Caleres (CAL) 10-K 31 Mar 20 2019 FY Annual report Financial data

Document And Entity Information

Document And Entity Information - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 01, 2020	Feb. 29, 2020	Aug. 03, 2019
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Central Index Key	0000014707
Entity Registrant Name	CALERES INC
Amendment Flag	false
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--02-01
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2019
Document Type	10-K
Document Annual Report	true
Document Period End Date	Feb. 1, 2020
Document Transition Report	false
Entity File Number	1-2191
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code	NY
Entity Tax Identification Number	43-0197190
Entity Address, Address Line One	8300 Maryland Avenue
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code	63105
Entity Address, City or Town	St. Louis
Entity Address, State or Province	MO
City Area Code	314
Local Phone Number	854-4000
Title of 12(b) Security	Common Stock — par value of $0.01 per share
Trading Symbol	CAL
Security Exchange Name	NYSE
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Interactive Data Current	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Small Business	false
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false
Entity Shell Company	false
Entity Public Float			$ 611,200,000
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		40,031,400

Consolidated Balance Sheets

Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Feb. 01, 2020	Feb. 02, 2019
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 45,218	$ 30,200
Receivables, net of allowances of $28,827 in 2019 and $28,998 in 2018	162,181	191,722
Inventories, net of adjustment to last-in, first-out cost of $3,826 in 2019 and $3,310 in 2018	618,406	683,171
Income taxes	6,189	4,875
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	50,305	66,479
Total current assets	882,299	976,447
Prepaid pension costs	50,660	47,826
Lease right-of-use assets	695,594	0
Property and equipment, net	224,846	230,784
Deferred income taxes	9,735	9,833
Goodwill	245,275	242,531
Intangible assets, net	294,304	307,366
Other assets	28,994	23,781
Total assets	2,431,707	1,838,568
Current liabilities:
Borrowings under revolving credit agreement	275,000	335,000
Trade accounts payable	267,018	316,298
Employee compensation and benefits	54,720	58,593
Income taxes	7,186	6,388
Lease obligations	127,869	0
Other accrued expenses	119,157	137,057
Total current liabilities	850,950	853,336
Other liabilities:
Noncurrent lease obligations	629,032	0
Long-term debt	198,391	197,932
Deferred rent	0	54,850
Income taxes	7,786	7,786
Deferred income taxes	55,013	49,986
Other liabilities	41,405	39,243
Total other liabilities	931,627	349,797
Equity:
Preferred stock, $1.00 par value, 1,000,000 shares authorized; no shares outstanding	0	0
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized; 40,396,757 and 41,886,562 shares outstanding, net of 5,690,038 and 4,200,233 treasury shares in 2019 and 2018, respectively	404	419
Additional paid-in capital	153,489	145,889
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(31,843)	(31,601)
Retained earnings	523,900	519,346
Total Caleres, Inc. shareholders’ equity	645,950	634,053
Noncontrolling interests	3,180	1,382
Total equity	649,130	635,435
Total liabilities and equity	$ 2,431,707	$ 1,838,568

Consolidated Balance Sheets (Pa

Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parentheticals) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Feb. 01, 2020	Feb. 02, 2019
Receivables, allowance	$ 28,827	$ 28,998
Inventories, adjustment to last-in, first-out cost	$ 3,826	$ 3,310
Preferred stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 1	$ 1
Preferred stock, shares authorized (in shares)	1,000,000	1,000,000
Preferred stock, shares outstanding (in shares)	0	0
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Common stock, shares authorized (in shares)	100,000,000	100,000,000
Common stock, shares outstanding (in shares)	40,396,757	41,886,562
Common stock, treasury shares (in shares)	5,690,038	4,200,233

Consolidated Statements of Earn

Consolidated Statements of Earnings (Loss) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 01, 2020	Feb. 02, 2019	Feb. 03, 2018
Net sales	$ 2,921,562	$ 2,834,846	$ 2,785,584
Cost of goods sold	1,737,202	1,678,502	1,616,935
Gross profit	1,184,360	1,156,344	1,168,649
Selling and administrative expenses	1,065,760	1,041,765	1,036,051
Impairment of goodwill and intangible assets	0	98,044	0
Restructuring and other special charges, net	14,787	16,134	4,915
Operating earnings	103,813	401	127,683
Interest expense, net	(33,123)	(18,277)	(17,325)
Loss on early extinguishment of debt	0	(186)	0
Other income, net	7,903	12,308	12,348
Earnings (loss) before income taxes	78,593	(5,754)	122,706
Income tax (provision) benefit	(16,511)	273	(35,475)
Net earnings (loss)	62,082	(5,481)	87,231
Net earnings (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests	(737)	(40)	31
Net earnings (loss) attributable to Caleres, Inc.	$ 62,819	$ (5,441)	$ 87,200
Basic earnings (loss) per common share attributable to Caleres, Inc. shareholders (in dollars per share)	$ 1.53	$ (0.13)	$ 2.03
Diluted earnings (loss) per common share attributable to Caleres, Inc. shareholders (in dollars per share)	$ 1.53	$ (0.13)	$ 2.02

Consolidated Statements of Comp

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 01, 2020	Feb. 02, 2019	Feb. 03, 2018
Net earnings (loss)	$ 62,082	$ (5,481)	$ 87,231
Other comprehensive (loss) income ("OCI"), net of tax:
Foreign currency translation adjustment	(607)	(1,224)	1,116
Pension and other postretirement benefits adjustments	(116)	(13,883)	18,794
Derivative financial instruments	516	(1,375)	1,101
Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax	(207)	(16,482)	21,011
Comprehensive income (loss)	61,875	(21,963)	108,242
Comprehensive (loss) income attributable to noncontrolling interests	(702)	(91)	104
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Caleres, Inc.	$ 62,577	$ (21,872)	$ 108,138

Consolidated Statements of Cash

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 01, 2020	Feb. 02, 2019	Feb. 03, 2018
Operating Activities
Net earnings (loss)	$ 62,082	$ (5,481)	$ 87,231
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation	46,014	45,540	45,799
Amortization of capitalized software	6,486	10,136	14,198
Amortization of intangibles	13,062	7,021	4,073
Amortization and accretion of debt issuance costs, debt discount and mandatory purchase obligation	13,216	2,210	1,761
Loss on early extinguishment of debt	0	186	0
Share-based compensation expense	10,246	13,805	11,298
Loss on disposal of property and equipment	1,469	2,396	1,288
Impairment charges for property, equipment, and lease right-of-use assets	5,867	3,665	3,775
Impairment of intangible assets	0	98,044	0
Deferred rent	0	1,779	1,947
Deferred income taxes	9,796	(6,922)	(1,424)
Provision for doubtful accounts	773	518	1,336
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquired amounts:
Receivables	28,768	(2,635)	(828)
Inventories	63,430	(51,676)	18,099
Prepaid expenses and other current and noncurrent assets	(16,833)	(6,064)	(32,096)
Trade accounts payable	(46,106)	17,236	6,160
Accrued expenses and other liabilities	(27,304)	19,350	2,247
Income taxes, net	(517)	(17,736)	26,208
Other, net	337	(1,783)	303
Net cash provided by operating activities	170,786	129,589	191,375
Investing Activities
Purchases of property and equipment	(44,533)	(62,483)	(44,720)
Disposals of property and equipment	636	0	0
Capitalized software	(5,619)	(4,416)	(6,458)
Net cash used for investing activities	(49,516)	(436,357)	(51,178)
Financing Activities
Borrowings under revolving credit agreement	288,500	360,000	454,000
Repayments under revolving credit agreement	(348,500)	(25,000)	(564,000)
Dividends paid	(11,422)	(11,983)	(12,027)
Debt issuance costs	0	(1,298)	0
Acquisition of treasury stock	(33,424)	(43,771)	(5,993)
Issuance of common stock under share-based plans, net	(2,644)	(4,372)	(3,816)
Contributions by noncontrolling interests	2,500	0	0
Other	(1,342)	(406)	0
Net cash (used for) provided by financing activities	(106,332)	273,170	(131,836)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	80	(249)	354
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	15,018	(33,847)	8,715
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year	30,200	64,047	55,332
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year	45,218	30,200	64,047
Blowfish, LLC [Member]
Operating Activities
Net earnings (loss)	4,800
Investing Activities
Acquisition of businesses, net of cash received	0	(16,792)	0
Vionic [Member]
Operating Activities
Net earnings (loss)	(3,600)
Investing Activities
Acquisition of businesses, net of cash received	$ 0	$ (352,666)	$ 0

Consolidated Statements of Shar

Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' Equity - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	Common Stock [Member]	Additional Paid-in Capital [Member]	AOCI Attributable to Parent [Member]	Retained Earnings [Member]	Parent [Member]	Noncontrolling Interest [Member]	Total
BALANCE (in shares) at Jan. 28, 2017	42,963,219
BALANCE at Jan. 28, 2017	$ 430	$ 121,537	$ (30,434)	$ 521,584	$ 613,117	$ 1,369	$ 614,486
Net earnings (loss)				87,200	87,200	31	87,231
Foreign currency translation adjustment			1,043		1,043	73	1,116
Unrealized gain (loss) on derivative financial instruments, net of tax			1,101		1,101		1,101
Pension and other postretirement benefits adjustments			18,794		18,794		18,794
Comprehensive income (loss)					108,138	104	108,242
Dividends				(12,027)	(12,027)		(12,027)
Acquisition of treasury stock (in shares)	(225,000)
Acquisition of treasury stock	$ (2)			(5,991)	(5,993)		(5,993)
Reclassification of stranded tax effects			(5,674)	5,674
Issuance of common stock under share-based plans, net (in shares)	293,470
Issuance of common stock under share-based plans, net	$ 2	(3,818)			(3,816)		(3,816)
Cumulative-effect adjustment from adoption of ASU | Accounting Standards Update 2016-09 [Member]		1,112		(671)	441		441
Share-based compensation expense		11,298			11,298		11,298
Conversion of restricted stock units for non-employee directors		6,331			6,331		6,331
BALANCE (in shares) at Feb. 03, 2018	43,031,689
BALANCE at Feb. 03, 2018	$ 430	136,460	(15,170)	595,769	717,489	1,473	718,962
Net earnings (loss)				(5,441)	(5,441)	(40)	(5,481)
Foreign currency translation adjustment			(1,173)		(1,173)	(51)	(1,224)
Unrealized gain (loss) on derivative financial instruments, net of tax			(1,375)		(1,375)		(1,375)
Pension and other postretirement benefits adjustments			(13,883)		(13,883)		(13,883)
Comprehensive income (loss)					(21,872)	(91)	(21,963)
Dividends				(11,983)	(11,983)		(11,983)
Acquisition of treasury stock (in shares)	(1,465,649)
Acquisition of treasury stock	$ (15)			(43,756)	(43,771)		(43,771)
Issuance of common stock under share-based plans, net (in shares)	320,522
Issuance of common stock under share-based plans, net	$ 4	(4,376)			(4,372)		(4,372)
Cumulative-effect adjustment from adoption of ASU | Accounting Standards Update 2016-16 [Member]				(10,468)	(10,468)		(10,468)
Cumulative-effect adjustment from adoption of ASU | Accounting Standards Update 2014-09 [Member]				(4,775)	(4,775)		(4,775)
Share-based compensation expense		13,805			13,805		13,805
BALANCE (in shares) at Feb. 02, 2019	41,886,562
BALANCE at Feb. 02, 2019	$ 419	145,889	(31,601)	519,346	634,053	1,382	635,435
Net earnings (loss)				62,819	62,819	(737)	62,082
Foreign currency translation adjustment			(642)		(642)	35	(607)
Unrealized gain (loss) on derivative financial instruments, net of tax							516
Pension and other postretirement benefits adjustments			(116)		(116)		(116)
Comprehensive income (loss)					62,577	(702)	61,875
Dividends				(11,422)	(11,422)		(11,422)
Acquisition of treasury stock (in shares)	(1,704,240)
Acquisition of treasury stock	$ (17)			(33,407)	(33,424)		(33,424)
Issuance of common stock under share-based plans, net (in shares)	214,435
Issuance of common stock under share-based plans, net	$ 2	(2,646)			(2,644)		(2,644)
Cumulative-effect adjustment from adoption of ASU				(13,436)	(13,436)		(13,436)
Share-based compensation expense		10,246			10,246		10,246
Unrealized gain (loss) on derivative financial instruments, net of tax			516		516		516
Contributions by noncontrolling interests						2,500	2,500
BALANCE (in shares) at Feb. 01, 2020	40,396,757
BALANCE at Feb. 01, 2020	$ 404	$ 153,489	$ (31,843)	$ 523,900	$ 645,950	$ 3,180	$ 649,130

Consolidated Statements of Sh_2

Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' Equity (Parentheticals) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 01, 2020	Feb. 02, 2019	Feb. 03, 2018
Unrealized gain (loss) on derivative financial instruments, tax	$ 127	$ 350	$ 669
Pension and other postretirement benefits adjustments, tax	$ 42	$ 4,816	$ 12,801
Dividends, per share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.28	$ 0.28	$ 0.28

Note 1 - Summary of Significant

Note 1 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 01, 2020
Notes to Financial Statements
Organization, Consolidation, Basis of Presentation, Business Description and Accounting Policies [Text Block]	1. Organization Caleres, Inc., originally founded as Brown Shoe Company in 1878 1913, The Company provides a broad offering of licensed, branded and private-label athletic, casual and dress footwear products to women, men and children. The footwear is sold at a variety of price points through multiple distribution channels both domestically and internationally. The Company currently operates 1,177 r 2019 61% 2018 2017 8 The Company’s business is seasonal in nature due to consumer spending patterns with higher back-to-school and holiday season sales. Traditionally, the third Consolidation The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned and majority-owned subsidiaries, after the elimination of intercompany accounts and transactions. Noncontrolling Interests Noncontrolling interests in the Company’s consolidated financial statements result from the accounting for noncontrolling interests in partially-owned consolidated subsidiaries or affiliates. The Company has a joint venture agreement with a subsidiary of C. banner International Holdings Limited (“CBI”) to market Naturalizer footwear in China. The Company is a 51% owner of the joint venture (“B&H Footwear”), with CBI owning the other 49%. The license enabling the joint venture to market the footwear expired in August 2017 2019. The Company and Brand Investment Holding are each 50% owners of the joint venture, which is named CLT Brand Solutions ("CLT"). 2019, 2019. Accounting Period The Company’s fiscal year is the 52 53 January 31. 2019 2018, 52 February 1, 2020 February 2, 2019, 2017, 53 February 3, 2018. Use of Estimates The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Cash and Cash Equivalents The Company considers all highly liquid investments with maturities of three Receivables The Company evaluates the collectibility of selected accounts receivable on a case-by-case basis and makes adjustments to the bad debt reserve for expected losses. The Company considers factors such as ability to pay, bankruptcy, credit ratings and payment history. For all other accounts, the Company estimates reserves for bad debts based on experience and past due status of the accounts. If circumstances related to customers change, estimates of recoverability are further adjusted. The Company recognized a provision for doubtful accounts of $0.8 million in 2019 2018 2017 Customer allowances represent reserves against our wholesale customers’ accounts receivable for margin assistance, product returns, customer deductions and co-op advertising allowances. The Company estimates the reserves needed for margin assistance by reviewing inventory levels on the retail floors, sell-through rates, historical dilution, current gross margin levels and other performance indicators of our major retail customers. Product returns and customer deductions are estimated using historical experience and anticipated future trends. Co-op advertising allowances are estimated based on customer agreements. The Company recognized a provision for customer allowances of $62.7 million in 2019 2018 2017 Customer discounts represent reserves against our accounts receivable for discounts that our wholesale customers may 2019 2018 2017 Inventories All inventories are valued at the lower of cost and net realizable value with approximately 87% of consolidated inventories using the last-in, first first first February 1, 2020 February 2, 2019 9 The costs of inventory, inbound freight and duties, markdowns, shrinkage and royalty expense are classified in cost of goods sold. Costs of warehousing and distribution are classified in selling and administrative expenses and are expensed as incurred. Such warehousing and distribution costs totaled $106.0 million, $106.9 million and $89.7 million in 2019, 2018 2017 2019, 2018 2017 The Company applies judgment in valuing inventories by assessing the net realizable value of inventories based on current selling prices. At the Famous Footwear segment and certain Brand Portfolio operations, markdowns are recognized when it becomes evident that inventory items will be sold at retail prices less than cost, plus the cost to sell the product. This policy causes the gross profit rates at Famous Footwear and, to a lesser extent, Brand Portfolio to be lower than the initial markup during periods when permanent price reductions are taken to clear product. For the majority of the Brand Portfolio operations, markdown reserves reduce the carrying values of inventories to a level where, upon sale of the product, the Company will realize its normal gross profit rate. The Company believes these policies reflect the difference in operating models between the Famous Footwear and Brand Portfolio segments. Famous Footwear periodically runs promotional events to drive sales to clear seasonal inventories. The Brand Portfolio segment relies on permanent price reductions to clear slower-moving inventory. Markdowns are recorded to reflect expected adjustments to sales prices. In determining markdowns, management considers current and recently recorded sales prices, the length of time the product is held in inventory and quantities of various product styles contained in inventory, among other factors. The ultimate amount realized from the sale of certain products could differ from management estimates. The Company performs physical inventory counts or cycle counts on all merchandise inventory on hand throughout the year and adjusts the recorded balance to reflect the results. The Company records estimated shrinkage between physical inventory counts based on historical results. Computer Software Costs The Company capitalizes certain costs in other assets, including internal payroll costs incurred in connection with the development or acquisition of software for internal use. Other assets on the consolidated balance sheets include $16.2 million and $16.4 million of computer software costs as of February 1, 2020 February 2, 2019 February 1, 2020 February 2, 2019, Property and Equipment Property and equipment are stated at cost. Depreciation of property and equipment is provided over the estimated useful lives of the assets or the remaining lease terms, where applicable, using the straight-line method. Interest Expense Capitalized Interest Interest costs for major asset additions are capitalized during the construction or development period and amortized over the lives of the related assets. The Company capitalized interest of $0.6 million and $0.2 million in 2019 2018, 2017. Interest Expense Interest expense includes interest for borrowings under both the Company’s short-term and long-term debt, net of amounts capitalized, as well as accretion and fair value adjustments on the mandatory purchase obligation from the acquisition of Blowfish Malibu, as further described in Note 2 Goodwill and Intangible Assets Goodwill and intangible assets deemed to have indefinite lives are not Intangibles-Goodwill and Other (ASC Topic 350 not one may 2017, 2017 04, Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment, not The Company performs its goodwill impairment assessment as of the first fourth 2019, 2018, 11 The Company performs impairment tests on its indefinite-lived intangible assets as of the first fourth first fourth no 2018, 11 Self-Insurance Reserves The Company is self-insured and/or retains high deductibles for a significant portion of its workers’ compensation, health, disability, cyber risk, general liability, automobile and property programs, among others. Liabilities associated with the risks that are retained by the Company are estimated by considering historical claims experience, trends of the Company and the industry and other actuarial assumptions. The estimated accruals for these liabilities could be affected if development of costs on claims differ from these assumptions and historical trends. Based on available information as of February 1, 2020 February 1, 2020 February 2, 2019 Revenue Recognition Retail sales, recognized at the point of sale, are recorded net of returns and exclude sales tax. Wholesale sales are recorded, net of returns, allowances and discounts, when obligations under the terms of a contract with the consumer are satisfied. This generally occurs at the time of transfer of control of merchandise. The Company considers several control indicators in its assessment of the timing of the transfer of control, including significant risks and rewards of ownership, physical possession and the Company's right to receive payment. Revenue is measured as the amount of consideration the Company expects to receive in exchange for transferring merchandise. Reserves for projected merchandise returns, discounts and allowances are determined based on historical experience and current expectations. Revenue is recognized on license fees related to Company-owned brand-names, where the Company is the licensor, when the related sales of the licensee are made. The Company applies the guidance using the portfolio approach in ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, not Gift Cards The Company sells gift cards to its customers in its retail stores, through its Internet sites and at other retailers. The Company’s gift cards do not not 24 2019, 2018 2017, Loyalty Program The Company maintains a loyalty program at Famous Footwear, through which consumers earn points toward savings certificates for qualifying purchases. Upon reaching specified point values, consumers are issued a savings certificate that may 2019, 2018 February 1, 2020 February 2, 2019 Store Closing and Impairment Charges The costs of closing stores, including lease termination costs, property and equipment write-offs and severance, as applicable, are recorded when the store is closed or when a binding agreement is reached with the landlord to close the store. The Company regularly analyzes the results of all of its stores and assesses the viability of underperforming stores to determine whether events or circumstances exist that indicate the stores should be closed or whether the carrying amount of their long-lived assets may not 2019, 2019 2018 2017 2019 842, Leases first 2019, 13 may 2020 19” Advertising and Marketing Expense Advertising and marketing costs are expensed as incurred, except for the costs of direct response advertising that relate primarily to the production and distribution of the Company's catalogs and coupon mailers. Direct response advertising costs are capitalized and amortized over the expected future revenue stream, which is generally one three first In addition, the Company participates in co-op advertising programs with certain of its wholesale customers. For those co-op advertising programs where the Company has validated the fair value of the advertising received, co-op advertising costs are reflected as advertising expense within selling and administrative expenses. Otherwise, co-op advertising costs are reflected as a reduction of net sales. Total advertising and marketing expense was $100.9 million, $84.8 million and $83.6 million in 2019, 2018 2017 2019, 2018 2017 2019 2018 2017 February 1, 2020 February 2, 2019 Income Taxes The Company recognizes deferred tax assets and liabilities for the expected future tax consequences of temporary differences between the consolidated financial statement carrying amounts and the tax bases of its assets and liabilities. The Company establishes valuation allowances if it believes that it is more-likely-than- not not not not 50% 7 December 22, 2017, not January 1, 2018, one Operating Leases The Company leases all of its retail locations, a manufacturing facility and certain office locations, distribution centers and equipment under operating leases. Approximately one 13 first 2019, 842 842, not Contingent Rentals Many of the leases covering retail stores require contingent rental payments in addition to the minimum monthly rental charge based on retail sales volume. Subsequent to the adoption of ASC 842 first 2019, not none 840, Construction Allowances Received From Landlords At the time its retail facilities are initially leased, the Company often receives consideration from landlords to be applied against the cost of leasehold improvements necessary to open the store. The Company treats these construction allowances as a lease incentive. In accordance with ASC 842, 2019, 840, 840 Straight-Line Rents and Rent Holidays The Company records rent expense on a straight-line basis over the lease term for all of its leased facilities. For leases that have predetermined fixed escalations of the minimum rentals, the Company recognizes the related rental expense on a straight-line basis and records the difference between the recognized rental expense and amounts payable under the lease as the lease right-of-use asset, or under the guidance in ASC 840, not 30 60 Pre-opening Costs Pre-opening costs associated with opening retail stores, including payroll, supplies and facility costs, are expensed as incurred. Earnings (Loss) Per Common Share Attributable to Caleres, Inc. Shareholders The Company uses the two two 4 Comprehensive Income (Loss) Comprehensive income (loss) includes the effect of foreign currency translation adjustments, pension and other postretirement benefits adjustments and unrealized gains or losses from derivatives used for hedging activities. Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment For certain of the Company’s international subsidiaries, the local currency is the functional currency. Assets and liabilities of these subsidiaries are translated into United States dollars at the period-end exchange rate or historical rates as appropriate. Consolidated statements of earnings (loss) amounts are translated at average exchange rates for the period. The cumulative translation adjustments resulting from changes in exchange rates are included in the consolidated balance sheets as a component of accumulated other comprehensive loss in total Caleres, Inc. shareholders’ equity. Transaction gains and losses are included in the consolidated statements of earnings (loss). Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits Adjustments The Company determines the expense and obligations for retirement and other benefit plans using assumptions related to discount rates, expected long-term rates of return on invested plan assets, expected salary increases and certain employee-related factors. The Company determines the fair value of plan assets and benefit obligations as of the January 31 6 16 Derivative Financial Instruments The Company recognizes all derivative financial instruments as either assets or liabilities in the consolidated balance sheets and measures those instruments at fair value. The Company evaluates its exposure to volatility in foreign currency rates and may not 14, 15 16 Litigation Contingencies The Company is the defendant in several claims and lawsuits arising in the ordinary course of business. The Company believes the outcome of such proceedings and litigation currently pending will not 18 Environmental Matters The Company is involved in environmental remediation and ongoing compliance activities at several sites. The Company is remediating, under the oversight of Colorado authorities, the groundwater and indoor air at its owned facility and residential neighborhoods adjacent to and near the property, which have been affected by solvents previously used at the facility. In addition, various federal and state authorities have identified the Company as a potentially responsible party for remediation at certain other sites. The Company's prior operations included numerous manufacturing and other facilities for which the Company may may 18 Environmental expenditures relating to an existing condition caused by past operations and that do not Business Combination Accounting The Company allocates the purchase price of an acquired entity to the assets and liabilities acquired based upon their estimated fair values at the business combination date. The Company also identifies and estimates the fair values of intangible assets that should be recognized as assets apart from goodwill. A single estimate of fair value results from a complex series of judgments about future events and uncertainties and relies heavily on estimates and assumptions. The Company typically engages third The Company’s purchase price allocation methodology contains uncertainties because it requires management to make assumptions and to apply judgment to estimate the fair value of the acquired assets and liabilities. Management estimates the fair value of assets and liabilities based upon quoted market prices, the carrying value of the acquired assets and widely accepted valuation techniques, including discounted cash flows. Unanticipated events or circumstances may Share-Based Compensation The Company has share-based incentive compensation plans under which certain officers, employees and members of the Board of Directors are participants and may may 718, Compensation – Stock Compensation 505, Equity four four one may 17 Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows Supplemental Disclosures The Company made federal, state and foreign tax payments, net of refunds, of $ 10.2 2019, 2018 2017 7 Cash payments of interest for the Company's borrowings under the revolving credit agreement and long-term debt during 2019, 2018 2017 26.8 12 Subsequent Event In March 2020, 19 March 19, 2020, two The Company is taking steps to manage its resources conservatively by reducing and/or deferring capital expenditures, inventory purchases and operating expenses to mitigate the adverse impact of the pandemic. These steps include, but are not 19, February 1, 2020 may Impact of Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements In February 2016 , 2016 02, Leases (Topic 842 2018 11, 842 842 842" first 2019 2018 11 . February 3, 2019 . not 840, Leases not 13 842 . In August 2018, No. 33 10532, Disclosure Update and Simplification fourth 2018 10 first 2019. July 2019, 2019 07, Amendments to SEC Paragraphs Pursuant to SEC Final Rule Releases No. 33 10532, 33 10231 33 10442, Investment Company Reporting Modernization, and Miscellaneous Updates 2019 07 No. 33 10532 not Impact of Prospective Accounting Pronouncements In June 2016, 2016 13, Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326 not December 15, 2019, December 15, 2018. February 1, 2020 not not In August 2018, 2018 13, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820 2018 13 December 15, 2019. 2018 13 first 2020 not In August 2018, 2018 14, Compensation — Retirement Benefits — Defined Benefit Plans — General (Subtopic 715 20 no December 15, 2020, 2018 14 not In December 2019, 2019 12, Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes 2019 12 December 15, 2020, 2019 12 not

