Revenues - Disaggregation of Revenue (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Oct. 28, 2023	Oct. 29, 2022	Oct. 28, 2023	Oct. 29, 2022
Revenues
Net sales	$ 761,904	$ 798,258	$ 2,120,171	$ 2,271,704
Retail stores
Revenues
Net sales	405,890	430,488	1,115,771	1,176,647
E-commerce - Company websites
Revenues
Net sales	116,480	119,222	308,673	323,302
E-commerce - wholesale drop ship
Revenues
Net sales	32,431	38,818	93,446	102,589
Direct to consumer
Revenues
Net sales	554,801	588,528	1,517,890	1,602,538
Wholesale - e-commerce
Revenues
Net sales	72,424	59,035	181,980	167,494
Wholesale - landed
Revenues
Net sales	114,969	130,080	340,990	401,136
Wholesale - first cost
Revenues
Net sales	16,332	16,424	67,940	88,205
Licensing and royalty
Revenues
Net sales	3,239	4,055	10,968	11,867
Other.
Revenues
Net sales	139	136	403	464
Operating Segments | Famous Footwear
Revenues
Net sales	449,773	481,951	1,213,169	1,302,828
Operating Segments | Famous Footwear | Retail stores
Revenues
Net sales	388,764	415,678	1,065,448	1,133,276
Operating Segments | Famous Footwear | E-commerce - Company websites
Revenues
Net sales	60,276	65,549	145,585	167,604
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	449,040	481,227	1,211,033	1,300,880
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	612	601	1,775	1,538
Operating Segments | Famous Footwear | Other.
Revenues
Net sales	121	123	361	410
Operating Segments | Brand Portfolio
Revenues
Net sales	320,775	323,242	947,164	1,013,043
Operating Segments | Brand Portfolio | Retail stores
Revenues
Net sales	17,126	14,810	50,323	43,371
Operating Segments | Brand Portfolio | E-commerce - Company websites
Revenues
Net sales	56,204	53,673	163,088	155,698
Operating Segments | Brand Portfolio | E-commerce - wholesale drop ship
Revenues
Net sales	34,151	40,672	97,565	106,348
Operating Segments | Brand Portfolio | Direct to consumer
Revenues
Net sales	107,481	109,155	310,976	305,417
Operating Segments | Brand Portfolio | Wholesale - e-commerce
Revenues
Net sales	72,424	59,035	181,980	167,494
Operating Segments | Brand Portfolio | Wholesale - landed
Revenues
Net sales	121,893	135,161	377,033	441,544
Operating Segments | Brand Portfolio | Wholesale - first cost
Revenues
Net sales	16,332	16,424	67,940	88,205
Operating Segments | Brand Portfolio | Licensing and royalty
Revenues
Net sales	2,627	3,454	9,193	10,329
Operating Segments | Brand Portfolio | Other.
Revenues
Net sales	18	13	42	54
Eliminations and Other
Revenues
Net sales	(8,644)	(6,935)	(40,162)	(44,167)
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	(1,720)	(1,854)	(4,119)	(3,759)
Eliminations and Other | Direct to consumer
Revenues
Net sales	(1,720)	(1,854)	(4,119)	(3,759)
Eliminations and Other | Wholesale - e-commerce
Revenues
Net sales	0	0	0	0
Eliminations and Other | Wholesale - landed
Revenues
Net sales	(6,924)	(5,081)	(36,043)	(40,408)
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