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INCOME TAXES Unrecognized Tax Benefits (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Feb. 01, 2015
Feb. 02, 2014
Feb. 03, 2013
Reconciliation of Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Excluding Amounts Pertaining to Examined Tax Returns [Roll Forward]      
Balance at beginning of year $ 485.7us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits $ 197.9us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits $ 184.0us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits
Increase due to assumed Warnaco positions 0pvh_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitIncreaseResultingFromWarnaco 142.8pvh_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitIncreaseResultingFromWarnaco 0pvh_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitIncreaseResultingFromWarnaco
Increases related to prior year tax positions 16.8us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromPriorPeriodTaxPositions 123.4us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromPriorPeriodTaxPositions 3.8us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromPriorPeriodTaxPositions
Decreases related to prior year tax positions (239.3)us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsDecreasesResultingFromPriorPeriodTaxPositions (3.2)us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsDecreasesResultingFromPriorPeriodTaxPositions (2.7)us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsDecreasesResultingFromPriorPeriodTaxPositions
Increases related to current year tax positions 38.2us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromCurrentPeriodTaxPositions 64.1us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromCurrentPeriodTaxPositions 22.1us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromCurrentPeriodTaxPositions
Lapses in statute of limitations (36.3)us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsReductionsResultingFromLapseOfApplicableStatuteOfLimitations (38.3)us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsReductionsResultingFromLapseOfApplicableStatuteOfLimitations (10.9)us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsReductionsResultingFromLapseOfApplicableStatuteOfLimitations
Effects of foreign currency translation (20.6)us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsDecreasesResultingFromForeignCurrencyTranslation (1.0)us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsDecreasesResultingFromForeignCurrencyTranslation 1.6us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsDecreasesResultingFromForeignCurrencyTranslation
Balance at end of year 244.5us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits 485.7us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits 197.9us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits
Other Uncertain Tax Position Data:      
Interest and penalties recognized in income statements (25.9)us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAndInterestExpense 15.3us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAndInterestExpense 3.4us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAndInterestExpense
Interest and penalties accrued in balance sheets 28.6us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAndInterestAccrued 67.9us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAndInterestAccrued 14.0us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAndInterestAccrued
Reasonably possible reduction in uncertain tax positions, estimated lower bound of change 40.0us-gaap_SignificantChangeInUnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIsReasonablyPossibleEstimatedRangeOfChangeLowerBound    
Reasonably possible reduction in uncertain tax positions, estimated upper bound of change $ 50.0us-gaap_SignificantChangeInUnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIsReasonablyPossibleEstimatedRangeOfChangeUpperBound