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Merger Agreement (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Merger Agreement (Details) - USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2020	Oct. 31, 2020	Jan. 31, 2020	Nov. 24, 2019	Oct. 31, 2019
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Common stock par value per share (usd per share)	$ 0.01	$ 0.01	$ 0.01		$ 0.01
Contingent termination fee				$ 575,000,000.0
Merger related expenses		$ 43,000,000.0
Tiffany & Co.
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Merger related expenses	$ 18,400,000	$ 43,000,000.0
LVMH Moet Hennessy - Louis Vuitton SE \| Tiffany & Co.
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Common stock par value per share (usd per share)				$ 0.01
Acquisition share price (USD per share)				$ 131.50