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Income Taxes (Details) | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended |  | 9 Months Ended
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Jul. 28, 2012 USD ($) | Oct. 27, 2012 USD ($) | Oct. 29, 2011 USD ($) | Jan. 28, 2012 USD ($) | Oct. 27, 2012 Italy USD ($) year subsidiary item | Oct. 27, 2012 Italy EUR (€) year subsidiary
Income Taxes |  |  |  |  |  |
Effective income tax rates (as a percent) |  | 33.00% | 33.00% |  |  |
Settlement charge | $ 19,463,000 |  | $ 19,463,000 |  |  |
Increase in effective income tax rate due to settlement charge (as a percent) |  |  | 1.70% |  |  |
Aggregate accruals for uncertain tax positions, including penalties and interest and net of federal tax benefits |  | 16,600,000 |  | 16,700,000 |  |
Income tax examination |  |  |  |  |  |
Threshold for proposed income adjustments automatically referred for review by a public prosecutor |  |  |  |  |  | 2,000,000
Number of Italian subsidiaries whose audit is pending under an informal status update from the Italian tax authority |  |  |  |  | 1 | 1
Fiscal years under examination by tax authorities |  |  |  |  | 2008 and 2009 | 2008 and 2009
Number of fiscal years under examination by tax authorities |  |  |  |  | 2 | 2
Amount likely to be received as an initial formal claim from the tax authority |  |  |  |  | 11,000,000 |
Formal tax assessment received, amount |  |  |  |  | $ 12,000,000 |
Current and former members of Guess European management team subject to review by a public prosecutor |  |  |  |  | 3 | 3

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