| **STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION Stock Incentive Plan (Details) (USD $)In Millions, unless otherwise specified** | 12 Months Ended                                                                                     |
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| **Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]**                              |                                                                                                |   |   |
| Tax deduction associated with stock plan award transactions                                                | $ 20.1pvh_TaxDeductionAssociatedwithStockPlanAwards                                                 | $ 69.7pvh_TaxDeductionAssociatedwithStockPlanAwards | $ 24.1pvh_TaxDeductionAssociatedwithStockPlanAwards |
| Excess tax benefits from awards under stock plans                                                          | $ 11.0us-gaap_ExcessTaxBenefitFromShareBasedCompensationFinancingActivities                         | $ 37.6us-gaap_ExcessTaxBenefitFromShareBasedCompensationFinancingActivities | $ 14.9us-gaap_ExcessTaxBenefitFromShareBasedCompensationFinancingActivities |
| Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Shares Available for Grant    | 4.2us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAvailableForGrant |   |   |

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| - Definition
Tax Deduction Associated with Stock Plan Awards
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No definition available.
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| - Definition
Amount of cash inflow from realized tax benefit related to deductible compensation cost reported on the entity's tax return for equity instruments in excess of the compensation cost for those instruments recognized for financial reporting purposes.
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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 718 -SubTopic 20 -Section 55 -Paragraph 24 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=32706628&loc=d3e11374-113907
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| - Definition
The difference between the maximum number of shares (or other type of equity) authorized for issuance under the plan (including the effects of amendments and adjustments), and the sum of: 1) the number of shares (or other type of equity) already issued upon exercise of options or other equity-based awards under the plan; and 2) shares (or other type of equity) reserved for issuance on granting of outstanding awards, net of cancellations and forfeitures, if applicable.
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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 718 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6415400&loc=d3e5070-113901
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