Note 2 - Acquisitions

Note 2 - Acquisitions	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 01, 2020
Notes to Financial Statements
Business Combination Disclosure [Text Block]	2. Acquisition of Blowfish, LLC On July 6, 2018 , Blowfish Malibu three 2021. 2019. February 1, 2020. July 6, 2018 Blowfish Malibu, which was founded in 2005, During 2019, February 2, 2019, Acquisition of Vionic On October 18, 2018 , Vionic October 18, 2018 Vionic, which was founded in 1979, The Brand Portfolio segment recognized $5.8 million ($4.3 million on an after-tax basis, or $0.10 per diluted share) and $8.9 million ($6.6 million on an after-tax basis, or $0.15 per diluted share) in incremental cost of goods sold in 2019 2018, 2019 2018, 2019, 2018 5 During 2019, February 2, 2019,

Note 3 - Revenues

Note 3 - Revenues	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 01, 2020
Notes to Financial Statements
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Text Block]	3. Disaggregation of Revenues The following table disaggregates revenue by segment and major source for 2019 2018: 2019 ($ thousands) Famous Footwear Brand Portfolio Eliminations and Other Total Retail stores $ 1,427,473 $ 154,549 $ — $ 1,582,022 Landed wholesale-e-commerce/drop ship (1) — 283,785 — 283,785 Landed wholesale - other — 708,262 (72,955 ) 635,307 First-cost wholesale — 96,021 — 96,021 First-cost wholesale - e-commerce (1) — 2,204 — 2,204 E-commerce - Company websites (1) 159,724 145,897 — 305,621 Licensing and royalty — 15,469 — 15,469 Other (2) 860 273 — 1,133 Net sales $ 1,588,057 $ 1,406,460 $ (72,955 ) $ 2,921,562 2018 ($ thousands) Famous Footwear Brand Portfolio Eliminations and Other Total Retail stores $ 1,469,857 $ 166,903 $ — $ 1,636,760 Landed wholesale-e-commerce/drop ship (1) — 217,155 — 217,155 Landed wholesale - other — 690,988 (85,513 ) 605,475 First-cost wholesale — 94,734 — 94,734 First-cost wholesale - e-commerce (1) — 1,086 — 1,086 E-commerce - Company websites (1) 136,327 125,877 — 262,204 Licensing and royalty — 16,501 — 16,501 Other (2) 624 307 — 931 Net sales $ 1,606,808 $ 1,313,551 $ (85,513 ) $ 2,834,846 ( 1 ( 2 Retail stores The majority of the Company's revenue is generated from retail sales where control is transferred and revenue is recognized at the point of sale. Retail sales are recorded net of estimated returns and exclude sales tax. The Company carries a returns reserve and a corresponding return asset for expected returns of merchandise. Retail sales to members of the Company's loyalty programs, including the Famously You Rewards program, include two may not Landed wholesale Landed sales are wholesale sales in which the merchandise is shipped directly to the customer from the Company’s warehouses. Many landed customers arrange their own transportation of merchandise and, with limited exceptions, control is transferred at the time of shipment. First-cost wholesale First-cost sales are wholesale sales in which the Company purchases merchandise from an international factory that manufactures the product and subsequently sells to a customer at an overseas port. Revenue is recognized at the time the merchandise is delivered to the customer’s designated freight forwarder and control is transferred to the customer. E-commerce The Company also generates revenue from sales on websites maintained by the Company that are shipped from the Company's distribution centers or retail stores directly to the consumer, picked up directly by the consumer from the Company's stores and e-commerce sales from our wholesale customers' websites that are fulfilled on a drop-ship and first Licensing and royalty The Company has license agreements with third not Contract Balances Revenue is recorded at the transaction price, net of estimates for variable consideration for which reserves are established, including returns, allowances and discounts. Variable consideration is estimated using the expected value method and given the large number of contracts with similar characteristics, the portfolio approach is applied to determine the variable consideration for each revenue stream. Reserves for projected returns are based on historical patterns and current expectations. Information about significant contract balances from contracts with customers is as follows: ($ thousands) February 1, 2020 February 2, 2019 Customer allowances and discounts $ 26,200 $ 25,090 Loyalty programs liability 16,405 14,637 Returns reserve 14,033 13,841 Gift card liability 5,742 5,426 Changes in contract balances with customers generally reflect differences in relative sales volume for the period presented. In addition, during 2019, 2018, 606

Note 4 - Earnings (Loss) Per Sh

Note 4 - Earnings (Loss) Per Share	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 01, 2020
Notes to Financial Statements
Earnings Per Share [Text Block]	4. The Company uses the two no not (in $ thousands, except per share amounts) 2019 2018 2017 NUMERATOR Net earnings (loss) $ 62,082 $ (5,481 ) $ 87,231 Net loss (earnings) attributable to noncontrolling interests 737 40 (31 ) Net earnings (loss) attributable to Caleres, Inc. $ 62,819 $ (5,441 ) $ 87,200 Net earnings allocated to participating securities (1,988 ) — (2,384 ) Net earnings (loss) attributable to Caleres, Inc. after allocation of earnings to participating securities $ 60,831 $ (5,441 ) $ 84,816 DENOMINATOR Denominator for basic earnings (loss) per common share attributable to Caleres, Inc. shareholders 39,796 41,756 41,801 Dilutive effect of share-based awards 57 — 179 Denominator for diluted earnings (loss) per common share attributable to Caleres, Inc. shareholders 39,853 41,756 41,980 Basic earnings (loss) per common share attributable to Caleres, Inc. shareholders $ 1.53 $ (0.13 ) $ 2.03 Diluted earnings (loss) per common share attributable to Caleres, Inc. shareholders $ 1.53 $ (0.13 ) $ 2.02 Options to purchase 16,667 2019 2017 not 2018. 2018, The Company repurchased 1,704,240, 1,465,649 and 225,000 shares at a cost of $33.4 million, $43.8 million and $6.0 million during the years ended February 1, 2020 February 2, 2019 February 3, 2018, 2011 2018 5, Market for Registrant's Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

Note 5 - Restructuring and Othe

Note 5 - Restructuring and Other Initiatives	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 01, 2020
Notes to Financial Statements
Restructuring and Related Activities Disclosure [Text Block]	5. Expense Containment Initiatives During the fourth 2019, fourth 2019, one 6 February 1, 2020, Acquisition and Integration-Related Costs Vionic On October 18, 2018, 2019 2018, 2019 2018 February 1, 2020 February 2, 2019, 2 Blowfish Malibu On July 6, 2018, 2 2018, February 2, 2019, 2019. Brand Exits During 2019, During 2018, Integration and Reorganization of Men's Brands During 2018 2017, 2016 $5.8 2018, $4.0 2017, February 1, 2020 February 2, 2019, Logistics Transition During the fourth 2018, third Retail Operations Restructuring During 2018 2017, 2018 $0.9 2017,

Note 6 - Retirement and Other B

Note 6 - Retirement and Other Benefit Plans	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 01, 2020
Notes to Financial Statements
Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits Disclosure [Text Block]	6. The Company sponsors pension plans in both the United States and Canada. Under the domestic plans, salaried, management and certain hourly employees’ pension benefits are based on a two December 31, 2015 35 five 10 one 365 30 10 not 35 10 2017, January 2019. December 31, 2018. The Company’s Canadian pension plans cover certain employees based on plan specifications. Under the Canadian plans, employees’ pension benefits are based on the employee’s highest consecutive five 10 January 1, 1995. Benefit Obligations The following table sets forth changes in benefit obligations, including all domestic and Canadian plans: Pension Benefits Other Postretirement Benefits ($ thousands) 2019 2018 2019 2018 Benefit obligation at beginning of year $ 342,192 $ 356,469 $ 1,461 $ 1,594 Service cost 7,219 8,995 — — Interest cost 14,811 14,236 60 59 Plan participants’ contribution 9 10 6 6 Plan amendments 93 254 — — Actuarial loss (gain) 58,278 (21,541 ) (39 ) (22 ) Benefits paid (14,399 ) (14,352 ) (117 ) (176 ) Settlements (20,263 ) (3,656 ) — — Contractual termination benefits 482 — — — Curtailments (90 ) — — — Foreign exchange rate changes (44 ) (230 ) — — Acquisitions — 2,007 — — Benefit obligation at end of year $ 388,288 $ 342,192 $ 1,371 $ 1,461 The accumulated benefit obligation for the United States pension plans was $ 379.9 February 1, 2020 February 2, 2019 4.3 February 1, 2020 February 2, 2019 Pension Benefits Other Postretirement Benefits Weighted–average assumptions used to determine benefit obligations, end of year 2019 2018 2019 2018 Discount rate 3.25 % 4.35 % 3.25 % 4.35 % Rate of compensation increase 3.00 % 3.00 % N/A N/A As of February 1, 2020, 2012 2019, 2019, 2035, February 1, 2020. During the fourth 2019, fourth 2019. 2019 Plan Assets Pension assets are managed in accordance with the prudent investor standards of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (“ERISA”). The plan’s investment objective is to earn a competitive total return on assets, while also ensuring plan assets are adequately managed to provide for future pension obligations. This results in the protection of plan surplus and is accomplished by matching the duration of the projected benefit obligation using leveraged fixed income instruments and, while maintaining an equity commitment, managing an equity overlay strategy. The overlay strategy is intended to protect the managed equity portfolios against adverse stock market environments. The Company delegates investment management of the plan assets to specialists in each asset class and regularly monitors manager performance and compliance with investment guidelines. The Company’s overall investment strategy is to achieve a mix of approximately 97% of investments for long-term growth and 3% for near-term benefit payments with a wide diversification of asset types, fund strategies and fund managers. The target allocations for plan assets for 2019 70% 30% may not February 1, 2020 February 2, 2019 Assets of the Canadian pension plans, which total approximately $4.5 February 1, 2020 55% in equity funds, 42% in bond funds and 3% not February 1, 2020 February 2, 2019 A financial instrument’s level within the valuation hierarchy is based upon the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. Refer to further discussion on the fair value hierarchy in Note 15 • Cash and cash equivalents include cash collateral and margin as well as money market funds. The fair values are based on unadjusted quoted market prices in active markets with sufficient volume and frequency and therefore are classified within Level 1 • Investments in U.S. government securities, mutual funds, real estate investment trusts, exchange-traded funds, corporate stocks - common, preferred securities and S&P 500 1 not 2 3 • The alternative investment fund, with a fair value of $16.3 February 1, 2020 February 2, 2019 not • The unallocated insurance contract is measured at net asset value per share, and therefore, is not The fair values of the Company’s pension plan assets at February 1, 2020 Fair Value Measurements at February 1, 2020 ($ thousands) Total Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Asset Cash and cash equivalents $ 31,588 $ 31,588 $ — $ — U.S. government securities 94,285 18,388 75,897 — Mutual fund 32,551 32,551 — — Exchange-traded funds 71,505 71,505 — — Corporate stocks - common and partnerships 177,743 177,718 — 25 Preferred securities 852 — — 852 S&P 500 Index options 3,252 3,252 — — Total investments in the fair value hierarchy $ 411,776 $ 335,002 $ 75,897 $ 877 Investments measured at net asset value: Alternative investment fund 16,335 — — — Unallocated insurance contract 75 — — — Total investments measured at net asset value 16,410 — — — Total investments at fair value $ 428,186 $ 335,002 $ 75,897 $ 877 The fair values of the Company’s pension plan assets at February 2, 2019 Fair Value Measurements at February 2, 2019 ($ thousands) Total Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Asset Cash and cash equivalents $ 17,312 $ 17,312 $ — $ — U.S. government securities 87,455 14,155 73,300 — Mutual fund 31,966 31,966 — — Real estate investment trusts 232 232 — — Exchange-traded funds 65,464 65,464 — — Corporate stocks - common 169,721 169,721 — — Preferred securities 639 404 — 235 S&P 500 Index options (4,572 ) (4,572 ) — — Total $ 368,217 $ 294,682 $ 73,300 $ 235 Investments measured at net asset value: Alternative investment fund 13,160 — — — Unallocated insurance contract 73 — — — Total investments measured at net asset value 13,233 — — — Total investments at fair value $ 381,450 $ 294,682 $ 73,300 $ 235 The following table sets forth changes in the fair value of plan assets, including all domestic and Canadian plans: Pension Benefits Other Postretirement Benefits ($ thousands) 2019 2018 2019 2018 Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year $ 381,450 $ 407,081 $ — $ — Actual return on plan assets 81,282 (13,677 ) — — Employer contributions 151 3,847 111 170 Plan participants’ contributions 9 10 6 6 Benefits paid (14,399 ) (14,352 ) (117 ) (176 ) Settlements (20,263 ) (3,656 ) — — Foreign exchange rate changes (44 ) (243 ) — — Acquisitions — 2,440 — — Fair value of plan assets at end of year $ 428,186 $ 381,450 $ — $ — Funded Status The over-funded status as of February 1, 2020 February 2, 2019 $39.9 February 1, 2020 February 2, 2019 $1.4 Amounts recognized in the consolidated balance sheets consist of: Pension Benefits Other Postretirement Benefits ($ thousands) 2019 2018 2019 2018 Prepaid pension costs (noncurrent assets) $ 50,660 $ 47,826 $ — $ — Accrued benefit liabilities (current liability) (2,405 ) (1,663 ) (200 ) (242 ) Accrued benefit liabilities (noncurrent liability) (8,361 ) (6,905 ) (1,171 ) (1,219 ) Net amount recognized at end of year $ 39,894 $ 39,258 $ (1,371 ) $ (1,461 ) The projected benefit obligation, the accumulated benefit obligation and the fair value of plan assets for pension plans with a projected benefit obligation in excess of plan assets and for pension plans with an accumulated benefit obligation in excess of plan assets, which includes only the Company’s SERP, were as follows: Projected Benefit Obligation Exceeds the Fair Value of Plan Assets Accumulated Benefit Obligation Exceeds the Fair Value of Plan Assets ($ thousands) 2019 2018 2019 2018 End of Year Projected benefit obligation $ 10,766 $ 8,565 $ 10,766 $ 8,565 Accumulated benefit obligation 9,516 7,291 9,516 7,291 Fair value of plan assets — — — — The accumulated postretirement benefit obligation exceeds assets for all of the Company’s other postretirement benefit plans. The amounts in accumulated other comprehensive loss that have not February 1, 2020 February 2, 2019 February 1, 2020 2020 Pension Benefits Other Postretirement Benefits ($ thousands) 2019 2018 2019 2018 Components of accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax: Net actuarial loss (gain) $ 33,771 $ 34,879 $ (507 ) $ (558 ) Net prior service credit (2,093 ) (3,266 ) — — Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax $ 31,678 $ 31,613 $ (507 ) $ (558 ) Pension Benefits Other Postretirement Benefits ($ thousands) 2020 2020 Expected amortization, net of tax: Amortization of net actuarial loss (gain) $ 4,198 $ (110 ) Amortization of net prior service credit (1,414 ) — Expected amortization, net of tax $ 2,784 $ (110 ) Net Periodic Benefit Income Net periodic benefit income for 2019, 2018 2017 Pension Benefits Other Postretirement Benefits ($ thousands) 2019 2018 2017 2019 2018 2017 Service cost $ 7,219 $ 8,995 $ 9,705 $ — $ — $ — Interest cost 14,811 14,236 14,948 60 59 68 Expected return on assets (27,735 ) (29,091 ) (27,589 ) — — — Amortization of: Actuarial loss (gain) 3,904 4,122 4,315 (107 ) (125 ) (145 ) Prior service credit (1,486 ) (1,567 ) (1,780 ) — — — Settlement cost 2,236 324 — — — — Cost of contractual termination benefits 482 — — — — — Curtailments — — (2,165 ) — — — Total net periodic benefit income $ (569 ) $ (2,981 ) $ (2,566 ) $ (47 ) $ (66 ) $ (77 ) The non-service cost components of net periodic benefit income are included in other income, net in the consolidated statements of earnings (loss). Service cost is included in selling and administrative expenses. Weighted-average assumptions used to determine net periodic benefit income: Pension Benefits Other Postretirement Benefits 2019 2018 2017 2019 2018 2017 Discount rate 4.35 % 4.00 % 4.40 % 4.35 % 4.00 % 4.40 % Rate of compensation increase 3.00 % 3.00 % 3.00 % N/A N/A N/A Expected return on plan assets 7.75 % 8.00 % 8.00 % N/A N/A N/A The net actuarial loss (gain) subject to amortization is amortized on a straight-line basis over the average future service of active plan participants as of the measurement date. The prior service credit is amortized on a straight-line basis over the average future service of active plan participants benefiting under the plan at the time of each plan amendment. The expected long-term rate of return on plan assets is based on historical and projected rates of return for current and planned asset classes in the plan’s investment portfolio. Assumed projected rates of return for each asset class were selected after analyzing experience and future expectations of the returns. The overall expected rate of return for the portfolio was developed based on the target allocation for each asset class. Expected Cash Flows Information about expected cash flows for all pension and postretirement benefit plans follows: Pension Benefits ($ thousands) Funded Plan SERP Total Other Postretirement Benefits Employer Contributions 2020 expected contributions to plan trusts $ 92 $ — $ 92 $ — 2020 expected contributions to plan participants — 2,444 2,444 203 2020 refund of assets (e.g. surplus) to employer 134 — 134 — Expected Benefit Payments 2020 $ 14,885 $ 2,443 $ 17,328 $ 203 2021 16,151 1,909 18,060 176 2022 15,100 1,576 16,676 151 2023 15,657 2,207 17,864 130 2024 16,219 261 16,480 110 2025-2029 90,117 2,097 92,214 333 Defined Contribution Plans The Company’s domestic defined contribution 401 January 2018, January 1, 2019. first 6% $5.4 2019 2018 2017 The Company’s Canadian defined contribution plan covers certain salaried and hourly employees. The Company makes contributions for all eligible employees, ranging from 3% to 5% of the employee’s salary. In addition, eligible employees may $0.2 2019 2018, 2017. Deferred Compensation Plan The Company has a non-qualified deferred compensation plan (the “Deferred Compensation Plan”) for the benefit of certain management employees. The investment funds offered to the participants generally correspond to the funds offered in the Company’s 401 $8.0 February 1, 2020 February 2, 2019 $8.0 February 1, 2020 February 2, 2019 Deferred Compensation Plan for Non-Employee Directors Non-employee directors are eligible to participate in a deferred compensation plan, whereby deferred compensation amounts are valued as if invested in the Company’s common stock through the use of phantom stock units (“PSUs”). Under the plan, each participating director’s account is credited with the number of PSUs equal to the number of shares of the Company’s common stock that the participant could purchase or receive with the amount of the deferred compensation, based upon the fair value (as determined based on the average of the high and low prices) of the Company’s common stock on the last trading day of the fiscal quarter when the cash compensation was earned. Dividend equivalents are paid on PSUs at the same rate as dividends on the Company’s common stock and are re-invested in additional PSUs at the next fiscal quarter-end. The PSUs are payable in cash based on the number of PSUs credited to the participating director’s account, valued on the basis of the fair value at fiscal quarter-end on or following termination of the director’s service. The liabilities of the plan of $1.5 February 1, 2020 February 2, 2019

