Financial Information for the Company and its Subsidiaries (Schedule of Condensed Consolidating Statements of Earnings) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended																12 Months Ended
	Feb. 03, 2018		Oct. 28, 2017		Jul. 29, 2017		Apr. 29, 2017		Jan. 28, 2017		Oct. 29, 2016		Jul. 30, 2016		Apr. 30, 2016		Feb. 03, 2018	Jan. 28, 2017	Jan. 30, 2016
Condensed Income Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net sales	$ 702,465		$ 774,656		$ 676,954		$ 631,509		$ 639,488		$ 732,230		$ 622,937		$ 584,733		$ 2,785,584	$ 2,579,388	$ 2,577,430
Cost of goods sold																	1,616,935	1,517,397	1,529,627
Gross profit	293,395		316,885		287,461		270,908		260,872		293,771		259,555		247,793		1,168,649	1,061,991	1,047,803
Selling and administrative expenses																	1,023,703	927,602	912,696
Restructuring and other special charges, net									20,200								4,915	23,404	0
Operating earnings																	140,031	110,985	135,107
Interest expense																	(18,089)	(15,111)	(16,589)
Loss on early extinguishment of debt																	0	0	(10,651)
Interest income																	764	1,380	899
Earnings before income taxes																	122,706	97,254	108,766
Income tax provision																	(35,475)	(31,168)	(26,942)
Net earnings	20,301	[1]	34,373	[1]	17,674	[1]	14,884	[1]	(6,196)	[2]	34,726	[2]	19,679	[2]	17,878	[2]	87,231	66,086	81,824
Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests																	31	428	345
Net earnings attributable to Caleres, Inc.	$ 20,316	[1]	$ 34,387	[1]	$ 17,595	[1]	$ 14,902	[1]	$ (6,622)	[2]	$ 34,730	[2]	$ 19,768	[2]	$ 17,782	[2]	87,200	65,658	81,479
Parent
Condensed Income Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net sales																	837,849	825,654	819,148
Cost of goods sold																	580,038	583,131	591,539
Gross profit																	257,811	242,523	227,609
Selling and administrative expenses																	233,860	212,156	235,210
Restructuring and other special charges, net																	3,942	15,333
Operating earnings																	20,009	15,034	(7,601)
Interest expense																	(18,075)	(15,102)	(16,588)
Loss on early extinguishment of debt																			(10,651)
Interest income																	332	811	695
Intercompany interest income (expense)																	8,354	8,888	14,363
Earnings before income taxes																	10,620	9,631	(19,782)
Income tax provision																	(24,963)	(5,075)	8,755
Equity in earnings (loss) from continuing operations of subsidiaries, net of tax																	101,543	61,102	92,506
Net earnings																	87,200	65,658	81,479
Net earnings attributable to Caleres, Inc.																	87,200	65,658	81,479
Guarantors
Condensed Income Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net sales																	1,935,265	1,692,093	1,652,444
Cost of goods sold																	1,090,354	938,169	905,412
Gross profit																	844,911	753,924	747,032
Selling and administrative expenses																	771,027	690,292	649,020
Restructuring and other special charges, net																	756	433
Operating earnings																	73,128	63,199	98,012
Interest expense																	(14)	(9)	(1)
Intercompany interest income (expense)																	(8,813)	(9,033)	(14,581)
Earnings before income taxes																	64,301	54,157	83,430
Income tax provision																	(175)	(20,084)	(29,475)
Net earnings																	64,126	34,073	53,955
Net earnings attributable to Caleres, Inc.																	64,126	34,073	53,955
Non-Guarantors
Condensed Income Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net sales																	211,815	227,557	268,779
Cost of goods sold																	109,104	129,410	162,384
Gross profit																	102,711	98,147	106,395
Selling and administrative expenses																	55,600	57,757	61,699
Restructuring and other special charges, net																	217	7,638
Operating earnings																	46,894	32,752	44,696
Loss on early extinguishment of debt																			0
Interest income																	432	569	204
Intercompany interest income (expense)																	459	145	218
Earnings before income taxes																	47,785	33,466	45,118
Income tax provision																	(10,337)	(6,009)	(6,222)
Equity in earnings (loss) from continuing operations of subsidiaries, net of tax																	(1,619)	(2,422)	(616)
Net earnings																	35,829	25,035	38,280
Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests																	31	428	345
Net earnings attributable to Caleres, Inc.																	35,798	24,607	37,935
Eliminations
Condensed Income Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net sales																	(199,345)	(165,916)	(162,941)
Cost of goods sold																	(162,561)	(133,313)	(129,708)
Gross profit																	(36,784)	(32,603)	(33,233)
Selling and administrative expenses																	(36,784)	(32,603)	(33,233)
Equity in earnings (loss) from continuing operations of subsidiaries, net of tax																	(99,924)	(58,680)	(91,890)
Net earnings																	(99,924)	(58,680)	(91,890)
Net earnings attributable to Caleres, Inc.																	$ (99,924)	$ (58,680)	$ (91,890)

[1] The first and second quarters of 2017 reflect the impact of amortization of the inventory fair value adjustment required for purchase accounting of $1.9 million and $1.1 million, respectively, on an after-tax basis, as further described in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements and several restructuring and other charges totaling $0.7 million and $1.9 million, respectively, on an after-tax basis, as further described in Note 4 to the consolidated financial statements. The fourth quarter of 2017 reflects restructuring charges totaling $0.6 million, on an after-tax basis, as further described in Note 4 to the consolidated financial statements and the benefit of income tax reform of $0.3 million, as further described in Note 6 to the consolidated financial statements.

[2] The fourth quarter of 2016 reflects the impact of several restructuring and other charges totaling $20.2 million on an after-tax basis, as further described in Note 4 to the consolidated financial statements.