2.4.0.8118 - Disclosure - Dividend Payment to Parenttruefalsefalse1false falsefalseeol_PE11510---1310-Q0011_STD_182_20130803_0http://www.sec.gov/CIK0000786110duration2013-02-03T00:00:002013-08-03T00:00:001false 4ck0000786110_DividendsTextBlockck0000786110_falsenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalseterseLabel1falsefalsefalse00<div> <p style="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"> <b>10. Dividend Payment to Parent</b></p> <p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"> In the first quarter of fiscal 2013, we distributed $0.2 million in the form of a dividend to Parent. No such dividend was distributed in second quarter of fiscal 2013 or in the same periods of fiscal 2012.</p> </div>falsefalsefalsenonnum:textBlockItemTypenaDividends [Text Block]No definition available.false0Dividend Payment to ParentfalseDividend Payment to ParentUnKnownUnKnownUnKnownUnKnowntruefalsefalseSheethttp://www.gymboree.com/taxonomy/role/NotesToFinancialStatementsDividendsTextBlock11