Long-Term Debt (Details Textual)			12 Months Ended										12 Months Ended																										12 Months Ended
	Feb. 02, 2013 USD ($)	Jan. 28, 2012 USD ($)	Feb. 02, 2013 Revolving Credit Facility [Member]	Feb. 02, 2013 Revolving Credit Facility [Member] Credit Facility [Member] USD ($)	Feb. 02, 2013 Revolving Credit Facility [Member] Amended Credit Facility [Member] USD ($)	Jun. 23, 2011 Revolving Credit Facility [Member] Amended Credit Facility [Member] USD ($)	Jun. 22, 2011 Revolving Credit Facility [Member] Amended Credit Facility [Member] USD ($)	Feb. 02, 2013 Revolving Credit Facility [Member] Amended Credit Facility [Member] Genesco Uk Limited [Member]	Jun. 23, 2011 Revolving Credit Facility [Member] Amended Credit Facility [Member] Swingline Loan [Member] USD ($)	Jun. 23, 2011 Revolving Credit Facility [Member] Amended Credit Facility [Member] Standby Letters of Credit [Member] USD ($)	Jun. 23, 2011 Revolving Credit Facility [Member] Amended Credit Facility [Member] Canadian Sub Facility [Member] USD ($)	Jun. 23, 2011 Revolving Credit Facility [Member] Amended Credit Facility [Member] Tranche One [Member] USD ($)	Feb. 02, 2013 Revolving Credit Facility [Member] Domestic Facility [Member]	Feb. 02, 2013 Revolving Credit Facility [Member] Domestic Facility [Member] London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]	Feb. 02, 2013 Revolving Credit Facility [Member] Domestic Facility [Member] Prime Rate, Bank of America [Member]	Feb. 02, 2013 Revolving Credit Facility [Member] Domestic Facility [Member] Federal Funds Rate [Member]	Feb. 02, 2013 Revolving Credit Facility [Member] Domestic Facility [Member] London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR), 30-Day LIBOR [Member]	Feb. 02, 2013 Revolving Credit Facility [Member] Canadian Sub Facility [Member]	Feb. 02, 2013 Revolving Credit Facility [Member] Canadian Sub Facility [Member] London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]	Feb. 02, 2013 Revolving Credit Facility [Member] Canadian Sub Facility [Member] Federal Funds Rate [Member]	Feb. 02, 2013 Revolving Credit Facility [Member] Canadian Sub Facility [Member] London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR), 30-Day LIBOR [Member]	Feb. 02, 2013 Revolving Credit Facility [Member] Canadian Sub Facility [Member] Bankers Acceptances Rate [Member]	Feb. 02, 2013 Revolving Credit Facility [Member] Canadian Sub Facility [Member] U.S. Index Rate [Member]	Feb. 02, 2013 Revolving Credit Facility [Member] Canadian Sub Facility [Member] Base Rate [Member]	Feb. 02, 2013 Revolving Credit Facility [Member] Canadian Sub Facility [Member] Canadian Prime Rate [Member]	Feb. 02, 2013 Revolving Credit Facility [Member] Canadian Sub Facility [Member] Canadian Prime Rate, Bank of America [Member]	Feb. 02, 2013 Revolving Credit Facility [Member] Canadian Sub Facility [Member] Canadian Overnight Rate, Bank of America [Member]	Feb. 02, 2013 Revolving Credit Facility [Member] Canadian Sub Facility [Member] Bankers Acceptances Rate, 30-Day BA Rate [Member]	Feb. 02, 2013 Revolving Credit Facility [Member] Uk Credit Facility [Member] Schuh Group [Member]	Feb. 02, 2013 Revolver Borrowings [Member] USD ($)	Jan. 28, 2012 Revolver Borrowings [Member] USD ($)	Feb. 02, 2013 Revolver Borrowings [Member] Uk Term Loans [Member] USD ($)	Feb. 02, 2013 Revolver Borrowings [Member] Amended Credit Facility [Member] USD ($)	Feb. 02, 2013 Revolver Borrowings [Member] Amended Credit Facility [Member] Letter of Credit [Member] USD ($)	Feb. 02, 2013 Loans Payable [Member] USD ($)	Jan. 28, 2012 Loans Payable [Member] USD ($)	Feb. 02, 2013 Loans Payable [Member] Uk Credit Facility [Member] Schuh Group [Member] GBP (£)	Feb. 02, 2013 Loans Payable [Member] Uk Credit Facility [Member] Term Loan A [Member] Schuh Group [Member] GBP (£)	Feb. 02, 2013 Loans Payable [Member] Uk Credit Facility [Member] Term Loan A [Member] London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] Schuh Group [Member]	Feb. 02, 2013 Loans Payable [Member] Uk Credit Facility [Member] Term Loan B [Member] Schuh Group [Member] GBP (£)	Jan. 28, 2012 Loans Payable [Member] Uk Credit Facility [Member] Term Loan B [Member] Schuh Group [Member] GBP (£)	Feb. 02, 2013 Loans Payable [Member] Uk Credit Facility [Member] Term Loan B [Member] London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] Schuh Group [Member]	Feb. 02, 2013 Secured Debt [Member] Uk Credit Facility [Member] Working Capital Facility [Member] Schuh Group [Member] GBP (£)
Long-Term Debt (Textual) [Abstract]
Long-term debt maturing in year one	$ 5,700,000
Long-term debt maturing in year two	5,500,000
Long-term debt maturing in year three	39,500,000
Long-term debt maturing in year four	0
