Debt Debt (Notes)	6 Months Ended
Debt Debt (Notes)	Jul. 31, 2013
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]
Debt Disclosure [Text Block]	DEBT In July 2013, Tiffany & Co.'s indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary, Tiffany & Co. (Shanghai) Commercial Company Limited (“Tiffany-Shanghai”), entered into a three-year multi-bank revolving credit agreement (the “Credit Agreement”). The Credit Agreement has an aggregate borrowing limit of RMB 930,000,000 ($151,676,000 at July 31, 2013). The Credit Agreement will be available for Tiffany-Shanghai's general working capital requirements, including repayment of a portion of the indebtedness under Tiffany-Shanghai's existing bank loan facilities. The Credit Agreement contains affirmative and negative covenants usual and customary for facilities of this size and purpose. The six lenders party to the Credit Agreement will make loans, upon Tiffany-Shanghai's request, for periods of up to 12 months at the applicable interest rates as announced by the People's Bank of China. There was $57,083,000 outstanding and $94,593,000 available to be borrowed under the Credit Agreement at July 31, 2013. The interest rate applicable to the outstanding borrowings at July 31, 2013 was 6.0%. The Credit Agreement matures in July 2016. There was $207,412,000 outstanding and $642,935,000 available under all revolving credit facilities (including the Credit Agreement discussed above) at July 31, 2013. The weighted-average interest rate for the outstanding amount at July 31, 2013 was 3.45%.

The entire disclosure for information about short-term and long-term debt arrangements, which includes amounts of borrowings under each line of credit, note payable, commercial paper issue, bonds indenture, debenture issue, own-share lending arrangements and any other contractual agreement to repay funds, and about the underlying arrangements, rationale for a classification as long-term, including repayment terms, interest rates, collateral provided, restrictions on use of assets and activities, whether or not in compliance with debt covenants, and other matters important to users of the financial statements, such as the effects of refinancing and noncompliance with debt covenants.

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