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$ 5,410,028

$ 4,219,739

$ 2,070,754

356,035

306,708

239,256

124,561

110,401

88,721

Selling, general and administrative expenses

^[1]

5,890,624

4,636,848

2,398,731

Cost of goods sold

2,834,735

2,214,897

1,216,128

Gross profit

3,055,889

2,421,951

1,182,603

2,481,370

2,071,416

938,791

Equity in income of unconsolidated affiliates

16,233

6,650

Other loss

140,490

1,367

Basic net income per common share (in dollars per share)

559,653

203,395

243,812

Interest expense

129,355

128,561

33,524

Interest income

1,267

1,739

1,295

Income before taxes

431,565

76,573

211,583

Income tax expense

113,684

22,768

49,673

Net income

$ 317,881

$ 53,805

$ 161,910

$ 4.46

$ 0.82

$ 3.14

Diluted net income per common share (in dollars per share)

$ 4.36

$ 0.80

$ 3.08

[1]	Macy’s, Inc. accounted for 9.4%, 10.1% and 11.9% of the Company’s revenue in 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively. This revenue is reported in the Heritage Brand Wholesale Dress Furnishings, Heritage Brand Wholesale Sportswear, Other (Calvin Klein Apparel) and Tommy Hilfiger North America segments.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jan. 29, 2012	Jan. 30, 2011
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 233,197	$ 498,718
Trade receivables, net of allowances for doubtful accounts of $15,744 and $11,105	467,628	433,900
Other receivables	13,337	13,261
Inventories, net	809,009	710,868
Prepaid expenses	111,228	80,974
Other, including deferred taxes of $53,645 and $68,307	104,836	97,568
Total Current Assets	1,739,235	1,835,289
Property, Plant and Equipment, net	458,891	404,577
Goodwill	1,822,475	1,820,487
Tradenames	2,306,857	2,342,467
Perpetual License Rights	86,000	86,000
Other Intangibles, net	165,521	172,562
Other Assets, including deferred taxes of $11,989 and $7,202	173,382	122,968
Total Assets	6,752,361	6,784,350
Current Liabilities:
Accounts payable	366,138	335,482
Accrued expenses	556,366	539,670
Deferred revenue	38,376	51,235
Short-term borrowings	13,040	4,868
Current portion of long-term debt	69,951	0
Total Current Liabilities	1,043,871	931,255
Long-Term Debt	1,832,925	2,364,002
Other Liabilities, including deferred taxes of $507,023 and $525,594	1,160,116	1,046,549
Stockholders' Equity:
Preferred stock outstanding, value	0	0
Common stock, par value $1 per share; 240,000,000 shares authorized; 68,297,773 and 67,234,567 shares issued	68,298	67,235
Additional pain in capital - common stock	1,377,922	1,301,647
Retained earnings	1,147,079	840,072
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income	(50,426)	55,744
Less: 249,531 and 168,893 shares of common stock held in treasury, at cost	(16,019)	(10,749)
Total Stockholders' Equity	2,715,449	2,442,544
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity	6,752,361	6,784,350
Series A Convertible Preferred Stock [Member]
Stockholders' Equity:
Preferred stock outstanding, value	$ 188,595	$ 188,595

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jan. 29, 2012	Jan. 30, 2011
Current Assets:
Allowance for doubtful accounts	$ 15,744	$ 11,105
Other current assets, deferred taxes	53,645	68,307
Other noncurrent assets, deferred taxes	11,989	7,202
Liabilities:
Other liabilities, deferred taxes	$ 507,023	$ 525,594
Stockholders' Equity:
Preferred stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 100	$ 100
Preferred stock, shares authorized (in shares)	150,000	150,000
Preferred stock, shares issued (in shares)		8,000
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 1	$ 1
Common stock, shares authorized (in shares)	240,000,000	240,000,000
Common stock, shares issued (in shares)	68,297,773	67,234,567
Shares of common stock held in treasury, at cost (in shares)	249,531	168,893
Series A Preferred Stock [Member]
Stockholders' Equity:
Preferred stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 100	$ 100
Preferred stock, shares authorized (in shares)	8,000	8,000
Preferred stock, shares issued (in shares)	8,000	8,000
Preferred stock, shares outstanding (in shares)	8,000	8,000
Preferred stock, total liquidation preference	$ 200,000	$ 200,000

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($)
$ in Thousands

12 Months Ended

Jan. 29, 2012

Jan. 30, 2011

Jan. 31, 2010

OPERATING ACTIVITIES

Net income

$ 317,881

$ 53,805

$ 161,910

Adjustments to reconcile to net cash provided by operating activities:

Depreciation and amortization

132,010

147,137

49,889

Equity in income of unconsolidated affiliates

(1,367)

Deferred taxes

41,179

(12,493)

4,714

Impairment of long-lived assets

7,686

13,900

7,290

Stock-based compensation expense

40,938

33,281

14,456

Disposal of goodwill

4,157

Expense recorded for settlement of unfavorable contract

16,233

6,650

20,709

Losses on settlement of derivative instruments related to the acquisition of Tommy Hilfiger

140,490

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

Trade receivables, net

(40,840)

(114,767)

(1,202)

Inventories, net

(111,248)

(141,655)

20,768

Accounts payable, accrued expenses and deferred revenue

48,224

233,651

10,986

Prepaid expenses

(37,065)

(17,659)

(5,758)

Other, net

56,381

12,674

(48,639)

Net cash provided by operating activities

490,721

359,171

214,414

INVESTING ACTIVITIES(1)

Business acquisitions, net of cash acquired

(34,641)

(2,493,125)

(1,582)

Investments in unconsolidated affiliates

(48,700)

Purchase of property, plant and equipment

(169,841)

(100,995)

(23,856)

Calvin Klein contingent purchase price payments

(50,679)

(43,655)

(37,435)

Losses on settlement of derivative instruments related to the acquisition of Tommy Hilfiger

(140,490)

Net cash used by investing activities

^[1]

(303,861)

(2,778,265)

(62,873)

FINANCING ACTIVITIES(1)

Proceeds from revolving credit facilities

60,000

Payments on revolving credit facilities

(60,000)

Net proceeds from short-term borrowings

8,172

4,868

Repayment of credit facilities

(450,725)

(250,000)

Payment of debt modification costs

(10,634)

Net proceeds from settlement of awards under stock plans

24,457

23,939

8,078

Excess tax benefits from awards under stock plans

11,593

9,333

1,269

Cash dividends

(10,874)

(10,015)

(7,811)

Acquisition of treasury shares

(5,270)

(2,481)

(400)

Payments of capital lease obligations

(10,380)

(6,944)

Net proceeds from common stock offering

364,529

Net proceeds from preferred stock issuance

188,595

Net proceeds from issuance of long-term debt

584,357

Net proceeds from credit facilities

1,823,990

Extinguishment of debt

(303,645)

Net cash (used) provided by financing activities

^[1]

(443,661)

2,426,526

1,136

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

(8,720)

10,404

(Decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents

(265,521)

17,836

152,715

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year

498,718

480,882

328,167

Cash and cash equivalents at end of year

$ 233,197

$ 498,718

$ 480,882

[1]	See Note 17 for information on noncash investing and financing transactions.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Total	Preferred Stock Including Additional Paid in Capital [Member]	Common Stock [Member]	Common Stock Additional Paid In Capital [Member]	Retained Earnings [Member]	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Member]	Treasury Stock [Member]
Balance at Feb. 01, 2009	$ 998,795		$ 56,709	$ 573,287	$ 642,183	$ (73,020)	$ (200,364)
Balance (in shares) at Feb. 01, 2009			56,708,708
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net income	161,910				161,910
Amortization of net loss and prior service credit related to pension and postretirement plans, net of tax (benefit)	(8,690)					(8,690)
Foreign currency translation adjustments, net of tax expense (benefit)	1,262					1,262
Total comprehensive income	154,482
Settlement of awards under stock plans (in shares)			430,522
Settlement of awards under stock plans	8,078		$ 430	7,648
Tax benefits from awards under stock plans	953			953
Stock-based compensation expense	14,456			14,456
Cash dividends	(7,811)				(7,811)
Acquisition of treasury shares	(400)						(400)
Balance at Jan. 31, 2010	1,168,553		$ 57,139	596,344	796,282	(80,448)	(200,764)
Balance (in shares) at Jan. 31, 2010			57,139,230
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net income	53,805				53,805
Amortization of net loss and prior service credit related to pension and postretirement plans, net of tax (benefit)	(772)					(772)
Foreign currency translation adjustments, net of tax expense (benefit)	148,340					148,340
Liquidation of foreign operation, net of tax expense of $318	523					523
Net unrealized and realized gain on effective hedges, net of tax (benefit)	(11,899)					(11,899)
Total comprehensive income	189,997
Common stock offering, including the sale of 5,250,000 treasury shares (in shares)			500,000
Common stock offering, including the sale of 5,250,000 treasury shares	364,529		$ 500	162,573			201,456
Issuance of restricted stock (in shares)			350,861
Issuance of restricted stock	0		$ 351	(351)
Issuance of common stock in connection with the acquisition of Tommy Hilfiger (in shares)			7,872,980
Issuance of common stock in connection with the acquisition of Tommy Hilfiger	475,607		$ 7,873	467,734
Issuance of 8,000 preferred shares	188,595	$ 188,595
Exercise of warrant, net of withholding of 140,207 treasury shares (in shares)			320,000
Exercise of warrant, net of withholding of 140,207 treasury shares	0		$ 320	8,640			(8,960)
Settlement of awards under stock plans (in shares)			1,051,496
Settlement of awards under stock plans	23,939		$ 1,052	22,887
Tax benefits from awards under stock plans	10,539			10,539
Stock-based compensation expense	33,281			33,281
Cash dividends	(10,015)				(10,015)
Acquisition of treasury shares	(2,481)						(2,481)
Balance at Jan. 30, 2011	$ 2,442,544	188,595	$ 67,235	1,301,647	840,072	55,744	(10,749)
Balance (in shares) at Jan. 30, 2011	67,234,567		67,234,567
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net income	$ 317,881				317,881
Amortization of net loss and prior service credit related to pension and postretirement plans, net of tax (benefit)	(41,953)					(41,953)
Foreign currency translation adjustments, net of tax expense (benefit)	(82,828)					(82,828)
Net unrealized and realized gain on effective hedges, net of tax (benefit)	18,611					18,611
Total comprehensive income	211,711
Settlement of awards under stock plans (in shares)			1,063,206
Settlement of awards under stock plans	24,457		$ 1,063	23,394
Tax benefits from awards under stock plans	11,943			11,943
Stock-based compensation expense	40,938			40,938
Cash dividends	(10,874)				(10,874)
Acquisition of treasury shares	(5,270)						(5,270)
Balance at Jan. 29, 2012	$ 2,715,449	$ 188,595	$ 68,298	$ 1,377,922	$ 1,147,079	$ (50,426)	$ (16,019)
Balance (in shares) at Jan. 29, 2012	68,297,773		68,297,773

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 29, 2012	Jan. 30, 2011	Jan. 31, 2010
Statement of Stockholders' Equity [Abstract]
Amortization of net loss and prior service credit related to pension and postretirement plans, tax expense (benefit)	$ (27,398)	$ (481)	$ (5,281)
Foreign currency translation adjustments, tax expense (benefit)	(304)	(915)	$ 767
Liquidation of foreign operation, tax expense (benefit)		318
Net unrealized and realized gain on effective hedges, tax expense (benefit)	$ (2,822)	$ (256)
Sale of treasury shares		5,250,000
Issuance of preferred shares		8,000
Withholding of treasury shares		140,207
Acquisition of treasury shares	80,638	41,868	14,327

Tax effect on the change in the balance sheet adjustment that results from the process of translating subsidiary financial statements and foreign equity investments into reporting currency of the reporting entity for the period being reported.

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Tax effect on reclassification adjustment for translation gains or losses realized upon the sale or complete or substantially complete liquidation of an investment in foreign entity.

SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES	12 Months Ended
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES	Jan. 29, 2012
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES	SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES Description of Business - PVH Corp. and its subsidiaries (collectively, the “Company”) together constitute a global apparel company whose brand portfolio consists of nationally and internationally recognized brand names, including Calvin Klein, Tommy Hilfiger, Van Heusen, IZOD, Bass, ARROW and Eagle, which are owned, and Geoffrey Beene, Kenneth Cole New York, Kenneth Cole Reaction, Sean John, JOE Joseph Abboud, MICHAEL Michael Kors, Michael Kors Collection, CHAPS, Donald J. Trump Signature Collection, DKNY, Elie Tahari, Nautica, Ted Baker, J. Garcia, Claiborne, Robert Graham, U.S. POLO ASSN., Axcess, Jones New York and Timberland, which are licensed, as well as various other licensed and private label brands. The Company designs and markets branded dress shirts, neckwear, sportswear and, to a lesser extent, footwear and other related products and licenses its owned brands over a broad range of products. Principles of Consolidation - The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company. Intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. Investments in entities that the Company does not control but has the ability to exercise significant influence over are accounted for using the equity method of accounting. The Company’s Consolidated Income Statements include its proportionate share of the net income or loss of these entities. Use of Estimates - The preparation of the consolidated financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from the estimates. Fiscal Year - The Company uses a 52-53 week fiscal year ending on the Sunday closest to February 1. References to a year are to the Company’s fiscal year, unless the context requires otherwise. Results for 2011, 2010 and 2009 represent the 52 weeks ended January 29, 2012, January 30, 2011 and January 31, 2010, respectively. Cash and Cash Equivalents - The Company considers all highly liquid investments with maturities of three months or less when purchased to be cash equivalents. The Company’s balances of cash and cash equivalents at January 29, 2012 consisted principally of bank deposits and investments in money market funds. Accounts Receivable - Accounts receivable, as presented on the Consolidated Balance Sheets, is net of allowances. An allowance for doubtful accounts is determined through an analysis of the aging of accounts receivable and assessments of collectibility based on historic trends, the financial condition of the Company’s customers and an evaluation of economic conditions. The Company writes off uncollectible trade receivables once collection efforts have been exhausted and third parties confirm the balance is not recoverable. Costs associated with allowable customer markdowns and operational chargebacks, net of the expected recoveries, are part of the provision for allowances included in accounts receivable. These provisions result from seasonal negotiations, as well as historic deduction trends net of expected recoveries, and the evaluation of current market conditions. Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets - The Company assesses the recoverability of goodwill annually, at the beginning of the third quarter of each fiscal year, and between annual tests if indicators of potential impairment exist. Impairment testing for goodwill is done at a reporting unit level. Under Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) guidance for goodwill and other intangible assets, a reporting unit is defined as an operating segment or one level below the operating segment, called a component. However, two or more components of an operating segment will be aggregated and deemed a single reporting unit if the components have similar economic characteristics. An impairment loss is recognized if the carrying amount of the reporting unit’s net assets exceeds the estimated fair value of the reporting unit and the carrying amount of reporting unit goodwill is determined to exceed the implied fair value of that goodwill. The estimated fair value of a reporting unit is calculated using a discounted cash flow model. The fair value of all reporting units is reconciled to the Company’s market capitalization using an estimated control premium. Indefinite-lived intangible assets not subject to amortization are tested for impairment annually, at the beginning of the third quarter of each fiscal year, and between annual tests if an event occurs or circumstances change that would indicate that the carrying amount may be impaired. An impairment loss would be recognized if the carrying amount of the asset exceeds the fair value of the assets, which is determined using the estimated discounted cash flows associated with the asset’s use. Intangible assets with finite lives are amortized over their estimated useful lives and are tested for impairment along with other long-lived assets as described below. The Company performed its required annual impairment tests for goodwill and other indefinite-lived intangible assets at the beginning of the third quarters of 2011, 2010 and 2009. No impairment of goodwill or other intangible assets resulted from any of these tests. Asset Impairments - The Company reviews for and records impairment losses on long-lived assets (excluding goodwill and other indefinite-lived intangible assets) in accordance with FASB guidance for the impairment or disposal of long-lived assets. The Company records impairment losses when events and circumstances indicate that the assets might be impaired and the undiscounted cash flows estimated to be generated by the related assets are less than the carrying amounts of those assets. Please see Note 9, “Fair Value Measurements” for a further discussion. Inventories - Inventories related to the Company’s wholesale operations and international retail operations, comprised principally of finished goods, are stated at the lower of cost or market. Inventories related to the Company’s North American retail operations, comprised entirely of finished goods, are stated at the lower of cost or market. In the first quarter of 2011, the Company voluntarily changed its method of accounting for its United States retail apparel inventories that were previously on the last-in, first-out (“LIFO”) method to the weighted average cost method and for its United States wholesale inventories that were previously on the LIFO method to the first-in, first-out (“FIFO”) method. As a result, the Company no longer has any inventory valued based on LIFO. The Company believes the change is preferable because (i) the FIFO and weighted average cost methods provide more consistency across the Company and its segments, as only two inventory valuation methods will be applied as compared to three; (ii) the Company had experienced decreasing costs over the past several years, eliminating the reporting impact of LIFO; and (iii) the change results in a more meaningful presentation of financial position, as the FIFO and weighted average cost methods reflect more recent costs in the Consolidated Balance Sheet and improve comparability with the Company’s peers. The accounting change had no impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements because the inventory valued under LIFO, including lower of cost or market adjustments, was at current cost for the past several years. As a result, retrospective application of the accounting change resulted in no adjustments to amounts previously reported in the Company’s consolidated financial statements. Inventory held on consignment by third parties totaled $9,959 at January 29, 2012 and $5,949 at January 30, 2011. Property, Plant and Equipment - Property, plant and equipment is stated at cost less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation is generally provided over the estimated useful lives of the related assets on a straight-line basis. The range of useful lives is principally as follows: Buildings and building improvements: 15-40 years; machinery, software and equipment: 2-10 years; furniture and fixtures: 3-10 years; and fixtures located in third party customer locations (“shop-in-shops”) and their related costs: 3-5 years. Leasehold improvements are depreciated using the straight-line method over the lesser of the term of the related lease or the estimated useful life of the asset. In certain circumstances, contractual renewal options are considered when determining the term of the related lease. Major additions and betterments are capitalized, and repairs and maintenance are charged to operations in the period incurred. Depreciation expense totaled $112,495, $98,617 and $40,960 in 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively. Leases - The Company leases retail locations, warehouses, showrooms, office space and equipment. Assets held under capital leases are included in property, plant and equipment and are amortized over the lesser of the term of the related lease or the estimated useful life of the asset. The Company accounts for rent expense under non-cancelable operating leases with scheduled rent increases and rent holidays on a straight-line basis over the lease term. The Company determines the lease term at the inception of a lease by assuming the exercise of those renewal options that are reasonably assured because of the significant economic penalty that exists for not exercising those options. The excess of straight-line rent expense over scheduled payments is recorded as a deferred liability. In addition, the Company receives build out contributions from landlords primarily as an incentive for the Company to lease retail store space from the landlords. Such amounts are amortized as a reduction of rent expense over the life of the related lease. Revenue Recognition - Revenue from the Company’s wholesale operations is recognized at the time title to the goods passes and the risk of loss is transferred to customers. For sales by the Company’s retail stores, revenue is recognized when goods are sold to consumers. Allowances for estimated returns and discounts are provided when sales are recorded. Royalty revenue for licensees whose sales exceed contractual sales minimums, including licensee contributions toward advertising, is recognized when licensed products are sold as reported by the Company’s licensees. For licensees whose sales do not exceed contractual sales minimums, royalty revenue is recognized ratably based on contractual requirements for the timing of minimum payments. The Company sells gift cards to customers in its retail stores. The Company does not charge administrative fees on gift cards, nor do they expire. Upon the purchase of a gift card by a customer, a liability is established for the cash value of the gift card. The liability is relieved and revenue is recognized when the gift card is redeemed by the customer or if the Company determines that the likelihood of the gift card being redeemed is remote (also known as “gift card breakage”) and that it does not have a legal obligation to remit the value of such unredeemed gift card to any jurisdiction. Gift card breakage was immaterial in each of the last three years. Sales Incentives - The Company uses certain sales incentive programs related to certain of the Company’s retail operations, such as a customer loyalty program and the issuance of coupons. The Company’s loyalty program is structured such that customers receive gift cards for future use after specified levels of spending are achieved within a specified time period. Costs associated with the Company’s loyalty program are recorded ratably as a cost of goods sold based on enrolled customers’ spending. Costs associated with coupons are recorded as a reduction of revenue at the time of coupon redemption. Cost of Goods Sold and Selling, General and Administrative Expenses - Costs associated with the production and procurement of product are included in cost of goods sold, including shipping and handling costs such as inbound freight costs, purchasing and receiving costs, inspection costs and other product procurement related charges. All other expenses, excluding interest and income taxes, are included in selling, general and administrative expenses, including warehousing and distribution expenses, as the predominant expenses associated therewith are general and administrative in nature, including rent, utilities and payroll. Shipping and Handling Fees - Shipping and handling fees billed to customers are included in net sales. Advertising - Advertising costs are expensed as incurred and are included in selling, general and administrative expenses. Costs associated with cooperative advertising programs, under which the Company shares the cost of a customer’s advertising expenditures, are treated as a reduction of revenue. Advertising expenses totaled $370,153 in 2011, $302,829 in 2010 and $161,874 in 2009. Prepaid advertising expenses recorded in prepaid expenses and other assets totaled $7,286 and $4,286 at January 29, 2012 and January 30, 2011, respectively. Sales Taxes - The Company accounts for sales taxes and other related taxes on a net basis, excluding such taxes from revenue and cost of goods sold. Income Taxes - Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for temporary differences between the tax bases of assets and liabilities and their reported amounts in the consolidated financial statements. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply in the periods in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in results of operations in the period that includes the enactment date. Valuation allowances are established when necessary to reduce deferred taxes to the amounts more likely than not to be realized. Significant judgment is required in assessing the timing and amount of deductible and taxable items, evaluating tax positions and in determining the income tax provision. The Company recognizes income tax benefits only when it is more likely than not that the tax position will be fully sustained upon review by taxing authorities, including resolution of related appeals or litigation processes, if any. If the recognition threshold is met, the Company measures the tax benefit at the largest amount that is greater than 50 percent likely to be realized upon ultimate settlement. For tax positions that are 50 percent or less likely of being sustained upon audit, the Company does not recognize any portion of that benefit in the financial statements. When the outcome of these tax matters changes, the change in estimate impacts the provision for income taxes in the period that such a determination is made. The Company recognizes interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits in the Company’s income tax provision. Foreign Currency Translation and Transactions - The consolidated financial statements of the Company are prepared in United States dollars. If the functional currency of a foreign subsidiary is not the United States dollar, assets and liabilities are translated to United States dollars at the exchange rates in effect at the applicable balance sheet date and revenue and expenses are translated to United States dollars at the average exchange rate for the applicable period. Any adjustments resulting from such translation are recorded in stockholders’ equity as a component of accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income (“AOCI”). Transaction gains and losses arising from transactions denominated in a currency other than the functional currency of a particular entity are included in selling, general and administrative expenses and totaled $5,729 in 2011, $4,786 in 2010 and $309 in 2009. Financial Instruments - The Company has exposure to changes in foreign currency exchange rates related to certain anticipated cash flows associated with certain international inventory purchases. To help manage these exposures, the Company uses foreign currency forward exchange contracts. The Company also has exposure to interest rate volatility related to its senior secured term loan facilities. The Company has entered into an interest rate swap agreement and an interest rate cap agreement to hedge against this exposure. The Company does not use derivative financial instruments for speculative or trading purposes. The Company records the foreign currency forward exchange contracts, interest rate swap agreement and interest rate cap agreement (collectively referred to as “cash flow hedges”) at fair value in its Consolidated Balance Sheets. The fair value of the foreign currency forward exchange contracts is measured as the total amount of currency to be purchased, multiplied by the difference between (i) the forward rate as of the period end date and (ii) the settlement rate specified in each contract. The fair values of the interest rate contracts are based on observable interest rate yield curves and represent the expected discounted cash flows underlying the financial instruments. Changes in fair value of cash flow hedges that are designated as effective hedging instruments are deferred in equity as a component of AOCI. Any ineffectiveness in such cash flow hedges is immediately recognized in earnings. Changes in the fair value of hedges that are not designated as effective hedging instruments are immediately recognized in earnings. The Company had exposure to changes in foreign currency exchange rates in connection with the Company’s acquisition of Tommy Hilfiger B.V. and certain affiliated companies (collectively, “Tommy Hilfiger”), for which the Company entered into foreign currency forward exchange contracts that resulted in a loss during 2010. Cash flows from the Company’s derivative instruments are classified in the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows in the same category as the items being hedged. Balance Sheet Classification of Early Settlements of Long-Term Obligations - The Company classifies obligations settled after the balance sheet date but prior to the issuance of the financial statements based on the contractual payment terms of the underlying agreements. Recently Issued Accounting Standards - The FASB issued in May 2011 guidance to clarify and revise the requirements for measuring fair value and for disclosing information about fair value measurements. The Company will adopt this guidance prospectively beginning in 2012. The Company does not expect the adoption to have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated results of operations or financial position. The FASB issued in June 2011 guidance that revises the manner in which entities present comprehensive income in their financial statements. The guidance requires that net income and other comprehensive income be reported either in a single, continuous statement of comprehensive income or in two separate, but consecutive, statements. Presentation of components of comprehensive income in the Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity will no longer be allowed. The FASB issued in December 2011, guidance to defer certain of the provisions of the comprehensive income guidance. The requirement to present reclassifications of other comprehensive income on the face of the income statement has been deferred while the FASB reconsiders the issue. The Company will apply the revised guidance retrospectively, as required, beginning with the first quarter of 2012. The adoption will not have any impact on the Company’s consolidated results of operations or financial position. The FASB issued in September 2011 guidance that is intended to reduce the cost and complexity of the goodwill impairment test by providing an entity with the option to first assess qualitatively whether it is necessary to perform the two-step impairment test that is currently in place. An entity would not be required to quantitatively calculate the fair value of a reporting unit unless the entity determines that it is more likely than not that its fair value is less than its carrying amount. The guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2011, with earlier application permitted. The Company will adopt this guidance in 2012 and does not expect the adoption to have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated results of operations or financial position. Other recent guidance issued as of the date of the Company’s financial statements but not effective until after January 29, 2012 is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated results of operations or financial position. Reclassifications - Certain reclassifications have been made to the consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto for the prior year periods to present that information on a basis consistent with the current year.

ACQUISITIONS

12 Months Ended

Jan. 29, 2012

Business Combinations [Abstract]

ACQUISITIONS

Acquisition of Tommy Hilfiger

The Company acquired on May 6, 2010 all of the outstanding equity interests of Tommy Hilfiger. The results of Tommy Hilfiger’s operations have been included in the Company’s consolidated financial statements since that date. Tommy Hilfiger designs, sources and markets men’s, women’s and children’s sportswear and activewear, jeanswear and other products worldwide and licenses its brands worldwide over a broad range of products.

Fair Value of the Acquisition Consideration

The acquisition date fair value of the consideration paid, based on applicable exchange rates in effect on the closing date, consisted of the following:



Cash	$	2,485,776
Common stock (7,873 shares, par value $1.00 per share)	475,607
Total fair value of the acquisition consideration	$	2,961,383

The fair value of the 7,873 common shares issued was equal to the aggregate value of the shares at the closing market price of the Company’s common stock on May 5, 2010, the day prior to the closing. The value is not the same as the value of the shares as determined pursuant to the acquisition agreement, due to the fluctuation in the market price of the Company’s common stock between the date of the acquisition agreement and the date of the acquisition closing.

The Company funded the cash portion and related costs of the Tommy Hilfiger acquisition with cash on hand and the net proceeds of the following activities: (i) the sale on April 28, 2010 of 5,750 shares of the Company’s common stock; (ii) the issuances of an aggregate of 8 shares of Series A convertible preferred stock, which are convertible into 4,189 shares of the Company’s common stock, for an aggregate gross purchase price of $200,000; (iii) the issuance of $600,000 of 7 3/8% senior notes due 2020; and (iv) the borrowing of approximately $1,900,000 of term loans under new credit facilities.

The Company incurred certain pre-tax costs directly associated with the acquisition during 2010, totaling approximately $72,000, which are included within selling, general and administrative expenses in its financial statements. The Company also recorded a loss of $140,490 during 2010 associated with hedges against Euro to United States dollar exchange rates relating to the purchase price. During 2010 the Company incurred costs totaling $29,251 associated with the issuance of the common and preferred shares related to the acquisition, which were deducted from the recognized proceeds of issuance within stockholders’ equity. During the same period the Company incurred costs totaling $71,533 associated with the issuance of debt related to the acquisition, a portion of which was written off in connection with the amendment and restatement of the Company’s senior secured credit facility during the first quarter of 2011. Please see Note 17, “Noncash Investing and Financing Transactions,” for a further discussion. The remaining costs are being amortized over the term of the related debt agreements.

Pro Forma Impact of the Transaction

The following table presents the Company’s pro forma consolidated results of operations for the year ended January 30, 2011 as if the acquisition and the related financing transactions had occurred on February 2, 2009 (the first day of its fiscal year ended January 31, 2010) instead of on May 6, 2010. The pro forma results were calculated applying the Company’s accounting policies and reflect: (i) the impact on depreciation and amortization based on what would have been charged related to the fair value adjustments to Tommy Hilfiger’s property, plant and equipment and the intangible assets recorded in connection with the acquisition; (ii) the impact on interest expense and interest income resulting from changes to the Company’s capital structure in connection with the acquisition; (iii) the impact on cost of goods sold resulting from acquisition date adjustments to the fair value of inventory; and (iv) the tax effects of the above adjustments. The pro forma results do not include any anticipated cost synergies or other effects of the planned integration of Tommy Hilfiger. Accordingly, such pro forma amounts are not indicative of the results that actually would have occurred had the acquisition been completed on February 2, 2009, nor are they indicative of the future operating results of the combined company.

Allocation of the Acquisition Consideration

The Company recorded in the first quarter of 2011 measurement period adjustments to the fair values of certain assets acquired and liabilities assumed in the Tommy Hilfiger acquisition as of the acquisition date, due to information that arose during the Company’s preparation of certain tax returns during the first quarter.

The Company has retrospectively adjusted the previously reported fair values to reflect these amounts as follows:



	As Originally Reported in Form 10-K as of 1/30/11		Measurement Period Adjustments			As Retrospectively Adjusted
Trade receivables	$	120,477	$	—		$	120,477
Inventories	288,891		—			288,891
Prepaid expenses	24,029		(383		)	23,646
Other current assets	81,307		45			81,352
Property, plant and equipment	238,026		—			238,026
Goodwill	1,255,862		15,967			1,271,829
Tradenames	1,635,417		—			1,635,417
Other intangibles	172,069		—			172,069
Other assets	117,880		(7,175		)	110,705
Accounts payable	91,436		—			91,436
Accrued expenses	205,631		4,242			209,873
Other liabilities	675,508		4,212			679,720

Reacquisition of Tommy Hilfiger Tailored Apparel License

In 2011, the Company entered into agreements to reacquire from a licensee, prior to the expiration of the license, the rights to distribute Tommy Hilfiger brand tailored apparel in Europe and acquire an outlet store from the licensee. The transfer of the rights and store ownership will be effective December 31, 2012. Under these agreements, the Company made a payment of $9,641 (based on the applicable exchange rate in effect on the payment date) to the licensee during the fourth quarter of 2011 and is required to make an additional payment of approximately $25,000 to the licensee during fiscal 2012 (which amount may differ due to the applicable exchange rate in effect on the payment date).

These transactions will be accounted for as a business combination. Until the effective date of the transfer, the Company has classified the amount paid to date as other non-current assets.

Reacquisition of Tommy Hilfiger India Perpetually Licensed Rights

On September 7, 2011, the Company reacquired the rights in India to the Tommy Hilfiger trademarks that had been subject to a perpetual license previously granted to GVM International Limited (“GVM”). The Company paid $25,000 during the third quarter of 2011 as consideration for this transaction. In addition, the Company is required to make annual contingent purchase price payments based on a percentage of annual sales over a certain threshold of Tommy Hilfiger products in India for a period of five years (or, under certain circumstances, a period of six years) following the acquisition date. These payments are subject to a $25,000 aggregate maximum and are due within 60 days following each one year period. The first one year period commenced on July 1, 2011. The fair value of these payments, which was estimated to be $9,559 as of both the acquisition date and January 29, 2012, was recorded as a liability as of the acquisition date. The transaction is being accounted for as a business combination. The Company is still in the process of valuing the assets acquired and liabilities assumed; thus, the allocation of the purchase price is subject to change.

In connection with the transaction, the Company recorded an expense of $20,709 due to the settlement of an unfavorable contract as a result of a pre-existing relationship with the licensee, as the license provided favorable terms to the licensee. Such expense is included within selling, general and administrative expenses.

Reacquisition of Tommy Hilfiger Handbag License

On June 14, 2010, the Company entered into an agreement to reacquire from a licensee, prior to the expiration of the license, the rights to distribute Tommy Hilfiger handbags outside of the United States. The effective date of the transfer of the rights was December 31, 2010. In connection with this transaction, the Company made a payment of $7,349, based on the applicable exchange rate in effect on the payment date, to the former licensee during the second quarter of 2010.

Acquisition of Block Assets

The Company acquired in 2009 from Block Corporation (“Block”), a former licensee of Van Heusen and IZOD “big and tall” sportswear in the United States, inventories and inventory purchase commitments related to the licensed business. As part of this transaction, the license agreements between the Company and Block were terminated. The Company paid $5,699 during the first quarter of 2009 in connection with the transaction.

Acquisition of CMI

The Company acquired in January 2008 100% of the issued and outstanding shares of Confezioni Moda Italia, S.r.L. (“CMI”) from a subsidiary of The Warnaco Group, Inc. (The Warnaco Group, Inc. and its subsidiaries, separately and together, are referred to as “Warnaco.”) CMI is the licensee of the Calvin Klein Collection apparel and accessories businesses under agreements with the Company’s Calvin Klein, Inc. subsidiary. Pursuant to the process set forth in the amended acquisition agreement, the Company submitted its calculation of the closing date working capital to Warnaco and Warnaco had disputed the calculation. Such dispute was resolved in 2009. In connection with such resolution, Warnaco refunded to the Company $4,117 of the Company’s consideration paid for the acquisition.

The entire disclosure for a business combination (or series of individually immaterial business combinations) completed during the period, including background, timing, and recognized assets and liabilities. The disclosure may include leverage buyout transactions (as applicable).

