Document and Entity Information - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 30, 2016	Mar. 18, 2016	Aug. 01, 2015
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Entity Registrant Name	DSW Inc.
Entity Central Index Key	0001319947
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--01-30
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Document Type	10-K
Document Period End Date	Jan. 30, 2016
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2015
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Public Float			$ 2,412,226,836
Class A Common Shares
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		74,185,264
Class B Common Shares
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		7,732,807