business Combination, Acquisition, Integration and Restructuring Costs																																																		42,579	20,525	69,522	338,317	379	44,704	51,946	15,441	5,419	62,844	4,705	19,399	223,527
Expense recorded for settlement of unfavorable contract	0		20,709		0																																																														20,709	20,709
Debt Modification Costs																																														$ 16,233

[1] Macy’s, Inc. accounted for 8.7%, 9.4% and 10.1% of the Company’s revenue in 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively. This revenue is reported in the Heritage Brand Wholesale Dress Furnishings, Heritage Brand Wholesale Sportswear, Other (Calvin Klein Apparel) and Tommy Hilfiger North America segments.

[2] In the fourth quarter of 2012, the Company changed its method of accounting for its pension and other postretirement plans to (i) calculate expected return on plan assets using the fair value of plan assets; and (ii) immediately recognize actuarial gains and losses in its operating results in the year in which they occur, as detailed in Note 1, “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies.” All periods presented have been retrospectively adjusted to reflect the effect of these accounting changes.

[3] Income before interest and taxes for 2010 includes costs of $6,552 associated with the Company’s exit from its United Kingdom and Ireland Van Heusen dresswear and accessories business.

[4] Income before interest and taxes for 2011 includes costs of $8,118 related to the Company’s negotiated early termination of its license to market sportswear under the Timberland brand and its exit of the Izod women’s wholesale sportswear business.

[5] Income (loss) before interest and taxes for 2012 includes costs of $20,525 associated with the Company’s integration of Tommy Hilfiger and the related restructuring. Such costs were included in the Company’s segments as follows: $379 in Tommy Hilfiger North America; $15,441 in Tommy Hilfiger International and $4,705 in corporate expenses not allocated to any reportable segments.

[6] Income (loss) before interest and taxes for 2011 includes costs of $69,522 associated with the Company’s integration of Tommy Hilfiger and the related restructuring. Such costs were included in the Company’s segments as follows: $44,704 in Tommy Hilfiger North America; $5,419 in Tommy Hilfiger International; and $19,399 in corporate expenses not allocated to any reportable segments.

[7] Income (loss) before interest and taxes for 2010 includes costs of $338,317 associated with the Company’s acquisition and integration of Tommy Hilfiger, including transaction, restructuring, exit and debt extinguishment costs, short-lived non-cash valuation amortization charges and the effects of hedges against Euro to United States dollar exchange rates related to the purchase price. Such costs were included in the Company’s segments as follows: $51,946 in Tommy Hilfiger North America; $62,844 in Tommy Hilfiger International; and $223,527 in corporate expenses not allocated to any reportable segments.

[8] Income before interest and taxes for 2011 includes a one-time expense of $20,709 recorded in connection with the Company’s reacquisition of the rights to the Tommy Hilfiger trademarks in India that had been subject to a perpetual license. Please refer to Note 2, “Acquisitions,” for a further discussion.

[9] Includes corporate expenses not allocated to any reportable segments. Corporate expenses represent overhead operating expenses and include expenses for senior corporate management, corporate finance, information technology related to corporate infrastructure and actuarial gains and losses from the Company’s pension and other postretirement plans. Actuarial losses from the Company’s pension and other postretirement plans totaled $28,142, $76,120 and $4,534 in 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

[10] Loss before interest and taxes for 2012 includes costs of $42,579 associated with the Company’s acquisition of Warnaco, which closed on February 13, 2013.

[11] Loss before interest and taxes for 2011 includes costs of $16,233 associated with the Company’s modification of its senior secured credit facility. Please refer to Note 6, “Debt,” for a further discussion.