Segment Information (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Jan. 28, 2012	Oct. 29, 2011	Jul. 30, 2011	Apr. 30, 2011	Jan. 29, 2011	Oct. 30, 2010	Jul. 31, 2010	May 01, 2010	Jan. 28, 2012	Jan. 29, 2011	Jan. 30, 2010
Segment information of net revenue, earning (loss) from operations, capital expenditures and total assets
Net revenue	$ 775,842	$ 642,803	$ 677,159	$ 592,244	$ 756,915	$ 613,903	$ 577,135	$ 539,341	$ 2,688,048	$ 2,487,294	$ 2,128,466
Earnings (loss) from operations									397,235	404,633	358,816
Capital expenditures									123,531	123,065	82,286
Total assets	1,844,475				1,685,804				1,844,475	1,685,804
Europe
Segment information of net revenue, earning (loss) from operations, capital expenditures and total assets
Net revenue									1,010,896	920,327	747,242
Earnings (loss) from operations									167,014	193,309	173,235
Capital expenditures									38,818	52,125	32,362
Total assets	839,950				782,613				839,950	782,613
North American Retail
Segment information of net revenue, earning (loss) from operations, capital expenditures and total assets
Net revenue									1,117,643	1,069,893	983,903
Earnings (loss) from operations									133,184	122,583	132,287
Capital expenditures									65,329	59,217	27,290
Total assets	342,790				317,819				342,790	317,819
Asia
Segment information of net revenue, earning (loss) from operations, capital expenditures and total assets
Net revenue									250,727	200,891	147,287
Earnings (loss) from operations									28,463	28,631	15,825
Capital expenditures									10,696	5,714	5,233
Total assets	140,074				115,964				140,074	115,964
North American Wholesale
Segment information of net revenue, earning (loss) from operations, capital expenditures and total assets
Net revenue									187,362	180,961	152,682
Earnings (loss) from operations									47,162	46,153	35,166
Capital expenditures									1,541	477	1,221
Total assets	176,185				92,879				176,185	92,879
Licensing
Segment information of net revenue, earning (loss) from operations, capital expenditures and total assets
Net revenue									121,420	115,222	97,352
Earnings (loss) from operations									108,638	104,165	86,640
Capital expenditures									24
Total assets	12,119				25,175				12,119	25,175
Corporate Overhead
Segment information of net revenue, earning (loss) from operations, capital expenditures and total assets
Earnings (loss) from operations									(87,226)	(90,208)	(84,337)
Capital expenditures									7,123	5,532	16,180
Total assets	$ 333,357				$ 351,354				$ 333,357	$ 351,354