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Income Taxes (Details) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	6 Months Ended			1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
	Aug. 03, 2013 USD ($)	Jul. 28, 2012	Feb. 02, 2013 USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2013 Foreign country Italy subsidiary	Feb. 02, 2013 Foreign country Italy USD ($)	Aug. 03, 2013 Foreign country Italy EUR (€) members	Aug. 03, 2013 Foreign country Italy Other long-term liabilities USD ($)	Aug. 03, 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	$ 4.4		$ 4.4
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
Tax settlement charge					12.8
Settlement charge previously accrued as an uncertain tax position					11.7
Settlement liability, amount included in other long-term liabilities							4.0	3.0	12.4	9.1
Threshold for proposed income adjustments automatically referred for review by a public prosecutor						€ 2
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