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| Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Table Text Block] | The following tables present summarized information by segment:  Thirteen Weeks Ended Thirty-Nine Weeks Ended  10/30/11 10/31/10 10/30/11 10/31/10Revenue – Heritage Brand Wholesale Dress Furnishings        Net sales  $163,173 $157,246 $421,633 $392,345Royalty revenue  1,681 1,526 4,634 4,290Advertising and other revenue  496 524 1,314 1,540Total  165,350 159,296 427,581 398,175         Revenue – Heritage Brand Wholesale Sportswear        Net sales  187,344 201,948 418,905 425,823Royalty revenue  2,498 2,706 7,646 7,807Advertising and other revenue  408 446 1,289 1,344Total  190,250 205,100 427,840 434,974         Revenue – Heritage Brand Retail        Net sales  169,269 169,465 476,158 476,080Royalty revenue  1,268 1,371 3,805 3,739Advertising and other revenue  143 203 661 627Total  170,680 171,039 480,624 480,446         Revenue – Calvin Klein Licensing        Net sales     16,339 11,129 31,774 25,784Royalty revenue  80,605 74,418 205,117 186,445Advertising and other revenue  29,663 29,113 79,920 71,962Total  126,607 114,660 316,811 284,191         Revenue – Tommy Hilfiger North America        Net sales  350,281 298,282 911,678 554,426Royalty revenue  5,537 3,931 12,658 7,982Advertising and other revenue  2,002 1,548 5,293 2,381Total  357,820 303,761 929,629 564,789         Revenue – Tommy Hilfiger International        Net sales  456,456 392,677 1,272,088 655,970Royalty revenue  11,505 10,181 30,318 16,835Advertising and other revenue  860 1,778 2,923 2,978Total  468,821 404,636 1,305,329 675,783         Revenue – Other (Calvin Klein Apparel)        Net sales  174,632 157,927 469,974 400,373Total  174,632 157,927 469,974 400,373         Total Revenue        Net sales  1,517,494 1,388,674 4,002,210 2,930,801Royalty revenue  103,094 94,133 264,178 227,098Advertising and other revenue  33,572 33,612 91,400 80,832Total  $1,654,160 $1,516,419 $4,357,788 $3,238,731 Thirteen Weeks Ended  Thirty-Nine Weeks Ended  10/30/11  10/31/10  10/30/11  10/31/10 Income before interest and taxes – Heritage Brand Wholesale Dress Furnishings$25,817  $29,861  $60,335  $55,380             Income before interest and taxes – Heritage Brand Wholesale Sportswear10,456(2)  21,919  18,368(2)  50,001             Income before interest and taxes – Heritage Brand Retail8,571  16,108  28,332  41,586             Income before interest and taxes – Calvin Klein Licensing58,777  50,937  136,380  127,270             Income before interest and taxes – Tommy Hilfiger North America41,642(3)  20,197(7)  60,637(5)  26,621(8)             Income before interest and taxes – Tommy Hilfiger International48,820(3) (4)  41,870(7)  165,475(4) (5)  28,237(8)             Income before interest and taxes – Other (Calvin Klein Apparel)26,902  24,687  69,967  53,058             Loss before interest and taxes – Corporate(1)    (24,143)(3)  (27,288)(7)  (88,729)(5) (6)  (270,565)(8)             Income before interest and taxes$196,842  $178,291  $450,765  $111,588 (1) Includes corporate expenses not allocated to any reportable segments. Corporate expenses represent overhead operating expenses and include expenses for senior corporate management, corporate finance and information technology related to corporate infrastructure. (2) Income before interest and taxes for the thirteen and thirty-nine weeks endedOctober 30, 2011 includes costs of $502 and  $7,152, respectively, related to the Company’s negotiated early termination of its license to market sportswear under the Timberland brand, which will become effective in 2012.(3) Income (loss) before interest and taxes for the thirteen weeks ended October 30, 2011 includes costs of $9,264 associated with the Company’s integration of Tommy Hilfiger and the related restructuring.  Such costs were included in the Company’s segments as follows:  $3,421 in Tommy Hilfiger North America; $1,500 in Tommy Hilfiger International; and $4,343 in corporate expenses not allocated to any reportable segments.(4)  Income before interest and taxes for the thirteen and thirty-nine weeks endedOctober 30, 2011 includes a one-time expense of $20,709 recorded in connection with the Company’s reacquisition of the rights to the Tommy Hilfiger trademarks in India that had been subject to a perpetual license.  Please refer to Note 3, “Acquisitions,” for a further discussion.(5) Income (loss) before interest and taxes for the thirty-nine weeks endedOctober 30, 2011 includes costs of $50,949 associated with the Company’s integration of Tommy Hilfiger and the related restructuring. Such costs were included in the Company’s segments as follows:  $33,563 in Tommy Hilfiger North America; $1,948 in Tommy Hilfiger International; and $15,438 in corporate expenses not allocated to any reportable segments. (6) Loss before interest and taxes for the thirty-nine weeks endedOctober 30, 2011 includes costs of $16,233 associated with the Company’s modification of its senior secured credit facility. Please refer to Note 8, “Debt,” for a further discussion. (7) Income (loss) before interest and taxes for the thirteen weeks ended October 31, 2010 includes costs of $37,197 associated with the Company’s acquisition and integration of Tommy Hilfiger, including restructuring costs and short-lived non-cash valuation amortization charges. Such costs were included in the Company’s segments as follows:  $10,846 in Tommy Hilfiger North America; $18,392 in Tommy Hilfiger International; and $7,959 in corporate expenses not allocated to any reportable segments. (8) Income (loss) before interest and taxes for the thirty-nine weeks endedOctober 31, 2010 includes costs of $307,307 associated with the Company’s acquisition and integration of Tommy Hilfiger. Such costs were included in the Company’s segments as follows:  $35,325 in Tommy Hilfiger North America; $57,768 in Tommy Hilfiger International; and $214,214 in corporate expenses not allocated to any reportable segments. |

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