Restructuring And Other Special Charges, Net (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended				12 Months Ended														3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended		12 Months Ended		3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 01, 2014 item	Feb. 02, 2013	Jan. 28, 2012	Aug. 03, 2013 Supply Chain and Sourcing Assets [Member]	Feb. 01, 2014 American Sporting Goods Corporation [Member]	Jan. 28, 2012 American Sporting Goods Corporation [Member]	Jan. 28, 2012 The Basketball Marketing Company, Inc. [Member]	Feb. 02, 2013 Wholesale Operations [Member]	Jan. 28, 2012 Wholesale Operations [Member]	Feb. 02, 2013 Wholesale Operations [Member] American Sporting Goods Corporation [Member]	Jan. 28, 2012 Wholesale Operations [Member] American Sporting Goods Corporation [Member]	Feb. 02, 2013 Famous Footwear [Member]	Jan. 28, 2012 Famous Footwear [Member]	Feb. 02, 2013 Specialty Retail [Member]	Jan. 28, 2012 Specialty Retail [Member]	Feb. 02, 2013 Other Segment [Member]	Jan. 28, 2012 Other Segment [Member]	Jan. 28, 2012 Other Segment [Member] American Sporting Goods Corporation [Member]	Aug. 03, 2013 Cash [Member] Supply Chain and Sourcing Assets [Member]	Feb. 01, 2014 Promissory Note [Member]	Aug. 03, 2013 Promissory Note [Member] Supply Chain and Sourcing Assets [Member]	Feb. 01, 2014 1st Installment Payment [Member] Promissory Note [Member]	Feb. 01, 2014 Subsequent Quarterly Installment Payments [Member] Promissory Note [Member]	May 04, 2013 Continuing Operations [Member]	Feb. 01, 2014 Continuing Operations [Member]	Feb. 02, 2013 Continuing Operations [Member]	Jan. 28, 2012 Continuing Operations [Member]	Feb. 01, 2014 Continuing Operations [Member] Wholesale Operations [Member]	Feb. 01, 2014 Discontinued Operations [Member]	Feb. 02, 2013 Discontinued Operations [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Sale price of certain supply chain and sourcing assets, aggregate amount				$ 9,000,000
Proceeds from sale of manufacturing facilities																			1,500,000
Note receivable																					7,500,000
Impairment charge																								4,700,000	4,700,000				11,500,000	5,800,000
Installments time frame after closing date																				2 years		45 days	3 months
Notes receivable collection																				4,200,000		3,000,000	600,000
Number of quarterly payments	8
Promissory note interest rate																							5.00%
Purchase commitment, quantity of pairs of shoes each year	4,000,000
Purchase commitment, number of years	2 years
Integration costs										700,000
Integration costs after-tax										400,000
Integration costs per diluted share										$ 0.01
Acquisition and integration costs					0	6,500,000					2,500,000							4,000,000
Acquisition and integration costs after-tax						4,500,000
Acquisition and integration costs per diluted share						$ 0.11
Acquisition and integration severance liability						2,900,000
Portfolio realignment costs	30,700,000	29,900,000	19,200,000					9,200,000	12,100,000			7,800,000	2,800,000	4,100,000	1,000,000	800,000	3,300,000								5,900,000	21,900,000	19,200,000	5,900,000	24,800,000	8,000,000
Portfolio realignment costs after tax	23,400,000	19,300,000	12,000,000																						5,500,000	14,300,000	12,000,000		17,900,000	5,000,000
Portfolio realignment costs per diluted share	$ 0.53	$ 0.45	$ 0.28																						$ 0.13	$ 0.33	$ 0.28		$ 0.40	$ 0.12
Gain recorded in conjunction with business disposition, before tax							20,600,000
Gain recorded in conjunction with business disposition, net of tax	(11,512,000)	(3,530,000)	13,965,000				14,000,000
Gain recorded in conjunction with business disposition, per diluted share	$ (0.37)	$ (0.19)	$ 0.42				$ 0.32
Organizational change costs	0	2,300,000	0
Organizational change costs after tax		$ 1,400,000
Organizational change costs per diluted share		$ 0.03