Cover Page - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 30, 2022	Mar. 20, 2022	Aug. 01, 2021
Cover [Abstract]
Document Type	10-K
Document Annual Report	true
Document Period End Date	Jan. 30, 2022
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--01-30
Document Transition Report	false
Entity File Number	001-14077
Entity Registrant Name	WILLIAMS-SONOMA, INC.
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code	DE
Entity Tax Identification Number	94-2203880
Entity Address, Address Line One	3250 Van Ness Avenue
Entity Address, City or Town	San Francisco
Entity Address, State or Province	CA
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code	94109
City Area Code	415
Local Phone Number	421-7900
Title of 12(b) Security	Common Stock, par value $.01 per share
Trading Symbol	WSM
Security Exchange Name	NYSE
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Interactive Data Current	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Small Business	false
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false
ICFR Auditor Attestation Flag	true
Entity Shell Company	false
Entity Public Float			$ 11,176,524
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		71,558,874
Documents Incorporated by Reference	Portions of our definitive Proxy Statement for the 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, also referred to in this Annual Report on Form 10-K as our Proxy Statement, which will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, have been incorporated in Part III hereof.
Amendment Flag	false
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2021
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Entity Central Index Key	0000719955