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Business Segment Information (Schedule Of Business Segment Information) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	May 03, 2014	May 04, 2013	Feb. 01, 2014
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
External sales	$ 591,162	$ 588,656
Intersegment sales	32,485	37,335
Operating earnings (loss)	28,726	20,958
Segment assets - continuing operations	1,108,962	1,094,707	1,149,403
Segment assets - held for sale		12,496
Continuing Operations [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Segment assets - continuing operations	1,108,962	1,004,379
Famous Footwear [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
External sales	354,623	352,279
Intersegment sales	505	606
Operating earnings (loss)	27,871	29,042
Famous Footwear [Member] \| Continuing Operations [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Segment assets - continuing operations	503,239	450,900
Wholesale Operations [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
External sales	191,785	181,625
Intersegment sales	31,980	36,729
Operating earnings (loss)	13,754	3,107
Segment assets - held for sale		12,496
Wholesale Operations [Member] \| Continuing Operations [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Segment assets - continuing operations	414,778	356,903
Specialty Retail [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
External sales	44,754	54,752
Intersegment sales
Operating earnings (loss)	(3,692)	(1,329)
Specialty Retail [Member] \| Continuing Operations [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Segment assets - continuing operations	57,139	60,685
Other Segment [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
External sales
Intersegment sales
Operating earnings (loss)	(9,207)	(9,862)
Other Segment [Member] \| Continuing Operations [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Segment assets - continuing operations	$ 133,806	$ 135,891