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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 (In millions)5/4/14 5/5/13 Revenue – Calvin Klein North America    Net sales    $301.6 $293.3 Royalty revenue    25.5 25.4 Advertising and other revenue    10.5 8.7 Total    337.6 327.4      Revenue – Calvin Klein International    Net sales300.2 255.2(1) Royalty revenue19.4 18.4 Advertising and other revenue8.1 6.9 Total327.7 280.5      Revenue – Tommy Hilfiger North America    Net sales    354.2 337.7 Royalty revenue    6.0 6.4 Advertising and other revenue    2.2 2.5 Total    362.4 346.6      Revenue – Tommy Hilfiger International    Net sales    484.6 451.8 Royalty revenue    14.0 11.8 Advertising and other revenue    1.4 1.2 Total    500.0 464.8      Revenue – Heritage Brands Wholesale    Net sales354.9 354.5 Royalty revenue3.9 4.0 Advertising and other revenue0.5 0.6 Total359.3 359.1      Revenue – Heritage Brands Retail    Net sales76.0(2) 130.5 Royalty revenue0.6 1.1 Advertising and other revenue0.1 0.2 Total76.7 131.8      Total Revenue    Net sales    1,871.5 1,823.0 Royalty revenue    69.4 67.1 Advertising and other revenue    22.8 20.1 Total    $1,963.7 $1,910.2 (1) Includes $30.0 million of sales returns for certain wholesale customers in the acquired Asia business in connection with the Company’s initiative to reduce excess inventory levels.(2) Includes a decrease of $46.5 million as compared to the prior year due to the sale of the the Bass business, which closed in the fourth quarter of 2013.   Thirteen Weeks Ended (In millions)5/4/14  5/5/13 Income before interest and taxes – Calvin Klein North America$41.1(2)  $12.4(6)       Income (loss) before interest and taxes – Calvin Klein International32.8(2)(3)  (36.5)(6)       Income before interest and taxes – Tommy Hilfiger North America40.2  46.0       Income before interest and taxes – Tommy Hilfiger International75.0  72.1       Income before interest and taxes – Heritage Brands Wholesale27.0(2)  28.4(6)       Loss before interest and taxes – Heritage Brands Retail(3.2)(4)  (6.8)       Loss before interest and taxes – Corporate(1)    (128.4)(2)(5)  (97.2)(6)(7)       Income before interest and taxes$84.5  $18.4 (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, information technology related to corporate infrastructure and actuarial gains and losses from the Company’s pension and other postretirement plans. (2) Income (loss) before interest and taxes for the thirteen weeks endedMay 4, 2014 includes costs of $32.6 million associated with the Company’s integration of Warnaco and the related restructuring. Such costs were included in the Company’s segments as follows: $5.0 million in Calvin Klein North America; $11.2 million in Calvin Klein International; $4.0 million in Heritage Brands Wholesale; and $12.4 million in corporate expenses not allocated to any reportable segments.(3) Income before interest and taxes for the thirteen weeks endedMay 4, 2014 includes a net gain of $8.0 million associated with the deconsolidation of certain Calvin Klein subsidiaries in Australia and the Company’s previously consolidated Calvin Klein joint venture in India. Please refer to Note 4, “Investments in Unconsolidated Affiliates” and Note 5, “Redeemable Non-Controlling Interest” for a further discussion.  (4) Loss before interest and taxes for the thirteen weeks endedMay 4, 2014 includes costs of $1.0 million related to the sale of the Bass business, which closed in the fourth quarter of 2013.(5) Loss before interest and taxes for the thirteen weeks endedMay 4, 2014 includes costs of $93.1 million associated with the Company’s amendment and restatement of its previously outstanding senior secured credit facilities and redemption of its 7 3/8% senior notes due 2020. Please refer to Note 8, “Debt,” for a further discussion.(6) Income (loss) before interest and taxes for the thirteen weeks endedMay 5, 2013 includes costs of $182.5 million associated with the Company’s acquisition and integration of Warnaco and the related restructuring. Such costs were included in the Company’s segments as follows: $41.1 million in Calvin Klein North America; $88.8 million in Calvin Klein International; $17.5 million in Heritage Brands Wholesale; and $35.1 million in corporate expenses not allocated to any reportable segments.(7) Loss before interest and taxes for the thirteen weeks endedMay 5, 2013 includes costs of $40.4 million associated with the Company’s debt modification and extinguishment. Please refer to Note 8, “Debt,” for a further discussion.Intersegment transactions consist of transfers of inventory principally from the Heritage Brands Wholesale segment to the Heritage Brands Retail segment and the Calvin Klein North America segment. These transfers are recorded at cost plus a standard markup percentage. Such markup percentage on ending inventory is eliminated principally in the Heritage Brands Retail segment and the Calvin Klein North America segment. |

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Tabular disclosure of the profit or loss and total assets for each reportable segment. An entity discloses certain information on each reportable segment if the amounts (a) are included in the measure of segment profit or loss reviewed by the chief operating decision maker or (b) are otherwise regularly provided to the chief operating decision maker, even if not included in that measure of segment profit or loss.
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