SEGMENT DATA (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended																																								0 Months Ended	12 Months Ended		15 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 02, 2014 segment		Feb. 03, 2013	Jan. 29, 2012	Feb. 02, 2014 Calvin Klein North America [Member]		Feb. 03, 2013 Calvin Klein North America [Member]	Jan. 29, 2012 Calvin Klein North America [Member]	Feb. 02, 2014 Calvin Klein International [Member]		Feb. 03, 2013 Calvin Klein International [Member]	Jan. 29, 2012 Calvin Klein International [Member]	Feb. 02, 2014 Tommy Hilfiger North America [Member]		Feb. 03, 2013 Tommy Hilfiger North America [Member]		Jan. 29, 2012 Tommy Hilfiger North America [Member]		Feb. 02, 2014 Tommy Hilfiger International [Member]		Feb. 03, 2013 Tommy Hilfiger International [Member]		Jan. 29, 2012 Tommy Hilfiger International [Member]		Feb. 02, 2014 Heritage Brands Wholesale [Member]		Feb. 03, 2013 Heritage Brands Wholesale [Member]	Jan. 29, 2012 Heritage Brands Wholesale [Member]		Feb. 02, 2014 Heritage Brands Retail [Member]		Feb. 03, 2013 Heritage Brands Retail [Member]	Jan. 29, 2012 Heritage Brands Retail [Member]	Feb. 02, 2014 Corporate [Member]		Feb. 03, 2013 Corporate [Member]		Jan. 29, 2012 Corporate [Member]		Jan. 29, 2012 Timberland Men's and Izod Women's Exit Costs [Member] Heritage Brands Wholesale [Member]	Feb. 13, 2013 Warnaco Acquisition [Member]	Feb. 02, 2014 Warnaco Acquisition [Member]	Feb. 03, 2013 Warnaco Acquisition [Member]	Feb. 02, 2014 Warnaco Acquisition [Member]	Feb. 02, 2014 Warnaco Acquisition [Member] Warnaco Acquisition and Integration Costs [Member]	Feb. 02, 2014 Warnaco Acquisition [Member] Warnaco Acquisition and Integration Costs [Member] Calvin Klein North America [Member]	Feb. 02, 2014 Warnaco Acquisition [Member] Warnaco Acquisition and Integration Costs [Member] Calvin Klein International [Member]	Feb. 02, 2014 Warnaco Acquisition [Member] Warnaco Acquisition and Integration Costs [Member] Heritage Brands Wholesale [Member]	Feb. 02, 2014 Warnaco Acquisition [Member] Warnaco Acquisition and Integration Costs [Member] Corporate [Member]	Feb. 03, 2013 Warnaco Acquisition [Member] Warnaco Acquisition and Integration Costs [Member] Corporate [Member]	Feb. 03, 2013 Tommy Hilfiger Acquisition [Member] Tommy Hilfiger Integration and Exit Costs [Member]	Jan. 29, 2012 Tommy Hilfiger Acquisition [Member] Tommy Hilfiger Integration and Exit Costs [Member]	Feb. 03, 2013 Tommy Hilfiger Acquisition [Member] Tommy Hilfiger Integration and Exit Costs [Member] Tommy Hilfiger North America [Member]	Jan. 29, 2012 Tommy Hilfiger Acquisition [Member] Tommy Hilfiger Integration and Exit Costs [Member] Tommy Hilfiger North America [Member]	Feb. 03, 2013 Tommy Hilfiger Acquisition [Member] Tommy Hilfiger Integration and Exit Costs [Member] Tommy Hilfiger International [Member]	Jan. 29, 2012 Tommy Hilfiger Acquisition [Member] Tommy Hilfiger Integration and Exit Costs [Member] Tommy Hilfiger International [Member]	Feb. 03, 2013 Tommy Hilfiger Acquisition [Member] Tommy Hilfiger Integration and Exit Costs [Member] Corporate [Member]	Jan. 29, 2012 Tommy Hilfiger Acquisition [Member] Tommy Hilfiger Integration and Exit Costs [Member] Corporate [Member]	Feb. 02, 2014 Sales Revenue, Goods, Net [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of reportable segments	6
Sales returns									$ 30,000
Percentage of company's revenue by one single customer																																																											10.00%
Revenue:
Net sales	7,806,140	[1]	5,540,821	5,410,028	1,316,765		714,862	645,046	1,186,932	[1]	45,071	38,620	1,505,589		1,399,323		1,273,829		1,834,793		1,732,228		1,703,582		1,420,287		991,781	1,102,182		541,774		657,556	646,769
Royalty revenue	290,677		370,019	356,035	113,924		136,957	134,224	76,756		140,412	138,778	27,599		22,364		16,850		51,718		50,038		45,195		16,433		15,477	16,166		4,247		4,771	4,822
Advertising and other revenue	89,534		132,159	124,561	41,888		55,300	53,099	30,295		57,764	55,489	9,015		8,073		7,016		4,548		4,964		4,329		2,780		4,872	3,856		1,008		1,186	772
Total revenue	8,186,351	[1]	6,042,999	5,890,624	1,472,577		907,119	832,369	1,293,983	[1]	243,247	232,887	1,542,203		1,429,760		1,297,695		1,891,059		1,787,230		1,753,106		1,439,500		1,012,130	1,122,204		547,029		663,513	652,363
Income Before Interest and Taxes:
Income before interest and taxes	513,462		660,362	491,173	167,041	[2]	182,124	178,796	(60,716)	[2]	102,544	99,009	242,473	[3]	200,121	[4]	81,142	[5]	260,570	[3]	220,812	[4]	200,697	[5],[6]	114,400	[2]	101,087	89,727	[7]	(24,397)	[8]	13,498	28,731	(185,909)	[10],[2],[9]	(159,824)	[11],[4],[9]	(186,929)	[12],[5],[9]
Actuarial (gain) loss on retirement and benefit plans	52,539		(28,142)	(76,120)																														52,539		(28,142)		(76,120)
Business Combination, Acquisition, Integration and Restructuring Costs																																										127,000	43,000	170,000	469,690	87,703	237,500	43,874	100,613	42,579	20,525	69,522	379	44,704	15,441	5,419	4,705	19,399
Pre-tax loss on sale of Bass	20,228																													20,228
Debt modification and extinguishment costs	40,395		0	16,233																														40,395				16,233			34,638
Timberland Men's and Izod Women's Exit Costs																																								8,118
(Gain) loss on (amendment) settlement of contracts	$ 24,309		$ 0	$ (20,709)									$ (12,000)						$ (12,309)				$ (20,709)

[1] 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.

[2] Income (loss) before interest and taxes for 2013 includes costs of $469,690 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: $87,703 in Calvin Klein North America; $237,500 in Calvin Klein International; $43,874 in Heritage Brands Wholesale and $100,613 in corporate expenses not allocated to any reportable segments.

[3] Income before interest and taxes for 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.

[4] Income (loss) before interest and taxes for 2012 includes costs of $20,525 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; $15,441 in Tommy Hilfiger International and $4,705 in corporate expenses not allocated to any reportable segments.

[5] Income (loss) before interest and taxes for 2011 includes costs of $69,522 associated with the Company’s integration of Tommy Hilfiger and the related restructuring. Such costs were included in the Company’s segments as follows: $44,704 in Tommy Hilfiger North America; $5,419 in Tommy Hilfiger International; and $19,399 in corporate expenses not allocated to any reportable segments.

[6] Income before interest and taxes for 2011 includes a one-time expense of $20,709 recorded in connection with the Company’s reacquisition of the rights to the Tommy Hilfiger trademarks in India that had been subject to a perpetual license. Please refer to Note 2, “Acquisitions and Divestitures,” for a further discussion.

[7] Income before interest and taxes for 2011 includes costs of $8,118 related to the Company’s negotiated early termination of its license to market sportswear under the Timberland brand and its exit of the Izod women’s wholesale sportswear business.

[8] Loss before interest and taxes for 2013 includes a loss of $20,228 associated with the sale of substantially all of the assets of the Company’s Bass business.

[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. Actuarial gains (losses) from the Company’s pension and other postretirement plans totaled $52,539, $(28,142) and $(76,120) in 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

[10] Loss before interest and taxes for 2013 includes costs of $40,395 associated with the Company’s debt modification and extinguishment. Please refer to Note 7, “Debt,” for a further discussion.

[11] Loss before interest and taxes for 2012 includes costs of $42,579 associated with the Company’s acquisition of Warnaco.

[12] Loss before interest and taxes for 2011 includes costs of $16,233 associated with the Company’s modification of its senior secured credit facility. Please refer to Note 7, “Debt,” for a further discussion.