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Related Party Transactions (Details) (USD $)
0 Months Ended 3 Months Ended
Jan. 28, 2012
May 02, 2015
May 03, 2014
Marciano Trusts      
Related Party Transactions      
Number of leases under related party lease agreements   3us-gaap_PropertySubjectToOrAvailableForOperatingLeaseNumberOfUnits
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= ges_MarcianoTrustsMember
 
Expenses under related party arrangement   $ 1,400,000us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionExpensesFromTransactionsWithRelatedParty
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= ges_MarcianoTrustsMember
$ 1,500,000us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionExpensesFromTransactionsWithRelatedParty
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= ges_MarcianoTrustsMember
Marciano Trusts | Minimum      
Related Party Transactions      
Lease expiration date (by year)   2015  
Marciano Trusts | Maximum      
Related Party Transactions      
Lease expiration date (by year)   2020  
MPM Financial LLC      
Related Party Transactions      
Payments under related party agreement   0us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionPurchasesFromRelatedParty
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= ges_MpmFinancialLlcMember
300,000us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionPurchasesFromRelatedParty
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= ges_MpmFinancialLlcMember
Marciano Consulting Agreement      
Related Party Transactions      
Service term 30 years    
Consulting agreement term 2 years    
Consulting agreement, number of years during the extension period 1 year    
Expiration date of consulting agreement Jan. 28, 2015    
Expenses under related party arrangement 500,000.0us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionExpensesFromTransactionsWithRelatedParty
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= us-gaap_BoardOfDirectorsChairmanMember
0us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionExpensesFromTransactionsWithRelatedParty
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= us-gaap_BoardOfDirectorsChairmanMember
100,000us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionExpensesFromTransactionsWithRelatedParty
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= us-gaap_BoardOfDirectorsChairmanMember
Harmony Collection LLC      
Related Party Transactions      
Payments under related party agreement   $ 0us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionPurchasesFromRelatedParty
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= ges_HarmonyCollectionLlcMember
$ 500,000us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionPurchasesFromRelatedParty
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= ges_HarmonyCollectionLlcMember