Debt Credit Facilities (Details)				12 Months Ended					12 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2014 Credit Facilities [Member] USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2015 Tiffany Shanghai Credit Agreement [Member] USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2015 Tiffany Shanghai Credit Agreement [Member] CNY	Jan. 31, 2014 Tiffany Shanghai Credit Agreement [Member]	Jan. 31, 2014 Three Year Revolving Credit Facility [Member] USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2014 Five Year Revolving Credit Facility [Member] USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2015 Other Credit Facilities [Member] USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2014 Other Credit Facilities [Member] USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2015 Four-year Credit Facility maturing October 2018 [Member] USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2015 Five-year Credit Facility maturing October 2019 [Member] USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2015 New Credit Facilities [Member] USD ($)
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Interest Rate During Period									3.90%	2.96%
Line of Credit Facility, Remaining Borrowing Capacity				$ 111,259,000									$ 651,810,000
Letters of Credit													5,671,000
Line of Credit Facility, Amount Outstanding				37,620,000					103,874,000	75,400,000			92,519,000
Line of Credit Facility, Interest Rate at Period End			2.35%	6.00%	6.00%	6.00%							1.49%
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity	750,000,000			148,879,000	930,000,000				112,960,000	118,400,000	375,000,000	375,000,000
Short-term borrowings	234,013,000	252,365,000	119,212,000						141,494,000	133,153,000			92,519,000
Line Of Credit Facility Previous Borrowing Capacity							$ 275,000,000	$ 275,000,000
Line of Credit Facility, Expiration Date				Jul. 19, 2016	Jul. 19, 2016						Oct. 07, 2018	Oct. 07, 2019