CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 02, 2013	Jan. 28, 2012	Jan. 29, 2011
Income Statement [Abstract]
Product sales	$ 2,541,463	$ 2,566,628	$ 2,372,072
Net revenue	2,658,605	2,688,048	2,487,294
Cost of product sales	1,591,482	1,531,823	1,404,966
Gross profit	1,067,123	1,156,225	1,082,328
Selling, general and administrative expenses	792,598	738,285	671,876
Settlement charge	0	19,463	0
Pension curtailment expense	0	1,242	5,819
Earnings from operations	274,525	397,235	404,633
Other income (expense):
Interest expense	(1,640)	(2,002)	(1,217)
Interest income	2,016	3,147	1,553
Other income, net	5,713	961	16,408
Total other income (expense)	6,089	2,106	16,744
Earnings before income tax expense	280,614	399,341	421,377
Income tax expense	99,128	128,691	126,874
Net earnings	181,486	270,650	294,503
Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests	2,742	5,150	4,995
Net earnings attributable to Guess, Inc.	$ 178,744	$ 265,500	$ 289,508
Net earnings per common share attributable to common stockholders (Note 16):
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 2.06	$ 2.88	$ 3.14
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 2.05	$ 2.86	$ 3.11
Weighted average common shares outstanding attributable to common stockholders (Note 16):
Basic (in shares)	86,262	91,533	91,410
Diluted (in shares)	86,540	91,948	92,115
Dividends declared per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 2.00	$ 0.80	$ 2.68