Revenues - Disaggregation of Revenue (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jul. 29, 2023	Jul. 30, 2022	Jul. 29, 2023	Jul. 30, 2022
Revenues
Net sales	$ 695,533	$ 738,330	$ 1,358,267	$ 1,473,445
Retail stores
Revenues
Net sales	385,204	399,954	709,881	746,159
E-commerce - Company websites
Revenues
Net sales	98,556	99,643	192,193	204,079
E-commerce - wholesale drop ship
Revenues
Net sales	27,484	32,996	61,014	63,771
Direct to consumer
Revenues
Net sales	511,244	532,593	963,088	1,014,009
Wholesale - e-commerce
Revenues
Net sales	54,578	49,539	109,557	108,459
Wholesale - landed
Revenues
Net sales	93,797	109,858	226,021	271,056
Wholesale - first cost
Revenues
Net sales	31,659	41,705	51,608	71,781
Licensing and royalty
Revenues
Net sales	4,129	4,484	7,729	7,812
Other.
Revenues
Net sales	126	151	264	328
Operating Segments | Famous Footwear
Revenues
Net sales	414,238	436,375	763,396	820,877
Operating Segments | Famous Footwear | Retail stores
Revenues
Net sales	368,445	385,610	676,684	717,598
Operating Segments | Famous Footwear | E-commerce - Company websites
Revenues
Net sales	45,103	50,116	85,309	102,054
Operating Segments | Famous Footwear | E-commerce - wholesale drop ship
Revenues
Net sales	0	0	0	0
Operating Segments | Famous Footwear | Direct to consumer
Revenues
Net sales	413,548	435,726	761,993	819,652
Operating Segments | Famous Footwear | Wholesale - e-commerce
Revenues
Net sales	0	0	0	0
Operating Segments | Famous Footwear | Wholesale - landed
Revenues
Net sales	0	0	0	0
Operating Segments | Famous Footwear | Wholesale - first cost
Revenues
Net sales	0	0	0	0
Operating Segments | Famous Footwear | Licensing and royalty
Revenues
Net sales	578	515	1,163	937
Operating Segments | Famous Footwear | Other.
Revenues
Net sales	112	134	240	288
Operating Segments | Brand Portfolio
Revenues
Net sales	300,873	324,060	626,389	689,800
Operating Segments | Brand Portfolio | Retail stores
Revenues
Net sales	16,759	14,344	33,197	28,561
Operating Segments | Brand Portfolio | E-commerce - Company websites
Revenues
Net sales	53,453	49,527	106,884	102,025
Operating Segments | Brand Portfolio | E-commerce - wholesale drop ship
Revenues
Net sales	28,616	33,903	63,414	65,676
Operating Segments | Brand Portfolio | Direct to consumer
Revenues
Net sales	98,828	97,774	203,495	196,262
Operating Segments | Brand Portfolio | Wholesale - e-commerce
Revenues
Net sales	54,578	49,539	109,557	108,459
Operating Segments | Brand Portfolio | Wholesale - landed
Revenues
Net sales	112,243	131,056	255,139	306,383
Operating Segments | Brand Portfolio | Wholesale - first cost
Revenues
Net sales	31,659	41,705	51,608	71,781
Operating Segments | Brand Portfolio | Licensing and royalty
Revenues
Net sales	3,551	3,969	6,566	6,875
Operating Segments | Brand Portfolio | Other.
Revenues
Net sales	14	17	24	40
Eliminations and Other
Revenues
Net sales	(19,578)	(22,105)	(31,518)	(37,232)
Eliminations and Other | Retail stores
Revenues
Net sales	0	0	0	0
Eliminations and Other | E-commerce - Company websites
Revenues
Net sales	0	0	0	0
Eliminations and Other | E-commerce - wholesale drop ship
Revenues
Net sales	(1,132)	(907)	(2,400)	(1,905)
Eliminations and Other | Direct to consumer
Revenues
Net sales	(1,132)	(907)	(2,400)	(1,905)
Eliminations and Other | Wholesale - e-commerce
Revenues
Net sales	0	0	0	0
Eliminations and Other | Wholesale - landed
Revenues
Net sales	(18,446)	(21,198)	(29,118)	(35,327)
Eliminations and Other | Wholesale - first cost
Revenues
Net sales	0	0	0	0
Eliminations and Other | Licensing and royalty
Revenues
Net sales	0	0	0	0
Eliminations and Other | Other.
Revenues
Net sales	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0