STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION - RSU, Restricted Stock and PSU Activity (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended						12 Months Ended
	May. 01, 2016	May. 03, 2015	May. 04, 2014	Aug. 04, 2013	May. 05, 2013	Apr. 29, 2012	Jan. 31, 2016	Feb. 01, 2015	Feb. 02, 2014
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Reduction in Number of Shares to be Granted by Each Stock Award							2
Equity Option [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Beginning vesting term							one year after date of grant
Non-vested activity [Roll Forward]
Unrecognized pre-tax compensation expense							$ 11,500,000
Other than options, non-vested, unrecognized compensation expense, period for recognition (in years)							1 year 7 months 6 days
Vesting period (in years)							4 years
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term							5 years 3 months 18 days	5 years 6 months
Restricted Stock [Member]
Non-vested activity [Roll Forward]
Other than options, non-vested number, beginning of period	0	20,000					20,000
Other than options, granted number							0
Other than options, vested number							19,000
Other than options, cancelled number							1,000
Other than options, non-vested number, end of period							0	20,000
Other than options, non-vested, weighted average grant date fair value, beginning of period	$ 0.00	$ 120.72					$ 120.72
Other than options, granted, weighted average grant date fair value							0
Other than options, vested, weighted average grant date fair value							120.72
Other than options, cancelled, weighted average grant date fair value							120.72
Other than options, non-vested, weighted average grant date fair value, end of period							$ 0.00	$ 120.72
Other than options, vested, aggregate grant date fair value							$ 2,400,000	$ 2,700,000	$ 26,000,000
Performance Share Units (PSU) [Member]
Non-vested activity [Roll Forward]
Other than options, non-vested number, beginning of period	493,000	553,000					553,000
Other than options, granted number							46,000
Other than options, vested number	26,000	54,000					54,000
Other than options, cancelled number							52,000
Other than options, non-vested number, end of period							493,000	553,000
Other than options, non-vested, weighted average grant date fair value, beginning of period	$ 121.41	$ 119.95					$ 119.95
Other than options, granted, weighted average grant date fair value							101.23
Other than options, vested, weighted average grant date fair value							88.52
Other than options, cancelled, weighted average grant date fair value							122.17
Other than options, non-vested, weighted average grant date fair value, end of period							$ 121.41	$ 119.95
Other than options, granted, aggregate grant date fair value							$ 4,600,000	$ 10,400,000	62,600,000
Other than options, vested, aggregate grant date fair value							4,800,000		25,400,000
Unrecognized pre-tax compensation expense							$ 6,800,000
Other than options, non-vested, unrecognized compensation expense, period for recognition (in years)							1 year 3 months 18 days
Vesting period (in years)		3 years	2 years	3 years	2 years	2 years
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Requisite Service Period Beyond Performance Period			1 year		1 year	1 year
Percentage of Final Number of Shares Based Upon the Company's Absolute Stock Price Growth							50.00%
Percent of Final Number of Shares Based Upon the Company's Total Shareholder Return							50.00%
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Beginning vesting term							three years after date of grant
First RSU vesting installments, employees, number of years following grant date							two years after date of grant
First RSU Vesting Installments, Nonemployee Directors, Number of Yrs Following Grant Date, Awards Prior to 2010							one year after date of grant
Non-vested activity [Roll Forward]
Other than options, non-vested number, beginning of period	653,000	640,000					640,000
Other than options, granted number							303,000
Other than options, vested number							206,000
Other than options, cancelled number							84,000
Other than options, non-vested number, end of period							653,000	640,000
Other than options, non-vested, weighted average grant date fair value, beginning of period	$ 111.61	$ 107.42					$ 107.42
Other than options, granted, weighted average grant date fair value							104.59
Other than options, vested, weighted average grant date fair value							87.76
Other than options, cancelled, weighted average grant date fair value							112.95
Other than options, non-vested, weighted average grant date fair value, end of period							$ 111.61	$ 107.42
Other than options, granted, aggregate grant date fair value							$ 31,700,000	$ 29,300,000	29,300,000
Aggregate fair value of Warnaco employee RSU									14,500,000
Other than options, vested, aggregate grant date fair value							18,100,000	$ 18,500,000	18,100,000
Unrecognized pre-tax compensation expense							$ 39,100,000
Other than options, non-vested, unrecognized compensation expense, period for recognition (in years)							1 year 9 months 18 days
Vesting period (in years)							3 years
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member] | First Annual Installment [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
RSU vesting, granted to employees in installments							25.00%
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member] | Second Annual Installment [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
RSU vesting, granted to employees in installments							25.00%
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member] | Third Annual Installment [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
RSU vesting, granted to employees in installments							50.00%
Warnaco Acquisition [Member] | Equity Option [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Beginning vesting term							one year after date of grant
Non-vested activity [Roll Forward]
Vesting period (in years)							3 years
Warnaco Acquisition [Member] | Restricted Stock [Member]
Non-vested activity [Roll Forward]
Aggregate Grant Date Fair Value Restricted Stock Related To Warnaco									32,700,000
Warnaco Acquisition [Member] | Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
First RSU Vesting Installments, Nonemployee Directors, Number of Yrs Following Grant Date, Awards Prior to 2010							one year after date of grant
Monte Carlo model [Member] | Performance Share Units (PSU) [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Expected Dividend Payments							$ 0.15		$ 0.15
Weighted average risk-free interest rate							0.90%		0.34%
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Expected Volatility Rate							29.10%		38.67%
Non-vested activity [Roll Forward]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value							$ 101.23		$ 123.27