SEGMENT DATA (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions			12 Months Ended
		Apr. 13, 2016	Jan. 29, 2017		Jan. 31, 2016		Feb. 01, 2015
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of Reportable Segments			6
Revenue:
Net sales			$ 7,791.4		$ 7,605.5		$ 7,849.1
Royalty revenue			320.6		324.8		300.5
Advertising and other revenue			91.1		90.0		91.6
Total revenue	[1]		8,203.1	[2],[3]	8,020.3	[2],[3]	8,241.2
Income Before Interest and Taxes:
Income (loss) before interest and taxes			789.2	[4]	760.5	[4]	529.9
Actuarial (gain) loss on retirement and benefit plans			(39.1)		(20.2)		138.9
Gain to write-up equity investment in joint venture to fair value			153.1		0.0		0.0
Debt modification and extinguishment costs			15.8		0.0		93.1
Costs Related to Global Creative Strategy for CK			5.5
Calvin Klein North America [Member]
Revenue:
Net sales			1,513.0		1,457.0		1,391.1
Royalty revenue			131.7		133.7		115.6
Advertising and other revenue			45.2		44.0		44.1
Total revenue			1,689.9	[3]	1,634.7	[3]	1,550.8
Income Before Interest and Taxes:
Income (loss) before interest and taxes			123.9	[4],[5],[6],[7]	226.4	[4],[8]	225.6	[9]
Costs Related to Global Creative Strategy for CK			2.7
Calvin Klein International [Member]
Revenue:
Net sales			1,346.2		1,183.4		1,198.8
Royalty revenue			72.9		78.2		78.6
Advertising and other revenue			26.2		26.3		30.6
Total revenue			1,445.3	[3]	1,287.9	[3]	1,308.0
Income Before Interest and Taxes:
Income (loss) before interest and taxes			209.6	[4],[5],[7]	186.6	[4],[8]	118.7	[9],[10]
Net loss (gain) on deconsolidation of subsidiaries and joint venture							(8.0)
Costs Related to Global Creative Strategy for CK			2.8
Tommy Hilfiger North America [Member]
Revenue:
Net sales			1,502.4		1,567.6		1,595.6
Royalty revenue			48.9		42.4		30.2
Advertising and other revenue			12.0		12.7		10.0
Total revenue			1,563.3	[3]	1,622.7	[3]	1,635.8
Income Before Interest and Taxes:
Income (loss) before interest and taxes			135.8	[4],[11]	173.9	[4]	242.9
Loss on Contract Termination			11.0
Tommy Hilfiger International [Member]
Revenue:
Net sales			1,899.4		1,693.6		1,886.1
Royalty revenue			44.5		49.3		56.2
Advertising and other revenue			3.6		3.9		3.7
Total revenue			1,947.5	[3]	1,746.8	[3]	1,946.0
Income Before Interest and Taxes:
Income (loss) before interest and taxes			328.3	[4],[12],[13]	224.7	[4]	261.2
Other Nonoperating Gains (Losses)			18.1
Heritage Brands Wholesale [Member]
Revenue:
Net sales			1,271.6		1,387.6		1,425.1
Royalty revenue			20.3		19.0		17.2
Advertising and other revenue			3.9		2.9		2.7
Total revenue			1,295.8	[3]	1,409.5	[3]	1,445.0
Income Before Interest and Taxes:
Income (loss) before interest and taxes			90.2	[4],[5]	90.4	[4],[8],[14]	96.6	[9]
Business Exit Costs					16.5
Heritage Brands Retail [Member]
Revenue:
Net sales			258.8		316.3		352.4
Royalty revenue			2.3		2.2		2.7
Advertising and other revenue			0.2		0.2		0.5
Total revenue			261.3	[3]	318.7	[3]	355.6
Income Before Interest and Taxes:
Income (loss) before interest and taxes			8.8	[4]	(3.4)	[4],[15]	(24.8)	[16]
Corporate [Member]
Income Before Interest and Taxes:
Income (loss) before interest and taxes	[17]		(107.4)	[4],[5],[18]	(138.1)	[4],[8]	(390.3)	[9],[19]
Actuarial (gain) loss on retirement and benefit plans			(39.1)		(20.2)		138.9
Debt modification and extinguishment costs			15.8				93.1
Exit of Izod Retail Business [Member] | Heritage Brands Retail [Member]
Income Before Interest and Taxes:
Business Exit Costs					10.3		21.0
Tommy Hilfiger China Acquisition [Member] | Tommy Hilfiger International [Member]
Income Before Interest and Taxes:
Business Combination, Acquisition Related Costs			76.9
Warnaco Acquisition [Member] | Warnaco Integration Costs [Member]
Income Before Interest and Taxes:
Business Combination, Integration Related Costs			9.8		73.4		139.4
Warnaco Acquisition [Member] | Warnaco Integration Costs [Member] | Calvin Klein North America [Member]
Income Before Interest and Taxes:
Business Combination, Integration Related Costs			0.2		8.3		14.0
Warnaco Acquisition [Member] | Warnaco Integration Costs [Member] | Calvin Klein International [Member]
Income Before Interest and Taxes:
Business Combination, Integration Related Costs			2.6		12.9		51.1
Warnaco Acquisition [Member] | Warnaco Integration Costs [Member] | Heritage Brands Wholesale [Member]
Income Before Interest and Taxes:
Business Combination, Integration Related Costs			0.4		8.1		17.7
Warnaco Acquisition [Member] | Warnaco Integration Costs [Member] | Corporate [Member]
Income Before Interest and Taxes:
Business Combination, Integration Related Costs			$ 6.6		$ 44.1		$ 56.6
Sales Revenue, Goods, Net [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Percentage of company's revenue by one single customer			10.00%
PVH Mexico Joint Venture [Member]
Income Before Interest and Taxes:
Net loss (gain) on deconsolidation of subsidiaries and joint venture			$ 81.8
PVH Mexico Joint Venture [Member] | Corporate [Member]
Income Before Interest and Taxes:
Net loss (gain) on deconsolidation of subsidiaries and joint venture			81.8
Tommy Hilfiger China Joint Venture [Member] | Tommy Hilfiger China Acquisition [Member]
Income Before Interest and Taxes:
Gain to write-up equity investment in joint venture to fair value		$ 153.1
Tommy Hilfiger China Joint Venture [Member] | Tommy Hilfiger China Acquisition [Member] | Tommy Hilfiger International [Member]
Income Before Interest and Taxes:
Gain to write-up equity investment in joint venture to fair value			153.1
Business Combination, Cost Related to Equity Investment			$ 5.9