Note 7 - Income Taxes

Note 7 - Income Taxes	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 01, 2020
Notes to Financial Statements
Income Tax Disclosure [Text Block]	7. On December 22, 2017, not January 1, 2018, one 2019 2018, The components of earnings (loss) before income taxes consisted of domestic earnings before income taxes of $37.3 million, $40.0 million and $78.2 million in 2019, 2018 2017 2019 2017, 2018, The components of income tax provision (benefit) on earnings (loss) were as follows: ($ thousands) 2019 2018 2017 Federal Current $ 4,003 $ 1,953 $ 31,102 Deferred 5,390 4,451 (10,358 ) Total federal income tax provision (benefit) 9,393 6,404 20,744 State Current 290 (718 ) 7,691 Deferred 2,403 1,284 913 Total state income tax provision (benefit) 2,693 566 8,604 Foreign 4,425 (7,243 ) 6,127 Total income tax provision (benefit) $ 16,511 $ (273 ) $ 35,475 The differences between the income tax provision (benefit) reflected in the consolidated financial statements and the amounts calculated at the federal statutory income tax rate were as follows: ($ thousands) 2019 2018 2017 Income taxes at statutory rate (1) $ 16,505 $ (1,208 ) $ 41,376 State income taxes, net of federal tax benefit 2,218 2,519 3,579 Foreign earnings taxed at lower rates (3,199 ) (4,210 ) (8,072 ) Share-based compensation 86 (347 ) (1,265 ) Income tax reform, net benefit — (3,891 ) (294 ) GILTI, BEAT and FDII provisions 668 613 — Non-deductibility of goodwill impairment — 7,989 — Impairment of foreign tradename taxed at higher rate — (2,400 ) — Valuation allowance release on state loss carryforwards — — (100 ) Non-deductibility of acquisition costs — 46 — Other 233 616 251 Total income tax provision (benefit) $ 16,511 $ (273 ) $ 35,475 ( 1 2019 2018, 2017. In 2019, 2018, 11 2018, not 2018 not 2019 2018, 2019 2018 2018. The other category of income tax provision (benefit) principally represents the impact of expenses that are not 2019, 2018, 162 2017 Significant components of the Company’s deferred income tax assets and liabilities were as follows: ($ thousands) February 1, 2020 February 2, 2019 Deferred Tax Assets Employee benefits, compensation and insurance $ 12,812 $ 14,599 Accrued expenses 18,762 14,936 Postretirement and postemployment benefit plans 314 327 Deferred rent — 6,524 Lease obligations 200,408 — Accounts receivable reserves 3,109 7,350 Net operating loss (“NOL”) carryforward/carryback 6,671 6,714 Capital loss carryforward 14 14 Inventory capitalization and inventory reserves 4,123 3,339 Impairment of investment in nonconsolidated affiliate 1,470 1,470 Other 1,349 1,831 Total deferred tax assets, before valuation allowance 249,032 57,104 Valuation allowance (4,809 ) (4,199 ) Total deferred tax assets, net of valuation allowance $ 244,223 $ 52,905 Deferred Tax Liabilities Lease right-of-use assets $ (187,978 ) $ — Retirement plans (10,466 ) (10,212 ) LIFO inventory valuation (44,774 ) (42,427 ) Capitalized software (4,420 ) (3,879 ) Depreciation (8,416 ) (10,662 ) Intangible assets (29,636 ) (24,763 ) Other (3,811 ) (1,115 ) Total deferred tax liabilities (289,501 ) (93,058 ) Net deferred tax liability $ (45,278 ) $ (40,153 ) As of February 1, 2020, 2020 2039. 2016. As of February 1, 2020, not one not not may not February 1, 2020, Uncertain Tax Positions ASC 740, Income Taxes February 1, 2020 February 2, 2019 For federal purposes, the Company’s tax years 2016 2018 January 28, 2017, February 3, 2018 February 2, 2019) not not 12

Note 8 - Business Segment Infor

Note 8 - Business Segment Information	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 01, 2020
Notes to Financial Statements
Segment Reporting Disclosure [Text Block]	8. The Company's reportable segments are Famous Footwear and Brand Portfolio. The Famous Footwear segment is comprised of Famous Footwear, Famous.com and Famous.ca. Famous Footwear operated 949 2019 The Brand Portfolio segment is comprised of wholesale operations selling the Company's branded footwear, and the retail stores and e-commerce sites associated with those brands. This segment sources and markets licensed, branded and private-label footwear primarily to national chains, online retailers, department stores, mass merchandisers, independent retailers and catalogs as well as Company-owned Famous Footwear, Allen Edmonds, Naturalizer and Sam Edelman stores, and e-commerce businesses. The Brand Portfolio segment included 141 brande , 79 six one one 2019 first 2019, The Company’s Famous Footwear and Brand Portfolio reportable segments are operating units that are managed separately. An operating segment’s performance is evaluated and resources are allocated based primarily on operating earnings (loss). Operating earnings (loss) represents gross profit, less selling and administrative expenses, impairment of goodwill and intangible assets and restructuring and other special charges, net. The accounting policies of the reportable segments are the same as those described in Note 1 Corporate assets, administrative expenses and other costs and recoveries that are not Following is a summary of certain key financial measures for the respective periods: ($ thousands) Famous Footwear Brand Portfolio Eliminations and Other Total Fiscal 2019 External sales $ 1,588,057 $ 1,406,460 $ (72,955 ) $ 2,921,562 Intersegment sales — (72,955 ) — (72,955 ) Depreciation and amortization 26,706 29,875 8,981 65,562 Operating earnings (loss) 76,896 58,153 (31,236 ) 103,813 Segment assets 891,042 1,383,500 157,165 2,431,707 Purchases of property and equipment 16,129 21,973 6,431 44,533 Capitalized software 16 1,544 4,059 5,619 Fiscal 2018 External sales $ 1,606,808 $ 1,313,551 $ (85,513 ) $ 2,834,846 Intersegment sales — (85,513 ) — 85,513 Depreciation and amortization 28,816 20,768 13,113 62,697 Operating earnings (loss) 85,268 (40,799 ) (44,068 ) 401 Segment assets 502,507 1,211,008 125,053 1,838,568 Purchases of property and equipment 17,552 41,993 2,938 62,483 Capitalized software 351 814 3,251 4,416 Fiscal 2017 External sales $ 1,637,627 $ 1,233,081 $ (85,124 ) $ 2,785,584 Intersegment sales — (85,124 ) — 85,124 Depreciation and amortization 29,990 16,873 17,207 64,070 Operating earnings (loss) 92,230 80,160 (44,707 ) 127,683 Segment assets 500,862 814,508 174,045 1,489,415 Purchases of property and equipment 22,920 15,865 5,935 44,720 Capitalized software 483 232 5,743 6,458 Following is a reconciliation of operating earnings to (loss) earnings before income taxes: ($ thousands) 2019 2018 2017 Operating earnings $ 103,813 $ 401 $ 127,683 Interest expense, net (33,123 ) (18,277 ) (17,325 ) Loss on early extinguishment of debt — (186 ) — Other income, net 7,903 12,308 12,348 Earnings (loss) before income taxes $ 78,593 $ (5,754 ) $ 122,706 For geographic purposes, the domestic operations include the Company's domestic retail operations, the wholesale distribution of licensed, branded and private-label footwear to a variety of retail customers, including the Famous Footwear and Brand Portfolio stores, as well as the Company's e-commerce businesses. The Company’s foreign operations consist of wholesale and retail operations primarily in the Far East, Canada and Italy. The Far East operations primarily include first A summary of the Company’s net sales and long-lived assets, including lease right-of-use assets and property and equipment, by geographic area were as follows: ($ thousands) 2019 2018 2017 Net Sales United States $ 2,734,912 $ 2,656,928 $ 2,603,725 Far East 98,045 93,883 98,287 Canada 80,247 63,354 75,764 Latin America and other 8,358 20,681 7,808 Total net sales $ 2,921,562 $ 2,834,846 $ 2,785,584 Long-Lived Assets (1) United States $ 881,338 $ 219,975 $ 200,686 Canada 35,317 9,381 10,559 Far East 3,527 1,348 1,456 Other 258 80 98 Total long-lived assets $ 920,440 $ 230,784 $ 212,799 ( 1 2019, no 2018 2017, 842.

Note 9 - Inventories

Note 9 - Inventories	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 01, 2020
Notes to Financial Statements
Inventory Disclosure [Text Block]	9. The Company's net inventory balance was comprised of the following: ($ thousands) February 1, 2020 February 2, 2019 Raw materials $ 18,455 $ 19,128 Work-in-process 454 745 Finished goods 599,497 663,298 Inventories, net $ 618,406 $ 683,171 As of February 1, 2020 February 2, 2019 2.5

Note 10 - Property and Equipmen

Note 10 - Property and Equipment	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 01, 2020
Notes to Financial Statements
Property, Plant and Equipment Disclosure [Text Block]	10. Property and equipment consisted of the following: ($ thousands) February 1, 2020 February 2, 2019 Land and buildings $ 52,638 $ 58,337 Leasehold improvements 241,209 233,604 Technology equipment 56,480 49,120 Machinery and equipment 98,715 69,628 Furniture and fixtures 140,233 134,259 Construction in progress 4,704 34,139 Property and equipment 593,979 579,087 Allowances for depreciation (369,133 ) (348,303 ) Property and equipment, net $ 224,846 $ 230,784 Useful lives of property and equipment are as follows: Years Buildings 5 - 30 Leasehold improvements 5 - 20 Technology equipment 2 - 7 Machinery and equipment 4 - 20 Furniture and fixtures 3 - 10 The Company recorded charges for impairment within selling and administrative expenses of $5.9 2019, 2018 2017 15 Interest costs for major asset additions are capitalized during the construction or development period and amortized over the lives of the related assets. The Company capitalized interest of $0.6 million and $0.2 million in 2019 2018, 2017.

Note 11 - Goodwill and Intangib

Note 11 - Goodwill and Intangible Assets	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 01, 2020
Notes to Financial Statements
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Text Block]	11. Goodwill and intangible assets were as follows: ($ thousands) February 1, 2020 February 2, 2019 Intangible Assets Famous Footwear $ 2,800 $ 2,800 Brand Portfolio 388,288 388,288 Total intangible assets 391,088 391,088 Accumulated amortization (96,784 ) (83,722 ) Total intangible assets, net 294,304 307,366 Goodwill Brand Portfolio 245,275 242,531 Total goodwill 245,275 242,531 Goodwill and intangible assets, net $ 539,579 $ 549,897 As further described in Note 2 October 18, 2018. July 6, 2018. The Company's intangible assets as of February 1, 2020 February 2, 2019 ($ thousands) February 1, 2020 Estimated Useful Lives (In Years) Cost Basis Accumulated Amortization Net Carrying Value Trademarks 15 - 40 $ 288,788 $ 91,827 $ 196,961 Trademarks Indefinite 58,100 — 58,100 Customer relationships 15 - 16 44,200 4,957 39,243 $ 391,088 $ 96,784 $ 294,304 February 2, 2019 Estimated Useful Lives (In Years) Cost Basis Accumulated Amortization Impairment Net Carrying Value Trademarks 15 - 40 $ 288,788 $ 81,961 $ — $ 206,827 Trademarks Indefinite 118,100 — 60,000 58,100 Customer relationships 15 - 16 44,200 1,761 — 42,439 $ 451,088 $ 83,722 $ 60,000 $ 307,366 Amortization expense related to intangible assets was $ 13.1 2019, 2018 2017. 12.8 2020, $12.7 2021, $ 12.5 million in 2022, 2023 $11.4 2024. Goodwill is tested for impairment at least annually, or more frequently if events or circumstances indicate it might be impaired, using either the qualitative assessment or a quantitative fair value-based test, as further discussed in Note 1 not 2019 2017. 2018 Indefinite-lived intangible assets are tested for impairment as of the first fourth no 2019 2017. first fourth 2018

Note 12 - Long-term and Short-t

Note 12 - Long-term and Short-term Financing Arrangements	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 01, 2020
Notes to Financial Statements
Debt Disclosure [Text Block]	12. Credit Agreement The Company maintains a revolving credit facility for working capital needs. On December 18, 2014, July 20, 2015 December 13, 2016 October 31, 2018, January 18, 2019, January 18, 2024 Borrowing availability under the Credit Agreement is limited to the lesser of the total commitments and the borrowing base ("Loan Cap"), which is based on stated percentages of the sum of eligible accounts receivable, eligible inventory and eligible credit card receivables, as defined, less applicable reserves. Under the Credit Agreement, the Loan Parties’ obligations are secured by a first Interest on borrowings is at variable rates based on the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) or the prime rate, as defined in the Credit Agreement, plus a spread. The interest rate and fees for letters of credit vary based upon the level of excess availability under the Credit Agreement. There is an unused line fee payable on the unused portion under the facility and a letter of credit fee payable on the outstanding face amount under letters of credit. The Credit Agreement limits the Company’s ability to create, incur, assume or permit to exist additional indebtedness and liens, make investments or specified payments, give guarantees, pay dividends, make capital expenditures and merge or acquire or sell assets. In addition, certain additional covenants would be triggered if excess availability were to fall below specified levels, including fixed charge coverage ratio requirements. Furthermore, if excess availability falls below the greater of 10.0% of the lesser of the Loan Cap and $40.0 million for three may 30 no 30 two 12 The Credit Agreement contains customary events of default, including, without limitation, payment defaults, breaches of representations and warranties, covenant defaults, cross-defaults to similar obligations, certain events of bankruptcy and insolvency, judgment defaults and the failure of any guaranty or security document supporting the agreement to be in full force and effect. In addition, if the excess availability falls below the greater of (i) 10.0% of the lesser of the Loan Cap and (ii) $40.0 million, and the fixed charge coverage ratio is less than 1.0 to 1.0, February 1, 2020 . The maximum amount of borrowings under the Credit Agreement at the end of any month was $407.5 million and $350.0 million in 2019 2018, 2 October 2018 2019 2018, 2019 2018, February 1, 2020 February 1, 2020 $200 On July 27, 2015, 2023 February 15 August 15 August 15, 2023. may 12 August 15 Year Percentage 2020 101.563 % 2021 and thereafter 100.000 % If the Company experiences specific kinds of changes of control, it would be required to offer to purchase the Senior Notes at a purchase price equal to 101% of the principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest and Additional Interest, if any, to, but not The Senior Notes also contain certain other covenants and restrictions that limit certain activities including, among other things, levels of indebtedness, payments of dividends, the guarantee or pledge of assets, certain investments, common stock repurchases, mergers and acquisitions and sales of assets. As of February 1, 2020

Note 13 - Leases

Note 13 - Leases	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 01, 2020
Notes to Financial Statements
Leases of Lessee Disclosure [Text Block]	13. The Company leases all of its retail locations, a manufacturing facility, and certain office locations, distribution centers and equipment. At contract inception, leases are evaluated and classified as either operating or finance leases. Leases with an initial term of 12 not Lease Term (years) Renewal Options Retail stores 5 - 10 Approximately 42% have options of varying periods Manufacturing facility 8 None Office facilities and distribution centers 10 - 15 5 - 20 years Equipment 1 - 6 None As further discussed in Note 1 first 2019, 842 not 840. not Lease right-of-use assets and lease liabilities a re re not The following is a summary of lease assets and liabilities on the consolidated balance sheet at February 1, 2020: ($ thousands) February 1, 2020 Lease Classification Lease right-of-use assets $ 695,594 Current lease obligations (127,869 ) Noncurrent lease obligations (629,032 ) Net balance sheet impact $ (61,307 ) The weighted-average lease term and discount rate as of February 1, 2020 February 1, 2020 Weighted-average remaining lease term (in years) 7.2 Weighted-average discount rate 4.3 % During 2019, February 1, 2020, eight not seven one 2021. The components of lease expense for 2019 ($ thousands) 2019 Operating lease expense $ 186,185 Variable lease expense 45,455 Short-term lease expense 3,339 Sublease income (269 ) Total lease expense $ 234,710 The aggregate future annual lease obligations at February 1, 2020 ($ thousands) 2020 $ 156,877 2021 151,257 2022 124,369 2023 104,582 2024 85,249 Thereafter 270,434 Total minimum operating lease payments (1) $ 892,768 Less imputed interest (135,867 ) Present value of lease obligations $ 756,901 ( 1 not Supplemental cash flow information related to leases is as follows: ($ thousands) 2019 Cash paid for lease liabilities $ 196,033 Cash received from sublease income 269 As previously reported in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10 February 2, 2019, 840, 2018 2017 ($ thousands) 2018 2017 Minimum rent $ 171,410 $ 171,980 Contingent rent 671 513 Sublease income (428 ) (1,705 ) Total $ 171,653 $ 170,788 Also as previously reported in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10 February 2, 2019, 840, one February 2, 2019 ($ thousands) 2019 $ 173,891 2020 151,157 2021 125,629 2022 102,488 2023 84,036 Thereafter 212,774 Total minimum operating lease payments (1) $ 849,975 ( 1 not

Note 14 - Risk Management and D

Note 14 - Risk Management and Derivatives	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 01, 2020
Notes to Financial Statements
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Text Block]	14. General Risk Management The Company maintains cash and cash equivalents and certain other financial instruments with various financial institutions. The financial institutions are located throughout the world and the Company’s policy is designed to limit exposure to any one The Company’s Brand Portfolio segment sells to national chains, online retailers, department stores, mass merchandisers, independent retailers and catalogs in the United States, Canada and approximately 64 not Derivatives In the normal course of business, the Company’s financial results are impacted by currency rate movements in foreign-currency-denominated assets, liabilities and cash flows as it makes a portion of its purchases and sales in local currencies. The Company has established policies and business practices that are intended to mitigate a portion of the effect of these exposures. The Company uses derivative financial instruments, primarily forward contracts, to manage its currency exposures. These derivative financial instruments are viewed as risk management tools and are not Derivative financial instruments expose the Company to credit and market risk. The market risk associated with these instruments resulting from currency exchange movements is expected to offset the market risk of the underlying transactions being hedged. The Company does not gh May 2020 The Company principally uses foreign currency forward contracts as cash flow hedges to offset a portion of the effects of exchange rate fluctuations. The Company’s cash flow exposures include anticipated foreign currency transactions, such as foreign currency denominated sales, costs, expenses and intercompany charges, as well as collections and payments. The Company’s hedging strategy uses forward contracts as cash flow hedging instruments, which are recorded in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets at fair value. The effective portion of gains and losses resulting from changes in the fair value of these hedge instruments are deferred in accumulated other comprehensive loss ("OCL") and reclassified to earnings in the period that the hedged transaction is recognized in earnings. As of February 1, 2020 February 2, 2019 h May 2020 January 2020, (U.S. $ equivalent in thousands) February 1, 2020 February 2, 2019 Financial Instruments U.S. dollars (purchased by the Company’s Canadian division with Canadian dollars) $ 3,963 $ 15,196 Euro 1,251 13,383 Chinese yuan 2,355 4,507 New Taiwanese dollars — 461 Other currencies 69 382 Total financial instruments $ 7,638 $ 33,929 The classification and fair values of derivative instruments designated as hedging instruments included within the consolidated balance sheets as of February 1, 2020 February 2, 2019 ($ in thousands) Asset Derivatives Liability Derivatives Balance Sheet Location Fair Value Balance Sheet Location Fair Value Foreign exchange forwards contracts: February 1, 2020 Prepaid expenses and other current assets $ — Other accrued expenses $ 103 February 2, 2019 Prepaid expenses and other current assets $ 159 Other accrued expenses $ 745 During 2019 2018 2019 2018 Foreign exchange forward contracts: Income Statement Classification Gains (Losses)- Realized Gain (Loss) Recognized in OCI on Derivatives Gain (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated OCL into Earnings Loss Recognized in OCI on Derivatives Loss Reclassified from Accumulated OCL into Earnings Net sales $ 16 $ 9 $ (55 ) $ (6 ) Cost of goods sold 439 (38 ) (1,004 ) (58 ) Selling and administrative expenses (68 ) (227 ) (822 ) (90 ) Interest expense — — — — All of the gains and losses currently included within accumulated other comprehensive loss associated with the Company’s foreign exchange forward contracts are expected to be reclassified into net earnings within the next 12 1 15

Note 15 - Fair Value Measuremen

Note 15 - Fair Value Measurements	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 01, 2020
Notes to Financial Statements
Fair Value Disclosures [Text Block]	15. Fair Value Hierarchy Fair value measurement disclosure requirements specify a hierarchy of valuation techniques based upon whether the inputs to those valuation techniques reflect assumptions other market participants would use based upon market data obtained from independent sources (“observable inputs”) or reflect the Company’s own assumptions of market participant valuation (“unobservable inputs”). In accordance with the fair value guidance, the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value are categorized into three • Level 1 • Level 2 not • Level 3 In determining fair value, the Company uses valuation techniques that maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs to the extent possible. The Company also considers counterparty credit risk in its assessment of fair value. Classification of the financial or non-financial asset or liability within the hierarchy is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement. Measurement of Fair Value The Company measures fair value as an exit price, the price to sell an asset or transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date, using the procedures described below for all financial and non-financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value. Money Market Funds The Company has cash equivalents primarily consisting of short-term money market funds backed by U.S. Treasury securities. The primary objective of these investing activities is to preserve the Company's capital for the purpose of funding operations and it does not 1 Deferred Compensation Plan Assets and Liabilities The Company maintains a non-qualified deferred compensation plan (the “Deferred Compensation Plan”) for the benefit of certain management employees. The investment funds offered to the participants generally correspond to the funds offered in the Company’s 401 1 Deferred Compensation Plan for Non-Employee Directors Non-employee directors are eligible to participate in a deferred compensation plan with deferred amounts valued as if invested in the Company’s common stock through the use of phantom stock units (“PSUs”). Under the plan, each participating director’s account is credited with the number of PSUs equal to the number of shares of the Company’s common stock that the participant could purchase or receive with the amount of the deferred compensation, based upon the average of the high and low prices of the Company’s common stock on the last trading day of the fiscal quarter when the cash compensation was earned. Dividend equivalents are paid on PSUs at the same rate as dividends on the Company’s common stock and are re-invested in additional PSUs at the next fiscal quarter-end. The liabilities of the plan are based on the fair value of the outstanding PSUs and are presented in other accrued expenses (current portion) or other liabilities in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. Gains and losses resulting from changes in the fair value of the PSUs are presented in selling and administrative expenses in the Company’s consolidated statements of earnings (loss). The fair value of each PSU is based on an unadjusted quoted market price for the Company’s common stock in an active market with sufficient volume and frequency on each measurement date (Level 1 Restricted Stock Units for Non-Employee Directors Under the Company’s incentive compensation plans, cash-equivalent restricted stock units (“RSUs”) of the Company were previously granted at no one may 1 17 Derivative Financial Instruments The Company uses derivative financial instruments, primarily foreign exchange contracts, to reduce its exposure to market risks from changes in foreign exchange rates. These foreign exchange contracts are measured at fair value using quoted forward foreign exchange prices from counterparties corroborated by market-based pricing (Level 2 1 14 Mandatory Purchase Obligation The Company recorded a mandatory purchase obligation of the noncontrolling interest in conjunction with the acquisition of Blowfish Malibu in July 2018. 3 2019. July 6, 2018 February 2, 2019, 2 The following table presents the Company’s assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis at February 1, 2020 February 2, 2019 not 1, 2 3 2019 2018 Fair Value Measurements ($ thousands) Total Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Asset (Liability) As of February 1, 2020 Cash equivalents – money market funds $ 18,001 $ 18,001 $ — $ — Non-qualified deferred compensation plan assets 8,004 8,004 — — Non-qualified deferred compensation plan liabilities (8,004 ) (8,004 ) — — Deferred compensation plan liabilities for non-employee directors (1,536 ) (1,536 ) — — Restricted stock units for non-employee directors (2,572 ) (2,572 ) — — Derivative financial instruments, net (103 ) — (103 ) — Mandatory purchase obligation - Blowfish Malibu (15,200 ) — — (15,200 ) As of February 2, 2019 Cash equivalents – money market funds $ 4,582 $ 4,582 $ — $ — Non-qualified deferred compensation plan assets 7,270 7,270 — — Non-qualified deferred compensation plan liabilities (7,270 ) (7,270 ) — — Deferred compensation plan liabilities for non-employee directors (2,364 ) (2,364 ) — — Restricted stock units for non-employee directors (4,419 ) (4,419 ) — — Derivative financial instruments, net (586 ) — (586 ) — Mandatory purchase obligation - Blowfish Malibu (9,245 ) — — (9,245 ) Impairment Charges The Company assesses the impairment of long-lived assets whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value may not may not one 3 820, Fair Value Measurement 2019, 2018 2017 842 ($ thousands) 2019 2018 2017 Long-Lived Asset Impairment Charges Famous Footwear $ 1,980 $ 800 $ 677 Brand Portfolio 3,887 2,865 3,098 Total long-lived asset impairment charges $ 5,867 $ 3,665 $ 3,775 The Company performed its annual impairment review of indefinite-lived intangible assets, which involves estimating the fair value using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3 not 2019 2017. 2018 11 During 2019, 3 2019 2017 no 2018 1 11 Fair Value of the Company’s Other Financial Instruments The fair values of cash and cash equivalents (excluding money market funds discussed above), receivables and trade accounts payable approximate their carrying values due to the short-term nature of these instruments. The carrying amounts and fair values of the Company’s other financial instruments subject to fair value disclosures are as follows: February 1, 2020 February 2, 2019 ($ thousands) Carrying Value (1) Fair Value Carrying Value (1) Fair Value Borrowings under revolving credit agreement $ 275,000 $ 275,000 $ 335,000 $ 335,000 Long-term debt 200,000 205,000 200,000 205,500 Total debt $ 475,000 $ 480,000 $ 535,000 $ 540,500 ( 1 Excludes unamortized debt issuance costs and debt discount The fair value of the borrowings under revolving credit agreement approximates its carrying value due to its short-term nature (Level 1 2

