DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2016	Feb. 01, 2015
Derivative [Line Items]
Gain (loss) recognized in other comprehensive (loss) income (effective portion)	$ 33.1	$ 92.9
Other Current Assets and Other Assets [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Asset Derivatives	44.2	111.0
Accrued Expenses and Other Liabilities
Derivative [Line Items]
Liability Derivatives	22.4	16.6
Foreign Exchange Forward Inventory Purchases [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount	929.2
Contracts designated as cash flow hedges [Member] \| Other Current Assets and Other Assets [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Asset Derivatives	24.9	80.4
Contracts designated as cash flow hedges [Member] \| Accrued Expenses and Other Liabilities
Derivative [Line Items]
Liability Derivatives	22.3	15.5
Contracts designated as cash flow hedges [Member] \| Foreign currency forward exchange contracts (inventory purchases) [Member] \| Other Current Assets and Other Assets [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Asset Derivatives	24.9	79.8
Contracts designated as cash flow hedges [Member] \| Foreign currency forward exchange contracts (inventory purchases) [Member] \| Accrued Expenses and Other Liabilities
Derivative [Line Items]
Liability Derivatives	1.7	0.2
Contracts designated as cash flow hedges [Member] \| Interest rate contracts [Member] \| Other Current Assets and Other Assets [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Asset Derivatives	0.0	0.6
Contracts designated as cash flow hedges [Member] \| Interest rate contracts [Member] \| Accrued Expenses and Other Liabilities
Derivative [Line Items]
Liability Derivatives	20.6	15.3
Undesignated contracts [Member] \| Other Current Assets and Other Assets [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Asset Derivatives	19.3	30.6
Undesignated contracts [Member] \| Accrued Expenses and Other Liabilities
Derivative [Line Items]
Liability Derivatives	0.1	1.1
Undesignated contracts [Member] \| Foreign Exchange Forward Principally Intercompany Transactions [Member] \| Other Current Assets and Other Assets [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Asset Derivatives	19.3	30.6
Undesignated contracts [Member] \| Foreign Exchange Forward Principally Intercompany Transactions [Member] \| Accrued Expenses and Other Liabilities
Derivative [Line Items]
Liability Derivatives	0.1	1.1
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses [Member] \| Undesignated contracts [Member] \| Foreign Exchange Forward Principally Intercompany Transactions [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Gain Recognized in Income	$ 4.7	30.1
Interest Expense [Member] \| Interest rate contracts [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) Reclassification from Accumulated OCI to Income (Expense), Estimated Net Amount to be Transferred	12 months
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) Reclassification from Accumulated OCI to Income (Expense), Estimated Net Amount to be Transferred	$ (11.8)
Cost of Sales [Member] \| Foreign currency forward exchange contracts (inventory purchases) [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) Reclassification from Accumulated OCI to Income (Expense), Estimated Net Amount to be Transferred	12 months
Cost of Sales [Member] \| Foreign Exchange Contract [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) Reclassification from Accumulated OCI to Income (Expense), Estimated Net Amount to be Transferred	$ 41.5
Cash Flow Hedging [Member] \| Contracts designated as cash flow hedges [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Gain (loss) recognized in other comprehensive (loss) income (effective portion)	26.9	97.5
Gain (Loss) Reclassified from AOCI into Income (Expense) (Effective Portion)	88.4	3.8
Cash Flow Hedging [Member] \| Contracts designated as cash flow hedges [Member] \| Foreign currency forward exchange contracts (inventory purchases) [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Gain (loss) recognized in other comprehensive (loss) income (effective portion)	36.3	114.2
Cash Flow Hedging [Member] \| Contracts designated as cash flow hedges [Member] \| Interest rate contracts [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Gain (loss) recognized in other comprehensive (loss) income (effective portion)	(9.4)	(16.7)
Cash Flow Hedging [Member] \| Interest Expense [Member] \| Contracts designated as cash flow hedges [Member] \| Interest rate contracts [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Gain (Loss) Reclassified from AOCI into Income (Expense) (Effective Portion)	(3.7)	(6.4)
Cash Flow Hedging [Member] \| Cost of Sales [Member] \| Contracts designated as cash flow hedges [Member] \| Foreign currency forward exchange contracts (inventory purchases) [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Gain (Loss) Reclassified from AOCI into Income (Expense) (Effective Portion)	$ 92.1	$ 10.2

Aggregate notional amount specified by the derivative(s). Expressed as an absolute value.

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