v3.6.0.2

Business Operations Store Data (Details) | 12 Months Ended
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Jan. 28, 2017
Schedule of Stores Supplied With Merchandise [Line Items] |
Number of Reportable Segments | 2
Affiliated Business Group [Abstract] |
Number of stores supplied by the entity | 3
Town DSW [Member] |
Affiliated Business Group [Abstract] |
Number of stores supplied by the entity | 23
Apparel Group [Member] |
Affiliated Business Group [Abstract] |
Number of stores supplied by the entity | 40

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- Definition Affiliated Business Group [Abstract] + References No definition available. + Details
Name: | dsw_AffiliatedBusinessGroupAbstract
Namespace Prefix: | dsw_
Data Type: | xbrli:stringItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration

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- Definition Represents the number of stores where the company operated leased departments. + References No definition available. + Details
Name: | dsw_NumberOfStoresSuppliedByEntity
Namespace Prefix: | dsw_
Data Type: | xbrli:integerItemType
Balance Type: | na
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
Name: | dsw_ScheduleOfStoresSuppliedWithMerchandiseLineItems
Namespace Prefix: | dsw_
Data Type: | xbrli:stringItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration

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- Definition Number of segments reported by the entity. A reportable segment is a component of an entity for which there is an accounting requirement to report separate financial information on that component in the entity's financial statements. + References No definition available. + Details
Name: | us-gaap_NumberOfReportableSegments
Namespace Prefix: | us-gaap_
Data Type: | xbrli:integerItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration

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- Details
Name: | dei_LegalEntityAxis=dsw_TownDSWMember
Namespace Prefix: |
Data Type: | na
Balance Type: |
Period Type: |

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- Details
Name: | dei_LegalEntityAxis=dsw_ApparelGroupMember
Namespace Prefix: |
Data Type: | na
Balance Type: |
Period Type: |