Legal Matters	6 Months Ended
Jul. 30, 2011
Legal Matters [Abstract]
Legal Matters	14. Legal Matters On October 8, 2009, the Company was named in a federal securities class action lawsuit filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, Houston Division. The case was styled Material Yard Workers Local 1175 Benefit Funds, et al. v. The Men’s Wearhouse, Inc., Case No. 4:09-cv-03265. The class period alleged in the complaint ran from March 7, 2007 to January 9, 2008. The primary allegations were that the Company issued false and misleading press releases regarding its guidance for fiscal year 2007 on various occasions during the alleged class period. The complaint sought damages based on the decline in the Company’s stock price following the announcement of lowered guidance on Oct. 10, 2007, Nov. 28, 2007, and Jan. 9, 2008. The Company filed a motion to dismiss on April 12, 2010. On July 22, 2011, the Court dismissed the lawsuit without leave to amend, and the plaintiff did not appeal the dismissal. We are involved in various routine legal proceedings, including ongoing litigation, incidental to the conduct of our business. Management does not believe that any of these matters will have a material adverse effect on our financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

Legal Matters

6 Months Ended

Jul. 30, 2011

14. Legal Matters

On October 8, 2009, the Company was named in a federal securities class action lawsuit filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, Houston Division. The case was styled Material Yard Workers Local 1175 Benefit Funds, et al. v. The Men’s Wearhouse, Inc., Case No. 4:09-cv-03265. The class period alleged in the complaint ran from March 7, 2007 to January 9, 2008. The primary allegations were that the Company issued false and misleading press releases regarding its guidance for fiscal year 2007 on various occasions during the alleged class period. The complaint sought damages based on the decline in the Company’s stock price following the announcement of lowered guidance on Oct. 10, 2007, Nov. 28, 2007, and Jan. 9, 2008. The Company filed a motion to dismiss on April 12, 2010. On July 22, 2011, the Court dismissed the lawsuit without leave to amend, and the plaintiff did not appeal the dismissal.

We are involved in various routine legal proceedings, including ongoing litigation, incidental to the conduct of our business. Management does not believe that any of these matters will have a material adverse effect on our financial position, results of operations or cash flows.