ACQUISITIONS Allocation of Acquisition Consideration (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		12 Months Ended
	May 31, 2019	Feb. 02, 2020	May 03, 2020	May 05, 2019
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill		$ 3,677,600	$ 2,759,100	$ 3,625,700
Proceeds from sale of building		59,400
Sale Leaseback Transaction, Transaction Costs, Investing Activities		1,000
Calvin Klein International [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill		$ 896,100	$ 488,800
Australia Acquisition [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 6,600
Trade receivables	15,100
Inventories	89,900
Prepaid expenses	1,300
Other current assets	3,500
Assets held for sale	58,800
Property, plant and equipment	18,400
Goodwill	65,900
Intangible assets	222,200
Operating lease right-of-use assets	56,400
Total assets acquired	538,100
Accounts payable	14,400
Accrued expenses	22,500
Short-term borrowings	50,500
Current portion of operating lease liabilities	10,900
Long-term portion of operating lease liabilities	43,900
Deferred tax liability	69,600
Other liabilities	1,700
Total liabilities assumed	213,500
Total acquisition date fair value of the business acquired	324,600
Australia Acquisition [Member] | Calvin Klein International [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill	9,100
Reacquired license rights | Australia Acquisition [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Intangible assets	$ 204,900
Order backlog | Australia Acquisition [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Remaining Amortization Period	6 months
Intangible assets	$ 300
Customer relationships | Australia Acquisition [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Remaining Amortization Period	10 years
Intangible assets	$ 17,000