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Share-Based Compensation (Details) (USD $)
12 Months Ended 0 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2015
plan
Feb. 01, 2014
Feb. 02, 2013
May 20, 2014
May 09, 2006
May 01, 2008
Apr. 08, 2014
Jul. 11, 2013
Oct. 30, 2008
Jan. 23, 2002
Jul. 30, 1996
Disclosure of share-based compensation information under stock plans                      
Number of share-based compensation plans 4ges_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfPlans                    
Share-based compensation expense $ 15,342,000us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense $ 13,949,000us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense $ 16,285,000us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense                
Number of Shares                      
Options outstanding at the beginning of the period (in shares) 1,781,926us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber                    
Granted (in shares) 456,950us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodGross                    
Exercised (in shares) (96,158)us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesStockOptionsExercised                    
Forfeited (in shares) (325,587)us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsForfeituresInPeriod                    
Expired (in shares) 0us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExpirationsInPeriod                    
Options outstanding at the end of the period (in shares) 1,817,131us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber 1,781,926us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber                  
Exercisable at the end of the period (in shares) 1,274,541us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableNumber                    
Options exercisable and expected to vest at the end of the period (in shares) 1,749,715us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsVestedAndExpectedToVestExercisableNumber                    
Weighted Average Exercise Price                      
Options outstanding at the beginning of the period (in dollars per share) $ 30.46us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice                    
Granted (in dollars per share) $ 27.97us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice                    
Exercised (in dollars per share) $ 12.92us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisesInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice                    
Forfeited (in dollars per share) $ 31.27us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsForfeituresInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice                    
Expired (in dollars per share) $ 0.00us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExpirationsInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice                    
Options outstanding at the end of the period (in dollars per share) $ 30.61us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice $ 30.46us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice                  
Exercisable at the end of the period (in dollars per share) $ 31.89us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableWeightedAverageExercisePrice                    
Options exercisable and expected to vest at the end of the period (in dollars per share) $ 30.74us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsVestedAndExpectedToVestExercisableWeightedAverageExercisePrice                    
Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term (Years)                      
Options outstanding at the end of the period 6 years 5 months 11 days                    
Exercisable at the end of the period 5 years 5 months 25 days                    
Options exercisable and expected to vest at the end of the period 6 years 4 months 1 day                    
Aggregate Intrinsic Value                      
Options outstanding at the end of the period (in dollars) 69,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingIntrinsicValue                    
Exercisable at the end of the period (in dollars) 69,000us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableIntrinsicValue1                    
Options exercisable and expected to vest at the end of the period (in dollars) 69,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsVestedAndExpectedToVestExercisableAggregateIntrinsicValue                    
Share-Based Compensation, Additional Disclosures                      
Weighted average fair values of stock options granted during the period (in dollars per share) $ 5.99us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue $ 6.38us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue $ 8.92us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue                
Total intrinsic value of options exercised (in dollars) 900,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisesInPeriodTotalIntrinsicValue 2,200,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisesInPeriodTotalIntrinsicValue 3,400,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisesInPeriodTotalIntrinsicValue                
Cash received from option exercises 1,200,000us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationCashReceivedFromExerciseOfStockOptions 5,000,000us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationCashReceivedFromExerciseOfStockOptions 5,100,000us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationCashReceivedFromExerciseOfStockOptions                
Excess tax benefits from share-based compensation included in cash flows from financing activities 440,000us-gaap_ExcessTaxBenefitFromShareBasedCompensationFinancingActivities 698,000us-gaap_ExcessTaxBenefitFromShareBasedCompensationFinancingActivities 1,302,000us-gaap_ExcessTaxBenefitFromShareBasedCompensationFinancingActivities                
Unrecognized compensation cost, adjusted for estimated forfeitures, related to nonvested stock options 2,900,000us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationNonvestedAwardsTotalCompensationCostNotYetRecognizedStockOptions                    
Equity Incentive Plan 2004                      
Disclosure of share-based compensation information under stock plans                      
Extended expiration period for share-based compensation plan (in years)       10 years              
Authorized number of shares 15,000,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAuthorized
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= ges_EquityIncentivePlan2004Member
20,000,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAuthorized
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= ges_EquityIncentivePlan2004Member
  15,000,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAuthorized
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= ges_EquityIncentivePlan2004Member
             
Shares available for grant under the plan 6,593,723us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAvailableForGrant
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= ges_EquityIncentivePlan2004Member
12,151,436us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAvailableForGrant
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= ges_EquityIncentivePlan2004Member
                 
Employee Stock Purchase Plan                      
Disclosure of share-based compensation information under stock plans                      
Authorized number of shares                   4,000,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAuthorized
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= us-gaap_EmployeeStockMember
 
Purchase price of the Company's common stock determined as the lower of the closing price at the beginning or end of the quarterly stock purchase period (expressed as a percentage) 85.00%us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardPurchasePriceOfCommonStockPercent
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= us-gaap_EmployeeStockMember
                   
Share-based compensation expense 237,000us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
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= us-gaap_EmployeeStockMember
234,000us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
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= us-gaap_EmployeeStockMember
315,000us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
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= us-gaap_EmployeeStockMember
               
Valuation Assumptions                      
Risk-free interest rate 0.00%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsRiskFreeInterestRate
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= us-gaap_EmployeeStockMember
0.10%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsRiskFreeInterestRate
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= us-gaap_EmployeeStockMember
0.10%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsRiskFreeInterestRate
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= us-gaap_EmployeeStockMember
               
Expected stock price volatility 29.00%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedVolatilityRate
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= us-gaap_EmployeeStockMember
29.70%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedVolatilityRate
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= us-gaap_EmployeeStockMember
46.40%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedVolatilityRate
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= us-gaap_EmployeeStockMember
               
Expected dividend yield 3.70%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedDividendRate
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3.10%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedDividendRate
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= us-gaap_EmployeeStockMember
2.80%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedDividendRate
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= us-gaap_EmployeeStockMember
               
Expected life 3 months 3 months 3 months                
Share-Based Compensation, Additional Disclosures                      
Weighted average fair values of stock options granted during the period (in dollars per share) $ 5.02us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
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$ 5.46us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
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= us-gaap_EmployeeStockMember
$ 6.84us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
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= us-gaap_EmployeeStockMember
               
2006 Non-Employee Directors Stock Grant and Stock Option Plan                      
Disclosure of share-based compensation information under stock plans                      
Authorized number of shares 2,000,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAuthorized
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= ges_NonEmployeeDirectorsStockGrantAndStockOptionPlan2006Member
                  1,000,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAuthorized
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= ges_NonEmployeeDirectorsStockGrantAndStockOptionPlan2006Member
Shares available for grant under the plan 827,463us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAvailableForGrant
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= ges_NonEmployeeDirectorsStockGrantAndStockOptionPlan2006Member
860,432us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAvailableForGrant
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= ges_NonEmployeeDirectorsStockGrantAndStockOptionPlan2006Member
                 
Additional number of shares authorized for issuance under share-based compensation plan         1,000,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfAdditionalSharesAuthorized
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= ges_NonEmployeeDirectorsStockGrantAndStockOptionPlan2006Member
           
Stock option                      
Disclosure of share-based compensation information under stock plans                      
Share-based compensation expense 2,106,000us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
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2,490,000us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
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= ges_EmployeeAndNonEmployeeStockOptionMember
4,633,000us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
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= ges_EmployeeAndNonEmployeeStockOptionMember
               
Valuation Assumptions                      
Risk-free interest rate 0.80%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsRiskFreeInterestRate
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= ges_EmployeeAndNonEmployeeStockOptionMember
0.50%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsRiskFreeInterestRate
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= ges_EmployeeAndNonEmployeeStockOptionMember
0.40%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsRiskFreeInterestRate
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= ges_EmployeeAndNonEmployeeStockOptionMember
               
Expected stock price volatility 36.10%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedVolatilityRate
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= ges_EmployeeAndNonEmployeeStockOptionMember
39.70%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedVolatilityRate
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= ges_EmployeeAndNonEmployeeStockOptionMember
46.80%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedVolatilityRate
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= ges_EmployeeAndNonEmployeeStockOptionMember
               