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Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

12 Months Ended

Jan. 29, 2012

PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

Property, plant and equipment, at cost, was as follows:



	2011			2010
Land	$	1,028		$	1,028
Buildings and building improvements	70,692			71,518
Machinery, software and equipment	245,614			233,812
Furniture and fixtures	216,339			188,276
Shop-in-shops	78,034			64,575
Leasehold improvements	360,353			289,227
Construction in progress	23,686			13,702
Property, plant and equipment, gross	995,746			862,138
Less: Accumulated depreciation	(536,855		)	(457,561		)
Property, plant and equipment, net	$	458,891		$	404,577

Construction in progress at January 29, 2012 and January 30, 2011 represents costs incurred for machinery, software and equipment, furniture and fixtures and leasehold improvements not yet placed in use, principally related to the construction of warehouse and distribution centers and retail stores. Interest costs capitalized in construction in progress were immaterial during 2011, 2010 and 2009.

The entire disclosure for long-lived, physical assets that are used in the normal conduct of business to produce goods and services and not intended for resale. Examples include land, buildings, machinery and equipment, and other types of furniture and equipment including, but not limited to, office equipment, furniture and fixtures, and computer equipment and software. This disclosure may include property plant and equipment accounting policies and methodology, a schedule of property, plant and equipment gross, additions, deletions, transfers and other changes, depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, net, accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization expense and useful lives, income statement disclosures, assets held for sale and public utility disclosures.

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS

12 Months Ended

Jan. 29, 2012

GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS

The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill, by segment, were as follows:



	Heritage Brand Wholesale Dress Furnishings			Heritage Brand Wholesale Sportswear		Calvin Klein Licensing			Tommy Hilfiger North America		Tommy Hilfiger International			Total
Balance as of January 31, 2010
Goodwill, gross	$	74,932		$	84,553	$	259,694		$	—	$	—		$	419,179
Accumulated impairment losses	—			—		—			—		—			—
Goodwill, net	74,932			84,553		259,694			—		—			419,179
Contingent purchase price payments to Mr. Calvin Klein	—			—		45,335			—		—			45,335
Goodwill from acquisition of Tommy Hilfiger	—			—		—			198,501		1,073,328			1,271,829
Goodwill from acquisition of Tommy Hilfiger handbag license	—			—		—			—		6,430			6,430
Disposal of goodwill	(4,157		)	—		—			—		—			(4,157		)
Currency translation	(186		)	—		(105		)	—		82,162			81,871
Balance as of January 30, 2011
Goodwill, gross	70,589			84,553		304,924			198,501		1,161,920			1,820,487
Accumulated impairment losses	—			—		—			—		—			—
Goodwill, net	70,589			84,553		304,924			198,501		1,161,920			1,820,487
Contingent purchase price payments to Mr. Calvin Klein	—			—		51,309			—		—			51,309
Currency 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			1,822,475
Accumulated impairment losses	—			—		—			—		—			—
Goodwill, net	$	70,589		$	84,553	$	356,035		$	198,501	$	1,112,797		$	1,822,475

The 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 agreement (as amended) governing the Calvin Klein acquisition, 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.

During the fourth quarter of 2010, the Company disposed of $4,157 of previously recorded goodwill in connection with the Company’s exit from its United Kingdom and Ireland Van Heusen dresswear and accessories business.

The Company’s intangible assets subject to amortization consisted of the following:



	Customer Relationships
	Gross Carrying Amount			Accumulated Amortization			Net
Balance as of January 31, 2010	$	35,507		$	(7,299	)	$	28,208
Amount recorded in connection with the acquisition of Tommy Hilfiger	138,724			—			138,724
Amortization	—			(9,529		)	(9,529		)
Currency translation	10,125			—			10,125
Balance as of January 30, 2011	184,356			(16,828		)	167,528
Amortization	—			(12,500		)	(12,500		)
Currency translation	(5,410		)	—			(5,410		)
Balance as of January 29, 2012	$	178,946		$	(29,328	)	$	149,618



	Covenants Not to Compete
	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Net
Balance as of January 31, 2010	$	600	$	(420	)	$	180
Amount recorded in connection with the acquisition of Tommy Hilfiger	1,527		—			1,527
Amortization	—		(649		)	(649		)
Currency translation	88		—			88
Balance as of January 30, 2011	2,215		(1,069		)	1,146
Amortization	—		(893		)	(893		)
Currency translation	3		—			3
Balance as of January 29, 2012	$	2,218	$	(1,962	)	$	256



	Order Backlog
	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Net
Balance as of January 31, 2010	$	—	$	—		$	—
Amount recorded in connection with the acquisition of Tommy Hilfiger	31,818		—			31,818
Amortization	—		(32,287		)	(32,287		)
Currency translation	469		—			469
Balance as of January 30, 2011	32,287		(32,287		)	—
Amortization	—		—			—
Currency translation	—		—			—
Balance as of January 29, 2012	$	32,287	$	(32,287	)	$	—



	License Rights
	Gross Carrying Amount			Accumulated Amortization			Net
Balance as of January 31, 2010	$	5,007		$	(1,339	)	$	3,668
Amount recorded related to acquisition of Tommy Hilfiger handbag license	919			—			919
Amortization	—			(723		)	(723		)
Currency translation	24			—			24
Balance as of January 30, 2011	5,950			(2,062		)	3,888
Amortization	—			(760		)	(760		)
Currency translation	(13		)	—			(13		)
Balance as of January 29, 2012	$	5,937		$	(2,822	)	$	3,115

Customer relationships recorded in connection with the acquisition of Tommy Hilfiger are amortized principally over 15 years from the date of acquisition. Covenants not to compete recorded in connection with the Tommy Hilfiger acquisition are amortized over two years from the date of acquisition. Order backlog recorded in connection with the Tommy Hilfiger acquisition was amortized over six months from the date of acquisition. License rights recorded in connection with the acquisition of the Tommy Hilfiger handbag license are amortized over two years from the date the Company assumed control of the acquired business. As of January 29, 2012, the weighted average remaining life of the amortizable intangible assets recorded in connection with the acquisition of Tommy Hilfiger was 13.2 years.

Customer relationships and license rights recorded as of January 31, 2010 are amortized principally over 15 years from the date of the related acquisition. Covenants not to compete recorded as of January 31, 2010 are amortized over ten years from the date of acquisition.

At the end of 2011 and 2010, accumulated amortization for other intangible assets was $66,399 and $52,246, 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 is expected to be as follows:



2012	$	12,844
2013	12,177
2014	12,177
2015	12,177
2016	12,177

The Company’s intangible assets not subject to amortization consisted of the following:



	Tradenames			Perpetual License Rights		Reacquired Perpetual License Rights			Total
Balance as of January 30, 2011	$	2,342,467		$	86,000	$	—		$	2,428,467
Amount recorded in connection with the reacquisition of the perpetual rights to the Tommy Hilfiger trademarks in India	—			—		13,446			13,446
Currency translation	(35,610		)	—		(914		)	(36,524		)
Balance as of January 29, 2012	$	2,306,857		$	86,000	$	12,532		$	2,405,389

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.

INVESTMENTS IN UNCONSOLIDATED AFFILIATES	12 Months Ended
INVESTMENTS IN UNCONSOLIDATED AFFILIATES	Jan. 29, 2012
Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures [Abstract]
INVESTMENTS IN UNCONSOLIDATED AFFILIATES	INVESTMENTS IN UNCONSOLIDATED AFFILIATES In 2011, the Company formed a joint venture, TH Asia Ltd., in China, in which the Company owns a 45% equity interest. The joint venture assumed direct control of the Tommy Hilfiger wholesale and retail distribution business in China from the licensee at that time, Dickson Concepts (International) Limited, on August 1, 2011. The Company made funding payments with respect to its 45% interest totaling $17,100 during the year ended January 29, 2012. This investment is being accounted for under the equity method of accounting. On September 7, 2011, the Company completed the acquisition from Ganesha Limited and Ganesha Brands Limited, both of which are affiliates of GVM, of a 50% equity interest in a company that has since been renamed Tommy Hilfiger Arvind Fashion Private Limited (“TH India”), for $30,000. TH India was GVM’s sublicensee of the Tommy Hilfiger trademarks for apparel, footwear and handbags in India. As a result of the transaction, TH India is now the direct licensee of the trademarks for all categories (other than fragrance), operates a wholesale apparel, footwear and handbags business in connection with its license and sublicenses the trademarks for certain other product categories. The Company made additional payments totaling $1,600 to TH India during the year ended January 29, 2012 with respect to its 50% interest. This investment is being accounted for under the equity method of accounting. Included in other assets in the Company’s balance sheet as of January 29, 2012 is $46,966 related to these investments in unconsolidated affiliates.

The entire disclosure for equity investment, or group of investments, for which combined disclosure is appropriate, including: (a) the name of each investee and percentage of ownership of common stock, (b) accounting policies for investments in common stock, (c) difference between the amount at which the investment is carried and the amount of underlying equity in net assets and the accounting treatment of the difference, (d) the total fair value of each identified investment for which a market value is available, (e) summarized information as to assets, liabilities, and results of operations of the investees (for investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries, common stock of joint ventures, or other investments using the equity method), and (f) material effects of possible conversions, exercises, or contingent issuances of the investee. Other disclosures include (a) the names of any investee in which the investor owns 20 percent or more of the voting stock and investment is not accounted for using the equity method, and the reasons why not, and (b) the names of any investee in which the investor owns less than 20 percent of the voting stock and the investment is accounted for using the equity method, and the reasons why it is.

DEBT

12 Months Ended

Jan. 29, 2012

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

DEBT

Short-Term Borrowings

One of the Company’s subsidiaries has a Yen-denominated overdraft facility with a Japanese bank, which provides for borrowings of ¥1,000,000 (approximately $13,000 based on exchange rates in effect on January 29, 2012) and is utilized to fund working capital. Borrowings under the facility are unsecured and bear interest at the one-month Japanese inter-bank borrowing rate (“TIBOR”) plus 0.15%. Such facility renews automatically unless the Company gives notice of termination. The full amount of this facility was borrowed as of January 29, 2012. The weighted average interest rate on the funds borrowed at January 29, 2012 was 0.33%.

Long-Term Debt

The carrying amounts of the Company’s long-term debt were as follows:



	2011		2010
Senior secured term loan A facility - United States dollar-denominated	$	616,000	$	319,008
Senior secured term loan A facility - Euro-denominated	109,470		118,781
Senior secured term loan B facility - United States dollar-denominated	397,000		870,267
Senior secured term loan B facility - Euro-denominated	80,785		356,344
7 3/8% senior unsecured notes	600,000		600,000
7 3/4% debentures	99,621		99,602
Total	1,902,876		2,364,002
Less: Current portion of long-term debt	69,951		—
Long-term debt	$	1,832,925	$	2,364,002

Please refer to Note 9, “Fair Value Measurements,” for the fair value of the Company’s long-term debt as of January 29, 2012 and January 30, 2011.

As of January 29, 2012, the Company’s mandatory long-term debt repayments for the next five years were as follows:



2012	$	69,951
2013	107,639
2014	173,591
2015	390,290
2016	461,784

As of January 29, 2012, after taking into account the interest rate swap and cap agreements discussed below, approximately 75% of the Company’s total debt was at a fixed rate or at a variable rate that was capped, with the remainder at variable rates that were uncapped.

Senior Secured Credit Facilities

On May 6, 2010, the Company entered into, and on March 2, 2011 amended and restated, a senior secured credit facility (“the amended facility”), which consists of a Euro-denominated term loan A facility, a United States dollar-denominated term loan A facility, a Euro-denominated term loan B facility, a United States dollar-denominated term loan B facility, a United States dollar-denominated revolving credit facility and two multi-currency (one United States dollar and Canadian dollar, and the other Euro, Japanese Yen and British Pound) revolving credit facilities. The amended facility provides reduced borrowing spreads, as well as additional flexibility with respect to the application of voluntary prepayments. By entering into the amended facility, the Company extended the maturity of the term loan A facilities and the revolving loan facilities from May 2015 to January 2016. The maturity of the term loan B facilities remained in May 2016. The Company’s ability to pay cash dividends and make other restricted payments is limited, in each case, over specified amounts as defined in the agreement governing the amended facility.

In connection with the closing of the amended facility, the Company voluntarily prepaid $149,275 of borrowings with cash on hand. The revolving credit facilities remained undrawn upon the closing of the amended facility (with only letters of credit outstanding). The Company made additional payments totaling $301,450 during the year ended January 29, 2012.

The amended facility provided for initial borrowings of up to an aggregate of approximately $1,970,000 (based on applicable exchange rates on March 2, 2011), consisting of (i) an aggregate of approximately $1,520,000 of term loan facilities; and (ii) approximately $450,000 under revolving credit facilities. Based on applicable exchange rates on January 29, 2012, approximately $450,000 was available under revolving credit facilities. The Company had no revolving credit borrowings and $72,199 of letters of credit outstanding as of January 29, 2012. The Company had $1,203,255 outstanding under the term loan facilities as of, and based on applicable exchange rates on, January 29, 2012. The repaid borrowings under the term loan facilities are not subject to reborrowing.

The terms of each of the term loan A and B facilities contain a mandatory repayment schedule on a quarterly basis. The outstanding borrowings under the amended facility are prepayable without penalty (other than customary breakage costs). The terms of the amended facility require the Company to repay certain amounts outstanding thereunder with (a) net cash proceeds of the incurrence of certain indebtedness, (b) net cash proceeds of certain asset sales or other dispositions (including as a result of casualty or condemnation) that exceed certain thresholds, to the extent such proceeds are not reinvested in the business in accordance with customary reinvestment provisions and (c) a percentage of excess cash flow, which percentage is based upon the Company’s leverage ratio during the relevant fiscal period.

The United States dollar-denominated borrowings under the amended facility bear interest at a rate equal to an applicable margin plus, as determined at the Company’s option, either (a) a base rate determined as the highest of (i) the prime rate, (ii) the United States federal funds rate plus 1/2 of 1% and (iii) a one-month adjusted Eurocurrency rate plus 1% (provided that, in the case of the term loan B facility, in no event will the base rate be less than 1.75%) or (b) an adjusted Eurocurrency rate, calculated in a manner set forth in the amended facility (provided that, in the case of the term loan B facility, in no event will the adjusted Eurocurrency rate be less than 0.75%).

Canadian dollar-denominated borrowings under the amended facility bear interest at a rate equal to an applicable margin plus, as determined at the Company’s option, either (a) a Canadian prime rate determined by reference to the greater of (i) the average of the rates of interest per annum equal to the per annum rate of interest quoted, published and commonly known in Canada as the “prime rate” or which Royal Bank of Canada establishes at its main office in Toronto, Ontario as the reference rate of interest in order to determine interest rates for loans in Canadian dollars to its Canadian borrowers and (ii) the sum of (x) the average of the rates per annum for Canadian dollar bankers’ acceptances having a term of one month that appears on the Reuters Screen CDOR Page as of 10:00 a.m. (Toronto time) on the date of determination, as reported by the administrative agent (and if such screen is not available, any successor or similar service as may be selected by the administrative agent), and (y) 1%, or (b) an adjusted Eurocurrency rate, calculated in a manner set forth in the amended facility.

The borrowings under the amended facility in currencies other than United States dollars or Canadian dollars bear interest at a rate equal to an applicable margin plus an adjusted Eurocurrency rate, calculated in a manner set forth in the amended facility (provided that, in the case of the term loan B facility, in no event will the adjusted Eurocurrency rate be deemed to be less than 0.75%).

The current applicable margins are (a) in the case of the United States dollar-denominated term loan A facility, 2.50% for adjusted Eurocurrency rate loans and 1.50% for base rate loans, as applicable, (b) in the case of the United States dollar-denominated term loan B facility, 2.75% for adjusted Eurocurrency rate loans and 1.75% for base rate loans, as applicable, (c) in the case of the Euro-denominated term loan A facility, 2.75%, (d) in the case of the Euro-denominated term loan B facility, 3.00% and (e) in the case of the revolving credit facilities, (x) for borrowings denominated in United States dollars, 2.50% for adjusted Eurocurrency rate loans and 1.50% for base rate loans, as applicable, (y) for borrowings denominated in Canadian dollars, 2.50% for adjusted Eurocurrency rate loans and 1.50% for Canadian prime rate loans, as applicable, and (z) for borrowings denominated in other currencies, 2.75%. After the date of delivery of the compliance certificate and financial statements with respect to the Company’s period ending January 29, 2012 and each subsequent quarter, the applicable margin for borrowings under the term loan A facilities and the revolving credit facilities will be adjusted depending on the Company’s leverage ratio.

On May 4, 2011, the Company entered into an interest rate swap agreement for a three-year term commencing on June 6, 2011. The agreement has been designed with the intended effect of converting an initial notional amount of $632,000 of the Company’s variable rate debt obligation under its United States dollar-denominated senior secured term loan A facility to fixed rate debt. According to a pre-set schedule during the term of the swap agreement, the initial notional amount was reduced to $616,000 as of January 29, 2012 and will continue to be reduced such that based on the Company’s projections for future debt repayments, the Company’s outstanding debt under the facility is expected to always exceed the then-outstanding notional amount of the swap. Under the terms of the agreement for the then-outstanding notional amount, the Company’s exposure to fluctuations in the three-month London inter-bank borrowing rate (“LIBOR”) is eliminated, and it will pay a fixed rate of 1.197%, plus the current applicable margin.

In addition, on May 4, 2011, the Company entered into an interest rate cap agreement for a 15-month term commencing on June 6, 2011. The agreement has been designed with the intended effect of capping the interest rate on an initial notional amount of €165,895 of the Company’s variable rate debt obligation under its Euro-denominated senior secured term loan A and B facilities. According to a pre-set schedule during the term of the swap agreement, the initial notional amount was reduced to €98,892 as of January 29, 2012, and will continue to be adjusted such that the Company’s outstanding debt under the facilities is expected to always exceed the notional amount of the cap agreement. Under the terms of this agreement, the three-month Euro inter-bank borrowing rate (“EURIBOR”) that the Company will pay is capped at a rate of 2%. Therefore, the maximum amount of interest that the Company will pay on the notional amount will be at the 2% capped rate, plus the current applicable margin.

7 3/8% Senior Notes Due 2020

On May 6, 2010, the Company issued $600,000 principal amount of 7 3/8% senior notes due May 15, 2020. Interest on the 7 3/8% notes is payable semi-annually in arrears on May 15 and November 15 of each year.

The Company may redeem some or all of these notes on or after May 15, 2015 at specified redemption prices. The Company may redeem some or all of these notes at any time prior to May 15, 2015 by paying a “make whole” premium. In addition, the Company may also redeem up to 35% of these notes prior to May 15, 2013, by paying a set premium, with the net proceeds of certain equity offerings. The Company’s ability to pay cash dividends and make other restricted payments is limited, in each case, over specified amounts as defined in the indenture governing the notes.

7 3/4% Debentures Due 2023

The Company has outstanding $100,000 of debentures due on November 15, 2023 with a yield to maturity of 7.80%. The debentures accrue interest at the rate of 7 3/4%, which is payable semi-annually. Pursuant to the indenture governing the debentures, the Company must maintain a certain level of stockholders’ equity in order to pay cash dividends and make other restricted payments, as defined in the indenture governing the debentures.

Tender for and Redemption of 2011 Notes and 2013 Notes

The Company commenced tender offers on April 7, 2010 for (i) all of the $150,000 outstanding principal amount of its notes due 2011; and (ii) all of the $150,000 outstanding principal amount of its notes due 2013. The tender offers expired on May 4, 2010. On May 6, 2010, the Company accepted for purchase all of the notes tendered and made payment to tendering holders and called for redemption all of the balance of its outstanding 7 1/4% senior notes due 2011 and all of the balance of its outstanding 8 1/8% senior notes due 2013. The redemption prices of the notes due 2011 and 2013 were 100.000% and 101.354%, respectively, of the outstanding aggregate principal amount of each applicable note, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon to the redemption date. On May 6, 2010, the Company made an irrevocable payment, including accrued and unpaid interest, to the trustee for the notes due 2011 and 2013. As a result, such notes were satisfied and effectively discharged as of May 6, 2010.

Substantially all of the Company’s assets have been pledged as collateral to secure the Company’s obligations under its senior secured credit facilities, the 7 3/4% debentures due 2023 and contingent purchase price payments to Mr. Calvin Klein as discussed in Note 4, “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets.”

Interest paid was $111,433, $110,018 and $31,824 in 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively.

The entire disclosure for information about short-term and long-term debt arrangements, which includes amounts of borrowings under each line of credit, note payable, commercial paper issue, bonds indenture, debenture issue, own-share lending arrangements and any other contractual agreement to repay funds, and about the underlying arrangements, rationale for a classification as long-term, including repayment terms, interest rates, collateral provided, restrictions on use of assets and activities, whether or not in compliance with debt covenants, and other matters important to users of the financial statements, such as the effects of refinancing and noncompliance with debt covenants.

INCOME TAXES

12 Months Ended

Jan. 29, 2012

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

INCOME TAXES

The domestic and foreign components of income before provision for income taxes were as follows:



	2011		2010		2009
Domestic	$	195,873	$	28,168	$	207,536
Foreign	235,692		48,405		4,047
Total	$	431,565	$	76,573	$	211,583

Taxes paid were $71,873 in 2011, $40,169 in 2010 and $95,459 in 2009.

The provision/(benefit) for income taxes attributable to the income consisted of:



	2011			2010			2009
Federal:
Current	$	36,552		$	19,790		$	33,716
Deferred	41,848			(11,167		)	4,929
State and local:
Current	9,128			2,759			7,580
Deferred	(474		)	1,305			(215		)
Foreign:
Current	26,825			12,712			3,663
Deferred	(195		)	(2,631		)	—
Total	$	113,684		$	22,768		$	49,673

The Company’s provision for income taxes for the years 2011, 2010 and 2009 was different from the amount computed by applying the statutory United States federal income tax rates to the underlying income as follows:



	2011		2010		2009
Statutory federal tax rate	35.0	%	35.0	%	35.0	%
State and local income taxes, net of federal income tax benefit	1.2	%	7.5	%	2.3	%
Effects of international jurisdictions, including foreign tax credits	(9.1	)%	(27.3	)%	—	%
Nondeductible short-lived intangible asset and inventory valuation amortization	—	%	24.5	%	—	%
Nondeductible professional fees in connection with Tommy Hilfiger acquisition	—	%	3.4	%	—	%
Unrecognized tax benefits	(0.3	)%	(4.2	)%	(13.1	)%
Decreases in international income tax rates	(1.2	)%	(6.8	)%	—	%
Change in valuation allowance	(1.3	)%	3.4	%	(0.1	)%
Other, net	2.0	%	(5.8	)%	(0.6	)%
Effective tax rate	26.3	%	29.7	%	23.5	%

Effects of international jurisdictions, including foreign tax credits, reflected in the above table for 2011 and 2010 include not only those taxes at statutory income tax rates but also taxes at special rates levied on income from certain jurisdictional activities. The Company expects to benefit from these special rates until 2022.

The components of deferred income tax assets and liabilities were as follows:



	2011			2010
Gross deferred tax assets
Tax loss and credit carryforwards	$	93,311		$	108,145
Employee compensation and benefits	116,448			84,760
Inventories	19,606			18,018
Accounts receivable	14,820			13,156
Property, plant and equipment	—			5,972
Accrued expenses	18,239			27,026
Other, net	19,836			28,134
Subtotal	282,260			285,211
Valuation allowances	(18,932		)	(25,177		)
Total gross deferred tax assets, net of valuation allowances	$	263,328		$	260,034
Gross deferred tax liabilities
Intangibles	$	(701,391	)	$	(710,119	)
Property, plant and equipment	(3,326		)	—
Total gross deferred tax liabilities	$	(704,717	)	$	(710,119	)
Net deferred tax liability	$	(441,389	)	$	(450,085	)

Included in the tax loss and credit carryforwards at the end of 2011 are tax effected state tax loss carryforwards of approximately $17,559, which at current apportionment percentages would equate to approximately $451,274 of income (which is subject to change based upon future apportionment percentages), federal net operating loss carryforwards of $2,698, foreign net operating loss carryforwards of $280,179 and federal and state and local credit carryforwards of $20,286. The carryforwards expire principally between 2012 and 2032. The valuation allowance decrease relates primarily to tax attributes (e.g., state and local and foreign net operating loss carryforwards) for which the Company currently believes it is more likely than not that a portion of these losses will not be realized.

The Company does not provide for deferred taxes on the excess of financial reporting over tax basis on its investments in the foreign subsidiaries that were part of the Tommy Hilfiger acquisition and that are essentially permanent in duration. The earnings that are permanently reinvested were $248,125. The determination of the additional deferred taxes on the excess has not been provided because it is not practicable due to complexities associated with the hypothetical calculation.

Unrecognized tax benefit activity for each year was as follows:



	2011			2010
Balance at beginning of year	$	178,634		$	34,466
Increase due to assumed Tommy Hilfiger positions	—			141,851
Increases related to prior year tax positions	1,502			331
Decreases related to prior year tax positions	(758		)	(764		)
Increases related to current year tax positions	18,164			11,623
Settlements	—			—
Lapses in statute of limitations	(11,896		)	(8,873		)
Effects of foreign currency translation	(1,642		)	—
Balance at end of year	$	184,004		$	178,634

The entire amount of unrecognized tax benefits as of January 29, 2012, if recognized, would reduce the future effective tax rate under current accounting provisions.

Interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits are recorded in the Company’s income tax provision. Interest and penalties recognized in the Company’s Consolidated Income Statements totaled an expense of $2,969 and $2,125 for 2011 and 2010, respectively. Interest and penalties accrued in the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets as of January 29, 2012 and January 30, 2011 totaled $10,577 and $7,608, respectively. The Company records its liabilities for unrecognized tax benefits principally in accrued expenses and other liabilities on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets based on the anticipated timing of relieving such liabilities.

The Company files income tax returns in the United States and in various foreign, state and local jurisdictions. With few exceptions, examinations have been completed by tax authorities or the statute of limitations has expired for United States federal, foreign, state and local income tax returns filed by the Company for years through 2007. It is reasonably possible that a reduction in a range of $11,000 to $16,000 of uncertain tax positions may occur within 12 months of January 29, 2012.

The entire disclosure for income taxes. Disclosures may include net deferred tax liability or asset recognized in an enterprise's statement of financial position, net change during the year in the total valuation allowance, approximate tax effect of each type of temporary difference and carryforward that gives rise to a significant portion of deferred tax liabilities and deferred tax assets, utilization of a tax carryback, and tax uncertainties information.

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Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]

DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

12 Months Ended

Jan. 29, 2012

DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

The Company has exposure to changes in foreign currency exchange rates related to certain anticipated cash flows associated with certain international inventory purchases. To help manage this exposure, the Company periodically uses foreign currency forward exchange contracts.

The Company also has exposure to interest rate volatility related to its senior secured term loan facilities. The Company has entered into an interest rate swap agreement and an interest rate cap agreement to hedge against this exposure. Please see Note 6, “Debt,” for a further discussion of these agreements.

The Company entered into foreign currency forward exchange contracts with respect to €1,550,000 during 2010 in connection with the acquisition of Tommy Hilfiger to hedge against its exposure to changes in the exchange rate for the Euro, as a portion of the acquisition purchase price was payable in cash and denominated in Euros. Such foreign currency forward exchange contracts were not designated as hedging instruments. The Company settled the foreign currency forward exchange contracts at a loss of $140,490 on May 6, 2010 in connection with the Company’s completion of the Tommy Hilfiger acquisition. Such loss is reflected in other loss in the Company’s Consolidated Income Statements.

The Company records the foreign currency forward exchange contracts, interest rate swap agreement and interest rate cap agreement (collectively referred to as “cash flow hedges”) at fair value in its Consolidated Balance Sheets. Changes in fair value of cash flow hedges that are designated as effective hedging instruments are deferred in equity as a component of AOCI. The cash flows from such hedges are presented in the same category on the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows as the items being hedged. Any ineffectiveness in such cash flow hedges is immediately recognized in earnings and no contracts were excluded from effectiveness testing. In addition, changes in the fair value of hedges that are not designated as effective hedging instruments are immediately recognized in earnings. The Company does not use derivative financial instruments for trading or speculative purposes.

The following table summarizes the fair value and presentation in the Consolidated Balance Sheets for the Company’s derivative financial instruments:



	Asset Derivatives (Classified in Other Current Assets and Other Assets)				Liability Derivatives (Classified in Accrued Expenses and Other Liabilities)
	1/29/2012		1/30/2011		1/29/2012		1/30/2011
Contracts designated as hedges:
Foreign currency forward exchange contracts	$	13,581	$	417	$	1,590	$	12,572
Interest rate contracts	211		—		7,907		—
Total contracts designated as hedges	13,792		417		9,497		12,572
Undesignated contracts:
Foreign currency forward exchange contracts	—		—		1,265		2,940
Total undesignated contracts	—		—		1,265		2,940
Total	$	13,792	$	417	$	10,762	$	15,512

At January 29, 2012, the notional amount of foreign currency forward exchange contracts outstanding was approximately $404,000. Such contracts expire principally between January 31, 2012 and January 31, 2013.

The following table summarizes the effect of the Company’s cash flow hedges designated as hedging instruments:



	Loss Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income (Effective Portion)						Loss Reclassified from AOCI into Expense (Effective Portion)
														Loss Recognized in Income (Ineffective Portion)


							Location	Amount						Location	Amount
	2011			2010				2011			2010				2011		2010
Foreign currency forward exchange contracts	$	(6,033	)	$	(17,883	)	Cost of goods sold	$	(29,729	)	$	(5,580	)	Selling, general and administrative expenses	$	—	$	(1,922	)

Interest rate contracts	(11,333		)	—			Interest expense	(3,426		)	—				—		—
Total	$	(17,366	)	$	(17,883	)		$	(33,155	)	$	(5,580	)		$	—	$	(1,922	)

A gain in AOCI on foreign currency forward exchange contracts at January 29, 2012 of $10,225 is estimated to be reclassified in the next 12 months in the Consolidated Income Statements to costs of goods sold as the underlying inventory is purchased and sold. In addition, a loss in AOCI for interest rate contracts at January 29, 2012 of $4,164 is estimated to be reclassified to interest expense within the next 12 months.

The following table summarizes the effect of the Company’s foreign currency forward exchange contracts for inventory purchases that were not designated as hedging instruments:



Gain (Loss) Recognized
in Income (Expense)
Location	Amount
	2011		2010
Selling, general and administrative expenses	$	1,223	$	(2,868	)

The Company had no derivative financial instruments with credit risk related contingent features underlying the related contracts as of January 29, 2012.

The entire disclosure for the entity's entire derivative instruments and hedging activities. Describes an entity's risk management strategies, derivatives in hedging activities and non-hedging derivative instruments, the assets, obligations, liabilities, revenues and expenses arising therefrom, and the amounts of and methodologies and assumptions used in determining the amounts of such items.

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FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

12 Months Ended

Jan. 29, 2012

Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]

FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

FASB guidance for fair value measurements defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in the principal or most advantageous market in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. It also establishes a three level hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs used to measure fair value. The three levels of the hierarchy are defined as follows:

Level 1 – Inputs are unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Company has the ability to access at the measurement date.

Level 2 – Observable inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1, including quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in inactive markets, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability and inputs derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data.

Level 3 – Unobservable inputs reflecting the Company’s own assumptions about the inputs that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on the best information available.

The Company’s financial assets and liabilities that were required to be remeasured at fair value on a recurring basis during 2011 and 2010 consisted of derivative financial instrument assets and liabilities, which are classified as Level 2 measurements and contingent purchase price payments related to the reacquisition of the rights to the Tommy Hilfiger trademarks in India, which are classified as Level 3 measurements, in accordance with the fair value hierarchy described above.

The fair value of the foreign currency forward exchange contracts related to inventory purchases is measured as the total amount of currency to be purchased, multiplied by the difference between (i) the forward rate as of the period end and (ii) the settlement rate specified in each contract. The fair values of the interest rate contracts are based on observable interest rate yield curves and represent the expected discounted cash flows underlying the financial instruments. Please refer to Note 8, “Derivative Financial Instruments,” for the fair values of the derivative assets and liabilities.

In relation to the reacquisition of the rights to the Tommy Hilfiger trademarks in India during 2011, the Company is required to make annual contingent purchase price payments based on a percentage of annual sales over a certain threshold of Tommy Hilfiger products in India for a period of five years (or, under certain circumstances, a period of six years) following the acquisition date. Such payments are subject to a $25,000 aggregate maximum over the payment period and are due within 60 days following each one year period. The first one year period commenced on July 1, 2011. The Company is required to remeasure this liability at fair value on a recurring basis and classifies this as a Level 3 measurement. The fair value of such contingent purchase price payments, which was estimated to be $9,559 as of both the acquisition date and January 29, 2012, was recorded as a liability as of the acquisition date. The fair value was determined using the discounted cash flow method, based on net sales projections for the Tommy Hilfiger apparel and accessories businesses in India, discounted using rates of return that account for the relative risks of the estimated future cash flows and the time value of money. Excluding the initial recognition of the liability for the contingent purchase price payments, any future change in the fair value will be included within selling, general and administrative expenses.

The following table shows the fair value of the Company’s non-financial assets and liabilities that were required to be remeasured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis (consisting of property and equipment and other long-lived assets) during 2011 and 2010, and the total impairments recorded as a result of the remeasurement process:



	Fair Value Measurement Using					Fair Value As Of Impairment Date		Total Impairments For The Year Ended
	Level 1	Level 2		Level 3		Fair Value As Of Impairment Date		Total Impairments For The Year Ended
2011	N/A	N/A		$	79	$	79	$	7,686
2010	N/A	$	200	$	91	$	291	$	13,900

Long-lived assets with a carrying amount of $1,151 were written down to a fair value of zero during 2011 as a result of management’s decision to permanently discontinue the use of one of its software systems. The Company ceased use of the software during the third quarter of 2011. Such assets were deemed to have no future use or economic benefit based on the Company’s analysis using market participant assumptions, and therefore no expected future cash flows. The impairment charge was included in selling, general and administrative expenses in corporate expenses not allocated to any reportable segment.

Long-lived assets with a carrying amount of $1,062 were written down to a fair value of zero during 2011 in connection with the Company’s negotiated early termination of its license to market sportswear under the Timberland brand. Such assets were deemed to have no future use or economic benefit based on the Company’s analysis using market participant assumptions, and therefore no expected future cash flows. The impairment charge was included in selling, general and administrative expenses in the Heritage Brand Wholesale Sportswear segment.

