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Fair Value Measurements (Details 2) (USD $)
 12 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2015
Feb. 01, 2014
Available-for-sale securities    
Accumulated unrealized gains, net of tax, included in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)   $ 103,000us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossAvailableForSaleSecuritiesAdjustmentNetOfTax
Corporate bonds | Short-term investments and other assets    
Available-for-sale securities    
Available-for-sale securities, included in short-term investments and other assets depending on their respective maturity dates   5,100,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities
/ us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis
= ges_ShortTermInvestmentsAndOtherAssetsMember
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_CorporateDebtSecuritiesMember
Marketable equity securities    
Available-for-sale securities    
Proceeds from sale of available-for-sale securities 600,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleOfAvailableForSaleSecurities
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_EquitySecuritiesMember		  
Marketable equity securities | Other income/expense    
Available-for-sale securities    
Gains recognized on sale of available-for-sale securities 100,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesGrossRealizedGains
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= us-gaap_OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpenseMember
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_EquitySecuritiesMember		  
Marketable equity securities | Short-term investments and other assets    
Available-for-sale securities    
Available-for-sale securities, included in short-term investments and other assets depending on their respective maturity dates   $ 600,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities
/ us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis
= ges_ShortTermInvestmentsAndOtherAssetsMember
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_EquitySecuritiesMember