| **NONCASH INVESTING AND FINANCING TRANSACTIONS (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions**                             |        |        | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |
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| **Nonmonetary Transaction [Line Items]**                                                                                            |   |   |           |            |   |   |   |
| Capital Expenditures Incurred but Not yet Paid                                                                                      |   |   |           |            | $ 24.5 | $ 17.0 | $ 13.6 |
| Payments in current period for property, plant and equipment acquired in prior period, excluded from prior year cash flow statement |   |   |           |            | 17.0 | 13.6 |   |
| Capital Lease Obligations Incurred                                                                                                  |   |   |           |            | 4.3 | 4.2 | 7.5 |
| Contingent purchase price payments                                                                                                  |   |   |           |            | $ 51.3 | $ 51.7 | 53.2 |
| Write-off of deferred debt issuance costs                                                                                           |   |   | $ 17.5         | $ 5.8           |   |   |   |
| Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)                                                                                      |   |   |           |            | $ 1 | $ 1 |   |
| Warnaco employee replacement stock awards                                                                                           |   |   |           |            |   |   | 39.8 |
| Calvin Klein Australia Joint Venture [Member]                                                                                       |   |   |           |            |   |   |   |
| **Nonmonetary Transaction [Line Items]**                                                                                            |   |   |           |            |   |   |   |
| Increase In Investment Balances Related to Deconsolidation of Joint Ventures                                                        |   |   |           |            |   | $ 3.7 |   |
| Calvin Klein India Joint Venture [Member]                                                                                           |   |   |           |            |   |   |   |
| **Nonmonetary Transaction [Line Items]**                                                                                            |   |   |           |            |   |   |   |
| Increase In Investment Balances Related to Deconsolidation of Joint Ventures                                                        |   |   |           |            |   | 6.2 |   |
| Calvin Klein North America and International Businesses                                                                             |   |   |           |            |   |   |   |
| **Nonmonetary Transaction [Line Items]**                                                                                            |   |   |           |            |   |   |   |
| Liabilities incurred related to contingent purchase price payments                                                                  |   |   |           |            | $ 51.7 | $ 50.5 | $ 51.0 |
| Contingent purchase price payment terms                                                                                             |   |   |           |            | 45 days | 45 days | 45 days |
| Contingent purchase price payments                                                                                                  |   |   |           |            | $ 50.7 | $ 51.1 | $ 52.8 |
| Warnaco Acquisition [Member]                                                                                                        |   |   |           |            |   |   |   |
| **Nonmonetary Transaction [Line Items]**                                                                                            |   |   |           |            |   |   |   |
| Issuance of common stock (in shares)                                                                                                |   |   |           | 7,674,000.000   |   |   |   |
| Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)                                                                                      |   | $ 1.00 |           | $ 1.00          |   |   |   |
| Business Acquisition Equity Interest Issued Treasury Stock Number Of Shares                                                         |   |   |           | 416,000         |   |   |   |
| Increase In Common Stock During Period                                                                                              |   |   |           | $ 7.3           |   |   |   |
| Increase in additional paid in capital, conversion of convertible preferred stock                                                   |   |   |           | 888.9           |   |   |   |
| Adjustments To Treasury Stock During Period                                                                                         |   |   |           | 30.3            |   |   |   |
| Warnaco employee replacement stock awards                                                                                           |   | $ 39.8 |           | 39.8            |   |   |   |
| Pre Acquisition Liability Payable To Warnaco                                                                                        |   | $ 9.2  |           | $ 9.2           |   |   |   |
| Senior notes due 2020 [Member]                                                                                                      |   |   |           |            |   |   |   |
| **Nonmonetary Transaction [Line Items]**                                                                                            |   |   |           |            |   |   |   |
| Write-off of deferred debt issuance costs                                                                                           | $ 14.3 |   |           |            |   |   |   |
| Leasehold Improvements [Member]                                                                                                     |   |   |           |            |   |   |   |
| **Nonmonetary Transaction [Line Items]**                                                                                            |   |   |           |            |   |   |   |
| Leasehold Improvements - Incentive from lessor                                                                                      |   |   |           |            | $ 4.1 |   |   |

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Future cash outflow to pay for purchases of fixed assets that have occurred.
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