|**DEBT (Tables)**                                                      | 12 Months Ended                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
|---------------------------------------------------------------------- | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|
|**Debt Disclosure [Abstract]**                                         |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
|Schedule of Long-term Debt Instruments [Table Text Block]              | The carrying amounts of the Company’s long-term debt were as follows:20112010Senior secured term loan A facility - United States dollar-denominated$616,000$319,008Senior secured term loan A facility - Euro-denominated109,470118,781Senior secured term loan B facility - United States dollar-denominated397,000870,267Senior secured term loan B facility - Euro-denominated80,785356,3447 3/8% senior unsecured notes600,000600,0007 3/4% debentures99,62199,602Total1,902,8762,364,002Less: Current portion of long-term debt69,951—Long-term debt$1,832,925$2,364,002
|                                                                      
|                                                                       |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
|                                                                       | 2011                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
|Senior secured term loan A facility - United States dollar-denominated | $                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
|Senior secured term loan A facility - Euro-denominated                 | 109,470                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
|Senior secured term loan B facility - United States dollar-denominated | 397,000                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
|Senior secured term loan B facility - Euro-denominated                 | 80,785                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
|7 3/8% senior unsecured notes                                          | 600,000                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
|7 3/4% debentures                                                      | 99,621                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
|Total                                                                  | 1,902,876                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
|Less: Current portion of long-term debt                                | 69,951                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
|Long-term debt                                                         | $                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
|Schedule of Mandatory Long-Term Debt Repayments [Table Text Block]     | As ofJanuary 29, 2012, the Company’s mandatory long-term debt repayments for the next five years were as follows:2012$69,9512013107,6392014173,5912015390,2902016461,784                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
|                                                                      
|                                                                       |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
|2012                                                                   | $                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
|2013                                                                   | 107,639                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
|2014                                                                   | 173,591                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
|2015                                                                   | 390,290                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
|2016                                                                   | 461,784                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      

X- DefinitionRepresents schedule of mandatory long-term debt repayments.+ ReferencesNo definition available.+ Details**Name:**
                    pvh_ScheduleOfMandatoryLongTermDebtRepaymentsTableTextBlock**Namespace Prefix:**
                    pvh_**Data Type:**
                    nonnum:textBlockItemType**Balance Type:**
                    na**Period Type:**
                    duration X- Details**Name:**
                    us-gaap_DebtDisclosureAbstract**Namespace Prefix:**
                    us-gaap_**Data Type:**
                    xbrli:stringItemType**Balance Type:**
                    na**Period Type:**
                    duration X- DefinitionTabular disclosure of long-debt instruments or arrangements, including identification, terms, features, collateral requirements and other information necessary to a fair presentation. These are debt arrangements that originally required repayment more than twelve months after issuance or greater than the normal operating cycle of the entity, if longer.+ ReferencesReference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 505 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 8 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6928386&loc=d3e21538-112644Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 235 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.4-08.(e),(f)) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6881521&loc=d3e23780-122690Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 835 -SubTopic 30 -Section 45 -Paragraph 2 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6451184&loc=d3e28551-108399Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 942 -SubTopic 470 -Section 50 -Paragraph 3 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6479336&loc=d3e64711-112823Reference 5: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 835 -SubTopic 30 -Section 45 -Paragraph 1A -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6451184&loc=d3e28541-108399Reference 6: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 835 -SubTopic 30 -Section 55 -Paragraph 8 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6584090&loc=d3e28878-108400Reference 7: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 02 -Paragraph 22 -Article 5Reference 8: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 505 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 7 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6928386&loc=d3e21521-112644Reference 9: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.22) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682Reference 10: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 505 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 3 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6928386&loc=d3e21475-112644Reference 11: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 505 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 6 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6928386&loc=d3e21506-112644+ Details**Name:**
                    us-gaap_ScheduleOfDebtInstrumentsTextBlock**Namespace Prefix:**
                    us-gaap_**Data Type:**
                    nonnum:textBlockItemType**Balance Type:**
                    na**Period Type:**
                    duration