Note 16 - Shareholders' Equity

Note 16 - Shareholders' Equity	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 01, 2020
Notes to Financial Statements
Stockholders' Equity Note Disclosure [Text Block]	16. Stock Repurchase Program On August 25, 2011, December 14, 2018 September 2, 2019, “2011 "2018 "2019 2011 2018 2019 not 2011 no 2019, 2018 February 1, 2020. no 2019 Repurchases Related to Employee Share-based Awards During 2019, 2018 2017, not Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss The following table sets forth the changes in accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax, by component for 2019, 2018 2017 ($ thousands) Foreign Currency Translation Pension and Other Postretirement Transactions (1) Derivative Transactions (2) Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income Balance January 28, 2017 $ 192 $ (30,084 ) $ (542 ) $ (30,434 ) Other comprehensive income before reclassifications 1,043 18,627 1,337 21,007 Reclassifications: Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss — 225 (357 ) (132 ) Tax (benefit) provision — (58 ) 121 63 Net reclassifications — 167 (236 ) (69 ) Other comprehensive income 1,043 18,794 1,101 20,938 Reclassification of stranded tax effects — (5,882 ) 208 (5,674 ) Balance February 3, 2018 $ 1,235 $ (17,172 ) $ 767 $ (15,170 ) Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications (1,173 ) (15,927 ) (1,497 ) (18,597 ) Reclassifications: Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss — 2,754 154 2,908 Tax benefit — (710 ) (32 ) (742 ) Net reclassifications — 2,044 122 2,166 Other comprehensive income (1,173 ) (13,883 ) (1,375 ) (16,431 ) Balance February 2, 2019 $ 62 $ (31,055 ) $ (608 ) $ (31,601 ) Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications (642 ) (3,523 ) 315 (3,850 ) Reclassifications: Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss — 4,590 256 4,846 Tax benefit — (1,183 ) (55 ) (1,238 ) Net reclassifications — 3,407 201 3,608 Other comprehensive loss (642 ) (116 ) 516 (242 ) Balance February 1, 2020 $ (580 ) $ (31,171 ) $ (92 ) $ (31,843 ) ( 1 6 ( 2 14 15

Note 17 - Share-based Compensat

Note 17 - Share-based Compensation	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 01, 2020
Notes to Financial Statements
Share-based Payment Arrangement [Text Block]	17. The Company has share-based incentive compensation plans under which certain officers, employees and members of the Board of Directors are participants and may ASC 718, Compensation – Stock Compensation 505, Equity Share-based compensation expense of $10.2 million, $13.8 million and $11.3 million was recognized in 2019, 2018 2017 2019, 2018 2017 ($ thousands) 2019 2018 2017 Expense for share-based compensation plans, net of forfeitures: Restricted stock $ 9,597 $ 10,925 $ 7,657 Stock performance awards (502 ) 1,741 3,508 Restricted stock units 1,129 1,091 66 Stock options 22 48 67 Total share-based compensation expense $ 10,246 $ 13,805 $ 11,298 The Company issued 214,435, 350,522 and 293,470 shares of common stock in 2019, 2018 2017 The Company recognized an excess tax provision of $0.1 million in 2019 2018 2017, Restricted Stock Under the Company’s incentive compensation plans, restricted stock of the Company may no The following table summarizes restricted stock activity for 2019, 2018 2017 Number of Nonvested Restricted Shares Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value Nonvested at January 28, 2017 1,128,049 25.85 Granted 392,812 27.07 Vested (267,585 ) 17.55 Forfeited (78,475 ) 29.26 Nonvested at February 3, 2018 1,174,801 27.92 Granted 427,083 31.88 Vested (291,061 ) 28.18 Forfeited (61,600 ) 28.77 Nonvested at February 2, 2019 1,249,223 29.17 Granted 463,234 22.93 Vested (222,562 ) 30.26 Forfeited (218,100 ) 28.83 Nonvested at February 1, 2020 1,271,795 $ 26.77 Of the 463,234 restricted shares granted during 2019, one three 2018, one three four 2017, one four four The total grant date fair value of restricted stock awards vested during the years ended February 1, 2020 February 2, 2019 February 3, 2018 February 1, 2020 Performance Share Awards Under the Company’s incentive compensation plans, common stock or cash may no three 0% 0% 200% The following table summarizes performance share award activity for 2019, 2018 2017 Number of Nonvested Performance Share Awards at Target Level Number of Nonvested Performance Share Awards at Maximum Level Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value Nonvested at January 28, 2017 402,499 804,998 28.36 Granted 169,500 339,000 26.90 Vested (160,372 ) (320,744 ) 29.16 Forfeited (12,000 ) (24,000 ) 27.46 Nonvested at February 3, 2018 399,627 799,254 27.45 Granted 155,000 310,000 31.84 Vested (80,627 ) (161,254 ) 30.12 Forfeited (16,167 ) (32,334 ) 26.83 Nonvested at February 2, 2019 457,833 915,666 28.49 Granted 180,000 360,000 23.42 Vested (149,833 ) (299,666 ) 26.64 Forfeited (12,000 ) (24,000 ) 28.33 Nonvested at February 1, 2020 476,000 952,000 $ 27.16 As of February 1, 2020 Stock Options Stock options are granted to employees at exercise prices equal to the quoted market price of the Company’s stock at the date of grant. Stock options generally vest over four 10 No no 2019, 2018 2017 The following table summarizes stock option activity for 2019 Number of Options Weighted-Average Exercise Price Outstanding at February 2, 2019 42,667 $ 18.01 Exercised (5,000 ) 9.63 Forfeited — — Canceled or expired (2,000 ) 8.85 Outstanding at February 1, 2020 35,667 $ 19.70 Exercisable at February 1, 2020 27,333 $ 16.81 As of February 1, 2020 Restricted Stock Units for Non-Employee Directors Equity-based grants may no one may fourth 2017, 6 15 The following table summarizes restricted stock unit activity for the year ended February 1, 2020 Outstanding Accrued (1) Nonvested RSUs Number of Vested RSUs Number of Nonvested RSUs Total Number of RSUs (2) Total Number of RSUs Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value February 2, 2019 381,479 38,578 420,057 407,198 $ 28.70 Granted (3) 4,686 71,815 76,501 52,825 19.39 Vested 33,566 (33,566 ) — 10,926 34.05 Settled (4,574 ) — (4,574 ) (4,574 ) 19.02 February 1, 2020 415,157 76,827 491,984 466,375 $ 17.66 ( 1 Accrued RSUs include all fully vested awards and a pro-rata portion of nonvested awards based on the elapsed portion of the vesting period. ( 2 Total number of RSUs as of February 1, 2020 ( 3 Granted RSUs include 5,474 RSUs resulting from dividend equivalents paid on outstanding RSUs, of which 4,686 related to outstanding vested RSUs and 788 to outstanding nonvested RSUs. The following table summarizes RSUs granted, vested and settled during 2019, 2018 2017 ($ thousands, except per unit amounts) 2019 2018 2017 Weighted-average grant date fair value of RSUs granted (1) $ 19.59 $ 34.23 $ 27.93 Fair value of RSUs vested $ 589 $ 1,340 $ 1,349 RSUs settled 4,574 5,914 10,356 ( 1 Includes dividend equivalents granted on outstanding RSUs, which vest immediately. The following table details the RSU compensation expense and the related income tax benefit for 2019, 2018 2017 ($ thousands) 2019 2018 2017 Compensation (income) expense $ (1,756 ) $ 287 $ 1,645 Income tax provision (benefit) 452 (74 ) (620 ) Compensation (income) expense, net of income tax provision (benefit) $ (1,304 ) $ 213 $ 1,025 The aggregate fair value of RSUs outstanding and currently vested at February 1, 2020 February 1, 2020 February 2, 2019

Note 18 - Commitments and Conti

Note 18 - Commitments and Contingencies	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 01, 2020
Notes to Financial Statements
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Text Block]	18. Environmental Remediation Prior operations included numerous manufacturing and other facilities for which the Company may may may Redfield The Company is remediating, under the oversight of Colorado authorities, the groundwater and indoor air at its owned facility in Colorado (the “Redfield site” or, when referring to remediation activities at or under the facility, the “on-site remediation”) and residential neighborhoods adjacent to and near the property (the “off-site remediation”) that have been affected by solvents previously used at the facility. The on-site remediation calls for the operation of a pump and treat system (which prevents migration of contaminated groundwater off the property) as the final remedy for the site, subject to monitoring and periodic review of the on-site conditions and other remedial technologies that may 2016, As the treatment of the on-site source areas progresses, the Company expects to convert the pump and treat system to a passive treatment barrier system. Off-site groundwater concentrations have been reducing over time since installation of the pump and treat system in 2000 2003. 2015. fourth 2019, The cumulative expenditures for both on-site and off-site remediation through February 1, 2020 third February 1, 2020 $9.6 February 1, 2020 $ 0.1 four Other Various federal and state authorities have identified the Company as a potentially responsible party for remediation at certain other sites. However, the Company does not The Company continues to evaluate its estimated costs in conjunction with its environmental consultants and records its best estimate of such liabilities. However, future actions and the associated costs are subject to oversight and approval of various governmental authorities. Accordingly, the ultimate costs may may Litigation The Company is involved in legal proceedings and litigation arising in the ordinary course of business. In the opinion of management, the outcome of such ordinary course of business proceedings and litigation currently pending is not

Note 19 - Financial Information

Note 19 - Financial Information for the Company and its Subsidiaries	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 01, 2020
Notes to Financial Statements
Financial Information For Company and Its Subsidiaries [Text Block]	19. The Company's Senior Notes are fully and unconditionally and jointly and severally guaranteed by all of its existing and future subsidiaries that are guarantors under the Credit Agreement, as further discussed in Note 12 not December 13, 2016, October 31, 2018, The condensed consolidating financial statements have been prepared using the equity method of accounting in accordance with the requirements for presentation of such information. Management believes that the information, presented in lieu of complete financial statements for each of the Guarantors, provides meaningful information to allow investors to determine the nature of the assets held by, and operations and cash flows of, each of the consolidated groups. CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEET AS OF February 1, 2020 ($ thousands) Parent Guarantors Non-Guarantors Eliminations Total Assets Current assets: Cash and cash equivalents $ 19,219 $ 3,878 $ 22,121 $ — $ 45,218 Receivables, net 100,997 32,168 29,016 — 162,181 Inventories, net 142,370 435,794 40,242 — 618,406 Prepaid expenses and other current assets 35,576 13,603 7,315 — 56,494 Intercompany receivable - current 260 30 9,072 (9,362 ) — Total current assets 298,422 485,473 107,766 (9,362 ) 882,299 Property and equipment, net 76,587 138,461 9,798 — 224,846 Goodwill and intangible assets, net 106,660 326,565 106,354 — 539,579 Other assets 77,444 10,953 992 — 89,389 Lease right-of-use assets 137,374 528,393 29,827 — 695,594 Investment in subsidiaries 1,572,577 — (26,123 ) (1,546,454 ) — Intercompany receivable - noncurrent 606,648 663,640 809,060 (2,079,348 ) — Total assets $ 2,875,712 $ 2,153,485 $ 1,037,674 $ (3,635,164 ) $ 2,431,707 Liabilities and Equity Current liabilities: Borrowings under revolving credit agreement $ 275,000 $ — $ — $ — $ 275,000 Trade accounts payable 113,484 112,108 41,426 — 267,018 Lease obligations 4,679 116,738 6,452 — 127,869 Other accrued expenses 86,661 73,122 21,280 — 181,063 Intercompany payable - current 5,349 — 4,013 (9,362 ) — Total current liabilities 485,173 301,968 73,171 (9,362 ) 850,950 Other liabilities: Noncurrent lease obligations 145,845 454,343 28,844 — 629,032 Long-term debt 198,391 — — — 198,391 Other liabilities 101,386 1,878 940 — 104,204 Intercompany payable - noncurrent 1,298,967 115,005 665,376 (2,079,348 ) — Total other liabilities 1,744,589 571,226 695,160 (2,079,348 ) 931,627 Equity: Caleres, Inc. shareholders’ equity 645,950 1,280,291 266,163 (1,546,454 ) 645,950 Noncontrolling interests — — 3,180 — 3,180 Total equity 645,950 1,280,291 269,343 (1,546,454 ) 649,130 Total liabilities and equity $ 2,875,712 $ 2,153,485 $ 1,037,674 $ (3,635,164 ) $ 2,431,707 CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF EARNINGS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED February 1, 2020 ($ thousands) Parent Guarantors Non-Guarantors Eliminations Total Net sales $ 823,620 $ 2,072,226 $ 264,815 $ (239,099 ) $ 2,921,562 Cost of goods sold 570,273 1,226,445 141,226 (200,742 ) 1,737,202 Gross profit 253,347 845,781 123,589 (38,357 ) 1,184,360 Selling and administrative expenses 239,973 794,046 70,098 (38,357 ) 1,065,760 Restructuring and other special charges, net 11,270 3,517 — — 14,787 Operating earnings 2,104 48,218 53,491 — 103,813 Interest (expense) income (33,126 ) (104 ) 107 — (33,123 ) Other income (expense) 7,934 — (31 ) — 7,903 Intercompany interest income (expense) 10,799 (10,891 ) 92 — — (Loss) earnings before income taxes (12,289 ) 37,223 53,659 — 78,593 Income tax benefit (provision) 1,029 (9,476 ) (8,064 ) — (16,511 ) Equity in earnings (loss) of subsidiaries, net of tax 74,079 — (1,283 ) (72,796 ) — Net earnings 62,819 27,747 44,312 (72,796 ) 62,082 Less: Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests — — (737 ) — (737 ) Net earnings attributable to Caleres, Inc. $ 62,819 $ 27,747 $ 45,049 $ (72,796 ) $ 62,819 CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED February 1, 2020 ($ thousands) Parent Guarantors Non-Guarantors Eliminations Total Net earnings $ 62,819 $ 27,747 $ 44,312 $ (72,796 ) $ 62,082 Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax: Foreign currency translation adjustment — — (607 ) — (607 ) Pension and other postretirement benefits adjustments 76 (131 ) (61 ) — (116 ) Derivative financial instruments 588 7 (79 ) — 516 Other comprehensive loss from investment in subsidiaries (906 ) — — 906 — Other comprehensive loss, net of tax (242 ) (124 ) (747 ) 906 (207 ) Comprehensive income 62,577 27,623 43,565 (71,890 ) 61,875 Comprehensive loss attributable to noncontrolling interests — — (702 ) — (702 ) Comprehensive income attributable to Caleres, Inc. $ 62,577 $ 27,623 $ 44,267 $ (71,890 ) $ 62,577 CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED February 1, 2020 ($ thousands) Parent Guarantors Non-Guarantors Eliminations Total Net cash provided by operating activities $ 26,546 $ 90,612 $ 53,628 $ — $ 170,786 Investing activities Purchases of property and equipment (23,695 ) (18,336 ) (2,502 ) — (44,533 ) Disposals of property and equipment 636 — — — 636 Capitalized software (5,363 ) (256 ) — — (5,619 ) Intercompany investing (421 ) 421 — — — Net cash used for investing activities (28,843 ) (18,171 ) (2,502 ) — (49,516 ) Financing activities Borrowings under revolving credit agreement 288,500 — — — 288,500 Repayments under revolving credit agreement (348,500 ) — — — (348,500 ) Dividends paid (11,422 ) — — — (11,422 ) Acquisition of treasury stock (33,424 ) — — — (33,424 ) Issuance of common stock under share-based plans, net (2,644 ) — — — (2,644 ) Contributions by noncontrolling interests — — 2,500 — 2,500 Other (85 ) (1,257 ) — — (1,342 ) Intercompany financing 129,089 (76,454 ) (52,635 ) — — Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities 21,514 (77,711 ) (50,135 ) — (106,332 ) Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents — — 80 — 80 Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents 19,217 (5,270 ) 1,071 — 15,018 Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year $ 2 $ 9,148 $ 21,050 $ — 30,200 Cash and cash equivalents at end of year $ 19,219 $ 3,878 $ 22,121 $ — $ 45,218 CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEET AS OF February 2, 2019 ($ thousands) Parent Guarantors Non- Guarantors Eliminations Total Assets Current assets: Cash and cash equivalents $ 2 $ 9,148 $ 21,050 $ — $ 30,200 Receivables, net 130,684 32,319 28,719 — 191,722 Inventories, net 175,697 470,610 36,864 — 683,171 Prepaid expenses and other current assets 31,195 32,556 7,603 — 71,354 Intercompany receivable - current 190 42 15,279 (15,511 ) — Total current assets 337,768 544,675 109,515 (15,511 ) 976,447 Property and equipment, net 62,608 157,270 10,906 — 230,784 Goodwill and intangible assets, net 108,884 331,810 109,203 — 549,897 Other assets 68,707 11,824 909 — 81,440 Investment in subsidiaries 1,499,209 — (24,838 ) (1,474,371 ) — Intercompany receivable - noncurrent 597,515 578,821 762,281 (1,938,617 ) — Total assets $ 2,674,691 $ 1,624,400 $ 967,976 $ (3,428,499 ) $ 1,838,568 Liabilities and Equity Current liabilities: Borrowings under revolving credit agreement $ 335,000 $ — $ — $ — $ 335,000 Trade accounts payable 146,400 130,670 39,228 — 316,298 Other accrued expenses 95,498 86,015 20,525 — 202,038 Intercompany payable - current 10,781 — 4,730 (15,511 ) — Total current liabilities 587,679 216,685 64,483 (15,511 ) 853,336 Other liabilities: Long-term debt 197,932 — — — 197,932 Other liabilities 105,689 41,149 5,027 — 151,865 Intercompany payable - noncurrent 1,149,338 115,114 674,165 (1,938,617 ) — Total other liabilities 1,452,959 156,263 679,192 (1,938,617 ) 349,797 Equity: Caleres, Inc. shareholders’ equity 634,053 1,251,452 222,919 (1,474,371 ) 634,053 Noncontrolling interests — — 1,382 — 1,382 Total equity 634,053 1,251,452 224,301 (1,474,371 ) 635,435 Total liabilities and equity $ 2,674,691 $ 1,624,400 $ 967,976 $ (3,428,499 ) $ 1,838,568 CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF EARNINGS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED February 2, 2019 ($ thousands) Parent Guarantors Non-Guarantors Eliminations Total Net sales $ 888,234 $ 1,975,219 $ 237,607 $ (266,214 ) $ 2,834,846 Cost of goods sold 619,120 1,157,558 124,037 (222,213 ) 1,678,502 Gross profit 269,114 817,661 113,570 (44,001 ) 1,156,344 Selling and administrative expenses 267,584 760,754 57,428 (44,001 ) 1,041,765 Impairment of goodwill and intangible assets — — 98,044 — 98,044 Restructuring and other special charges, net 9,734 6,400 — — 16,134 Operating (loss) earnings (8,204 ) 50,507 (41,902 ) — 401 Interest (expense) income (19,048 ) (25 ) 796 — (18,277 ) Loss on early extinguishment of debt (186 ) — — — (186 ) Other income (expense) 12,408 — (100 ) — 12,308 Intercompany interest income (expense) 11,436 (11,494 ) 58 — — (Loss) earnings before income taxes (3,594 ) 38,988 (41,148 ) — (5,754 ) Income tax benefit (provision) 1,687 (7,719 ) 6,305 — 273 Equity in loss of subsidiaries, net of tax (3,534 ) — (1,275 ) 4,809 — Net (loss) earnings (5,441 ) 31,269 (36,118 ) 4,809 (5,481 ) Less: Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests — — (40 ) — (40 ) Net (loss) earnings attributable to Caleres, Inc. $ (5,441 ) $ 31,269 $ (36,078 ) $ 4,809 $ (5,441 ) CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED February 2, 2019 ($ thousands) Parent Guarantors Non-Guarantors Eliminations Total Net (loss) earnings $ (5,441 ) $ 31,269 $ (36,118 ) $ 4,809 $ (5,481 ) Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax: Foreign currency translation adjustment — — (1,224 ) — (1,224 ) Pension and other postretirement benefits adjustments (13,663 ) — (220 ) — (13,883 ) Derivative financial instruments (1,967 ) (38 ) 630 — (1,375 ) Other comprehensive loss from investment in subsidiaries (801 ) — — 801 — Other comprehensive loss, net of tax (16,431 ) (38 ) (814 ) 801 (16,482 ) Comprehensive (loss) income (21,872 ) 31,231 (36,932 ) 5,610 (21,963 ) Comprehensive loss attributable to noncontrolling interests — — (91 ) — (91 ) Comprehensive (loss) income attributable to Caleres, Inc. $ (21,872 ) $ 31,231 $ (36,841 ) $ 5,610 $ (21,872 ) CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED February 2, 2019 ($ thousands) Parent Guarantors Non-Guarantors Eliminations Total Net cash provided by operating activities $ 21,220 $ 84,546 $ 23,823 $ — $ 129,589 Investing activities Purchases of property and equipment (34,583 ) (25,871 ) (2,029 ) — (62,483 ) Capitalized software (3,962 ) (454 ) — — (4,416 ) Acquisition of Blowfish Malibu, net of cash received (16,792 ) — — — (16,792 ) Acquisition of Vionic, net of cash received (352,666 ) — — — (352,666 ) Intercompany investing (137 ) 137 — — — Net cash used for investing activities (408,140 ) (26,188 ) (2,029 ) — (436,357 ) Financing activities Borrowings under revolving credit agreement 360,000 — — — 360,000 Repayments under revolving credit agreement (25,000 ) — — — (25,000 ) Repayments of capital lease obligation — (406 ) — — (406 ) Dividends paid (11,983 ) — — — (11,983 ) Debt issuance costs (1,298 ) — — — (1,298 ) Acquisition of treasury stock (43,771 ) — — — (43,771 ) Issuance of common stock under share-based plans, net (4,372 ) — — — (4,372 ) Intercompany financing 87,257 (48,804 ) (38,453 ) — — Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities 360,833 (49,210 ) (38,453 ) — 273,170 Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents — — (249 ) — (249 ) (Decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents (26,087 ) 9,148 (16,908 ) — (33,847 ) Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year 26,089 — 37,958 — 64,047 Cash and cash equivalents at end of year $ 2 $ 9,148 $ 21,050 $ — $ 30,200 CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF EARNINGS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED February 3, 2018 ($ thousands) Parent Guarantors Non-Guarantors Eliminations Total Net sales $ 837,849 $ 1,935,265 $ 211,815 $ (199,345 ) $ 2,785,584 Cost of goods sold 580,038 1,090,354 109,104 (162,561 ) 1,616,935 Gross profit 257,811 844,911 102,711 (36,784 ) 1,168,649 Selling and administrative expenses 246,208 771,027 55,600 (36,784 ) 1,036,051 Restructuring and other special charges, net 3,942 756 217 — 4,915 Operating earnings 7,661 73,128 46,894 — 127,683 Interest (expense) income (17,743 ) (14 ) 432 — (17,325 ) Other income 12,348 — — — 12,348 Intercompany interest income (expense) 8,354 (8,813 ) 459 — — Earnings before income taxes 10,620 64,301 47,785 — 122,706 Income tax provision (24,963 ) (175 ) (10,337 ) — (35,475 ) Equity in earnings (loss) of subsidiaries, net of tax 101,543 — (1,619 ) (99,924 ) — Net earnings 87,200 64,126 35,829 (99,924 ) 87,231 Less: Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests — — 31 — 31 Net earnings attributable to Caleres, Inc. $ 87,200 $ 64,126 $ 35,798 $ (99,924 ) $ 87,200 CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED February 3, 2018 ($ thousands) Parent Guarantors Non-Guarantors Eliminations Total Net earnings $ 87,200 $ 64,126 $ 35,829 $ (99,924 ) $ 87,231 Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax: Foreign currency translation adjustment — — 1,116 — 1,116 Pension and other postretirement benefits adjustments 18,855 — (61 ) — 18,794 Derivative financial instruments 1,539 14 (452 ) — 1,101 Other comprehensive income from investment in subsidiaries 544 — — (544 ) — Other comprehensive income, net of tax 20,938 14 603 (544 ) 21,011 Comprehensive income 108,138 64,140 36,432 (100,468 ) 108,242 Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests — — 104 — 104 Comprehensive income attributable to Caleres, Inc. $ 108,138 $ 64,140 $ 36,328 $ (100,468 ) $ 108,138 CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED February 3, 2018 ($ thousands) Parent Guarantors Non-Guarantors Eliminations Total Net cash provided by operating activities $ 40,601 $ 90,745 $ 60,029 $ — $ 191,375 Investing activities Purchases of property and equipment (9,522 ) (31,159 ) (4,039 ) — (44,720 ) Capitalized software (5,950 ) (483 ) (25 ) — (6,458 ) Intercompany investing (20,224 ) 197,929 (177,705 ) — — Net cash (used for) provided by investing activities (35,696 ) 166,287 (181,769 ) — (51,178 ) Financing activities Borrowings under revolving credit agreement 454,000 — — — 454,000 Repayments under revolving credit agreement (564,000 ) — — — (564,000 ) Dividends paid (12,027 ) — — — (12,027 ) Acquisition of treasury stock (5,993 ) — — — (5,993 ) Issuance of common stock under share-based plans, net (3,816 ) — — — (3,816 ) Intercompany financing 129,021 (266,061 ) 137,040 — — Net cash (used for) provided by financing activities (2,815 ) (266,061 ) 137,040 — (131,836 ) Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents — — 354 — 354 Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents 2,090 (9,029 ) 15,654 — 8,715 Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year 23,999 9,029 22,304 — 55,332 Cash and cash equivalents at end of year $ 26,089 $ — $ 37,958 $ — $ 64,047

