Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)	9 Months Ended
Oct. 31, 2020
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Basis of Presentation	Basis of Presentation The Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes contained in this report are unaudited but reflect all adjustments, including normal recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair presentation of the results for the interim periods of the fiscal year ending January 30, 2021 ("Fiscal 2021") and of the fiscal year ended February 1, 2020 ("Fiscal 2020"). All subsidiaries are consolidated in the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. All significant intercompany transactions and accounts have been eliminated. The results of operations for any interim period are not necessarily indicative of results for the full year. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles ("GAAP") have been condensed or omitted. The Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of February 1, 2020 has been derived from the audited financial statements at that date. These Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements should be read in conjunction with our Consolidated Financial Statements and notes for Fiscal 2020, which are contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K as filed with the SEC on April 1, 2020.
Nature of Operations	Nature of Operations Genesco Inc. and its subsidiaries (collectively the "Company", "we", "our", or "us") business includes the sourcing and design, marketing and distribution of footwear and accessories through retail stores in the U.S., Puerto Rico and Canada primarily under the Journeys, Journeys Kidz, Little Burgundy and Johnston & Murphy banners and under the Schuh banner in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland (“ROI”); through catalogs and e-commerce websites including the following: journeys.com, journeyskidz.com, journeys.ca, schuh.co.uk, schuh.ie, schuh.eu, johnstonmurphy.com and littleburgundyshoes.com and at wholesale, primarily under our Johnston & Murphy brand, the licensed Dockers brand, the licensed Levi's brand, the licensed Bass brand and other brands that we license for footwear. At October 31, 2020, we operated 1,476 retail stores in the U.S., Puerto Rico, Canada, the United Kingdom and the ROI. During the three and nine months ended October 31, 2020 and November 2, 2019, we operated four reportable business segments (not including corporate): (i) Journeys Group, comprised of the Journeys, Journeys Kidz and Little Burgundy retail footwear chains and e-commerce operations; (ii) Schuh Group, comprised of the Schuh retail footwear chain and e-commerce operations; (iii) Johnston & Murphy Group, comprised of Johnston & Murphy retail operations, e-commerce operations and wholesale distribution of products under the Johnston & Murphy^® brand; and (iv) Licensed Brands, comprised of the licensed Dockers^®, Levi's^®, and Bass^® brands, as well as other brands we license for footwear.
Cash and Cash Equivalents	Cash and Cash Equivalents There were $50.0 million, $59.6 million and $32.8 million in cash equivalents at October 31, 2020, February 1, 2020 and November 2, 2019, respectively. Our foreign subsidiaries held cash of approximately $13.8 million, $8.9 million and $6.1 million as of October 31, 2020, February 1, 2020 and November 2, 2019, respectively, which is included in cash and cash equivalents on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. At October 31, 2020, February 1, 2020 and November 2, 2019, outstanding checks drawn on zero-balance accounts at certain domestic banks exceeded book cash balances at those banks by approximately $1.1 million, $17.1 million and $15.4 million, respectively. These amounts are included in accounts payable in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.
Concentration of Credit Risk and Allowances on Accounts Receivable	Concentration of Credit Risk and Allowances on Accounts Receivable Our footwear wholesale businesses sell primarily to department stores and independent retailers across the United States. Receivables arising from these sales are not collateralized. Customer credit risk is affected by conditions or occurrences within the economy and the retail industry as well as by customer-specific factors. In the footwear wholesale businesses, one customer accounted for 21%, two customers each accounted for 10%, two customers each accounted for 9% and no other customer accounted for more than 5% of our total trade receivables balance as of October 31, 2020.
Selling and Administrative Expenses	Selling and Administrative Expenses Wholesale costs of distribution are included in selling and administrative expenses on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations in the amount of $3.1 million and $1.3 million for the third quarters of Fiscal 2021 and Fiscal 2020, respectively, and $7.7 million and $4.0 million for the first nine months of Fiscal 2021 and Fiscal 2020, respectively. Retail occupancy costs recorded in selling and administrative expense were $68.6 million and $82.7 million for the third quarters of Fiscal 2021 and Fiscal 2020, respectively, and $217.4 million and $251.8 million for the first nine months of Fiscal 2021 and Fiscal 2020, respectively.
Advertising Costs	Advertising Costs Advertising costs were $19.4 million and $18.3 million for the third quarters of Fiscal 2021 and Fiscal 2020, respectively, and $48.0 million and $48.5 million for the first nine months of Fiscal 2021 and Fiscal 2020, respectively.
Vendor Allowances	Vendor Allowances Vendor reimbursements of cooperative advertising costs recognized as a reduction of selling and administrative expenses were $0.8 million and $1.7 million for the third quarters of Fiscal 2021 and Fiscal 2020, respectively, and $3.5 million and $5.9 million for the first nine months of Fiscal 2021 and Fiscal 2020, respectively. During the first nine months of Fiscal 2021 and Fiscal 2020, our cooperative advertising reimbursements received were not in excess of the costs incurred.
Foreign Currency Translation	Foreign Currency Translation The functional currency of our foreign operations is the applicable local currency. The translation of the applicable foreign currency into U.S. dollars is performed for balance sheet accounts using current exchange rates in effect at the balance sheet date. Income and expense accounts are translated at monthly average exchange rates. The unearned gains and losses resulting from such translation are included as a separate component of accumulated other comprehensive loss within shareholders' equity. Gains and losses from certain foreign currency transactions are reported as an item of income and resulted in net income of $0.2 million and a net loss of $0.2 million for the third quarters of Fiscal 2021 and Fiscal 2020, respectively, and net income of $0.7 million for the first nine months of Fiscal 2021 and a net loss of $0.3 million for the first nine months of Fiscal 2020.
New Accounting Pronouncements	New Accounting Pronouncements In August 2018, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued ASU No. 2018-13 guidance related to the disclosure requirements for fair value measurement. This guidance added, modified and removed certain disclosure requirements related to assets and liabilities recorded at fair value. This guidance is effective for public business entities for fiscal years and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2019, and early adoption is permitted. We adopted this guidance in the first quarter of Fiscal 2021 and it had no impact to our results of operations, financial position or cash flows. In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-13, "Financial Instruments-Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments", which requires entities to use a forward-looking approach based on expected losses to estimate credit losses on certain types of financial instruments, including trade receivables. The FASB has subsequently issued updates to the standard to provide additional clarification on specific topics. We adopted ASU No. 2016-13 in the first quarter of Fiscal 2021. This guidance did not have a material impact on our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)

