NONCASH INVESTING AND FINANCING TRANSACTIONS (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	0 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended				12 Months Ended			0 Months Ended	3 Months Ended			12 Months Ended			12 Months Ended
	Feb. 13, 2013	May 05, 2013	May 01, 2011	Feb. 02, 2014	Feb. 03, 2013	Jan. 29, 2012	Aug. 01, 2010	Feb. 02, 2014 Calvin Klein Licensing [Member]	Feb. 03, 2013 Calvin Klein Licensing [Member]	Jan. 29, 2012 Calvin Klein Licensing [Member]	Feb. 13, 2013 Warnaco Acquisition [Member]	May 05, 2013 Warnaco Acquisition [Member]	Nov. 03, 2013 Reacquisition of Tommy Hilfiger India Perpetually Licensed Rights [Member]	Oct. 28, 2012 Reacquisition of Tommy Hilfiger India Perpetually Licensed Rights [Member]	Feb. 02, 2014 Reacquisition of Tommy Hilfiger India Perpetually Licensed Rights [Member]	Feb. 03, 2013 Reacquisition of Tommy Hilfiger India Perpetually Licensed Rights [Member]	Oct. 30, 2011 Reacquisition of Tommy Hilfiger India Perpetually Licensed Rights [Member]	Feb. 02, 2014 Reacquisition of Tommy Hilfiger India Perpetually Licensed Rights [Member] Due Within [Member]	Feb. 02, 2014 Reacquisition of Tommy Hilfiger India Perpetually Licensed Rights [Member] Period Length [Member]	Feb. 03, 2013 Series A Preferred Stock [Member]	Feb. 02, 2014 Common Stock [Member]	Feb. 03, 2013 Common Stock [Member]
Nonmonetary Transaction [Line Items]
Capital Expenditures Incurred but Not yet Paid				$ 13,624	$ 4,184	$ 5,786
Payments in current period for property, plant and equipment acquired in prior period, excluded from prior year cash flow statement				4,184	5,786
Capital Lease Obligations Incurred				7,525	18,203	11,562
Liabilities incurred related to contingent purchase price payments				51,011	51,715			51,011	51,715	51,309
Contingent purchase price payment terms								Due 45 days subsequent to the Company's applicable quarter end	Due 45 days subsequent to the Company's applicable quarter end	Due 45 days subsequent to the Company's applicable quarter end								60 days	1 year
Contingent purchase price payments				53,202	51,159	50,679		52,773	50,974	50,679			429	185	429	185
Issuance of common stock (in shares)												7,674,000									7,257,537
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)				$ 1	$ 1		$ 1.00					$ 1.00
Business Acquisition Equity Interest Issued Treasury Stock Number Of Shares												416,000
Increase In Common Stock During Period												7,258
Conversion of Stock, Shares Converted																				8,000
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Conversion of Convertible Preferred Stock																				4,189,000		4,189,358
Convertible Preferred Stock Converted to Other Securities																				188,595
Stock Issued During Period Par Value Conversion of Convertible Preferred Stock																				4,189		4,189
Increase in additional paid in capital, conversion of convertible preferred stock					0							888,925								184,406
Adjustments To Treasury Stock During Period												30,269
Warnaco employee replacement stock awards	39,752			39,752							39,752	39,752
Pre Acquisition Liability Payable To Warnaco											9,128	9,128
Loss related to write-off of previously capitalized debt issuance costs		5,757	12,876
Contingent consideration limit															25,000
Contingent purchase price payments related to the reacquisition of the perpetual rights to the Tommy Hilfiger trademarks in India				$ 4,237	$ 7,003												$ 9,559