Document and Entity Information (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 02, 2013	Apr. 01, 2013	Jan. 18, 2013
Document Information [Line Items]
Document Type	10-K
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Feb. 02, 2013
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2012
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Entity Registrant Name	CLAIRES STORES INC
Entity Central Index Key	0000034115
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--02-02
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	No
Entity Voluntary Filers	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Non-accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		100
Entity Public Float			$ 0