Commitments and Contingencies (Details)	12 Months Ended	1 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014 number_of_extension_options
Property leases
Operating lease expiration
Lease expiration date	Sep. 30, 2031
Retail store leases \| Minimum
Operating lease expiration
Percentage of annual sales volume used for incremental rent on certain retail store leases	2.00%
Retail store leases \| Maximum
Operating lease expiration
Percentage of annual sales volume used for incremental rent on certain retail store leases	12.00%
Equipment operating leases
Operating lease expiration
Lease expiration date	Nov. 30, 2019
U.S. distribution center lease
Operating lease expiration
Lease term		10 years
Lease expiration date (by year)		2024
Number of extension options available		2
Terms for extension options		5 years

Year which lease or group of leases is set to expire, in CCYY format.

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Balance Type:	na
Period Type:	duration

- Definition

Represents the number of renewal options available for the operating lease.

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Namespace Prefix:	ges_
Data Type:	xbrli:integerItemType
Balance Type:	na
Period Type:	duration

- Definition

Represents the percentage of annual sales volume used for calculating incremental rent on certain retail store leases.

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Namespace Prefix:	ges_
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Balance Type:	na
Period Type:	duration

- Definition

Date which lease or group of leases is set to expire, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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Namespace Prefix:	us-gaap_
Data Type:	xbrli:dateItemType
Balance Type:	na
Period Type:	duration

- Definition

Term of the lessee's leasing arrangement renewal, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Namespace Prefix:	us-gaap_
Data Type:	xbrli:durationItemType
Balance Type:	na
Period Type:	duration

- Definition

Term of the lessee's leasing arrangement, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Data Type:	xbrli:durationItemType
Balance Type:	na
Period Type:	duration

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Namespace Prefix:	us-gaap_
Data Type:	xbrli:stringItemType
Balance Type:	na
Period Type:	duration

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Namespace Prefix:
Data Type:	na
Balance Type:
Period Type:

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Namespace Prefix:
Data Type:	na
Balance Type:
Period Type:

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Namespace Prefix:
Data Type:	na
Balance Type:
Period Type:

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Namespace Prefix:
Data Type:	na
Balance Type:
Period Type: