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Commitments and Contingencies - Other Narrative (Details) $ in Thousands, € in Millions | 12 Months Ended |  |  |
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Jan. 30, 2021 USD ($) subsidiary | Jan. 30, 2021 EUR (€) subsidiary | Jan. 30, 2021 EUR (€) | Feb. 01, 2020 USD ($) | Feb. 02, 2019 USD ($)
Other Commitments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Purchase commitments | $ 207,800 |  |  |  |
Redeemable noncontrolling interests | $ 3,920 |  |  | $ 4,731 | $ 4,853
Guess Brazil |  |  |  |  |
Other Commitments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Total outstanding equity interest in subsidiary covered by put arrangement (as a percent) | 40.00% |  | 40.00% |  |
Redeemable noncontrolling interests | $ 900 |  |  | 1,200 |
Guess CIS |  |  |  |  |
Other Commitments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Total outstanding equity interest in subsidiary covered by put arrangement (as a percent) | 30.00% |  | 30.00% |  |
Redeemable noncontrolling interests | $ 3,000 |  |  | $ 3,500 |
Italy | Pending litigation | Italian customs tax audit and appeals | Europe |  |  |  |  |
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 | $ 11,900 |  | € 9.8 |  |
Appealed custom tax assessments | 11,800 | € 9.7 |  |  |
Italy | Pending litigation | Italian customs tax audit and appeals | Europe | Appeals Court |  |  |  |  |
Other Commitments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Amount with appealed ruling in favor of the Company | 10,300 | 8.5 |  |  |
Monetary damages awarded by court to the plaintiff | 1,500 | 1.2 |  |  |
Italy | Pending litigation | Italian customs tax audit and appeals | Europe | Italian Supreme Court |  |  |  |  |
Other Commitments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Amount being reconsidered in lower court | 1,300 | 1.1 |  |  |
Italy | Settled litigation | Italian customs tax audit and appeals | Europe | Italian Supreme Court |  |  |  |  |
Other Commitments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Amount with appealed ruling in favor of the Company | 500 | € 0.4 |  |  |
Private equity fund |  |  |  |  |
Other Commitments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Unfunded commitment to invest in private equity fund | $ 2,800 |  | € 2.3 |  |

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