| **NONCASH INVESTING AND FINANCING TRANSACTIONS (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions** |        |        |        | 12 Months Ended |        |
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| **Nonmonetary Transaction [Line Items]**                                           |   |   |   |            |   |   |   |
| Capital Expenditures Incurred but Not yet Paid                                     |   |   |   | $ 43.7          | $ 41.9 | $ 35.6 |   |
| Capital Lease Obligations Incurred                                                 |   |   |   | $ 6.0           | 3.6    | 6.8 |   |
| Contingent purchase price payment terms                                            |   |   |   | 45 days         |   |   |   |
| Treasury Stock, Shares Purchased Not Yet Settled                                   |   |   |   |            | $ 1.5  |   |   |
| Geoffrey Beene Acquisition [Member]                                                |   |   |   |            |   |   |   |
| **Nonmonetary Transaction [Line Items]**                                           |   |   |   |            |   |   |   |
| Noncash Or Part Noncash Acquisition, Prepaid Royalties Assumed                     | $ 0.7  |   |   |            |   |   |   |
| Noncash or Part Noncash Acquisition, Other Liabilities Assumed                     | $ 0.4  |   |   |            |   |   |   |
| Tommy Hilfiger China Acquisition [Member]                                          |   |   |   |            |   |   |   |
| **Nonmonetary Transaction [Line Items]**                                           |   |   |   |            |   |   |   |
| Pre-Acquisition Accounts Receivable                                                |   |   |   |            |   |   | $ 2.8 |
| PVH Mexico Joint Venture [Member]                                                  |   |   |   |            |   |   |   |
| **Nonmonetary Transaction [Line Items]**                                           |   |   |   |            |   |   |   |
| Increase In Investment Balance Related to Deconsolidation of Joint Venture         |   |   |   |            |   | $ 64.3 |   |
| Senior notes due 2022 [Member]                                                     |   |   |   |            |   |   |   |
| **Nonmonetary Transaction [Line Items]**                                           |   |   |   |            |   |   |   |
| Write-off of deferred debt issuance costs                                          |   | $ 8.1  |   |            |   |   |   |
| 2016 Facilities [Member]                                                           |   |   |   |            |   |   |   |
| **Nonmonetary Transaction [Line Items]**                                           |   |   |   |            |   |   |   |
| Write-off of deferred debt issuance costs                                          |   |   | $ 11.2 |            |   |   |   |

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Future cash outflow to pay for purchases of fixed assets that have occurred.
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The increase during the period in capital lease obligations due to entering into new capital leases.
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Amount of liabilities, classified as other, assumed in acquiring a business or in consideration for an asset received in a noncash or part noncash acquisition.
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Write-off of amounts previously capitalized as debt issuance cost in an extinguishment of debt.
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