Long-lived assets with a carrying amount of $5,552 were written down to a fair value of $79 during 2011 in connection with the financial performance in certain of the Company’s outlet and specialty retail stores. Fair value was determined based on the estimated discounted future cash flows associated with the assets using current sales trends and market participant assumptions. The impairment charge was included in selling, general and administrative expenses, of which $430 was recorded in the Heritage Brand Retail segment, $568 was recorded in the Calvin Klein Licensing segment, $313 was recorded in the Other (Calvin Klein Apparel) segment, $2,175 was recorded in the Tommy Hilfiger North America segment and $1,987 was recorded in the Tommy Hilfiger International segment.

Long-lived assets with a carrying amount of $2,077 were written down to a fair value of $200 during 2010 in connection with the sale to a licensee of certain assets related to the Tommy Hilfiger children’s apparel business. Fair value was determined based on the quoted contractual selling prices of such assets, less the related selling costs. The impairment charge was included in selling, general and administrative expenses in the Tommy Hilfiger North America segment.

Long-lived assets with a carrying amount of $9,231 were written down to a fair value of $91 during the fourth quarter of 2010 in connection with the exit of certain Tommy Hilfiger product categories. Fair value was determined based on the estimated discounted future cash flows associated with the assets using current sales trends and market participant assumptions. The impairment charge was included in selling, general and administrative expenses principally in the Tommy Hilfiger North America segment.

Long-lived assets with a carrying amount of $2,883 were written down to a fair value of zero during 2010 in connection with the financial performance in certain of the Company’s outlet and specialty retail stores. Fair value was determined based on the estimated discounted future cash flows associated with the assets using current sales trends and market participant assumptions. The impairment charge was included in selling, general and administrative expenses, of which $433 was recorded in the Heritage Brand Retail segment, $25 was recorded in the Other (Calvin Klein Apparel) segment, $223 was recorded in the Tommy Hilfiger North America segment and $2,202 was recorded in the Tommy Hilfiger International segment.

The carrying amounts and the fair values of the Company’s cash and cash equivalents, short-term borrowings and long-term debt for 2011 and 2010 were as follows:



	2011				2010
	Carrying Amount		Fair Value		Carrying Amount		Fair Value
Cash and cash equivalents	$	233,197	$	233,197	$	498,718	$	498,718
Short-term borrowings	13,040		13,040		4,868		4,868
Long-term debt (including portion classified as current)	1,902,876		1,978,419		2,364,002		2,415,980

The fair values of cash and cash equivalents and short-term borrowings approximate their carrying values due to the short-term nature of these instruments. The Company estimates the fair value of its long-term debt using quoted market prices as of the last business day of the applicable year.

The entire disclosure for the fair value of financial instruments (as defined), including financial assets and financial liabilities (collectively, as defined), and the measurements of those instruments as well as disclosures related to the fair value of non-financial assets and liabilities. Such disclosures about the financial instruments, assets, and liabilities would include: (1) the fair value of the required items together with their carrying amounts (as appropriate); (2) for items for which it is not practicable to estimate fair value, disclosure would include: (a) information pertinent to estimating fair value (including, carrying amount, effective interest rate, and maturity, and (b) the reasons why it is not practicable to estimate fair value; (3) significant concentrations of credit risk including: (a) information about the activity, region, or economic characteristics identifying a concentration, (b) the maximum amount of loss the entity is exposed to based on the gross fair value of the related item, (c) policy for requiring collateral or other security and information as to accessing such collateral or security, and (d) the nature and brief description of such collateral or security; (4) quantitative information about market risks and how such risks are managed; (5) for items measured on both a recurring and nonrecurring basis information regarding the inputs used to develop the fair value measurement; and (6) for items presented in the financial statement for which fair value measurement is elected: (a) information necessary to understand the reasons for the election, (b) discussion of the effect of fair value changes on earnings, (c) a description of [similar groups] items for which the election is made and the relation thereof to the balance sheet, the aggregate carrying value of items included in the balance sheet that are not eligible for the election; (7) all other required (as defined) and desired information.

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Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]

RETIREMENT AND BENEFIT PLANS

12 Months Ended

Jan. 29, 2012

RETIREMENT AND BENEFIT PLANS

The Company has five noncontributory defined benefit pension plans covering substantially all employees resident in the United States who meet certain age and service requirements. For those vested (after five years of service), the plans provide monthly benefits upon retirement based on career compensation and years of credited service. The Company also has for certain of such employees an unfunded non-qualified supplemental defined benefit pension plan, which provides benefits for compensation in excess of Internal Revenue Service earnings limits and requires payments to vested employees upon, or shortly after, employment termination or retirement. The Company refers to these six plans as its “pension plans.”

As a result of the Company’s acquisition of Tommy Hilfiger, the Company also has for certain members of Tommy Hilfiger’s domestic senior management a supplemental executive retirement plan, which is an unfunded non-qualified supplemental defined benefit pension plan. Such plan is frozen and, as a result, participants do not accrue additional benefits. In addition, the Company has a capital accumulation program, which is an unfunded non-qualified supplemental defined benefit plan covering three current and 17 retired executives. Under the individual participants’ agreements, the participants in this plan will receive a predetermined amount during the 10 years following the attainment of age 65, provided that prior to the termination of employment with the Company, the participant has been in the plan for at least 10 years and has attained age 55. The Company refers to these two plans as its “SERP Plans.”

The Company also provides certain postretirement health care and life insurance benefits to certain retirees resident in the United States. Retirees contribute to the cost of this plan, which is unfunded. During 2002, the postretirement plan was amended to eliminate benefits for active participants who, as of January 1, 2003, had not attained age 55 and 10 years of service.

Following is a reconciliation of the changes in the projected benefit obligation (pension plans and SERP Plans) and the accumulated benefit obligation (postretirement plan) for each of the last two years:



	Pension Plans						SERP Plans						Postretirement Plan
	2011			2010			2011			2010			2011			2010
Beginning of year	$	319,048		$	283,639		$	30,628		$	15,205		$	17,781		$	22,668
Business acquisitions	—			—			—			15,693			—			—
Service cost	14,138			9,216			98			90			—			—
Interest cost	19,183			17,843			1,810			1,623			1,018			1,090
Benefit payments	(15,405		)	(14,270		)	(2,275		)	(2,045		)	—			—
Benefit payments, net of retiree contributions	—			—			—			—			(1,800		)	(2,122		)
Plan amendments	—			9			—			—			—			—
Medicare subsidy	—			—			—			—			107			114
Actuarial loss (gain)	62,298			22,611			1,921			62			1,141			(3,969		)
End of year	$	399,262		$	319,048		$	32,182		$	30,628		$	18,247		$	17,781

Following is a reconciliation of the fair value of the assets held by the Company’s pension plans and the plans’ funded status for each of the last two years:



	2011			2010
Fair value of plan assets, beginning of year	$	251,810		$	207,883
Actual return, net of plan expenses	9,371			30,438
Benefit payments	(15,405		)	(14,270		)
Company contributions	22,729			27,759
Fair value of plan assets, end of year	$	268,505		$	251,810
Funded status at end of year	$	(130,757	)	$	(67,238	)

Amounts recognized in the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets were as follows:



	Pension Plans						SERP Plans						Postretirement Plan
	2011			2010			2011			2010			2011			2010
Current liabilities	$	(4,632	)	$	(3,753	)	$	(2,627	)	$	(2,295	)	$	(2,028	)	$	(2,014	)
Non-current liabilities	(126,125		)	(63,485		)	(29,555		)	(28,333		)	(16,219		)	(15,767		)
Net amount recognized on balance sheet	$	(130,757	)	$	(67,238	)	$	(32,182	)	$	(30,628	)	$	(18,247	)	$	(17,781	)

Pre-tax amounts in AOCI that, as of the end of each applicable fiscal year, had not yet been recognized as components of net benefit cost were as follows:



	Pension Plans						SERP Plans						Postretirement Plan
	2011			2010			2011			2010			2011			2010
Prior service credit	$	319		$	381		$	—		$	—		$	3,072		$	3,889
Net loss	(196,609		)	(131,190		)	(1,982		)	(43		)	(3,124		)	(2,010		)
Total	$	(196,290	)	$	(130,809	)	$	(1,982	)	$	(43	)	$	(52	)	$	1,879

Pre-tax amounts in AOCI as of January 29, 2012 expected to be recognized as components of net benefit cost in 2012 were as follows:



	Pension Plans			SERP Plans		Postretirement Plan
Prior service credit	$	62		$	—	$	817
Net (loss) gain	(16,307		)	—		(160		)
Total	$	(16,245	)	$	—	$	657

The pension plan assets are invested with the objective of being able to meet current and future benefit payment needs, while controlling pension expense volatility and future contributions. Plan assets are diversified among United States equities, international equities, fixed income investments and cash. The strategic target allocation for the majority of the plans as of January 29, 2012 was approximately 45% United States equities, 15% international equities and 40% fixed income investments. Equity securities primarily include investments in large-cap and mid-cap companies located in the United States and abroad. Fixed income securities include corporate bonds of companies from diversified industries, asset and mortgage backed securities, municipal bonds, collective funds and United States treasuries. Actual investment allocations may vary from the Company’s target investment allocations due to prevailing market conditions. The following tables show the fair value of total pension plan assets for each major category as of January 29, 2012 and January 30, 2011:



			Fair Value Measurements at January 29, 2012
Asset Category	Total		Quoted Prices In Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)		Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Equity securities:
U.S. equities⁽¹⁾	$	56,016	$	56,016	$	—	$	—
International equities⁽¹⁾	1,285		1,285		—		—
Global equity mutual fund⁽²⁾	13,297		13,297		—		—
U.S. equity fund⁽³⁾	37,564		37,564		—		—
International equity commingled fund⁽⁴⁾	41,288		—		41,288		—
Fixed income securities:
Government securities⁽⁵⁾	17,922		—		17,922		—
Corporate securities⁽⁵⁾	55,551		—		55,551		—
Short-term investment commingled funds⁽⁶⁾	39,379		—		39,379		—
Total return mutual fund⁽⁷⁾	4,194		4,194		—		—
Subtotal	$	266,496	$	112,356	$	154,140	$	—
Other assets and liabilities⁽⁸⁾	2,009
Total	$	268,505



				Fair Value Measurements at January 30, 2011
Asset Category	Total			Quoted Prices In Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)		Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Equity securities:
U.S. equities⁽¹⁾	$	53,609		$	53,609	$	—	$	—
International equities⁽¹⁾	2,910			2,910		—		—
Global equity mutual fund⁽²⁾	13,376			13,376		—		—
U.S. equity commingled fund⁽⁹⁾	35,696			—		35,696		—
International equity commingled fund⁽⁴⁾	46,632			—		46,632		—
Fixed income securities:
Government and agency securities⁽⁵⁾	3,610			—		3,610		—
Corporate securities⁽⁵⁾	25,617			—		25,617		—
Asset and mortgage backed securities⁽¹⁰⁾	13,969			—		13,969		—
U.S. bond commingled fund⁽¹¹⁾	16,935			—		16,935		—
Short-term investment commingled funds⁽⁶⁾	36,789			—		36,789		—
Total return mutual fund⁽⁷⁾	4,183			4,183		—		—
Subtotal	$	253,326		$	74,078	$	179,248	$	—
Other assets and liabilities⁽⁸⁾	(1,516		)
Total	$	251,810

⁽¹⁾ Valued at the closing price in the active market in which the individual securities are traded.


⁽²⁾	Valued at the net asset value of the fund, as determined by the closing price in the active market in which the individual fund is traded. This fund invests in a portfolio of U.S. and international equities seeking long-term growth of principal and income.


⁽³⁾	Valued at the closing price in the active market in which this fund is traded. This fund invests in U.S. large cap equities that track the Russell 1000 Index.


⁽⁴⁾	Valued at the net asset value of the fund, as determined by a pricing vendor or the fund family. The Company has the ability to redeem these investments at net asset value within the near term and therefore classifies these investments within Level 2. This fund invests primarily in equities outside the U.S. seeking long-term capital appreciation.


⁽⁵⁾	Valued with bid evaluation pricing that uses a discounted cash flow method. Inputs include actual and comparable trade data, market benchmarks, broker quotes, trading spreads and/or other applicable data.


⁽⁶⁾	Valued at the net asset value of the fund, as determined by a pricing vendor or the fund family. The Company has the ability to redeem these investments at net asset value within the near term and therefore classifies these investments within Level 2. This fund invests in high grade, short-term, money market instruments.


⁽⁷⁾	Valued at the net asset value of the fund, as determined by the closing price in the active market in which the individual fund is traded. This fund invests in both equity securities and fixed income securities seeking a high total return.


⁽⁸⁾	This category includes other pension assets and liabilities such as pending trades and accrued income.


⁽⁹⁾	Valued at the net asset value of the fund, as determined by a pricing vendor or the fund family. The Company has the ability to redeem these investments at net asset value within the near term and therefore classifies these investments within Level 2. This fund invests in U.S. large cap equities that track the S&P 500 Index.


⁽¹⁰⁾	Valued with bid evaluation pricing using a combined market/income approach that includes discounted projected cash flows, comparable trade data, market benchmarks and/or other applicable data.


⁽¹¹⁾	Valued at the net asset value of the fund, as determined by a pricing vendor or the fund family. The Company has the ability to redeem these investments at net asset value within the near term and therefore classifies these investments within Level 2. This fund invests in fixed income securities to track to the Barclays Capital U.S. aggregate bond index.

The Company believes that there are no significant concentrations of risk within its plan assets at January 29, 2012.

In 2011 and 2010, all of the Company’s pension plans, including the Company’s unfunded supplemental pension plans, had projected and accumulated benefit obligations in excess of plan assets. The balances were as follows:



	2011		2010
Number of plans with projected benefit obligations in excess of plan assets	6		6
Aggregate projected benefit obligation	$	399,262	$	319,048
Aggregate fair value of related plan assets	$	268,505	$	251,810

Number of plans with accumulated benefit obligations in excess of plan assets	6		6
Aggregate accumulated benefit obligation	$	366,744	$	298,618
Aggregate fair value of related plan assets	$	268,505	$	251,810

The components of net benefit cost and other pre-tax amounts recognized in other comprehensive income (loss) in each of the last three years were as follows:



Net Benefit Cost Recognized in Selling, General and Administrative Expenses

	Pension Plans									SERP Plans									Postretirement Plan
	2011			2010			2009			2011			2010			2009			2011			2010			2009
Service cost, including plan expenses	$	14,528		$	9,516		$	7,637		$	98		$	90		$	70		$	—		$	—		$	—
Interest cost	19,183			17,843			16,937			1,810			1,623			958			1,018			1,090			1,459
Amortization of net loss (gain)	9,240			7,580			2,325			(18		)	(8		)	(39		)	27			—			258
Expected return on plan assets	(22,123		)	(19,970		)	(20,028		)	—			—			—			—			—			—
Amortization of prior service credit	(62		)	(62		)	(30		)	—			—			—			(817		)	(817		)	(817		)
Curtailment loss	—			—			13			—			—			—			—			—			—
Total	$	20,766		$	14,907		$	6,854		$	1,890		$	1,705		$	989		$	228		$	273		$	900



Other Changes in Plan Assets and Benefit Obligations Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

	Pension Plans									SERP Plans						Postretirement Plan
	2011			2010			2009			2011		2010		2009		2011			2010			2009
Actuarial loss (gain)	$	74,659		$	11,844		$	12,207		$	1,921	$	62	$	1,809	$	1,141		$	(3,969	)	$	1,666
Prior service cost	—			9			—			—		—		—		—			—			—
Amortization of prior service credit	62			62			16			—		—		—		817			817			817
Amortization of net (loss) gain	(9,240		)	(7,580		)	(2,325		)	18		8		39		(27		)	—			(258		)
Loss (gain) recognized in other comprehensive income (loss)	$	65,481		$	4,335		$	9,898		$	1,939	$	70	$	1,848	$	1,931		$	(3,152	)	$	2,225

Currently, the Company expects to make contributions of approximately $25,000 to its pension plans in 2012. The expected benefit payments associated with the Company’s pension plans and SERP Plans, and expected benefit payments, net of retiree contributions, associated with the Company’s postretirement plan are as follows:



			Postretirement Plan
	Pension Plans	SERP Plans	Excluding Medicare Subsidy Receipts	Expected Medicare Subsidy Receipts
2012	18,406	2,627	2,028	105
2013	18,419	2,684	1,930	100
2014	17,348	2,879	1,855	95
2015	18,736	2,702	1,756	89
2016	19,514	2,701	1,621	82
2017-2021	122,981	11,492	6,683	307

The medical health care cost trend rate assumed for 2012 is 6.46% and is assumed to decrease by approximately 0.15% per year through 2022. Thereafter, the rate assumed is 5.0%. If the assumed health care cost trend rate increased or decreased by 1%, the aggregate effect on the service and interest cost components of the net postretirement benefit cost for 2011 and on the accumulated postretirement benefit obligation at January 29, 2012 would be as follows:



	1% Increase		1% Decrease
Impact on service and interest cost	$	62	$	(56	)
Impact on year-end accumulated postretirement benefit obligation	$	1,168	$	(1,055	)

Significant weighted average rate assumptions used in determining the projected and accumulated benefit obligations at the end of each year and benefit cost in the following year were as follows:



	2011		2010		2009
Discount rate	5.06	%	6.09	%	6.35	%
Rate of increase in compensation levels (applies to pension plans only)	4.31	%	4.30	%	4.29	%
Long-term rate of return on assets (applies to pension plans only)	7.75	%	8.25	%	8.25	%

To develop the expected weighted average long-term rate of return on assets assumption, the Company considered the historical level of the risk premium associated with the asset classes in which the portfolio is invested and the expectations for future returns of each asset class. The expected return for each asset class was then weighted based on the target asset allocation to develop the expected long-term rate of return on assets assumption for the portfolio.

The Company has savings and retirement plans and a supplemental savings plan for the benefit of its eligible employees who elect to participate. The Company matches a portion of employee contributions to the plans. The Company also has a defined contribution plan for certain employees associated with certain businesses acquired in the Tommy Hilfiger acquisition, whereby the Company pays a percentage of the contribution for the employee. The Company’s contributions to these plans were $12,664 in 2011, $9,898 in 2010 and $6,195 in 2009.

The entire disclosure for pension and other postretirement benefits.

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STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY	12 Months Ended
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY	Jan. 29, 2012
Equity [Abstract]
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY	STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY Series A Convertible Preferred Stock Issuance On May 6, 2010, the Company completed the sale of an aggregate of 8 shares of Series A convertible preferred stock, par value $100.00 per share, for an aggregate gross purchase price of $200,000 and for net proceeds of $188,595 after related fees and expenses. The Series A convertible preferred stock has a liquidation preference of $25,000 per share and is convertible at a price of $47.74 into 4,189 shares of common stock. The conversion price was established in a definitive agreement, which formed a binding commitment with the preferred stockholders in March 2010, and is subject to equitable adjustment in the event of the Company taking certain actions, including stock splits, stock dividends, mergers, consolidations or other capital reorganizations. The Series A convertible preferred stock is not subject to mandatory redemption nor is it redeemable, in whole or in part, by the Company at its option or that of any holder. The holders of the Series A convertible preferred stock are entitled to vote and participate in dividends with the holders of the Company’s common stock on an as-converted basis. Common Stock Offering The Company sold 5,750 shares of its common stock on April 28, 2010 for net proceeds after commissions, discounts and related fees and expenses totaling $364,529, which were used to fund a portion of the purchase price and fees relating to the acquisition of Tommy Hilfiger. Of the 5,750 shares, a total of 5,250 shares were released from treasury and 500 shares were newly issued. Common Stock Issuance On May 6, 2010, the Company issued 7,873 shares of its common stock, par value $1.00 per share, as part of the consideration paid to the former shareholders of Tommy Hilfiger in connection with the acquisition. Common Stock Dividends During each of 2011, 2010 and 2009, the Company paid four $0.0375 per share cash dividends on its common stock. Warrant The Company issued to Mr. Calvin Klein a nine-year warrant to purchase 320 shares of the Company’s common stock at $28.00 per share in connection with the Company’s acquisition of Calvin Klein in 2003. Such warrant was exercised and the underlying shares were issued during 2010.

The entire disclosure for shareholders' equity, comprised of portions attributable to the parent entity and noncontrolling interest, if any, including other comprehensive income (as applicable). Including, but not limited to: (1) balances of common stock, preferred stock, additional paid-in capital, other capital and retained earnings; (2) accumulated balance for each classification of other comprehensive income and total amount of comprehensive income; (3) amount and nature of changes in separate accounts, including the number of shares authorized and outstanding, number of shares issued upon exercise and conversion, and for other comprehensive income, the adjustments for reclassifications to net income; (4) rights and privileges of each class of stock authorized; (5) basis of treasury stock, if other than cost, and amounts paid and accounting treatment for treasury stock purchased significantly in excess of market; (6) dividends paid or payable per share and in the aggregate for each class of stock for each period presented; (7) dividend restrictions and accumulated preferred dividends in arrears (in aggregate and per share amount); (8) retained earnings appropriations or restrictions, such as dividend restrictions; (9) impact of change in accounting principle, initial adoption of new accounting principle and correction of an error in previously issued financial statements; (10) shares held in trust for Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP); (11) deferred compensation related to issuance of capital stock; (12) note received for issuance of stock; (13) unamortized discount on shares; (14) description, terms, and number of warrants or rights outstanding; (15) shares under subscription and subscription receivables, effective date of new retained earnings after quasi-reorganization and deficit eliminated by quasi-reorganization and, for a period of at least ten years after the effective date, the point in time from which the new retained dates; and (16) retroactive effective of subsequent change in capital structure.

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Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]

STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

12 Months Ended

Jan. 29, 2012

STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

The Company grants stock-based awards under its 2006 Stock Incentive Plan (the “2006 Plan”). The 2006 Plan replaced the Company’s then-existing 1997, 2000 and 2003 Stock Option Plans. The 1997, 2000 and 2003 Stock Option Plans terminated on the date of the 2006 Plan’s initial approval in June 2006, other than with respect to outstanding options under the terminated plans, which continue to be governed by the respective plan under which they were granted. Shares issued as a result of stock-based compensation transactions generally have been funded with the issuance of new shares of the Company’s common stock.

The Company may grant the following types of incentive awards under the 2006 Plan: (i) non-qualified stock options (“NQs”); (ii) incentive stock options (“ISOs”); (iii) stock appreciation rights; (iv) restricted stock; (v) restricted stock units (“RSUs”); (vi) performance shares; and (vii) other stock-based awards. Each award granted under the 2006 Plan is subject to an award agreement that incorporates, as applicable, the exercise price, the term of the award, the periods of restriction, the number of shares to which the award pertains, applicable performance period(s) and performance measure(s), and such other terms and conditions as the plan committee determines.

Through January 29, 2012, the Company has granted under the 2006 Plan: (i) service-based NQs and RSUs; (ii) contingently issuable performance shares; and (iii) RSUs that are intended to satisfy the performance-based condition for deductibility under Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code. According to the terms of the 2006 Plan, for purposes of determining the number of shares available for grant, each share underlying a stock option award reduces the number available by one share and each share underlying an RSU or performance share award reduces the number available by three shares for awards made before April 29, 2009 and by two shares for awards made on or after April 29, 2009. The per share exercise price of options granted under the 2006 Plan cannot be less than the closing price of the common stock on the date of grant (the business day prior to the date of grant for awards granted prior to September 21, 2006).

The Company currently has service-based NQs and ISOs outstanding under its 1997, 2000 and 2003 Stock Option Plans. Such options were granted with an exercise price equal to the closing price of the Company’s common stock on the business day immediately preceding the date of grant.

Net income for 2011, 2010 and 2009 included $40,938, $33,281 and $14,456, respectively, of pre-tax expense related to stock-based compensation.

Options currently outstanding are generally cumulatively exercisable in four equal annual installments commencing one year after the date of grant. The vesting of options outstanding is also generally accelerated upon retirement (as defined in the applicable plan). Options are generally granted with a 10-year term.

The Company estimates the fair value of stock options granted at the date of grant using the Black-Scholes-Merton model. The estimated fair value of the options, net of estimated forfeitures, is expensed on a straight-line basis over the options’ vesting periods. At January 29, 2012, there was $9,141 of unrecognized pre-tax compensation expense, net of estimated forfeitures, related to non-vested stock options, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 1.8 years.

The following summarizes the assumptions used to estimate the fair value of service-based stock options granted in each year:



	2011			2010			2009
Weighted average risk-free interest rate	2.62		%	2.63		%	2.58		%
Weighted average expected option term (in years)	6.25			6.25			6.59
Weighted average expected volatility	44.35		%	42.60		%	38.92		%
Expected annual dividends per share	$	0.15		$	0.15		$	0.15
Weighted average estimated fair value per option	$	29.81		$	26.67		$	11.16

The risk-free interest rate is based on United States Treasury yields in effect at the date of grant for periods corresponding to the expected option term. The expected option term represents the weighted average period of time that options granted are expected to be outstanding, based on vesting schedules and the contractual term of the options. Expected volatility is based on the historical volatility of the Company’s common stock over a period of time corresponding to the expected option term. Expected dividends are based on the Company’s common stock cash dividend rate at the date of grant.

The Company has continued to utilize the simplified method to estimate the expected term for its “plain vanilla” stock options granted due to a lack of relevant historical data resulting, in part, from changes in the pool of employees receiving option grants and changes in the vesting schedule of certain grants. The Company will continue to evaluate the appropriateness of utilizing such method.

Service-based stock option activity for the year was as follows:



	Options	Weighted Average Price Per Option		Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life (Years)	Aggregate Intrinsic Value
Outstanding at January 30, 2011	2,853	$	33.41	5.7	$	70,796
Granted	195	65.16
Exercised	843	29.19
Cancelled	16	46.30
Outstanding at January 29, 2012	2,189	$	37.77	5.7	$	85,200
Exercisable at January 29, 2012	1,366	$	35.26	4.4	$	56,611

The aggregate grant date fair value of service-based options granted during 2011, 2010 and 2009 was $5,819, $4,528 and $7,397, respectively.

The aggregate grant date fair value of service-based options that vested during 2011, 2010 and 2009 was $4,707, $4,259 and $7,831, respectively.

The aggregate intrinsic value of service-based options exercised was $34,364, $32,389 and $6,380 in 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively.

RSUs granted to employees generally vest in three annual installments of 25%, 25% and 50% commencing two years after the date of grant. Service-based RSUs granted to non-employee directors vest in four equal annual installments commencing one year after the date of grant for awards granted prior to 2010 and vest in full one year after the date of grant for awards granted during or after 2010. The underlying RSU award agreements (excluding agreements for non-employee director awards made during or after 2010) generally provide for accelerated vesting upon the award recipient’s retirement (as defined in the 2006 Plan). The fair value of service based RSUs is equal to the closing price of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant and is expensed, net of estimated forfeitures, on a straight-line basis over the RSUs’ vesting periods.

RSU activity for the year was as follows:



	RSUs	Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Non-vested at January 30, 2011	814	$	40.24
Granted	253	68.53
Vested	216	41.03
Cancelled	31	53.10
Non-vested at January 29, 2012	820	$	48.28

The aggregate grant date fair value of RSUs granted during 2011, 2010 and 2009 was $17,325, $11,210 and $11,369, respectively. The aggregate grant date fair value of RSUs vested during 2011, 2010 and 2009 was $8,874, $4,021 and $2,442, respectively.

At January 29, 2012, there was $16,009 of unrecognized pre-tax compensation expense, net of estimated forfeitures, related to non-vested RSUs, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 1.8 years.

The Company granted restricted stock to certain of Tommy Hilfiger’s management employees in connection with the Company’s acquisition of Tommy Hilfiger on May 6, 2010. The restricted stock is not subject to the 2006 Plan but its grant was approved by the Company’s Board of Directors. The shares of restricted stock are registered in the names of each such employee and are held in a third-party escrow account until they vest, at which time the stock will be delivered to the applicable employee. The restricted stock generally vests on May 6, 2012.

The fair value of restricted stock is equal to the closing price of the Company’s common stock on May 6, 2010 and is expensed, net of forfeitures, on a straight-line basis over the restricted stock’s vesting period.

Restricted stock activity for the year was as follows:



	Restricted Stock	Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Non-vested at January 30, 2011	350	$	60.41
Granted	—	—
Vested	17	60.41
Cancelled	—	—
Non-vested at January 29, 2012	333	$	60.41

No restricted stock was granted during 2011 or 2009. The aggregate grant date fair value of restricted stock granted on May 6, 2010 was $21,196. The aggregate grant date fair value of restricted stock vested during 2011 and 2010 was $1,020 and $60, respectively.

At January 29, 2012, there was $2,644 of unrecognized pre-tax compensation expense, net of estimated forfeitures, related to non-vested restricted stock, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 0.3 years.

The Company granted contingently issuable performance share awards to certain of the Company’s senior executives during the first and third quarters of 2011 subject to a performance period of two years. The Company granted contingently issuable performance share awards to all of the Company’s senior executives (other than senior executives of Tommy Hilfiger) on May 6, 2010 subject to a performance period of three years. The Company granted contingently issuable performance share awards to all then-executive officers of the Company during the first quarter of 2010 subject to a performance period of two years. The final number of shares that will be earned, if any, is contingent upon the Company’s achievement of goals for each of the performance periods based on both earnings per share growth and return on equity for the awards granted in the first quarter of 2011 and earnings per share growth for the awards granted in 2010 and the third quarter of 2011 during the applicable performance cycle. Depending on the level of performance achieved, up to a total number of 94 and 496 shares could be issued for all non-vested performance share awards granted in 2011 and 2010, respectively. The Company records expense for the contingently issuable performance shares ratably over each applicable vesting period based on fair value and the Company’s current expectations of the probable number of shares that will ultimately be issued. The fair value of the contingently issuable performance shares is equal to the closing price of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant, reduced for the present value of any dividends expected to be paid on the Company’s common stock during the performance cycle, as these contingently issuable performance shares do not accrue dividends prior to being earned.

Performance share activity for the year was as follows:



	Performance Shares	Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Non-vested at January 30, 2011	611	$	52.69
Granted	94	71.18
Vested	96	63.29
Cancelled	19	50.73
Non-vested at January 29, 2012	590	$	53.96

No performance shares were granted during 2009. The aggregate grant date fair value of performance shares granted during 2011 and 2010 was $6,644 and $32,203, respectively. The aggregate grant date fair value of performance shares vested during 2011, 2010 and 2009 was $6,043, $1,202 and $1,176, respectively.

At January 29, 2012, based on the Company’s current estimate of the most likely number of shares that will ultimately be issued, there was $12,016 of unrecognized pre-tax compensation expense related to non-vested performance shares, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 1.2 years.

The Company receives a tax deduction for certain transactions associated with its stock plan awards. The actual income tax benefits realized from these transactions were $19,415, $14,077 and $2,900 in 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively. Of those amounts, $11,593, $9,333 and $1,269, respectively, were reported as excess tax benefits. Excess tax benefits arise when the actual tax benefit resulting from a stock plan award transaction exceeds the tax benefit associated with the grant date fair value of the related stock award.

Total stock awards available for grant at January 29, 2012 amounted to 2,572 shares.

The entire disclosure for compensation-related costs for equity-based compensation, which may include disclosure of policies, compensation plan details, allocation of equity compensation, incentive distributions, equity-based arrangements to obtain goods and services, deferred compensation arrangements, employee stock ownership plan details and employee stock purchase plan details.

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Notes to Financial Statements [Abstract]

COMPONENTS OF AOCI

12 Months Ended

Jan. 29, 2012

COMPONENTS OF AOCI

The following table sets forth the detail of AOCI, net of related taxes:



	2011			2010
Foreign currency translation adjustments	$	66,447		$	147,857
Retirement liability adjustment	(122,167		)	(80,214		)
Unrealized gain (loss) on derivative financial instruments	5,294			(11,899		)
Total	$	(50,426	)	$	55,744

The entire disclosure for comprehensive income. Includes, but is not limited to, the following: 1) the amount of income tax expense or benefit allocated to each component of other comprehensive income, including reclassification adjustments, 2) the reclassification adjustments for each classification of other comprehensive income and 3) the ending accumulated balances for each component of comprehensive income. Components of comprehensive income include: (1) foreign currency translation adjustments; (2) gains (losses) on foreign currency transactions that are designated as, and are effective as, economic hedges of a net investment in a foreign entity; (3) gains (losses) on intercompany foreign currency transactions that are of a long-term-investment nature, when the entities to the transaction are consolidated, combined, or accounted for by the equity method in the reporting enterprise's financial statements; (4) change in the market value of a futures contract that qualifies as a hedge of an asset reported at fair value; (5) unrealized holding gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities and that resulting from transfers of debt securities from the held-to-maturity category to the available-for-sale category; (6) a net loss recognized as an additional pension liability not yet recognized as net periodic pension cost; and (7) the net gain (loss) and net prior service cost or credit for pension plans and other postretirement benefit plans.

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-Paragraph 14-26
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LEASES

12 Months Ended

Jan. 29, 2012

Leases [Abstract]

LEASES

The Company leases retail locations, warehouses, showrooms, office space and equipment. The leases, excluding equipment leases, generally provide for the payment of real estate taxes and certain other occupancy expenses. Retail location leases generally are renewable and provide for the payment of percentage rentals based on location sales and other costs associated with the leased property.

At January 29, 2012, minimum annual rental commitments under non-cancelable leases were as follows:



	Capital Leases			Operating Leases		Total
2012	$	8,710		$	288,621	$	297,331
2013	6,516			243,716		250,232
2014	4,524			215,782		220,306
2015	2,068			193,415		195,483
2016	1,393			165,569		166,962
Thereafter	8,197			582,182		590,379
Total minimum lease payments	31,408			$	1,689,285	$	1,720,693
Less: Amount representing interest	(4,655		)
Present value of net minimum capital lease payments	$	26,753

The Company’s retail location leases represent $1,217,321 of the total minimum lease payments. The Company’s administrative offices and showrooms located in New York, New York represent $102,122 of the total minimum lease payments. The Company’s corporate, finance and retail administrative offices located in Bridgewater, New Jersey represent $51,503 of the total minimum lease payments. The Company’s Calvin Klein administrative offices and showrooms represent $32,861 of the total minimum lease payments. The Company’s Tommy Hilfiger administrative offices and showrooms, most of which are located in Amsterdam, The Netherlands and New York, New York represent $84,858 and $80,539, respectively, of the total minimum lease payments.

