| **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                                     |    |   |   | $ 39.5          | $ 43.7 | $ 41.9 |
| Lease Obligation Incurred                                                          |    |   |   |            | $ 6.0 | 3.6 |
| Treasury Stock, Shares Purchased Not Yet Settled                                   |    |   |   | 0.5             |   | $ 1.5 |
| Australia Acquisition [Member]                                                     |    |   |   |            |   |   |
| **Nonmonetary Transaction [Line Items]**                                           |    |   |   |            |   |   |
| Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Noncontrolling Owners             | 6.00%   |   |   |            |   |   |
| Business Ownership Percentage                                                      | 100.00% |   |   |            |   |   |
| Pre-Acquisition Accounts Receivable                                                | $ 2.2   |   |   |            |   |   |
| Gain to write-up equity investments in joint ventures to fair value                | 113.1   |   |   |            |   |   |
| 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  |   |            |   |   |
| Gazal Corporation Limited [Member] | Australia Acquisition [Member]                |    |   |   |            |   |   |
| **Nonmonetary Transaction [Line Items]**                                           |    |   |   |            |   |   |
| Gain to write-up equity investments in joint ventures to fair value                | 23.6    |   |   |            |   |   |
| PVH Australia [Member] | Australia Acquisition [Member]                            |    |   |   |            |   |   |
| **Nonmonetary Transaction [Line Items]**                                           |    |   |   |            |   |   |
| Gain to write-up equity investments in joint ventures to fair value                | 89.5    |   |   |            |   |   |
| 2016 Facilities [Member]                                                           |    |   |   |            |   |   |
| **Nonmonetary Transaction [Line Items]**                                           |    |   |   |            |   |   |
| Write-off of deferred debt issuance costs                                          |    |   |   | 1.7             |   |   |
| Senior notes due 2022 [Member]                                                     |    |   |   |            |   |   |
| **Nonmonetary Transaction [Line Items]**                                           |    |   |   |            |   |   |
| Write-off of deferred debt issuance costs                                          |    |   | $ 8.1  |            |   |   |
| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Australia Acquisition [Member]              |    |   |   |            |   |   |
| **Nonmonetary Transaction [Line Items]**                                           |    |   |   |            |   |   |
| Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest, Equity, Common, Redemption Value               |    |   |   | 33.8            |   |   |
| Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest, Equity, Common, Fair Value                     | $ 26.2  |   |   |            |   |   |
| Noncontrolling Interest, Change in Redemption Value                                |    |   |   | $ (8.6)         |   |   |

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Future cash outflow to pay for purchases of fixed assets that have occurred.
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Amount of increase in lease obligation from new lease.
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Change in noncontrolling interest during the period as a result of a change in the redemption value of redeemable noncontrolling interest.
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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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The fair value as of the reporting date of noncontrolling interests which are redeemable by the (parent) entity (1) at a fixed or determinable price on a fixed or determinable date, (2) at the option of the holder of the noncontrolling interest, or (3) upon occurrence of an event that is not solely within the control of the (parent) entity. The noncontrolling interest holder's ownership (or holders' ownership) may be in the form of common shares (regardless of class), limited partnership units (regardless of class), non-preferential membership interests, or any other form of common equity regardless of investee entity legal form.
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Redemption value, as if currently redeemable, of redeemable noncontrolling interest for common shares, units or ownership interests classified as temporary equity and the election has been made to accrete changes in redemption value to the earliest redemption date.
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Write-off of amounts previously capitalized as debt issuance cost in an extinguishment of debt.
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