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DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS (Details) In Thousands	Aug. 01, 2010 USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2011 USD ($)	Aug. 01, 2010 USD ($)	Aug. 01, 2010 EUR (€)	May 02, 2010 EUR (€)	Jul. 31, 2011 Cash Flow Hedging [Member] Cost of Goods Sold [Member] Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Foreign Exchange Forward [Member] USD ($)	Aug. 01, 2010 Cash Flow Hedging [Member] Cost of Goods Sold [Member] Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Foreign Exchange Forward [Member] USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2011 Cash Flow Hedging [Member] Cost of Goods Sold [Member] Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Foreign Exchange Forward [Member] USD ($)	Aug. 01, 2010 Cash Flow Hedging [Member] Cost of Goods Sold [Member] Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Foreign Exchange Forward [Member] USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2011 Cash Flow Hedging [Member] Interest Expense [Member] Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Interest Rate Contract [Member] USD ($)	Aug. 01, 2010 Cash Flow Hedging [Member] Interest Expense [Member] Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Interest Rate Contract [Member] USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2011 Cash Flow Hedging [Member] Interest Expense [Member] Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Interest Rate Contract [Member] USD ($)	Aug. 01, 2010 Cash Flow Hedging [Member] Interest Expense [Member] Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Interest Rate Contract [Member] USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2011 Cash Flow Hedging [Member] Selling general and administrative expenses [Member] Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Foreign Exchange Forward [Member] USD ($)	Aug. 01, 2010 Cash Flow Hedging [Member] Selling general and administrative expenses [Member] Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Foreign Exchange Forward [Member] USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2011 Cash Flow Hedging [Member] Selling general and administrative expenses [Member] Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Foreign Exchange Forward [Member] USD ($)	Aug. 01, 2010 Cash Flow Hedging [Member] Selling general and administrative expenses 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Derivative Asset, Fair Value, Gross Asset																																					$ 88	$ 3,766			$ 301	$ 0			$ 389	$ 3,766			$ 127	$ 0			$ 127	$ 0							$ 516	$ 3,766
Derivative Liability, Fair Value, Gross Liability																																							21,340	9,473			7,935	0			29,275	9,473			56	0			56	0							29,331	9,473
Notional amount of cash flow hedges		445,000
Notional Amount of Foreign Currency Derivative Instruments Not Designated as Hedging Instruments				250,000	1,300,000
Losses on settlement of derivative instruments related to the acquisition of Tommy Hilfiger	88,100	0	140,490
Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income on Derivatives (Effective Portion)																		(7,602)	(5,785)	(32,468)	(5,785)	1,203	(5,785)	(23,663)	(5,785)	(8,805)	0	(8,805)	0
Loss Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income into Expense (Effective Portion)						(14,846)	(3,914)	(24,445)	(3,914)	(870)	0	(870)	0					(15,716)	(3,914)	(25,315)	(3,914)
Loss Recognized in Income on Derivatives (Ineffective Portion)														0	(6,106)	0	(6,106)	0	(6,106)	0	(6,106)																																				0	0	0	0
Derivative Instruments Not Designated as Hedging Instruments, Gain (Loss), Net																																	202	0	258	0
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) Reclassification from Accumulated OCI to Income, Estimated Net Amount to be Transferred																														$ 13,350		$ 4,646
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) Reclassification from Accumulated OCI to Income, Estimate of Time to Transfer																															12 months	12 months