Commitments and Contingencies Contractual Cash Obligations and Contingent Funding Commitments (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2015
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]
Inventory Purchase Commitments Including Diamond Purchase Commitments Amount Committed	$ 376,202,000
Diamond Purchase Commitments Amount Committed	160,000,000
Other Contractual Obligations	$ 108,922,000tif_OtherContractualObligations

The estimated amount as of the balance sheet date that the entity must expend to satisfy the terms of other commitments and purchase obligation arrangements in which the entity has agreed to expend funds to satisfy technology licensing and service contracts, fixed royalty commitments, construction-in-progress projects, and packaging supplies.

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