Income Taxes (Details)	3 Months Ended			1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
	May 04, 2013 USD ($)	Apr. 28, 2012	Feb. 02, 2013 USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2013 Foreign country Italy	Feb. 02, 2013 Foreign country Italy USD ($)	Oct. 27, 2012 Foreign country Italy subsidiary	May 04, 2013 Foreign country Italy EUR (€) members	Sep. 01, 2012 Foreign country Italy USD ($)	May 04, 2013 Foreign country Italy Other long-term liabilities USD ($)	May 04, 2013 Foreign country Italy Other long-term liabilities EUR (€)	Feb. 02, 2013 Foreign country Italy Other long-term liabilities USD ($)	Feb. 02, 2013 Foreign country Italy Other long-term liabilities EUR (€)
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Effective income tax rate (as a percentage)	33.00%	32.00%
Aggregate accruals for uncertain tax positions, including penalties and interest and net of federal tax benefits	$ 4,400,000		$ 4,400,000
Income tax examination
Number of Italian subsidiaries whose audit is pending with the Italian tax authority						1
Fiscal years under examination by tax authorities				2008 through 2013		2008 and 2009
Formal tax assessment received, amount								12,000,000
Tax settlement charge					12,800,000
Settlement charge previously accrued as an uncertain tax position					11,700,000
Settlement liability, amount included in other long-term liabilities									8,000,000	6,100,000	12,400,000	9,100,000
Threshold for proposed income adjustments automatically referred for review by a public prosecutor							€ 2,000,000
Current members of Guess European management team subject to review by a public prosecutor							1
Former members of Guess European management team subject to review by a public prosecutor							2