DEBT Schedule of Mandatory Long-Term Debt Repayments (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended					0 Months Ended
	Feb. 03, 2013	Aug. 04, 2013	Jul. 29, 2012	Feb. 03, 2013	Aug. 04, 2013 7 3/4% debentures [Member]	Aug. 04, 2013 Senior notes [Member] 7 3/8% senior notes [Member]	Aug. 04, 2013 United States dollar-denominated	Jul. 29, 2012 United States dollar-denominated	Feb. 13, 2013 United States dollar-denominated Term loan A facility Warnaco [Member]	Feb. 13, 2013 United States dollar-denominated Term loan B facility Warnaco [Member]	Aug. 04, 2013 Euro-denominated	Jul. 29, 2012 Euro-denominated
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Mandatory Long Term Debt Repayment Remainder of 2013		$ 42,500
Mandatory Long Term Debt Repayment 2014		85,000
Mandatory Long Term Debt Repayment 2015		116,875
Mandatory Long Term Debt Repayment 2016		159,375
Mandatory Long Term Debt Repayment 2017		170,000
Mandatory Long Term Debt Repayment 2018		1,105,000
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt	700,000			700,000					1,700,000	1,375,000
Total debt percentage bearing fixed interest rates		45.00%
Total debt percentage bearing fixed interest rates due to swap agreement		0
Senior secured term loan A facility due 2018		1,672,297	0
Senior secured term loan B facility due 2020		1,208,202	0
4 1/2% senior unsecured notes		700,000	0
7 3/8% senior unsecured notes		600,000	600,000
7 3/4% debentures		99,652	99,631
Senior secured term loan A facility due 2016 - United States dollar-denominated							0	592,000			0	98,844
Senior secured term loan B facility due 2016 - United States dollar-denominated							0	395,000			0	18,010
Total		4,280,151	1,803,485
Less: Current portion of long-term debt	88,000	85,000	88,021	88,000
Long-Term Debt	2,211,642	4,195,151	1,715,464	2,211,642
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage		4.50%			7.75%	7.375%
Maturities of Long-term Debt [Abstract]
Repayment of long term debt		$ 181,688	$ 89,680