| **SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES Property, Plant and Equipment (Details) (USD $)In Millions, unless otherwise specified** | 12 Months Ended             |
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| **Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]**                                                                                        |                        |   |   |
| Depreciation expense                                                                                                                  | $ 193.8us-gaap_Depreciation | $ 189.7us-gaap_Depreciation | $ 122.4us-gaap_Depreciation |
| Buildings and Building Improvements [Member] | Minimum [Member]                                                                       |                        |   |   |
| **Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]**                                                                                        |                        |   |   |
| Property, plant and equipment, useful life in years                                                                                   | 15 years                    |   |   |
| Buildings and Building Improvements [Member] | Maximum [Member]                                                                       |                        |   |   |
| **Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]**                                                                                        |                        |   |   |
| Property, plant and equipment, useful life in years                                                                                   | 40 years                    |   |   |
| Machinery, Software and Equipment [Member] | Minimum [Member]                                                                         |                        |   |   |
| **Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]**                                                                                        |                        |   |   |
| Property, plant and equipment, useful life in years                                                                                   | 2 years                     |   |   |
| Machinery, Software and Equipment [Member] | Maximum [Member]                                                                         |                        |   |   |
| **Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]**                                                                                        |                        |   |   |
| Property, plant and equipment, useful life in years                                                                                   | 10 years                    |   |   |
| Furniture and Fixtures [Member] | Minimum [Member]                                                                                    |                        |   |   |
| **Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]**                                                                                        |                        |   |   |
| Property, plant and equipment, useful life in years                                                                                   | 2 years                     |   |   |
| Furniture and Fixtures [Member] | Maximum [Member]                                                                                    |                        |   |   |
| **Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]**                                                                                        |                        |   |   |
| Property, plant and equipment, useful life in years                                                                                   | 10 years                    |   |   |
| Shop-in-shops [Member] | Minimum [Member]                                                                                             |                        |   |   |
| **Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]**                                                                                        |                        |   |   |
| Property, plant and equipment, useful life in years                                                                                   | 3 years                     |   |   |
| Shop-in-shops [Member] | Maximum [Member]                                                                                             |                        |   |   |
| **Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]**                                                                                        |                        |   |   |
| Property, plant and equipment, useful life in years                                                                                   | 5 years                     |   |   |

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| - Definition
The amount of expense recognized in the current period that reflects the allocation of the cost of tangible assets over the assets' useful lives. Includes production and non-production related depreciation.
+ References
Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 230 -SubTopic 10 -Section 45 -Paragraph 28 -Subparagraph (b) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=31042434&loc=d3e3602-108585
+ Details**Name:**us-gaap_Depreciation**Namespace Prefix:**us-gaap_**Data Type:**xbrli:monetaryItemType**Balance Type:**debit**Period Type:**duration |
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| - Details**Name:**us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentLineItems**Namespace Prefix:**us-gaap_**Data Type:**xbrli:stringItemType**Balance Type:**na**Period Type:**duration |
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| - Definition
Useful life of long lived, physical assets used in the normal conduct of business and not intended for resale, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days. Examples include, but not limited to, land, buildings, machinery and equipment, office equipment, furniture and fixtures, and computer equipment.
+ References
No definition available.
+ Details**Name:**us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentUsefulLife**Namespace Prefix:**us-gaap_**Data Type:**xbrli:durationItemType**Balance Type:**na**Period Type:**duration |
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| - Details**Name:**us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis=pvh_MachinerySoftwareAndEquipmentMember**Namespace Prefix:****Data Type:**na**Balance Type:****Period Type:** |
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| - Details**Name:**us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis=pvh_ShopInShopsMember**Namespace Prefix:****Data Type:**na**Balance Type:****Period Type:** |
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| - Details**Name:**us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis=us-gaap_BuildingAndBuildingImprovementsMember**Namespace Prefix:****Data Type:**na**Balance Type:****Period Type:** |
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| - Details**Name:**us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis=us-gaap_FurnitureAndFixturesMember**Namespace Prefix:****Data Type:**na**Balance Type:****Period Type:** |