QUARTERLY FINANCIAL DATA (UNAUDITED) (Detail) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended										12 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2018	[1]	Oct. 31, 2017	Jul. 31, 2017	Apr. 30, 2017	Jan. 31, 2017	[2]	Oct. 31, 2016	Jul. 31, 2016	Apr. 30, 2016	Jan. 31, 2018	Jan. 31, 2017		Jan. 31, 2016
Quarterly Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract]
Net sales	$ 714,897		$ 1,024,993	$ 538,006	$ 529,042	$ 603,289		$ 883,476	$ 442,267	$ 457,403	$ 2,806,938	$ 2,386,435	[3]	$ 2,344,142
Gross profit	259,293		390,865	202,891	201,856	198,097		321,452	155,643	165,669	1,054,905	840,861		838,638
Net income (loss)	$ (542)		$ 81,625	$ (8,568)	$ (10,391)	$ (20,104)		$ 70,564	$ (1,293)	$ 2,771	$ 62,124	$ 51,938		$ 114,333
Net income (loss) per common share
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ (0.01)		$ 1.67	$ (0.18)	$ (0.21)	$ (0.42)		$ 1.54	$ (0.03)	$ 0.06	$ 1.27	$ 1.12		$ 2.52
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ (0.01)		$ 1.65	$ (0.18)	$ (0.21)	$ (0.42)		$ 1.5	$ (0.03)	$ 0.06	$ 1.25	$ 1.10		$ 2.46

[1] During the fourth quarter of fiscal 2018, the Company recorded (i) a $6.5 million impairment charge related to leasehold improvements and furniture and fixtures at certain of Wilsons, G.H. Bass and Vilebrequin stores as a result of the performance at these stores, (ii) a $738,000 impairment charge with respect to furniture and fixtures located in certain customers' stores and (iii) a $716,000 write-off of goodwill related to the retail operations segment as a result of the performance of the retail operations segment.

[2] During the fourth quarter of fiscal 2017, the Company recorded a $10.5 million impairment charge related to leasehold improvements and furniture and fixtures at certain of Wilsons, G.H. Bass and Vilebrequin stores as a result of the performance at these stores.

[3] Certain reclassifications have been made between the wholesale operations segment and the elimination column as a result of sales eliminations within the wholesale operations segment being misclassified as inter-segment eliminations.