9 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2020

The Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes contained in this report are unaudited but reflect all adjustments, including normal recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair presentation of the results for the interim periods of the fiscal year ending January 30, 2021 ("Fiscal 2021") and of the fiscal year ended February 1, 2020 ("Fiscal 2020"). All subsidiaries are consolidated in the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. All significant intercompany transactions and accounts have been eliminated. The results of operations for any interim period are not necessarily indicative of results for the full year. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles ("GAAP") have been condensed or omitted. The Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of February 1, 2020 has been derived from the audited financial statements at that date. These Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements should be read in conjunction with our Consolidated Financial Statements and notes for Fiscal 2020, which are contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K as filed with the SEC on April 1, 2020.

Nature of Operations

Genesco Inc. and its subsidiaries (collectively the "Company", "we", "our", or "us") business includes the sourcing and design, marketing and distribution of footwear and accessories through retail stores in the U.S., Puerto Rico and Canada primarily under the Journeys, Journeys Kidz, Little Burgundy and Johnston & Murphy banners and under the Schuh banner in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland (“ROI”); through catalogs and e-commerce websites including the following: journeys.com, journeyskidz.com, journeys.ca, schuh.co.uk, schuh.ie, schuh.eu, johnstonmurphy.com and littleburgundyshoes.com and at wholesale, primarily under our Johnston & Murphy brand, the licensed Dockers brand, the licensed Levi's brand, the licensed Bass brand and other brands that we license for footwear. At October 31, 2020, we operated 1,476 retail stores in the U.S., Puerto Rico, Canada, the United Kingdom and the ROI.

