DEBT Schedule of Long Term Debt Instruments (Details) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	0 Months Ended	3 Months Ended				6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended						3 Months Ended	0 Months Ended		3 Months Ended			0 Months Ended								6 Months Ended			0 Months Ended	6 Months Ended				0 Months Ended		6 Months Ended	0 Months Ended
	Feb. 13, 2013 USD ($)	Aug. 04, 2013 USD ($)	May 05, 2013 USD ($)	Feb. 03, 2013 USD ($)	Jul. 29, 2012 USD ($)	Aug. 04, 2013 USD ($)	Jul. 29, 2012 USD ($)	Feb. 03, 2013 USD ($)	Aug. 01, 2010 USD ($)	Jun. 06, 2011 Interest Rate Swap [Member] USD ($)	Feb. 13, 2013 Term loan A facility Warnaco [Member] USD ($)	Feb. 13, 2013 Term loan B facility Warnaco [Member] USD ($)	Feb. 13, 2013 Current Outstanding Senior Secured Credit Facilities [Member] USD ($)	Aug. 04, 2013 Current Outstanding Senior Secured Credit Facilities [Member] Interest Rate Swap [Member] USD ($)	Feb. 13, 2013 Previously Outstanding Senior Secured Credit Facilities Due 2016 [Member] USD ($)	Mar. 02, 2011 Previously Outstanding Senior Secured Credit Facilities Due 2016 [Member] USD ($)	Aug. 04, 2013 Previously Outstanding Senior Secured Credit Facilities Due 2016 [Member] Interest Rate Swap [Member] USD ($)	Aug. 04, 2013 7 3/4% debentures [Member] USD ($)	Feb. 13, 2013 United States of America, Dollars USD ($)	Feb. 13, 2013 United States of America, Dollars Term loan A facility Warnaco [Member] USD ($)	Feb. 13, 2013 United States of America, Dollars Term loan B facility Warnaco [Member] USD ($)	Aug. 04, 2013 United States of America, Dollars Term loan B facility Warnaco [Member] Eurocurrency rate loan [Member] Minimum [Member]	Aug. 04, 2013 United States of America, Dollars Term loan B facility Warnaco [Member] One month adjusted Eurocurrency rate loan [Member] Minimum [Member]	Feb. 13, 2013 United States Dollars and Canadian Dollars [Member] USD ($)	Feb. 03, 2013 United States Dollars and Canadian Dollars [Member]	Feb. 13, 2013 Euro Member Countries, Euro EUR (€)	Feb. 03, 2013 Multi-currency [Member]	Aug. 04, 2013 Line of Credit [Member] United States of America, Dollars Unites States federal fund rate [Member]	Aug. 04, 2013 Line of Credit [Member] United States of America, Dollars One month adjusted Eurocurrency rate loan [Member]	Aug. 04, 2013 Line of Credit [Member] Canadian dollars [Member]	Feb. 13, 2013 Term Loan [Member] USD ($)	Aug. 04, 2013 Term Loan [Member] United States of America, Dollars Term loan A facility Warnaco [Member] Base rate loan [Member]	Aug. 04, 2013 Term Loan [Member] United States of America, Dollars Term loan A facility Warnaco [Member] Eurocurrency rate loan [Member]	Aug. 04, 2013 Term Loan [Member] United States of America, Dollars Term loan B facility Warnaco [Member] Base rate loan [Member]	Aug. 04, 2013 Term Loan [Member] United States of America, Dollars Term loan B facility Warnaco [Member] Eurocurrency rate loan [Member]	Feb. 13, 2013 Senior notes [Member] USD ($)	Aug. 04, 2013 Senior notes [Member] 4 1/2% senior notes [Member]	Aug. 04, 2013 Senior notes [Member] 7 3/8% senior notes [Member]	Feb. 13, 2013 Warnaco acquisition [Member] USD ($)
Senior Secured Credit Facilities [Abstract]
Amended facility, overall maximum borrowing capacity																$ 1,970,000
Amended facility, maximum borrowing capacity, term loans																1,520,000
Number of revolving credit facilities																									1		2
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity													750,000			450,000			475,000					25,000		185,850
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt				700,000				700,000												1,700,000	1,375,000										3,075
Original issue discount											7,325	6,875
Payments of financing costs	67,370
Debt modification and extinguishment costs		0			0	40,395	0																																34,638
Deferred debt issuance costs			5,757												5,757
Letters of credit outstanding, amount		79,105				79,105
Term loan facility increase, maximum						750,000
Term loan facility increase, maximum ratio						1,250,000
Total outstanding senior secured credit facility		2,880,499				2,880,499
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate																												0.50%	1.00%			1.00%	2.00%	1.50%	2.50%
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage		4.50%				4.50%												7.75%				0.75%	1.75%							0.75%							4.50%	7.375%
Notional amount outstanding of foreign currency forward exchange contracts										632,000				1,228,750			436,608
Derivative, fixed interest rate														0.604%			1.197%
Payment of fees associated with issuance of senior notes						16,257	0																								32,732					16,257
Gross proceeds from issuance of long-term debt									600,000
Maximum redemption percentage																																						35.00%
Debt instrument, face amount																		$ 100,000
Debt instrument, yield to maturity																		7.80%
Derivative agreement term														3 years			3 years
Carry forward period revolving credit facility		1 month
Cost of funds index rate period		3 months
Carry forward period borrowings maximum		1 year
Won-denominated short term credit facility lender		1