FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended			3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jul. 29, 2012	Jul. 29, 2012	Jul. 31, 2011	Jan. 29, 2012	Oct. 28, 2012 Tommy Hilfiger India License [Member]	Jul. 29, 2012 Tommy Hilfiger India License [Member]	Jul. 29, 2012 Tommy Hilfiger India License [Member] Initial Term [Member]	Jul. 29, 2012 Tommy Hilfiger India License [Member] Extended Term [Member]	Jul. 29, 2012 Tommy Hilfiger India License [Member] Due Within [Member]	Jul. 29, 2012 Tommy Hilfiger India License [Member] Period Length [Member]	Jul. 29, 2012 Tommy Hilfiger Integration and Exit Costs [Member]	Jul. 31, 2011 Timberland Men's and Izod Women's Exit Costs [Member]	Jul. 29, 2012 Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]	Jan. 29, 2012 Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]	Jul. 31, 2011 Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]	Jul. 29, 2012 Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]	Jan. 29, 2012 Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]	Jul. 31, 2011 Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]	Jul. 29, 2012 Portion at Fair Value, Fair Value Disclosure [Member]	Jul. 31, 2011 Portion at Fair Value, Fair Value Disclosure [Member]	Jul. 29, 2012 Carrying (Reported) Amount, Fair Value Disclosure [Member]	Jul. 31, 2011 Carrying (Reported) Amount, Fair Value Disclosure [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Foreign currency forward exchange contracts, assets	$ 18,828	$ 18,828	$ 215	$ 13,581									$ 18,828	$ 13,581	$ 215
Interest rate contracts, assets	45	45	301	211									45	211	301
Total Assets	18,873	18,873	516	13,792									18,873	13,792	516
Foreign currency forward exchange contracts, liabilities	1,515	1,515	21,396	2,855									1,515	2,855	21,396
Interest rate contracts, liabilities	6,729	6,729	7,935	7,907									6,729	7,907	7,935
Contingent purchase price payments related to reacquisition of the perpetual rights to the Tommy Hilfiger trademarks in India	9,021	9,021		9,559												9,021	9,559
Total Liabilities	17,265	17,265	29,331	20,321									8,244	10,762	29,331	9,021	9,559
Cash and cash equivalents																			261,986	287,691	261,986	287,691
Short-term borrowings																			52,791	13,006	52,791	13,006
Long-term debt (including portion classified as current)																			1,886,289	2,191,572	1,803,485	2,141,878
Contingent Consideration Limit						25,000
Contingent purchase price payments		25,749	25,305		185
Contingent Purchase Price Term							5 years	6 years
Contingent purchase price payment terms									60 days	1 year
Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]
Contingent purchase price payments, balance	9,021	9,021		9,559
Payments	0
Adjustments included in earnings	(538)
Compounded Annual Net Sales Growth Rate	36.00%
Fair Value Inputs Discount Rate	20.00%
Effect of five-percentage-point decrease in discount rate on liability, increase of	2,000
Effect of five-percentage-point increase in discount rate on liability, decrease of	1,500
Effect of five-percentage-point increase or decrease on annual net sales growth rate	1,000
Long-lived assets, fair value											0	0				0		0
Long-lived assets, carrying amount											259	1,062
Impairment of long-lived assets		$ 259	$ 1,062								$ 259	$ 1,062