Business Segment Information - Schedule of Business Segment Information (Parenthetical) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
		Jul. 29, 2023	Feb. 01, 2025		Feb. 03, 2024		Jan. 28, 2023
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Goodwill impairment			$ 0		$ 28,453	[1]	$ 0
Asset impairments and other, net			3,235	[2]	1,787	[3]	855	[4]
Long-lived assets			666,300		677,200		704,700
U.K.
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Long-lived assets			90,300		89,400		93,300
Canada
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Long-lived assets			9,300		12,300		18,800
Genesco Brands Group
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Goodwill impairment		$ 28,500
Operating Segments | Schuh Group
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Goodwill impairment	[1]				0
Asset impairments and other, net			0	[2]	0	[3]	0	[4]
Operating Segments | Johnston & Murphy Group
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Goodwill impairment	[1]				0
Asset impairments and other, net			0	[2]	0	[3]	0	[4]
Operating Segments | Journeys Group
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Goodwill impairment	[1]				0
Asset impairments and other, net			0	[2]	0	[3]	0	[4]
Operating Segments | Genesco Brands Group
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Goodwill impairment					28,500
Asset impairments and other, net			$ 0	[2]	$ 0	[3]	$ 0	[4]
Geographic Concentration Risk | Sales Revenue Net | U.K.
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Concentration risk percentage 1			21.00%		21.00%		18.00%
Geographic Concentration Risk | Sales Revenue Net | North America
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Concentration risk percentage 1			79.00%		79.00%		82.00%
Retail Store Asset Impairments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Asset impairments and other, net			$ 1,400		$ 1,000		$ 1,600
Retail Store Asset Impairments | Schuh Group
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Asset impairments and other, net			600				200
Retail Store Asset Impairments | Johnston & Murphy Group
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Asset impairments and other, net							500
Retail Store Asset Impairments | Journeys Group
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Asset impairments and other, net			800		1,000		800
Retail Store Asset Impairments | Genesco Brands Group
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Asset impairments and other, net							100
Employee Severance
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Asset impairments and other, net			$ 1,800		1,100
Gain On The Termination Of The Pension Plan
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Asset impairments and other, net							$ 700
Insurance
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Asset impairments and other, net					$ 300

[1] Goodwill impairment of $28.5 million is related to Genesco Brands Group.

[2] Asset impairments and other includes $1.8 million for severance and a $1.4 million charge for asset impairments, of which $0.8 million is in Journeys Group and $0.6 million is in Schuh Group.

[3] Asset impairments and other includes $1.1 million for severance and $1.0 million charge for asset impairments in the Journeys Group, partially offset by a $0.3 million insurance gain.

[4] Asset impairments and other includes a $1.6 million charge for asset impairments, of which $0.8 million is in the Journeys Group, $0.5 million is in the Johnston & Murphy Group, $0.2 million is in the Schuh Group and $0.1 million is in the Genesco Brands Group, partially offset by a $0.7 million gain on the termination of the pension plan.