Long-term debt maturing in year five	0
Initiation date of second amended and restated credit agreement					Jun. 23, 2011
Aggregate principal amount of credit facility						375,000,000	300,000,000		40,000,000	70,000,000	8,000,000	30,000,000																									29,500,000	15,500,000		14,000,000			5,000,000
Expiration date of second amended and restated credit agreement					Jan. 21, 2016
Capitalized deferred financing costs of credit facility and amendment				3,000,000	700,000
Amortization period of deferred financing costs for credit facility and amendment				5 years	5 years
Long-term debt	50,682,000	40,704,000																												27,700,000	5,000,000	23,000,000	27,700,000		22,982,000	35,704,000
Outstanding letters of credit																																		12,300,000
Term of debt instrument					5 years
Increase in availability under credit facility					75,000,000
Aggregate amount of loans and letters of credit subject to receipt of commitment					450,000,000
Components of borrowing base					90% of eligible inventory plus 85% of eligible wholesale receivables (50% of eligible wholesale receivables of the Lids Team Sports business) plus 90% of eligible credit card and debit card receivables less applicable reserves
Prime rate description																		Canadian Prime Rate (defined as the highest of the (i) Bank of America Canadian Prime Rate, (ii) 0.50% plus the Bank of America (Canadian) overnight rate, and (iii) 1.0% plus the BA rate for a 30 day interest period) plus the applicable margin for loans made in U.S. dollars, LIBOR plus the applicable margin or the U.S. Index Rate (defined as the highest of the (i) Bank of America (Canada branch) U.S. dollar base rate, (ii) the Federal Funds rate plus 0.50%, and (iii) LIBOR for an interest period of thirty days plus 1.0%) plus the applicable margin
Borrowing base based upon percentage of eligible inventory					90.00%
Borrowing base based upon percentage of eligible wholesale receivables					85.00%
Eligible wholesale receivables percentage of Lids team sports business					50.00%
Borrowing base percentage of eligible credit card and debit card receivables less applicable reserves					90.00%
Percentage of shares pledged by company								65.00%
Description of variable rate														LIBOR	Bank of America prime rate	federal funds rate	LIBOR for an interest period of thirty days		LIBOR	Federal Funds rate	LIBOR for an interest period of thirty days	bankers’ acceptances (“BA”) rate	U.S. Index Rate	Bank of America (Canada branch) U.S. dollar base rate	Canadian Prime Rate	Bank of America Canadian Prime Rate	Bank of America (Canadian) overnight rate	BA rate for a 30 day interest period											LIBOR			LIBOR
Basis spread on variable rate																0.50%	1.00%			0.50%	1.00%						0.50%	1.00%											2.50%			3.75%
Applicable margin plus higher of condition one					Federal Funds rate plus 0.50%
Applicable margin plus higher of condition two					LIBOR for an interest period of thirty days plus 1.0%
Initial applicable margin for base rate loans and U.S. Index rate loans													1.25%
Initial applicable margin for LIBOR loans and BA equivalent loans													2.25%
Commitment fee on the actual daily unused portions of the credit facility one			0.50%
Commitment fee on the actual daily unused portions of the credit facility two			0.375%
Commitment fee on the actual daily unused portions of the credit facility condition one					0.50% per annum if less than 50% of the Credit Facility has been utilized
Commitment fee on the actual daily unused portions of the credit facility condition two					0.375% per annum if 50% or more of the Credit Facility has been utilized
Percentage which define credit facility utilization			50.00%
Financial covenants, Excess Availability threshold					27,500,000
Financial covenants, Excess Availability threshold percentage					12.50%
Covenants for fixed charge coverage ratio					not less than 1.0:1.0
Minimum fixed charge coverage ratio					1
Excess availability under credit facility					292,800,000
Amended amount on senior debt covenant					250,000,000
Financial covenants, Excess Availability threshold for cash dominion					35,000,000
Financial covenants, Excess Availability threshold percentage for cash dominion					15.00%
Payment on the term loan (in GBP)																																								£ 4,800,000	£ 4,500,000
Interest coverage covenant minimum level																													4.25
Interest coverage covenant maximum level																													4.50
Leverage covenant minimum level																													2.25
Leverage covenant maximum level																													2.75
Cash flow coverage covenant minimum level																													1.10