[1] No single customer accounted for more than 10% of the Company’s revenue in 2016, 2015 or 2014

[2] Revenue was impacted by the strengthening of the United States dollar against foreign currencies in which the Company transacts significant levels of business. Please see section entitled “Results of Operations” in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations included in Item 7 of this report for a further discussion.

[3] Revenue was impacted by the strengthening of the United States dollar against foreign currencies in which the Company transacts significant levels of business. Please see section entitled “Results of Operations” in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations included in Item 7 of this report for a further discussion.

[4] Income (loss) before interest and taxes was significantly impacted by the strengthening of the United States dollar against foreign currencies in which the Company transacts significant levels of business. Please see section entitled “Results of Operations” in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations included in Item 7 of this report for a further discussion.

[5] Income (loss) before interest and taxes for 2016 included costs of $9.8 million associated with the integration of Warnaco and the related restructuring. Such costs were included in the Company’s segments as follows: $0.2 million in Calvin Klein North America; $2.6 million in Calvin Klein International; $0.4 million in Heritage Brands Wholesale; and $6.6 million in corporate expenses not allocated to any reportable segments.

[6] Income before interest and taxes for 2016 included a noncash loss of $81.8 million related to the Mexico deconsolidation. Please see Note 5, “Investments in Unconsolidated Affiliates” for a further discussion.

[7] Income before interest and taxes for 2016 included costs of $5.5 million associated with the restructuring related to the new global creative strategy for CALVIN KLEIN. Such costs were included in the Company’s segments as follows: $2.7 million in Calvin Klein North America; and $2.8 million in Calvin Klein International.

[8] Income (loss) before interest and taxes for 2015 includes costs of $73.4 million associated with the integration of Warnaco and the related restructuring. Such costs were included in the Company’s segments as follows: $8.3 million in Calvin Klein North America; $12.9 million in Calvin Klein International; $8.1 million in Heritage Brands Wholesale and $44.1 million in corporate expenses not allocated to any reportable segments.

[9] Income (loss) before interest and taxes for 2014 includes costs of $139.4 million associated with the integration of Warnaco and the related restructuring. Such costs were included in the Company’s segments as follows: $14.0 million in Calvin Klein North America; $51.1 million in Calvin Klein International; $17.7 million in Heritage Brands Wholesale and $56.6 million in corporate expenses not allocated to any reportable segments.

[10] Income before interest and taxes for 2014 includes a net gain of $8.0 million associated with the deconsolidation of certain Calvin Klein subsidiaries in Australia and the Company’s previously consolidated Calvin Klein joint venture in India. Please see Note 5, “Investments in Unconsolidated Affiliates” and Note 6, “Redeemable Non-Controlling Interests” for further discussion.

[11] Income before interest and taxes for 2016 included costs of $11.0 million associated with the early termination of the license agreement for the Tommy Hilfiger men’s tailored clothing business in North America in order to consolidate the men’s tailored businesses for all brands in North America under one partner (the “TH men’s tailored license termination”).

[12] Income before interest and taxes for 2016 included a gain of $18.1 million associated with a payment made to the Company to exit a Tommy Hilfiger flagship store in Europe.

[13] Income before interest and taxes for 2016 included a noncash gain of $153.1 million to write-up the Company’s equity investment in TH China to fair value in connection with the TH China acquisition. Partially offsetting the gain were acquisition related costs of $76.9 million, principally consisting of valuation adjustments and amortization of short-lived assets, and a one-time cost of $5.9 million recorded on the Company’s equity investment in TH China. Please see Note 2, “Acquisitions,” for a further discussion.

[14] Income before interest and taxes for 2015 included costs of $16.5 million principally related to the discontinuation of several licensed product lines in the Heritage Brands dress furnishings business.

[15] Loss before interest and taxes for 2015 includes costs of $10.3 million related to the operation of and exit from the Izod retail business.

[16] Loss before interest and taxes for 2014 includes costs of $21.0 million associated with the exit from the Company’s Izod retail business, the majority of which was noncash impairment charges.

[17] Includes corporate expenses not allocated to any reportable segments, the Company’s proportionate share of the net income or loss of its investment in Karl Lagerfeld and Gazal and the results of PVH Ethiopia. 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 United States pension and other postretirement plans totaled $39.1 million, $20.2 million and $(138.9) million in 2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

[18] Loss before interest and taxes for 2016 included costs of $15.8 million related to the Company’s amendment of its credit facilities. Please see Note 8, “Debt,” for a further discussion.

[19] Loss before interest and taxes for 2014 includes costs of $93.1 million associated with the Company’s amendment and restatement of its credit facilities and the related redemption of its 7 3/8% senior notes due 2020. Please see Note 8, “Debt,” for a further discussion.