Income Taxes (Details 3)	3 Months Ended	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	1 Months Ended
	Feb. 02, 2013 USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2013 Italy Foreign country EUR (€) subsidiary members	Feb. 02, 2013 Italy Foreign country USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2013 Italy Foreign country Maximum	Jan. 31, 2013 Italy Foreign country Minimum	Feb. 01, 2014 Italy Foreign country Other long-term liabilities USD ($)	Feb. 01, 2014 Italy Foreign country Other long-term liabilities EUR (€)	Feb. 02, 2013 Italy Foreign country Other long-term liabilities USD ($)	Feb. 02, 2013 Italy Foreign country Other long-term liabilities EUR (€)
Income tax examination
Number of Italian subsidiaries whose audit is pending with the Italian tax authority		1
Fiscal years under examination by tax authorities				2013	2008
Tax settlement charge	$ 12,800,000		$ 12,800,000
Settlement charge previously accrued as an uncertain tax position			11,700,000
Settlement liability, amount included in other long-term liabilities						0	0	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