Financial Information For The Company And Its Subsidiaries (Schedule Of Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Feb. 01, 2014	Feb. 02, 2013	Jan. 28, 2012	Jan. 29, 2011
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 82,546	$ 68,223	$ 47,682	$ 126,548
Receivables, net	129,217	111,392
Inventories, net	547,531	503,688
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	33,136	44,730
Current assets - discontinued operations	119	47,109
Intercompany receivable - current
Total current assets	792,549	775,142
Property and equipment, net	143,560	144,856
Goodwill and intangible assets, net	73,673	79,703
Other assets	139,621	119,695
Investment in subsidiaries
Non current assets - discontinued operations		54,577
Intercompany receivable - noncurrent
Total assets	1,149,403	1,173,973	1,227,476
Liabilities and Equity
Borrowings under revolving credit agreement	7,000	105,000
Trade accounts payable	226,602	213,660
Other accrued expenses	152,545	139,904
Current liabilities - discontinued operations	708	13,259
Intercompany payable - current
Total current liabilities	386,855	471,823
Other liabilities
Long-term debt	199,010	198,823
Other liabilities	86,176	70,430
Non current liabilities - discontinued operations		6,996
Intercompany payable - noncurrent
Total other liabilities	285,186	276,249
Equity
Brown Shoe Company, Inc. shareholders' equity	476,699	425,129
Noncontrolling interests	663	772
Total equity	477,362	425,901	413,716	415,909
Total liabilities and equity	1,149,403	1,173,973
Parent [Member]
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents			(4,386)
Receivables, net	84,428	67,571
Inventories, net	119,131	92,683
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	38,069	17,237
Current assets - discontinued operations	119	5,447
Intercompany receivable - current	602	543
Total current assets	242,349	183,481
Property and equipment, net	27,201	27,931
Goodwill and intangible assets, net	55,225	37,270
Other assets	123,066	99,527
Investment in subsidiaries	865,700	765,729
Non current assets - discontinued operations		1,145
Intercompany receivable - noncurrent	457,507	340,678
Total assets	1,771,048	1,455,761
Liabilities and Equity
Borrowings under revolving credit agreement	7,000	105,000
Trade accounts payable	72,349	53,350
Other accrued expenses	81,902	54,465
Current liabilities - discontinued operations	708	3,754
Intercompany payable - current	4,689	7,102
Total current liabilities	166,648	223,671
Other liabilities
Long-term debt	199,010	198,823
Other liabilities	38,657	17,042
Intercompany payable - noncurrent	890,034	591,096
Total other liabilities	1,127,701	806,961
Equity
Brown Shoe Company, Inc. shareholders' equity	476,699	425,129
Noncontrolling interests
Total equity	476,699	425,129
Total liabilities and equity	1,771,048	1,455,761
Guarantors [Member]
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	30,002	32,060	34,332	27,095
Receivables, net	2,349	6,593
Inventories, net	421,101	394,468
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	16,024	26,524
Current assets - discontinued operations		41,553
Intercompany receivable - current	191	3,531
Total current assets	469,667	504,729
Property and equipment, net	114,359	108,224
Goodwill and intangible assets, net	18,448	19,901
Other assets	15,864	19,320
Investment in subsidiaries	165,970	91,136
Non current assets - discontinued operations		3,980
Intercompany receivable - noncurrent	482,180	524,332
Total assets	1,266,488	1,271,622
Liabilities and Equity
Borrowings under revolving credit agreement
Trade accounts payable	116,604	118,096
Other accrued expenses	87,045	78,293
Current liabilities - discontinued operations		9,396
Intercompany payable - current	766	2,369
Total current liabilities	204,415	208,154
Other liabilities
Long-term debt
Other liabilities	46,055	48,986
Intercompany payable - noncurrent	150,318	135,720
Total other liabilities	196,373	184,706
Equity
Brown Shoe Company, Inc. shareholders' equity	865,700	878,762
Noncontrolling interests
Total equity	865,700	878,762
Total liabilities and equity	1,266,488	1,271,622
Non-Guarantors [Member]
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	52,544	36,163	17,736	99,453
Receivables, net	42,440	37,228
Inventories, net	7,299	16,537
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	3,984	969
Current assets - discontinued operations		109
Intercompany receivable - current	8,860	24,815
Total current assets	115,127	115,821
Property and equipment, net	2,000	8,701
Goodwill and intangible assets, net		22,532
Other assets	691	848
Investment in subsidiaries		113,033
Non current assets - discontinued operations		52,925
Intercompany receivable - noncurrent	230,572	158,557
Total assets	348,390	472,417
Liabilities and Equity
Borrowings under revolving credit agreement
Trade accounts payable	37,649	42,214
Other accrued expenses	8,539	7,146
Current liabilities - discontinued operations		109
Intercompany payable - current	4,198	19,418
Total current liabilities	50,386	68,887
Other liabilities
Long-term debt
Other liabilities	1,464	4,402
Non current liabilities - discontinued operations		10,469
Intercompany payable - noncurrent	129,907	296,751
Total other liabilities	131,371	311,622
Equity
Brown Shoe Company, Inc. shareholders' equity	165,970	91,136
Noncontrolling interests	663	772
Total equity	166,633	91,908
Total liabilities and equity	348,390	472,417
Eliminations [Member]
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents
Receivables, net
Inventories, net
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	(24,941)
Current assets - discontinued operations
Intercompany receivable - current	(9,653)	(28,889)
Total current assets	(34,594)	(28,889)
Property and equipment, net
Goodwill and intangible assets, net
Other assets
Investment in subsidiaries	(1,031,670)	(969,898)
Non current assets - discontinued operations		(3,473)
Intercompany receivable - noncurrent	(1,170,259)	(1,023,567)
Total assets	(2,236,523)	(2,025,827)
Liabilities and Equity
Borrowings under revolving credit agreement
Trade accounts payable
Other accrued expenses	(24,941)
Current liabilities - discontinued operations
Intercompany payable - current	(9,653)	(28,889)
Total current liabilities	(34,594)	(28,889)
Other liabilities
Long-term debt
Other liabilities
Non current liabilities - discontinued operations		(3,473)
Intercompany payable - noncurrent	(1,170,259)	(1,023,567)
Total other liabilities	(1,170,259)	(1,027,040)
Equity
Brown Shoe Company, Inc. shareholders' equity	(1,031,670)	(969,898)
Noncontrolling interests
Total equity	(1,031,670)	(969,898)
Total liabilities and equity	$ (2,236,523)	$ (2,025,827)