At January 29, 2012, aggregate future minimum rentals to be received under non-cancelable capital and operating subleases were $0 and $23,306, respectively.

Rent expense was as follows:



	2011			2010			2009
Minimum	$	290,936		$	239,425		$	114,538
Percentage and other	95,352			49,069			26,656
Less: Sublease rental income	(3,441		)	(2,925		)	(1,164		)
Total	$	382,847		$	285,569		$	140,030

The gross book value of assets under capital leases, which are classified within property, plant and equipment in the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets, amounted to $40,270 and $30,459 as of January 29, 2012 and January 30, 2011, respectively. Accumulated amortization related to assets under capital leases amounted to $10,570 and $3,421 as of January 29, 2012 and January 30, 2011, respectively. The Company includes amortization of assets under capital leases in depreciation and amortization expense. The Company incurred $0 during each of the years ended January 29, 2012 and January 30, 2011 in percentage rentals under capital leases.

The entire disclosure for lessee entity's leasing arrangements including, but not limited to, all of the following: (a.) The basis on which contingent rental payments are determined, (b.) The existence and terms of renewal or purchase options and escalation clauses, (c.) Restrictions imposed by lease agreements, such as those concerning dividends, additional debt, and further leasing.

Notes to Financial Statements [Abstract]

ACTIVITY EXIT COSTS

12 Months Ended

Jan. 29, 2012

ACTIVITY EXIT COSTS

Tommy Hilfiger Integration and Exit Costs

In connection with the Company’s acquisition of Tommy Hilfiger on May 6, 2010 and the related integration, the Company incurred certain costs related to severance and termination benefits, long-lived asset impairments, inventory liquidations and lease/contract terminations, including costs associated with the exit of certain Tommy Hilfiger product categories. Such costs were as follows:



	Total Expected to be Incurred		Incurred During 2010		Incurred During 2011		Cumulative Incurred to Date
Severance, termination benefits and other costs	$	33,208	$	19,793	$	12,415	$	32,208
Long-lived asset impairments	11,017		11,017		—		11,017
Inventory liquidation costs	10,210		2,583		7,627		10,210
Lease/contract termination and related costs	29,627		3,165		24,462		27,627
Total	$	84,062	$	36,558	$	44,504	$	81,062

$33,385 of the charges for severance, termination benefits, lease/contract termination and other costs for 2011 relate principally to selling, general and administrative expenses of the Company’s Tommy Hilfiger North America segment. The remaining $3,492 of the charges for severance, termination benefits, lease/contract termination and other costs for 2011 and the remaining costs expected to be incurred relate principally to corporate expenses not allocated to any reportable segment. The charges for severance, termination benefits and other costs for 2010 were principally included in selling, general and administrative expenses of the Company’s Tommy Hilfiger North America segment and the lease/contract termination and related costs for 2010 were principally included in selling, general and administrative expenses of the Company’s Tommy Hilfiger International segment. Inventory liquidation costs were included in cost of goods sold of the Company’s Tommy Hilfiger North America segment (see Note 18, “Segment Data”).

Please see Note 9, “Fair Value Measurements,” for a further discussion of the long-lived asset impairments reflected in the above table.

Liabilities for severance and termination benefits and lease/contract termination costs recorded in connection with the acquisition and integration of Tommy Hilfiger were principally recorded in accrued expenses in the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets and were as follows:



	Liability at 1/30/11		Costs Incurred During 2011		Costs Paid During 2011		Liability at 1/29/12
Severance, termination benefits and other costs	$	16,258	$	12,415	$	24,368	$	4,305
Lease/contract termination and related costs	3,165		24,462		23,135		4,492
Total	$	19,423	$	36,877	$	47,503	$	8,797

Costs Related to Exit from Timberland and Izod Women’s Businesses

The Company negotiated during the second quarter of 2011 an early termination of its license to market sportswear under the Timberland brand. In connection with this termination, which will become effective in 2012, the Company incurred certain costs related to severance and termination benefits, long-lived asset impairments, contract termination and other costs. All expected costs related to this termination were incurred during 2011.

The Company announced in the fourth quarter of 2011 that it would be exiting the Izod women’s wholesale sportswear business beginning in 2012. In connection with this exit, the Company incurred certain costs related to severance and termination benefits.

The costs associated with both of these activities were as follows:



	Total Expected to be Incurred		Incurred During 2011		Liability at 1/29/12
Severance, termination benefits and other costs	$	2,527	$	2,027	$	1,310
Long-lived asset impairments	1,062		1,062		—
Contract termination and related costs	5,029		5,029		5,029
Total	$	8,618	$	8,118	$	6,339

The charges incurred in 2011 relate to selling, general and administrative expenses of the Company’s Heritage Brand Wholesale Sportswear segment (see Note 18, “Segment Data”).

Please see Note 9, “Fair Value Measurements,” for a further discussion of the long-lived asset impairments reflected in the above table.

Liabilities for severance and termination benefits and contract termination costs recorded in connection with the Company’s early termination of the license to market sportswear under the Timberland brand and exit from the Izod women’s wholesale sportswear business were principally recorded in accrued expenses in the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets.

UK and Ireland Van Heusen Exit Costs

In connection with the Company’s exit from its United Kingdom and Ireland Van Heusen dresswear and accessories business during the fourth quarter of 2010, the Company incurred lease termination, severance, termination benefits and other costs and a loss on the liquidation of a foreign operation and disposed of previously recorded goodwill. All expected costs related to this transaction were incurred during 2010. Such costs were as follows:



	Incurred During 2010
Severance, termination benefits and other costs	$	759
Lease termination costs	795
Loss on liquidation of foreign operation	841
Disposal of goodwill	4,157
Total	$	6,552

The charges for severance, termination benefits and other costs, the loss on the liquidation of a foreign operation, lease termination costs and the disposal of goodwill for 2010 were included in selling, general and administrative expenses of the Company’s Heritage Brand Wholesale Dress Furnishings segment (see Note 18, “Segment Data”).

Liabilities for severance and termination benefits and lease termination costs recorded in connection with the Company’s exit from its United Kingdom and Ireland Van Heusen dresswear and accessories business were principally recorded in accrued expenses in the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets and were as follows:



	Liability at 1/30/11		Costs Paid During 2011		Liability at 1/29/12
Severance, termination benefits and other costs	$	406	$	406	$	—
Lease termination costs	324		324		—
Total	$	730	$	730	$	—

Other Restructuring Costs

The Company announced in the fourth quarter of 2008 that it initiated a series of actions to respond to the difficult economic conditions that existed during the second half of 2008 and were expected to (and did) continue into 2009 by restructuring certain of its operations and implementing a number of other cost reduction efforts. These restructuring initiatives were substantially completed and all costs were incurred by the end of 2009.

Costs associated with the exit activities were incurred as follows:



	Costs Incurred During 2009		Cumulative Incurred
Severance, termination benefits and other costs	$	9,467	$	26,209
Long-lived asset impairments	1,494		5,253
Lease termination costs	14,936		16,013
Total	$	25,897	$	47,475

Substantially all of these costs had been paid by the end of 2010.

The costs incurred associated with the restructuring were included principally in selling, general and administrative expenses of the Company’s segments as follows (see Note 18, “Segment Data”):



	Costs Incurred During 2009		Cumulative Incurred
Heritage Brand Wholesale Dress Furnishings	$	541	$	8,895
Heritage Brand Wholesale Sportswear	701		4,288
Heritage Brand Retail	2,341		4,189
Other (Calvin Klein Apparel)	17,134		19,601
Calvin Klein Licensing	—		486
Corporate	5,180		10,016
Total	$	25,897	$	47,475

The entire disclosure for restructuring and related activities. Description of restructuring activities such as exit and disposal activities, include facts and circumstances leading to the plan, the expected plan completion date, the major types of costs associated with the plan activities, total expected costs, the accrual balance at the end of the period, and the periods over which the remaining accrual will be settled.

NET INCOME PER COMMON SHARE

NET INCOME PER COMMON SHARE

12 Months Ended

Jan. 29, 2012

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

The Company utilizes the two-class method of calculating basic net income per common share, as holders of the Company’s Series A convertible preferred stock participate in dividends with holders of the Company’s common stock. Net losses are not allocated to holders of the Series A convertible preferred stock.

The Company computed its basic and diluted net income per common share as follows:



	2011			2010			2009
Net income	$	317,881		$	53,805		$	161,910
Less:
Common stock dividends paid to holders of Series A convertible preferred stock	(628		)	(471		)	—
Allocation of income to Series A convertible preferred stock	(18,034		)	(2,071		)	—
Net income available to common stockholders for basic net income per common share	299,219			51,263			161,910
Add back:
Common stock dividends paid to holders of Series A convertible preferred stock	628			471			—
Allocation of income to Series A convertible preferred stock	18,034			2,071			—
Net income available to common stockholders for diluted net income per common share	$	317,881		$	53,805		$	161,910

Weighted average common shares outstanding for basic net income per common share	67,158			62,744			51,639
Weighted average impact of dilutive securities	1,576			1,455			813
Weighted average impact of dilutive warrant	—			72			54
Weighted average impact of assumed convertible preferred stock conversion	4,189			3,107			—
Total shares for diluted net income per common share	72,923			67,378			52,506

Basic net income per common share	$	4.46		$	0.82		$	3.14

Diluted net income per common share	$	4.36		$	0.80		$	3.08

Potentially dilutive securities excluded from the calculation of diluted net income per common share were as follows:



	2011	2010	2009
Weighted average potentially dilutive securities	345	287	1,578

Contingently issuable shares that have not met the necessary conditions as of the end of a reporting period are not included in the calculation of diluted net income per common share for that period. The Company had contingently issuable awards outstanding that did not meet the performance conditions as of January 29, 2012, January 30, 2011 and January 31, 2010 and, therefore, were excluded from the calculation of diluted net income per common share for each applicable year. The maximum number of potentially dilutive shares that could be issued upon vesting for such awards was 590, 611 and 89 as of January 29, 2012, January 30, 2011 and January 31, 2010, respectively. These amounts were also excluded from the computation of weighted average antidilutive securities.

NONCASH INVESTING AND FINANCING TRANSACTIONS	12 Months Ended
NONCASH INVESTING AND FINANCING TRANSACTIONS	Jan. 29, 2012
Noncash Investing and Financing Transactions [Abstract]
NONCASH INVESTING AND FINANCING TRANSACTIONS	NONCASH INVESTING AND FINANCING TRANSACTIONS Omitted from the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for the year ended January 29, 2012 were capital expenditures related to property, plant and equipment of $5,786, which will not be paid until 2012. The Company paid $3,720 in cash during 2011 related to property, plant and equipment that was acquired in 2010. This amount is omitted from the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for the year ended January 30, 2011. The Company paid $911 in cash during 2010 related to property, plant and equipment that was acquired in 2009. This amount is omitted from the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for the year ended January 31, 2010. The Company recorded increases to goodwill of $51,309, $45,335 and $38,866 during 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively, related to liabilities incurred for contingent purchase price payments to Mr. Calvin Klein. Such amounts are not due or paid in cash until 45 days subsequent to the Company’s applicable quarter end. As such, during 2011, 2010 and 2009, the Company paid $50,679, $43,655 and $37,435, respectively, in cash related to contingent purchase price payments to Mr. Calvin Klein that were recorded as additions to goodwill during the periods the liabilities were incurred. During the first quarter of 2011, the Company recorded a loss of $12,876 to write off previously capitalized debt issuance costs in connection with the amendment and restatement of its senior secured credit facility. The Company completed a transaction during the third quarter of 2011 that resulted in the reacquisition of the rights to the Tommy Hilfiger trademarks in India that had been subject to a perpetual license. The Company is required to make annual contingent purchase price payments based on a percentage of annual sales over a certain threshold of Tommy Hilfiger products in India for a period of five years (or, under certain circumstances, a period of six years) following the acquisition date. Such payments are subject to a $25,000 aggregate maximum and are due within 60 days following each one year period commencing on July 1, 2011. The fair value of such contingent purchase price payments, which was recorded as a liability as of the acquisition date, was estimated to be $9,559. During the second quarter of 2010, the Company issued 7,873 shares of its common stock valued at $475,607 in connection with the acquisition of Tommy Hilfiger. During the second quarter of 2010, the Company recorded a loss of $3,005 to write-off previously capitalized debt issuance costs in connection with the extinguishment of its 7 1/4% senior notes due 2011 and its 8 1/8% senior notes due 2013. The Company issued to Mr. Calvin Klein a nine-year warrant to purchase 320 shares of the Company’s common stock at $28.00 per share in connection with the Company’s acquisition of Calvin Klein in 2003. Such warrant was exercised and the underlying shares were issued during 2010. The exercise price for these shares was satisfied through the Company’s withholding of 140 shares, which had a total fair market value that approximated the exercise price, from the shares that would have otherwise been issuable.

SEGMENT DATA

12 Months Ended

Jan. 29, 2012

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

SEGMENT DATA

The Company manages its operations through its operating divisions, which are aggregated into seven reportable segments: (i) Heritage Brand Wholesale Dress Furnishings; (ii) Heritage Brand Wholesale Sportswear; (iii) Heritage Brand Retail; (iv) Calvin Klein Licensing; (v) Tommy Hilfiger North America; (vi) Tommy Hilfiger International; and (vii) Other (Calvin Klein Apparel).

Heritage Brand Wholesale Dress Furnishings segment - This segment consists of the Company’s heritage brand wholesale dress furnishings division. This segment derives revenue primarily from marketing both dress shirts and neckwear under the brand names Van Heusen, ARROW, IZOD, Kenneth Cole New York, Kenneth Cole Reaction, JOE Joseph Abboud, DKNY and MICHAEL Michael Kors, as well as dress shirts under the brand names Geoffrey Beene and CHAPS. The Company markets these dress shirt and neckwear brands, as well as certain other owned and licensed brands and various private label brands, primarily to department, mid-tier department and specialty stores.

Heritage Brand Wholesale Sportswear segment - The Company aggregates the results of its heritage brand wholesale sportswear divisions into the Heritage Brand Wholesale Sportswear segment. This segment derives revenue primarily from marketing men’s sportswear under the brand names Van Heusen, IZOD, Geoffrey Beene, ARROW and Timberland to department, mid-tier department and specialty stores. The Company negotiated during the second quarter of 2011 the early termination of its license to use the Timberland trademarks on men’s sportswear and will be exiting the business in 2012. This segment also derives revenue from marketing women’s sportswear under the brand name IZOD. The Company announced in the fourth quarter of 2011 that it would be exiting the Izod women’s wholesale sportswear business beginning in 2012.

Heritage Brand Retail segment - The Company aggregates the results of its three heritage brand retail divisions into the Heritage Brand Retail segment. This segment derives revenue principally from operating retail stores, primarily in outlet centers in the United States, which sell apparel, footwear, accessories and related products under the brand names Van Heusen, IZOD, Bass and G.H. Bass & Co.

Calvin Klein Licensing segment - The Company aggregates the results of its Calvin Klein licensing and advertising division into the Calvin Klein Licensing segment. This segment derives revenue principally from licensing and similar arrangements worldwide relating to the use by third parties of the brand names Calvin Klein Collection, ck Calvin Klein and Calvin Klein for a broad array of products and retail services. This segment also derives revenue from the Company’s Calvin Klein Collection wholesale business and from selling Calvin Klein Collection branded high-end collection apparel and accessories through the Company’s own full price Calvin Klein Collection retail store located in New York City, both of which the Company operates directly in support of the global licensing business.

Tommy Hilfiger North America segment - The Company aggregates the results of its Tommy Hilfiger wholesale and retail divisions in North America into the Tommy Hilfiger North America segment. This segment derives revenue principally from (i) marketing Tommy Hilfiger branded apparel and related products at wholesale in the United States and Canada, primarily to department stores and through licensees; and (ii) operating retail stores and an e-commerce website in and for the United States and Canada, which sell Tommy Hilfiger branded apparel, accessories and related products.

Tommy Hilfiger International segment - The Company aggregates the results of its Tommy Hilfiger wholesale and retail divisions that operate outside of North America and its proportionate share of the net income or loss of its unconsolidated affiliates into the Tommy Hilfiger International segment. This segment derives revenue principally from (i) marketing Tommy Hilfiger branded apparel and related products at wholesale principally in Europe, primarily to department and specialty stores and franchise operators of Tommy Hilfiger stores, and through distributors and licensees; and (ii) operating retail stores and an e-commerce website in and for Europe and retail stores in Japan, which sell Tommy Hilfiger branded apparel, accessories and related products.

Other (Calvin Klein Apparel) segment - The Company aggregates the results of its Calvin Klein apparel divisions into the Other (Calvin Klein Apparel) segment. This segment derives revenue from the Company’s marketing at wholesale of apparel and related products under the brand names Calvin Klein and ck Calvin Klein, primarily to department, mid-tier department and specialty stores, and at retail through the Company’s e-commerce website and Calvin Klein retail stores, which are primarily located in outlet centers in the United States.

The following tables present summarized information by segment:



	2011		2010		2009
Revenue – Heritage Brand Wholesale Dress Furnishings
Net sales	$	564,898	$	523,901	$	489,845
Royalty revenue	6,158		5,815		5,859
Advertising and other revenue	2,169		2,689		1,681
Total	573,225		532,405		497,385

Revenue – Heritage Brand Wholesale Sportswear
Net sales	537,284		568,447		473,101
Royalty revenue	10,008		10,731		10,133
Advertising and other revenue	1,687		1,764		1,931
Total	548,979		580,942		485,165

Revenue – Heritage Brand Retail
Net sales	646,769		638,902		610,337
Royalty revenue	4,822		5,023		4,361
Advertising and other revenue	772		842		795
Total	652,363		644,767		615,493

Revenue – Calvin Klein Licensing
Net sales	45,796		38,326		32,696
Royalty revenue	273,002		244,891		218,903
Advertising and other revenue	108,588		97,530		84,314
Total	427,386		380,747		335,913

Revenue – Tommy Hilfiger North America
Net sales	1,273,829		889,630		—
Royalty revenue	16,850		11,558		—
Advertising and other revenue	7,016		3,257		—
Total	1,297,695		904,445		—

Revenue – Tommy Hilfiger International
Net sales	1,703,582		1,007,776		—
Royalty revenue	45,195		28,690		—
Advertising and other revenue	4,329		4,319		—
Total	1,753,106		1,040,785		—

Revenue – Other (Calvin Klein Apparel)
Net sales	637,870		552,757		464,775
Total	637,870		552,757		464,775

Total Revenue
Net sales	5,410,028		4,219,739		2,070,754
Royalty revenue	356,035		306,708		239,256
Advertising and other revenue	124,561		110,401		88,721
Total⁽¹⁾	$	5,890,624	$	4,636,848	$	2,398,731



	2011				2010			⁽¹⁰⁾	2009			⁽¹⁰⁾
Income before interest and taxes – Heritage Brand Wholesale Dress Furnishings	$	78,577			$	66,624		⁽⁷⁾	$	55,971		⁽⁹⁾

Income before interest and taxes – Heritage Brand Wholesale Sportswear	11,398			⁽³⁾	57,921				51,873			⁽⁹⁾

Income before interest and taxes – Heritage Brand Retail	28,993				45,339				28,570			⁽⁹⁾

Income before interest and taxes – Calvin Klein Licensing	189,178				174,699				155,738

Income before interest and taxes – Tommy Hilfiger North America	81,450			⁽⁴⁾	37,554			⁽⁸⁾	—

Income before interest and taxes – Tommy Hilfiger International	200,697			^{(4) (5)}	51,653			⁽⁸⁾	—

Income before interest and taxes – Other (Calvin Klein Apparel)	88,822				73,093				17,056			⁽⁹⁾

Loss before interest and taxes – Corporate⁽²⁾	(119,462		)	^{(4) (6)}	(303,488		)	⁽⁸⁾	(65,396		)	⁽⁹⁾

Income before interest and taxes	$	559,653			$	203,395			$	243,812


⁽¹⁾	Macy’s, Inc. accounted for 9.4%, 10.1% and 11.9% of the Company’s revenue in 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively. This revenue is reported in the Heritage Brand Wholesale Dress Furnishings, Heritage Brand Wholesale Sportswear, Other (Calvin Klein Apparel) and Tommy Hilfiger North America segments.


⁽²⁾	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 defined benefit pension plans.


⁽³⁾	Income before interest and taxes for 2011 includes costs of $8,118 related to the Company’s negotiated early termination of its license to market sportswear under the Timberland brand, which business will be exited in 2012, and its planned exit of the Izod women’s wholesale sportswear business.


⁽⁴⁾	Income (loss) before interest and taxes for 2011 includes costs of $69,522 associated with the Company’s integration of Tommy Hilfiger and the related restructuring. Such costs were included in the Company’s segments as follows: $44,704 in Tommy Hilfiger North America; $5,419 in Tommy Hilfiger International; and $19,399 in corporate expenses not allocated to any reportable segments.


⁽⁵⁾	Income before interest and taxes for 2011 includes an expense of $20,709 associated with settling the unfavorable pre-existing license agreement in connection with the Company’s buyout of the Tommy Hilfiger perpetual license in India. Please refer to Note 2, “Acquisitions,” for a further discussion.


⁽⁶⁾	Loss before interest and taxes for 2011 includes costs of $16,233 associated with the Company’s modification of its senior secured credit facility. Please refer to Note 6, “Debt,” for a further discussion.


⁽⁷⁾	Income before interest and taxes for 2010 includes costs of $6,552 associated with the Company’s exit from its United Kingdom and Ireland Van Heusen dresswear and accessories business.

⁽⁸⁾

Income (loss) before interest and taxes for 2010 includes costs of $338,317 associated with the Company’s acquisition and integration of Tommy Hilfiger, including transaction, restructuring, exit and debt extinguishment costs, short-lived non-cash valuation amortization charges and the effects of hedges against Euro to United States dollar exchange rates related to the purchase price. Such costs were included in the Company’s segments as follows: $51,946 in Tommy Hilfiger North America; $62,844 in Tommy Hilfiger International; and $223,527 in corporate expenses not allocated to any reportable segments.

⁽⁹⁾

Income (loss) before interest and taxes 2009 includes costs associated with the Company’s restructuring initiatives announced during the fourth quarter of 2008. Such costs were included in the Company’s segments as follows: $541 in Heritage Brand Wholesale Dress Furnishings; $701 in the Heritage Brand Wholesale Sportswear; $2,341 in Heritage Brand Retail; $17,134 in Other (Calvin Klein Apparel); and $5,180 in corporate expenses not allocated to any reportable segments.


⁽¹⁰⁾	In 2011, the Company changed the way actuarial gains and losses from its defined benefit pension plans are allocated to its reportable segments. Actuarial gains and losses are now included as part of corporate expenses not allocated to any reportable segments. Prior year periods have been restated in order to present that information on a basis consistent with the current year.

Intersegment transactions consist of transfers of inventory principally between the Heritage Brand Wholesale Dress Furnishings segment and the Heritage Brand Retail segment and Other (Calvin Klein Apparel) segment. These transfers are recorded at cost plus a standard markup percentage. Such markup percentage is eliminated principally in the Heritage Brand Retail segment and Other (Calvin Klein Apparel) segment.



	2011		2010		2009
Identifiable Assets
Heritage Brand Wholesale Dress Furnishings	$	312,800	$	296,299	$	278,101
Heritage Brand Wholesale Sportswear	301,935		297,780		249,864
Heritage Brand Retail	118,256		98,496		97,837
Calvin Klein Licensing	1,102,980		1,014,231		925,832
Tommy Hilfiger North America	1,152,019		1,168,558		—
Tommy Hilfiger International	3,097,140		3,205,394		—
Other (Calvin Klein Apparel)	140,186		144,492		134,515
Corporate	527,045		559,100		653,530
Total	$	6,752,361	$	6,784,350	$	2,339,679
Depreciation and Amortization
Heritage Brand Wholesale Dress Furnishings	$	5,672	$	6,003	$	7,606
Heritage Brand Wholesale Sportswear	3,233		5,084		6,425
Heritage Brand Retail	9,592		9,905		12,443
Calvin Klein Licensing	3,203		2,785		3,631
Tommy Hilfiger North America	28,093		31,527		—
Tommy Hilfiger International	63,447		72,339		—
Other (Calvin Klein Apparel)	13,539		13,563		14,535
Corporate	5,231		5,931		5,249
Total	$	132,010	$	147,137	$	49,889
Identifiable Capital Expenditures⁽¹⁾
Heritage Brand Wholesale Dress Furnishings	$	4,676	$	3,768	$	2,629
Heritage Brand Wholesale Sportswear	3,923		3,285		1,683
Heritage Brand Retail	18,602		9,411		5,381
Calvin Klein Licensing	6,632		3,096		2,249
Tommy Hilfiger North America	29,974		22,172		—
Tommy Hilfiger International	82,604		42,949		—
Other (Calvin Klein Apparel)	17,883		13,109		10,944
Corporate	7,613		6,014		1,881
Total	$	171,907	$	103,804	$	24,767


⁽¹⁾	Capital expenditures in 2011 include $5,786 of accruals that will not be paid until 2012. Capital expenditures in 2010 include $3,720 of accruals that were not paid until 2011. Capital expenditures in 2009 included $911 of accruals that were not paid until 2010.

Property, plant and equipment, net based on the location where such assets are held, was as follows:



	2011		2010		2009
Domestic	$	263,008	$	234,677	$	164,195
Canada	38,912		39,033		318
Europe	137,010		116,874		1,855
Other foreign	19,961		13,993		1,106
Total	$	458,891	$	404,577	$	167,474

Revenue, based on location of origin, was as follows:



	2011		2010		2009
Domestic	$	3,558,540	$	3,114,424	$	2,129,336
Canada	302,103		237,383		48,745
Europe	1,588,926		974,380		133,480
Other foreign	441,055		310,661		87,170
Total	$	5,890,624	$	4,636,848	$	2,398,731

The entire disclosure for reporting segments including data and tables. Reportable segments include those that meet any of the following quantitative thresholds a) it's reported revenue, including sales to external customers and intersegment sales or transfers is 10 percent or more of the combined revenue, internal and external, of all operating segments b) the absolute amount of its reported profit or loss is 10 percent or more of the greater, in absolute amount of 1) the combined reported profit of all operating segments that did not report a loss or 2) the combined reported loss of all operating segments that did report a loss c) its assets are 10 percent or more of the combined assets of all operating segments.

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GUARANTEES	12 Months Ended
GUARANTEES	Jan. 29, 2012
Guarantees [Abstract]
GUARANTEES	GUARANTEES The Company guaranteed the payment of certain purchases made by one of the Company’s suppliers from a raw material vendor. The maximum amount guaranteed as of January 29, 2012 is $500. The guarantee expires on January 31, 2013. The Company guaranteed to a landlord the payment of rent and related costs by the tenant currently occupying space previously leased by the Company. The maximum amount guaranteed as of January 29, 2012 is approximately $3,750, which is subject to exchange rate fluctuation. The Company has the right to seek recourse of approximately $2,350 as of January 29, 2012, which is subject to exchange rate fluctuation. The guarantee expires on May 19, 2016.

Tabular disclosure of each guarantee obligation, or each group of similar guarantee obligations, including (a) the nature of the guarantee, including its term, how it arose, and the events or circumstances that would require the guarantor to perform under the guarantee; (b) the maximum potential amount of future payments (undiscounted) the guarantor could be required to make under the guarantee; (c) the current carrying amount of the liability, if any, for the guarantor's obligations under the guarantee; and (d) the nature of any recourse provisions under the guarantee, and any assets held either as collateral or by third parties, and any relevant related party disclosure. Excludes disclosures about product warranties.

Valuation and Qualifying Accounts [Abstract]

OTHER COMMENTS

12 Months Ended

Jan. 29, 2012

Other Comments [Abstract]

OTHER COMMENTS

Included in accrued expenses on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets are certain incentive compensation accruals of $60,070 and $54,828 as of January 29, 2012 and January 30, 2011, respectively, and certain wholesale sales allowance accruals of $51,976 and $53,143 as of January 29, 2012 and January 30, 2011, respectively.

The Company’s asset retirement obligations are included in other liabilities on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets and relate to the Company’s obligation to dismantle or remove leasehold improvements from leased office or retail store locations at the end of a lease term in order to restore a facility to a condition specified in the lease agreement. The Company records the fair value of the liability for asset retirement obligations in the period in which it is legally or contractually incurred. Upon initial recognition of the asset retirement liability, an asset retirement cost is capitalized by increasing the carrying amount of the asset by the same amount as the liability. In periods subsequent to initial measurement, the asset retirement cost is recognized as expense through depreciation over the asset’s useful life. Changes in the liability for the asset retirement obligations are recognized for the passage of time and revisions to either the timing or the amount of estimated cash flows. Accretion expense is recognized for the impacts of increasing the discounted fair value to its estimated settlement value.

The following table presents the activity related to the Company’s asset retirement obligations:



	Year Ended
	January 29, 2012			January 30, 2011
Beginning balance	$	9,385		$	1,034
Business acquisitions	—			7,311
Liabilities incurred	3,252			373
Liabilities settled (payments)	(879		)	(391		)
Accretion expense	133			284
Revisions in estimated cash flows	(474		)	(149		)
Currency translation adjustment	292			923
Ending balance	$	11,709		$	9,385

The Company is a party to certain litigation which, in management’s judgment, based in part on the opinions of legal counsel, will not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial position.

SCHEDULE II - VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS

12 Months Ended

Jan. 29, 2012

VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS

(In thousands)



Column A	Column B		Column C					Column D			Column E
			Additions Charged to Costs and Expenses		Additions Charged to Other Accounts
	Balance at Beginning of Period										Balance at End of Period

Description								Deductions
Year Ended January 29, 2012
Allowance for doubtful accounts	$	11,105	$	6,332	$	—		$	1,693	(c)	$	15,744
Allowance/accrual for operational chargebacks and customer markdowns (a)	161,691		337,948		—			336,507			163,132
Total	172,796		344,280		—			338,200			178,876
Year Ended January 30, 2011
Allowance for doubtful accounts	$	7,224	$	1,603	$	6,040	(b)	$	3,762	(c)	$	11,105
Allowance/accrual for operational chargebacks and customer markdowns (a)	91,887		242,712		64,625		(b)	237,533			161,691
Total	99,111		244,315		70,665			241,295			172,796
Year Ended January 31, 2010
Allowance for doubtful accounts	$	7,160	$	5,378	$	223		$	5,537	(c)	$	7,224
Allowance/accrual for operational chargebacks and customer markdowns (a)	91,700		173,818		677			174,308			91,887
Total	98,860		179,196		900			179,845			99,111


(a)	Contains activity associated with the wholesale sales allowance accrual included in accrued expenses. Please see Note 20, “Other Comments” for specified amounts.


(b)	Principally due to the acquisition of Tommy Hilfiger in 2010.


(c)	Principally accounts written off as uncollectible, net of recoveries.

SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Policies)	12 Months Ended
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Policies)	Jan. 29, 2012
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Consolidation, Policy [Policy Text Block]	Principles of Consolidation - The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company. Intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. Investments in entities that the Company does not control but has the ability to exercise significant influence over are accounted for using the equity method of accounting. The Company’s Consolidated Income Statements include its proportionate share of the net income or loss of these entities.
Use of Estimates, Policy [Policy Text Block]	Use of Estimates - The preparation of the consolidated financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from the estimates.
Fiscal Period [Policy Text Block]	Fiscal Year - The Company uses a 52-53 week fiscal year ending on the Sunday closest to February 1. References to a year are to the Company’s fiscal year, unless the context requires otherwise. Results for 2011, 2010 and 2009 represent the 52 weeks ended January 29, 2012, January 30, 2011 and January 31, 2010, respectively.
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Policy [Policy Text Block]	Cash and Cash Equivalents - The Company considers all highly liquid investments with maturities of three months or less when purchased to be cash equivalents. The Company’s balances of cash and cash equivalents at January 29, 2012 consisted principally of bank deposits and investments in money market funds.
Trade and Other Accounts Receivable, Policy [Policy Text Block]	Accounts Receivable - Accounts receivable, as presented on the Consolidated Balance Sheets, is net of allowances. An allowance for doubtful accounts is determined through an analysis of the aging of accounts receivable and assessments of collectibility based on historic trends, the financial condition of the Company’s customers and an evaluation of economic conditions. The Company writes off uncollectible trade receivables once collection efforts have been exhausted and third parties confirm the balance is not recoverable. Costs associated with allowable customer markdowns and operational chargebacks, net of the expected recoveries, are part of the provision for allowances included in accounts receivable. These provisions result from seasonal negotiations, as well as historic deduction trends net of expected recoveries, and the evaluation of current market conditions.
Goodwill and Intangible Assets, Policy [Policy Text Block]	Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets - The Company assesses the recoverability of goodwill annually, at the beginning of the third quarter of each fiscal year, and between annual tests if indicators of potential impairment exist. Impairment testing for goodwill is done at a reporting unit level. Under Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) guidance for goodwill and other intangible assets, a reporting unit is defined as an operating segment or one level below the operating segment, called a component. However, two or more components of an operating segment will be aggregated and deemed a single reporting unit if the components have similar economic characteristics. An impairment loss is recognized if the carrying amount of the reporting unit’s net assets exceeds the estimated fair value of the reporting unit and the carrying amount of reporting unit goodwill is determined to exceed the implied fair value of that goodwill. The estimated fair value of a reporting unit is calculated using a discounted cash flow model. The fair value of all reporting units is reconciled to the Company’s market capitalization using an estimated control premium. Indefinite-lived intangible assets not subject to amortization are tested for impairment annually, at the beginning of the third quarter of each fiscal year, and between annual tests if an event occurs or circumstances change that would indicate that the carrying amount may be impaired. An impairment loss would be recognized if the carrying amount of the asset exceeds the fair value of the assets, which is determined using the estimated discounted cash flows associated with the asset’s use. Intangible assets with finite lives are amortized over their estimated useful lives and are tested for impairment along with other long-lived assets as described below.
Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Intangible Assets, Impairment, Policy [Policy Text Block]	Asset Impairments - The Company reviews for and records impairment losses on long-lived assets (excluding goodwill and other indefinite-lived intangible assets) in accordance with FASB guidance for the impairment or disposal of long-lived assets. The Company records impairment losses when events and circumstances indicate that the assets might be impaired and the undiscounted cash flows estimated to be generated by the related assets are less than the carrying amounts of those assets. Please see Note 9, “Fair Value Measurements” for a further discussion.
Inventory, Policy [Policy Text Block]	Inventories - Inventories related to the Company’s wholesale operations and international retail operations, comprised principally of finished goods, are stated at the lower of cost or market. Inventories related to the Company’s North American retail operations, comprised entirely of finished goods, are stated at the lower of cost or market. In the first quarter of 2011, the Company voluntarily changed its method of accounting for its United States retail apparel inventories that were previously on the last-in, first-out (“LIFO”) method to the weighted average cost method and for its United States wholesale inventories that were previously on the LIFO method to the first-in, first-out (“FIFO”) method. As a result, the Company no longer has any inventory valued based on LIFO. The Company believes the change is preferable because (i) the FIFO and weighted average cost methods provide more consistency across the Company and its segments, as only two inventory valuation methods will be applied as compared to three; (ii) the Company had experienced decreasing costs over the past several years, eliminating the reporting impact of LIFO; and (iii) the change results in a more meaningful presentation of financial position, as the FIFO and weighted average cost methods reflect more recent costs in the Consolidated Balance Sheet and improve comparability with the Company’s peers. The accounting change had no impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements because the inventory valued under LIFO, including lower of cost or market adjustments, was at current cost for the past several years. As a result, retrospective application of the accounting change resulted in no adjustments to amounts previously reported in the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
Property, Plant and Equipment, Policy [Policy Text Block]	Property, Plant and Equipment - Property, plant and equipment is stated at cost less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation is generally provided over the estimated useful lives of the related assets on a straight-line basis. The range of useful lives is principally as follows: Buildings and building improvements: 15-40 years; machinery, software and equipment: 2-10 years; furniture and fixtures: 3-10 years; and fixtures located in third party customer locations (“shop-in-shops”) and their related costs: 3-5 years. Leasehold improvements are depreciated using the straight-line method over the lesser of the term of the related lease or the estimated useful life of the asset. In certain circumstances, contractual renewal options are considered when determining the term of the related lease. Major additions and betterments are capitalized, and repairs and maintenance are charged to operations in the period incurred.
Lease, Policy [Policy Text Block]	Leases - The Company leases retail locations, warehouses, showrooms, office space and equipment. Assets held under capital leases are included in property, plant and equipment and are amortized over the lesser of the term of the related lease or the estimated useful life of the asset. The Company accounts for rent expense under non-cancelable operating leases with scheduled rent increases and rent holidays on a straight-line basis over the lease term. The Company determines the lease term at the inception of a lease by assuming the exercise of those renewal options that are reasonably assured because of the significant economic penalty that exists for not exercising those options. The excess of straight-line rent expense over scheduled payments is recorded as a deferred liability. In addition, the Company receives build out contributions from landlords primarily as an incentive for the Company to lease retail store space from the landlords. Such amounts are amortized as a reduction of rent expense over the life of the related lease.
Revenue Recognition, Sales of Goods [Policy Text Block]	Revenue from the Company’s wholesale operations is recognized at the time title to the goods passes and the risk of loss is transferred to customers. For sales by the Company’s retail stores, revenue is recognized when goods are sold to consumers.
Revenue Recognition, Sales Returns and Discounts [Policy Text Block]	Allowances for estimated returns and discounts are provided when sales are recorded.
Revenue Recognition, Services, Royalty Fees [Policy Text Block]	Royalty revenue for licensees whose sales exceed contractual sales minimums, including licensee contributions toward advertising, is recognized when licensed products are sold as reported by the Company’s licensees. For licensees whose sales do not exceed contractual sales minimums, royalty revenue is recognized ratably based on contractual requirements for the timing of minimum payments.
Revenue Recognition, Gift Cards [Policy Text Block]	The Company sells gift cards to customers in its retail stores. The Company does not charge administrative fees on gift cards, nor do they expire. Upon the purchase of a gift card by a customer, a liability is established for the cash value of the gift card. The liability is relieved and revenue is recognized when the gift card is redeemed by the customer or if the Company determines that the likelihood of the gift card being redeemed is remote (also known as “gift card breakage”) and that it does not have a legal obligation to remit the value of such unredeemed gift card to any jurisdiction.
Revenue Recognition, Incentives [Policy Text Block]	Sales Incentives - The Company uses certain sales incentive programs related to certain of the Company’s retail operations, such as a customer loyalty program and the issuance of coupons. The Company’s loyalty program is structured such that customers receive gift cards for future use after specified levels of spending are achieved within a specified time period. Costs associated with the Company’s loyalty program are recorded ratably as a cost of goods sold based on enrolled customers’ spending. Costs associated with coupons are recorded as a reduction of revenue at the time of coupon redemption.
Cost of Sales and Selling, General and Administrative Expenses, Policy [Policy Text Block]	Cost of Goods Sold and Selling, General and Administrative Expenses - Costs associated with the production and procurement of product are included in cost of goods sold, including shipping and handling costs such as inbound freight costs, purchasing and receiving costs, inspection costs and other product procurement related charges. All other expenses, excluding interest and income taxes, are included in selling, general and administrative expenses, including warehousing and distribution expenses, as the predominant expenses associated therewith are general and administrative in nature, including rent, utilities and payroll.
Shipping and Handling Cost, Policy [Policy Text Block]	Shipping and Handling Fees - Shipping and handling fees billed to customers are included in net sales.
Advertising Costs, Policy [Policy Text Block]	Advertising - Advertising costs are expensed as incurred and are included in selling, general and administrative expenses. Costs associated with cooperative advertising programs, under which the Company shares the cost of a customer’s advertising expenditures, are treated as a reduction of revenue.
Revenue Recognition Accounting Policy, Gross and Net Revenue Disclosure [Policy Text Block]	Sales Taxes - The Company accounts for sales taxes and other related taxes on a net basis, excluding such taxes from revenue and cost of goods sold.
Income Tax, Policy [Policy Text Block]	Income Taxes - Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for temporary differences between the tax bases of assets and liabilities and their reported amounts in the consolidated financial statements. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply in the periods in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in results of operations in the period that includes the enactment date. Valuation allowances are established when necessary to reduce deferred taxes to the amounts more likely than not to be realized. Significant judgment is required in assessing the timing and amount of deductible and taxable items, evaluating tax positions and in determining the income tax provision. The Company recognizes income tax benefits only when it is more likely than not that the tax position will be fully sustained upon review by taxing authorities, including resolution of related appeals or litigation processes, if any. If the recognition threshold is met, the Company measures the tax benefit at the largest amount that is greater than 50 percent likely to be realized upon ultimate settlement. For tax positions that are 50 percent or less likely of being sustained upon audit, the Company does not recognize any portion of that benefit in the financial statements. When the outcome of these tax matters changes, the change in estimate impacts the provision for income taxes in the period that such a determination is made. The Company recognizes interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits in the Company’s income tax provision.
Foreign Currency Transactions and Translations Policy [Policy Text Block]	Foreign Currency Translation and Transactions - The consolidated financial statements of the Company are prepared in United States dollars. If the functional currency of a foreign subsidiary is not the United States dollar, assets and liabilities are translated to United States dollars at the exchange rates in effect at the applicable balance sheet date and revenue and expenses are translated to United States dollars at the average exchange rate for the applicable period. Any adjustments resulting from such translation are recorded in stockholders’ equity as a component of accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income (“AOCI”). Transaction gains and losses arising from transactions denominated in a currency other than the functional currency of a particular entity are included in selling, general and administrative expenses and totaled $5,729 in 2011, $4,786 in 2010 and $309 in 2009.
Derivatives, Policy [Policy Text Block]	Financial Instruments - The Company has exposure to changes in foreign currency exchange rates related to certain anticipated cash flows associated with certain international inventory purchases. To help manage these exposures, the Company uses foreign currency forward exchange contracts. The Company also has exposure to interest rate volatility related to its senior secured term loan facilities. The Company has entered into an interest rate swap agreement and an interest rate cap agreement to hedge against this exposure. The Company does not use derivative financial instruments for speculative or trading purposes. The Company records the foreign currency forward exchange contracts, interest rate swap agreement and interest rate cap agreement (collectively referred to as “cash flow hedges”) at fair value in its Consolidated Balance Sheets. The fair value of the foreign currency forward exchange contracts is measured as the total amount of currency to be purchased, multiplied by the difference between (i) the forward rate as of the period end date and (ii) the settlement rate specified in each contract. The fair values of the interest rate contracts are based on observable interest rate yield curves and represent the expected discounted cash flows underlying the financial instruments. Changes in fair value of cash flow hedges that are designated as effective hedging instruments are deferred in equity as a component of AOCI. Any ineffectiveness in such cash flow hedges is immediately recognized in earnings. Changes in the fair value of hedges that are not designated as effective hedging instruments are immediately recognized in earnings. The Company had exposure to changes in foreign currency exchange rates in connection with the Company’s acquisition of Tommy Hilfiger B.V. and certain affiliated companies (collectively, “Tommy Hilfiger”), for which the Company entered into foreign currency forward exchange contracts that resulted in a loss during 2010. Cash flows from the Company’s derivative instruments are classified in the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows in the same category as the items being hedged.
Debt, Policy [Policy Text Block]	Balance Sheet Classification of Early Settlements of Long-Term Obligations - The Company classifies obligations settled after the balance sheet date but prior to the issuance of the financial statements based on the contractual payment terms of the underlying agreements.

ACQUISITIONS (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Jan. 29, 2012

Business Combinations [Abstract]

Schedule of Acquisition Consideration [Table Text Block]

The acquisition date fair value of the consideration paid, based on applicable exchange rates in effect on the closing date, consisted of the following:



Cash	$	2,485,776
Common stock (7,873 shares, par value $1.00 per share)	475,607
Total fair value of the acquisition consideration	$	2,961,383

Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Information [Table Text Block]

Schedule of Purchase Price Allocation [Table Text Block]

The Company has retrospectively adjusted the previously reported fair values to reflect these amounts as follows:



	As Originally Reported in Form 10-K as of 1/30/11		Measurement Period Adjustments			As Retrospectively Adjusted
Trade receivables	$	120,477	$	—		$	120,477
Inventories	288,891		—			288,891
Prepaid expenses	24,029		(383		)	23,646
Other current assets	81,307		45			81,352
Property, plant and equipment	238,026		—			238,026
Goodwill	1,255,862		15,967			1,271,829
Tradenames	1,635,417		—			1,635,417
Other intangibles	172,069		—			172,069
Other assets	117,880		(7,175		)	110,705
Accounts payable	91,436		—			91,436
Accrued expenses	205,631		4,242			209,873
Other liabilities	675,508		4,212			679,720

Tabular disclosure of pro forma results of operations for a material business acquisition or series of individually immaterial business acquisitions that are material in the aggregate.

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Jan. 29, 2012

Property, Plant and Equipment [Table Text Block]

Property, plant and equipment, at cost, was as follows:



	2011			2010
Land	$	1,028		$	1,028
Buildings and building improvements	70,692			71,518
Machinery, software and equipment	245,614			233,812
Furniture and fixtures	216,339			188,276
Shop-in-shops	78,034			64,575
Leasehold improvements	360,353			289,227
Construction in progress	23,686			13,702
Property, plant and equipment, gross	995,746			862,138
Less: Accumulated depreciation	(536,855		)	(457,561		)
Property, plant and equipment, net	$	458,891		$	404,577

GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Jan. 29, 2012

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Goodwill [Table Text Block]

The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill, by segment, were as follows:



	Heritage Brand Wholesale Dress Furnishings			Heritage Brand Wholesale Sportswear		Calvin Klein Licensing			Tommy Hilfiger North America		Tommy Hilfiger International			Total
Balance as of January 31, 2010
Goodwill, gross	$	74,932		$	84,553	$	259,694		$	—	$	—		$	419,179
Accumulated impairment losses	—			—		—			—		—			—
Goodwill, net	74,932			84,553		259,694			—		—			419,179
Contingent purchase price payments to Mr. Calvin Klein	—			—		45,335			—		—			45,335
Goodwill from acquisition of Tommy Hilfiger	—			—		—			198,501		1,073,328			1,271,829
Goodwill from acquisition of Tommy Hilfiger handbag license	—			—		—			—		6,430			6,430
Disposal of goodwill	(4,157		)	—		—			—		—			(4,157		)
Currency translation	(186		)	—		(105		)	—		82,162			81,871
Balance as of January 30, 2011
Goodwill, gross	70,589			84,553		304,924			198,501		1,161,920			1,820,487
Accumulated impairment losses	—			—		—			—		—			—
Goodwill, net	70,589			84,553		304,924			198,501		1,161,920			1,820,487
Contingent purchase price payments to Mr. Calvin Klein	—			—		51,309			—		—			51,309
Currency 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			1,822,475
Accumulated impairment losses	—			—		—			—		—			—
Goodwill, net	$	70,589		$	84,553	$	356,035		$	198,501	$	1,112,797		$	1,822,475

Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets by Major Class [Table Text Block]

The Company’s intangible assets subject to amortization consisted of the following:



	Customer Relationships
	Gross Carrying Amount			Accumulated Amortization			Net
Balance as of January 31, 2010	$	35,507		$	(7,299	)	$	28,208
Amount recorded in connection with the acquisition of Tommy Hilfiger	138,724			—			138,724
Amortization	—			(9,529		)	(9,529		)
Currency translation	10,125			—			10,125
Balance as of January 30, 2011	184,356			(16,828		)	167,528
Amortization	—			(12,500		)	(12,500		)
Currency translation	(5,410		)	—			(5,410		)
Balance as of January 29, 2012	$	178,946		$	(29,328	)	$	149,618



	Covenants Not to Compete
	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Net
Balance as of January 31, 2010	$	600	$	(420	)	$	180
Amount recorded in connection with the acquisition of Tommy Hilfiger	1,527		—			1,527
Amortization	—		(649		)	(649		)
Currency translation	88		—			88
Balance as of January 30, 2011	2,215		(1,069		)	1,146
Amortization	—		(893		)	(893		)
Currency translation	3		—			3
Balance as of January 29, 2012	$	2,218	$	(1,962	)	$	256



	Order Backlog
	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Net
Balance as of January 31, 2010	$	—	$	—		$	—
Amount recorded in connection with the acquisition of Tommy Hilfiger	31,818		—			31,818
Amortization	—		(32,287		)	(32,287		)
Currency translation	469		—			469
Balance as of January 30, 2011	32,287		(32,287		)	—
Amortization	—		—			—
Currency translation	—		—			—
Balance as of January 29, 2012	$	32,287	$	(32,287	)	$	—



	License Rights
	Gross Carrying Amount			Accumulated Amortization			Net
Balance as of January 31, 2010	$	5,007		$	(1,339	)	$	3,668
Amount recorded related to acquisition of Tommy Hilfiger handbag license	919			—			919
Amortization	—			(723		)	(723		)
Currency translation	24			—			24
Balance as of January 30, 2011	5,950			(2,062		)	3,888
Amortization	—			(760		)	(760		)
Currency translation	(13		)	—			(13		)
Balance as of January 29, 2012	$	5,937		$	(2,822	)	$	3,115

Schedule of Expected Amortization Expense [Table Text Block]

Amortization expense, a portion of which is subject to exchange rate fluctuation, for the next five years related to the Company’s intangible assets is expected to be as follows:



2012	$	12,844
2013	12,177
2014	12,177
2015	12,177
2016	12,177

Schedule of Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets by Major Class [Table Text Block]

The Company’s intangible assets not subject to amortization consisted of the following:



	Tradenames			Perpetual License Rights		Reacquired Perpetual License Rights			Total
Balance as of January 30, 2011	$	2,342,467		$	86,000	$	—		$	2,428,467
Amount recorded in connection with the reacquisition of the perpetual rights to the Tommy Hilfiger trademarks in India	—			—		13,446			13,446
Currency translation	(35,610		)	—		(914		)	(36,524		)
Balance as of January 29, 2012	$	2,306,857		$	86,000	$	12,532		$	2,405,389

Tabular disclosure of goodwill by reportable segment and in total. Disclosure details may include, but are not limited to, the carrying amount of goodwill, goodwill acquired during the year, goodwill impairment losses recognized, goodwill written-off due to the sale of a business unit, goodwill not yet allocated, and any other changes to goodwill.

Schedule of Long-term Debt Instruments [Table Text Block]

DEBT (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Jan. 29, 2012

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

The carrying amounts of the Company’s long-term debt were as follows:



	2011		2010
Senior secured term loan A facility - United States dollar-denominated	$	616,000	$	319,008
Senior secured term loan A facility - Euro-denominated	109,470		118,781
Senior secured term loan B facility - United States dollar-denominated	397,000		870,267
Senior secured term loan B facility - Euro-denominated	80,785		356,344
7 3/8% senior unsecured notes	600,000		600,000
7 3/4% debentures	99,621		99,602
Total	1,902,876		2,364,002
Less: Current portion of long-term debt	69,951		—
Long-term debt	$	1,832,925	$	2,364,002

Schedule of Mandatory Long-Term Debt Repayments [Table Text Block]

As of January 29, 2012, the Company’s mandatory long-term debt repayments for the next five years were as follows:



2012	$	69,951
2013	107,639
2014	173,591
2015	390,290
2016	461,784

Tabular disclosure of long-debt instruments or arrangements, including identification, terms, features, collateral requirements and other information necessary to a fair presentation. These are debt arrangements that originally required repayment more than twelve months after issuance or greater than the normal operating cycle of the entity, if longer.

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Schedule of Income before Income Tax, Domestic and Foreign [Table Text Block]

INCOME TAXES (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Jan. 29, 2012

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

The domestic and foreign components of income before provision for income taxes were as follows:



	2011		2010		2009
Domestic	$	195,873	$	28,168	$	207,536
Foreign	235,692		48,405		4,047
Total	$	431,565	$	76,573	$	211,583

Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit) [Table Text Block]

The provision/(benefit) for income taxes attributable to the income consisted of:



	2011			2010			2009
Federal:
Current	$	36,552		$	19,790		$	33,716
Deferred	41,848			(11,167		)	4,929
State and local:
Current	9,128			2,759			7,580
Deferred	(474		)	1,305			(215		)
Foreign:
Current	26,825			12,712			3,663
Deferred	(195		)	(2,631		)	—
Total	$	113,684		$	22,768		$	49,673

Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation [Table Text Block]



	2011		2010		2009
Statutory federal tax rate	35.0	%	35.0	%	35.0	%
State and local income taxes, net of federal income tax benefit	1.2	%	7.5	%	2.3	%
Effects of international jurisdictions, including foreign tax credits	(9.1	)%	(27.3	)%	—	%
Nondeductible short-lived intangible asset and inventory valuation amortization	—	%	24.5	%	—	%
Nondeductible professional fees in connection with Tommy Hilfiger acquisition	—	%	3.4	%	—	%
Unrecognized tax benefits	(0.3	)%	(4.2	)%	(13.1	)%
Decreases in international income tax rates	(1.2	)%	(6.8	)%	—	%
Change in valuation allowance	(1.3	)%	3.4	%	(0.1	)%
Other, net	2.0	%	(5.8	)%	(0.6	)%
Effective tax rate	26.3	%	29.7	%	23.5	%

Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities [Table Text Block]

The components of deferred income tax assets and liabilities were as follows:



	2011			2010
Gross deferred tax assets
Tax loss and credit carryforwards	$	93,311		$	108,145
Employee compensation and benefits	116,448			84,760
Inventories	19,606			18,018
Accounts receivable	14,820			13,156
Property, plant and equipment	—			5,972
Accrued expenses	18,239			27,026
Other, net	19,836			28,134
Subtotal	282,260			285,211
Valuation allowances	(18,932		)	(25,177		)
Total gross deferred tax assets, net of valuation allowances	$	263,328		$	260,034
Gross deferred tax liabilities
Intangibles	$	(701,391	)	$	(710,119	)
Property, plant and equipment	(3,326		)	—
Total gross deferred tax liabilities	$	(704,717	)	$	(710,119	)
Net deferred tax liability	$	(441,389	)	$	(450,085	)

Summary of Income Tax Contingencies [Table Text Block]

Unrecognized tax benefit activity for each year was as follows:



	2011			2010
Balance at beginning of year	$	178,634		$	34,466
Increase due to assumed Tommy Hilfiger positions	—			141,851
Increases related to prior year tax positions	1,502			331
Decreases related to prior year tax positions	(758		)	(764		)
Increases related to current year tax positions	18,164			11,623
Settlements	—			—
Lapses in statute of limitations	(11,896		)	(8,873		)
Effects of foreign currency translation	(1,642		)	—
Balance at end of year	$	184,004		$	178,634

Tabular disclosure of tax positions taken in the tax returns filed or to be filed for which it is more likely than not that the tax position will not be sustained upon examination by taxing authorities (i.e., uncertain tax positions) and other types of income tax contingencies, including: (1) the policy on classification of interest and penalties; (2) a tabular reconciliation of the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits at the beginning and end of the period; the total amount(s) of: (3) unrecognized tax benefits that, if recognized, would affect the effective tax rate, and (4) interest and penalties recognized in each of the income statement and balance sheet; (5) for positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts unrecognized will significantly change within 12 months of the reporting date the: (i) nature of the uncertainty, (ii) nature of the event that could occur that would cause the change, and (iii) an estimate of the range of the reasonably possible change or a statement that an estimate of the range cannot be made; and (6) a description of tax years that remain subject to examination by major tax jurisdictions.

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]

DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Jan. 29, 2012

Schedule of Derivative Instruments in Statement of Financial Position, Fair Value [Table Text Block]

The following table summarizes the fair value and presentation in the Consolidated Balance Sheets for the Company’s derivative financial instruments:



	Asset Derivatives (Classified in Other Current Assets and Other Assets)				Liability Derivatives (Classified in Accrued Expenses and Other Liabilities)
	1/29/2012		1/30/2011		1/29/2012		1/30/2011
Contracts designated as hedges:
Foreign currency forward exchange contracts	$	13,581	$	417	$	1,590	$	12,572
Interest rate contracts	211		—		7,907		—
Total contracts designated as hedges	13,792		417		9,497		12,572
Undesignated contracts:
Foreign currency forward exchange contracts	—		—		1,265		2,940
Total undesignated contracts	—		—		1,265		2,940
Total	$	13,792	$	417	$	10,762	$	15,512

Schedule of Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) in Statement of Financial Performance [Table Text Block]

The following table summarizes the effect of the Company’s cash flow hedges designated as hedging instruments:



	Loss Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income (Effective Portion)						Loss Reclassified from AOCI into Expense (Effective Portion)
														Loss Recognized in Income (Ineffective Portion)


							Location	Amount						Location	Amount
	2011			2010				2011			2010				2011		2010
Foreign currency forward exchange contracts	$	(6,033	)	$	(17,883	)	Cost of goods sold	$	(29,729	)	$	(5,580	)	Selling, general and administrative expenses	$	—	$	(1,922	)

Interest rate contracts	(11,333		)	—			Interest expense	(3,426		)	—				—		—
Total	$	(17,366	)	$	(17,883	)		$	(33,155	)	$	(5,580	)		$	—	$	(1,922	)

Schedule of Other Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments, Statements of Financial Performance and Financial Position, Location [Table Text Block]

The following table summarizes the effect of the Company’s foreign currency forward exchange contracts for inventory purchases that were not designated as hedging instruments:



Gain (Loss) Recognized
in Income (Expense)
Location	Amount
	2011		2010
Selling, general and administrative expenses	$	1,223	$	(2,868	)

Tabular disclosure of the location and amount of gains and losses reported in the statement of financial performance, or when applicable, the statement of financial position. For example, (a) gains and losses recognized in the income statement on derivative instruments designated and qualifying as hedging instruments in fair value hedges and related hedged items designated and qualifying in fair value hedges and (b) gains and losses initially recognized in other comprehensive income on derivative instruments designated and qualifying as cash flow hedges.

Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Nonrecurring Basis and Recorded Impairment [Table Text Block]

FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Jan. 29, 2012

Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]



	Fair Value Measurement Using					Fair Value As Of Impairment Date		Total Impairments For The Year Ended
	Level 1	Level 2		Level 3		Fair Value As Of Impairment Date		Total Impairments For The Year Ended
2011	N/A	N/A		$	79	$	79	$	7,686
2010	N/A	$	200	$	91	$	291	$	13,900

Fair Value, by Balance Sheet Grouping [Table Text Block]

The carrying amounts and the fair values of the Company’s cash and cash equivalents, short-term borrowings and long-term debt for 2011 and 2010 were as follows:



	2011				2010
	Carrying Amount		Fair Value		Carrying Amount		Fair Value
Cash and cash equivalents	$	233,197	$	233,197	$	498,718	$	498,718
Short-term borrowings	13,040		13,040		4,868		4,868
Long-term debt (including portion classified as current)	1,902,876		1,978,419		2,364,002		2,415,980

Tabular disclosure of the fair value of financial instruments (as defined), including financial assets and financial liabilities (collectively, as defined), and the measurements of those instruments, assets, and liabilities. Such certain disclosures about the financial instruments, assets, and liabilities include: (1) the fair value of the required items together with their carrying amounts (as appropriate) and (2) the methodology and assumptions used in developing such estimates of fair value.

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Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]

RETIREMENT AND BENEFIT PLANS (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Jan. 29, 2012

Schedule of Defined Benefit Plans Disclosures [Table Text Block]



	Pension Plans						SERP Plans						Postretirement Plan
	2011			2010			2011			2010			2011			2010
Beginning of year	$	319,048		$	283,639		$	30,628		$	15,205		$	17,781		$	22,668
Business acquisitions	—			—			—			15,693			—			—
Service cost	14,138			9,216			98			90			—			—
Interest cost	19,183			17,843			1,810			1,623			1,018			1,090
Benefit payments	(15,405		)	(14,270		)	(2,275		)	(2,045		)	—			—
Benefit payments, net of retiree contributions	—			—			—			—			(1,800		)	(2,122		)
Plan amendments	—			9			—			—			—			—
Medicare subsidy	—			—			—			—			107			114
Actuarial loss (gain)	62,298			22,611			1,921			62			1,141			(3,969		)
End of year	$	399,262		$	319,048		$	32,182		$	30,628		$	18,247		$	17,781

Schedule of Changes in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Table Text Block]

Following is a reconciliation of the fair value of the assets held by the Company’s pension plans and the plans’ funded status for each of the last two years:



	2011			2010
Fair value of plan assets, beginning of year	$	251,810		$	207,883
Actual return, net of plan expenses	9,371			30,438
Benefit payments	(15,405		)	(14,270		)
Company contributions	22,729			27,759
Fair value of plan assets, end of year	$	268,505		$	251,810
Funded status at end of year	$	(130,757	)	$	(67,238	)

Schedule of Amounts Recognized in Balance Sheet [Table Text Block]

Amounts recognized in the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets were as follows:



	Pension Plans						SERP Plans						Postretirement Plan
	2011			2010			2011			2010			2011			2010
Current liabilities	$	(4,632	)	$	(3,753	)	$	(2,627	)	$	(2,295	)	$	(2,028	)	$	(2,014	)
Non-current liabilities	(126,125		)	(63,485		)	(29,555		)	(28,333		)	(16,219		)	(15,767		)
Net amount recognized on balance sheet	$	(130,757	)	$	(67,238	)	$	(32,182	)	$	(30,628	)	$	(18,247	)	$	(17,781	)

Schedule of Net Periodic Benefit Cost Not yet Recognized [Table Text Block]

Pre-tax amounts in AOCI that, as of the end of each applicable fiscal year, had not yet been recognized as components of net benefit cost were as follows:



	Pension Plans						SERP Plans						Postretirement Plan
	2011			2010			2011			2010			2011			2010
Prior service credit	$	319		$	381		$	—		$	—		$	3,072		$	3,889
Net loss	(196,609		)	(131,190		)	(1,982		)	(43		)	(3,124		)	(2,010		)
Total	$	(196,290	)	$	(130,809	)	$	(1,982	)	$	(43	)	$	(52	)	$	1,879

Schedule of Amounts in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) to be Recognized over Next Fiscal Year [Table Text Block]

Pre-tax amounts in AOCI as of January 29, 2012 expected to be recognized as components of net benefit cost in 2012 were as follows:



	Pension Plans			SERP Plans		Postretirement Plan
Prior service credit	$	62		$	—	$	817
Net (loss) gain	(16,307		)	—		(160		)
Total	$	(16,245	)	$	—	$	657

Schedule of Allocation of Plan Assets [Table Text Block]

The following tables show the fair value of total pension plan assets for each major category as of January 29, 2012 and January 30, 2011:



			Fair Value Measurements at January 29, 2012
Asset Category	Total		Quoted Prices In Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)		Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Equity securities:
U.S. equities⁽¹⁾	$	56,016	$	56,016	$	—	$	—
International equities⁽¹⁾	1,285		1,285		—		—
Global equity mutual fund⁽²⁾	13,297		13,297		—		—
U.S. equity fund⁽³⁾	37,564		37,564		—		—
International equity commingled fund⁽⁴⁾	41,288		—		41,288		—
Fixed income securities:
Government securities⁽⁵⁾	17,922		—		17,922		—
Corporate securities⁽⁵⁾	55,551		—		55,551		—
Short-term investment commingled funds⁽⁶⁾	39,379		—		39,379		—
Total return mutual fund⁽⁷⁾	4,194		4,194		—		—
Subtotal	$	266,496	$	112,356	$	154,140	$	—
Other assets and liabilities⁽⁸⁾	2,009
Total	$	268,505



				Fair Value Measurements at January 30, 2011
Asset Category	Total			Quoted Prices In Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)		Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Equity securities:
U.S. equities⁽¹⁾	$	53,609		$	53,609	$	—	$	—
International equities⁽¹⁾	2,910			2,910		—		—
Global equity mutual fund⁽²⁾	13,376			13,376		—		—
U.S. equity commingled fund⁽⁹⁾	35,696			—		35,696		—
International equity commingled fund⁽⁴⁾	46,632			—		46,632		—
Fixed income securities:
Government and agency securities⁽⁵⁾	3,610			—		3,610		—
Corporate securities⁽⁵⁾	25,617			—		25,617		—
Asset and mortgage backed securities⁽¹⁰⁾	13,969			—		13,969		—
U.S. bond commingled fund⁽¹¹⁾	16,935			—		16,935		—
Short-term investment commingled funds⁽⁶⁾	36,789			—		36,789		—
Total return mutual fund⁽⁷⁾	4,183			4,183		—		—
Subtotal	$	253,326		$	74,078	$	179,248	$	—
Other assets and liabilities⁽⁸⁾	(1,516		)
Total	$	251,810

⁽¹⁾ Valued at the closing price in the active market in which the individual securities are traded.


⁽²⁾	Valued at the net asset value of the fund, as determined by the closing price in the active market in which the individual fund is traded. This fund invests in a portfolio of U.S. and international equities seeking long-term growth of principal and income.


⁽³⁾	Valued at the closing price in the active market in which this fund is traded. This fund invests in U.S. large cap equities that track the Russell 1000 Index.


⁽⁴⁾	Valued at the net asset value of the fund, as determined by a pricing vendor or the fund family. The Company has the ability to redeem these investments at net asset value within the near term and therefore classifies these investments within Level 2. This fund invests primarily in equities outside the U.S. seeking long-term capital appreciation.


⁽⁵⁾	Valued with bid evaluation pricing that uses a discounted cash flow method. Inputs include actual and comparable trade data, market benchmarks, broker quotes, trading spreads and/or other applicable data.


⁽⁶⁾	Valued at the net asset value of the fund, as determined by a pricing vendor or the fund family. The Company has the ability to redeem these investments at net asset value within the near term and therefore classifies these investments within Level 2. This fund invests in high grade, short-term, money market instruments.


⁽⁷⁾	Valued at the net asset value of the fund, as determined by the closing price in the active market in which the individual fund is traded. This fund invests in both equity securities and fixed income securities seeking a high total return.


⁽⁸⁾	This category includes other pension assets and liabilities such as pending trades and accrued income.


⁽⁹⁾	Valued at the net asset value of the fund, as determined by a pricing vendor or the fund family. The Company has the ability to redeem these investments at net asset value within the near term and therefore classifies these investments within Level 2. This fund invests in U.S. large cap equities that track the S&P 500 Index.


⁽¹⁰⁾	Valued with bid evaluation pricing using a combined market/income approach that includes discounted projected cash flows, comparable trade data, market benchmarks and/or other applicable data.


⁽¹¹⁾	Valued at the net asset value of the fund, as determined by a pricing vendor or the fund family. The Company has the ability to redeem these investments at net asset value within the near term and therefore classifies these investments within Level 2. This fund invests in fixed income securities to track to the Barclays Capital U.S. aggregate bond index.

