Financial Information for the Company and its Subsidiaries (Schedule of Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheets) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Feb. 03, 2018	Jan. 28, 2017	Jan. 30, 2016	Jan. 31, 2015
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 64,047	$ 55,332	$ 118,151	$ 67,403
Receivables, net	152,613	153,121
Inventories, net	569,379	585,764
Prepaid expenses and other current assets incl. taxes	60,750	49,528
Intercompany receivable – current	0	0
Total current assets	846,789	843,745
Property and equipment, net	212,799	219,196
Goodwill and intangible assets, net	339,168	343,758
Other assets noncurrent incl. pension and deferred taxes	90,659	68,574
Total assets	1,489,415	1,475,273	1,303,323
Liabilities and Equity
Borrowings under revolving credit agreement	0	110,000
Trade accounts payable	272,962	266,370
Other accrued expenses	157,197	151,225
Total current liabilities	430,159	527,595
Other liabilities
Long-term debt	197,472	197,003
Other liabilities	142,822	136,189
Total other liabilities	340,294	333,192
Equity
Total Caleres, Inc. shareholders' equity	717,489	613,117
Noncontrolling interests	1,473	1,369
Total equity	718,962	614,486	602,472	541,622
Total liabilities and equity	1,489,415	1,475,273
Parent
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	26,089	23,999	31,000	13,891
Receivables, net	124,957	118,746
Inventories, net	146,068	150,098
Prepaid expenses and other current assets incl. taxes	26,284	24,293
Intercompany receivable – current	521	695
Total current assets	323,919	317,831
Property and equipment, net	35,474	31,424
Goodwill and intangible assets, net	111,108	113,333
Other assets noncurrent incl. pension and deferred taxes	76,317	51,181
Investment in subsidiaries	1,329,428	1,343,954
Intercompany receivable – noncurrent	774,588	568,541
Total assets	2,650,834	2,426,264
Liabilities and Equity
Borrowings under revolving credit agreement		110,000
Trade accounts payable	136,797	116,783
Other accrued expenses	65,817	74,941
Intercompany payable – current	5,524	12,794
Total current liabilities	208,138	314,518
Other liabilities
Long-term debt	197,472	197,003
Other liabilities	101,784	91,683
Intercompany payable – noncurrent	1,425,951	1,209,943
Total other liabilities	1,725,207	1,498,629
Equity
Total Caleres, Inc. shareholders' equity	717,489	613,117
Total equity	717,489	613,117
Total liabilities and equity	2,650,834	2,426,264
Guarantors
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	0	9,029
Receivables, net	3,663	5,414
Inventories, net	394,438	410,867
Prepaid expenses and other current assets incl. taxes	30,456	23,040
Intercompany receivable – current	74	263
Total current assets	428,631	448,613
Property and equipment, net	165,227	176,358
Goodwill and intangible assets, net	40,937	219,337
Other assets noncurrent incl. pension and deferred taxes	13,610	16,567
Intercompany receivable – noncurrent	520,362	366,902
Total assets	1,168,767	1,227,777
Liabilities and Equity
Borrowings under revolving credit agreement		0
Trade accounts payable	102,420	112,434
Other accrued expenses	74,006	65,228
Total current liabilities	176,426	177,662
Other liabilities
Other liabilities	35,574	40,507
Intercompany payable – noncurrent	98,610	98,982
Total other liabilities	134,184	139,489
Equity
Total Caleres, Inc. shareholders' equity	858,157	910,626
Total equity	858,157	910,626
Total liabilities and equity	1,168,767	1,227,777
Non-Guarantors
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	37,958	22,304	$ 87,151	$ 53,512
Receivables, net	23,993	28,961
Inventories, net	28,873	24,799
Prepaid expenses and other current assets incl. taxes	8,394	8,058
Intercompany receivable – current	9,250	22,091
Total current assets	108,468	106,213
Property and equipment, net	12,098	11,414
Goodwill and intangible assets, net	187,123	11,088
Other assets noncurrent incl. pension and deferred taxes	732	826
Investment in subsidiaries	(23,565)	(21,946)
Intercompany receivable – noncurrent	704,810	581,624
Total assets	989,666	689,219
Liabilities and Equity
Borrowings under revolving credit agreement		0
Trade accounts payable	33,745	37,153
Other accrued expenses	21,758	16,919
Intercompany payable – current	4,321	10,255
Total current liabilities	59,824	64,327
Other liabilities
Other liabilities	5,464	3,999
Intercompany payable – noncurrent	475,199	208,142
Total other liabilities	480,663	212,141
Equity
Total Caleres, Inc. shareholders' equity	447,706	411,382
Noncontrolling interests	1,473	1,369
Total equity	449,179	412,751
Total liabilities and equity	989,666	689,219
Eliminations
Assets
Prepaid expenses and other current assets incl. taxes	(4,384)	(5,863)
Intercompany receivable – current	(9,845)	(23,049)
Total current assets	(14,229)	(28,912)
Investment in subsidiaries	(1,305,863)	(1,322,008)
Intercompany receivable – noncurrent	(1,999,760)	(1,517,067)
Total assets	(3,319,852)	(2,867,987)
Liabilities and Equity
Borrowings under revolving credit agreement		0
Other accrued expenses	(4,384)	(5,863)
Intercompany payable – current	(9,845)	(23,049)
Total current liabilities	(14,229)	(28,912)
Other liabilities
Intercompany payable – noncurrent	(1,999,760)	(1,517,067)
Total other liabilities	(1,999,760)	(1,517,067)
Equity
Total Caleres, Inc. shareholders' equity	(1,305,863)	(1,322,008)
Total equity	(1,305,863)	(1,322,008)
Total liabilities and equity	$ (3,319,852)	$ (2,867,987)