| Financial Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis |
The following table presents financial assets and liabilities at fair value as of the dates presented: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | July 30, 2016 | | January 30, 2016 | | August 1, 2015(1) | | Total | | Level 1 | | Level 2 | | Level 3 | | Total | | Level 1 | | Level 2 | | Level 3 | | Total | | Level 1 | | Level 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (in thousands) | Financial assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Cash and equivalents | $ | 62,324 |
| | $ | 62,324 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | $ | 32,495 |
| | $ | 32,495 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | $ | 151,007 |
| | $ | 151,007 |
| | — |
| Short-term investments(a) | 103,467 |
| | 120 |
| | $ | 103,347 |
| | — |
| | 226,027 |
| | 2,127 |
| | $ | 223,900 |
| | — |
| | 140,821 |
| | — |
| | $ | 140,821 |
| Long-term investments(a) | 77,901 |
| | 314 |
| | 77,587 |
| | — |
| | 71,953 |
| | 181 |
| | 71,772 |
| | — |
| | 179,305 |
| | — |
| | 179,305 |
| Cost method investments(b) | 7,250 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | $ | 7,250 |
| | 6,000 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | $ | 6,000 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| Note receivable from Town Shoes(c) | 43,640 |
| | — |
| | 43,640 |
| | — |
| | 33,311 |
| | — |
| | 33,311 |
| | — |
| | 44,627 |
| | — |
| | 44,627 |
| Total financial assets | $ | 294,582 |
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| $ | 62,758 |
|
| $ | 224,574 |
|
| $ | 7,250 |
| | $ | 369,786 |
| | $ | 34,803 |
|
| $ | 328,983 |
|
| $ | 6,000 |
| | $ | 515,760 |
| | $ | 151,007 |
| | $ | 364,753 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Financial liabilities: |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Stock appreciation rights(d) | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | $ | 561 |
| | — |
| | $ | 561 |
| | — |
| | $ | 3,380 |
| | — |
| | $ | 3,380 |
| Contingent consideration(e) | $ | 59,611 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | $ | 59,611 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| Total financial liabilities | $ | 59,611 |
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| $ | — |
|
| $ | — |
|
| $ | 59,611 |
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| $ | 561 |
|
| $ | — |
|
| $ | 561 |
|
| $ | — |
| | $ | 3,380 |
|
| $ | — |
|
| $ | 3,380 |
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| Schedule of Cost Method Investments [Table Text Block] |
The following table presents activity related to Level 3 fair value measurements for cost method investments for the periods presented: | | | | | | | | | | | | Fiscal period ended | | | July 30, 2016 | | January 30, 2016 | | | | | | | | (in thousands) | Carrying value, beginning of period | | $ | 6,000 |
| | — |
| Additional cost method investment | | 1,250 |
| | $ | 6,000 |
| Carrying value, end of period | | $ | 7,250 |
| | $ | 6,000 |
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| Schedule of Business Acquisitions by Acquisition, Contingent Consideration [Table Text Block] |
The following table presents activity related to Level 3 fair value measurements for DSW Inc.'s contingent consideration liability for the period presented: | | | | | | Six months ended | | July 30, 2016 | | (in thousands) | Balance, acquisition date of contingent consideration | $ | 56,000 |
| Change in fair value of contingent consideration | 3,611 |
| Balance, end of period | $ | 59,611 |
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