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|**Goodwill [Abstract]**                                |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
|Schedule of Goodwill [Table Text Block]                | The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill for thetwenty-six weeks endedJuly 31, 2016, by segment (please seeNote 18, “Segment Data,” for a further discussion of the Company’s reportable segments), were as follows:(In millions)Calvin Klein North AmericaCalvin Klein InternationalTommy Hilfiger North AmericaTommy Hilfiger InternationalHeritage Brands WholesaleHeritage Brands RetailTotalBalance as of January 31, 2016Goodwill, gross$728.0$841.5$204.4$1,208.4$237.0$11.9$3,231.2Accumulated impairment losses—————(11.9)(11.9)Goodwill, net728.0841.5204.41,208.4237.0—3,219.3Contingent purchase price payments to Mr. Calvin Klein13.99.7————23.6Acquisition of TH China———261.6——261.6Currency translation0.216.7—14.9(0.2)—31.6Balance as of July 31, 2016Goodwill, gross742.1867.9204.41,484.9236.811.93,548.0Accumulated impairment losses—————(11.9)(11.9)Goodwill, net$742.1$867.9$204.4$1,484.9$236.8$—$3,536.1
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|(In millions)                                          | Calvin Klein North America                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
|Balance as of January 31, 2016                         |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
|Goodwill, gross                                        | $                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
|Accumulated impairment losses                          | —                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
|Goodwill, net                                          | 728.0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
|Contingent purchase price payments to Mr. Calvin Klein | 13.9                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
|Acquisition of TH China                                | —                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
|Currency translation                                   | 0.2                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
|Balance as of July 31, 2016                            |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
|Goodwill, gross                                        | 742.1                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
|Accumulated impairment losses                          | —                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
|Goodwill, net                                          | $                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        

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