Expected dividend yield 3.30%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedDividendRate
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= ges_EmployeeAndNonEmployeeStockOptionMember
3.00%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedDividendRate
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= ges_EmployeeAndNonEmployeeStockOptionMember
2.60%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedDividendRate
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= ges_EmployeeAndNonEmployeeStockOptionMember
               
Expected life 3 years 8 months 25 days 3 years 7 months 25 days 3 years 7 months 6 days                
Share-Based Compensation, Additional Disclosures                      
Excess tax benefits from share-based compensation included in cash flows from financing activities 200,000us-gaap_ExcessTaxBenefitFromShareBasedCompensationFinancingActivities
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= ges_EmployeeAndNonEmployeeStockOptionMember
                   
Excess tax shortfall included in cash flows from operating activities 500,000us-gaap_ExcessTaxBenefitFromShareBasedCompensationOperatingActivities
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= ges_EmployeeAndNonEmployeeStockOptionMember
                   
Income tax benefit on recognized compensation cost 700,000us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitFromCompensationExpense
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= ges_EmployeeAndNonEmployeeStockOptionMember
                   
Weighted average period for recognition of unrecognized compensation cost (in years/months/days) 1 year 7 months 17 days                    
Stock option | Selling, general and administrative expenses                      
Disclosure of share-based compensation information under stock plans                      
Share-based compensation expense 2,106,000us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
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= ges_EmployeeAndNonEmployeeStockOptionMember
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= us-gaap_SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpensesMember
                   
Stock option | Equity Incentive Plan 2004                      
Disclosure of share-based compensation information under stock plans                      
Term of award 10 years                    
Stock option | Equity Incentive Plan 2004 | Vesting, Tranche one                      
Disclosure of share-based compensation information under stock plans                      
Vesting rights (as a percentage) 25.00%us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardAwardVestingRightsPercentage
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Vesting period 9 months 9 months 9 months                
Stock option | Equity Incentive Plan 2004 | Vesting, Tranche two                      
Disclosure of share-based compensation information under stock plans                      
Vesting rights (as a percentage) 25.00%us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardAwardVestingRightsPercentage
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= ges_EmployeeAndNonEmployeeStockOptionMember
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= ges_EquityIncentivePlan2004Member
/ us-gaap_VestingAxis
= us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationAwardTrancheTwoMember
                   
Vesting period 1 year 1 year 1 year                
Stock option | Equity Incentive Plan 2004 | Vesting, Tranche three                      
Disclosure of share-based compensation information under stock plans                      
Vesting rights (as a percentage) 25.00%us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardAwardVestingRightsPercentage
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= ges_EquityIncentivePlan2004Member
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Vesting period 1 year 1 year 1 year                
Stock option | Equity Incentive Plan 2004 | Vesting, Tranche four                      
Disclosure of share-based compensation information under stock plans                      
Vesting rights (as a percentage) 25.00%us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardAwardVestingRightsPercentage
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Vesting period 1 year 1 year 1 year                
Nonvested stock awards or units                      
Disclosure of share-based compensation information under stock plans                      
Nonvested stock awards or units granted (in shares) 631,645us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod
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= ges_NonvestedStockAwardsOrUnitsMember
                   
Share-based compensation expense 12,999,000us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
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= ges_NonvestedStockAwardsOrUnitsMember
11,225,000us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
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= ges_NonvestedStockAwardsOrUnitsMember
11,337,000us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= ges_NonvestedStockAwardsOrUnitsMember
               
Share-Based Compensation, Additional Disclosures                      
Excess tax benefits from share-based compensation included in cash flows from financing activities 200,000us-gaap_ExcessTaxBenefitFromShareBasedCompensationFinancingActivities
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= ges_NonvestedStockAwardsOrUnitsMember
                   
Excess tax shortfall included in cash flows from operating activities 1,000,000us-gaap_ExcessTaxBenefitFromShareBasedCompensationOperatingActivities
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= ges_NonvestedStockAwardsOrUnitsMember
                   
