Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended														12 Months Ended				12 Months Ended
	Feb. 02, 2013 store	Feb. 02, 2013 store	Jan. 28, 2012	Jan. 29, 2011	Feb. 02, 2013 Warehousing And Distribution Costs [Member]	Jan. 28, 2012 Warehousing And Distribution Costs [Member]	Jan. 29, 2011 Warehousing And Distribution Costs [Member]	Feb. 02, 2013 Overseas Sourcing Offices and Other Inventory Procurement Costs [Member]	Jan. 28, 2012 Overseas Sourcing Offices and Other Inventory Procurement Costs [Member]	Jan. 29, 2011 Overseas Sourcing Offices and Other Inventory Procurement Costs [Member]	Feb. 02, 2013 Software Development and Acquisition Costs [Member]	Jan. 28, 2012 Software Development and Acquisition Costs [Member]	Feb. 02, 2013 Famous Footwear [Member] store	Feb. 02, 2013 Wholesale Operations [Member]	Jan. 28, 2012 Wholesale Operations [Member]	Feb. 02, 2013 Retail [Member]	Jan. 28, 2012 Retail [Member]	Jan. 29, 2011 Retail [Member]	Jun. 04, 2010 Edelman Shoe, Inc. [Member]	Feb. 02, 2013 Famous Footwear Rewards Program Members [Member] Famous Footwear [Member]	Jan. 28, 2012 Famous Footwear Rewards Program Members [Member] Famous Footwear [Member]	Jan. 29, 2011 Famous Footwear Rewards Program Members [Member] Famous Footwear [Member]	Feb. 02, 2013 Minimum [Member]	Feb. 02, 2013 Maximum [Member]	Feb. 02, 2013 Stock Options [Member]	Feb. 02, 2013 Restricted Stock [Member]	Feb. 02, 2013 Stock Performance Awards [Member]	Feb. 02, 2013 Restricted Stock Units [Member]
Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Number of stores	1,277	1,277											1,055
Pecentage of net sales																67.00%	66.00%	70.00%		66.00%	62.00%	61.00%
Remaining outstanding stock acquired, percentage																			50.00%
Impact of 53rd week in fiscal year 2012, net sales increase		$ 21,200,000
Provision for doubtful accounts		360,000	1,284,000	516,000
Provision for customer allowances		52,500,000	56,100,000	43,000,000
Provision for customer discounts		4,500,000	3,800,000	6,900,000
Percentage of LIFO inventory	86.00%	86.00%
Inventories, adjustment to last-in, first-out cost	4,395,000	4,395,000	5,006,000
Selling and administrative expenses		918,957,000	937,419,000	922,976,000	79,100,000	76,500,000	65,000,000	24,300,000	21,700,000	21,300,000
Other assets	64,121,000	64,121,000	72,223,000								53,700,000	59,400,000
Capitalized interest			100,000	1,300,000
Fair value in excess of carrying value, percentage	20.00%
Goodwill	39,604,000	39,604,000	39,604,000											39,604,000	39,604,000
Self insurance reserves	12,300,000	12,300,000	11,500,000
Gift card breakage		500,000	600,000	600,000
Asset impairment charges		4,132,000	1,871,000	2,762,000
Advertising and marketing expense		86,200,000	94,800,000	91,400,000
Co-op advertising allowances		8,600,000	7,800,000	9,400,000
Co-op advertising expense		10,500,000	11,500,000	7,700,000
Deferred advertising costs	2,300,000	2,300,000	2,600,000
More likely than not, percentage		50.00%
Rent holiday, number of days																							30 days	60 days
Foreign currency translation gains	6,900,000	6,900,000	6,400,000	6,300,000
Unrealized gains (losses) on derivative financial instruments	(100,000)	(100,000)	100,000	(300,000)
Pension and other postretirement benefits adjustments	$ 5,900,000	$ 5,900,000	$ 3,100,000	$ 100,000
Vesting period, in years																									4 years	4 years	3 years	1 year
Annual vesting percentage																									25.00%