Financial Information For The Company And Its Subsidiaries (Schedule Of Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Oct. 31, 2015	Jan. 31, 2015	Nov. 01, 2014	Feb. 01, 2014
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 86,298	$ 67,403	$ 39,080	$ 82,546
Receivables, net	148,192	136,646	138,217
Inventories, net	544,341	543,103	567,777
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	40,815	43,744	37,845
Total current assets	819,646	790,896	782,919
Other assets	145,377	141,586	139,878
Goodwill and intangible assets, net	131,818	134,587	135,774
Property and equipment, net	163,442	149,743	151,289
Total assets	1,260,283	1,216,812	1,209,860
Liabilities and Equity
Line of Credit, Current	0	0	14,000
Trade accounts payable	200,251	215,921	203,062
Other accrued expenses	175,649	181,162	172,077
Total current liabilities	375,900	397,083	389,139
Other liabilities
Long-term debt	200,000	199,197	199,150
Other liabilities	82,528	78,910	80,554
Total other liabilities	282,528	278,107	279,704
Equity
Caleres, Inc. shareholders' equity	601,003	540,910	540,254
Noncontrolling interests	852	712	763
Total equity	601,855	541,622	541,017
Total liabilities and equity	1,260,283	1,216,812	1,209,860
Parent [Member]
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	48,711	13,891	0
Receivables, net	122,291	89,030	115,520
Inventories, net	134,353	148,082	128,709
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	12,440	41,494	10,278
Intercompany receivable – current	267	1,194	466
Total current assets	318,062	293,691	254,973
Other assets	123,167	113,922	117,472
Goodwill and intangible assets, net	116,114	117,792	118,416
Property and equipment, net	32,943	29,237	28,000
Investment in subsidiaries	1,012,191	956,831	914,450
Intercompany receivable – noncurrent	404,904	459,774	407,970
Total assets	2,007,381	1,971,247	1,841,281
Liabilities and Equity
Line of Credit, Current			14,000
Trade accounts payable	56,536	60,377	53,944
Other accrued expenses	60,936	110,714	68,124
Intercompany payable – current	2,884	4,948	2,803
Total current liabilities	120,356	176,039	138,871
Other liabilities
Long-term debt	200,000	199,197	199,150
Other liabilities	46,368	41,847	35,986
Intercompany payable – noncurrent	1,039,654	1,013,254	927,020
Total other liabilities	1,286,022	1,254,298	1,162,156
Equity
Caleres, Inc. shareholders' equity	601,003	540,910	540,254
Total equity	601,003	540,910	540,254
Total liabilities and equity	2,007,381	1,971,247	1,841,281
Guarantors [Member]
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	3,999	0	0	0
Receivables, net	1,502	5,398	1,413
Inventories, net	388,177	376,254	402,048
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	23,729	20,777	20,839
Intercompany receivable – current	117	0	521
Total current assets	417,524	402,429	424,821
Other assets	16,102	13,733	13,609
Goodwill and intangible assets, net	2,800	2,800	2,800
Property and equipment, net	120,633	109,720	112,047
Investment in subsidiaries	0	0	0
Intercompany receivable – noncurrent	355,069	306,871	289,222
Total assets	912,128	835,553	842,499
Liabilities and Equity
Line of Credit, Current			0
Trade accounts payable	126,638	114,208	123,889
Other accrued expenses	100,913	85,638	85,358
Intercompany payable – current	0	0	0
Total current liabilities	227,551	199,846	209,247
Other liabilities
Long-term debt		0	0
Other liabilities	33,712	32,574	37,846
Intercompany payable – noncurrent	37,932	21,078	38,407
Total other liabilities	71,644	53,652	76,253
Equity
Caleres, Inc. shareholders' equity	612,933	582,055	556,999
Total equity	612,933	582,055	556,999
Total liabilities and equity	912,128	835,553	842,499
Non-Guarantors [Member]
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	33,588	53,512	39,080	$ 82,546
Receivables, net	24,399	42,218	21,284
Inventories, net	21,811	18,767	37,020
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	4,646	8,964	6,728
Intercompany receivable – current	11,455	8,750	15,487
Total current assets	95,899	132,211	119,599
Other assets	6,108	13,931	8,797
Goodwill and intangible assets, net	12,904	13,995	14,558
Property and equipment, net	9,866	10,786	11,242
Investment in subsidiaries	(19,114)	(18,909)	(19,785)
Intercompany receivable – noncurrent	537,551	539,396	487,316
Total assets	643,214	691,410	621,727
Liabilities and Equity
Line of Credit, Current			0
Trade accounts payable	17,077	41,336	25,229
Other accrued expenses	13,800	12,301	18,595
Intercompany payable – current	8,955	4,996	13,671
Total current liabilities	39,832	58,633	57,495
Other liabilities
Long-term debt		0	0
Other liabilities	2,448	4,489	6,722
Intercompany payable – noncurrent	219,938	271,709	219,081
Total other liabilities	222,386	276,198	225,803
Equity
Caleres, Inc. shareholders' equity	380,144	355,867	337,666
Noncontrolling interests	852	712	763
Total equity	380,996	356,579	338,429
Total liabilities and equity	643,214	691,410	621,727
Eliminations [Member]
Assets
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	0	(27,491)
Intercompany receivable – current	(11,839)	(9,944)	(16,474)
Total current assets	(11,839)	(37,435)	(16,474)
Investment in subsidiaries	(993,077)	(937,922)	(894,665)
Intercompany receivable – noncurrent	(1,297,524)	(1,306,041)	(1,184,508)
Total assets	(2,302,440)	(2,281,398)	(2,095,647)
Liabilities and Equity
Other accrued expenses	0	(27,491)	0
Intercompany payable – current	(11,839)	(9,944)	(16,474)
Total current liabilities	(11,839)	(37,435)	(16,474)
Other liabilities
Intercompany payable – noncurrent	(1,297,524)	(1,306,041)	(1,184,508)
Total other liabilities	(1,297,524)	(1,306,041)	(1,184,508)
Equity
Caleres, Inc. shareholders' equity	(993,077)	(937,922)	(894,665)
Total equity	(993,077)	(937,922)	(894,665)
Total liabilities and equity	$ (2,302,440)	$ (2,281,398)	$ (2,095,647)