STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION - RSU, Restricted Stock and Performance Share Activity (Details) (USD $)	0 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	May 06, 2010	May 01, 2011	May 02, 2010	Feb. 02, 2014	Feb. 03, 2013	Jan. 29, 2012
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Weighted average risk-free interest rate				1.05%	1.20%	2.62%
Share Based Payment Award Maximum Term				10 years
Reduction in Number of Shares to be Granted by Each Stock Award				2
Reduction in number of shares available to be granted, RSU awards made before April 29, 2009				3
Reduction in number of shares available to be granted, RSU awards made on or after April 29, 2009				2
First RSU vesting installments, number of years following grant date, non-employee directors, granted prior to 2010				two years after date of grant
First RSU Vesting Installments, Nonemployee Directors, Number of Yrs Following Grant Date, Awards Prior to 2010				one year after date of grant
Receipt of service-based RSU vesting period, non-employee directors, granted on or after 2010				one year after date of grant
Non-vested activity [Roll Forward]
Other than options, granted number				498
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Requisite Service Period Beyond Performance Period				1 year
Expected term				6 years 2 months 19 days	6 years 3 months	6 years 3 months
Percentage of Final Number of Shares Based Upon the Company's Absolute Stock Price Growth				50.00%
Percent of Final Number of Shares Based Upon the Company's Total Shareholder Return				50.00%
Equity Option [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting intallments				4
Beginning vesting term				one year after date
Non-vested activity [Roll Forward]
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Total Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized				$ 13,213,000
Other than options, non-vested, unrecognized compensation expense, period for recognition (in years)				1 year 7 months 6 days
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term				5 years 10 months 24 days	5 years 4 months 24 days
Restricted Stock [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Beginning vesting term				three years after date
Non-vested activity [Roll Forward]
Other than options, non-vested number, beginning of period				0
Replacement of Warnaco awards				271,000
Other than options, granted number				0
Other than options, vested number				216,000
Other than options, cancelled number				9,000
Other than options, non-vested number, end of period				46,000	0
Other than options, non-vested, weighted average grant date fair value, beginning of period				$ 0.00
Weighted average grant date of Warnaco replacement awards				$ 120.72
Other than options, granted, weighted average grant date fair value				$ 0
Other than options, vested, weighted average grant date fair value				$ 120.72
Other than options, cancelled, weighted average grant date fair value				$ 120.72
Other than options, non-vested, weighted average grant date fair value, end of period				$ 121	$ 0.00
Aggregate Grant Date Fair Value Restricted Stock Related To Warnaco				32,653,000
Other than options, vested, aggregate grant date fair value				26,014,000	20,116,000	1,020,000
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Total Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized				1,275,000
Other than options, non-vested, unrecognized compensation expense, period for recognition (in years)				1 year
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting intallments				3
RSU vesting, granted to employees, first annual installment				25.00%
RSU vesting, granted to employees, second annual installment				25.00%
RSU vesting, granted to employees, third annual installment				50.00%
Service Based Award Vesting Installments, Non-employee Directors				4
Non-vested activity [Roll Forward]
Other than options, non-vested number, beginning of period				660,000
Replacement of Warnaco awards				120,000
Other than options, granted number				246,000
Other than options, vested number				277,000
Other than options, cancelled number				47,000
Other than options, non-vested number, end of period				702,000	660,000
Other than options, non-vested, weighted average grant date fair value, beginning of period				$ 62.24
Weighted average grant date of Warnaco replacement awards				$ 120.72
Other than options, granted, weighted average grant date fair value				$ 119.19
Other than options, vested, weighted average grant date fair value				$ 65.48
Other than options, cancelled, weighted average grant date fair value				$ 89.76
Other than options, non-vested, weighted average grant date fair value, end of period				$ 89.06	$ 62.24
Other than options, granted, aggregate grant date fair value				29,330,000	17,128,000	17,325,000
Aggregate fair value of Warnaco employee RSU				14,452,000
Other than options, vested, aggregate grant date fair value				18,131,000	14,318,000	8,874,000
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Total Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized				28,874,000
Other than options, non-vested, unrecognized compensation expense, period for recognition (in years)				1 year 9 months 18 days
Performance Share [Member]
Non-vested activity [Roll Forward]
Other than options, non-vested number, beginning of period				594,000
Other than options, granted number				513,000
Other than options, vested number				498,000
Other than options, cancelled number				61,000
Other than options, non-vested number, end of period				548,000	594,000
Other than options, non-vested, weighted average grant date fair value, beginning of period				$ 57.08
Other than options, granted, weighted average grant date fair value				$ 122.01
Other than options, vested, weighted average grant date fair value				$ 51.07
Other than options, cancelled, weighted average grant date fair value				$ 100.24
Other than options, non-vested, weighted average grant date fair value, end of period				$ 118.60	$ 57.08
Other than options, granted, aggregate grant date fair value				62,625,000	8,440,000	6,644,000
Other than options, vested, aggregate grant date fair value				25,436,000	5,877,000	6,043,000
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Total Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized				39,624,000
Other than options, non-vested, unrecognized compensation expense, period for recognition (in years)				2 years 2 months 12 days
Contingently issuable performance share awards, performance period (in years)	3 years	2 years	2 years	2 years	2 years
Warnaco Acquisition [Member]
Non-vested activity [Roll Forward]
Expected term				1 year 8 months 12 days
Warnaco Acquisition [Member] | Equity Option [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting intallments				3
Monte Carlo model [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Weighted average risk-free interest rate				0.34%
2013 awards with market conditions [Member] | Performance Share [Member]
Non-vested activity [Roll Forward]
Shares Earned For 2013 Awards Minimum				0
Shares Earned For 2013 Awards Maximum				833
2013 awards without market conditions [Member] | Performance Share [Member]
Non-vested activity [Roll Forward]
Shares Earned For 2013 Awards Minimum				0
Shares Earned For 2013 Awards Maximum				$ 97