|**ACTIVITY EXIT COSTS (Tables) (Warnaco Integration Costs [Member])**                    | 6 Months Ended                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
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|**Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]**                                          |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
|Schedule of Restructuring and Related Costs [Table Text Block]                           | In connection with the Company’s acquisition of Warnaco during the first quarter of 2013 and the related integration, the Company incurred certain costs related to severance and termination benefits, inventory liquidations and lease/contract terminations. Such costs were as follows:(In millions)Total Expected to be IncurredIncurred During the Thirteen Weeks Ended 8/3/14Incurred During the Twenty-Six Weeks Ended 8/3/14Cumulative Incurred To DateSeverance, termination benefits and other costs$170.0$3.6$11.0$142.5Inventory liquidation costs36.1—1.036.1Lease/contract termination and related costs70.05.812.254.2Total$276.1$9.4$24.2$232.8Of the charges for severance, termination benefits and lease/contract termination and other costs incurred during thetwenty-six weeks endedAugust 3, 2014, $3.9million relate to selling, general and administrative expenses of the Calvin Klein North America segment, $10.8million relate to selling, general and administrative expenses of the Calvin Klein International segment, $5.5million relate to selling, general and administrative expenses of the Heritage Brands Wholesale segment and $3.0million relate to corporate expenses not allocated to any reportable segment. The remaining charges for severance and termination benefits and lease/contract termination and other costs expected to be incurred relate principally to the aforementioned segments and corporate expenses not allocated to any reportable segment. Inventory liquidation costs incurred during thetwenty-six weeks endedAugust 3, 2014were included in gross margin of the Company’s Calvin Klein North America segment (see Note 18, “Segment Data”).
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|Severance, termination benefits and other costs                                          | $                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
|Inventory liquidation costs                                                              | 36.1                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
|Lease/contract termination and related costs                                             | 70.0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
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|Schedule Of Restructuring Accrued Liabilities Costs Incurred And Paid [Table Text Block] | The liabilities atAugust 3, 2014related to these costs were principally recorded in accrued expenses in the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets and were as follows:(In millions)Liability at 2/4/14Costs Incurred During the Twenty-Six Weeks Ended 8/3/14Costs Paid       During the Twenty-Six Weeks Ended 8/3/14Liability at 8/3/14Severance, termination benefits and other costs$33.6$11.0$26.8$17.8Lease/contract termination and related costs15.312.219.18.4Total$48.9$23.2$45.9$26.2                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
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|(In millions)                                                                            | Liability at 2/4/14                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
|Severance, termination benefits and other costs                                          | $                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
|Lease/contract termination and related costs                                             | 15.3                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
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