CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 28, 2017	Jan. 30, 2016	Jan. 31, 2015
Income Statement [Abstract]
Product sales	$ 2,118,534	$ 2,100,454	$ 2,306,534
Net royalties	90,834	103,857	111,139
Net revenue	2,209,368	2,204,311	2,417,673
Cost of product sales	1,464,328	1,416,881	1,549,788
Gross profit	745,040	787,430	867,885
Selling, general and administrative expenses	681,864	663,793	717,207
Asset impairment charges	34,385	2,287	24,766
Restructuring charges	6,083	0	0
Earnings from operations	22,708	121,350	125,912
Other income (expense):
Interest expense	(1,897)	(1,953)	(2,370)
Interest income	1,890	1,045	1,438
Other income, net	30,909	6,837	18,028
Total other income	30,902	5,929	17,096
Earnings before income tax expense	53,610	127,279	143,008
Income tax expense	28,212	42,464	45,824
Net earnings	25,398	84,815	97,184
Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests	2,637	2,964	2,614
Net earnings attributable to Guess, Inc.	$ 22,761	$ 81,851	$ 94,570
Net earnings per common share attributable to common stockholders (Note 18):
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 0.27	$ 0.97	$ 1.11
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 0.27	$ 0.96	$ 1.11
Weighted average common shares outstanding attributable to common stockholders (Note 18):
Basic (in shares)	83,666	84,264	84,604
Diluted (in shares)	83,829	84,525	84,837
Dividends declared per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.9	$ 0.9	$ 0.90