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| **Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]** |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             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| GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS                     | GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETSThe changes in the carrying amount of goodwill, by segment, were as follows:  HeritageBrandWholesaleDressFurnishings HeritageBrandWholesaleSportswear Calvin KleinLicensing TommyHilfigerNorthAmerica TommyHilfigerInternational TotalBalance as of January 30, 2011            Goodwill, gross $70,589 $84,553 $304,924 $198,501 $1,161,920 $1,820,487Accumulated impairment losses — — — — — —Goodwill, net 70,589 84,553 304,924 198,501 1,161,920 1,820,487Contingent purchase price payments to Mr. Calvin Klein — — 51,309 — — 51,309Currency translation — — (198) — (49,123) (49,321)Balance as of January 29, 2012            Goodwill, gross 70,589 84,553 356,035 198,501 1,112,797 1,822,475Accumulated impairment losses — — — — — —Goodwill, net 70,589 84,553 356,035 198,501 1,112,797 1,822,475Contingent purchase price payments to Mr. Calvin Klein — — 51,715 — — 51,715Goodwill from acquisition of Netherlands franchisee — — — — 11,036 11,036Goodwill from reacquisition of Tommy Hilfiger tailored apparel license — — — — 23,735 23,735Currency translation — — 875 — 49,051 49,926Balance as of February 3, 2013            Goodwill, gross 70,589 84,553 408,625 198,501 1,196,619 1,958,887Accumulated impairment losses — — — — — —Goodwill, net $70,589 $84,553 $408,625 $198,501 $1,196,619 $1,958,887The Company is required to make contingent purchase price payments to Mr. Calvin Klein in connection with the Company’s acquisition in 2003 of all of the issued and outstanding stock of Calvin Klein, Inc. and certain affiliated companies (collectively, “Calvin Klein”). Such payments are based on 1.15% of total worldwide net sales, as defined in the acquisition agreement (as amended), of products bearing any of the Calvin Klein brands and are required to be made with respect to sales made through February 12, 2018. A significant portion of the sales on which the payments to Mr. Klein are made are wholesale sales by the Company and its licensees and other partners to retailers.The Company’s intangible assets consisted of the following: February 3, 2013 January 29, 2012 GrossCarryingAmount AccumulatedAmortization Net GrossCarryingAmount AccumulatedAmortization NetIntangible assets subject to amortization:           Customer relationships(1)$190,383 $(41,158) $149,225 $178,946 $(29,328) $149,618Covenants not to compete2,220 (2,220) — 2,218 (1,962) 256Order backlog32,287 (32,287) — 32,287 (32,287) —License rights(1)8,565 (3,636) 4,929 5,937 (2,822) 3,115Total intangible assets subject to amortization233,455 (79,301) 154,154 219,388 (66,399) 152,989            Intangible assets not subject to amortization:           Tradenames2,327,809 — 2,327,809 2,306,857 — 2,306,857Perpetual license rights86,000 — 86,000 86,000 — 86,000Reacquired perpetual license rights13,042 — 13,042 12,532 — 12,532Total intangible assets not subject to amortization2,426,851 — 2,426,851 2,405,389 — 2,405,389Total intangible assets$2,660,306 $(79,301) $2,581,005 $2,624,777 $(66,399) $2,558,378(1) Increase primarily relates to customer relationships of $6,566 and license rights of $2,522 recorded in connection with the reacquisition of the Tommy Hilfiger tailored apparel license, effective December 31, 2012. These customer relationships are amortized over 10 years and license rights are amortized over 15 months from the date of the related acquisition.Amortization expense related to the Company’s amortizable intangible assets was $12,902 and $14,153 for 2012 and 2011, respectively.Amortization expense, a portion of which is subject to exchange rate fluctuation, for the next five years related to the Company’s intangible assets as of February 3, 2013 is expected to be as follows:Fiscal Year Amount2013 $15,3642014 13,6032015 13,2512016 13,2512017 13,251 |

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The entire disclosure for the aggregate amount of goodwill and a description of intangible assets, which may include (a) for amortizable intangible assets (also referred to as finite-lived intangible assets), the carrying amount, the amount of any significant residual value, and the weighted-average amortization period, (b) for intangible assets not subject to amortization (also referred to as indefinite-lived intangible assets), the carrying amount, and (c) the amount of research and development assets acquired and written off in the period, including the line item in the income statement in which the amounts written off are aggregated, if not readily apparent from the income statement. Also discloses (a) for amortizable intangibles assets in total and by major class, the gross carrying amount and accumulated amortization, the total amortization expense for the period, and the estimated aggregate amortization expense for each of the five succeeding fiscal years, (b) for intangible assets not subject to amortization the carrying amount in total and by major class, and (c) for goodwill, in total and for each reportable segment, the changes in the carrying amount of goodwill during the period (including the aggregate amount of goodwill acquired, the aggregate amount of impairment losses recognized, and the amount of goodwill included in the gain (loss) on disposal of a reporting unit). If any part of goodwill has not been allocated to a reportable segment, discloses the unallocated amount and the reasons for not allocating. For each impairment loss recognized related to an intangible asset (excluding goodwill), discloses: (a) a description of the impaired intangible asset and the facts and circumstances leading to the impairment, (b) the amount of the impairment loss and the method for determining fair value, (c) the caption in the income statement or the statement of activities in which the impairment loss is aggregated, and (d) the segment in which the impaired intangible asset is reported. For each goodwill impairment loss recognized, discloses: (a) a description of the facts and circumstances leading to the impairment, (b) the amount of the impairment loss and the method of determining the fair value of the associated reporting unit, and (c) if a recognized impairment loss is an estimate not finalized and the reasons why the estimate is not final.  May also disclose the nature and amount of any significant adjustments made to a previous estimate of an impairment loss.
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