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Commitments and Contingencies - Litigation (Detail)
12 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2015
USD ($)
Jan. 31, 2014
USD ($)
Jan. 31, 2014
CHF
Jan. 31, 2013
USD ($)
Jan. 31, 2015
Swatch Parties [Member]
USD ($)
Jan. 31, 2015
Swatch Parties [Member]
CHF
Jan. 31, 2015
Tiffany Parties [Member]
USD ($)
Jan. 31, 2015
Tiffany Parties [Member]
CHF
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]                
Minimum Damage Claim Sought             $ 130,000,000tif_MinimumDamageClaimSought
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= tif_TiffanyPartiesMember
120,000,000tif_MinimumDamageClaimSought
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= tif_TiffanyPartiesMember
Maximum Damage Claim Sought             584,000,000tif_MaximumDamageClaimSought
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= tif_TiffanyPartiesMember
540,000,000tif_MaximumDamageClaimSought
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= tif_TiffanyPartiesMember
Minimum Damage Claim Sought By Third Party         79,000,000tif_MinimumDamageClaimSoughtByThirdParty
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= tif_SwatchPartiesMember
73,000,000tif_MinimumDamageClaimSoughtByThirdParty
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= tif_SwatchPartiesMember
   
Maximum Damage Claim Sought By Third Party         4,100,000,000tif_MaximumDamageClaimSoughtByThirdParty
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= tif_SwatchPartiesMember
3,800,000,000tif_MaximumDamageClaimSoughtByThirdParty
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= tif_SwatchPartiesMember
   
Loss Contingency, Damages Paid, Value     402,737,000us-gaap_LossContingencyDamagesPaidValue          
Branded Watch Sales As Percentage Of Net Sales   1.00%tif_BrandedWatchSalesAsPercentageOfNetSales 1.00%tif_BrandedWatchSalesAsPercentageOfNetSales 1.00%tif_BrandedWatchSalesAsPercentageOfNetSales        
Arbitration award expense $ 0us-gaap_LitigationSettlementExpense $ 480,211,000us-gaap_LitigationSettlementExpense   $ 0us-gaap_LitigationSettlementExpense