Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended						12 Months Ended
	Feb. 19, 2010	Feb. 02, 2013 Facility	Jan. 28, 2012	Jan. 29, 2011	Feb. 02, 2013 Indefinite-Lived Territory Rights	Jan. 28, 2012 Indefinite-Lived Territory Rights	Sep. 02, 2010 Indefinite-Lived Territory Rights	Feb. 02, 2013 Minimum	Feb. 02, 2013 Maximum	Feb. 02, 2013 Furniture Fixture And Equipment Minimum	Feb. 02, 2013 Furniture Fixture And Equipment Maximum	Feb. 02, 2013 Buy One Get One Option	Jan. 29, 2011 Claire's Nippon
Business And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Former ownership interest until September 2, 2010		50.00%
Restricted cash for interest rate swaps			$ 4,400,000
Property and equipment, estimated useful lives										5 years	10 years
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment	16,800,000			16,765,000
Lease agreement, initial expiration date		Feb. 28, 2030
Lease agreement renewal period, minimum		2 years
Lease agreement renewal period, maximum		5 years
Lease agreement basic rent per annum		2,100,000
Letter of credit to secure lease payments for the Property		1,100,000
Goodwill recognized		1,800,000,000
Useful lives of intangible assets									25 years
Amortization of debt issuance costs		9,927,000	13,106,000	10,005,000
Indefinite-lived intangible assets		605,105,000	599,038,000		600,000	600,000	600,000
Other (income) expense, net recorded		6,105,000	1,254,000	(5,542,000)									2,500,000
Lease terms								4 years	15 years
Distribution center cost		11,700,000	12,400,000	10,000,000
Number of distribution centers		2
Advertising expenses		11,900,000	15,900,000	12,800,000
Compensation expense recognition period		3 years 8 months 12 days										4 years
Foreign currency transaction losses (gains)		(1,400,000)	900,000	5,100,000
Long term debt, fair value		2,410,000,000	2,030,000,000
Long term debt, carrying value		$ 2,373,366,000	$ 2,386,382,000