XML 38 R36.htm IDEA: XBRL DOCUMENT v2.4.0.6
Income Taxes (Details)
 3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended 9 Months Ended
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