Schedule of Net Benefit Costs [Table Text Block]

The components of net benefit cost and other pre-tax amounts recognized in other comprehensive income (loss) in each of the last three years were as follows:



Net Benefit Cost Recognized in Selling, General and Administrative Expenses

	Pension Plans									SERP Plans									Postretirement Plan
	2011			2010			2009			2011			2010			2009			2011			2010			2009
Service cost, including plan expenses	$	14,528		$	9,516		$	7,637		$	98		$	90		$	70		$	—		$	—		$	—
Interest cost	19,183			17,843			16,937			1,810			1,623			958			1,018			1,090			1,459
Amortization of net loss (gain)	9,240			7,580			2,325			(18		)	(8		)	(39		)	27			—			258
Expected return on plan assets	(22,123		)	(19,970		)	(20,028		)	—			—			—			—			—			—
Amortization of prior service credit	(62		)	(62		)	(30		)	—			—			—			(817		)	(817		)	(817		)
Curtailment loss	—			—			13			—			—			—			—			—			—
Total	$	20,766		$	14,907		$	6,854		$	1,890		$	1,705		$	989		$	228		$	273		$	900

Schedule of Defined Benefit Plan Amounts Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Table Text Block]



Other Changes in Plan Assets and Benefit Obligations Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

	Pension Plans									SERP Plans						Postretirement Plan
	2011			2010			2009			2011		2010		2009		2011			2010			2009
Actuarial loss (gain)	$	74,659		$	11,844		$	12,207		$	1,921	$	62	$	1,809	$	1,141		$	(3,969	)	$	1,666
Prior service cost	—			9			—			—		—		—		—			—			—
Amortization of prior service credit	62			62			16			—		—		—		817			817			817
Amortization of net (loss) gain	(9,240		)	(7,580		)	(2,325		)	18		8		39		(27		)	—			(258		)
Loss (gain) recognized in other comprehensive income (loss)	$	65,481		$	4,335		$	9,898		$	1,939	$	70	$	1,848	$	1,931		$	(3,152	)	$	2,225

Schedule of Expected Benefit Payments [Table Text Block]

The expected benefit payments associated with the Company’s pension plans and SERP Plans, and expected benefit payments, net of retiree contributions, associated with the Company’s postretirement plan are as follows:



			Postretirement Plan
	Pension Plans	SERP Plans	Excluding Medicare Subsidy Receipts	Expected Medicare Subsidy Receipts
2012	18,406	2,627	2,028	105
2013	18,419	2,684	1,930	100
2014	17,348	2,879	1,855	95
2015	18,736	2,702	1,756	89
2016	19,514	2,701	1,621	82
2017-2021	122,981	11,492	6,683	307

Schedule of Effect of One-Percentage-Point Change in Assumed Health Care Cost Trend Rates [Table Text Block]



	1% Increase		1% Decrease
Impact on service and interest cost	$	62	$	(56	)
Impact on year-end accumulated postretirement benefit obligation	$	1,168	$	(1,055	)

Schedule of Assumptions Used [Table Text Block]

Significant weighted average rate assumptions used in determining the projected and accumulated benefit obligations at the end of each year and benefit cost in the following year were as follows:



	2011		2010		2009
Discount rate	5.06	%	6.09	%	6.35	%
Rate of increase in compensation levels (applies to pension plans only)	4.31	%	4.30	%	4.29	%
Long-term rate of return on assets (applies to pension plans only)	7.75	%	8.25	%	8.25	%

Pension Plans [Member]

Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]

Schedule of Accumulated and Projected Benefit Obligations [Table Text Block]



	2011		2010
Number of plans with projected benefit obligations in excess of plan assets	6		6
Aggregate projected benefit obligation	$	399,262	$	319,048
Aggregate fair value of related plan assets	$	268,505	$	251,810

Number of plans with accumulated benefit obligations in excess of plan assets	6		6
Aggregate accumulated benefit obligation	$	366,744	$	298,618
Aggregate fair value of related plan assets	$	268,505	$	251,810

STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Jan. 29, 2012

Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]

Table Of Weighted Average Black Scholes Fair Value Assumptions [Table Text Block]

The following summarizes the assumptions used to estimate the fair value of service-based stock options granted in each year:



	2011			2010			2009
Weighted average risk-free interest rate	2.62		%	2.63		%	2.58		%
Weighted average expected option term (in years)	6.25			6.25			6.59
Weighted average expected volatility	44.35		%	42.60		%	38.92		%
Expected annual dividends per share	$	0.15		$	0.15		$	0.15
Weighted average estimated fair value per option	$	29.81		$	26.67		$	11.16

Schedule of Share-based Compensation, Stock Options, Activity [Table Text Block]

Service-based stock option activity for the year was as follows:



	Options	Weighted Average Price Per Option		Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life (Years)	Aggregate Intrinsic Value
Outstanding at January 30, 2011	2,853	$	33.41	5.7	$	70,796
Granted	195	65.16
Exercised	843	29.19
Cancelled	16	46.30
Outstanding at January 29, 2012	2,189	$	37.77	5.7	$	85,200
Exercisable at January 29, 2012	1,366	$	35.26	4.4	$	56,611

Schedule of Share-based Compensation, Restricted Stock Units Award Activity [Table Text Block]

RSU activity for the year was as follows:



	RSUs	Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Non-vested at January 30, 2011	814	$	40.24
Granted	253	68.53
Vested	216	41.03
Cancelled	31	53.10
Non-vested at January 29, 2012	820	$	48.28

Schedule of Restricted Stock Activity [Table Text Block]

Restricted stock activity for the year was as follows:



	Restricted Stock	Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Non-vested at January 30, 2011	350	$	60.41
Granted	—	—
Vested	17	60.41
Cancelled	—	—
Non-vested at January 29, 2012	333	$	60.41

Schedule of Nonvested Performance-based Units Activity [Table Text Block]

Performance share activity for the year was as follows:



	Performance Shares	Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Non-vested at January 30, 2011	611	$	52.69
Granted	94	71.18
Vested	96	63.29
Cancelled	19	50.73
Non-vested at January 29, 2012	590	$	53.96

COMPONENTS OF AOCI (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Jan. 29, 2012

Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Abstract]

Schedule of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Table Text Block]

The following table sets forth the detail of AOCI, net of related taxes:



	2011			2010
Foreign currency translation adjustments	$	66,447		$	147,857
Retirement liability adjustment	(122,167		)	(80,214		)
Unrealized gain (loss) on derivative financial instruments	5,294			(11,899		)
Total	$	(50,426	)	$	55,744

LEASES (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Jan. 29, 2012

Leases [Abstract]

Schedule of Future Minimum Lease Payments Operating and Capital Leases [Table Text Block]

At January 29, 2012, minimum annual rental commitments under non-cancelable leases were as follows:



	Capital Leases			Operating Leases		Total
2012	$	8,710		$	288,621	$	297,331
2013	6,516			243,716		250,232
2014	4,524			215,782		220,306
2015	2,068			193,415		195,483
2016	1,393			165,569		166,962
Thereafter	8,197			582,182		590,379
Total minimum lease payments	31,408			$	1,689,285	$	1,720,693
Less: Amount representing interest	(4,655		)
Present value of net minimum capital lease payments	$	26,753

Operating and Capital Leases, Rent Expense [Table Text Block]

Rent expense was as follows:



	2011			2010			2009
Minimum	$	290,936		$	239,425		$	114,538
Percentage and other	95,352			49,069			26,656
Less: Sublease rental income	(3,441		)	(2,925		)	(1,164		)
Total	$	382,847		$	285,569		$	140,030

ACTIVITY EXIT COSTS (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Jan. 29, 2012

Schedule of Restructuring and Related Costs [Table Text Block]



	Costs Incurred During 2009		Cumulative Incurred
Heritage Brand Wholesale Dress Furnishings	$	541	$	8,895
Heritage Brand Wholesale Sportswear	701		4,288
Heritage Brand Retail	2,341		4,189
Other (Calvin Klein Apparel)	17,134		19,601
Calvin Klein Licensing	—		486
Corporate	5,180		10,016
Total	$	25,897	$	47,475

Tommy Hilfiger Integration and Exit Costs [Member]

Schedule of Restructuring and Related Costs [Table Text Block]



	Total Expected to be Incurred		Incurred During 2010		Incurred During 2011		Cumulative Incurred to Date
Severance, termination benefits and other costs	$	33,208	$	19,793	$	12,415	$	32,208
Long-lived asset impairments	11,017		11,017		—		11,017
Inventory liquidation costs	10,210		2,583		7,627		10,210
Lease/contract termination and related costs	29,627		3,165		24,462		27,627
Total	$	84,062	$	36,558	$	44,504	$	81,062

Schedule Of Restructuring Accrued Liabilities Costs Incurred And Paid [Table Text Block]



	Liability at 1/30/11		Costs Incurred During 2011		Costs Paid During 2011		Liability at 1/29/12
Severance, termination benefits and other costs	$	16,258	$	12,415	$	24,368	$	4,305
Lease/contract termination and related costs	3,165		24,462		23,135		4,492
Total	$	19,423	$	36,877	$	47,503	$	8,797

Timberland and Izod Women's Exit Costs [Member]

Schedule of Restructuring and Related Costs [Table Text Block]

The costs associated with both of these activities were as follows:



	Total Expected to be Incurred		Incurred During 2011		Liability at 1/29/12
Severance, termination benefits and other costs	$	2,527	$	2,027	$	1,310
Long-lived asset impairments	1,062		1,062		—
Contract termination and related costs	5,029		5,029		5,029
Total	$	8,618	$	8,118	$	6,339

United Kingdom and Ireland Van Heusen Dresswear and Accessories Exit Costs [Member]

Schedule of Restructuring and Related Costs [Table Text Block]



	Incurred During 2010
Severance, termination benefits and other costs	$	759
Lease termination costs	795
Loss on liquidation of foreign operation	841
Disposal of goodwill	4,157
Total	$	6,552

Schedule Of Restructuring Accrued Liabilities Costs Incurred And Paid [Table Text Block]



	Liability at 1/30/11		Costs Paid During 2011		Liability at 1/29/12
Severance, termination benefits and other costs	$	406	$	406	$	—
Lease termination costs	324		324		—
Total	$	730	$	730	$	—

Other Restructuring Costs [Member]

Schedule of Restructuring and Related Costs [Table Text Block]

Costs associated with the exit activities were incurred as follows:



	Costs Incurred During 2009		Cumulative Incurred
Severance, termination benefits and other costs	$	9,467	$	26,209
Long-lived asset impairments	1,494		5,253
Lease termination costs	14,936		16,013
Total	$	25,897	$	47,475

NET INCOME PER COMMON SHARE (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Jan. 29, 2012

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Schedule of Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted [Table Text Block]

The Company computed its basic and diluted net income per common share as follows:



	2011			2010			2009
Net income	$	317,881		$	53,805		$	161,910
Less:
Common stock dividends paid to holders of Series A convertible preferred stock	(628		)	(471		)	—
Allocation of income to Series A convertible preferred stock	(18,034		)	(2,071		)	—
Net income available to common stockholders for basic net income per common share	299,219			51,263			161,910
Add back:
Common stock dividends paid to holders of Series A convertible preferred stock	628			471			—
Allocation of income to Series A convertible preferred stock	18,034			2,071			—
Net income available to common stockholders for diluted net income per common share	$	317,881		$	53,805		$	161,910

Weighted average common shares outstanding for basic net income per common share	67,158			62,744			51,639
Weighted average impact of dilutive securities	1,576			1,455			813
Weighted average impact of dilutive warrant	—			72			54
Weighted average impact of assumed convertible preferred stock conversion	4,189			3,107			—
Total shares for diluted net income per common share	72,923			67,378			52,506

Basic net income per common share	$	4.46		$	0.82		$	3.14

Diluted net income per common share	$	4.36		$	0.80		$	3.08

Schedule of Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Table Text Block]

Potentially dilutive securities excluded from the calculation of diluted net income per common share were as follows:



	2011	2010	2009
Weighted average potentially dilutive securities	345	287	1,578

SEGMENT DATA (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Jan. 29, 2012

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Table Text Block]

The following tables present summarized information by segment:



	2011		2010		2009
Revenue – Heritage Brand Wholesale Dress Furnishings
Net sales	$	564,898	$	523,901	$	489,845
Royalty revenue	6,158		5,815		5,859
Advertising and other revenue	2,169		2,689		1,681
Total	573,225		532,405		497,385

Revenue – Heritage Brand Wholesale Sportswear
Net sales	537,284		568,447		473,101
Royalty revenue	10,008		10,731		10,133
Advertising and other revenue	1,687		1,764		1,931
Total	548,979		580,942		485,165

Revenue – Heritage Brand Retail
Net sales	646,769		638,902		610,337
Royalty revenue	4,822		5,023		4,361
Advertising and other revenue	772		842		795
Total	652,363		644,767		615,493

Revenue – Calvin Klein Licensing
Net sales	45,796		38,326		32,696
Royalty revenue	273,002		244,891		218,903
Advertising and other revenue	108,588		97,530		84,314
Total	427,386		380,747		335,913

Revenue – Tommy Hilfiger North America
Net sales	1,273,829		889,630		—
Royalty revenue	16,850		11,558		—
Advertising and other revenue	7,016		3,257		—
Total	1,297,695		904,445		—

Revenue – Tommy Hilfiger International
Net sales	1,703,582		1,007,776		—
Royalty revenue	45,195		28,690		—
Advertising and other revenue	4,329		4,319		—
Total	1,753,106		1,040,785		—

Revenue – Other (Calvin Klein Apparel)
Net sales	637,870		552,757		464,775
Total	637,870		552,757		464,775

Total Revenue
Net sales	5,410,028		4,219,739		2,070,754
Royalty revenue	356,035		306,708		239,256
Advertising and other revenue	124,561		110,401		88,721
Total⁽¹⁾	$	5,890,624	$	4,636,848	$	2,398,731



	2011				2010			⁽¹⁰⁾	2009			⁽¹⁰⁾
Income before interest and taxes – Heritage Brand Wholesale Dress Furnishings	$	78,577			$	66,624		⁽⁷⁾	$	55,971		⁽⁹⁾

Income before interest and taxes – Heritage Brand Wholesale Sportswear	11,398			⁽³⁾	57,921				51,873			⁽⁹⁾

Income before interest and taxes – Heritage Brand Retail	28,993				45,339				28,570			⁽⁹⁾

Income before interest and taxes – Calvin Klein Licensing	189,178				174,699				155,738

Income before interest and taxes – Tommy Hilfiger North America	81,450			⁽⁴⁾	37,554			⁽⁸⁾	—

Income before interest and taxes – Tommy Hilfiger International	200,697			^{(4) (5)}	51,653			⁽⁸⁾	—

Income before interest and taxes – Other (Calvin Klein Apparel)	88,822				73,093				17,056			⁽⁹⁾

Loss before interest and taxes – Corporate⁽²⁾	(119,462		)	^{(4) (6)}	(303,488		)	⁽⁸⁾	(65,396		)	⁽⁹⁾

Income before interest and taxes	$	559,653			$	203,395			$	243,812


⁽¹⁾	Macy’s, Inc. accounted for 9.4%, 10.1% and 11.9% of the Company’s revenue in 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively. This revenue is reported in the Heritage Brand Wholesale Dress Furnishings, Heritage Brand Wholesale Sportswear, Other (Calvin Klein Apparel) and Tommy Hilfiger North America segments.


⁽²⁾	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 defined benefit pension plans.


⁽³⁾	Income before interest and taxes for 2011 includes costs of $8,118 related to the Company’s negotiated early termination of its license to market sportswear under the Timberland brand, which business will be exited in 2012, and its planned exit of the Izod women’s wholesale sportswear business.


⁽⁴⁾	Income (loss) before interest and taxes for 2011 includes costs of $69,522 associated with the Company’s integration of Tommy Hilfiger and the related restructuring. Such costs were included in the Company’s segments as follows: $44,704 in Tommy Hilfiger North America; $5,419 in Tommy Hilfiger International; and $19,399 in corporate expenses not allocated to any reportable segments.


⁽⁵⁾	Income before interest and taxes for 2011 includes an expense of $20,709 associated with settling the unfavorable pre-existing license agreement in connection with the Company’s buyout of the Tommy Hilfiger perpetual license in India. Please refer to Note 2, “Acquisitions,” for a further discussion.


⁽⁶⁾	Loss before interest and taxes for 2011 includes costs of $16,233 associated with the Company’s modification of its senior secured credit facility. Please refer to Note 6, “Debt,” for a further discussion.


⁽⁷⁾	Income before interest and taxes for 2010 includes costs of $6,552 associated with the Company’s exit from its United Kingdom and Ireland Van Heusen dresswear and accessories business.

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⁽¹⁰⁾	In 2011, the Company changed the way actuarial gains and losses from its defined benefit pension plans are allocated to its reportable segments. Actuarial gains and losses are now included as part of corporate expenses not allocated to any reportable segments. Prior year periods have been restated in order to present that information on a basis consistent with the current year.



	2011		2010		2009
Identifiable Assets
Heritage Brand Wholesale Dress Furnishings	$	312,800	$	296,299	$	278,101
Heritage Brand Wholesale Sportswear	301,935		297,780		249,864
Heritage Brand Retail	118,256		98,496		97,837
Calvin Klein Licensing	1,102,980		1,014,231		925,832
Tommy Hilfiger North America	1,152,019		1,168,558		—
Tommy Hilfiger International	3,097,140		3,205,394		—
Other (Calvin Klein Apparel)	140,186		144,492		134,515
Corporate	527,045		559,100		653,530
Total	$	6,752,361	$	6,784,350	$	2,339,679
Depreciation and Amortization
Heritage Brand Wholesale Dress Furnishings	$	5,672	$	6,003	$	7,606
Heritage Brand Wholesale Sportswear	3,233		5,084		6,425
Heritage Brand Retail	9,592		9,905		12,443
Calvin Klein Licensing	3,203		2,785		3,631
Tommy Hilfiger North America	28,093		31,527		—
Tommy Hilfiger International	63,447		72,339		—
Other (Calvin Klein Apparel)	13,539		13,563		14,535
Corporate	5,231		5,931		5,249
Total	$	132,010	$	147,137	$	49,889
Identifiable Capital Expenditures⁽¹⁾
Heritage Brand Wholesale Dress Furnishings	$	4,676	$	3,768	$	2,629
Heritage Brand Wholesale Sportswear	3,923		3,285		1,683
Heritage Brand Retail	18,602		9,411		5,381
Calvin Klein Licensing	6,632		3,096		2,249
Tommy Hilfiger North America	29,974		22,172		—
Tommy Hilfiger International	82,604		42,949		—
Other (Calvin Klein Apparel)	17,883		13,109		10,944
Corporate	7,613		6,014		1,881
Total	$	171,907	$	103,804	$	24,767


⁽¹⁾	Capital expenditures in 2011 include $5,786 of accruals that will not be paid until 2012. Capital expenditures in 2010 include $3,720 of accruals that were not paid until 2011. Capital expenditures in 2009 included $911 of accruals that were not paid until 2010.

Schedule of Revenue from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets, by Geographical Areas [Table Text Block]

Property, plant and equipment, net based on the location where such assets are held, was as follows:



	2011		2010		2009
Domestic	$	263,008	$	234,677	$	164,195
Canada	38,912		39,033		318
Europe	137,010		116,874		1,855
Other foreign	19,961		13,993		1,106
Total	$	458,891	$	404,577	$	167,474

Revenue, based on location of origin, was as follows:



	2011		2010		2009
Domestic	$	3,558,540	$	3,114,424	$	2,129,336
Canada	302,103		237,383		48,745
Europe	1,588,926		974,380		133,480
Other foreign	441,055		310,661		87,170
Total	$	5,890,624	$	4,636,848	$	2,398,731

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.

Schedule of Change in Asset Retirement Obligation [Table Text Block]

OTHER COMMENTS (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Jan. 29, 2012

Other Comments [Abstract]

The following table presents the activity related to the Company’s asset retirement obligations:



	Year Ended
	January 29, 2012			January 30, 2011
Beginning balance	$	9,385		$	1,034
Business acquisitions	—			7,311
Liabilities incurred	3,252			373
Liabilities settled (payments)	(879		)	(391		)
Accretion expense	133			284
Revisions in estimated cash flows	(474		)	(149		)
Currency translation adjustment	292			923
Ending balance	$	11,709		$	9,385

SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Details) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 29, 2012 USD ($) component	Jan. 30, 2011 USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2010 USD ($)	Oct. 30, 2011	May 01, 2011 method	Apr. 30, 2011 method
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Fiscal year, minimum number of weeks	P52W
Fiscal year, maximum number of weeks	P53W
Cash equivalents, maturity, maximum months	3 months
Number of operating segment components which may be aggregated into a single reporting unit \| component	2
Number of inventory valuation methods \| method					2
Number of previously applied inventory valuation methods \| method						3
Inventory held under consignment by third parties	$ 9,959	$ 5,949
Advertising expense	370,153	302,829	$ 161,874
Prepaid advertising	$ 7,286	4,286
Percent likelihood that tax position will be fully sustained	50.00%
Foreign currency transaction gain (loss)	$ (5,729)	$ (4,786)	$ (309)
Number of statements in comprehensive income disclosure				2

SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES Property, Plant and Equipment (Details) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 29, 2012 USD ($) yr	Jan. 30, 2011 USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2010 USD ($)
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Depreciation expense \| $	$ 112,495	$ 98,617	$ 40,960
Buildings and Building Improvements [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, useful life in years, minimum	15
Property, plant and equipment, useful life in years, maximum	40
Machinery, Software and Equipment [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, useful life in years, minimum	2
Property, plant and equipment, useful life in years, maximum	10
Furniture and Fixtures [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, useful life in years, minimum	3
Property, plant and equipment, useful life in years, maximum	10
Shop-in-shops [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, useful life in years, minimum	3
Property, plant and equipment, useful life in years, maximum	5

ACQUISITIONS (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands			3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	May 06, 2010	Apr. 28, 2010	Aug. 01, 2010	May 02, 2010	Jan. 29, 2012	Jan. 30, 2011	Jan. 31, 2010	Oct. 30, 2011	May 03, 2009	Jan. 31, 2008
Fair Value of the Tommy Hilfiger Acquisition Consideration [Abstract]
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)			$ 1		$ 1	$ 1
Common stock offering, including the sale of 5,250,000 treasury shares (in shares)				5,750
Shares newly issued				500
Gross proceeds from issuance of long-term debt					$ 600,000
Losses on settlement of derivative instruments related to the acquisition of Tommy Hilfiger	$ 140,490				0	$ 140,490	$ 0
Other Acquisitions [Abstract]
Expense recorded for settlement of unfavorable contract					$ 20,709	$ 0	0
Senior Notes [Member] \| Senior notes due 2020 [Member]
Fair Value of the Tommy Hilfiger Acquisition Consideration [Abstract]
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage					7.375%
Tommy Hilfiger Acquisition [Member]
Fair Value of the Tommy Hilfiger Acquisition Consideration [Abstract]
Business acquisition, cost of acquired entity, cash paid	2,485,776
Business acquisition, cost of acquired entity, equity interests issued and issuable	475,607		$ 475,607
Business acquisition, cost of acquired entity, purchase price	$ 2,961,383
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)						$ 1
Issuance of common stock in connection with the acquisition of Tommy Hilfiger, shares			7,873
Common stock offering, including the sale of 5,250,000 treasury shares (in shares)		5,750
Business combination, acquisition related costs						$ 72,000
Losses on settlement of derivative instruments related to the acquisition of Tommy Hilfiger						140,490
Costs associated with the issuance of common and preferred shares related to the acquisition						29,251
Costs associated with the issuance of debt related to the acquisition						71,533
Pro Forma Impact of Tommy Hilfiger Transaction [Abstract]
Total revenue, pro forma						5,282,732	4,680,832
Net income, pro forma						292,271	82,162
Tommy Hilfiger Acquisition [Member] \| Senior notes due 2020 [Member]
Fair Value of the Tommy Hilfiger Acquisition Consideration [Abstract]
Gross proceeds from issuance of long-term debt						600,000
Tommy Hilfiger Acquisition [Member] \| Term Loan [Member]
Fair Value of the Tommy Hilfiger Acquisition Consideration [Abstract]
Gross proceeds from issuance of term loans						$ 1,900,000
Tommy Hilfiger Acquisition [Member] \| Common Stock [Member]
Fair Value of the Tommy Hilfiger Acquisition Consideration [Abstract]
Issuance of common stock in connection with the acquisition of Tommy Hilfiger, shares	7,873
Tommy Hilfiger Tailored Apparel License [Member]
Fair Value of the Tommy Hilfiger Acquisition Consideration [Abstract]
Business acquisition, cost of acquired entity, cash paid					$ 9,641
Other Acquisitions [Abstract]
Business acquisition, cost of acquired entity, cash to be paid during fiscal 2012					25,000
Reacquisition of Tommy Hilfiger India Perpetually Licensed Rights [Member]
Fair Value of the Tommy Hilfiger Acquisition Consideration [Abstract]
Business acquisition, cost of acquired entity, cash paid								$ 25,000
Other Acquisitions [Abstract]
Contingent consideration limit					25,000
Business acquisition, contingent consideration, at fair value					9,559
Expense recorded for settlement of unfavorable contract					$ 20,709
Reacquisition of Tommy Hilfiger India Perpetually Licensed Rights [Member] \| Initial Term [Member]
Other Acquisitions [Abstract]
Contingent purchase price term					5 years
Reacquisition of Tommy Hilfiger India Perpetually Licensed Rights [Member] \| Extended Term [Member]
Other Acquisitions [Abstract]
Contingent purchase price term					6 years
Reacquisition of Tommy Hilfiger India Perpetually Licensed Rights [Member] \| Due Within [Member]
Other Acquisitions [Abstract]
Contingent purchase price payment terms					60 days
Reacquisition of Tommy Hilfiger India Perpetually Licensed Rights [Member] \| Period Length [Member]
Other Acquisitions [Abstract]
Contingent purchase price payment terms					1 year
Reacquisition of Tommy Hilfiger Handbag License [Member]
Fair Value of the Tommy Hilfiger Acquisition Consideration [Abstract]
Business acquisition, cost of acquired entity, cash paid			$ 7,349
Block Corporation [Member]
Fair Value of the Tommy Hilfiger Acquisition Consideration [Abstract]
Business acquisition, cost of acquired entity, cash paid									$ 5,699
Confezioni Moda Italia [Member]
Other Acquisitions [Abstract]
Business acquisition, percentage of interests acquired										100.00%
Amount refunded from previous acquisition							$ 4,117
Series A Convertible Preferred Stock [Member]
Fair Value of the Tommy Hilfiger Acquisition Consideration [Abstract]
Total shares of common stock convertible preferred stock is convertible into					4,189
Convertible preferred stock, value, aggregate gross purchase price			$ 200,000
Series A Convertible Preferred Stock [Member] \| Tommy Hilfiger Acquisition [Member]
Fair Value of the Tommy Hilfiger Acquisition Consideration [Abstract]
Shares newly issued						8
Total shares of common stock convertible preferred stock is convertible into					4,189
Convertible preferred stock, value, aggregate gross purchase price						$ 200,000

ACQUISITIONS Allocation of the Acquisition Consideration (Details) - Tommy Hilfiger Acquisition [Member] $ in Thousands	Jan. 30, 2011 USD ($)
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Trade receivables	$ 120,477
Inventories	288,891
Prepaid expenses	23,646
Other current assets	81,352
Property, plant and equipment	238,026
Goodwill	1,271,829
Tradenames	1,635,417
Other intangibles	172,069
Other assets	110,705
Accounts payable	91,436
Accrued expenses	209,873
Other liabilities	679,720
Measurement Period Adjustments [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Trade receivables	0
Inventories	0
Prepaid expenses	(383)
Other current assets	45
Property, plant and equipment	0
Goodwill	15,967
Tradenames	0
Other intangibles	0
Other assets	(7,175)
Accounts payable	0
Accrued expenses	4,242
Other liabilities	4,212
As Originally Reported in Form 10-K [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Trade receivables	120,477
Inventories	288,891
Prepaid expenses	24,029
Other current assets	81,307
Property, plant and equipment	238,026
Goodwill	1,255,862
Tradenames	1,635,417
Other intangibles	172,069
Other assets	117,880
Accounts payable	91,436
Accrued expenses	205,631
Other liabilities	$ 675,508

PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jan. 29, 2012	Jan. 30, 2011	Jan. 31, 2010
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, gross	$ 995,746	$ 862,138
Less: Accumulated depreciation	(536,855)	(457,561)
Property, plant and equipment, net	458,891	404,577	$ 167,474
Land [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, gross	1,028	1,028
Buildings and Building Improvements [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, gross	70,692	71,518
Machinery, Software and Equipment [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, gross	245,614	233,812
Furniture and Fixtures [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, gross	216,339	188,276
Shop-in-shops [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, gross	78,034	64,575
Leasehold Improvements [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, gross	360,353	289,227
Construction in Progress [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, gross	$ 23,686	$ 13,702

GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS Goodwill (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 29, 2012	Jan. 30, 2011	Jan. 31, 2010
Goodwill [Line Items]
Contingent purchase price payments, percentage of total worldwide net sales	1.15%
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Goodwill, gross, beginning of period	$ 1,820,487	$ 419,179
Accumulated impairment losses, beginning of period	0	0
Goodwill, net, beginning of period	1,820,487	419,179
Contingent purchase price payments to Mr. Calvin Klein	51,309	45,335
Disposal of goodwill	0	(4,157)	$ 0
Currency translation	(49,321)	81,871
Goodwill, gross, end of period	1,822,475	1,820,487	419,179
Accumulated impairment losses, end of period	0	0	0
Goodwill, net, end of period	1,822,475	1,820,487	419,179
Heritage Brand Wholesale Dress Furnishings [Member]
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Goodwill, gross, beginning of period	70,589	74,932
Accumulated impairment losses, beginning of period	0
Goodwill, net, beginning of period	70,589	74,932
Contingent purchase price payments to Mr. Calvin Klein	0	0
Disposal of goodwill		(4,157)
Currency translation	0	(186)
Goodwill, gross, end of period	70,589	70,589	74,932
Accumulated impairment losses, end of period	0	0
Goodwill, net, end of period	70,589	70,589	74,932
Heritage Brand Wholesale Sportswear [Member]
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Goodwill, gross, beginning of period	84,553	84,553
Accumulated impairment losses, beginning of period	0
Goodwill, net, beginning of period	84,553	84,553
Contingent purchase price payments to Mr. Calvin Klein	0	0
Disposal of goodwill		0
Currency translation	0	0
Goodwill, gross, end of period	84,553	84,553	84,553
Accumulated impairment losses, end of period	0	0
Goodwill, net, end of period	84,553	84,553	84,553
Calvin Klein Licensing [Member]
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Goodwill, gross, beginning of period	304,924	259,694
Accumulated impairment losses, beginning of period	0
Goodwill, net, beginning of period	304,924	259,694
Contingent purchase price payments to Mr. Calvin Klein	51,309	45,335
Disposal of goodwill		0
Currency translation	(198)	(105)
Goodwill, gross, end of period	356,035	304,924	259,694
Accumulated impairment losses, end of period	0	0
Goodwill, net, end of period	356,035	304,924	259,694
Tommy Hilfiger North America [Member]
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Goodwill, gross, beginning of period	198,501	0
Accumulated impairment losses, beginning of period	0
Goodwill, net, beginning of period	198,501	0
Contingent purchase price payments to Mr. Calvin Klein	0	0
Disposal of goodwill		0
Currency translation	0	0
Goodwill, gross, end of period	198,501	198,501	0
Accumulated impairment losses, end of period	0	0
Goodwill, net, end of period	198,501	198,501	0
Tommy Hilfiger International [Member]
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Goodwill, gross, beginning of period	1,161,920	0
Accumulated impairment losses, beginning of period	0
Goodwill, net, beginning of period	1,161,920	0
Contingent purchase price payments to Mr. Calvin Klein	0	0
Disposal of goodwill		0
Currency translation	(49,123)	82,162
Goodwill, gross, end of period	1,112,797	1,161,920	0
Accumulated impairment losses, end of period	0	0
Goodwill, net, end of period	$ 1,112,797	1,161,920	$ 0
Tommy Hilfiger Acquisition [Member]
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Goodwill from acquisition		1,271,829
Tommy Hilfiger Acquisition [Member] \| Heritage Brand Wholesale Dress Furnishings [Member]
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Goodwill from acquisition		0
Tommy Hilfiger Acquisition [Member] \| Heritage Brand Wholesale Sportswear [Member]
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Goodwill from acquisition		0
Tommy Hilfiger Acquisition [Member] \| Calvin Klein Licensing [Member]
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Goodwill from acquisition		0
Tommy Hilfiger Acquisition [Member] \| Tommy Hilfiger North America [Member]
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Goodwill from acquisition		198,501
Tommy Hilfiger Acquisition [Member] \| Tommy Hilfiger International [Member]
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Goodwill from acquisition		1,073,328
Reacquisition of Tommy Hilfiger Handbag License [Member]
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Goodwill from acquisition		6,430
Reacquisition of Tommy Hilfiger Handbag License [Member] \| Heritage Brand Wholesale Dress Furnishings [Member]
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Goodwill from acquisition		0
Reacquisition of Tommy Hilfiger Handbag License [Member] \| Heritage Brand Wholesale Sportswear [Member]
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Goodwill from acquisition		0
Reacquisition of Tommy Hilfiger Handbag License [Member] \| Calvin Klein Licensing [Member]
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Goodwill from acquisition		0
Reacquisition of Tommy Hilfiger Handbag License [Member] \| Tommy Hilfiger North America [Member]
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Goodwill from acquisition		0
Reacquisition of Tommy Hilfiger Handbag License [Member] \| Tommy Hilfiger International [Member]
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Goodwill from acquisition		$ 6,430

GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS Finite-lived Intangibles (Details) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 29, 2012 USD ($) mo yr	Jan. 30, 2011 USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2010 USD ($) yr
Finite-lived Intangible Assets [Roll Forward]
Accumulated amortization	$ (52,246)
Accumulated amortization	(66,399)	$ (52,246)
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Future Amortization Expense [Abstract]
2012	12,844
2013	12,177
2014	12,177
2015	12,177
2016	12,177
Customer Relationships [Member]
Finite-lived Intangible Assets [Roll Forward]
Balance at beginning of year, gross	184,356	35,507
Accumulated amortization	(16,828)	(7,299)
Balance at beginning of year, net	167,528	28,208
Amounts recorded in connection with the acquisition of Tommy Hilfiger		138,724
Amortization	(12,500)	(9,529)
Currency translation	(5,410)	10,125
Balance at end of year, net	149,618	167,528	$ 28,208
Accumulated amortization	(29,328)	(16,828)	(7,299)
Balance at end of year, gross	178,946	184,356	$ 35,507
Useful life (in years, or months for order backlog) \| yr			15
Covenants Not to Compete [Member]
Finite-lived Intangible Assets [Roll Forward]
Balance at beginning of year, gross	2,215	600
Accumulated amortization	(1,069)	(420)
Balance at beginning of year, net	1,146	180
Amounts recorded in connection with the acquisition of Tommy Hilfiger		1,527
Amortization	(893)	(649)
Currency translation	3	88
Balance at end of year, net	256	1,146	$ 180
Accumulated amortization	(1,962)	(1,069)	(420)
Balance at end of year, gross	2,218	2,215	$ 600
Useful life (in years, or months for order backlog) \| yr			10
Order Backlog [Member]
Finite-lived Intangible Assets [Roll Forward]
Balance at beginning of year, gross	32,287	0
Accumulated amortization	(32,287)	0
Balance at beginning of year, net	0	0
Amounts recorded in connection with the acquisition of Tommy Hilfiger		31,818
Amortization	0	(32,287)
Currency translation	0	469
Balance at end of year, net	0	0	$ 0
Accumulated amortization	(32,287)	(32,287)	0
Balance at end of year, gross	32,287	32,287	0
License Rights [Member]
Finite-lived Intangible Assets [Roll Forward]
Balance at beginning of year, gross	5,950	5,007
Accumulated amortization	(2,062)	(1,339)
Balance at beginning of year, net	3,888	3,668
Amounts recorded in connection with the acquisition of Tommy Hilfiger		919
Amortization	(760)	(723)
Currency translation	(13)	24
Balance at end of year, net	3,115	3,888	3,668
Accumulated amortization	(2,822)	(2,062)	(1,339)
Balance at end of year, gross	$ 5,937	$ 5,950	$ 5,007
Useful life (in years, or months for order backlog) \| yr			15
Tommy Hilfiger Acquisition [Member]
Finite-lived Intangible Assets [Roll Forward]
Finite-lived intangible assets, weighted-average remaining life \| yr	13.2
Tommy Hilfiger Acquisition [Member] \| Customer Relationships [Member]
Finite-lived Intangible Assets [Roll Forward]
Useful life (in years, or months for order backlog) \| yr	15
Tommy Hilfiger Acquisition [Member] \| Covenants Not to Compete [Member]
Finite-lived Intangible Assets [Roll Forward]
Useful life (in years, or months for order backlog) \| yr	2
Tommy Hilfiger Acquisition [Member] \| Order Backlog [Member]
Finite-lived Intangible Assets [Roll Forward]
Useful life (in years, or months for order backlog) \| mo	6
Tommy Hilfiger Acquisition [Member] \| License Rights [Member]
Finite-lived Intangible Assets [Roll Forward]
Useful life (in years, or months for order backlog) \| yr	2

GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS Indefinite-lived Intangibles (Details) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 29, 2012 USD ($)
Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets [Roll Forward]
Balance at beginning of year	$ 2,428,467
Amount recorded in connection with the reacquisition of the rights to the Tommy Hilfiger trademarks in India	13,446
Currency translation	(36,524)
Balance at end of year	2,405,389
Tradenames [Member]
Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets [Roll Forward]
Balance at beginning of year	2,342,467
Amount recorded in connection with the reacquisition of the rights to the Tommy Hilfiger trademarks in India	0
Currency translation	(35,610)
Balance at end of year	2,306,857
Perpetual License Rights [Member]
Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets [Roll Forward]
Balance at beginning of year	86,000
Amount recorded in connection with the reacquisition of the rights to the Tommy Hilfiger trademarks in India	0
Currency translation	0
Balance at end of year	86,000
Reacquired License Rights [Member]
Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets [Roll Forward]
Balance at beginning of year	0
Amount recorded in connection with the reacquisition of the rights to the Tommy Hilfiger trademarks in India	13,446
Currency translation	(914)
Balance at end of year	$ 12,532

INVESTMENTS IN UNCONSOLIDATED AFFILIATES (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 29, 2012	Jan. 30, 2011	Jan. 31, 2010
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Payments to Acquire Interest in Joint Venture	$ 48,700	$ 0	$ 0
Equity Method Investments	$ 46,966
Tommy Hilfiger China Joint Venture [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage	45.00%
Payments to Acquire Interest in Joint Venture	$ 17,100
Tommy Hilfiger India Joint Venture [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage	50.00%
Initial Payments [Member] \| Tommy Hilfiger India Joint Venture [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Payments to Acquire Interest in Joint Venture	$ 30,000
Additional Payments [Member] \| Tommy Hilfiger India Joint Venture [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Payments to Acquire Interest in Joint Venture	$ 1,600

DEBT Yen-denominated overdraft facility (Details) ¥ in Thousands, $ in Thousands	Jan. 29, 2012 JPY (¥)	Jan. 29, 2012 USD ($)	Mar. 02, 2011 USD ($)
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Revolving credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity		$ 450,000	$ 450,000
Line of Credit [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Revolving credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity	¥ 1,000,000	$ 13,000
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate	0.15%	0.15%
Short-term debt, weighted average interest rate	0.33%	0.33%

DEBT Schedule of Mandatory Long-Term Debt Repayments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jan. 29, 2012	Jan. 30, 2011
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
7 3/8% senior unsecured notes	$ 600,000	$ 600,000
7 3/4% debentures	99,621	99,602
Total	1,902,876	2,364,002
Less: Current portion of long-term debt	69,951	0
Long-term debt	$ 1,832,925	2,364,002
Total debt percentage bearing fixed or capped variable interest rates	75.00%
Maturities of Long-term Debt [Abstract]
Mandatory long-term debt repayment, 2012	$ 69,951
Mandatory long-term debt repayment, 2013	107,639
Mandatory long-term debt repayment, 2014	173,591
Mandatory long-term debt repayment, 2015	390,290
Mandatory long-term debt repayment, 2016	$ 461,784
Senior Notes [Member] \| Senior notes due 2020 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage	7.375%
United States Dollar-denominated
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior secured term loan A facility due 2016	$ 616,000	319,008
Senior secured term loan B facility due 2016	397,000	870,267
Euro-denominated
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior secured term loan A facility due 2016	109,470	118,781
Senior secured term loan B facility due 2016	$ 80,785	$ 356,344

DEBT Schedule of Long Term Debt Instruments (Details) € in Thousands, $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended		11 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 02, 2011 USD ($)	May 06, 2010 USD ($)	Jan. 29, 2012 USD ($)	Jan. 29, 2012 USD ($)	Jan. 30, 2011 USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2010 USD ($)	Jan. 29, 2012 EUR (€) loan	Jan. 29, 2012 USD ($) loan	Jun. 06, 2011 EUR (€)	Jun. 06, 2011 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2010
Senior Secured Credit Facilities [Abstract]
Number of revolving credit facilities \| loan							2	2
Repayments of long-term debt	$ 149,275		$ 301,450	$ 450,725	$ 250,000	$ 0
Amended facility, overall maximum borrowing capacity	1,970,000
Amended facility, maximum borrowing capacity, term loans	1,520,000
Revolving credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity	$ 450,000							$ 450,000
Letters of credit outstanding, amount								72,199
Term loans outstanding, amount								1,203,255
Gross proceeds from issuance of long-term debt								600,000
Interest paid				$ 111,433	$ 110,018	$ 31,824
Interest Rate Swap [Member]
Senior Secured Credit Facilities [Abstract]
Derivative agreement term				3 years
Derivative, notional amount								$ 616,000		$ 632,000
Derivative, fixed interest rate							1.197%	1.197%
Interest Rate Cap [Member]
Senior Secured Credit Facilities [Abstract]
Derivative agreement term				15 months
Derivative, notional amount \| €							€ 98,892		€ 165,895
Derivative, cap interest rate							2.00%	2.00%
Senior Debenture Due 2023 [Member]
Senior Secured Credit Facilities [Abstract]
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage							7.75%	7.75%
Debt instrument, face amount								$ 100,000
Debt instrument, yield to maturity							7.80%	7.80%
Due 2011 [Member]
Senior Secured Credit Facilities [Abstract]
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage											7.25%
Due 2013 [Member]
Senior Secured Credit Facilities [Abstract]
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage											8.125%
United States Dollar-denominated \| Term Loan B Facility [Member] \| Eurocurrency rate loan [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Senior Secured Credit Facilities [Abstract]
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage							0.75%	0.75%
United States Dollar-denominated \| Term Loan B Facility [Member] \| One month adjusted Eurocurrency rate loan [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Senior Secured Credit Facilities [Abstract]
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage							1.75%	1.75%
United States Dollars and Canadian Dollars [Member]
Senior Secured Credit Facilities [Abstract]
Number of revolving credit facilities \| loan							1	1
Line of Credit [Member] \| United States Dollar-denominated \| United States Federal Funds Rate [Member]
Senior Secured Credit Facilities [Abstract]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate							0.50%	0.50%
Line of Credit [Member] \| United States Dollar-denominated \| Base rate loan [Member]
Senior Secured Credit Facilities [Abstract]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate							1.50%	1.50%
Line of Credit [Member] \| United States Dollar-denominated \| Eurocurrency rate loan [Member]
Senior Secured Credit Facilities [Abstract]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate							2.50%	2.50%
Line of Credit [Member] \| United States Dollar-denominated \| One month adjusted Eurocurrency rate loan [Member]
Senior Secured Credit Facilities [Abstract]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate							1.00%	1.00%
Line of Credit [Member] \| Currencies other than United States dollars and Canadian dollars [Member] \| Term Loan B Facility [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Senior Secured Credit Facilities [Abstract]
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage							0.75%	0.75%
Line of Credit [Member] \| Canada, Dollars
Senior Secured Credit Facilities [Abstract]
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage							1.00%	1.00%
Line of Credit [Member] \| Canada, Dollars \| Eurocurrency rate loan [Member]
Senior Secured Credit Facilities [Abstract]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate							2.50%	2.50%
Line of Credit [Member] \| Canada, Dollars \| Canadian prime rate loan [Member]
Senior Secured Credit Facilities [Abstract]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate							1.50%	1.50%
Line of Credit [Member] \| Other currencies [Member]
Senior Secured Credit Facilities [Abstract]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate							2.75%	2.75%
Term Loan [Member] \| United States Dollar-denominated \| Term Loan A Facility [Member] \| Base rate loan [Member]
Senior Secured Credit Facilities [Abstract]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate							1.50%	1.50%
Term Loan [Member] \| United States Dollar-denominated \| Term Loan A Facility [Member] \| Eurocurrency rate loan [Member]
Senior Secured Credit Facilities [Abstract]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate							2.50%	2.50%
Term Loan [Member] \| United States Dollar-denominated \| Term Loan B Facility [Member] \| Base rate loan [Member]
Senior Secured Credit Facilities [Abstract]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate							1.75%	1.75%
Term Loan [Member] \| United States Dollar-denominated \| Term Loan B Facility [Member] \| Eurocurrency rate loan [Member]
Senior Secured Credit Facilities [Abstract]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate							2.75%	2.75%
Term Loan [Member] \| Euro-denominated \| Term Loan A Facility [Member]
Senior Secured Credit Facilities [Abstract]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate							2.75%	2.75%
Term Loan [Member] \| Euro-denominated \| Term Loan B Facility [Member]
Senior Secured Credit Facilities [Abstract]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate							3.00%	3.00%
Senior Notes [Member] \| Senior notes due 2020 [Member]
Senior Secured Credit Facilities [Abstract]
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage							7.375%	7.375%
Maximum redemption percentage				35.00%
Senior Notes [Member] \| Due 2011 [Member]
Senior Secured Credit Facilities [Abstract]
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage		7.25%
Extinguishment of debt		$ 150,000
Debt redemption price, percentage		100.00%
Senior Notes [Member] \| Due 2013 [Member]
Senior Secured Credit Facilities [Abstract]
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage		8.125%
Extinguishment of debt		$ 150,000
Debt redemption price, percentage		101.354%

INCOME TAXES Domestic and Foreign Components (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 29, 2012	Jan. 30, 2011	Jan. 31, 2010
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Domestic	$ 195,873	$ 28,168	$ 207,536
Foreign	235,692	48,405	4,047
Income before taxes	$ 431,565	$ 76,573	$ 211,583

INCOME TAXES Current and Deferred Income Taxes (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 29, 2012	Jan. 30, 2011	Jan. 31, 2010
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Income taxes paid	$ 71,873	$ 40,169	$ 95,459
Federal:
Current	36,552	19,790	33,716
Deferred	41,848	(11,167)	4,929
State and local:
Current	9,128	2,759	7,580
Deferred	(474)	1,305	(215)
Foreign:
Current	26,825	12,712	3,663
Deferred	(195)	(2,631)	0
Total	$ 113,684	$ 22,768	$ 49,673

INCOME TAXES Tax Rate Reconciliation (Details)	12 Months Ended
INCOME TAXES Tax Rate Reconciliation (Details)	Jan. 29, 2012	Jan. 30, 2011	Jan. 31, 2010
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Statutory federal tax rate	35.00%	35.00%	35.00%
State and local income taxes, net of federal income tax benefit	1.20%	7.50%	2.30%
Effects of international jurisdictions, including foreign tax credits	(9.10%)	(27.30%)	0.00%
Nondeductible short-lived intangible asset and inventory valuation amortization	0.00%	24.50%	0.00%
Nondeductible professional fees in connection with Tommy Hilfiger acquisition	0.00%	3.40%	0.00%
Unrecognized tax benefits	(0.30%)	(4.20%)	(13.10%)
Decreases in international income tax rates	(1.20%)	(6.80%)	0.00%
Change in valuation allowance	(1.30%)	3.40%	(0.10%)
Other, net	2.00%	(5.80%)	(0.60%)
Effective tax rate	26.30%	29.70%	23.50%

INCOME TAXES Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 29, 2012	Jan. 30, 2011
Gross Deferred Tax Assets [Abstract]
Tax loss and credit carryforwards	$ 93,311	$ 108,145
Employee compensation and benefits	116,448	84,760
Inventories	19,606	18,018
Accounts receivable	14,820	13,156
Property, plant and equipment	0	5,972
Accrued expenses	18,239	27,026
Other, net	19,836	28,134
Subtotal	282,260	285,211
Valuation allowances	(18,932)	(25,177)
Total gross deferred tax assets, net of valuation allowances	263,328	260,034
Gross Deferred Tax Liabilities [Abstract]
Intangibles	(701,391)	(710,119)
Property, plant and equipment	(3,326)	0
Total gross deferred tax liabilities	(704,717)	(710,119)
Net deferred tax liability	(441,389)	$ (450,085)
Other Carryforward Data:
Tax effected state tax loss carryforwards	17,559
Estimated income based upon state tax loss carryforwards	451,274
Federal and state and local credit carryforwards	20,286
Federal [Member]
Other Carryforward Data:
Foreign net operating loss carryforwards	2,698
Foreign [Member]
Other Carryforward Data:
Foreign net operating loss carryforwards	$ 280,179

INCOME TAXES Deferred Tax Liability Not Recognized (Details) $ in Thousands	Jan. 29, 2012 USD ($)
Investments in Foreign Subsidiaries that were Part of Tommy Hilfiger Acquisition that are Essentially Permanent in Duration [Member]
Deferred Tax Liability Not Recognized [Line Items]
Excess of financial reporting earnings over tax basis that are permanently reinvested	$ 248,125

INCOME TAXES Unrecognized Tax Benefits (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 29, 2012	Jan. 30, 2011
Reconciliation of Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Excluding Amounts Pertaining to Examined Tax Returns [Roll Forward]
Balance at beginning of year	$ 178,634	$ 34,466
Increases due to assumed Tommy Hilfiger positions	0	141,851
Increases related to prior period tax positions	1,502	331
Decreases related to prior period tax positions	(758)	(764)
Increases resulting from current period tax positions	18,164	11,623
Settlements	0	0
Lapses in statutes of limitations	(11,896)	(8,873)
Effects of foreign currency translation	(1,642)	0
Balance at end of year	184,004	178,634
Other Uncertain Tax Position Data:
Interest and penalties recognized in income statements	2,969	2,125
Interest and penalties acrrued in balance sheets	10,577	$ 7,608
Reasonably possible reduction in uncertain tax positions, estimated lower bound of change	11,000
Reasonably possible reduction in uncertain tax positions, estimated upper bound of change	$ 16,000

DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS (Details) € in Thousands, $ in Thousands		12 Months Ended
	May 06, 2010 USD ($)	Jan. 29, 2012 USD ($)	Jan. 30, 2011 USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2010 USD ($)	Jan. 30, 2011 EUR (€)	Jan. 30, 2011 USD ($)
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional amount of foreign currency forward exchange contracts \| €					€ 1,550,000
Losses on settlement of derivative instruments related to the acquisition of Tommy Hilfiger	$ 140,490	$ 0	$ 140,490	$ 0
Notional amount of cash flow hedges		404,000
Other Current Assets and Other Assets [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Asset Derivatives		13,792				$ 417
Accrued Expenses and Other Liabilities [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Liability Derivatives		10,762				15,512
Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] \| Other Current Assets and Other Assets [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Asset Derivatives		13,792				417
Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] \| Accrued Expenses and Other Liabilities [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Liability Derivatives		9,497				12,572
Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] \| Foreign Currency Forward Exchange Contracts [Member] \| Other Current Assets and Other Assets [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Asset Derivatives		13,581				417
Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] \| Foreign Currency Forward Exchange Contracts [Member] \| Accrued Expenses and Other Liabilities [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Liability Derivatives		1,590				12,572
Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] \| Interest Rate Contracts [Member] \| Other Current Assets and Other Assets [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Asset Derivatives		211				0
Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] \| Interest Rate Contracts [Member] \| Accrued Expenses and Other Liabilities [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Liability Derivatives		7,907				0
Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] \| Other Current Assets and Other Assets [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Asset Derivatives		0				0
Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] \| Accrued Expenses and Other Liabilities [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Liability Derivatives		1,265				2,940
Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] \| Foreign Currency Forward Exchange Contracts [Member] \| Other Current Assets and Other Assets [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Asset Derivatives		0				0
Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] \| Foreign Currency Forward Exchange Contracts [Member] \| Accrued Expenses and Other Liabilities [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Liability Derivatives		$ 1,265				$ 2,940

DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 29, 2012	Jan. 30, 2011
Cost of Goods Sold [Member] \| Foreign Currency Forward Exchange Contracts [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Gain (loss) in AOCI on derivative contracts, estimated amount to be reclassified	$ 10,225
Gain (loss) in AOCI on derivative contracts, estimate of time to transfer	12 months
Interest Expense [Member] \| Interest Rate Contracts [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Gain (loss) in AOCI on derivative contracts, estimated amount to be reclassified	$ (4,164)
Gain (loss) in AOCI on derivative contracts, estimate of time to transfer	12 months
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses [Member] \| Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] \| Foreign Currency Forward Exchange Contracts [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Gain (loss) recognized in selling, general and administrative expenses	$ 1,223	$ (2,868)
Cash Flow Hedging [Member] \| Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income on Derivatives (Effective Portion)	(17,366)	(17,883)
Gain (Loss) Reclassified from AOCI into Expense (Effective Portion)	(33,155)	(5,580)
Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivatives (Ineffective Portion)	0	(1,922)
Cash Flow Hedging [Member] \| Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] \| Foreign Currency Forward Exchange Contracts [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income on Derivatives (Effective Portion)	(6,033)	(17,883)
Cash Flow Hedging [Member] \| Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] \| Interest Rate Contracts [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income on Derivatives (Effective Portion)	(11,333)	0
Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivatives (Ineffective Portion)	0	0
Cash Flow Hedging [Member] \| Cost of Goods Sold [Member] \| Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] \| Foreign Currency Forward Exchange Contracts [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Gain (Loss) Reclassified from AOCI into Expense (Effective Portion)	(29,729)	(5,580)
Cash Flow Hedging [Member] \| Interest Expense [Member] \| Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] \| Interest Rate Contracts [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Gain (Loss) Reclassified from AOCI into Expense (Effective Portion)	(3,426)	0
Cash Flow Hedging [Member] \| Selling, General and Administrative Expenses [Member] \| Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] \| Foreign Currency Forward Exchange Contracts [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivatives (Ineffective Portion)	$ 0	$ (1,922)

FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jan. 29, 2012	Jan. 30, 2011	Jan. 31, 2010	Jan. 28, 2012	Jan. 29, 2011
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Long-lived assets, fair value	$ 79	$ 291
Impairment of long-lived assets	7,686	13,900	$ 7,290
Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Long-lived assets, fair value		200
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Long-lived assets, fair value	79	91
Carrying (Reported) Amount, Fair Value Disclosure [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents	233,197	498,718
Short-term borrowings	13,040	4,868
Long-term debt (including portion classified as current)	1,902,876	2,364,002
Portion at Fair Value, Fair Value Disclosure [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents	233,197	498,718
Short-term borrowings	13,040	4,868
Long-term debt (including portion classified as current)	1,978,419	2,415,980
Certain Tommy Hilfiger Product Categories [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Long-lived assets, carrying amount					$ 9,231
Certain Tommy Hilfiger Product Categories [Member] \| Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Long-lived assets, fair value		91
Heritage Brand Retail [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Impairment of long-lived assets	430	433
Calvin Klein Licensing [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Impairment of long-lived assets	568
Other Calvin Klein Apparel [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Impairment of long-lived assets	313	25
Tommy Hilfiger North America [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Impairment of long-lived assets	2,175	223
Tommy Hilfiger International [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Impairment of long-lived assets	1,987	2,202
Software Systems [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Long-lived assets, carrying amount				$ 1,151
Software Systems [Member] \| Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Long-lived assets, fair value	0
Timberland License Termination [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Long-lived assets, carrying amount				1,062
Timberland License Termination [Member] \| Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Long-lived assets, fair value	0
Tommy Hilfiger Children's Apparel [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Long-lived assets, carrying amount					2,077
Tommy Hilfiger Children's Apparel [Member] \| Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Long-lived assets, fair value		200
Long-Lived Assets, Other [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Long-lived assets, carrying amount				$ 5,552	$ 2,883
Long-Lived Assets, Other [Member] \| Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Long-lived assets, fair value	79	$ 0
Tommy Hilfiger India License [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Contingent consideration limit	25,000
Business acquisition, contingent consideration, at fair value	$ 9,559
Tommy Hilfiger India License [Member] \| Initial Term [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Contingent purchase price term	5 years
Tommy Hilfiger India License [Member] \| Extended Term [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Contingent purchase price term	6 years
Tommy Hilfiger India License [Member] \| Period Length [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Contingent purchase price payment terms	1 year
Tommy Hilfiger India License [Member] \| Due Within [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Contingent purchase price payment terms	60 days

RETIREMENT AND BENEFIT PLANS (Details) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
RETIREMENT AND BENEFIT PLANS (Details) $ in Thousands	Jan. 29, 2012 USD ($) individual plans yr	Jan. 30, 2011 USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2010 USD ($)
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Number of noncontributory defined benefit pension plans \| plans	5
Number of defined benefit plans \| plans	6
Number of current executives covered by capital accumulation program \| individual	3
Number of retired executives covered by capital accumulation program \| individual	17
Plan benefit payment activation age \| yr	65
Minimum age prior to employment termination \| yr	55
Defined Benefit Plan, Net Periodic Benefit Cost [Abstract]
Target allocation percentage of assets, debt securities	40.00%
Health care cost trend rate assumed for next fiscal year	6.46%
Assumed annual reduction in health care cost trend rate for next ten years	0.15%
Health care cost trend rate assumed for after ten years and thereafter	5.00%
Company contributions to supplemental savings plan and defined contribution plan	$ 12,664	$ 9,898	$ 6,195
Pension Plans [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Net Periodic Benefit Cost [Abstract]
Service cost, including plan expenses	14,528	9,516	7,637
Interest cost	19,183	17,843	16,937
Amortization of net loss (gain)	9,240	7,580	2,325
Expected return on plan assets	(22,123)	(19,970)	(20,028)
Amortization of prior service credit	(62)	(62)	(30)
Curtailment loss	0	0	13
Total	20,766	14,907	6,854
Estimated future employer contributions to its pension plans in 2012	25,000
SERP Plans [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Net Periodic Benefit Cost [Abstract]
Service cost, including plan expenses	98	90	70
Interest cost	1,810	1,623	958
Amortization of net loss (gain)	(18)	(8)	(39)
Expected return on plan assets	0	0	0
Amortization of prior service credit	0	0	0
Curtailment loss	0	0	0
Total	1,890	1,705	989
Postretirement Plan [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Net Periodic Benefit Cost [Abstract]
Service cost, including plan expenses	0	0	0
Interest cost	1,018	1,090	1,459
Amortization of net loss (gain)	27	0	258
Expected return on plan assets	0	0	0
Amortization of prior service credit	(817)	(817)	(817)
Curtailment loss	0	0	0
Total	$ 228	$ 273	$ 900
U.S. Equities [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Net Periodic Benefit Cost [Abstract]
Target allocation percentage of assets, equity securities	45.00%
International Equities [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Net Periodic Benefit Cost [Abstract]
Target allocation percentage of assets, equity securities	15.00%

RETIREMENT AND BENEFIT PLANS Benefit Obligations (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 29, 2012	Jan. 30, 2011	Jan. 31, 2010
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Benefit Obligation [Roll Forward]
Benefit payments	$ (15,405)	$ (14,270)
Pension Plans [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Benefit Obligation [Roll Forward]
Beginning of year	319,048	283,639
Business acquisitions	0	0
Service cost	14,138	9,216
Interest cost	19,183	17,843	$ 16,937
Benefit payments	(15,405)	(14,270)
Benefit payments, net of retiree contributions	0	0
Plan amendments	0	9
Medicare subsidy	0	0
Actuarial loss (gain)	62,298	22,611
End of year	399,262	319,048	283,639
SERP Plans [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Benefit Obligation [Roll Forward]
Beginning of year	30,628	15,205
Business acquisitions	0	15,693
Service cost	98	90
Interest cost	1,810	1,623	958
Benefit payments	(2,275)	(2,045)
Benefit payments, net of retiree contributions	0	0
Plan amendments	0	0
Medicare subsidy	0	0
Actuarial loss (gain)	1,921	62
End of year	32,182	30,628	15,205
Postretirement Plan [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Benefit Obligation [Roll Forward]
Beginning of year	17,781	22,668
Business acquisitions	0	0
Service cost	0	0
Interest cost	1,018	1,090	1,459
Benefit payments	0	0
Benefit payments, net of retiree contributions	(1,800)	(2,122)
Plan amendments	0	0
Medicare subsidy	107	114
Actuarial loss (gain)	1,141	(3,969)
End of year	$ 18,247	$ 17,781	$ 22,668

RETIREMENT AND BENEFIT PLANS Fair Value of Plan Assets (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands

12 Months Ended

Jan. 29, 2012

Jan. 30, 2011

Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]

Actual return, net of plan expenses

$ 251,810

$ 207,883

9,371

30,438

Benefit payments

(15,405)

(14,270)

Company contributions

22,729

27,759

Funded status at end of year

268,505

251,810

(130,757)

(67,238)

Estimate of fair value [Member]

Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]

253,326

Quoted Prices In Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) [Member]

266,496

253,326

Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]

74,078

Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member]

112,356

74,078

Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]

179,248

Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member]

154,140

179,248

Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]

Other Assets and Liabilities [Member]

Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]

^[1]

(1,516)

U.S. Equities [Member] | Estimate of fair value [Member]

^[1]

2,009

(1,516)

Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]

^[2]

53,609

U.S. Equities [Member] | Quoted Prices In Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) [Member]

^[2]

56,016

53,609

Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]

^[2]

53,609

U.S. Equities [Member] | Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member]

^[2]

56,016

53,609

Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]

^[2]

U.S. Equities [Member] | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member]

^[2]

Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]

^[2]

International Equities [Member] | Estimate of fair value [Member]

^[2]

Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]

^[2]

2,910

International Equities [Member] | Quoted Prices In Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) [Member]

^[2]

1,285

2,910

Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]

^[2]

2,910

International Equities [Member] | Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member]

^[2]

1,285

2,910

Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]

^[2]

International Equities [Member] | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member]

^[2]

Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]

^[2]

Global Equity Mutual Fund [Member] | Estimate of fair value [Member]

^[2]

Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]

^[3]

13,376

Global Equity Mutual Fund [Member] | Quoted Prices In Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) [Member]

^[3]

13,297

13,376

Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]

^[3]

13,376

Global Equity Mutual Fund [Member] | Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member]

^[3]

13,297

13,376

Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]

^[3]

Global Equity Mutual Fund [Member] | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member]

^[3]

Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]

^[3]

U.S. Equity Commingled Fund [Member] | Estimate of fair value [Member]

^[3]

Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]

^[4]

35,696

U.S. Equity Commingled Fund [Member] | Quoted Prices In Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) [Member]

^[4]

35,696

Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]

^[4]

U.S. Equity Commingled Fund [Member] | Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member]

^[4]

Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]

^[4]

35,696

U.S. Equity Commingled Fund [Member] | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member]

^[4]

35,696

Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]

^[4]

U.S. Equity Fund [Member] | Estimate of fair value [Member]

^[4]

Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]

U.S. Equity Fund [Member] | Quoted Prices In Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) [Member]

^[5]

37,564

Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]

U.S. Equity Fund [Member] | Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member]

^[5]

37,564

Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]

U.S. Equity Fund [Member] | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member]

^[5]

Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]

International Commingled Equity Fund [Member] | Estimate of fair value [Member]

^[5]

Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]

^[6]

46,632

International Commingled Equity Fund [Member] | Quoted Prices In Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) [Member]

^[6]

41,288

46,632

Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]

^[6]

International Commingled Equity Fund [Member] | Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member]

^[6]

Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]

^[6]

46,632

International Commingled Equity Fund [Member] | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member]

^[6]

41,288

46,632

Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]

^[6]

Government Securities [Member] | Estimate of fair value [Member]

^[6]

Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]

^[7]

3,610

Government Securities [Member] | Quoted Prices In Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) [Member]

^[7]

17,922

3,610

Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]

^[7]

Government Securities [Member] | Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member]

^[7]

Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]

^[7]

3,610

Government Securities [Member] | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member]

^[7]

17,922

3,610

Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]

^[7]

Corporate Securities [Member] | Estimate of fair value [Member]

^[7]

Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]

^[7]

25,617

Corporate Securities [Member] | Quoted Prices In Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) [Member]

^[7]

55,551

25,617

Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]

^[7]

Corporate Securities [Member] | Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member]

^[7]

Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]

^[7]

25,617

Corporate Securities [Member] | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member]

^[7]

55,551

25,617

Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]

^[7]

Asset and Mortgage Backed Securities [Member] | Estimate of fair value [Member]

^[7]

Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]

^[8]

13,969

Asset and Mortgage Backed Securities [Member] | Quoted Prices In Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) [Member]

^[8]

13,969

Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]

^[8]

Asset and Mortgage Backed Securities [Member] | Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member]

^[8]

Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]

^[8]

13,969

Asset and Mortgage Backed Securities [Member] | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member]

^[8]

13,969

Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]

^[8]

U.S. Bond Commingled Fund [Member] | Estimate of fair value [Member]

^[8]

Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]

^[9]

16,935

U.S. Bond Commingled Fund [Member] | Quoted Prices In Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) [Member]

^[9]

16,935

Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]

^[9]

U.S. Bond Commingled Fund [Member] | Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member]

^[9]

Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]

^[9]

16,935

U.S. Bond Commingled Fund [Member] | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member]

^[9]

16,935

Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]

^[9]

Short-term Investment Commingled Funds [Member] | Estimate of fair value [Member]

^[9]

Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]

^[10]

36,789

Short-term Investment Commingled Funds [Member] | Quoted Prices In Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) [Member]

^[10]

39,379

36,789

Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]

^[10]

Short-term Investment Commingled Funds [Member] | Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member]

^[10]

Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]

^[10]

36,789

Short-term Investment Commingled Funds [Member] | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member]

^[10]

39,379

36,789

Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]

^[10]

Total Return Mutual Fund [Member] | Estimate of fair value [Member]

^[10]

Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]

^[11]

4,183

Total Return Mutual Fund [Member] | Quoted Prices In Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) [Member]

^[11]

4,194

4,183

Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]

^[11]

4,183

Total Return Mutual Fund [Member] | Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member]

^[11]

4,194

4,183

Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]

^[11]

Total Return Mutual Fund [Member] | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member]

^[11]

Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]

^[11]

^[11]

$ 0

[1]	This category includes other pension assets and liabilities such as pending trades and accrued income.
[2]	Valued at the closing price in the active market in which the individual securities are traded.
[3]	Valued at the net asset value of the fund, as determined by the closing price in the active market in which the individual fund is traded. This fund invests in a portfolio of U.S. and international equities seeking long-term growth of principal and income.
[4]	Valued at the net asset value of the fund, as determined by a pricing vendor or the fund family. The Company has the ability to redeem these investments at net asset value within the near term and therefore classifies these investments within Level 2. This fund invests in U.S. large cap equities that track the S&P 500 Index.
[5]	Valued at the closing price in the active market in which this fund is traded. This fund invests in U.S. large cap equities that track the Russell 1000 Index.
[6]	Valued at the net asset value of the fund, as determined by a pricing vendor or the fund family. The Company has the ability to redeem these investments at net asset value within the near term and therefore classifies these investments within Level 2. This fund invests primarily in equities outside the U.S. seeking long-term capital appreciation.
[7]	Valued with bid evaluation pricing that uses a discounted cash flow method. Inputs include actual and comparable trade data, market benchmarks, broker quotes, trading spreads and/or other applicable data.
[8]	Valued with bid evaluation pricing using a combined market/income approach that includes discounted projected cash flows, comparable trade data, market benchmarks and/or other applicable data.
[9]	Valued at the net asset value of the fund, as determined by a pricing vendor or the fund family. The Company has the ability to redeem these investments at net asset value within the near term and therefore classifies these investments within Level 2. This fund invests in fixed income securities to track to the Barclays Capital U.S. aggregate bond index.
[10]	Valued at the net asset value of the fund, as determined by a pricing vendor or the fund family. The Company has the ability to redeem these investments at net asset value within the near term and therefore classifies these investments within Level 2. This fund invests in high grade, short-term, money market instruments.
[11]	Valued at the net asset value of the fund, as determined by the closing price in the active market in which the individual fund is traded. This fund invests in both equity securities and fixed income securities seeking a high total return.

RETIREMENT AND BENEFIT PLANS Amounts Recognized in Balance Sheets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jan. 29, 2012	Jan. 30, 2011
Pension Plans [Member]
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Current liabilities	$ (4,632)	$ (3,753)
Non-current liabilities	(126,125)	(63,485)
Net amount recognized on balance sheet	(130,757)	(67,238)
SERP Plans [Member]
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Current liabilities	(2,627)	(2,295)
Non-current liabilities	(29,555)	(28,333)
Net amount recognized on balance sheet	(32,182)	(30,628)
Postretirement Plan [Member]
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Current liabilities	(2,028)	(2,014)
Non-current liabilities	(16,219)	(15,767)
Net amount recognized on balance sheet	$ (18,247)	$ (17,781)

This represents the noncurrent liability for underfunded plans recognized in the balance sheet that is associated with the defined benefit pension plans and other postretirement defined benefit plans.

RETIREMENT AND BENEFIT PLANS Pre-tax AOCI Not Yet Recognized (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jan. 29, 2012	Jan. 30, 2011
Pension Plans [Member]
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Prior service credit	$ 319	$ 381
Net loss	(196,609)	(131,190)
Total	(196,290)	(130,809)
SERP Plans [Member]
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Prior service credit	0	0
Net loss	(1,982)	(43)
Total	(1,982)	(43)
Postretirement Plan [Member]
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Prior service credit	3,072	3,889
Net loss	(3,124)	(2,010)
Total	$ (52)	$ 1,879

Amount related to the pretax cost of benefit changes attributable to plan participants' prior service pursuant to a plan amendment or a plan initiation, which has not yet been recognized as components of net periodic benefit cost.

