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Fair value portion of currency on hand as well as demand deposits with banks or financial institutions. Includes other kinds of accounts that have the general characteristics of demand deposits. Also includes short-term, highly liquid investments that are both readily convertible to known amounts of cash and so near their maturity that they present insignificant risk of changes in value because of changes in interest rates.

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FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended				3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Aug. 04, 2013	Aug. 04, 2013	Jul. 29, 2012	Feb. 03, 2013	Jan. 29, 2012	Oct. 28, 2012 Tommy Hilfiger India License [Member]	Aug. 04, 2013 Tommy Hilfiger India License [Member]	Aug. 04, 2013 Tommy Hilfiger India License [Member] Initial Term [Member]	Aug. 04, 2013 Tommy Hilfiger India License [Member] Extended Term [Member]	Aug. 04, 2013 Tommy Hilfiger India License [Member] Due Within [Member]	Aug. 04, 2013 Tommy Hilfiger India License [Member] Period Length [Member]	Aug. 04, 2013 Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]	Feb. 03, 2013 Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]	Jul. 29, 2012 Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]	Aug. 04, 2013 Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]	Feb. 03, 2013 Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]	Jul. 29, 2012 Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]	Aug. 04, 2013 Portion at Fair Value, Fair Value Disclosure [Member]	Feb. 03, 2013 Portion at Fair Value, Fair Value Disclosure [Member]	Jul. 29, 2012 Portion at Fair Value, Fair Value Disclosure [Member]	Aug. 04, 2013 Carrying (Reported) Amount, Fair Value Disclosure [Member]	Feb. 03, 2013 Carrying (Reported) Amount, Fair Value Disclosure [Member]	Jul. 29, 2012 Carrying (Reported) Amount, Fair Value Disclosure [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Foreign currency forward exchange contracts, assets	$ 2,110	$ 2,110	$ 18,828	$ 4,693								$ 2,110	$ 4,693	$ 18,828
Interest rate contracts, assets	4,110	4,110	45									4,110		45
Total Assets	6,220	6,220	18,873	4,693								6,220	4,693	18,873
Foreign currency forward exchange contracts, liabilities	5,107	5,107	1,515	13,460								5,107	13,460	1,515
Interest rate contracts, liabilities	8,097	8,097	6,729	5,058								8,097	5,058	6,729
Contingent purchase price payments related to reacquisition of the perpetual rights to the Tommy Hilfiger trademarks in India	6,649	6,649	9,021	7,003											6,649	7,003	9,021
Total Liabilities	19,853	19,853	17,265	25,521								13,204	18,518	8,244	6,649	7,003	9,021
Cash and cash equivalents																		628,920	892,209	261,986	628,920	892,209	261,986
Short-term borrowings																		3,447	10,847	52,791	3,447	10,847	52,791
Long-term debt (including portion classified as current)																		4,358,547	2,398,200	1,886,289	4,280,151	2,299,642	1,803,485
Contingent Consideration Limit							25,000
Contingent purchase price payments		26,734	25,749			185
Contingent Purchase Price Term								5 years	6 years
Contingent purchase price payment terms										60 days	1 year
Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]
Contingent purchase price payments, balance	6,649	6,649	9,021	7,003	9,559
Payments		0	0
Adjustments included in earnings		(354)	(538)
Compounded Annual Net Sales Growth Rate	45.00%
Fair Value Inputs Discount Rate	20.00%
Effect of five-percentage-point decrease in discount rate on liability, increase of	1,000
Effect of five-percentage-point increase or decrease on annual net sales growth rate	$ 1,000