Note 18 - Financial Information for the Company and its Subsidiaries - Schedule of Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	May 02, 2020	Feb. 01, 2020	May 04, 2019	Feb. 02, 2019
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 187,717	$ 45,218	$ 35,778	$ 30,200
Receivables, net	145,333	162,181	148,487
Inventories, net	585,307	618,406	648,145
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	91,433	56,494	54,902
Intercompany receivable – current	0	0	0
Total current assets	1,009,790	882,299	887,312
Other assets	90,913	89,389	85,711
Goodwill and intangible assets, net	273,648	539,579	548,508
Lease right-of-use assets	648,534	695,594	735,282
Property and equipment, net	200,800	224,846	236,257
Investment in subsidiaries	0	0	0
Intercompany receivable – noncurrent	0	0	0
Total assets	2,223,685	2,431,707	2,493,070
Borrowings under revolving credit agreement	438,500	275,000	318,000
Trade accounts payable	297,557	267,018	289,071
Lease obligations	160,138	127,869	136,005
Other accrued expenses	181,344	181,063	168,224
Intercompany payable – current	0	0	0
Total current liabilities	1,077,539	850,950	911,300
Noncurrent lease obligations	601,133	629,032	662,750
Long-term debt	198,506	198,391	198,046
Other liabilities	61,384	104,204	92,342
Intercompany payable – noncurrent	0	0	0
Total other liabilities	861,023	931,627	953,138
Caleres, Inc. shareholders’ equity	282,296	645,950	627,236
Noncontrolling interests	2,827	3,180	1,396
Total equity	285,123	649,130	628,632	635,435
Total liabilities and equity	2,223,685	2,431,707	2,493,070
Consolidation, Eliminations [Member]
Cash and cash equivalents	0	0	0	0
Receivables, net	0	0	0
Inventories, net	0	0	0
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	0	0	(807)
Intercompany receivable – current	(9,058)	(9,362)	(9,190)
Total current assets	(9,058)	(9,362)	(9,997)
Other assets	0	0	0
Goodwill and intangible assets, net	0	0	0
Lease right-of-use assets	0	0	0
Property and equipment, net	0	0	0
Investment in subsidiaries	(1,262,361)	(1,546,454)	(1,478,597)
Intercompany receivable – noncurrent	(2,087,151)	(2,079,348)	(1,982,266)
Total assets	(3,358,570)	(3,635,164)	(3,470,860)
Borrowings under revolving credit agreement	0	0	0
Trade accounts payable	0	0	0
Other accrued expenses	0	0	(807)
Intercompany payable – current	(9,058)	(9,362)	(9,190)
Total current liabilities	(9,058)	(9,362)	(9,997)
Noncurrent lease obligations	0	0	0
Long-term debt	0	0	0
Other liabilities	0	0	0
Intercompany payable – noncurrent	(2,087,151)	(2,079,348)	(1,982,266)
Total other liabilities	(2,087,151)	(2,079,348)	(1,982,266)
Caleres, Inc. shareholders’ equity	(1,262,361)	(1,546,454)	(1,478,597)
Noncontrolling interests	0	0	0
Total equity	(1,262,361)	(1,546,454)	(1,478,597)
Total liabilities and equity	(3,358,570)	(3,635,164)	(3,470,860)
Parent Company [Member]
Cash and cash equivalents	160,348	19,219	6,812	2
Receivables, net	86,937	100,997	91,170
Inventories, net	97,256	142,370	124,703
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	72,275	35,576	31,046
Intercompany receivable – current	936	260	314
Total current assets	417,752	298,422	254,045
Other assets	79,938	77,444	73,066
Goodwill and intangible assets, net	81,950	106,660	108,328
Lease right-of-use assets	133,685	137,374	130,006
Property and equipment, net	75,417	76,587	75,763
Investment in subsidiaries	1,288,981	1,572,577	1,503,973
Intercompany receivable – noncurrent	616,970	606,648	586,453
Total assets	2,694,693	2,875,712	2,731,634
