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Debt Instrument, Covenant, Minimum Coverage Ratio

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Amount of amortization expense attributable to debt issuance costs.

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Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of payments made in excess of existing cash balances, which will be honored by the bank but reflected as a loan to the entity. Overdrafts generally have a very short time frame for correction or repayment and are therefore more similar to short-term bank financing than trade financing.

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Period of time between issuance and maturity of debt instrument, in PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Weighted average interest rate of debt outstanding.

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Amount, before accumulated amortization, of debt issuance costs classified as current. Includes, but is not limited to, legal, accounting, underwriting, printing, and registration costs.

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Amount, before accumulated amortization, of debt issuance costs. Includes, but is not limited to, legal, accounting, underwriting, printing, and registration costs.

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Amount, before accumulated amortization, of debt issuance costs classified as noncurrent. Includes, but is not limited to, legal, accounting, underwriting, printing, and registration costs.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the noncurrent portion of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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Loans, Overdrafts and Long-Term Debt - Additional Information (Detail)				12 Months Ended
	May 19, 2014 USD ($)	May 15, 2014 USD ($)	Feb. 19, 2014 USD ($)	Jan. 28, 2017 USD ($)	Jan. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Jul. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2016 USD ($)	May 29, 2014 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Amortization related to capitalized fees				$ 2,800,000	$ 3,600,000	$ 7,400,000
Securitization facility				600,000,000	600,000,000
Bank overdrafts				14,200,000	24,400,000
Zale
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount									$ 1,400,000,000
Term Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Proceeds from debt, net of issuance costs				0	0	400,000,000
Unsecured Bridge Facility \| Zale
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount			$ 800,000,000
Debt instrument, maturity period			364 days
Capitalized fees, noncurrent						$ 4,000,000
Senior Unsecured Notes Due in 2024 \| Signet UK Finance plc
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Capitalized fees				7,000,000
Capitalized issuance costs written off				1,900,000	1,200,000
Amortization related to capitalized fees				700,000	700,000
Face amount	$ 400,000,000
Stated interest rate	4.70%
Proceeds from debt, net of issuance costs	$ 393,900,000
Credit Facility \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity							$ 700,000,000	$ 400,000,000
Capitalized fees, current				1,400,000
Capitalized fees				2,600,000
Capitalized issuance costs written off				800,000	400,000
Amortization related to capitalized fees				400,000	300,000
Stand-by letters of credit				$ 15,300,000	$ 28,800,000
Weighted average interest rate				1.71%	1.18%
Covenant, maximum leverage ratio				2.50
Covenant, minimum coverage ratio				1.40
Credit Facility \| Term Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Capitalized fees, current				$ 700,000
Capitalized fees				6,200,000
Capitalized issuance costs written off				2,700,000	$ 1,800,000
Amortization related to capitalized fees				$ 900,000	$ 1,000,000
Weighted average interest rate				1.78%	1.48%
Face amount				$ 357,500,000.0
Credit Facility \| Term Loan \| Year One
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Quarterly repayment rate				5.00%
Credit Facility \| Term Loan \| Year Two
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Quarterly repayment rate				7.50%
Credit Facility \| Term Loan \| Year Three
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Quarterly repayment rate				10.00%
Credit Facility \| Term Loan \| Year Four
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Quarterly repayment rate				12.50%
Credit Facility \| Term Loan \| Year Five
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Quarterly repayment rate				15.00%
Securitization Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Capitalized fees, current				$ 600,000
Capitalized issuance costs written off				3,100,000	$ 2,400,000
Amortization related to capitalized fees				$ 700,000	$ 1,500,000
Weighted average interest rate				2.05%	1.61%
Face amount		$ 600,000,000
Debt instrument, maturity period		2 years
Debt issuance cost				$ 3,400,000