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Derivative Financial Instruments (Details 2) (Cash flow hedges, USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified | 3 Months Ended |
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May 02, 2015 | Jan. 31, 2015
Europe |  |
Forward contracts designated as hedging instruments |  |
U.S. dollar forward contracts purchased, total notional amount | $ 29.7 ges_NotionalAmountOfForeignExchangeForwardContractsPurchased / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossByHedgingRelationshipAxis = us-gaap_CashFlowHedgingMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = us-gaap_EuropeMember |
U.S. dollar forward contracts outstanding | 66.0 invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossByHedgingRelationshipAxis = us-gaap_CashFlowHedgingMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = us-gaap_EuropeMember | 50.8 invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossByHedgingRelationshipAxis = us-gaap_CashFlowHedgingMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = us-gaap_EuropeMember
U.S. dollar forward contracts outstanding, maximum remaining maturity period (in months) | 13 months |
Canada |  |
Forward contracts designated as hedging instruments |  |
U.S. dollar forward contracts purchased, total notional amount | 40.5 ges_NotionalAmountOfForeignExchangeForwardContractsPurchased / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossByHedgingRelationshipAxis = us-gaap_CashFlowHedgingMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_CA |
U.S. dollar forward contracts outstanding | $ 55.5 invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossByHedgingRelationshipAxis = us-gaap_CashFlowHedgingMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_CA | $ 24.5 invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossByHedgingRelationshipAxis = us-gaap_CashFlowHedgingMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_CA
U.S. dollar forward contracts outstanding, maximum remaining maturity period (in months) | 13 months |

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- Definition Aggregate notional amount specified by the derivative(s). Expressed as an absolute value. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Article 12 -Section 13 -Sentence Column B + Details
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- Definition Maximum amount of time remaining before foreign currency exchange rate derivatives mature or expire, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days. + References No definition available. + Details
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