Document and Entity Information In Thousands	6 Months Ended
	Jul. 30, 2011	Aug. 30, 2011
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Registrant Name	EXPRESS, INC.
Entity Central Index Key	0001483510
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--01-28
Entity Filer Category	Non-accelerated Filer
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Jul. 30, 2011
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2011
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		88,701,756