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Commitments and Contingencies - Other Narrative (Details) - 12 months ended Feb. 01, 2020 € in Millions, $ in Millions | USD ($) subsidiary | EUR (€) subsidiary | EUR (€)
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Other Commitments [Line Items] |  |  |
Purchase commitments | $ | $ 208.6 |  |
Italian customs tax audit and appeals | Europe | Pending litigation | Italy |  |  |
Other Commitments [Line Items] |  |  |
Number of subsidiaries under audit by the Italian Customs Agency | subsidiary | 1 | 1 |
Customs tax assessments including potential penalties and interest | $ 10.9 |  | € 9.8
Appealed custom tax assessments | 10.8 | € 9.7 |
Italian customs tax audit and appeals | Europe | Pending litigation | Italy | Appeals Court |  |  |
Other Commitments [Line Items] |  |  |
Amount with appealed ruling in favor of the Company | 9.4 | 8.5 |
Monetary damages awarded by court to the plaintiff | 1.4 | 1.2 |
Italian customs tax audit and appeals | Europe | Pending litigation | Italy | Italian Supreme Court |  |  |
Other Commitments [Line Items] |  |  |
Amount being reconsidered in lower court | 1.3 | 1.1 |
Italian customs tax audit and appeals | Europe | Settled litigation | Italy | Italian Supreme Court |  |  |
Other Commitments [Line Items] |  |  |
Amount with appealed ruling in favor of the Company | 0.5 | € 0.4 |
Private equity fund |  |  |
Other Commitments [Line Items] |  |  |
Unfunded commitment to invest in private equity fund | $ 4.0 |  | € 3.6

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