Consolidated 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
Income Statement [Abstract]
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
Basic earnings per common share:
Basic earnings per common share attributable to Caleres, Inc. shareholders	$ 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
Diluted earnings per common share:
Diluted earnings per common share attributable to Caleres, Inc. shareholders	$ 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

[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.