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Earnings (Loss) Per Share (Details 2) (2012 Share Repurchase Program, Common Stock, USD $)
 3 Months Ended
May 02, 2015
May 03, 2014
Jun. 26, 2012
Share Repurchase Program      
Number of common stock repurchased (in shares) 0us-gaap_TreasuryStockSharesAcquired 0us-gaap_TreasuryStockSharesAcquired  
Shares repurchased, aggregate cost $ 0us-gaap_TreasuryStockValueAcquiredCostMethod $ 0us-gaap_TreasuryStockValueAcquiredCostMethod  
Value of common stock remaining to be repurchased 495,800,000us-gaap_StockRepurchaseProgramRemainingAuthorizedRepurchaseAmount1    
Minimum
      
Share Repurchase Program      
Number of common stock authorized to be repurchased (in shares) 0us-gaap_StockRepurchaseProgramNumberOfSharesAuthorizedToBeRepurchased
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MinimumMember
/ us-gaap_ShareRepurchaseProgramAxis
= ges_ShareRepurchaseProgram2012Member
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_CommonClassAMember		    
Maximum
      
Share Repurchase Program      
Value of common stock authorized to be repurchased     $ 500,000,000us-gaap_StockRepurchaseProgramAuthorizedAmount1
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MaximumMember
/ us-gaap_ShareRepurchaseProgramAxis
= ges_ShareRepurchaseProgram2012Member
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_CommonClassAMember
Number of common stock authorized to be repurchased (in shares) 0us-gaap_StockRepurchaseProgramNumberOfSharesAuthorizedToBeRepurchased
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MaximumMember
/ us-gaap_ShareRepurchaseProgramAxis
= ges_ShareRepurchaseProgram2012Member
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_CommonClassAMember