Document and Entity Information	9 Months Ended
	Nov. 02, 2013	Dec. 03, 2013
Document Information [Line Items]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Nov. 02, 2013
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2014
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Trading Symbol	PERY
Entity Registrant Name	PERRY ELLIS INTERNATIONAL INC
Entity Central Index Key	0000900349
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--02-01
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		15,679,629