| **INCOME TAXES Unrecognized Tax Benefits (Details) (USD $)In Millions, unless otherwise specified**                  | 12 Months Ended                                                                                              |
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| **Reconciliation of Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Excluding Amounts Pertaining to Examined Tax Returns [Roll Forward]** |                                                                                                         |   |   |
| Balance at beginning of year                                                                                         | $ 485.7us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits                                                                       | $ 197.9us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits | $ 184.0us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits |
| Increase due to assumed Warnaco positions                                                                            | 0pvh_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitIncreaseResultingFromWarnaco                                                      | 142.8pvh_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitIncreaseResultingFromWarnaco | 0pvh_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitIncreaseResultingFromWarnaco |
| Increases related to prior year tax positions                                                                        | 16.8us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromPriorPeriodTaxPositions                             | 123.4us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromPriorPeriodTaxPositions | 3.8us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromPriorPeriodTaxPositions |
| Decreases related to prior year tax positions                                                                        | (239.3)us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsDecreasesResultingFromPriorPeriodTaxPositions                          | (3.2)us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsDecreasesResultingFromPriorPeriodTaxPositions | (2.7)us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsDecreasesResultingFromPriorPeriodTaxPositions |
| Increases related to current year tax positions                                                                      | 38.2us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromCurrentPeriodTaxPositions                           | 64.1us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromCurrentPeriodTaxPositions | 22.1us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromCurrentPeriodTaxPositions |
| Lapses in statute of limitations                                                                                     | (36.3)us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsReductionsResultingFromLapseOfApplicableStatuteOfLimitations            | (38.3)us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsReductionsResultingFromLapseOfApplicableStatuteOfLimitations | (10.9)us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsReductionsResultingFromLapseOfApplicableStatuteOfLimitations |
| Effects of foreign currency translation                                                                              | (20.6)us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsDecreasesResultingFromForeignCurrencyTranslation                        | (1.0)us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsDecreasesResultingFromForeignCurrencyTranslation | 1.6us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsDecreasesResultingFromForeignCurrencyTranslation |
| Balance at end of year                                                                                               | 244.5us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits                                                                         | 485.7us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits | 197.9us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits |
| **Other Uncertain Tax Position Data:**                                                                               |                                                                                                         |   |   |
| Interest and penalties recognized in income statements                                                               | (25.9)us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAndInterestExpense                                    | 15.3us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAndInterestExpense | 3.4us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAndInterestExpense |
| Interest and penalties accrued in balance sheets                                                                     | 28.6us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAndInterestAccrued                                      | 67.9us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAndInterestAccrued | 14.0us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAndInterestAccrued |
| Reasonably possible reduction in uncertain tax positions, estimated lower bound of change                            | 40.0us-gaap_SignificantChangeInUnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIsReasonablyPossibleEstimatedRangeOfChangeLowerBound   |   |   |
| Reasonably possible reduction in uncertain tax positions, estimated upper bound of change                            | $ 50.0us-gaap_SignificantChangeInUnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIsReasonablyPossibleEstimatedRangeOfChangeUpperBound |   |   |

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