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Description of the Business and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies and Practices (Details) (USD $) | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Jan. 31, 2015 | Nov. 01, 2014 | Aug. 02, 2014 | May 03, 2014 | Feb. 01, 2014 | Nov. 02, 2013 | Aug. 03, 2013 | May 04, 2013 | Feb. 02, 2013 | Jan. 31, 2015 segment | Feb. 01, 2014 | Feb. 02, 2013 | Jan. 30, 2016
Fiscal Year |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of days in fiscal period | 91 days | 91 days | 91 days | 91 days | 91 days | 91 days | 91 days | 91 days | 98 days | 364 days | 364 days | 371 days |
Business Segment Reporting |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of reportable segments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5 us-gaap_NumberOfReportableSegments |  |  |
Advertising and Marketing Costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Advertising and marketing expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 40,000,000 us-gaap_AdvertisingExpense | $ 45,000,000 us-gaap_AdvertisingExpense | $ 59,100,000 us-gaap_AdvertisingExpense |
Foreign Currency |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Foreign currency translation adjustment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (116,707,000)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationAdjustmentNetOfTax | (18,425,000)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationAdjustmentNetOfTax | 22,347,000 us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationAdjustmentNetOfTax |
Accumulated foreign currency translation loss | (124,400,000)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTranslationAdjustmentNetOfTax |  |  |  | (7,700,000)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTranslationAdjustmentNetOfTax |  |  |  |  | (124,400,000)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTranslationAdjustmentNetOfTax | (7,700,000)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTranslationAdjustmentNetOfTax |  |
Net foreign currency transaction gains |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 13,800,000 us-gaap_ForeignCurrencyTransactionGainLossBeforeTax | $ 6,300,000 us-gaap_ForeignCurrencyTransactionGainLossBeforeTax | $ 8,600,000 us-gaap_ForeignCurrencyTransactionGainLossBeforeTax |
Cash and Cash Equivalents |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Marketable securities maximum original maturity period |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 months |  |  |
Long-Lived Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Period of time new retail locations in penetrated markets would need to be opened to be considered for impairment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 year |  |  |
Period of time new retail locations in newer markets would need to be opened to be considered for impairment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 years |  |  |
Forecast |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fiscal Year |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of days in fiscal period |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 364 days
Minimum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fiscal Year |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of days in fiscal period |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 364 days |  |  |
Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fiscal Year |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of days in fiscal period |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 371 days |  |  |

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