Note 20 - Quarterly Financial D

Note 20 - Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited)	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 01, 2020
Notes to Financial Statements
Quarterly Financial Information [Text Block]	20. Quarterly financial results (unaudited) for 2019 2018 Quarters First Quarter Second Quarter Third Quarter Fourth Quarter ($ thousands, except per share amounts) (13 weeks) (13 weeks) (13 weeks) (13 Weeks) 2019 Net sales $ 677,754 $ 752,485 $ 792,375 $ 698,948 Gross profit 279,836 305,944 319,770 278,810 Net earnings (1) 9,085 25,227 27,761 9 Net earnings attributable to Caleres, Inc. (1) 9,083 25,341 27,987 408 Per share of common stock: Basic earnings per common share attributable to Caleres, Inc. shareholders (2) 0.22 0.61 0.69 0.01 Diluted earnings per common share attributable to Caleres, Inc. shareholders (2) 0.22 0.61 0.69 0.01 Market value: High 30.66 22.52 22.50 24.39 Low 25.24 17.53 18.29 19.48 ( 1 The fourth 2019 5 2 15 ( 2 may not Quarters First Quarter Second Quarter Third Quarter Fourth Quarter ($ thousands, except per share amounts) (13 weeks) (13 weeks) (13 weeks) (13 Weeks) 2018 Net sales $ 632,142 $ 706,612 $ 775,829 $ 720,263 Gross profit 274,921 293,101 310,610 277,712 Net earnings (loss) (1) 17,180 23,611 29,155 (75,427 ) Net earnings (loss) attributable to Caleres, Inc. (1) 17,212 23,646 29,153 (75,452 ) Per share of common stock: Basic earnings (loss) per common share attributable to Caleres, Inc. shareholders (2) 0.40 0.55 0.68 (1.83 ) Diluted earnings (loss) per common share attributable to Caleres, Inc. shareholders (2) 0.40 0.55 0.67 (1.83 ) Market value: High 36.00 37.06 41.09 37.82 Low 27.10 32.18 31.84 26.63 ( 1 The fourth 2018 11 2 5 ( 2 may not

Schedule II - Valuation and Qua

Schedule II - Valuation and Qualifying Accounts	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 01, 2020
Notes to Financial Statements
SEC Schedule, 12-09, Schedule of Valuation and Qualifying Accounts Disclosure [Text Block]	Col. A Col. B Col. C Col. D Col. E Additions Description Balance at Beginning of Period Charged to Costs and Expenses Charged to Other Accounts - Describe Deductions - Describe Balance at End of Period ($ thousands) YEAR ENDED FEBRUARY 1, 2020 Deducted from assets or accounts: Doubtful accounts and allowances $ 3,050 $ 773 $ — $ 2,010 (A) $ 1,813 Customer allowances 24,750 62,737 — 61,671 (B) 25,816 Customer discounts 1,198 12,046 — 12,046 (B) 1,198 Inventory valuation allowances 14,401 45,489 — 39,280 (C) 20,610 Deferred tax asset valuation allowance 4,199 873 — 263 (D) 4,809 YEAR ENDED FEBRUARY 2, 2019 Deducted from assets or accounts: Doubtful accounts and allowances $ 2,045 $ 518 $ 876 (E) $ 389 (A) $ 3,050 Customer allowances 24,302 54,161 713 (E) 54,426 (B) 24,750 Customer discounts 751 5,545 268 (E) 5,366 (B) 1,198 Inventory valuation allowances 14,254 40,670 277 (E) 40,800 (C) 14,401 Deferred tax asset valuation allowance 5,763 — — 1,564 (D) 4,199 YEAR ENDED FEBRUARY 3, 2018 Deducted from assets or accounts: Doubtful accounts and allowances $ 1,567 $ 1,336 $ — $ 858 (A) $ 2,045 Customer allowances 20,923 51,135 — 47,756 (B) 24,302 Customer discounts 1,162 4,804 — 5,215 (B) 751 Inventory valuation allowances 14,229 47,084 — 47,059 (C) 14,254 Deferred tax asset valuation allowance 7,890 — — 2,127 (D) 5,763 (A) Accounts written off, net of recoveries. (B) Discounts and allowances granted to wholesale customers of the Brand Portfolio segment. (C) Adjustment upon disposal of related inventories. (D) Reductions to the valuation allowances for the net operating loss carryforwards for certain states based on the Company’s expectations for utilization of net operating loss carryforwards. In addition, in fiscal 2017, (E) Established through purchase accounting related to the Vionic acquisition.

Significant Accounting Policies

Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 01, 2020
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Organization [Policy Text Block]	Organization Caleres, Inc., originally founded as Brown Shoe Company in 1878 1913, The Company provides a broad offering of licensed, branded and private-label athletic, casual and dress footwear products to women, men and children. The footwear is sold at a variety of price points through multiple distribution channels both domestically and internationally. The Company currently operates 1,177 r 2019 61% 2018 2017 8 The Company’s business is seasonal in nature due to consumer spending patterns with higher back-to-school and holiday season sales. Traditionally, the third
Consolidation, Policy [Policy Text Block]	Consolidation The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned and majority-owned subsidiaries, after the elimination of intercompany accounts and transactions.
Noncontrolling Interests [Policy Text Block]	Noncontrolling Interests Noncontrolling interests in the Company’s consolidated financial statements result from the accounting for noncontrolling interests in partially-owned consolidated subsidiaries or affiliates. The Company has a joint venture agreement with a subsidiary of C. banner International Holdings Limited (“CBI”) to market Naturalizer footwear in China. The Company is a 51% owner of the joint venture (“B&H Footwear”), with CBI owning the other 49%. The license enabling the joint venture to market the footwear expired in August 2017 2019. The Company and Brand Investment Holding are each 50% owners of the joint venture, which is named CLT Brand Solutions ("CLT"). 2019, 2019.
Fiscal Period, Policy [Policy Text Block]	Accounting Period The Company’s fiscal year is the 52 53 January 31. 2019 2018, 52 February 1, 2020 February 2, 2019, 2017, 53 February 3, 2018.
Use of Estimates, Policy [Policy Text Block]	Use of Estimates The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Policy [Policy Text Block]	Cash and Cash Equivalents The Company considers all highly liquid investments with maturities of three
Receivable [Policy Text Block]	Receivables The Company evaluates the collectibility of selected accounts receivable on a case-by-case basis and makes adjustments to the bad debt reserve for expected losses. The Company considers factors such as ability to pay, bankruptcy, credit ratings and payment history. For all other accounts, the Company estimates reserves for bad debts based on experience and past due status of the accounts. If circumstances related to customers change, estimates of recoverability are further adjusted. The Company recognized a provision for doubtful accounts of $0.8 million in 2019 2018 2017 Customer allowances represent reserves against our wholesale customers’ accounts receivable for margin assistance, product returns, customer deductions and co-op advertising allowances. The Company estimates the reserves needed for margin assistance by reviewing inventory levels on the retail floors, sell-through rates, historical dilution, current gross margin levels and other performance indicators of our major retail customers. Product returns and customer deductions are estimated using historical experience and anticipated future trends. Co-op advertising allowances are estimated based on customer agreements. The Company recognized a provision for customer allowances of $62.7 million in 2019 2018 2017 Customer discounts represent reserves against our accounts receivable for discounts that our wholesale customers may 2019 2018 2017
Inventory, Policy [Policy Text Block]	Inventories All inventories are valued at the lower of cost and net realizable value with approximately 87% of consolidated inventories using the last-in, first first first February 1, 2020 February 2, 2019 9 The costs of inventory, inbound freight and duties, markdowns, shrinkage and royalty expense are classified in cost of goods sold. Costs of warehousing and distribution are classified in selling and administrative expenses and are expensed as incurred. Such warehousing and distribution costs totaled $106.0 million, $106.9 million and $89.7 million in 2019, 2018 2017 2019, 2018 2017 The Company applies judgment in valuing inventories by assessing the net realizable value of inventories based on current selling prices. At the Famous Footwear segment and certain Brand Portfolio operations, markdowns are recognized when it becomes evident that inventory items will be sold at retail prices less than cost, plus the cost to sell the product. This policy causes the gross profit rates at Famous Footwear and, to a lesser extent, Brand Portfolio to be lower than the initial markup during periods when permanent price reductions are taken to clear product. For the majority of the Brand Portfolio operations, markdown reserves reduce the carrying values of inventories to a level where, upon sale of the product, the Company will realize its normal gross profit rate. The Company believes these policies reflect the difference in operating models between the Famous Footwear and Brand Portfolio segments. Famous Footwear periodically runs promotional events to drive sales to clear seasonal inventories. The Brand Portfolio segment relies on permanent price reductions to clear slower-moving inventory. Markdowns are recorded to reflect expected adjustments to sales prices. In determining markdowns, management considers current and recently recorded sales prices, the length of time the product is held in inventory and quantities of various product styles contained in inventory, among other factors. The ultimate amount realized from the sale of certain products could differ from management estimates. The Company performs physical inventory counts or cycle counts on all merchandise inventory on hand throughout the year and adjusts the recorded balance to reflect the results. The Company records estimated shrinkage between physical inventory counts based on historical results.
Internal Use Software, Policy [Policy Text Block]	Computer Software Costs The Company capitalizes certain costs in other assets, including internal payroll costs incurred in connection with the development or acquisition of software for internal use. Other assets on the consolidated balance sheets include $16.2 million and $16.4 million of computer software costs as of February 1, 2020 February 2, 2019 February 1, 2020 February 2, 2019,
Property, Plant and Equipment, Policy [Policy Text Block]	Property and Equipment Property and equipment are stated at cost. Depreciation of property and equipment is provided over the estimated useful lives of the assets or the remaining lease terms, where applicable, using the straight-line method.
Interest Expense, Policy [Policy Text Block]	Interest Expense Capitalized Interest Interest costs for major asset additions are capitalized during the construction or development period and amortized over the lives of the related assets. The Company capitalized interest of $0.6 million and $0.2 million in 2019 2018, 2017. Interest Expense Interest expense includes interest for borrowings under both the Company’s short-term and long-term debt, net of amounts capitalized, as well as accretion and fair value adjustments on the mandatory purchase obligation from the acquisition of Blowfish Malibu, as further described in Note 2
Goodwill and Intangible Assets, Policy [Policy Text Block]	Goodwill and Intangible Assets Goodwill and intangible assets deemed to have indefinite lives are not Intangibles-Goodwill and Other (ASC Topic 350 not one may 2017, 2017 04, Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment, not The Company performs its goodwill impairment assessment as of the first fourth 2019, 2018, 11 The Company performs impairment tests on its indefinite-lived intangible assets as of the first fourth first fourth no 2018, 11
Self Insurance Reserve [Policy Text Block]	Self-Insurance Reserves The Company is self-insured and/or retains high deductibles for a significant portion of its workers’ compensation, health, disability, cyber risk, general liability, automobile and property programs, among others. Liabilities associated with the risks that are retained by the Company are estimated by considering historical claims experience, trends of the Company and the industry and other actuarial assumptions. The estimated accruals for these liabilities could be affected if development of costs on claims differ from these assumptions and historical trends. Based on available information as of February 1, 2020 February 1, 2020 February 2, 2019
Revenue [Policy Text Block]	Revenue Recognition Retail sales, recognized at the point of sale, are recorded net of returns and exclude sales tax. Wholesale sales are recorded, net of returns, allowances and discounts, when obligations under the terms of a contract with the consumer are satisfied. This generally occurs at the time of transfer of control of merchandise. The Company considers several control indicators in its assessment of the timing of the transfer of control, including significant risks and rewards of ownership, physical possession and the Company's right to receive payment. Revenue is measured as the amount of consideration the Company expects to receive in exchange for transferring merchandise. Reserves for projected merchandise returns, discounts and allowances are determined based on historical experience and current expectations. Revenue is recognized on license fees related to Company-owned brand-names, where the Company is the licensor, when the related sales of the licensee are made. The Company applies the guidance using the portfolio approach in ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, not Gift Cards The Company sells gift cards to its customers in its retail stores, through its Internet sites and at other retailers. The Company’s gift cards do not not 24 2019, 2018 2017, Loyalty Program The Company maintains a loyalty program at Famous Footwear, through which consumers earn points toward savings certificates for qualifying purchases. Upon reaching specified point values, consumers are issued a savings certificate that may 2019, 2018 February 1, 2020 February 2, 2019
Store Closing and Impairment Charges [Policy Text Block]	Store Closing and Impairment Charges The costs of closing stores, including lease termination costs, property and equipment write-offs and severance, as applicable, are recorded when the store is closed or when a binding agreement is reached with the landlord to close the store. The Company regularly analyzes the results of all of its stores and assesses the viability of underperforming stores to determine whether events or circumstances exist that indicate the stores should be closed or whether the carrying amount of their long-lived assets may not 2019, 2019 2018 2017 2019 842, Leases first 2019, 13 may 2020 19”
Advertising Cost [Policy Text Block]	Advertising and Marketing Expense Advertising and marketing costs are expensed as incurred, except for the costs of direct response advertising that relate primarily to the production and distribution of the Company's catalogs and coupon mailers. Direct response advertising costs are capitalized and amortized over the expected future revenue stream, which is generally one three first In addition, the Company participates in co-op advertising programs with certain of its wholesale customers. For those co-op advertising programs where the Company has validated the fair value of the advertising received, co-op advertising costs are reflected as advertising expense within selling and administrative expenses. Otherwise, co-op advertising costs are reflected as a reduction of net sales. Total advertising and marketing expense was $100.9 million, $84.8 million and $83.6 million in 2019, 2018 2017 2019, 2018 2017 2019 2018 2017 February 1, 2020 February 2, 2019
Regulatory Income Taxes, Policy [Policy Text Block]	Income Taxes The Company recognizes deferred tax assets and liabilities for the expected future tax consequences of temporary differences between the consolidated financial statement carrying amounts and the tax bases of its assets and liabilities. The Company establishes valuation allowances if it believes that it is more-likely-than- not not not not 50% 7 December 22, 2017, not January 1, 2018, one
Lessee, Leases [Policy Text Block]	Operating Leases The Company leases all of its retail locations, a manufacturing facility and certain office locations, distribution centers and equipment under operating leases. Approximately one 13 first 2019, 842 842, not Contingent Rentals Many of the leases covering retail stores require contingent rental payments in addition to the minimum monthly rental charge based on retail sales volume. Subsequent to the adoption of ASC 842 first 2019, not none 840, Construction Allowances Received From Landlords At the time its retail facilities are initially leased, the Company often receives consideration from landlords to be applied against the cost of leasehold improvements necessary to open the store. The Company treats these construction allowances as a lease incentive. In accordance with ASC 842, 2019, 840, 840 Straight-Line Rents and Rent Holidays The Company records rent expense on a straight-line basis over the lease term for all of its leased facilities. For leases that have predetermined fixed escalations of the minimum rentals, the Company recognizes the related rental expense on a straight-line basis and records the difference between the recognized rental expense and amounts payable under the lease as the lease right-of-use asset, or under the guidance in ASC 840, not 30 60 Pre-opening Costs Pre-opening costs associated with opening retail stores, including payroll, supplies and facility costs, are expensed as incurred.
Earnings Per Share, Policy [Policy Text Block]	Earnings (Loss) Per Common Share Attributable to Caleres, Inc. Shareholders The Company uses the two two 4
Comprehensive Income, Policy [Policy Text Block]	Comprehensive Income (Loss) Comprehensive income (loss) includes the effect of foreign currency translation adjustments, pension and other postretirement benefits adjustments and unrealized gains or losses from derivatives used for hedging activities. Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment For certain of the Company’s international subsidiaries, the local currency is the functional currency. Assets and liabilities of these subsidiaries are translated into United States dollars at the period-end exchange rate or historical rates as appropriate. Consolidated statements of earnings (loss) amounts are translated at average exchange rates for the period. The cumulative translation adjustments resulting from changes in exchange rates are included in the consolidated balance sheets as a component of accumulated other comprehensive loss in total Caleres, Inc. shareholders’ equity. Transaction gains and losses are included in the consolidated statements of earnings (loss). Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits Adjustments The Company determines the expense and obligations for retirement and other benefit plans using assumptions related to discount rates, expected long-term rates of return on invested plan assets, expected salary increases and certain employee-related factors. The Company determines the fair value of plan assets and benefit obligations as of the January 31 6 16 Derivative Financial Instruments The Company recognizes all derivative financial instruments as either assets or liabilities in the consolidated balance sheets and measures those instruments at fair value. The Company evaluates its exposure to volatility in foreign currency rates and may not 14, 15 16
Legal Costs, Policy [Policy Text Block]	Litigation Contingencies The Company is the defendant in several claims and lawsuits arising in the ordinary course of business. The Company believes the outcome of such proceedings and litigation currently pending will not 18
Environmental Costs, Policy [Policy Text Block]	Environmental Matters The Company is involved in environmental remediation and ongoing compliance activities at several sites. The Company is remediating, under the oversight of Colorado authorities, the groundwater and indoor air at its owned facility and residential neighborhoods adjacent to and near the property, which have been affected by solvents previously used at the facility. In addition, various federal and state authorities have identified the Company as a potentially responsible party for remediation at certain other sites. The Company's prior operations included numerous manufacturing and other facilities for which the Company may may 18 Environmental expenditures relating to an existing condition caused by past operations and that do not
Business Combinations Policy [Policy Text Block]	Business Combination Accounting The Company allocates the purchase price of an acquired entity to the assets and liabilities acquired based upon their estimated fair values at the business combination date. The Company also identifies and estimates the fair values of intangible assets that should be recognized as assets apart from goodwill. A single estimate of fair value results from a complex series of judgments about future events and uncertainties and relies heavily on estimates and assumptions. The Company typically engages third The Company’s purchase price allocation methodology contains uncertainties because it requires management to make assumptions and to apply judgment to estimate the fair value of the acquired assets and liabilities. Management estimates the fair value of assets and liabilities based upon quoted market prices, the carrying value of the acquired assets and widely accepted valuation techniques, including discounted cash flows. Unanticipated events or circumstances may
Share-based Payment Arrangement [Policy Text Block]	Share-Based Compensation The Company has share-based incentive compensation plans under which certain officers, employees and members of the Board of Directors are participants and may may 718, Compensation – Stock Compensation 505, Equity four four one may 17
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows Supplemental Disclosures, Policy [Policy Text Block]	Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows Supplemental Disclosures The Company made federal, state and foreign tax payments, net of refunds, of $ 10.2 2019, 2018 2017 7 Cash payments of interest for the Company's borrowings under the revolving credit agreement and long-term debt during 2019, 2018 2017 26.8 12
Subsequent Events, Policy [Policy Text Block]	Subsequent Event In March 2020, 19 March 19, 2020, two The Company is taking steps to manage its resources conservatively by reducing and/or deferring capital expenditures, inventory purchases and operating expenses to mitigate the adverse impact of the pandemic. These steps include, but are not 19, February 1, 2020 may
New Accounting Pronouncements, Policy [Policy Text Block]	Impact of Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements In February 2016 , 2016 02, Leases (Topic 842 2018 11, 842 842 842" first 2019 2018 11 . February 3, 2019 . not 840, Leases not 13 842 . In August 2018, No. 33 10532, Disclosure Update and Simplification fourth 2018 10 first 2019. July 2019, 2019 07, Amendments to SEC Paragraphs Pursuant to SEC Final Rule Releases No. 33 10532, 33 10231 33 10442, Investment Company Reporting Modernization, and Miscellaneous Updates 2019 07 No. 33 10532 not Impact of Prospective Accounting Pronouncements In June 2016, 2016 13, Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326 not December 15, 2019, December 15, 2018. February 1, 2020 not not In August 2018, 2018 13, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820 2018 13 December 15, 2019. 2018 13 first 2020 not In August 2018, 2018 14, Compensation — Retirement Benefits — Defined Benefit Plans — General (Subtopic 715 20 no December 15, 2020, 2018 14 not In December 2019, 2019 12, Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes 2019 12 December 15, 2020, 2019 12 not