Income tax benefit on recognized compensation cost 4,600,000us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitFromCompensationExpense
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= ges_NonvestedStockAwardsOrUnitsMember
                   
Weighted average period for recognition of unrecognized compensation cost (in years/months/days) 1 year 5 months 17 days                    
Nonvested stock awards or units | Selling, general and administrative expenses                      
Disclosure of share-based compensation information under stock plans                      
Share-based compensation expense $ 12,999,000us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
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= ges_NonvestedStockAwardsOrUnitsMember
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= us-gaap_SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpensesMember
                   
Nonvested stock awards or units | Equity Incentive Plan 2004 | Vesting, Tranche one                      
Disclosure of share-based compensation information under stock plans                      
Vesting rights (as a percentage) 25.00%us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardAwardVestingRightsPercentage
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Vesting period 9 months 9 months 9 months                
Nonvested stock awards or units | Equity Incentive Plan 2004 | Vesting, Tranche two                      
Disclosure of share-based compensation information under stock plans                      
Vesting rights (as a percentage) 25.00%us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardAwardVestingRightsPercentage
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Vesting period 1 year 1 year 1 year                
Nonvested stock awards or units | Equity Incentive Plan 2004 | Vesting, Tranche three                      
Disclosure of share-based compensation information under stock plans                      
Vesting rights (as a percentage) 25.00%us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardAwardVestingRightsPercentage
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Vesting period 1 year 1 year 1 year                
Nonvested stock awards or units | Equity Incentive Plan 2004 | Vesting, Tranche four                      
Disclosure of share-based compensation information under stock plans                      
Vesting rights (as a percentage) 25.00%us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardAwardVestingRightsPercentage
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Vesting period 1 year 1 year 1 year                
Restricted stock units (RSUs)                      
Disclosure of share-based compensation information under stock plans                      
Vesting period           5 years          
Nonvested stock awards or units granted (in shares)           167,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod
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= us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember
         
Period which award is subject to a performance condition           5 years          
Restricted stock units (RSUs) | Paul Marciano | April 8, 2014                      
Disclosure of share-based compensation information under stock plans                      
Nonvested stock awards or units granted (in shares)             100,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod
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Period which award is subject to a performance condition             1 year        
Restricted stock units (RSUs) | Paul Marciano | July 11, 2013                      
Disclosure of share-based compensation information under stock plans                      
Nonvested stock awards or units granted (in shares)               100,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod
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Period which award is subject to a performance condition               9 months      
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Disclosure of share-based compensation information under stock plans                      
Vesting period             10 months        
Restricted stock units (RSUs) | Paul Marciano | Vesting, Tranche one | July 11, 2013                      
Disclosure of share-based compensation information under stock plans                      
Vesting period               7 months      
Restricted stock units (RSUs) | Paul Marciano | Vesting, Tranche two | April 8, 2014                      
Disclosure of share-based compensation information under stock plans                      
Vesting period             1 year        
Restricted stock units (RSUs) | Paul Marciano | Vesting, Tranche two | July 11, 2013                      
Disclosure of share-based compensation information under stock plans                      
Vesting period               1 year      
Restricted stock units (RSUs) | Paul Marciano | Vesting, Tranche three | April 8, 2014                      
Disclosure of share-based compensation information under stock plans                      
Vesting period             1 year        
Restricted stock units (RSUs) | Paul Marciano | Vesting, Tranche three | July 11, 2013                      
Disclosure of share-based compensation information under stock plans                      
Vesting period               1 year      
Performance awards/units | Paul Marciano | April 8, 2014                      
Disclosure of share-based compensation information under stock plans                      
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Performance awards/units | Paul Marciano | July 11, 2013                      
Disclosure of share-based compensation information under stock plans                      
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Vesting date               Feb. 01, 2016      
Period which award is subject to a performance condition               9 months      
Performance awards/units | Equity Incentive Plan 2004                      
Disclosure of share-based compensation information under stock plans                      
Extended expiration for the ability to grant certain performance-based awards under the share-based compensation plan (by calendar year)       2019              
Performance options                      
Disclosure of share-based compensation information under stock plans                      
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