Quarterly Information (Unaudited) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended																12 Months Ended
	Feb. 02, 2013		Oct. 27, 2012		Jul. 28, 2012		Apr. 28, 2012		Jan. 28, 2012		Oct. 29, 2011		Jul. 30, 2011		Apr. 30, 2011		Feb. 02, 2013	Jan. 28, 2012	Jan. 29, 2011
Summary of the unaudited quarterly financial information
Net revenue	$ 815,118,000	[1]	$ 628,828,000	[1]	$ 635,393,000	[1]	$ 579,266,000	[1]	$ 775,842,000	[1],[2]	$ 642,803,000	[1],[2]	$ 677,159,000	[1],[2]	$ 592,244,000	[1],[2]	$ 2,658,605,000	$ 2,688,048,000	$ 2,487,294,000
Gross profit	332,878,000	[1]	247,609,000	[1]	251,560,000	[1]	235,076,000	[1]	335,138,000	[1],[2]	275,601,000	[1],[2]	297,456,000	[1],[2]	248,030,000	[1],[2]	1,067,123,000	1,156,225,000	1,082,328,000
Net earnings	73,865,000	[1]	37,459,000	[1]	42,949,000	[1]	27,213,000	[1]	98,410,000	[1],[2]	66,846,000	[1],[2]	61,810,000	[1],[2]	43,584,000	[1],[2]	181,486,000	270,650,000	294,503,000
Net earnings attributable to Guess, Inc.	72,552,000	[1]	36,647,000	[1]	42,899,000	[1]	26,646,000	[1]	95,866,000	[1],[2]	66,295,000	[1],[2]	60,657,000	[1],[2]	42,682,000	[1],[2]	178,744,000	265,500,000	289,508,000
Net earnings per common share attributable to common stockholders:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 0.85	[1],[3],[4]	$ 0.43	[1],[3],[4]	$ 0.49	[1],[3],[4]	$ 0.30	[1],[3],[4]	$ 1.05	[1],[2],[3],[5]	$ 0.71	[1],[2],[3],[5]	$ 0.65	[1],[2],[3],[5]	$ 0.46	[1],[2],[3],[5]	$ 2.06	$ 2.88	$ 3.14
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 0.85	[1],[3],[4]	$ 0.43	[1],[3],[4]	$ 0.49	[1],[3],[4]	$ 0.30	[1],[3],[4]	$ 1.05	[1],[2],[3],[5]	$ 0.71	[1],[2],[3],[5]	$ 0.65	[1],[2],[3],[5]	$ 0.46	[1],[2],[3],[5]	$ 2.05	$ 2.86	$ 3.11
Fiscal quarter
Number of days in fiscal quarter	98 days		91 days		91 days		91 days		91 days		91 days		91 days		91 days
Tax settlement
Tax settlement charge	12,800,000
Unrelated tax benefits	4,000,000
European supply chain settlement charge
Settlement charge													$ 19,500,000				$ 0	$ 19,463,000	$ 0

[1] All fiscal quarters presented consisted of 13 weeks with the exception of the quarter ended February 2, 2013 which consisted of 14 weeks.

[2] The Company has made certain reclassifications to the prior year’s consolidated financial statements to conform to classifications in the current year. During each of the fiscal quarters in the year ended January 28, 2012, the Company reclassified certain retail distribution costs from selling, general and administrative expenses to cost of product sales to conform to current period presentation. This reclassification had no impact on previously reported earnings from operations, net earnings or net earnings per share.

[3] Per common share amounts for the quarters and full years have been calculated separately. Accordingly, quarterly amounts may not add to the annual amount because of differences in the average common shares outstanding during each period.

[4] In January 2013, the Company settled a tax audit dispute in Italy, resulting in a charge of $12.8 million in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2013, in excess of amounts previously reserved, which was partially offset by unrelated tax benefits of $4.0 million. Refer to Note 9 for further detail regarding the tax settlement charge.

[5] During the quarter ended July 30, 2011, the Company experienced a temporary disruption in service with a former third party logistics service provider in Europe. On July 29, 2011, the Company entered into a settlement agreement with this service provider to facilitate a transition to a new service provider and recorded a settlement charge of $19.5 million related to amounts paid in connection with this agreement. The settlement charge is included within operating expenses of the Europe segment for the quarter ended July 30, 2011.