Note 3 - Revenues (Tables)

Note 3 - Revenues (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 01, 2020
Notes Tables
Disaggregation of Revenue [Table Text Block]	2019 ($ thousands) Famous Footwear Brand Portfolio Eliminations and Other Total Retail stores $ 1,427,473 $ 154,549 $ — $ 1,582,022 Landed wholesale-e-commerce/drop ship (1) — 283,785 — 283,785 Landed wholesale - other — 708,262 (72,955 ) 635,307 First-cost wholesale — 96,021 — 96,021 First-cost wholesale - e-commerce (1) — 2,204 — 2,204 E-commerce - Company websites (1) 159,724 145,897 — 305,621 Licensing and royalty — 15,469 — 15,469 Other (2) 860 273 — 1,133 Net sales $ 1,588,057 $ 1,406,460 $ (72,955 ) $ 2,921,562 2018 ($ thousands) Famous Footwear Brand Portfolio Eliminations and Other Total Retail stores $ 1,469,857 $ 166,903 $ — $ 1,636,760 Landed wholesale-e-commerce/drop ship (1) — 217,155 — 217,155 Landed wholesale - other — 690,988 (85,513 ) 605,475 First-cost wholesale — 94,734 — 94,734 First-cost wholesale - e-commerce (1) — 1,086 — 1,086 E-commerce - Company websites (1) 136,327 125,877 — 262,204 Licensing and royalty — 16,501 — 16,501 Other (2) 624 307 — 931 Net sales $ 1,606,808 $ 1,313,551 $ (85,513 ) $ 2,834,846
Contract with Customer, Asset and Liability [Table Text Block]	($ thousands) February 1, 2020 February 2, 2019 Customer allowances and discounts $ 26,200 $ 25,090 Loyalty programs liability 16,405 14,637 Returns reserve 14,033 13,841 Gift card liability 5,742 5,426

Note 4 - Earnings (Loss) Per _2

Note 4 - Earnings (Loss) Per Share (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 01, 2020
Notes Tables
Schedule of Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted [Table Text Block]	(in $ thousands, except per share amounts) 2019 2018 2017 NUMERATOR Net earnings (loss) $ 62,082 $ (5,481 ) $ 87,231 Net loss (earnings) attributable to noncontrolling interests 737 40 (31 ) Net earnings (loss) attributable to Caleres, Inc. $ 62,819 $ (5,441 ) $ 87,200 Net earnings allocated to participating securities (1,988 ) — (2,384 ) Net earnings (loss) attributable to Caleres, Inc. after allocation of earnings to participating securities $ 60,831 $ (5,441 ) $ 84,816 DENOMINATOR Denominator for basic earnings (loss) per common share attributable to Caleres, Inc. shareholders 39,796 41,756 41,801 Dilutive effect of share-based awards 57 — 179 Denominator for diluted earnings (loss) per common share attributable to Caleres, Inc. shareholders 39,853 41,756 41,980 Basic earnings (loss) per common share attributable to Caleres, Inc. shareholders $ 1.53 $ (0.13 ) $ 2.03 Diluted earnings (loss) per common share attributable to Caleres, Inc. shareholders $ 1.53 $ (0.13 ) $ 2.02

Note 6 - Retirement and Other_2

Note 6 - Retirement and Other Benefit Plans (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 01, 2020
Notes Tables
Schedule of Changes in Projected Benefit Obligations [Table Text Block]	Pension Benefits Other Postretirement Benefits ($ thousands) 2019 2018 2019 2018 Benefit obligation at beginning of year $ 342,192 $ 356,469 $ 1,461 $ 1,594 Service cost 7,219 8,995 — — Interest cost 14,811 14,236 60 59 Plan participants’ contribution 9 10 6 6 Plan amendments 93 254 — — Actuarial loss (gain) 58,278 (21,541 ) (39 ) (22 ) Benefits paid (14,399 ) (14,352 ) (117 ) (176 ) Settlements (20,263 ) (3,656 ) — — Contractual termination benefits 482 — — — Curtailments (90 ) — — — Foreign exchange rate changes (44 ) (230 ) — — Acquisitions — 2,007 — — Benefit obligation at end of year $ 388,288 $ 342,192 $ 1,371 $ 1,461
Defined Benefit Plan, Assumptions [Table Text Block]	Pension Benefits Other Postretirement Benefits Weighted–average assumptions used to determine benefit obligations, end of year 2019 2018 2019 2018 Discount rate 3.25 % 4.35 % 3.25 % 4.35 % Rate of compensation increase 3.00 % 3.00 % N/A N/A Pension Benefits Other Postretirement Benefits 2019 2018 2017 2019 2018 2017 Discount rate 4.35 % 4.00 % 4.40 % 4.35 % 4.00 % 4.40 % Rate of compensation increase 3.00 % 3.00 % 3.00 % N/A N/A N/A Expected return on plan assets 7.75 % 8.00 % 8.00 % N/A N/A N/A
Schedule of Allocation of Plan Assets [Table Text Block]	Fair Value Measurements at February 1, 2020 ($ thousands) Total Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Asset Cash and cash equivalents $ 31,588 $ 31,588 $ — $ — U.S. government securities 94,285 18,388 75,897 — Mutual fund 32,551 32,551 — — Exchange-traded funds 71,505 71,505 — — Corporate stocks - common and partnerships 177,743 177,718 — 25 Preferred securities 852 — — 852 S&P 500 Index options 3,252 3,252 — — Total investments in the fair value hierarchy $ 411,776 $ 335,002 $ 75,897 $ 877 Investments measured at net asset value: Alternative investment fund 16,335 — — — Unallocated insurance contract 75 — — — Total investments measured at net asset value 16,410 — — — Total investments at fair value $ 428,186 $ 335,002 $ 75,897 $ 877 Fair Value Measurements at February 2, 2019 ($ thousands) Total Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Asset Cash and cash equivalents $ 17,312 $ 17,312 $ — $ — U.S. government securities 87,455 14,155 73,300 — Mutual fund 31,966 31,966 — — Real estate investment trusts 232 232 — — Exchange-traded funds 65,464 65,464 — — Corporate stocks - common 169,721 169,721 — — Preferred securities 639 404 — 235 S&P 500 Index options (4,572 ) (4,572 ) — — Total $ 368,217 $ 294,682 $ 73,300 $ 235 Investments measured at net asset value: Alternative investment fund 13,160 — — — Unallocated insurance contract 73 — — — Total investments measured at net asset value 13,233 — — — Total investments at fair value $ 381,450 $ 294,682 $ 73,300 $ 235
Schedule of Changes in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Table Text Block]	Pension Benefits Other Postretirement Benefits ($ thousands) 2019 2018 2019 2018 Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year $ 381,450 $ 407,081 $ — $ — Actual return on plan assets 81,282 (13,677 ) — — Employer contributions 151 3,847 111 170 Plan participants’ contributions 9 10 6 6 Benefits paid (14,399 ) (14,352 ) (117 ) (176 ) Settlements (20,263 ) (3,656 ) — — Foreign exchange rate changes (44 ) (243 ) — — Acquisitions — 2,440 — — Fair value of plan assets at end of year $ 428,186 $ 381,450 $ — $ —
Schedule of Amounts Recognized in Balance Sheet [Table Text Block]	Pension Benefits Other Postretirement Benefits ($ thousands) 2019 2018 2019 2018 Prepaid pension costs (noncurrent assets) $ 50,660 $ 47,826 $ — $ — Accrued benefit liabilities (current liability) (2,405 ) (1,663 ) (200 ) (242 ) Accrued benefit liabilities (noncurrent liability) (8,361 ) (6,905 ) (1,171 ) (1,219 ) Net amount recognized at end of year $ 39,894 $ 39,258 $ (1,371 ) $ (1,461 )
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan with Projected Benefit Obligation in Excess of Plan Assets [Table Text Block]	Projected Benefit Obligation Exceeds the Fair Value of Plan Assets Accumulated Benefit Obligation Exceeds the Fair Value of Plan Assets ($ thousands) 2019 2018 2019 2018 End of Year Projected benefit obligation $ 10,766 $ 8,565 $ 10,766 $ 8,565 Accumulated benefit obligation 9,516 7,291 9,516 7,291 Fair value of plan assets — — — —
Schedule of Amounts in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) to be Recognized over Next Fiscal Year [Table Text Block]	Pension Benefits Other Postretirement Benefits ($ thousands) 2019 2018 2019 2018 Components of accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax: Net actuarial loss (gain) $ 33,771 $ 34,879 $ (507 ) $ (558 ) Net prior service credit (2,093 ) (3,266 ) — — Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax $ 31,678 $ 31,613 $ (507 ) $ (558 ) Pension Benefits Other Postretirement Benefits ($ thousands) 2020 2020 Expected amortization, net of tax: Amortization of net actuarial loss (gain) $ 4,198 $ (110 ) Amortization of net prior service credit (1,414 ) — Expected amortization, net of tax $ 2,784 $ (110 )
Schedule of Net Benefit Costs [Table Text Block]	Pension Benefits Other Postretirement Benefits ($ thousands) 2019 2018 2017 2019 2018 2017 Service cost $ 7,219 $ 8,995 $ 9,705 $ — $ — $ — Interest cost 14,811 14,236 14,948 60 59 68 Expected return on assets (27,735 ) (29,091 ) (27,589 ) — — — Amortization of: Actuarial loss (gain) 3,904 4,122 4,315 (107 ) (125 ) (145 ) Prior service credit (1,486 ) (1,567 ) (1,780 ) — — — Settlement cost 2,236 324 — — — — Cost of contractual termination benefits 482 — — — — — Curtailments — — (2,165 ) — — — Total net periodic benefit income $ (569 ) $ (2,981 ) $ (2,566 ) $ (47 ) $ (66 ) $ (77 )
Schedule of Expected Benefit Payments [Table Text Block]	Pension Benefits ($ thousands) Funded Plan SERP Total Other Postretirement Benefits Employer Contributions 2020 expected contributions to plan trusts $ 92 $ — $ 92 $ — 2020 expected contributions to plan participants — 2,444 2,444 203 2020 refund of assets (e.g. surplus) to employer 134 — 134 — Expected Benefit Payments 2020 $ 14,885 $ 2,443 $ 17,328 $ 203 2021 16,151 1,909 18,060 176 2022 15,100 1,576 16,676 151 2023 15,657 2,207 17,864 130 2024 16,219 261 16,480 110 2025-2029 90,117 2,097 92,214 333

Note 7 - Income Taxes (Tables)

Note 7 - Income Taxes (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 01, 2020
Notes Tables
Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit) [Table Text Block]	($ thousands) 2019 2018 2017 Federal Current $ 4,003 $ 1,953 $ 31,102 Deferred 5,390 4,451 (10,358 ) Total federal income tax provision (benefit) 9,393 6,404 20,744 State Current 290 (718 ) 7,691 Deferred 2,403 1,284 913 Total state income tax provision (benefit) 2,693 566 8,604 Foreign 4,425 (7,243 ) 6,127 Total income tax provision (benefit) $ 16,511 $ (273 ) $ 35,475
Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation [Table Text Block]	($ thousands) 2019 2018 2017 Income taxes at statutory rate (1) $ 16,505 $ (1,208 ) $ 41,376 State income taxes, net of federal tax benefit 2,218 2,519 3,579 Foreign earnings taxed at lower rates (3,199 ) (4,210 ) (8,072 ) Share-based compensation 86 (347 ) (1,265 ) Income tax reform, net benefit — (3,891 ) (294 ) GILTI, BEAT and FDII provisions 668 613 — Non-deductibility of goodwill impairment — 7,989 — Impairment of foreign tradename taxed at higher rate — (2,400 ) — Valuation allowance release on state loss carryforwards — — (100 ) Non-deductibility of acquisition costs — 46 — Other 233 616 251 Total income tax provision (benefit) $ 16,511 $ (273 ) $ 35,475
Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities [Table Text Block]	($ thousands) February 1, 2020 February 2, 2019 Deferred Tax Assets Employee benefits, compensation and insurance $ 12,812 $ 14,599 Accrued expenses 18,762 14,936 Postretirement and postemployment benefit plans 314 327 Deferred rent — 6,524 Lease obligations 200,408 — Accounts receivable reserves 3,109 7,350 Net operating loss (“NOL”) carryforward/carryback 6,671 6,714 Capital loss carryforward 14 14 Inventory capitalization and inventory reserves 4,123 3,339 Impairment of investment in nonconsolidated affiliate 1,470 1,470 Other 1,349 1,831 Total deferred tax assets, before valuation allowance 249,032 57,104 Valuation allowance (4,809 ) (4,199 ) Total deferred tax assets, net of valuation allowance $ 244,223 $ 52,905 Deferred Tax Liabilities Lease right-of-use assets $ (187,978 ) $ — Retirement plans (10,466 ) (10,212 ) LIFO inventory valuation (44,774 ) (42,427 ) Capitalized software (4,420 ) (3,879 ) Depreciation (8,416 ) (10,662 ) Intangible assets (29,636 ) (24,763 ) Other (3,811 ) (1,115 ) Total deferred tax liabilities (289,501 ) (93,058 ) Net deferred tax liability $ (45,278 ) $ (40,153 )

Note 8 - Business Segment Inf_2

Note 8 - Business Segment Information (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 01, 2020
Notes Tables
Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Table Text Block]	($ thousands) Famous Footwear Brand Portfolio Eliminations and Other Total Fiscal 2019 External sales $ 1,588,057 $ 1,406,460 $ (72,955 ) $ 2,921,562 Intersegment sales — (72,955 ) — (72,955 ) Depreciation and amortization 26,706 29,875 8,981 65,562 Operating earnings (loss) 76,896 58,153 (31,236 ) 103,813 Segment assets 891,042 1,383,500 157,165 2,431,707 Purchases of property and equipment 16,129 21,973 6,431 44,533 Capitalized software 16 1,544 4,059 5,619 Fiscal 2018 External sales $ 1,606,808 $ 1,313,551 $ (85,513 ) $ 2,834,846 Intersegment sales — (85,513 ) — 85,513 Depreciation and amortization 28,816 20,768 13,113 62,697 Operating earnings (loss) 85,268 (40,799 ) (44,068 ) 401 Segment assets 502,507 1,211,008 125,053 1,838,568 Purchases of property and equipment 17,552 41,993 2,938 62,483 Capitalized software 351 814 3,251 4,416 Fiscal 2017 External sales $ 1,637,627 $ 1,233,081 $ (85,124 ) $ 2,785,584 Intersegment sales — (85,124 ) — 85,124 Depreciation and amortization 29,990 16,873 17,207 64,070 Operating earnings (loss) 92,230 80,160 (44,707 ) 127,683 Segment assets 500,862 814,508 174,045 1,489,415 Purchases of property and equipment 22,920 15,865 5,935 44,720 Capitalized software 483 232 5,743 6,458
Reconciliation of Operating Profit (Loss) from Segments to Consolidated [Table Text Block]	($ thousands) 2019 2018 2017 Operating earnings $ 103,813 $ 401 $ 127,683 Interest expense, net (33,123 ) (18,277 ) (17,325 ) Loss on early extinguishment of debt — (186 ) — Other income, net 7,903 12,308 12,348 Earnings (loss) before income taxes $ 78,593 $ (5,754 ) $ 122,706
Schedule of Revenue from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets, by Geographical Areas [Table Text Block]	($ thousands) 2019 2018 2017 Net Sales United States $ 2,734,912 $ 2,656,928 $ 2,603,725 Far East 98,045 93,883 98,287 Canada 80,247 63,354 75,764 Latin America and other 8,358 20,681 7,808 Total net sales $ 2,921,562 $ 2,834,846 $ 2,785,584 Long-Lived Assets (1) United States $ 881,338 $ 219,975 $ 200,686 Canada 35,317 9,381 10,559 Far East 3,527 1,348 1,456 Other 258 80 98 Total long-lived assets $ 920,440 $ 230,784 $ 212,799

Note 9 - Inventories (Tables)

Note 9 - Inventories (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 01, 2020
Notes Tables
Schedule of Inventory, Current [Table Text Block]	($ thousands) February 1, 2020 February 2, 2019 Raw materials $ 18,455 $ 19,128 Work-in-process 454 745 Finished goods 599,497 663,298 Inventories, net $ 618,406 $ 683,171

Note 10 - Property and Equipm_2

Note 10 - Property and Equipment (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 01, 2020
Notes Tables
Property, Plant and Equipment [Table Text Block]	($ thousands) February 1, 2020 February 2, 2019 Land and buildings $ 52,638 $ 58,337 Leasehold improvements 241,209 233,604 Technology equipment 56,480 49,120 Machinery and equipment 98,715 69,628 Furniture and fixtures 140,233 134,259 Construction in progress 4,704 34,139 Property and equipment 593,979 579,087 Allowances for depreciation (369,133 ) (348,303 ) Property and equipment, net $ 224,846 $ 230,784 Years Buildings 5 - 30 Leasehold improvements 5 - 20 Technology equipment 2 - 7 Machinery and equipment 4 - 20 Furniture and fixtures 3 - 10

Note 11 - Goodwill and Intang_2

Note 11 - Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 01, 2020
Notes Tables
Schedule of Intangible Assets and Goodwill [Table Text Block]	($ thousands) February 1, 2020 February 2, 2019 Intangible Assets Famous Footwear $ 2,800 $ 2,800 Brand Portfolio 388,288 388,288 Total intangible assets 391,088 391,088 Accumulated amortization (96,784 ) (83,722 ) Total intangible assets, net 294,304 307,366 Goodwill Brand Portfolio 245,275 242,531 Total goodwill 245,275 242,531 Goodwill and intangible assets, net $ 539,579 $ 549,897
Schedule of Finited-Lived and Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets [Table Text Block]	($ thousands) February 1, 2020 Estimated Useful Lives (In Years) Cost Basis Accumulated Amortization Net Carrying Value Trademarks 15 - 40 $ 288,788 $ 91,827 $ 196,961 Trademarks Indefinite 58,100 — 58,100 Customer relationships 15 - 16 44,200 4,957 39,243 $ 391,088 $ 96,784 $ 294,304 February 2, 2019 Estimated Useful Lives (In Years) Cost Basis Accumulated Amortization Impairment Net Carrying Value Trademarks 15 - 40 $ 288,788 $ 81,961 $ — $ 206,827 Trademarks Indefinite 118,100 — 60,000 58,100 Customer relationships 15 - 16 44,200 1,761 — 42,439 $ 451,088 $ 83,722 $ 60,000 $ 307,366

Note 12 - Long-term and Short_2

Note 12 - Long-term and Short-term Financing Arrangements (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 01, 2020
Notes Tables
Debt Instrument Redemption [Table Text Block]	Year Percentage 2020 101.563 % 2021 and thereafter 100.000 %

Note 13 - Leases (Tables)

Note 13 - Leases (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 01, 2020
Notes Tables
Lessee, Operating Lease, Disclosure [Table Text Block]	Lease Term (years) Renewal Options Retail stores 5 - 10 Approximately 42% have options of varying periods Manufacturing facility 8 None Office facilities and distribution centers 10 - 15 5 - 20 years Equipment 1 - 6 None
Assets and Liabilities, Lessee [Table Text Block]	($ thousands) February 1, 2020 Lease Classification Lease right-of-use assets $ 695,594 Current lease obligations (127,869 ) Noncurrent lease obligations (629,032 ) Net balance sheet impact $ (61,307 )
Lessee, Weighted Average Lease Term and Discount Rate [Table Text Block]	February 1, 2020 Weighted-average remaining lease term (in years) 7.2 Weighted-average discount rate 4.3 %
Lease, Cost [Table Text Block]	($ thousands) 2019 Operating lease expense $ 186,185 Variable lease expense 45,455 Short-term lease expense 3,339 Sublease income (269 ) Total lease expense $ 234,710
Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, Maturity [Table Text Block]	($ thousands) 2020 $ 156,877 2021 151,257 2022 124,369 2023 104,582 2024 85,249 Thereafter 270,434 Total minimum operating lease payments (1) $ 892,768 Less imputed interest (135,867 ) Present value of lease obligations $ 756,901
Leases, Cash Flow Information [Table Text Block]	($ thousands) 2019 Cash paid for lease liabilities $ 196,033 Cash received from sublease income 269
Schedule of Rent Expense [Table Text Block]	($ thousands) 2018 2017 Minimum rent $ 171,410 $ 171,980 Contingent rent 671 513 Sublease income (428 ) (1,705 ) Total $ 171,653 $ 170,788
Schedule of Future Minimum Rental Payments for Operating Leases [Table Text Block]	($ thousands) 2019 $ 173,891 2020 151,157 2021 125,629 2022 102,488 2023 84,036 Thereafter 212,774 Total minimum operating lease payments (1) $ 849,975

