DEBT Schedule of Mandatory Long-Term Debt Repayments (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended				0 Months Ended					0 Months Ended
	Feb. 03, 2013	Feb. 02, 2014	Feb. 03, 2013	Jan. 29, 2012	Aug. 01, 2010	May 06, 2010 Senior notes due 2020 [Member]	Feb. 02, 2014 Senior Debenture Due 2023 [Member]	Feb. 02, 2014 Senior Notes [Member] Senior notes due 2020 [Member]	Feb. 02, 2014 United States of America, dollars	Feb. 03, 2013 United States of America, dollars	Feb. 13, 2013 United States of America, dollars Term loan A facility Warnaco [Member]	Feb. 13, 2013 United States of America, dollars Term loan B facility Warnaco [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Paid		$ 170,756	$ 96,687	$ 111,433
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 senior notes	700,000	0	700,000	0		600,000					1,700,000	1,375,000
Total Debt Percentage Bearing Fixed Interest Rates		70.00%
Proceeds From Issuance of Long-Term Debt					600,000
Senior Secured Term Loan A Facility Due 2018	0	1,630,662	0
Senior Secured Term Loan B Facility Due 2020	0	932,895	0
4 1/2% senior unsecured notes	700,000	700,000	700,000
7 3/8% senior unsecured notes	600,000	600,000	600,000
7 3/4% debentures	99,642	99,664	99,642
Senior secured term loan A facility due 2016									0	560,000
Senior secured term loan B facility due 2016									0	340,000
Total	2,299,642	3,963,221	2,299,642
Less: Current portion of long-term debt	88,000	85,000	88,000
Long-term debt	$ 2,211,642	$ 3,878,221	$ 2,211,642
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage		4.50%				7.38%	7.75%	7.38%