SEGMENT DATA Assets, Depreciation and Capital Expenditures (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 03, 2013	Jan. 29, 2012	Jan. 30, 2011
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Identifiable Assets	$ 7,781,549	$ 6,752,361	$ 6,784,350
Depreciation and Amortization	140,356	132,010	147,137
Identifiable Capital Expenditures	208,952	171,907	103,804
Capital expenditures incurred but not yet paid	4,184	5,786	3,720
Property, plant and equipment, net	561,335	458,891	404,577
Heritage Brand Wholesale Dress Furnishings [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Identifiable Assets	315,656	312,800	296,299
Depreciation and Amortization	4,866	5,672	6,003
Identifiable Capital Expenditures	2,854	4,676	3,768
Heritage Brand Wholesale Sportswear [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Identifiable Assets	310,394	301,935	297,780
Depreciation and Amortization	2,203	3,233	5,084
Identifiable Capital Expenditures	2,204	3,923	3,285
Heritage Brand Retail [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Identifiable Assets	128,805	118,256	98,496
Depreciation and Amortization	10,705	9,592	9,905
Identifiable Capital Expenditures	28,131	18,602	9,411
Calvin Klein Licensing [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Identifiable Assets	1,153,607	1,102,980	1,014,231
Depreciation and Amortization	3,507	3,203	2,785
Identifiable Capital Expenditures	4,935	6,632	3,096
Tommy Hilfiger North America [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Identifiable Assets	1,112,342	1,152,019	1,168,558
Depreciation and Amortization	26,364	28,093	31,527
Identifiable Capital Expenditures	47,027	29,974	22,172
Tommy Hilfiger International [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Identifiable Assets	3,281,916	3,097,140	3,205,394
Depreciation and Amortization	72,632	63,447	72,339
Identifiable Capital Expenditures	88,348	82,604	42,949
Other (Calvin Klein Apparel) [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Identifiable Assets	197,418	140,186	144,492
Depreciation and Amortization	15,263	13,539	13,563
Identifiable Capital Expenditures	30,799	17,883	13,109
Unallocated Amount to Segment [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Identifiable Assets	1,281,411	527,045	559,100
Depreciation and Amortization	4,816	5,231	5,931
Identifiable Capital Expenditures	4,654	7,613	6,014
Domestic [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, net	321,247	263,008	234,677
Canada [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, net	41,850	38,912	39,033
Europe [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, net	171,647	137,010	116,874
Other foreign [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, net	$ 26,591	$ 19,961	$ 13,993