Basis of Presentation (Details)	12 Months Ended
Feb. 02, 2013 week	Jan. 28, 2012 week	Jan. 29, 2011 week
Basis of Presentation
Number of weeks in fiscal year	53	52	52

Represents the number of weeks in the fiscal year.

No definition available.

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