STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION Stock Option Activity (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended			0 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
	Feb. 01, 2015	Feb. 02, 2014	Feb. 03, 2013	Feb. 13, 2013	May 05, 2013
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share Based Payment Award Maximum Term	10 years
Reduction in Number of Shares to be Granted by Each Option Award	1
Warnaco employee replacement stock awards		$ 39,800,000
Stock-based compensation expense	48,700,000	58,000,000	33,600,000
Recognized income tax benefits associated with stock-based compensation expense	12,700,000	17,000,000	10,300,000
Unrecognized pre-tax compensation expense	12,000,000
Assumptions used to estimate fair value of service-based stock options [Abstract]
Expected term	6 years 3 months	6 years 2 months 19 days	6 years 3 months
Equity Option [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting installments	4
Options, non-vested, unrecognized compensation expense, period for recognition (in years)	1 year 7 months 6 days
Service-based stock option activity [Roll Forward]
Service-based stock options, outstanding, beginning of period	1,588,000
Service-based stock options, granted	140,000
Service-based stock options, exercised	232,000
Service-based stock options, cancelled	24,000
Service-based stock options, outstanding, end of period	1,472,000	1,588,000
Service-based stock options, exercisable	1,046,000
Service-based stock options, outstanding, weighted average price per option, beginning of period	$ 58.47
Service-based stock options, granted, weighted average price per option	$ 124.27
Service-based stock options, exercised, weighted average price per option	$ 56.35
Service-based stock options, cancelled, weighted average price per option	$ 114.32
Service-based stock options, outstanding, weighted average price per option, end of period	$ 64.14	$ 58.47
Service-based stock options, exercisable, weighted average price per option	$ 49.46
Service-based stock options, outstanding, weighted average remaining contractual life (in years), end of period	5 years 6 months	5 years 10 months 24 days
Share-based compensation arrangement by share-based payment award, options, exercisable, weighted average remaining contractual term	4 years 7 months 6 days
Service-based stock options, outstanding, aggregate intrinsic value, beginning of period	99,319,000
Service-based stock options, outstanding, aggregate intrinsic value, end of period	70,737,000	99,319,000
Service-based stock options, exercisable, aggregate intrinsic value	63,965,000
Options, additional disclosures:
Service-based stock options, granted, aggregate grant date fair value	7,900,000	9,400,000	7,600,000
Service-based stock options, vested, aggregate grant date fair value	9,800,000	18,400,000	5,500,000
Service-based stock options, exercised, total intrinsic value of options	15,600,000	70,800,000	27,800,000
Restricted Stock [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Unrecognized pre-tax compensation expense	200,000
Options, non-vested, unrecognized compensation expense, period for recognition (in years)	4 months 24 days
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting installments	3
Unrecognized pre-tax compensation expense	36,100,000
Options, non-vested, unrecognized compensation expense, period for recognition (in years)	1 year 9 months 18 days
Performance Share [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Unrecognized pre-tax compensation expense	20,200,000
Options, non-vested, unrecognized compensation expense, period for recognition (in years)	1 year 2 months 12 days
Monte Carlo model [Member]
Assumptions used to estimate fair value of service-based stock options [Abstract]
Weighted average risk-free interest rate	0.34%
Weighted average expected volatility	38.67%
Expected annual dividends per share	$ 0.15
Weighted average estimated fair value per option	$ 123.27
Black-Scholes-Merton Model [Member]
Assumptions used to estimate fair value of service-based stock options [Abstract]
Weighted average risk-free interest rate	2.15%	1.05%	1.20%
Weighted average expected volatility	44.12%	45.20%	45.16%
Expected annual dividends per share	$ 0.15	$ 0.15	$ 0.15
Weighted average estimated fair value per option	$ 56.21	$ 51.51	$ 40.59
Warnaco Acquisition [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Warnaco employee replacement stock awards				39,800,000	39,800,000
Assumptions used to estimate fair value of service-based stock options [Abstract]
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 installments	3
Beginning vesting term	one year after date
Options, additional disclosures:
Fair Value Warnaco Employee Service Based Options		$ 18,000,000
Warnaco Acquisition [Member] | Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Beginning vesting term	three years after date
Warnaco Acquisition [Member] | Black-Scholes-Merton Model [Member]
Assumptions used to estimate fair value of service-based stock options [Abstract]
Weighted average risk-free interest rate	0.24%
Weighted average expected volatility	29.40%
Expected annual dividends per share	$ 0.15
Weighted average estimated fair value per option	$ 40.60