Stock-based Compensation - Options (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 01, 2020	Feb. 02, 2019	Feb. 03, 2018
DSW Stock-Based Compensation Plans [Abstract]
Number of shares authorized (in shares)	8,500
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Shares Available for Grant	2,900
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Expense	$ 17,059,000	$ 17,393,000	$ 14,704,000
Stock Options
DSW Stock-Based Compensation Plans [Abstract]
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Expense	$ 2,079,000	$ 4,900,000	6,420,000
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Total Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized [Abstract]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Rights, Percentage	20.00%
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period	10 years
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Nonvested Award, Cost Not yet Recognized, Amount	$ 2,000,000.0
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Nonvested Award, Cost Not yet Recognized, Period for Recognition	1 year 9 months 18 days
Stock options activity [Roll forward]
Outstanding, beginning of period (in shares)	4,001
Exercised	(169)
Forfeited	(71)
Outstanding, end of period (in shares)	3,761	4,001
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Vested and Expected to Vest, Exercisable, Number	3,669
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Exercisable, Number	2,618
Weighted average exercise price per share, beginning of period	$ 24.36
Weighted average exercise price per share, end of period	24.90	$ 24.36
Share-based Compensation Arrangements by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Exercises in Period, Weighted Average Exercise Price	12.46
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Forfeitures and Expirations in Period, Weighted Average Exercise Price	24.87
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Vested and Expected to Vest, Outstanding, Weighted Average Exercise Price	24.96
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Exercisable, Weighted Average Exercise Price	$ 25.94
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term	5 years 6 months
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Vested and Expected to Vest, Outstanding, Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term	5 years 4 months 24 days
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Exercisable, Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term	4 years 10 months 24 days
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Aggregate Intrinsic Value, Nonvested	$ 176
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Vested and Expected to Vest, Outstanding, Aggregate Intrinsic Value	176
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Vested and Expected to Vest, Exercisable, Aggregate Intrinsic Value	176,000
Options, Exercises in Period, Total Intrinsic Value	1,200,000	$ 2,100,000	2,000,000.0
Options, Vested in Period, Fair Value	$ 1,100,000	$ 800,000	$ 600,000