| **RETIREMENT AND BENEFIT PLANS Assumed Health Care Cost Trend Rates and Assumptions (Details) (USD $)In Millions, unless otherwise specified** | 12 Months Ended                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
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| **Defined Benefit Plan, Effect of One-Percentage Point Change in Assumed Health Care Cost Trend Rates [Abstract]**                             |                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |   |   |
| Impact of 1% increase on service and interest cost                                                                                             | 0us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanEffectOfOnePercentagePointIncreaseOnServiceAndInterestCostComponents                                                                                                                        |   |   |
| Impact of 1% decrease on service and interest cost                                                                                             | 0us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanEffectOfOnePercentagePointDecreaseOnServiceAndInterestCostComponents1                                                                                                                       |   |   |
| Impact of 1% increase on year-end accumulated postretirement benefit obligation                                                                | 1.2us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanEffectOfOnePercentagePointIncreaseOnAccumulatedPostretirementBenefitObligation                                                                                                            |   |   |
| Impact of 1% decrease on year-end accumulated postretirement benefit obligation                                                                | (1.0)us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanEffectOfOnePercentagePointDecreaseOnAccumulatedPostretirementBenefitObligation1                                                                                                         |   |   |
| Pension and SERP Plans [Member]                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |   |   |
| **Defined Benefit Plan, Assumptions Used in Calculations [Abstract]**                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |   |   |
| Discount rate (apples to Pension Plans and SERP Plans)                                                                                         | 3.94%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingBenefitObligationDiscountRate/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis= pvh_PensionandSERPPlansMember                                   | 5.07%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingBenefitObligationDiscountRate/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis= pvh_PensionandSERPPlansMember | 4.67%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingBenefitObligationDiscountRate/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis= pvh_PensionandSERPPlansMember |
| Other Postretirement Benefit Plan [Member]                                                                                                     |                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |   |   |
| **Defined Benefit Plan, Assumptions Used in Calculations [Abstract]**                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |   |   |
| Discount rate (apples to Pension Plans and SERP Plans)                                                                                         | 3.53%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingBenefitObligationDiscountRate/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis= us-gaap_OtherPostretirementBenefitPlansDefinedBenefitMember     | 5.07%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingBenefitObligationDiscountRate/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis= us-gaap_OtherPostretirementBenefitPlansDefinedBenefitMember | 4.67%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingBenefitObligationDiscountRate/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis= us-gaap_OtherPostretirementBenefitPlansDefinedBenefitMember |
| Pension Plan, Defined Benefit [Member]                                                                                                         |                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |   |   |
| **Defined Benefit Plan, Assumptions Used in Calculations [Abstract]**                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |   |   |
| Rate of increase in compensation levels (applies to Pension Plans only)                                                                        | 4.28%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingBenefitObligationRateOfCompensationIncrease/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis= us-gaap_PensionPlansDefinedBenefitMember          | 4.33%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingBenefitObligationRateOfCompensationIncrease/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis= us-gaap_PensionPlansDefinedBenefitMember | 4.34%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingBenefitObligationRateOfCompensationIncrease/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis= us-gaap_PensionPlansDefinedBenefitMember |
| Long-term rate of return on assets (applies to Pension Plans only)                                                                             | 6.75%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingNetPeriodicBenefitCostExpectedLongTermReturnOnAssets/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis= us-gaap_PensionPlansDefinedBenefitMember | 7.25%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingNetPeriodicBenefitCostExpectedLongTermReturnOnAssets/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis= us-gaap_PensionPlansDefinedBenefitMember | 7.25%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingNetPeriodicBenefitCostExpectedLongTermReturnOnAssets/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis= us-gaap_PensionPlansDefinedBenefitMember |

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| - Definition
The interest rate used to adjust for the time value of money for the plan.
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| - Definition
Expected rate of compensation increases (for pay-related plans).
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| - Definition
An assumption as to the rate of return on plan assets reflecting the average rate of earnings expected on the funds invested or to be invested to provide for the benefits included in the benefit obligation.
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| - Definition
Amount of effect of a one-percentage-point decrease in the assumed health care cost trend rates on the accumulated postretirement benefit obligation for health care benefits.
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| - Definition
Amount of effect of a one-percentage-point decrease in the assumed health care cost trend rates on the aggregate of the service and interest cost components of net periodic postretirement health care benefit costs.
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The effect of a one-percentage-point increase in the assumed health care cost trend rates on the accumulated postretirement benefit obligation for health care benefits.
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The effect of a one-percentage-point increase in the assumed health care cost trend rates on the aggregate of the service and interest cost components of net periodic postretirement health care benefit costs.
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