Pension and Other Retirement Plans - Change In Projected Benefit Obligation (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 02, 2013	Jan. 28, 2012	Jan. 29, 2011
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Benefit Obligation [Roll Forward]
Projected benefit obligation beginning balance	$ 954,408,000	$ 944,673,000
Service Cost	11,579,000	9,987,000	10,717,000
Interest Cost	39,928,000	44,798,000	39,559,000
Plan participants' contributions	1,183,000	1,455,000
Actuarial losses	167,139,000	42,204,000
Benefits paid	(56,447,000)	(57,161,000)
Defined Benefit Plan, Other Costs	2,819,000	11,031,000
Currency translation adjustments	46,183,000	(42,579,000)
Projected benefit obligation ending balance	1,163,973,000	954,408,000	944,673,000
Defined Benefit Plan, Accumulated Benefit Obligation	46,000,000	37,300,000
United States Pension Plans of US Entity, Defined Benefit [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Benefit Obligation [Roll Forward]
Projected benefit obligation beginning balance	38,618,000	33,431,000
Service Cost	0	0	0
Interest Cost	1,772,000	1,864,000	1,841,000
Plan participants' contributions	0	0
Actuarial losses	1,903,000	4,816,000
Benefits paid	(1,632,000)	(1,493,000)
Defined Benefit Plan, Other Costs	0	0
Currency translation adjustments	0	0
Projected benefit obligation ending balance	40,661,000	38,618,000	33,431,000
Defined Benefit Plan, Accumulated Benefit Obligation	40,700,000	38,600,000
Foreign Pension Plans, Defined Benefit [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Benefit Obligation [Roll Forward]
Projected benefit obligation beginning balance	915,790,000	911,242,000
Service Cost	11,579,000	9,987,000	10,717,000
Interest Cost	38,156,000	42,934,000	37,718,000
Plan participants' contributions	1,183,000	1,455,000
Actuarial losses	165,236,000	37,388,000
Benefits paid	(54,815,000)	(55,668,000)
Defined Benefit Plan, Other Costs	2,819,000	11,031,000
Currency translation adjustments	46,183,000	(42,579,000)
Projected benefit obligation ending balance	1,123,312,000	915,790,000	911,242,000
Defined Benefit Plan, Accumulated Benefit Obligation	1,100,000,000	889,500,000
United States Postretirement Benefit Plans of US Entity, Defined Benefit [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Benefit Obligation [Roll Forward]
Projected benefit obligation beginning balance	37,298,000	25,281,000
Service Cost	2,282,000	1,765,000	895,000
Interest Cost	1,811,000	1,479,000	695,000
Plan participants' contributions	0	0
Actuarial losses	5,220,000	9,264,000
Benefits paid	(562,000)	(491,000)
Defined Benefit Plan, Other Costs		0
Currency translation adjustments	0	0
Projected benefit obligation ending balance	$ 46,049,000	$ 37,298,000	$ 25,281,000