Borrowings under revolving credit agreement	438,500	275,000	318,000
Trade accounts payable	101,286	113,484	83,559
Lease obligations	5,674	4,679	11,096
Other accrued expenses	111,005	86,661	65,845
Intercompany payable – current	4,131	5,349	4,669
Total current liabilities	660,596	485,173	483,169
Noncurrent lease obligations	142,862	145,845	132,565
Long-term debt	198,506	198,391	198,046
Other liabilities	59,255	101,386	88,358
Intercompany payable – noncurrent	1,351,178	1,298,967	1,202,260
Total other liabilities	1,751,801	1,744,589	1,621,229
Caleres, Inc. shareholders’ equity	282,296	645,950	627,236
Noncontrolling interests	0	0	0
Total equity	282,296	645,950	627,236
Total liabilities and equity	2,694,693	2,875,712	2,731,634
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Cash and cash equivalents	14,519	3,878	14,703	9,148
Receivables, net	32,440	32,168	39,619
Inventories, net	453,183	435,794	492,630
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	11,925	13,603	18,077
Intercompany receivable – current	49	30	76
Total current assets	512,116	485,473	565,105
Other assets	9,913	10,953	11,793
Goodwill and intangible assets, net	135,194	326,565	331,689
Lease right-of-use assets	488,964	528,393	572,551
Property and equipment, net	117,015	138,461	149,955
Investment in subsidiaries	0	0	0
Intercompany receivable – noncurrent	656,272	663,640	620,752
Total assets	1,919,474	2,153,485	2,251,845
Borrowings under revolving credit agreement	0	0	0
Trade accounts payable	162,062	112,108	183,057
Lease obligations	146,725	116,738	118,041
Other accrued expenses	49,282	73,122	83,503
Intercompany payable – current	0	0	0
Total current liabilities	358,069	301,968	384,601
Noncurrent lease obligations	432,669	454,343	497,527
Long-term debt	0	0	0
Other liabilities	1,558	1,878	2,848
Intercompany payable – noncurrent	76,612	115,005	113,338
Total other liabilities	510,839	571,226	613,713
Caleres, Inc. shareholders’ equity	1,050,566	1,280,291	1,253,531
Noncontrolling interests	0	0	0
Total equity	1,050,566	1,280,291	1,253,531
Total liabilities and equity	1,919,474	2,153,485	2,251,845
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Cash and cash equivalents	12,850	22,121	14,263	$ 21,050
Receivables, net	25,956	29,016	17,698
Inventories, net	34,868	40,242	30,812
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	7,233	7,315	6,586
Intercompany receivable – current	8,073	9,072	8,800
Total current assets	88,980	107,766	78,159
Other assets	1,062	992	852
Goodwill and intangible assets, net	56,504	106,354	108,491
Lease right-of-use assets	25,885	29,827	32,725
Property and equipment, net	8,368	9,798	10,539
Investment in subsidiaries	(26,620)	(26,123)	(25,376)
Intercompany receivable – noncurrent	813,909	809,060	775,061
Total assets	968,088	1,037,674	980,451
Borrowings under revolving credit agreement	0	0	0
Trade accounts payable	34,209	41,426	22,455
Lease obligations	7,739	6,452	6,868
Other accrued expenses	21,057	21,280	19,683
Intercompany payable – current	4,927	4,013	4,521
Total current liabilities	67,932	73,171	53,527
Noncurrent lease obligations	25,602	28,844	32,658
Long-term debt	0	0	0
Other liabilities	571	940	1,136
Intercompany payable – noncurrent	659,361	665,376	666,668
Total other liabilities	685,534	695,160	700,462
Caleres, Inc. shareholders’ equity	211,795	266,163	225,066
Noncontrolling interests	2,827	3,180	1,396
Total equity	214,622	269,343	226,462
Total liabilities and equity	$ 968,088	$ 1,037,674	$ 980,451