Commitments and Contingencies (Details)	3 Months Ended	1 Months Ended
May 02, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014 number_of_extension_options
Property leases \| Maximum
Leases
Lease expiration date	Sep. 30, 2031
Retail store leases \| Minimum
Leases
Percentage of annual sales volume used for incremental rent on certain retail store leases	2.00%
Retail store leases \| Maximum
Leases
Percentage of annual sales volume used for incremental rent on certain retail store leases	12.00%
Equipment operating leases \| Maximum
Leases
Lease expiration date	Mar. 30, 2020
U.S. distribution center lease
Leases
Lease term		10 years
Lease expiration date (by year)		2024
Number of extension options available		2
Terms for extension options		5 years

Year which lease or group of leases is set to expire, in CCYY format.

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Balance Type:	na
Period Type:	duration

- Definition

Represents the number of renewal options available for the operating lease.

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Namespace Prefix:	ges_
Data Type:	xbrli:integerItemType
Balance Type:	na
Period Type:	duration

- Definition

Represents the percentage of annual sales volume used for calculating incremental rent on certain retail store leases.

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Namespace Prefix:	ges_
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Balance Type:	na
Period Type:	duration

- Definition

Date which lease or group of leases is set to expire, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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Namespace Prefix:	us-gaap_
Data Type:	xbrli:dateItemType
Balance Type:	na
Period Type:	duration

- Definition

Term of the lessee's leasing arrangement renewal, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Namespace Prefix:	us-gaap_
Data Type:	xbrli:durationItemType
Balance Type:	na
Period Type:	duration

- Definition

Term of the lessee's leasing arrangement, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Data Type:	xbrli:durationItemType
Balance Type:	na
Period Type:	duration

- Details

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Namespace Prefix:	us-gaap_
Data Type:	xbrli:stringItemType
Balance Type:	na
Period Type:	duration

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Namespace Prefix:
Data Type:	na
Balance Type:
Period Type:

- Details

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Namespace Prefix:
Data Type:	na
Balance Type:
Period Type:

- Details

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Namespace Prefix:
Data Type:	na
Balance Type:
Period Type:

- Details

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Namespace Prefix:
Data Type:	na
Balance Type:
Period Type: