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Nature of Business - Additional Information (Detail)	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2020 Store Customer	Jan. 31, 2019 Store
Nature Of Business [Line Items]
Number of stores for operations	634	620
Number of department and specialty stores worldwide, sold and distributed apparel and home goods to | Customer	2,300
United States
Nature Of Business [Line Items]
Number of stores for operations	522	522
Europe
Nature Of Business [Line Items]
Number of stores for operations	78	63
Canada
Nature Of Business [Line Items]
Number of stores for operations	34	35

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