|**SEGMENT DATA Assets, Depreciation and Capital Expenditures (Details) (USD $)In Thousands, unless otherwise specified**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 3 Months Ended                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 12 Months Ended                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
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|**Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
|Identifiable Assets                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | $ 7,731,687                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
|Depreciation and Amortization                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
|Identifiable capital expenditures                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
|Proceeds from issuance of senior notes                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 700,000                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
|Capital expenditures incurred but not yet paid                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
|Property, plant and equipment, net                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 561,335                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
|Total revenue                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
|Calvin Klein North America [Member]                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
|**Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
|Identifiable Assets                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 752,029                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
|Depreciation and Amortization                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
|Identifiable capital expenditures                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
|Total revenue                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
|Calvin Klein International [Member]                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
|**Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
|Identifiable Assets                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 584,860                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
|Depreciation and Amortization                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
|Identifiable capital expenditures                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
|Total revenue                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
|Tommy Hilfiger North America [Member]                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
|**Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
|Identifiable Assets                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 1,139,416                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
|Depreciation and Amortization                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
|Identifiable capital expenditures                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
|Total revenue                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
|Tommy Hilfiger International [Member]                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
|**Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
|Identifiable Assets                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 3,420,813                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
|Depreciation and Amortization                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
|Identifiable capital expenditures                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
|Total revenue                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
|Heritage Brands Wholesale [Member]                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
|**Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
|Identifiable Assets                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 555,544                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
|Depreciation and Amortization                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
|Identifiable capital expenditures                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
|Total revenue                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
|Heritage Brands Retail [Member]                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
|**Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
|Identifiable Assets                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 175,717                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
|Depreciation and Amortization                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
|Identifiable capital expenditures                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
|Total revenue                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
|Corporate [Member]                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
|**Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
|Identifiable Assets                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 1,103,308                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | [3]                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
|Depreciation and Amortization                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
|Identifiable capital expenditures                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
|Domestic [Member]                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
|**Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
|Property, plant and equipment, net                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 321,247                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
|Total revenue                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
|Canada [Member]                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
|**Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
|Property, plant and equipment, net                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 41,850                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
|Total revenue                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
|Europe [Member]                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
|**Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
|Property, plant and equipment, net                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 171,647                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
|Total revenue                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
|Asia [Member]                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
|**Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
|Property, plant and equipment, net                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 26,591                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
|Total revenue                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
|Other foreign [Member]                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
|**Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
|Property, plant and equipment, net                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
|Total revenue                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
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|[1]
              Capital expenditures in 2013 include $13,624 of accruals that will not be paid until 2014. Capital expenditures in 2012 include $4,184 of accruals that were not paid until 2013. Capital expenditures in 2011 include $5,786 of accruals that were not paid until 2012.[2]
              Includes $30,000 of sales returns for certain Warnaco wholesale customers in Asia in connection with the Company’s initiative to reduce excess inventory levels.[3]
              Corporate at February 3, 2013 included $700,000 of cash that arose from senior notes that were issued to fund a portion of the consideration for the Warnaco acquisition. | [1]                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | Capital expenditures in 2013 include $13,624 of accruals that will not be paid until 2014. Capital expenditures in 2012 include $4,184 of accruals that were not paid until 2013. Capital expenditures in 2011 include $5,786 of accruals that were not paid until 2012.
|[1]                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | Capital expenditures in 2013 include $13,624 of accruals that will not be paid until 2014. Capital expenditures in 2012 include $4,184 of accruals that were not paid until 2013. Capital expenditures in 2011 include $5,786 of accruals that were not paid until 2012.
|[2]                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | Includes $30,000 of sales returns for certain Warnaco wholesale customers in Asia in connection with the Company’s initiative to reduce excess inventory levels.                                                                                                        
|[3]                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | Corporate at February 3, 2013 included $700,000 of cash that arose from senior notes that were issued to fund a portion of the consideration for the Warnaco acquisition.                                                                                               

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