SEGMENT DATA (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended						9 Months Ended				12 Months Ended
	Nov. 03, 2013		Feb. 03, 2013		Oct. 28, 2012		Nov. 03, 2013 segment		Oct. 28, 2012		Feb. 03, 2013
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Segment Reporting, Number of Reportable Segments							6
Net sales	$ 2,145,165				$ 1,501,442		$ 5,852,649		$ 4,033,911
Royalty revenue	85,443				103,944		215,071		271,917
Advertising and other revenue	28,517				37,384		66,412		100,971
Total revenue	2,259,125				1,642,770		6,134,132		4,406,799
Income (loss) before interest and taxes	249,324				241,138		329,542		550,474
Business Combination, Integration Related Costs	61,042				6,561		395,035		14,418
Assets held for sale	47,454		0		0		47,454		0		0
Gain (Loss) on Sale of Assets and Asset Impairment Charges							19,453
Gain on Adjustment Related to Unfavorable Contract							24,309
Debt modification and extinguishment costs	0				0		40,395		0
Assets	11,651,620		7,781,549		6,985,971		11,651,620		6,985,971		7,781,549
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt			700,000								700,000
Calvin Klein North America [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	384,010				195,659		1,009,469		508,179
Royalty revenue	38,097				41,970		86,123		102,169
Advertising and other revenue	15,065				16,685		31,784		42,760
Total revenue	437,172				254,314		1,127,376		653,108
Income (loss) before interest and taxes	71,163	[1]			61,933		123,097	[2]	134,423
Business Combination, Integration Related Costs	10,509						79,243
Assets	1,955,924		752,029		782,965		1,955,924		782,965		752,029
Calvin Klein International [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales returns							30,000
Net sales	333,916				13,191		875,256	[3]	35,060
Royalty revenue	19,961				36,918		54,110		101,438
Advertising and other revenue	8,648				15,224		21,398		43,391
Total revenue	362,525				65,333		950,764		179,889
Income (loss) before interest and taxes	41,199	[1]			30,452		(63,833)	[2]	76,455
Business Combination, Integration Related Costs	21,315						206,783
Assets	3,297,912		584,860		588,220		3,297,912		588,220		584,860
Tommy Hilfiger North America [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	411,395				376,267		1,106,152		999,729
Royalty revenue	8,383				6,553		20,907		16,178
Advertising and other revenue	2,546				2,429		6,752		6,401
Total revenue	422,324				385,249		1,133,811		1,022,308
Income (loss) before interest and taxes	79,573				66,117		187,543	[4]	147,630	[5]
Business Combination, Integration Related Costs									379
Gain on Adjustment Related to Unfavorable Contract							12,000
Assets	1,262,835		1,137,404		1,203,486		1,262,835		1,203,486		1,137,404
Tommy Hilfiger International [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	483,718				433,721		1,355,989		1,263,066
Royalty revenue	13,505				13,434		38,068		36,792
Advertising and other revenue	1,113				1,210		3,465		3,719
Total revenue	498,336				448,365		1,397,522		1,303,577
Income (loss) before interest and taxes	87,980				62,583	[6]	197,981		177,176	[5]
Business Combination, Integration Related Costs					6,301				9,798
Gain on Adjustment Related to Unfavorable Contract							12,309
Assets	3,190,428		3,278,813		3,062,064		3,190,428		3,062,064		3,278,813
Heritage Brands Wholesale [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	373,125				313,197		1,056,234		750,815
Royalty revenue	3,946				3,784		12,096		11,623
Advertising and other revenue	716				1,398		2,082		3,755
Total revenue	377,787				318,379		1,070,412		766,193
Income (loss) before interest and taxes	33,560	[1]			42,923		91,064	[2]	76,960
Business Combination, Integration Related Costs	8,252						37,022
Assets	1,395,179		555,544		631,185		1,395,179		631,185		555,544
Heritage Brand Retail [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	159,001				169,407		449,549		477,062
Royalty revenue	1,551				1,285		3,767		3,717
Advertising and other revenue	429				438		931		945
Total revenue	160,981				171,130		454,247		481,724
Income (loss) before interest and taxes	(19,531)				4,357		(22,321)	[7]	11,067
Gain (Loss) on Sale of Assets and Asset Impairment Charges							19,453
Assets	181,144	[8]	175,717		200,073		181,144	[8]	200,073		175,717
Unallocated amount to segment [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Income (loss) before interest and taxes	(44,620)	[1],[9]			(27,227)	[10],[6],[9]	(183,989)	[11],[2],[9]	(73,237)	[10],[5],[9]
Business Combination, Integration Related Costs	20,966				260		71,987		4,241
Business Combination, Acquisition Related Costs									6,412
Debt modification and extinguishment costs							40,395
Assets	$ 368,198		$ 1,297,182	[12]	$ 517,978		$ 368,198		$ 517,978		$ 1,297,182	[12]

