|**GOODWILL (Tables)**                                  | 6 Months Ended                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
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|Schedule of Goodwill [Table Text Block]                | The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill for thetwenty-six weeks endedAugust 2, 2015, by segment, were as follows:(In millions)Calvin Klein North AmericaCalvin Klein InternationalTommy Hilfiger North AmericaTommy Hilfiger InternationalHeritage Brands WholesaleHeritage Brands RetailTotalBalance as of February 1, 2015Goodwill, gross$705.4$859.6$204.4$1,251.4$238.3$11.9$3,271.0Accumulated impairment losses—————(11.9)(11.9)Goodwill, net705.4859.6204.41,251.4238.3—3,259.1Contingent purchase price payments to Mr. Calvin Klein12.89.2————22.0Currency translation and other(3.4)(20.5)—(36.5)(0.5)—(60.9)Balance as of August 2, 2015Goodwill, gross714.8848.3204.41,214.9237.811.93,232.1Accumulated impairment losses—————(11.9)(11.9)Goodwill, net$714.8$848.3$204.4$1,214.9$237.8$—$3,220.2
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|(In millions)                                          | Calvin Klein North America                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
|Balance as of February 1, 2015                         |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
|Goodwill, gross                                        | $                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
|Accumulated impairment losses                          | —                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
|Goodwill, net                                          | 705.4                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
|Contingent purchase price payments to Mr. Calvin Klein | 12.8                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
|Currency translation and other                         | (3.4                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
|Balance as of August 2, 2015                           |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
|Goodwill, gross                                        | 714.8                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
|Accumulated impairment losses                          | —                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
|Goodwill, net                                          | $                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   

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