Quarterly Financial Data (Schedule of Quarterly Financial Data) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended																12 Months Ended
	Jan. 28, 2017	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
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
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
Net earnings (loss)		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 (loss) 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
Earnings (loss) per share, basic		$ 0.47	[3]	$ 0.80	[3]	$ 0.41	[3]	$ 0.35	[3]	$ (0.16)	[3]	$ 0.81	[3]	$ 0.46	[3]	$ 0.41	[3]	$ 2.03	$ 1.52	$ 1.86
Earnings (loss) per share, diluted		0.47	[3]	0.80	[3]	0.41	[3]	0.35	[3]	(0.16)	[3]	0.81	[3]	0.46	[3]	0.41	[3]	2.02	1.52	1.85
Dividends paid		0.07		0.07		0.07		0.07		$ 0.07		0.07		0.07		0.07		$ 0.28	$ 0.28	$ 0.28
Restructuring and other special charges, net										$ 20,200								$ 4,915	$ 23,404	$ 0
Maximum
Market value	$ 36.61	34.34		31.27		29.11		32.83		$ 36.61		26.90		27.30		29.49		$ 34.34	$ 36.61
Minimum
Market value	$ 24.14	$ 26.54		$ 22.39		$ 24.45		$ 24.86		$ 24.14		$ 23.12		$ 21.27		$ 23.89		$ 26.54	$ 24.14
Allen Edmonds
Net sales	$ 24,300																	$ 178,600
Restructuring and other special charges, net																		4,000
Restructuring and other special charges, net | Allen Edmonds
Restructuring And Related Cost Incurred Cost After Tax						$ 1,900		$ 700										2,600	$ 5,000
Restructuring and other special charges, net																		4,000
Brand Portfolio
Net sales																		1,147,957	989,323	$ 1,004,765
Brand Portfolio | Restructuring and other special charges, net | Allen Edmonds
Restructuring and other special charges, net																		1,500
Brand Portfolio | Cost of goods sold | Allen Edmonds
Business Combination, Acquisition Amortization of Inventory Fair Value Adjustment, Net of Tax						$ 1,100		$ 1,900										3,000	700
Other Restructuring
Restructuring And Related Cost Incurred Cost After Tax		$ 300
Other Restructuring | Restructuring and other special charges, net
Restructuring And Related Cost Incurred Cost After Tax										$ 7,000									7,000
Other Restructuring | Brand Portfolio
Restructuring And Related Cost Incurred Cost After Tax																			$ 3,300
Employee Severance
Restructuring And Related Cost Incurred Cost After Tax		$ 600																600
Restructuring and other special charges, net																		900
Employee Severance | Brand Portfolio
Restructuring and other special charges, net																		$ 100

[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.

[3] EPS for the quarters may not sum to the annual amount as each period is computed on a discrete period basis.