INCOME TAXES (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Jan. 29, 2012

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Income before Income Tax, Domestic and Foreign [Table Text Block]

The domestic and foreign components of income before provision for income taxes were as follows:

	2011		2010		2009
Domestic	$	195,873	$	28,168	$	207,536
Foreign	235,692		48,405		4,047
Total	$	431,565	$	76,573	$	211,583

Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit) [Table Text Block]

The provision/(benefit) for income taxes attributable to the income consisted of:

	2011			2010			2009
Federal:
Current	$	36,552		$	19,790		$	33,716
Deferred	41,848			(11,167		)	4,929
State and local:
Current	9,128			2,759			7,580
Deferred	(474		)	1,305			(215		)
Foreign:
Current	26,825			12,712			3,663
Deferred	(195		)	(2,631		)	—
Total	$	113,684		$	22,768		$	49,673

Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation [Table Text Block]

The Company’s provision for income taxes for the years 2011, 2010 and 2009 was different from the amount computed by applying the statutory United States federal income tax rates to the underlying income as follows:

	2011		2010		2009
Statutory federal tax rate	35.0	%	35.0	%	35.0	%
State and local income taxes, net of federal income tax benefit	1.2	%	7.5	%	2.3	%
Effects of international jurisdictions, including foreign tax credits	(9.1	)%	(27.3	)%	—	%
Nondeductible short-lived intangible asset and inventory valuation amortization	—	%	24.5	%	—	%
Nondeductible professional fees in connection with Tommy Hilfiger acquisition	—	%	3.4	%	—	%
Unrecognized tax benefits	(0.3	)%	(4.2	)%	(13.1	)%
Decreases in international income tax rates	(1.2	)%	(6.8	)%	—	%
Change in valuation allowance	(1.3	)%	3.4	%	(0.1	)%
Other, net	2.0	%	(5.8	)%	(0.6	)%
Effective tax rate	26.3	%	29.7	%	23.5	%

Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities [Table Text Block]

The components of deferred income tax assets and liabilities were as follows:

	2011			2010
Gross deferred tax assets
Tax loss and credit carryforwards	$	93,311		$	108,145
Employee compensation and benefits	116,448			84,760
Inventories	19,606			18,018
Accounts receivable	14,820			13,156
Property, plant and equipment	—			5,972
Accrued expenses	18,239			27,026
Other, net	19,836			28,134
Subtotal	282,260			285,211
Valuation allowances	(18,932		)	(25,177		)
Total gross deferred tax assets, net of valuation allowances	$	263,328		$	260,034
Gross deferred tax liabilities
Intangibles	$	(701,391	)	$	(710,119	)
Property, plant and equipment	(3,326		)	—
Total gross deferred tax liabilities	$	(704,717	)	$	(710,119	)
Net deferred tax liability	$	(441,389	)	$	(450,085	)

Summary of Income Tax Contingencies [Table Text Block]

Unrecognized tax benefit activity for each year was as follows:

	2011			2010
Balance at beginning of year	$	178,634		$	34,466
Increase due to assumed Tommy Hilfiger positions	—			141,851
Increases related to prior year tax positions	1,502			331
Decreases related to prior year tax positions	(758		)	(764		)
Increases related to current year tax positions	18,164			11,623
Settlements	—			—
Lapses in statute of limitations	(11,896		)	(8,873		)
Effects of foreign currency translation	(1,642		)	—
Balance at end of year	$	184,004		$	178,634