Document and Entity Information (USD $)	6 Months Ended
	Jul. 30, 2011	Sep. 01, 2011	Apr. 30, 2011
Document and Entity Information [Abstract]
Entity Registrant Name	CLAIRES STORES INC
Entity Central Index Key	0000034115
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Jul. 30, 2011
Amendment Flag	false
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2012
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--01-28
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Non-accelerated Filer
Entity Public Float			$ 0
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		100