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| **Notes to Financial Statements [Abstract]** | Â                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| ACTIVITY EXIT COSTS                          | 13.  ACTIVITY EXIT COSTSTommy Hilfiger Integration and Exit CostsIn connection with the Company’s acquisition of Tommy Hilfiger in the second quarter of 2010 and the related integration, the Company incurred certain costs related to severance and termination benefits, long-lived asset impairments, inventory liquidations and lease/contract terminations, including costs associated with the exit of certain Tommy Hilfiger product categories. Such costs were as follows:   Total  Incurred       Expected  During the  Cumulative    to be  Thirteen Weeks  Incurred to    Incurred  Ended 5/1/11  Date            Severance, termination benefits and other costs $32,506  $9,713  $29,506 Long-lived asset impairments                                                                     11,017   -   11,017 Inventory liquidation costs                                                                     2,583   -   2,583 Lease/contract termination and related costs  18,187   13,022   16,187 Total                                                                    $64,293  $22,735  $59,293  Liabilities for severance and termination benefits and lease/contract termination costs recorded in connection with the acquisition and integration of Tommy Hilfiger were principally recorded in Accrued Expenses in the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets and were as follows:      Costs Incurred  Costs Paid          During the  During the       Liability  Thirteen Weeks  Thirteen Weeks  Liability    at 1/30/11  Ended 5/1/11  Ended 5/1/11  at 5/1/11               Severance, termination benefits and other costs $16,258  $9,713  $5,702  $20,269 Lease/contract termination and related costs  3,165   13,022   4,467   11,720 Total $19,423  $22,735  $10,169  $31,989 The charges incurred during the thirteen weeks ended May 1, 2011 and the remainder of charges expected to be incurred relate principally to selling, general and administrative expenses of the Company’s Tommy Hilfiger North America segment. |

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Description of restructuring activities including exit and disposal activities, which should include facts and circumstances leading to the plan, the expected plan completion date, the major types of costs associated with the plan activities, total expected costs, the accrual balance at the end of the period, and the periods over which the remaining accrual will be settled. This description does not include restructuring costs in connection with a business combination or discontinued operations and long-lived assets (disposal groups) sold or classified as held for sale. This element may be used as a single block of text to encapsulate the entire disclosure including data and tables.
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