Quarterly Information (Unaudited) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended																	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2015		Nov. 01, 2014		Aug. 02, 2014		May 03, 2014		Feb. 01, 2014		Nov. 02, 2013		Aug. 03, 2013		May 04, 2013		Feb. 02, 2013	Jan. 31, 2015	Feb. 01, 2014	Feb. 02, 2013
Summary of the unaudited quarterly financial information
Net revenue	$ 696,727	[1]	$ 589,834	[1]	$ 608,571	[1]	$ 522,541	[1]	$ 768,363	[1]	$ 613,497	[1]	$ 639,012	[1]	$ 548,914	[1]		$ 2,417,673	$ 2,569,786	$ 2,658,605
Gross profit	260,919	[1]	213,958	[1]	216,777	[1]	176,231	[1]	301,949	[1]	228,227	[1]	248,532	[1]	197,426	[1]		867,885	976,134	1,067,123
Net earnings (loss)	55,589	[1]	21,510	[1]	22,272	[1]	(2,187)	[1]	71,097	[1]	34,811	[1]	40,703	[1]	11,100	[1]		97,184	157,711	181,486
Net earnings (loss) attributable to Guess, Inc.	53,929	[1]	20,788	[1]	21,954	[1]	(2,101)	[1]	69,632	[1]	34,020	[1]	39,866	[1]	9,916	[1]		94,570	153,434	178,744
Net earnings (loss) per common share attributable to common stockholders:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 0.63	[1],[2]	$ 0.24	[1],[2]	$ 0.26	[1],[2]	$ (0.03)	[1],[2]	$ 0.82	[1],[2],[3]	$ 0.40	[1],[2],[3]	$ 0.47	[1],[2],[3]	$ 0.12	[1],[2],[3]		$ 1.11	$ 1.81	$ 2.06
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 0.63	[1],[2]	$ 0.24	[1],[2]	$ 0.26	[1],[2]	$ (0.03)	[1],[2]	$ 0.82	[1],[2],[3]	$ 0.40	[1],[2],[3]	$ 0.47	[1],[2],[3]	$ 0.12	[1],[2],[3]		$ 1.11	$ 1.80	$ 2.05
Restructuring Charges
Restructuring charges									$ 2,100		$ 1,900		$ 6,100		$ 2,300			$ 0	$ 12,442	$ 0
Fiscal Quarter
Number of days in fiscal period	91 days		91 days		91 days		91 days		91 days		91 days		91 days		91 days		98 days	364 days	364 days	371 days

[1] All fiscal quarters presented consisted of 13 weeks.

[2] Per common share amounts for the quarters and full years have been calculated separately. Accordingly, quarterly amounts may not add to the annual amount because of differences in the average common shares outstanding during each period.

[3] During the first quarter of fiscal 2014, the Company implemented plans to streamline its structure and reduce expenses in both Europe and North America. During the second quarter of fiscal 2014, the Company expanded these plans to include the consolidation and streamlining of certain operations in Europe and Asia. These actions resulted in restructuring charges of $2.3 million, $6.1 million, $1.9 million and $2.1 million during the first, second, third and fourth quarters of fiscal 2014, respectively. Refer to Note 9 for further detail regarding the restructuring charges.