[1] Income (loss) before interest and taxes for the thirteen weeks ended November 3, 2013 includes costs of $61,042 associated with the Company’s acquisition and integration of Warnaco and the related restructuring. Such costs were included in the Company’s segments as follows: $10,509 in Calvin Klein North America; $21,315 in Calvin Klein International; $8,252 in Heritage Brands Wholesale and $20,966 in corporate expenses not allocated to any reportable segments.

[2] Income (loss) before interest and taxes for the thirty-nine weeks ended November 3, 2013 includes costs of $395,035 associated with the Company’s acquisition and integration of Warnaco and the related restructuring. Such costs were included in the Company’s segments as follows: $79,243 in Calvin Klein North America; $206,783 in Calvin Klein International; $37,022 in Heritage Brands Wholesale and $71,987 in corporate expenses not allocated to any reportable segments.

[3] Includes $30,000 of sales returns for certain Warnaco wholesale customers in Asia in connection with the Company’s initiative to reduce excess inventory levels.

[4] Income before interest and taxes for the thirteen and thirty-nine weeks ended November 3, 2013 includes income of $24,309 related to the amendment of an unfavorable contract. At the time of the Tommy Hilfiger acquisition in 2010, a liability was recorded for such unfavorable contract. The amendment executed in the third quarter of 2013 adjusted the contract terms thereby reducing the amount by which the contract was unfavorable and resulted in a reduction of the liability, amounting to $24,309. Such income was included in the Company’s segments as follows: $12,000 in Tommy Hilfiger North America and $12,309 in Tommy Hilfiger International.

[5] Income (loss) before interest and taxes for the thirty-nine weeks ended October 28, 2012 includes costs of $14,418 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; $9,798 in Tommy Hilfiger International and $4,241 in corporate expenses not allocated to any reportable segments.

[6] Income (loss) before interest and taxes for the thirteen weeks ended October 28, 2012 includes costs of $6,561 associated with the Company’s integration of Tommy Hilfiger and the related restructuring. Such costs were included in the Company’s segments as follows: $6,301 in Tommy Hilfiger International and $260 in corporate expenses not allocated to any reportable segments.

[7] Loss before interest and taxes for the thirteen and thirty-nine weeks ended November 3, 2013 includes a loss of $19,453 associated with the sale of substantially all of the assets of the Company’s Bass division.

[8] Heritage Brands Retail at November 3, 2013 included $47,454 of assets classified as held for sale in connection with the sale of substantially all of the assets of the Company’s Bass division, which closed on November 4, 2013, the first day of the fourth quarter of 2013.

[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.

[10] Loss before interest and taxes for the thirteen and thirty-nine weeks ended October 28, 2012 includes costs of $6,412 associated with the Company’s acquisition of Warnaco.

[11] Loss before interest and taxes for the thirty-nine weeks ended November 3, 2013 includes costs of $40,395 associated with the Company’s debt modification and extinguishment. Please refer to Note 9, “Debt,” for a further discussion.

[12] Corporate at February 3, 2013 included $700,000 of cash that arose from senior notes that were issued to fund a portion of the consideration for the Warnaco acquisition.