Credit Facility (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
	May 02, 2015	May 03, 2014	Jan. 31, 2015
Credit Facility [Abstract]
Initiation date	Aug. 02, 2013
Line of Credit Facility, Expiration Date	Jul. 31, 2018
Line of Credit Facility, Covenant Terms	The Credit Facility contains restrictive covenants relating to management and the operation of DSW Inc.'s business. These covenants, among other things, limit or restrict DSW Inc.'s ability to grant liens on its assets, limit its ability to incur additional indebtedness, limit its ability to enter into transactions with affiliates and limit its ability to merge or consolidate with another entity.
Cash and short term investment requirement	$ 125,000,000
Limitation of capital expenditures	200,000,000
Payments to Acquire Property, Plant, and Equipment	(26,710,000)	(25,833,000)
Credit Facility, available capacity	50,000,000	49,500,000	50,000,000
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity	50,000,000
Line of Credit Facility, Additional Borrowing Capacity	100,000,000
Line of Credit Facility, Fair Value of Amount Outstanding		$ 500,000