FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended				3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended					3 Months Ended													9 Months Ended
	Nov. 03, 2013	Nov. 03, 2013	Oct. 28, 2012	Feb. 03, 2013	Jan. 29, 2012	Nov. 03, 2013 Tommy Hilfiger India License [Member]	Oct. 28, 2012 Tommy Hilfiger India License [Member]	Nov. 03, 2013 Tommy Hilfiger India License [Member] Initial Term [Member]	Nov. 03, 2013 Tommy Hilfiger India License [Member] Extended Term [Member]	Nov. 03, 2013 Tommy Hilfiger India License [Member] Due Within [Member]	Nov. 03, 2013 Tommy Hilfiger India License [Member] Period Length [Member]	Oct. 28, 2012 Tommy Hilfiger Integration and Exit Costs [Member]	Nov. 03, 2013 Sale Of Bass [Member]	Nov. 03, 2013 Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]	Feb. 03, 2013 Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]	Oct. 28, 2012 Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]	Nov. 03, 2013 Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]	Feb. 03, 2013 Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]	Oct. 28, 2012 Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]	Nov. 03, 2013 Portion at Fair Value, Fair Value Disclosure [Member]	Feb. 03, 2013 Portion at Fair Value, Fair Value Disclosure [Member]	Oct. 28, 2012 Portion at Fair Value, Fair Value Disclosure [Member]	Nov. 03, 2013 Carrying (Reported) Amount, Fair Value Disclosure [Member]	Feb. 03, 2013 Carrying (Reported) Amount, Fair Value Disclosure [Member]	Oct. 28, 2012 Carrying (Reported) Amount, Fair Value Disclosure [Member]	Nov. 03, 2013 Calvin Klein North America [Member]	Nov. 03, 2013 Calvin Klein International [Member]	Nov. 03, 2013 Tommy Hilfiger North America [Member]	Nov. 03, 2013 Heritage Brand Retail [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Foreign currency forward exchange contracts, assets	$ 2,125	$ 2,125	$ 3,725	$ 4,693										$ 2,125	$ 4,693	$ 3,725
Interest rate contracts, assets	2,314	2,314												2,314
Total Assets	4,439	4,439	3,725	4,693										4,439	4,693	3,725
Foreign currency forward exchange contracts, liabilities	9,245	9,245	2,687	13,460										9,245	13,460	2,687
Interest rate contracts, liabilities	8,190	8,190	6,066	5,058										8,190	5,058	6,066
Contingent purchase price payments related to reacquisition of the perpetual rights to the Tommy Hilfiger trademarks in India	6,469	6,469	9,639	7,003													6,469	7,003	9,639
Total Liabilities														17,435	18,518	8,753
Cash and cash equivalents																				542,533	892,209	276,630
Short-term borrowings	12,441	12,441	142,514	10,847																			12,441	10,847	142,514
Cash and cash equivalents	542,533	542,533	276,630	892,209	233,197																		542,533	892,209	276,630
Short-term borrowings																				12,441	10,847	142,514
Long-term Debt	4,259,552	4,259,552	1,731,596																				4,259,552	2,299,642	1,731,596
Long-term debt (including portion classified as current)																				4,321,886	2,398,200	1,831,695
Contingent Consideration Limit						25,000
Contingent purchase price payments		37,576	35,694			429	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	6,469	6,469	9,639	7,003	9,559												6,469	7,003	9,639
Payments		(429)	(185)
Adjustments included in earnings		(105)	265
Fair Value, Measurement with Observable and Unobservable Input Reconciliations, Recurring Basis, Liability Value	23,904	23,904	18,392	25,521
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
Impairment of long-lived assets	4,643	5,804	259										1,161													808	220	3,121	494
Long-lived assets, fair value	0	0	0														0		0
Long-lived assets	4,643	4,643										259	1,161
Guarantees, Fair Value Disclosure													$ 4,373