RETIREMENT AND BENEFIT PLANS Pre-tax AOCI Expected to be Recognized in Next Fiscal Year (Details) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 29, 2012 USD ($)
Pension Plans [Member]
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Prior service credit	$ 62
Net (loss) gain	(16,307)
Total	(16,245)
SERP Plans [Member]
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Prior service credit	0
Net (loss) gain	0
Total	0
Postretirement Plan [Member]
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Prior service credit	817
Net (loss) gain	(160)
Total	$ 657

RETIREMENT AND BENEFIT PLANS Accumulated and Projected Benefit Obligations in Excess of Plan Assets (Details) $ in Thousands	Jan. 29, 2012 USD ($) plans	Jan. 30, 2011 USD ($) plans
Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]
Number of plans with projected benefit obligations in excess of plan assets \| plans	6	6
Aggregate projected benefit obligation	$ 399,262	$ 319,048
Aggregate fair value of related plan assets	$ 268,505	$ 251,810
Number of plans with accumulated benefit obligations in excess of plan assets \| plans	6	6
Aggregate accumulated benefit obligation	$ 366,744	$ 298,618

RETIREMENT AND BENEFIT PLANS Other Changes Recognized in OCI (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 29, 2012	Jan. 30, 2011	Jan. 31, 2010
Pension Plans [Member]
Actuarial loss (gain)	$ 74,659	$ 11,844	$ 12,207
Prior service cost	0	9	0
Amortization of prior service credit	62	62	16
Amortization of net (loss) gain	(9,240)	(7,580)	(2,325)
Loss (gain) recognized in other comprehensive income (loss)	65,481	4,335	9,898
SERP Plans [Member]
Actuarial loss (gain)	1,921	62	1,809
Prior service cost	0	0	0
Amortization of prior service credit	0	0	0
Amortization of net (loss) gain	18	8	39
Loss (gain) recognized in other comprehensive income (loss)	1,939	70	1,848
Postretirement Plan [Member]
Actuarial loss (gain)	1,141	(3,969)	1,666
Prior service cost	0	0	0
Amortization of prior service credit	817	817	817
Amortization of net (loss) gain	(27)	0	(258)
Loss (gain) recognized in other comprehensive income (loss)	$ 1,931	$ (3,152)	$ 2,225

The change in other comprehensive income due to the amortization of the net prior service costs (credit) into net periodic pension costs.

The pretax cost (credit) of benefit changes attributable to plan participants' prior service resulting from a plan amendment or plan initiation that occurred during the period. The cost has not yet been recognized in net periodic benefit cost. A plan amendment includes provisions that grant increased (decreased) benefits based on service rendered in prior periods.

Amounts recognized in other comprehensive income (but not yet recognized in net periodic benefit cost), including the net gain (loss) and net prior service cost (credit) arising during the period. Also includes reclassification adjustments out of other comprehensive income as a result of being recognized as components of net periodic benefit cost for the period. While for technical reasons this element has no balance attribute, the default assumption is a credit balance consistent with its label.

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-Name Regulation S-X (SX)
-Number 210
-Section 04
-Article 3

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)
-Number 158
-Paragraph 7
-Subparagraph a
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-Number 132R
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-Number 130
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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 220
-SubTopic 10
-Section 55
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (h)-(j)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6920433&loc=d3e998-108581

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-Publisher AICPA
-Name Accounting Research Bulletin (ARB)
-Number 51
-Paragraph 38
-Subparagraph c(3)
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RETIREMENT AND BENEFIT PLANS Expected Future Benefit Payments (Details) $ in Thousands	Jan. 29, 2012 USD ($)
Pension Plans [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Estimated Future Benefit Payments [Abstract]
2012	$ 18,406
2013	18,419
2014	17,348
2015	18,736
2016	19,514
2017-2021	122,981
SERP Plans [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Estimated Future Benefit Payments [Abstract]
2012	2,627
2013	2,684
2014	2,879
2015	2,702
2016	2,701
2017-2021	11,492
Postretirement Plan [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Estimated Future Benefit Payments [Abstract]
2012	2,028
2013	1,930
2014	1,855
2015	1,756
2016	1,621
2017-2021	6,683
Disclosure of Expected Gross Prescription Drug Subsidy Receipts [Abstract]
2012	105
2013	100
2014	95
2015	89
2016	82
2017-2021	$ 307

RETIREMENT AND BENEFIT PLANS Assumed Health Care Cost Trend Rates and Assumptions (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 29, 2012	Jan. 30, 2011	Jan. 31, 2010
Defined Benefit Plan, Effect of One-Percentage Point Change in Assumed Health Care Cost Trend Rates [Abstract]
Impact of 1% increase on service and interest cost	$ 62
Impact of 1% decrease on service and interest cost	(56)
Impact of 1% increase on year-end accumulated postretirement benefit obligation	1,168
Impact of 1% decrease on year-end accumulated postretirement benefit obligation	$ (1,055)
Defined Benefit Plan, Assumptions Used in Calculations [Abstract]
Discount rate	5.06%	6.09%	6.35%
Rate of increase in compensation levels (applies to pension plans only)	4.31%	4.30%	4.29%
Long-term rate of return on assets (applies to pension plans only)	7.75%	8.25%	8.25%

STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Apr. 28, 2010 shares	Aug. 01, 2010 USD ($) $ / shares shares	May 02, 2010 USD ($) shares	Jan. 29, 2012 USD ($) payments $ / shares shares	Jan. 30, 2011 USD ($) payments $ / shares shares	Jan. 31, 2010 USD ($) payments $ / shares	Feb. 01, 2004 yr $ / shares shares
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Preferred stock, shares issued (in shares)					8,000
Preferred stock, par value (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares				$ 100	$ 100
Net proceeds from preferred stock issuance \| $		$ 188,595		$ 0	$ 188,595	$ 0
Common stock offering, including the sale of 5,250,000 treasury shares			5,750,000
Net proceeds from common stock offering \| $			$ 364,529	$ 0	$ 364,529	$ 0
Shares released from treasury			5,250,000		5,250,000
Shares newly issued			500,000
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares		$ 1		$ 1	$ 1
Number of dividends paid \| payments				4	4	4
Cash dividends paid, per share \| $ / shares				$ 0.0375	$ 0.0375	$ 0.0375
Tommy Hilfiger Acquisition [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Common stock offering, including the sale of 5,250,000 treasury shares	5,750,000
Issuance of common stock in connection with the acquisition of Tommy Hilfiger, shares		7,873,000
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares					$ 1
Calvin Klein Acquisition [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Class of warrant, period over which warrant is exercisable \| yr							9
Number of common shares available for purchase upon exercise of warrant							320,000
Warrants, exercise price for purchase of common shares \| $ / shares							$ 28
Series A Convertible Preferred Stock [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Preferred stock, shares issued (in shares)		8,000		8,000	8,000
Preferred stock, par value (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares		$ 100		$ 100	$ 100
Convertible preferred stock, value, aggregate gross purchase price \| $		$ 200,000
Preferred stock, liquidation preference per share \| $ / shares				25,000
Preferred stock, conversion price into shares of common stock \| $ / shares				$ 47.74
Total shares of common stock convertible preferred stock is convertible into				4,189,000
Series A Convertible Preferred Stock [Member] \| Tommy Hilfiger Acquisition [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Convertible preferred stock, value, aggregate gross purchase price \| $					$ 200,000
Total shares of common stock convertible preferred stock is convertible into				4,189,000
Shares newly issued					8,000

STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION Stock Incentive Plan (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 29, 2012	Jan. 30, 2011	Jan. 31, 2010
Stock-based compensation expense	$ 40,938	$ 33,281	$ 14,456
Tax benefits realized, stock plan awards	19,415	14,077	2,900
Excess tax benefits from awards under stock plans	$ 11,593	$ 9,333	$ 1,269
Total stock awards available for grant	2,572,000
Stock Option [Member]
Reduction in number of shares available for grant	1
Awarded Before April 29, 2009 [Member] \| Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member]
Reduction in number of shares available for grant	3
Awarded On or After April 29, 2009 [Member] \| Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member]
Reduction in number of shares available for grant	2

STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION Stock Option Activity (Details) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 29, 2012 USD ($) yr $ / shares shares	Jan. 30, 2011 USD ($) yr $ / shares shares	Jan. 31, 2010 USD ($) $ / shares
Assumptions used to estimate fair value of service-based stock options [Abstract]
Weighted average risk-free interest rate	2.62%	2.63%	2.58%
Weighted average expected option term (in years)	6.25	6.25	6.59
Weighted average expected volatility	44.35%	42.60%	38.92%
Expected annual dividends per share	$ 0.15	$ 0.15	$ 0.15
Weighted average estimated fair value per option	$ 29.81	$ 26.67	$ 11.16
Service-based stock option activity [Roll Forward]
Service-based stock options, outstanding, beginning of period \| shares	2,853
Service-based stock options, granted \| shares	195
Service-based stock options, exercised \| shares	843
Service-based stock options, cancelled \| shares	16
Service-based stock options, outstanding, end of period \| shares	2,189	2,853
Service-based stock options, exercisable \| shares	1,366
Service-based stock options, outstanding, weighted average price per option, beginning of period	$ 33.41
Service-based stock options, granted, weighted average price per option	65.16
Service-based stock options, exercised, weighted average price per option	29.19
Service-based stock options, cancelled, weighted average price per option	46.30
Service-based stock options, outstanding, weighted average price per option, end of period	37.77	$ 33.41
Service-based stock options, exercisable, weighted average price per option	$ 35.26
Service-based stock options, outstanding, weighted average remaining contractual life (in years), beginning of period \| yr	5.7
Service-based stock options, outstanding, weighted average remaining contractual life (in years), end of period \| yr	5.7	5.7
Service-based stock options, exercisable, weighted average remaining contractual life (in years) \| yr	4.4
Service-based stock options, outstanding, aggregate intrinsic value, beginning of period \| $	$ 70,796
Service-based stock options, outstanding, aggregate intrinsic value, end of period \| $	85,200	$ 70,796
Service-based stock options, exercisable, aggregate intrinsic value \| $	56,611
Options, additional disclosures:
Service-based stock options, granted, aggregate grant date fair value \| $	5,819	4,528	$ 7,397
Service-based stock options, vested, aggregate grant date fair value \| $	4,707	4,259	7,831
Service-based stock options, exercised, total intrinsic value of options \| $	$ 34,364	$ 32,389	$ 6,380
Stock Option [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Maximum term, options (in years)	10 years
Options, non-vested, unrecognized compensation expense \| $	$ 9,141
Options, non-vested, unrecognized compensation expense, period for recognition (in years) \| yr	1.8

STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION - RSU, Restricted Stock and Performance Share Activity (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended			12 Months Ended
	May 06, 2010 USD ($)	Oct. 30, 2011	May 01, 2011 $ / shares shares	May 02, 2010	Jan. 29, 2012 USD ($) yr installments $ / shares shares	Jan. 30, 2011 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Jan. 31, 2010 USD ($) shares
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
RSU vesting, granted to employees, first annual installment					25.00%
RSU vesting, granted to employees, second annual installment					25.00%
RSU vesting, granted to employees, third annual installment					50.00%
First receipt of service-based RSU installments, number of years following grant date, employees \| yr					2
First RSU vesting installments, number of years following grant date, non-employee directors, granted prior to 2010 \| yr					1
RSU vesting period, non-employee directors, number of years following grant date, awards during or after 2010 \| yr					1
Non-vested activity [Roll Forward]
Contingently issuable performance shares					94,000	496,000
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting installments, employees \| installments					3
Service-based awards, number of annual vesting installments, non-employee directors \| installments					4
Non-vested activity [Roll Forward]
Other than options, non-vested number, beginning of period			814,000		814,000
Other than options, granted number					253,000
Other than options, vested number					216,000
Other than options, cancelled number					31,000
Other than options, non-vested number, end of period					820,000	814,000
Other than options, non-vested, weighted average grant date fair value, beginning of period \| $ / shares			$ 40.24		$ 40.24
Other than options, granted, weighted average grant date fair value \| $ / shares					68.53
Other than options, vested, weighted average grant date fair value \| $ / shares					41.03
Other than options, cancelled, weighted average grant date fair value \| $ / shares					53.10
Other than options, non-vested, weighted average grant date fair value, end of period \| $ / shares					$ 48.28	$ 40.24
Other than options, granted, aggregate grant date fair value \| $					$ 17,325	$ 11,210	$ 11,369
Other than options, vested, aggregate grant date fair value \| $					8,874	$ 4,021	$ 2,442
Other than options, non-vested, unrecognized compensation expense \| $					$ 16,009
Other than options, non-vested, unrecognized compensation expense, period for recognition (in years) \| yr					1.8
Restricted Stock [Member]
Non-vested activity [Roll Forward]
Other than options, non-vested number, beginning of period			350,000		350,000
Other than options, granted number					0
Other than options, vested number					17,000
Other than options, cancelled number					0
Other than options, non-vested number, end of period					333,000	350,000
Other than options, non-vested, weighted average grant date fair value, beginning of period \| $ / shares			$ 60.41		$ 60.41
Other than options, granted, weighted average grant date fair value \| $ / shares					0
Other than options, vested, weighted average grant date fair value \| $ / shares					60.41
Other than options, cancelled, weighted average grant date fair value \| $ / shares					0
Other than options, non-vested, weighted average grant date fair value, end of period \| $ / shares					$ 60.41	$ 60.41
Other than options, granted, aggregate grant date fair value \| $	$ 21,196
Other than options, vested, aggregate grant date fair value \| $					$ 1,020	$ 60
Other than options, non-vested, unrecognized compensation expense \| $					$ 2,644
Other than options, non-vested, unrecognized compensation expense, period for recognition (in years) \| yr					0.3
Performance Share [Member]
Non-vested activity [Roll Forward]
Other than options, non-vested number, beginning of period			611,000		611,000
Other than options, granted number					94,000		0
Other than options, vested number					96,000
Other than options, cancelled number					19,000
Other than options, non-vested number, end of period					590,000	611,000
Other than options, non-vested, weighted average grant date fair value, beginning of period \| $ / shares			$ 52.69		$ 52.69
Other than options, granted, weighted average grant date fair value \| $ / shares					71.18
Other than options, vested, weighted average grant date fair value \| $ / shares					63.29
Other than options, cancelled, weighted average grant date fair value \| $ / shares					50.73
Other than options, non-vested, weighted average grant date fair value, end of period \| $ / shares					$ 53.96	$ 52.69
Other than options, granted, aggregate grant date fair value \| $					$ 6,644	$ 32,203
Other than options, vested, aggregate grant date fair value \| $					6,043	$ 1,202	$ 1,176
Other than options, non-vested, unrecognized compensation expense \| $					$ 12,016
Other than options, non-vested, unrecognized compensation expense, period for recognition (in years) \| yr					1.2
Contingently issuable performance share awards, performance period (in years)	3 years	2 years	2 years	2 years

COMPONENTS OF AOCI (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jan. 29, 2012	Jan. 30, 2011
Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Abstract]
Foreign currency translation adjustments	$ 66,447	$ 147,857
Retirement liability adjustment	(122,167)	(80,214)
Unrealized gain (loss) on derivative financial instruments	5,294	(11,899)
Total	$ (50,426)	$ 55,744

The total of net gain (loss), prior service cost (credit), and transition assets (obligations), as well as minimum pension liability if still remaining, included in accumulated other comprehensive income associated with a defined benefit pension or other postretirement plan(s) because they have yet to be recognized as components of net periodic benefit cost.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)
-Number 130
-Paragraph 26
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-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)
-Number 132R
-Paragraph 5
-Subparagraph i
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-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)
-Number 158
-Paragraph 7
-Subparagraph c
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-Topic 220
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 11
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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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-Paragraph 14
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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 220
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 13
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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 715
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (i)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6962843&loc=d3e1928-114920

Accumulated adjustment, net of tax, that results from the process of translating subsidiary financial statements and foreign equity investments into the reporting currency from the functional currency of the reporting entity, net of reclassification of realized foreign currency translation gains or losses.

Accumulated change in equity from transactions and other events and circumstances from non-owner sources, net of tax effect, at period end. Excludes Net Income (Loss), and accumulated changes in equity from transactions resulting from investments by owners and distributions to owners. Includes foreign currency translation items, certain pension adjustments, unrealized gains and losses on certain investments in debt and equity securities, other than temporary impairment (OTTI) losses related to factors other than credit losses on available-for-sale and held-to-maturity debt securities that an entity does not intend to sell and it is not more likely than not that the entity will be required to sell before recovery of the amortized cost basis, as well as changes in the fair value of derivatives related to the effective portion of a designated cash flow hedge.

Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]

LEASES (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
LEASES (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jan. 29, 2012	Jan. 30, 2011	Jan. 31, 2010
Capital Leases, Future Minimum Payments, Net Present Value [Abstract]
Capital Leases, 2012	$ 8,710
Capital Leases, 2013	6,516
Capital Leases, 2014	4,524
Capital Leases, 2015	2,068
Capital Leases, 2016	1,393
Capital Leases, Thereafter	8,197
Capital Leases, Future Minimum Payments Due	31,408
Capital Leases, Amount Representing Interest	(4,655)
Capital Leases, Present Value of Net Minimum Payments	26,753
Operating Leases, Future Minimum Payments Due [Abstract]
Operating Leases, 2012	288,621
Operating Leases, 2013	243,716
Operating Leases, 2014	215,782
Operating Leases, 2015	193,415
Operating Leases, 2016	165,569
Operating Leases, Thereafter	582,182
Operating Leases, Future Minimum Payments Due	1,689,285
Operating and Capital Leases, Total Future Minimum Payments [Abstract]
Leases, 2012	297,331
Leases, 2013	250,232
Leases, 2014	220,306
Leases, 2015	195,483
Leases, 2016	166,962
Leases, Thereafter	590,379
Leases, total minimum lease payments	1,720,693
Operating and Capital Leases, Rent Expense, Net [Abstract]
Minimum	290,936	$ 239,425	$ 114,538
Percentage and other	95,352	49,069	26,656
Less: Sublease rental income	(3,441)	(2,925)	(1,164)
Total	$ 382,847	$ 285,569	$ 140,030

LEASES Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 29, 2012	Jan. 30, 2011
Operating and Capital Leased Assets [Line Items]
Leases, total minimum lease payments	$ 1,720,693
Capital leases, aggregate future minimum rentals to be received	0
Operating leases, aggregate future minimum rentals to be received	23,306
Assets under capital lease, gross book value	40,270	$ 30,459
Accumulated amortization of assets under capital leases	10,570	3,421
Retail Site [Member]
Operating and Capital Leased Assets [Line Items]
Leases, total minimum lease payments	1,217,321
Percentage Rentals [Member]
Operating and Capital Leased Assets [Line Items]
Amount of percentage rentals under capital leases	0	$ 0
NEW YORK \| Administrative Offices [Member]
Operating and Capital Leased Assets [Line Items]
Leases, total minimum lease payments	102,122
NEW YORK \| Calvin Klein Administrative Offices [Member]
Operating and Capital Leased Assets [Line Items]
Leases, total minimum lease payments	32,861
NEW YORK \| Tommy Hilfiger Administrative Offices [Member]
Operating and Capital Leased Assets [Line Items]
Leases, total minimum lease payments	80,539
NEW JERSEY \| Administrative Offices [Member]
Operating and Capital Leased Assets [Line Items]
Leases, total minimum lease payments	51,503
NETHERLANDS \| Tommy Hilfiger Administrative Offices [Member]
Operating and Capital Leased Assets [Line Items]
Leases, total minimum lease payments	$ 84,858

ACTIVITY EXIT COSTS (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
ACTIVITY EXIT COSTS (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jan. 29, 2012	Jan. 30, 2011	Jan. 31, 2010
Tommy Hilfiger Integration and Exit Costs [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Total costs expected to be incurred	$ 84,062
Cumulative costs incurred to date	81,062
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Total liability, beginning of period	19,423
Total costs incurred	44,504	$ 36,558
Total costs incurred, liability rollforward	36,877
Total costs paid	47,503
Total liability, end of period	8,797	19,423
Timberland and Izod Women's Exit Costs [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Total costs expected to be incurred	8,618
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Total costs incurred	8,118
Total liability, end of period	6,339
United Kingdom and Ireland Van Heusen Dresswear and Accessories Exit Costs [Member]
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Total liability, beginning of period	730
Total costs incurred		6,552
Total costs paid	730
Total liability, end of period	0	730
Other Restructuring Costs [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Cumulative costs incurred to date	47,475		$ 47,475
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Total costs incurred			25,897
Severance, Termination Benefits and Other Costs [Member] \| Tommy Hilfiger Integration and Exit Costs [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Total costs expected to be incurred	33,208
Cumulative costs incurred to date	32,208
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Total liability, beginning of period	16,258
Total costs incurred	12,415	19,793
Total costs paid	24,368
Total liability, end of period	4,305	16,258
Severance, Termination Benefits and Other Costs [Member] \| Timberland and Izod Women's Exit Costs [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Total costs expected to be incurred	2,527
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Total costs incurred	2,027
Total liability, end of period	1,310
Severance, Termination Benefits and Other Costs [Member] \| United Kingdom and Ireland Van Heusen Dresswear and Accessories Exit Costs [Member]
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Total liability, beginning of period	406
Total costs incurred		759
Total costs paid	406
Total liability, end of period	0	406
Severance, Termination Benefits and Other Costs [Member] \| Other Restructuring Costs [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Cumulative costs incurred to date			26,209
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Total costs incurred			9,467
Long-Lived Asset Impairments [Member] \| Tommy Hilfiger Integration and Exit Costs [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Total costs expected to be incurred	11,017
Cumulative costs incurred to date	11,017
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Total costs incurred	0	11,017
Long-Lived Asset Impairments [Member] \| Timberland and Izod Women's Exit Costs [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Total costs expected to be incurred	1,062
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Total costs incurred	1,062
Total liability, end of period	0
Long-Lived Asset Impairments [Member] \| Other Restructuring Costs [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Cumulative costs incurred to date			5,253
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Total costs incurred			1,494
Lease/Contract Termination and Other Costs [Member] \| Tommy Hilfiger Integration and Exit Costs [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Total costs expected to be incurred	29,627
Cumulative costs incurred to date	27,627
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Total liability, beginning of period	3,165
Total costs incurred	24,462	3,165
Total costs paid	23,135
Total liability, end of period	4,492	3,165
Lease/Contract Termination and Other Costs [Member] \| Timberland and Izod Women's Exit Costs [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Total costs expected to be incurred	5,029
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Total costs incurred	5,029
Total liability, end of period	5,029
Lease/Contract Termination and Other Costs [Member] \| United Kingdom and Ireland Van Heusen Dresswear and Accessories Exit Costs [Member]
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Total liability, beginning of period	324
Total costs incurred		795
Total costs paid	324
Total liability, end of period	0	324
Lease/Contract Termination and Other Costs [Member] \| Other Restructuring Costs [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Cumulative costs incurred to date			16,013
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Total costs incurred			14,936
Loss on Liquidation of Foreign Operation [Member] \| United Kingdom and Ireland Van Heusen Dresswear and Accessories Exit Costs [Member]
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Total costs incurred		841
Inventory Liquidation Costs [Member] \| Tommy Hilfiger Integration and Exit Costs [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Total costs expected to be incurred	10,210
Cumulative costs incurred to date	10,210
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Total costs incurred	7,627	2,583
Disposal of Goodwill [Member] \| United Kingdom and Ireland Van Heusen Dresswear and Accessories Exit Costs [Member]
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Total costs incurred		4,157
Heritage Brand Wholesale Dress Furnishings [Member] \| United Kingdom and Ireland Van Heusen Dresswear and Accessories Exit Costs [Member]
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Total costs incurred		$ 6,552
Heritage Brand Wholesale Dress Furnishings [Member] \| Other Restructuring Costs [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Cumulative costs incurred to date	8,895
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Total costs incurred			541
Heritage Brand Wholesale Sportswear [Member] \| Timberland and Izod Women's Exit Costs [Member]
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Total costs incurred	8,118
Heritage Brand Wholesale Sportswear [Member] \| Other Restructuring Costs [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Cumulative costs incurred to date	4,288
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Total costs incurred			701
Heritage Brand Retail [Member] \| Other Restructuring Costs [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Cumulative costs incurred to date	4,189
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Total costs incurred			2,341
Other Calvin Klein Apparel [Member] \| Other Restructuring Costs [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Cumulative costs incurred to date	19,601
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Total costs incurred			17,134
Calvin Klein Licensing [Member] \| Other Restructuring Costs [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Cumulative costs incurred to date	486
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Total costs incurred			0
Tommy Hilfiger North America [Member] \| Tommy Hilfiger Integration and Exit Costs [Member]
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Total costs incurred	33,385
Unallocated Amount to Segment [Member] \| Tommy Hilfiger Integration and Exit Costs [Member]
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Total costs incurred	3,492
Unallocated Amount to Segment [Member] \| Other Restructuring Costs [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Cumulative costs incurred to date	$ 10,016
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Total costs incurred			$ 5,180

NET INCOME PER COMMON SHARE (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 29, 2012	Jan. 30, 2011	Jan. 31, 2010
Earnings Per Share, Diluted, by Common Class, Including Two Class Method [Line Items]
Net income	$ 317,881	$ 53,805	$ 161,910
Common stock dividends paid to holders of Series A convertible preferred stock	(628)	(471)	0
Allocation of income to Series A convertible preferred stock	(18,034)	(2,071)	0
Net income available to common stockholders for basic net income per common share	$ 299,219	$ 51,263	$ 161,910
Weighted average common shares outstanding for basic net income per common share	67,158	62,744	51,639
Weighted average impact of dilutive securities	1,576	1,455	813
Weighted average impact of dilutive warrant	0	72	54
Weighted average impact of assumed convertible preferred stock conversion	4,189	3,107	0
Total shares for diluted net income per common share	72,923	67,378	52,506
Basic net income per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 4.46	$ 0.82	$ 3.14
Diluted net income per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 4.36	$ 0.80	$ 3.08
Weighted average antidilutive securities	345	287	1,578

NET INCOME PER COMMON SHARE - DILUTED (Details) - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 29, 2012	Jan. 30, 2011	Jan. 31, 2010
Earnings Per Share, Diluted, by Common Class, Including Two Class Method [Line Items]
Net income available to common stockholders for basic net income per common share (add back section)	$ 299,219	$ 51,263	$ 161,910
Common stock dividends paid to holders of Series A convertible preferred stock	628	471	0
Allocation of income to Series A convertible preferred stock	18,034	2,071	0
Net income available to common stockholders for diluted net income per common share	$ 317,881	$ 53,805	$ 161,910
Number Of Dilutive Shares Issued Upon Vesting	590	611	89

NONCASH INVESTING AND FINANCING TRANSACTIONS (Details) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	May 01, 2011 USD ($)	Aug. 01, 2010 USD ($) shares	Jan. 29, 2012 USD ($)	Jan. 30, 2011 USD ($) shares	Jan. 31, 2010 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2010	May 06, 2010 USD ($)	Feb. 01, 2004 yr $ / shares shares
Nonmonetary Transaction [Line Items]
Capital Expenditures Incurred but Not yet Paid			$ 5,786	$ 3,720	$ 911
Payments in current period for property, plant and equipment acquired in prior period, excluded from prior year cash flow statement			3,720	911
Liabilities incurred related to contingent purchase price payments			51,309	45,335
Calvin Klein contingent purchase price payments			50,679	$ 43,655	37,435
Loss related to write-off of previously capitalized debt issuance costs	$ 12,876	$ 3,005
Number of common stock shares withheld (in shares) \| shares				140
Due 2011 [Member]
Nonmonetary Transaction [Line Items]
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage						7.25%
Due 2013 [Member]
Nonmonetary Transaction [Line Items]
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage						8.125%
Tommy Hilfiger Acquisition [Member]
Nonmonetary Transaction [Line Items]
Issuance of common stock in connection with the acquisition of Tommy Hilfiger, shares \| shares		7,873
Stock Issued		$ 475,607					$ 475,607
Calvin Klein Licensing [Member]
Nonmonetary Transaction [Line Items]
Liabilities incurred related to contingent purchase price payments			$ 51,309	$ 45,335	$ 38,866
Contingent purchase price payment terms			Due 45 days subsequent to the Company's applicable quarter end	Due 45 days subsequent to the Company's applicable quarter end	Due 45 days subsequent to the Company's applicable quarter end
Reacquisition of Tommy Hilfiger India Perpetually Licensed Rights [Member]
Nonmonetary Transaction [Line Items]
Contingent consideration limit			$ 25,000
Business Acquisition, Contingent Consideration, at Fair Value			$ 9,559
Reacquisition of Tommy Hilfiger India Perpetually Licensed Rights [Member] \| Initial Term [Member]
Nonmonetary Transaction [Line Items]
Contingent purchase price term			5 years
Reacquisition of Tommy Hilfiger India Perpetually Licensed Rights [Member] \| Extended Term [Member]
Nonmonetary Transaction [Line Items]
Contingent purchase price term			6 years
Reacquisition of Tommy Hilfiger India Perpetually Licensed Rights [Member] \| Due Within [Member]
Nonmonetary Transaction [Line Items]
Contingent purchase price payment terms			60 days
Reacquisition of Tommy Hilfiger India Perpetually Licensed Rights [Member] \| Period Length [Member]
Nonmonetary Transaction [Line Items]
Contingent purchase price payment terms			1 year
Calvin Klein Acquisition [Member]
Nonmonetary Transaction [Line Items]
Class of warrant, period over which warrant is exercisable \| yr								9
Warrants, exercise price for purchase of common shares \| $ / shares								$ 28
Number of common shares available for purchase upon exercise of warrant \| shares								320

SEGMENT DATA (Details)
$ in Thousands

12 Months Ended

Jan. 29, 2012

USD ($)

division

segment

Jan. 30, 2011

USD ($)

Jan. 31, 2010

USD ($)

Number of reportable segments | segment

Revenue:

$ 5,410,028

$ 4,219,739

$ 2,070,754

356,035

306,708

239,256

124,561

110,401

88,721

^[1]

5,890,624

4,636,848

2,398,731

Expense recorded for settlement of unfavorable contract

559,653

203,395

^[2]

243,812

^[2]

20,709

Heritage Brand Wholesale Dress Furnishings [Member]

16,233

6,650

Revenue:

564,898

523,901

489,845

6,158

5,815

5,859

2,169

2,689

1,681

573,225

532,405

497,385

Heritage Brand Wholesale Sportswear [Member]

78,577

66,624

^[2],[3]

55,971

^[2],[4]

Revenue:

537,284

568,447

473,101

10,008

10,731

10,133

1,687

1,764

1,931

548,979

580,942

485,165

Heritage Brand Retail [Member]

$ 11,398

^[5]

57,921

^[2]

51,873

^[2],[4]

Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]

Number of divisions comprising Heritage Brand Retail segment | division

Revenue:

$ 646,769

638,902

610,337

4,822

5,023

4,361

772

842

795

652,363

644,767

615,493

Calvin Klein Licensing [Member]

28,993

45,339

^[2]

28,570

^[2],[4]

Revenue:

45,796

38,326

32,696

273,002

244,891

218,903

108,588

97,530

84,314

427,386

380,747

335,913

Tommy Hilfiger North America [Member]

189,178

174,699

^[2]

155,738

^[2]

Revenue:

1,273,829

889,630

16,850

11,558

7,016

3,257

1,297,695

904,445

Tommy Hilfiger International [Member]

81,450

^[6]

37,554

^[2],[7]

^[2]

Revenue:

1,703,582

1,007,776

45,195

28,690

4,329

4,319

1,753,106

1,040,785

Other Calvin Klein Apparel [Member]

200,697

^[6],[8]

51,653

^[2],[7]

^[2]

Revenue:

637,870

552,757

464,775

637,870

552,757

464,775

Unallocated Amount to Segment [Member]

88,822

73,093

^[2]

17,056

^[2],[4]

^[9]

(119,462)

^[6],[10]

(303,488)

^[2],[7]

(65,396)

^[2],[4]

Timberland and Izod Women's Exit Costs [Member]

16,233

Gain (loss) on Timberland and Izod contract termination

8,118

Timberland and Izod Women's Exit Costs [Member] | Heritage Brand Wholesale Sportswear [Member]

Gain (loss) on Timberland and Izod contract termination

8,118

Tommy Hilfiger Integration and Exit Costs [Member]

Gain (loss) on Timberland and Izod contract termination

44,504

36,558

Tommy Hilfiger Integration and Exit Costs [Member] | Tommy Hilfiger North America [Member]

69,522

338,317

Gain (loss) on Timberland and Izod contract termination

33,385

Tommy Hilfiger Integration and Exit Costs [Member] | Tommy Hilfiger International [Member]

44,704

51,946

Tommy Hilfiger Integration and Exit Costs [Member] | Unallocated Amount to Segment [Member]

5,419

62,844

Gain (loss) on Timberland and Izod contract termination

3,492

United Kingdom and Ireland Van Heusen Dresswear and Accessories Exit Costs [Member]

19,399

223,527

Gain (loss) on Timberland and Izod contract termination

6,552

United Kingdom and Ireland Van Heusen Dresswear and Accessories Exit Costs [Member] | Heritage Brand Wholesale Dress Furnishings [Member]

Gain (loss) on Timberland and Izod contract termination

$ 6,552

Other Restructuring Costs [Member]

Gain (loss) on Timberland and Izod contract termination

25,897

Other Restructuring Costs [Member] | Heritage Brand Wholesale Dress Furnishings [Member]

Gain (loss) on Timberland and Izod contract termination

541

Other Restructuring Costs [Member] | Heritage Brand Wholesale Sportswear [Member]

Gain (loss) on Timberland and Izod contract termination

701

Other Restructuring Costs [Member] | Heritage Brand Retail [Member]

Gain (loss) on Timberland and Izod contract termination

2,341

Other Restructuring Costs [Member] | Calvin Klein Licensing [Member]

Gain (loss) on Timberland and Izod contract termination

Other Restructuring Costs [Member] | Other Calvin Klein Apparel [Member]

Gain (loss) on Timberland and Izod contract termination

17,134

Other Restructuring Costs [Member] | Unallocated Amount to Segment [Member]

Gain (loss) on Timberland and Izod contract termination

$ 5,180

Tommy Hilfiger India License [Member]

Expense recorded for settlement of unfavorable contract

20,709

Tommy Hilfiger India License [Member] | Tommy Hilfiger International [Member]

Expense recorded for settlement of unfavorable contract

$ 20,709

Macy's [Member] | Customer Concentration Risk [Member] | Sales Revenue, Goods, Net [Member]

Revenue:

Macy's as a percent of revenue

9.40%

10.10%

11.90%

Domestic [Member]

Revenue:

$ 3,558,540

$ 3,114,424

$ 2,129,336

Canada [Member]

Revenue:

302,103

237,383

48,745

Europe [Member]

Revenue:

1,588,926

974,380

133,480

Other Foreign [Member]

Revenue: