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Income Taxes (Details 2) (USD $) | 12 Months Ended
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Jan. 31, 2015 | Feb. 01, 2014 | Feb. 02, 2013
Operating and capital loss carryforwards |  |  |
Net operating loss carryforwards of the Company's U.S. and certain retail operations in Asia, Europe and Brazil | $ 40,100,000 us-gaap_OperatingLossCarryforwards |  |
Operating loss carryforwards that have an unlimited carryforward life | 7,100,000 ges_OperatingLossCarryforwardsWithUnlimitedCarryforwardLife |  |
Valuation allowance | 5,400,000 us-gaap_OperatingLossCarryforwardsValuationAllowance | 700,000 us-gaap_OperatingLossCarryforwardsValuationAllowance |
Changes that occurred in the amount of gross unrecognized tax benefit excluding interest and penalties |  |  |
Beginning balance | 10,900,000 us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits | 4,527,000 us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits | 16,045,000 us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits
Additions: |  |  |
Tax positions related to the prior year | 4,224,000 us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromPriorPeriodTaxPositions | 0 us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromPriorPeriodTaxPositions | 0 us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromPriorPeriodTaxPositions
Tax positions related to the current year | 1,722,000 us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromCurrentPeriodTaxPositions | 7,501,000 us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromCurrentPeriodTaxPositions | 0 us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromCurrentPeriodTaxPositions
Reductions: |  |  |
Tax positions related to the prior year | (55,000)us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsDecreasesResultingFromPriorPeriodTaxPositions | (1,128,000)us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsDecreasesResultingFromPriorPeriodTaxPositions | (568,000)us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsDecreasesResultingFromPriorPeriodTaxPositions
Tax positions related to the current year | (91,000)us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsDecreasesResultingFromCurrentPeriodTaxPositions | 0 us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsDecreasesResultingFromCurrentPeriodTaxPositions | 0 us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsDecreasesResultingFromCurrentPeriodTaxPositions
Settlements | (599,000)us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsDecreasesResultingFromSettlementsWithTaxingAuthorities | 0 us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsDecreasesResultingFromSettlementsWithTaxingAuthorities | (10,950,000)us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsDecreasesResultingFromSettlementsWithTaxingAuthorities
Expiration of statutes of limitation | (2,461,000)us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsReductionsResultingFromLapseOfApplicableStatuteOfLimitations | 0 us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsReductionsResultingFromLapseOfApplicableStatuteOfLimitations | 0 us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsReductionsResultingFromLapseOfApplicableStatuteOfLimitations
Ending balance | 13,640,000 us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits | 10,900,000 us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits | 4,527,000 us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits
Amount of unrecognized tax benefit which, if ultimately recognized, may reduce our future annual effective tax rate | 12,600,000 us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsThatWouldImpactEffectiveTaxRate |  |
Aggregate accruals for uncertain tax positions, including penalties and interest | 14,400,000 us-gaap_LiabilityForUncertainTaxPositionsNoncurrent | 11,400,000 us-gaap_LiabilityForUncertainTaxPositionsNoncurrent |
Interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions | 300,000 us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAndInterestExpense |  | (900,000)us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAndInterestExpense
Accrued interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions | 700,000 us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAndInterestAccrued | 500,000 us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAndInterestAccrued |
Capital loss carryforward |  |  |
Operating and capital loss carryforwards |  |  |
Capital loss carryforwards of the Company's U.S. retail operations | 200,000 us-gaap_TaxCreditCarryforwardAmount / us-gaap_TaxCreditCarryforwardAxis = us-gaap_CapitalLossCarryforwardMember |  |
Foreign |  |  |
Operating and capital loss carryforwards |  |  |
Net operating loss carryforwards of the Company's U.S. and certain retail operations in Asia, Europe and Brazil | 10,700,000 us-gaap_OperatingLossCarryforwards / us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis = us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember |  |
Foreign | Minimum |  |  |
Operating and capital loss carryforwards |  |  |
Fiscal year when operating loss carryforwards will expire | 2016 |  |
Foreign | Maximum |  |  |
Operating and capital loss carryforwards |  |  |
Fiscal year when operating loss carryforwards will expire | 2024 |  |
State |  |  |
Operating and capital loss carryforwards |  |  |
Net operating loss carryforwards of the Company's U.S. and certain retail operations in Asia, Europe and Brazil | 22,300,000 us-gaap_OperatingLossCarryforwards / us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis = us-gaap_StateAndLocalJurisdictionMember |  |
State | Minimum |  |  |
Operating and capital loss carryforwards |  |  |
Fiscal year when operating loss carryforwards will expire | 2016 |  |
State | Maximum |  |  |
Operating and capital loss carryforwards |  |  |
Fiscal year when operating loss carryforwards will expire | 2035 |  |
U.S. | Capital loss carryforward |  |  |
Operating and capital loss carryforwards |  |  |
Capital loss carryforwards of the Company's U.S. retail operations | $ 200,000 us-gaap_TaxCreditCarryforwardAmount / us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis = us-gaap_DomesticCountryMember / us-gaap_TaxCreditCarryforwardAxis = us-gaap_CapitalLossCarryforwardMember |  |
Fiscal year when capital loss carryforwards will expire | 2019 |  |

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