During the three and nine months ended October 31, 2020 and November 2, 2019, we operated four reportable business segments (not including corporate): (i) Journeys Group, comprised of the Journeys, Journeys Kidz and Little Burgundy retail footwear chains and e-commerce operations; (ii) Schuh Group, comprised of the Schuh retail footwear chain and e-commerce operations; (iii) Johnston & Murphy Group, comprised of Johnston & Murphy retail operations, e-commerce operations and wholesale distribution of products under the Johnston & Murphy^® brand; and (iv) Licensed Brands, comprised of the licensed Dockers^®, Levi's^®, and Bass^® brands, as well as other brands we license for footwear.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

There were $50.0 million, $59.6 million and $32.8 million in cash equivalents at October 31, 2020, February 1, 2020 and November 2, 2019, respectively.

Our foreign subsidiaries held cash of approximately $13.8 million, $8.9 million and $6.1 million as of October 31, 2020, February 1, 2020 and November 2, 2019, respectively, which is included in cash and cash equivalents on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

At October 31, 2020, February 1, 2020 and November 2, 2019, outstanding checks drawn on zero-balance accounts at certain domestic banks exceeded book cash balances at those banks by approximately $1.1 million, $17.1 million and $15.4 million, respectively. These amounts are included in accounts payable in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Concentration of Credit Risk and Allowances on Accounts Receivable

Our footwear wholesale businesses sell primarily to department stores and independent retailers across the United States. Receivables arising from these sales are not collateralized. Customer credit risk is affected by conditions or occurrences within the economy and the retail industry as well as by customer-specific factors. In the footwear wholesale businesses, one customer accounted for 21%, two customers each accounted for 10%, two customers each accounted for 9% and no other customer accounted for more than 5% of our total trade receivables balance as of October 31, 2020.

Selling and Administrative Expenses

Wholesale costs of distribution are included in selling and administrative expenses on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations in the amount of $3.1 million and $1.3 million for the third quarters of Fiscal 2021 and Fiscal 2020, respectively, and $7.7 million and $4.0 million for the first nine months of Fiscal 2021 and Fiscal 2020, respectively.

Retail occupancy costs recorded in selling and administrative expense were $68.6 million and $82.7 million for the third quarters of Fiscal 2021 and Fiscal 2020, respectively, and $217.4 million and $251.8 million for the first nine months of Fiscal 2021 and Fiscal 2020, respectively.

Advertising Costs

Advertising costs were $19.4 million and $18.3 million for the third quarters of Fiscal 2021 and Fiscal 2020, respectively, and $48.0 million and $48.5 million for the first nine months of Fiscal 2021 and Fiscal 2020, respectively.

Vendor Allowances

Vendor reimbursements of cooperative advertising costs recognized as a reduction of selling and administrative expenses were $0.8 million and $1.7 million for the third quarters of Fiscal 2021 and Fiscal 2020, respectively, and $3.5 million and $5.9 million for the first nine months of Fiscal 2021 and Fiscal 2020, respectively. During the first nine months of Fiscal 2021 and Fiscal 2020, our cooperative advertising reimbursements received were not in excess of the costs incurred.

Foreign Currency Translation

The functional currency of our foreign operations is the applicable local currency. The translation of the applicable foreign currency into U.S. dollars is performed for balance sheet accounts using current exchange rates in effect at the balance sheet date. Income and expense accounts are translated at monthly average exchange rates. The unearned gains and losses resulting from such translation are included as a separate component of accumulated other comprehensive loss within shareholders' equity. Gains and losses from certain foreign currency transactions are reported as an item of income and resulted in net income of $0.2 million and a net loss of $0.2 million for the third quarters of Fiscal 2021 and Fiscal 2020, respectively, and net income of $0.7 million for the first nine months of Fiscal 2021 and a net loss of $0.3 million for the first nine months of Fiscal 2020.

New Accounting Pronouncements

In August 2018, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued ASU No. 2018-13 guidance related to the disclosure requirements for fair value measurement. This guidance added, modified and removed certain disclosure requirements related to assets and liabilities recorded at fair value. This guidance is effective for public business entities for fiscal years and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2019, and early adoption is permitted. We adopted this guidance in the first quarter of Fiscal 2021 and it had no impact to our results of operations, financial position or cash flows.

In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-13, "Financial Instruments-Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments", which requires entities to use a forward-looking approach based on expected losses to estimate credit losses on certain types of financial instruments, including trade receivables. The FASB has subsequently issued updates to the standard to provide additional clarification on specific topics. We adopted ASU No. 2016-13 in the first quarter of Fiscal 2021. This guidance did not have a material impact on our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.