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Debt Obligations Letter or Credit Agreement (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended |
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Jan. 28, 2017 | Jan. 30, 2016
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Letter of Credit Facility, Initiation Date | Aug. 02, 2013 |
Letter of Credit, Maximum Borrowing Capacity | $ 50.0 |
Letter of Credit, Expiration Date | Aug. 02, 2018 |
Collateral Requirement (Domestic) | 103.00% |
Letter of Credit Agreement, Cash Collateral Requirement (Foreign Currency) | 105.00% |
Letters of Credit Outstanding, Amount | $ 3.8 | $ 7.1
Letters of credit outstanding, cash held on deposit | $ 4.7 | $ 7.7

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- Definition Collateral Requirement (Domestic) - Percentage required for domestic currency + References No definition available. + Details
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Data Type: | num:percentItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | instant

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- Definition Letter of Credit Agreement, Cash Collateral Requirement (Foreign Currency) + References No definition available. + Details
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Namespace Prefix: | dsw_
Data Type: | num:percentItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | instant

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- Definition Letter of Credit, Expiration Date + References No definition available. + Details
Name: | dsw_LetterofCreditExpirationDate
Namespace Prefix: | dsw_
Data Type: | xbrli:dateItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration

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- Definition Letter of Credit Facility, Initiation Date + References No definition available. + Details
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Namespace Prefix: | dsw_
Data Type: | xbrli:dateItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration

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- Definition Letter of Credit, Maximum Borrowing Capacity + References No definition available. + Details
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Namespace Prefix: | dsw_
Data Type: | xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type: | credit
Period Type: | instant

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- Definition Letters of credit outstanding, cash held on deposit + References No definition available. + Details
Name: | dsw_Lettersofcreditoutstandingcashheldondeposit
Namespace Prefix: | dsw_
Data Type: | xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type: | credit
Period Type: | instant

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- Definition Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table. + References No definition available. + Details
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Namespace Prefix: | us-gaap_
Data Type: | xbrli:stringItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration

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- Definition The total amount of the contingent obligation under letters of credit outstanding as of the reporting date. + References No definition available. + Details
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Namespace Prefix: | us-gaap_
Data Type: | xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type: | credit
Period Type: | instant