Note 14 - Risk Management and_2

Note 14 - Risk Management and Derivatives (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 01, 2020
Notes Tables
Schedule of Notional Amounts of Outstanding Derivative Positions [Table Text Block]	(U.S. $ equivalent in thousands) February 1, 2020 February 2, 2019 Financial Instruments U.S. dollars (purchased by the Company’s Canadian division with Canadian dollars) $ 3,963 $ 15,196 Euro 1,251 13,383 Chinese yuan 2,355 4,507 New Taiwanese dollars — 461 Other currencies 69 382 Total financial instruments $ 7,638 $ 33,929
Schedule of Derivatives Instruments Statements of Financial Performance and Financial Position, Location [Table Text Block]	($ in thousands) Asset Derivatives Liability Derivatives Balance Sheet Location Fair Value Balance Sheet Location Fair Value Foreign exchange forwards contracts: February 1, 2020 Prepaid expenses and other current assets $ — Other accrued expenses $ 103 February 2, 2019 Prepaid expenses and other current assets $ 159 Other accrued expenses $ 745
Schedule of Cash Flow Hedging Instruments, Statements of Financial Performance and Financial Position, Location [Table Text Block]	2019 2018 Foreign exchange forward contracts: Income Statement Classification Gains (Losses)- Realized Gain (Loss) Recognized in OCI on Derivatives Gain (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated OCL into Earnings Loss Recognized in OCI on Derivatives Loss Reclassified from Accumulated OCL into Earnings Net sales $ 16 $ 9 $ (55 ) $ (6 ) Cost of goods sold 439 (38 ) (1,004 ) (58 ) Selling and administrative expenses (68 ) (227 ) (822 ) (90 ) Interest expense — — — —

Note 15 - Fair Value Measurem_2

Note 15 - Fair Value Measurements (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 01, 2020
Notes Tables
Schedule of Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Table Text Block]	Fair Value Measurements ($ thousands) Total Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Asset (Liability) As of February 1, 2020 Cash equivalents – money market funds $ 18,001 $ 18,001 $ — $ — Non-qualified deferred compensation plan assets 8,004 8,004 — — Non-qualified deferred compensation plan liabilities (8,004 ) (8,004 ) — — Deferred compensation plan liabilities for non-employee directors (1,536 ) (1,536 ) — — Restricted stock units for non-employee directors (2,572 ) (2,572 ) — — Derivative financial instruments, net (103 ) — (103 ) — Mandatory purchase obligation - Blowfish Malibu (15,200 ) — — (15,200 ) As of February 2, 2019 Cash equivalents – money market funds $ 4,582 $ 4,582 $ — $ — Non-qualified deferred compensation plan assets 7,270 7,270 — — Non-qualified deferred compensation plan liabilities (7,270 ) (7,270 ) — — Deferred compensation plan liabilities for non-employee directors (2,364 ) (2,364 ) — — Restricted stock units for non-employee directors (4,419 ) (4,419 ) — — Derivative financial instruments, net (586 ) — (586 ) — Mandatory purchase obligation - Blowfish Malibu (9,245 ) — — (9,245 )
Details of Impairment of Long-Lived Assets Held and Used by Asset [Table Text Block]	($ thousands) 2019 2018 2017 Long-Lived Asset Impairment Charges Famous Footwear $ 1,980 $ 800 $ 677 Brand Portfolio 3,887 2,865 3,098 Total long-lived asset impairment charges $ 5,867 $ 3,665 $ 3,775
Fair Value, by Balance Sheet Grouping [Table Text Block]	February 1, 2020 February 2, 2019 ($ thousands) Carrying Value (1) Fair Value Carrying Value (1) Fair Value Borrowings under revolving credit agreement $ 275,000 $ 275,000 $ 335,000 $ 335,000 Long-term debt 200,000 205,000 200,000 205,500 Total debt $ 475,000 $ 480,000 $ 535,000 $ 540,500

Note 16 - Shareholders' Equity

Note 16 - Shareholders' Equity (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 01, 2020
Notes Tables
Schedule of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Table Text Block]	($ thousands) Foreign Currency Translation Pension and Other Postretirement Transactions (1) Derivative Transactions (2) Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income Balance January 28, 2017 $ 192 $ (30,084 ) $ (542 ) $ (30,434 ) Other comprehensive income before reclassifications 1,043 18,627 1,337 21,007 Reclassifications: Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss — 225 (357 ) (132 ) Tax (benefit) provision — (58 ) 121 63 Net reclassifications — 167 (236 ) (69 ) Other comprehensive income 1,043 18,794 1,101 20,938 Reclassification of stranded tax effects — (5,882 ) 208 (5,674 ) Balance February 3, 2018 $ 1,235 $ (17,172 ) $ 767 $ (15,170 ) Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications (1,173 ) (15,927 ) (1,497 ) (18,597 ) Reclassifications: Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss — 2,754 154 2,908 Tax benefit — (710 ) (32 ) (742 ) Net reclassifications — 2,044 122 2,166 Other comprehensive income (1,173 ) (13,883 ) (1,375 ) (16,431 ) Balance February 2, 2019 $ 62 $ (31,055 ) $ (608 ) $ (31,601 ) Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications (642 ) (3,523 ) 315 (3,850 ) Reclassifications: Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss — 4,590 256 4,846 Tax benefit — (1,183 ) (55 ) (1,238 ) Net reclassifications — 3,407 201 3,608 Other comprehensive loss (642 ) (116 ) 516 (242 ) Balance February 1, 2020 $ (580 ) $ (31,171 ) $ (92 ) $ (31,843 )

Note 17 - Share-based Compens_2

Note 17 - Share-based Compensation (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 01, 2020
Notes Tables
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Cost by Plan [Table Text Block]	($ thousands) 2019 2018 2017 Expense for share-based compensation plans, net of forfeitures: Restricted stock $ 9,597 $ 10,925 $ 7,657 Stock performance awards (502 ) 1,741 3,508 Restricted stock units 1,129 1,091 66 Stock options 22 48 67 Total share-based compensation expense $ 10,246 $ 13,805 $ 11,298
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Unit, Activity [Table Text Block]	Number of Nonvested Restricted Shares Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value Nonvested at January 28, 2017 1,128,049 25.85 Granted 392,812 27.07 Vested (267,585 ) 17.55 Forfeited (78,475 ) 29.26 Nonvested at February 3, 2018 1,174,801 27.92 Granted 427,083 31.88 Vested (291,061 ) 28.18 Forfeited (61,600 ) 28.77 Nonvested at February 2, 2019 1,249,223 29.17 Granted 463,234 22.93 Vested (222,562 ) 30.26 Forfeited (218,100 ) 28.83 Nonvested at February 1, 2020 1,271,795 $ 26.77
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Performance Shares, Outstanding Activity [Table Text Block]	Number of Nonvested Performance Share Awards at Target Level Number of Nonvested Performance Share Awards at Maximum Level Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value Nonvested at January 28, 2017 402,499 804,998 28.36 Granted 169,500 339,000 26.90 Vested (160,372 ) (320,744 ) 29.16 Forfeited (12,000 ) (24,000 ) 27.46 Nonvested at February 3, 2018 399,627 799,254 27.45 Granted 155,000 310,000 31.84 Vested (80,627 ) (161,254 ) 30.12 Forfeited (16,167 ) (32,334 ) 26.83 Nonvested at February 2, 2019 457,833 915,666 28.49 Granted 180,000 360,000 23.42 Vested (149,833 ) (299,666 ) 26.64 Forfeited (12,000 ) (24,000 ) 28.33 Nonvested at February 1, 2020 476,000 952,000 $ 27.16
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Option, Activity [Table Text Block]	Number of Options Weighted-Average Exercise Price Outstanding at February 2, 2019 42,667 $ 18.01 Exercised (5,000 ) 9.63 Forfeited — — Canceled or expired (2,000 ) 8.85 Outstanding at February 1, 2020 35,667 $ 19.70 Exercisable at February 1, 2020 27,333 $ 16.81
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Restricted Stock Unit, Activity [Table Text Block]	Outstanding Accrued (1) Nonvested RSUs Number of Vested RSUs Number of Nonvested RSUs Total Number of RSUs (2) Total Number of RSUs Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value February 2, 2019 381,479 38,578 420,057 407,198 $ 28.70 Granted (3) 4,686 71,815 76,501 52,825 19.39 Vested 33,566 (33,566 ) — 10,926 34.05 Settled (4,574 ) — (4,574 ) (4,574 ) 19.02 February 1, 2020 415,157 76,827 491,984 466,375 $ 17.66
Restricted Stock Units Granted, Vested and Settles [Table Text Block]	($ thousands, except per unit amounts) 2019 2018 2017 Weighted-average grant date fair value of RSUs granted (1) $ 19.59 $ 34.23 $ 27.93 Fair value of RSUs vested $ 589 $ 1,340 $ 1,349 RSUs settled 4,574 5,914 10,356
Restricted Stock Unit Compensation Expense [Table Text Block]	($ thousands) 2019 2018 2017 Compensation (income) expense $ (1,756 ) $ 287 $ 1,645 Income tax provision (benefit) 452 (74 ) (620 ) Compensation (income) expense, net of income tax provision (benefit) $ (1,304 ) $ 213 $ 1,025

Note 19 - Financial Informati_2

Note 19 - Financial Information for the Company and its Subsidiaries (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 01, 2020
Notes Tables
Condensed Balance Sheet [Table Text Block]	($ thousands) Parent Guarantors Non-Guarantors Eliminations Total Assets Current assets: Cash and cash equivalents $ 19,219 $ 3,878 $ 22,121 $ — $ 45,218 Receivables, net 100,997 32,168 29,016 — 162,181 Inventories, net 142,370 435,794 40,242 — 618,406 Prepaid expenses and other current assets 35,576 13,603 7,315 — 56,494 Intercompany receivable - current 260 30 9,072 (9,362 ) — Total current assets 298,422 485,473 107,766 (9,362 ) 882,299 Property and equipment, net 76,587 138,461 9,798 — 224,846 Goodwill and intangible assets, net 106,660 326,565 106,354 — 539,579 Other assets 77,444 10,953 992 — 89,389 Lease right-of-use assets 137,374 528,393 29,827 — 695,594 Investment in subsidiaries 1,572,577 — (26,123 ) (1,546,454 ) — Intercompany receivable - noncurrent 606,648 663,640 809,060 (2,079,348 ) — Total assets $ 2,875,712 $ 2,153,485 $ 1,037,674 $ (3,635,164 ) $ 2,431,707 Liabilities and Equity Current liabilities: Borrowings under revolving credit agreement $ 275,000 $ — $ — $ — $ 275,000 Trade accounts payable 113,484 112,108 41,426 — 267,018 Lease obligations 4,679 116,738 6,452 — 127,869 Other accrued expenses 86,661 73,122 21,280 — 181,063 Intercompany payable - current 5,349 — 4,013 (9,362 ) — Total current liabilities 485,173 301,968 73,171 (9,362 ) 850,950 Other liabilities: Noncurrent lease obligations 145,845 454,343 28,844 — 629,032 Long-term debt 198,391 — — — 198,391 Other liabilities 101,386 1,878 940 — 104,204 Intercompany payable - noncurrent 1,298,967 115,005 665,376 (2,079,348 ) — Total other liabilities 1,744,589 571,226 695,160 (2,079,348 ) 931,627 Equity: Caleres, Inc. shareholders’ equity 645,950 1,280,291 266,163 (1,546,454 ) 645,950 Noncontrolling interests — — 3,180 — 3,180 Total equity 645,950 1,280,291 269,343 (1,546,454 ) 649,130 Total liabilities and equity $ 2,875,712 $ 2,153,485 $ 1,037,674 $ (3,635,164 ) $ 2,431,707 ($ thousands) Parent Guarantors Non- Guarantors Eliminations Total Assets Current assets: Cash and cash equivalents $ 2 $ 9,148 $ 21,050 $ — $ 30,200 Receivables, net 130,684 32,319 28,719 — 191,722 Inventories, net 175,697 470,610 36,864 — 683,171 Prepaid expenses and other current assets 31,195 32,556 7,603 — 71,354 Intercompany receivable - current 190 42 15,279 (15,511 ) — Total current assets 337,768 544,675 109,515 (15,511 ) 976,447 Property and equipment, net 62,608 157,270 10,906 — 230,784 Goodwill and intangible assets, net 108,884 331,810 109,203 — 549,897 Other assets 68,707 11,824 909 — 81,440 Investment in subsidiaries 1,499,209 — (24,838 ) (1,474,371 ) — Intercompany receivable - noncurrent 597,515 578,821 762,281 (1,938,617 ) — Total assets $ 2,674,691 $ 1,624,400 $ 967,976 $ (3,428,499 ) $ 1,838,568 Liabilities and Equity Current liabilities: Borrowings under revolving credit agreement $ 335,000 $ — $ — $ — $ 335,000 Trade accounts payable 146,400 130,670 39,228 — 316,298 Other accrued expenses 95,498 86,015 20,525 — 202,038 Intercompany payable - current 10,781 — 4,730 (15,511 ) — Total current liabilities 587,679 216,685 64,483 (15,511 ) 853,336 Other liabilities: Long-term debt 197,932 — — — 197,932 Other liabilities 105,689 41,149 5,027 — 151,865 Intercompany payable - noncurrent 1,149,338 115,114 674,165 (1,938,617 ) — Total other liabilities 1,452,959 156,263 679,192 (1,938,617 ) 349,797 Equity: Caleres, Inc. shareholders’ equity 634,053 1,251,452 222,919 (1,474,371 ) 634,053 Noncontrolling interests — — 1,382 — 1,382 Total equity 634,053 1,251,452 224,301 (1,474,371 ) 635,435 Total liabilities and equity $ 2,674,691 $ 1,624,400 $ 967,976 $ (3,428,499 ) $ 1,838,568
Condensed Income Statement [Table Text Block]	($ thousands) Parent Guarantors Non-Guarantors Eliminations Total Net sales $ 823,620 $ 2,072,226 $ 264,815 $ (239,099 ) $ 2,921,562 Cost of goods sold 570,273 1,226,445 141,226 (200,742 ) 1,737,202 Gross profit 253,347 845,781 123,589 (38,357 ) 1,184,360 Selling and administrative expenses 239,973 794,046 70,098 (38,357 ) 1,065,760 Restructuring and other special charges, net 11,270 3,517 — — 14,787 Operating earnings 2,104 48,218 53,491 — 103,813 Interest (expense) income (33,126 ) (104 ) 107 — (33,123 ) Other income (expense) 7,934 — (31 ) — 7,903 Intercompany interest income (expense) 10,799 (10,891 ) 92 — — (Loss) earnings before income taxes (12,289 ) 37,223 53,659 — 78,593 Income tax benefit (provision) 1,029 (9,476 ) (8,064 ) — (16,511 ) Equity in earnings (loss) of subsidiaries, net of tax 74,079 — (1,283 ) (72,796 ) — Net earnings 62,819 27,747 44,312 (72,796 ) 62,082 Less: Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests — — (737 ) — (737 ) Net earnings attributable to Caleres, Inc. $ 62,819 $ 27,747 $ 45,049 $ (72,796 ) $ 62,819 ($ thousands) Parent Guarantors Non-Guarantors Eliminations Total Net sales $ 888,234 $ 1,975,219 $ 237,607 $ (266,214 ) $ 2,834,846 Cost of goods sold 619,120 1,157,558 124,037 (222,213 ) 1,678,502 Gross profit 269,114 817,661 113,570 (44,001 ) 1,156,344 Selling and administrative expenses 267,584 760,754 57,428 (44,001 ) 1,041,765 Impairment of goodwill and intangible assets — — 98,044 — 98,044 Restructuring and other special charges, net 9,734 6,400 — — 16,134 Operating (loss) earnings (8,204 ) 50,507 (41,902 ) — 401 Interest (expense) income (19,048 ) (25 ) 796 — (18,277 ) Loss on early extinguishment of debt (186 ) — — — (186 ) Other income (expense) 12,408 — (100 ) — 12,308 Intercompany interest income (expense) 11,436 (11,494 ) 58 — — (Loss) earnings before income taxes (3,594 ) 38,988 (41,148 ) — (5,754 ) Income tax benefit (provision) 1,687 (7,719 ) 6,305 — 273 Equity in loss of subsidiaries, net of tax (3,534 ) — (1,275 ) 4,809 — Net (loss) earnings (5,441 ) 31,269 (36,118 ) 4,809 (5,481 ) Less: Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests — — (40 ) — (40 ) Net (loss) earnings attributable to Caleres, Inc. $ (5,441 ) $ 31,269 $ (36,078 ) $ 4,809 $ (5,441 ) ($ thousands) Parent Guarantors Non-Guarantors Eliminations Total Net sales $ 837,849 $ 1,935,265 $ 211,815 $ (199,345 ) $ 2,785,584 Cost of goods sold 580,038 1,090,354 109,104 (162,561 ) 1,616,935 Gross profit 257,811 844,911 102,711 (36,784 ) 1,168,649 Selling and administrative expenses 246,208 771,027 55,600 (36,784 ) 1,036,051 Restructuring and other special charges, net 3,942 756 217 — 4,915 Operating earnings 7,661 73,128 46,894 — 127,683 Interest (expense) income (17,743 ) (14 ) 432 — (17,325 ) Other income 12,348 — — — 12,348 Intercompany interest income (expense) 8,354 (8,813 ) 459 — — Earnings before income taxes 10,620 64,301 47,785 — 122,706 Income tax provision (24,963 ) (175 ) (10,337 ) — (35,475 ) Equity in earnings (loss) of subsidiaries, net of tax 101,543 — (1,619 ) (99,924 ) — Net earnings 87,200 64,126 35,829 (99,924 ) 87,231 Less: Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests — — 31 — 31 Net earnings attributable to Caleres, Inc. $ 87,200 $ 64,126 $ 35,798 $ (99,924 ) $ 87,200
Condensed Statement of Comprehensive Income [Table Text Block]	($ thousands) Parent Guarantors Non-Guarantors Eliminations Total Net earnings $ 62,819 $ 27,747 $ 44,312 $ (72,796 ) $ 62,082 Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax: Foreign currency translation adjustment — — (607 ) — (607 ) Pension and other postretirement benefits adjustments 76 (131 ) (61 ) — (116 ) Derivative financial instruments 588 7 (79 ) — 516 Other comprehensive loss from investment in subsidiaries (906 ) — — 906 — Other comprehensive loss, net of tax (242 ) (124 ) (747 ) 906 (207 ) Comprehensive income 62,577 27,623 43,565 (71,890 ) 61,875 Comprehensive loss attributable to noncontrolling interests — — (702 ) — (702 ) Comprehensive income attributable to Caleres, Inc. $ 62,577 $ 27,623 $ 44,267 $ (71,890 ) $ 62,577 ($ thousands) Parent Guarantors Non-Guarantors Eliminations Total Net (loss) earnings $ (5,441 ) $ 31,269 $ (36,118 ) $ 4,809 $ (5,481 ) Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax: Foreign currency translation adjustment — — (1,224 ) — (1,224 ) Pension and other postretirement benefits adjustments (13,663 ) — (220 ) — (13,883 ) Derivative financial instruments (1,967 ) (38 ) 630 — (1,375 ) Other comprehensive loss from investment in subsidiaries (801 ) — — 801 — Other comprehensive loss, net of tax (16,431 ) (38 ) (814 ) 801 (16,482 ) Comprehensive (loss) income (21,872 ) 31,231 (36,932 ) 5,610 (21,963 ) Comprehensive loss attributable to noncontrolling interests — — (91 ) — (91 ) Comprehensive (loss) income attributable to Caleres, Inc. $ (21,872 ) $ 31,231 $ (36,841 ) $ 5,610 $ (21,872 ) ($ thousands) Parent Guarantors Non-Guarantors Eliminations Total Net earnings $ 87,200 $ 64,126 $ 35,829 $ (99,924 ) $ 87,231 Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax: Foreign currency translation adjustment — — 1,116 — 1,116 Pension and other postretirement benefits adjustments 18,855 — (61 ) — 18,794 Derivative financial instruments 1,539 14 (452 ) — 1,101 Other comprehensive income from investment in subsidiaries 544 — — (544 ) — Other comprehensive income, net of tax 20,938 14 603 (544 ) 21,011 Comprehensive income 108,138 64,140 36,432 (100,468 ) 108,242 Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests — — 104 — 104 Comprehensive income attributable to Caleres, Inc. $ 108,138 $ 64,140 $ 36,328 $ (100,468 ) $ 108,138
Condensed Cash Flow Statement [Table Text Block]	($ thousands) Parent Guarantors Non-Guarantors Eliminations Total Net cash provided by operating activities $ 26,546 $ 90,612 $ 53,628 $ — $ 170,786 Investing activities Purchases of property and equipment (23,695 ) (18,336 ) (2,502 ) — (44,533 ) Disposals of property and equipment 636 — — — 636 Capitalized software (5,363 ) (256 ) — — (5,619 ) Intercompany investing (421 ) 421 — — — Net cash used for investing activities (28,843 ) (18,171 ) (2,502 ) — (49,516 ) Financing activities Borrowings under revolving credit agreement 288,500 — — — 288,500 Repayments under revolving credit agreement (348,500 ) — — — (348,500 ) Dividends paid (11,422 ) — — — (11,422 ) Acquisition of treasury stock (33,424 ) — — — (33,424 ) Issuance of common stock under share-based plans, net (2,644 ) — — — (2,644 ) Contributions by noncontrolling interests — — 2,500 — 2,500 Other (85 ) (1,257 ) — — (1,342 ) Intercompany financing 129,089 (76,454 ) (52,635 ) — — Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities 21,514 (77,711 ) (50,135 ) — (106,332 ) Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents — — 80 — 80 Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents 19,217 (5,270 ) 1,071 — 15,018 Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year $ 2 $ 9,148 $ 21,050 $ — 30,200 Cash and cash equivalents at end of year $ 19,219 $ 3,878 $ 22,121 $ — $ 45,218 ($ thousands) Parent Guarantors Non-Guarantors Eliminations Total Net cash provided by operating activities $ 21,220 $ 84,546 $ 23,823 $ — $ 129,589 Investing activities Purchases of property and equipment (34,583 ) (25,871 ) (2,029 ) — (62,483 ) Capitalized software (3,962 ) (454 ) — — (4,416 ) Acquisition of Blowfish Malibu, net of cash received (16,792 ) — — — (16,792 ) Acquisition of Vionic, net of cash received (352,666 ) — — — (352,666 ) Intercompany investing (137 ) 137 — — — Net cash used for investing activities (408,140 ) (26,188 ) (2,029 ) — (436,357 ) Financing activities Borrowings under revolving credit agreement 360,000 — — — 360,000 Repayments under revolving credit agreement (25,000 ) — — — (25,000 ) Repayments of capital lease obligation — (406 ) — — (406 ) Dividends paid (11,983 ) — — — (11,983 ) Debt issuance costs (1,298 ) — — — (1,298 ) Acquisition of treasury stock (43,771 ) — — — (43,771 ) Issuance of common stock under share-based plans, net (4,372 ) — — — (4,372 ) Intercompany financing 87,257 (48,804 ) (38,453 ) — — Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities 360,833 (49,210 ) (38,453 ) — 273,170 Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents — — (249 ) — (249 ) (Decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents (26,087 ) 9,148 (16,908 ) — (33,847 ) Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year 26,089 — 37,958 — 64,047 Cash and cash equivalents at end of year $ 2 $ 9,148 $ 21,050 $ — $ 30,200 ($ thousands) Parent Guarantors Non-Guarantors Eliminations Total Net cash provided by operating activities $ 40,601 $ 90,745 $ 60,029 $ — $ 191,375 Investing activities Purchases of property and equipment (9,522 ) (31,159 ) (4,039 ) — (44,720 ) Capitalized software (5,950 ) (483 ) (25 ) — (6,458 ) Intercompany investing (20,224 ) 197,929 (177,705 ) — — Net cash (used for) provided by investing activities (35,696 ) 166,287 (181,769 ) — (51,178 ) Financing activities Borrowings under revolving credit agreement 454,000 — — — 454,000 Repayments under revolving credit agreement (564,000 ) — — — (564,000 ) Dividends paid (12,027 ) — — — (12,027 ) Acquisition of treasury stock (5,993 ) — — — (5,993 ) Issuance of common stock under share-based plans, net (3,816 ) — — — (3,816 ) Intercompany financing 129,021 (266,061 ) 137,040 — — Net cash (used for) provided by financing activities (2,815 ) (266,061 ) 137,040 — (131,836 ) Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents — — 354 — 354 Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents 2,090 (9,029 ) 15,654 — 8,715 Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year 23,999 9,029 22,304 — 55,332 Cash and cash equivalents at end of year $ 26,089 $ — $ 37,958 $ — $ 64,047

Note 20 - Quarterly Financial_2

Note 20 - Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited) (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 01, 2020
Notes Tables
Quarterly Financial Information [Table Text Block]	Quarters First Quarter Second Quarter Third Quarter Fourth Quarter ($ thousands, except per share amounts) (13 weeks) (13 weeks) (13 weeks) (13 Weeks) 2019 Net sales $ 677,754 $ 752,485 $ 792,375 $ 698,948 Gross profit 279,836 305,944 319,770 278,810 Net earnings (1) 9,085 25,227 27,761 9 Net earnings attributable to Caleres, Inc. (1) 9,083 25,341 27,987 408 Per share of common stock: Basic earnings per common share attributable to Caleres, Inc. shareholders (2) 0.22 0.61 0.69 0.01 Diluted earnings per common share attributable to Caleres, Inc. shareholders (2) 0.22 0.61 0.69 0.01 Market value: High 30.66 22.52 22.50 24.39 Low 25.24 17.53 18.29 19.48 Quarters First Quarter Second Quarter Third Quarter Fourth Quarter ($ thousands, except per share amounts) (13 weeks) (13 weeks) (13 weeks) (13 Weeks) 2018 Net sales $ 632,142 $ 706,612 $ 775,829 $ 720,263 Gross profit 274,921 293,101 310,610 277,712 Net earnings (loss) (1) 17,180 23,611 29,155 (75,427 ) Net earnings (loss) attributable to Caleres, Inc. (1) 17,212 23,646 29,153 (75,452 ) Per share of common stock: Basic earnings (loss) per common share attributable to Caleres, Inc. shareholders (2) 0.40 0.55 0.68 (1.83 ) Diluted earnings (loss) per common share attributable to Caleres, Inc. shareholders (2) 0.40 0.55 0.67 (1.83 ) Market value: High 36.00 37.06 41.09 37.82 Low 27.10 32.18 31.84 26.63

Schedule II - Valuation and Q_2

Schedule II - Valuation and Qualifying Accounts (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 01, 2020
Notes Tables
Schedule of Valuation and Qualifying Accounts [Table Text Block]	Col. A Col. B Col. C Col. D Col. E Additions Description Balance at Beginning of Period Charged to Costs and Expenses Charged to Other Accounts - Describe Deductions - Describe Balance at End of Period ($ thousands) YEAR ENDED FEBRUARY 1, 2020 Deducted from assets or accounts: Doubtful accounts and allowances $ 3,050 $ 773 $ — $ 2,010 (A) $ 1,813 Customer allowances 24,750 62,737 — 61,671 (B) 25,816 Customer discounts 1,198 12,046 — 12,046 (B) 1,198 Inventory valuation allowances 14,401 45,489 — 39,280 (C) 20,610 Deferred tax asset valuation allowance 4,199 873 — 263 (D) 4,809 YEAR ENDED FEBRUARY 2, 2019 Deducted from assets or accounts: Doubtful accounts and allowances $ 2,045 $ 518 $ 876 (E) $ 389 (A) $ 3,050 Customer allowances 24,302 54,161 713 (E) 54,426 (B) 24,750 Customer discounts 751 5,545 268 (E) 5,366 (B) 1,198 Inventory valuation allowances 14,254 40,670 277 (E) 40,800 (C) 14,401 Deferred tax asset valuation allowance 5,763 — — 1,564 (D) 4,199 YEAR ENDED FEBRUARY 3, 2018 Deducted from assets or accounts: Doubtful accounts and allowances $ 1,567 $ 1,336 $ — $ 858 (A) $ 2,045 Customer allowances 20,923 51,135 — 47,756 (B) 24,302 Customer discounts 1,162 4,804 — 5,215 (B) 751 Inventory valuation allowances 14,229 47,084 — 47,059 (C) 14,254 Deferred tax asset valuation allowance 7,890 — — 2,127 (D) 5,763

Note 1 - Summary of Significa_2

Note 1 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details Textual) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2020USD ($)	Feb. 01, 2020USD ($)	Feb. 01, 2020USD ($)	Feb. 02, 2019USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018	Feb. 03, 2018USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017	Feb. 03, 2019USD ($)
Number of Stores		1,177	1,177
Accounts Receivable, Credit Loss Expense (Reversal)			$ 773	$ 518		$ 1,336
Percentage of LIFO Inventory		87.00%	87.00%
Inventory, LIFO Reserve		$ 3,826	$ 3,826	3,310
Capitalized Computer Software, Accumulated Amortization		126,100	126,100	131,800
Capitalized Computer Software, Implementation Cost, Accumulated Amortization		300	300	100
Interest Costs Capitalized			600	200		0
Goodwill, Impairment Loss			0	38,000		0
Impairment of Intangible Assets, Indefinite-lived (Excluding Goodwill)		0		60,000
Self Insurance Reserve		10,000	10,000	11,600
Customer Loyalty Program Liability		16,400	16,400	14,600
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets Held-for-use			5,900	3,700		3,800
Marketing and Advertising Expense, Total			100,900	84,800		83,600
Cooperative Advertising Amount			7,800	7,600		4,800
Cooperative Advertising Expense			13,300	9,400		10,000
Prepaid Advertising		2,800	2,800	3,700
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, at Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate, Percent					21.00%		35.00%
Income Taxes Paid, Net, Total			10,200	21,300		18,700
Interest Paid, Including Capitalized Interest, Operating and Investing Activities, Total			26,800	17,400		16,500
Operating Lease, Right-of-Use Asset		695,594	695,594	0		0		$ 729,200
Operating Lease, Liability, Total		756,901	756,901					$ 791,700
Cumulative Effect on Retained Earnings, Net of Tax, Total			(13,436)
Accounting Standards Update 2016-02 [Member]
Cumulative Effect on Retained Earnings, Net of Tax, Total				(13,400)
Cumulative Effect on Retained Earnings, Tax				4,700
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | Third Amendment to Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement [Member]
Long-term Line of Credit, Total		$ 275,000	$ 275,000
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | Third Amendment to Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member]
Long-term Line of Credit, Total	$ 440,000
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | Third Amendment to Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member] | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate	1.25%
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | Third Amendment to Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member] | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate	1.50%
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Option [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period			4 years
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Option [Member] | Share-based Payment Arrangement, Annual [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period			4 years
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Rights, Percentage			25.00%
Restricted Stock [Member] | Share-based Compensation Award, Cliff-vesting [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period			4 years
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period			1 year
Famous Footwear [Member]
Number of Stores		949	949
Customer Loyalty Program Liability		$ 16,405	$ 16,405
Allen Edmonds [Member]
Goodwill, Impairment Loss				38,000
Allen Edmonds [Member] | Trade Names [Member]
Impairment of Intangible Assets, Indefinite-lived (Excluding Goodwill)				60,000
Other Assets [Member]
Capitalized Computer Software, Gross		16,200	16,200	16,400
Capitalized Computer Software, Implementation Costs		$ 8,000	8,000	500
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses [Member]
Production and Distribution Costs			106,000	106,900		89,700
Overseas Sourcing and Other Inventory Procurement Expense			23,100	22,100		23,100
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets Held-for-use			5,867	3,665		3,775
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses [Member] | Famous Footwear [Member]
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets Held-for-use			1,980	800		677
Customer Allowance [Member]
SEC Schedule, 12-09, Valuation Allowances and Reserves, Additions, Charge to Cost and Expense			62,737	54,161		51,135
Customer Discounts [Member]
SEC Schedule, 12-09, Valuation Allowances and Reserves, Additions, Charge to Cost and Expense			$ 12,046	5,545		4,804
B&H Footwear [Member]
Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Parent		51.00%	51.00%
B&H Footwear [Member] | C. banner International Holdings Limited [Member]
Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Noncontrolling Owners		49.00%	49.00%
CLT Brand Solutions [Member]
Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Parent		50.00%	50.00%
Joint Venture with CLT [Member]
Payments to Acquire Interest in Joint Venture			$ 2,500
Joint Venture, Cash Inflow Received from Other Party			2,500
Joint Venture with CLT [Member] | Caleres and CLT [Member]
Payments to Acquire Interest in Joint Venture			5,000
Gift Cards [Member]
Increase (Decrease) in Contract with Customer, Liability			$ 1,100	$ 900		$ 1,700
Customer Concentration Risk [Member] | Revenue Benchmark [Member] | Famous Footwear [Member] | Rewards Program Members [Member]
Concentration Risk, Percentage			78.00%	76.00%
Customer Concentration Risk [Member] | Revenue Benchmark [Member] | Retail [Member]
Concentration Risk, Percentage			61.00%	65.00%		69.00%

Note 2 - Acquisitions (Details

Note 2 - Acquisitions (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	Oct. 18, 2018	Aug. 18, 2018	Jul. 06, 2018	Feb. 01, 2020		Nov. 02, 2019		Aug. 03, 2019		May 04, 2019		Feb. 02, 2019	Feb. 02, 2019		Nov. 03, 2018		Aug. 04, 2018		May 05, 2018		Feb. 02, 2019	Feb. 02, 2019	Feb. 01, 2020	Feb. 02, 2019	Feb. 03, 2018
Net Income (Loss), Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest, Total				$ 9	[1]	$ 27,761	[1]	$ 25,227	[1]	$ 9,085	[1]		$ (75,427)	[1]	$ 29,155	[1]	$ 23,611	[1]	$ 17,180	[1]			$ 62,082	$ (5,481)	$ 87,231
Cost of Goods and Services Sold, Total																							$ 1,737,202	$ 1,678,502	$ 1,616,935
Costs of Goods and Services Sold, After-Tax Basis												$ 6,100
Earnings Per Share, Diluted, Total				$ 0.01	[2]	$ 0.69	[2]	$ 0.61	[2]	$ 0.22	[2]		$ (1.83)	[2]	$ 0.67	[2]	$ 0.55	[2]	$ 0.40	[2]			$ 1.53	$ (0.13)	$ 2.02
Blowfish, LLC [Member]
Business Acquisitions, Estimated Aggregate Purchase Price			$ 28,000
Business Acquisitions, Purchase Obligation			9,000	$ 15,400																			$ 15,400
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross			19,000
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Net of Cash Acquired, Total			16,800																				0	$ 16,792	$ 0
Cash Acquired in Excess of Payments to Acquire Business			$ 2,200
Interest Expense, Total																							6,000
Revenues, Total																						$ 15,200	55,800
Net Income (Loss), Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest, Total																						$ (1,400)	4,800
Business Acquisition, Effective Date of Acquisition			Jul. 6, 2018
Business Acquisition, Name of Acquired Entity			Blowfish Malibu
Blowfish, LLC [Member] | Restructuring and Other Special Charges [Member]
Business Combination, Acquisition Related Costs																								300
Business Combination, Acquisition Related Costs, After-Tax Basis																								$ 300
Business Combination, Acquisition Related Costs Per Share, Diluted																								$ 0.01
Blowfish, LLC [Member] | Brand Portfolio [Member]
Cost of Goods and Services Sold, Total																								$ 1,700
Costs of Goods and Services Sold, After-Tax Basis																								$ 1,300
Earnings Per Share, Diluted, Total																								$ 0.03
Vionic [Member]
Business Acquisitions, Estimated Aggregate Purchase Price	$ 360,000
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross	360,700
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Net of Cash Acquired, Total	352,700																						0	$ 352,666	$ 0
Cash Acquired in Excess of Payments to Acquire Business	$ 8,000
Revenues, Total																					$ 45,300		177,400
Net Income (Loss), Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest, Total																					(8,300)		(3,600)
Cost of Goods and Services Sold, Total																					$ 8,900
Business Acquisition, Effective Date of Acquisition		Oct. 18, 2018
Business Acquisition, Name of Acquired Entity		Vionic
Vionic [Member] | Restructuring and Other Special Charges [Member]
Business Combination, Acquisition Related Costs																							1,900	4,500
Business Combination, Acquisition Related Costs, After-Tax Basis																							$ 1,400	$ 3,300
Business Combination, Acquisition Related Costs Per Share, Diluted																							$ 0.03	$ 0.08
Vionic [Member] | Brand Portfolio [Member]
Cost of Goods and Services Sold, Total																							$ 5,800	$ 8,900
Costs of Goods and Services Sold, After-Tax Basis																							$ 4,300	$ 6,600
Earnings Per Share, Diluted, Total																							$ 0.10	$ 0.15
Business Combination, Acquisition Related Costs																							$ 100
Vionic [Member] | Brand Portfolio [Member] | Restructuring and Other Special Charges [Member]
Business Combination, Acquisition Related Costs																								$ 100
Vionic [Member] | Eliminations and Other [Member]
Business Combination, Acquisition Related Costs																							$ 1,800
Vionic [Member] | Eliminations and Other [Member] | Restructuring and Other Special Charges [Member]
Business Combination, Acquisition Related Costs																								$ 1,800
[1]	The fourth quarter of 2019 reflects expense containment initiatives of $11.2 million on an after-tax basis and costs associated with the repositioning of the Via Spiga brand of $1.2 million on an after-tax basis, both of which are further described in Note 5 to the consolidated financial statements, as well as the fair value adjustment to the Blowfish purchase obligation of $1.1 million on an after-tax basis, as further described in Note 2 and Note 15 to the consolidated financial statements.
[2]	EPS for the quarters may not sum to the annual amount as each period is computed on a discrete period basis.

Note 3 - Revenues (Details Text

Note 3 - Revenues (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 01, 2020	Feb. 02, 2019
Loyalty Programs Liability Increase Due to Purchases [Member]
Increase (Decrease) in Contract with Customer, Liability	$ 27.8	$ 14.2
Loyalty Programs Liability, Decrease Due to Expirations and Redemptions [Member]
Increase (Decrease) in Contract with Customer, Liability	$ (26)	(14.1)
Loyalty Programs Liability, Increase Due to Adoption of Topic 606 [Member]
Increase (Decrease) in Contract with Customer, Liability		$ 6.4

Note 3 - Revenues - Disaggregat

Note 3 - Revenues - Disaggregation of Revenue (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
		Feb. 01, 2020	Nov. 02, 2019	Aug. 03, 2019	May 04, 2019	Feb. 02, 2019	Nov. 03, 2018	Aug. 04, 2018	May 05, 2018	Feb. 01, 2020	Feb. 02, 2019	Feb. 03, 2018
Net sales		$ 698,948	$ 792,375	$ 752,485	$ 677,754	$ 720,263	$ 775,829	$ 706,612	$ 632,142	$ 2,921,562	$ 2,834,846	$ 2,785,584
Famous Footwear [Member]
Net sales										1,588,057	1,606,808	1,637,627
Brand Portfolio [Member]
Net sales										1,406,460	1,313,551	1,233,081
Eliminations and Other [Member]
Net sales										(72,955)	(85,513)	$ (85,124)
Retail [Member]
Net sales										1,582,022	1,636,760
Retail [Member] | Famous Footwear [Member]
Net sales										1,427,473	1,469,857
Retail [Member] | Brand Portfolio [Member]
Net sales										154,549	166,903
Retail [Member] | Eliminations and Other [Member]
Net sales										0	0
Landed Wholesale - E-commerce / Drop Ship [Member]
Net sales	[1]									283,785	217,155
Landed Wholesale - E-commerce / Drop Ship [Member] | Famous Footwear [Member]
Net sales	[1]									0	0
Landed Wholesale - E-commerce / Drop Ship [Member] | Brand Portfolio [Member]
Net sales	[1]									283,785	217,155
Landed Wholesale - E-commerce / Drop Ship [Member] | Eliminations and Other [Member]
Net sales	[1]									0	0
Landed Wholesale - Other [Member]
Net sales										635,307	605,475
Landed Wholesale - Other [Member] | Famous Footwear [Member]
Net sales										0	0
Landed Wholesale - Other [Member] | Brand Portfolio [Member]
Net sales										708,262	690,988
Landed Wholesale - Other [Member] | Eliminations and Other [Member]
Net sales										(72,955)	(85,513)
First-Cost Wholesale [Member]
Net sales										96,021	94,734
First-Cost Wholesale [Member] | Famous Footwear [Member]
Net sales										0	0
First-Cost Wholesale [Member] | Brand Portfolio [Member]
Net sales										96,021	94,734
First-Cost Wholesale [Member] | Eliminations and Other [Member]
Net sales										0	0
First-Cost Wholesale - E-commerce [Member]
Net sales	[1]									2,204	1,086
First-Cost Wholesale - E-commerce [Member] | Famous Footwear [Member]
Net sales	[1]									0	0
First-Cost Wholesale - E-commerce [Member] | Brand Portfolio [Member]
Net sales	[1]									2,204	1,086
First-Cost Wholesale - E-commerce [Member] | Eliminations and Other [Member]
Net sales	[1]									0	0
E-commerce [Member]
Net sales	[1]									305,621	262,204
E-commerce [Member] | Famous Footwear [Member]
Net sales	[1]									159,724	136,327
E-commerce [Member] | Brand Portfolio [Member]
Net sales	[1]									145,897	125,877
E-commerce [Member] | Eliminations and Other [Member]
Net sales	[1]									0	0
License and Royalty [Member]
Net sales										15,469	16,501
License and Royalty [Member] | Famous Footwear [Member]
Net sales										0	0
License and Royalty [Member] | Brand Portfolio [Member]
Net sales										15,469	16,501
License and Royalty [Member] | Eliminations and Other [Member]
Net sales										0	0
Other Revenue [Member]
Net sales	[2]									1,133	931
Other Revenue [Member] | Famous Footwear [Member]
Net sales	[2]									860	624
Other Revenue [Member] | Brand Portfolio [Member]
Net sales	[2]									273	307
Other Revenue [Member] | Eliminations and Other [Member]
Net sales	[2]									$ 0	$ 0
[1]	Collectively referred to as "e-commerce" below
[2]	Includes breakage revenue from unredeemed gift cards

Note 3 - Revenues - Contract Ba

Note 3 - Revenues - Contract Balances (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Feb. 01, 2020	Feb. 02, 2019
Customer allowances and discounts	$ 26,200	$ 25,090
Loyalty programs liability	16,400	14,600
Returns reserve	14,033	13,841
Gift Cards [Member]
Gift card liability	5,742	5,426
Famous Footwear [Member]
Loyalty programs liability	$ 16,405
Brand Portfolio [Member]
Loyalty programs liability		$ 14,637

Note 4 - Earnings (Loss) Per _3

Note 4 - Earnings (Loss) Per Share (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended			101 Months Ended
	Feb. 01, 2020	Feb. 02, 2019	Feb. 03, 2018	Feb. 01, 2020
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share, Amount	16,667	0	16,667
Stock Repurchase Programs, 2011 and 2018 [Member]
Stock Repurchased During Period, Shares	1,704,240	1,465,649	225,000
Stock Repurchased During Period, Value	$ 33.4	$ 43.8	$ 6
Stock Repurchase Program, 2011 [Member]
Stock Repurchased During Period, Shares				2,500,000
Stock Repurchase Program, Number of Shares Authorized to be Repurchased	2,500,000			2,500,000

Note 4 - Earnings (Loss) Per _4

Note 4 - Earnings (Loss) Per Share - Schedule of Basic and Diluted Earnings Per Common Share (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended																12 Months Ended
	Feb. 01, 2020		Nov. 02, 2019		Aug. 03, 2019		May 04, 2019		Feb. 02, 2019		Nov. 03, 2018		Aug. 04, 2018		May 05, 2018		Feb. 01, 2020	Feb. 02, 2019	Feb. 03, 2018
Net earnings (loss)																	$ 62,082	$ (5,481)	$ 87,231
Net loss (earnings) attributable to noncontrolling interests																	737	40	(31)
Net earnings (loss) attributable to Caleres, Inc.	$ 408	[1]	$ 27,987	[1]	$ 25,341	[1]	$ 9,083	[1]	$ (75,452)	[1]	$ 29,153	[1]	$ 23,646	[1]	$ 17,212	[1]	62,819	(5,441)	87,200
Net earnings allocated to participating securities																	(1,988)	0	(2,384)
Net earnings (loss) attributable to Caleres, Inc. after allocation of earnings to participating securities																	$ 60,831	$ (5,441)	$ 84,816
Denominator for basic earnings (loss) per common share attributable to Caleres, Inc. shareholders (in shares)																	39,796	41,756	41,801
Dilutive effect of share-based awards (in shares)																	57	0	179
Denominator for diluted earnings (loss) per common share attributable to Caleres, Inc. shareholders (in shares)																	39,853	41,756	41,980
Basic earnings (loss) per common share attributable to Caleres, Inc. shareholders (in dollars per share)	$ 0.01	[2]	$ 0.69	[2]	$ 0.61	[2]	$ 0.22	[2]	$ (1.83)	[2]	$ 0.68	[2]	$ 0.55	[2]	$ 0.40	[2]	$ 1.53	$ (0.13)	$ 2.03
Diluted earnings (loss) per common share attributable to Caleres, Inc. shareholders (in dollars per share)	$ 0.01	[2]	$ 0.69	[2]	$ 0.61	[2]	$ 0.22	[2]	$ (1.83)	[2]	$ 0.67	[2]	$ 0.55	[2]	$ 0.40	[2]	$ 1.53	$ (0.13)	$ 2.02
[1]	The fourth quarter of 2019 reflects expense containment initiatives of $11.2 million on an after-tax basis and costs associated with the repositioning of the Via Spiga brand of $1.2 million on an after-tax basis, both of which are further described in Note 5 to the consolidated financial statements, as well as the fair value adjustment to the Blowfish purchase obligation of $1.1 million on an after-tax basis, as further described in Note 2 and Note 15 to the consolidated financial statements.
[2]	EPS for the quarters may not sum to the annual amount as each period is computed on a discrete period basis.

Note 5 - Restructuring and Ot_2

Note 5 - Restructuring and Other Initiatives (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended			12 Months Ended
	Feb. 01, 2020	Feb. 02, 2019	Feb. 02, 2019	Feb. 01, 2020	Feb. 02, 2019	Feb. 03, 2018
Restructuring and Related Cost, Incurred Cost, After Tax		$ 4.7
Vionic [Member]
Restructuring Reserve, Ending Balance	$ 0.2	0.5	$ 0.5	$ 0.2	$ 0.5
Blowfish, LLC [Member]
Restructuring Reserve, Ending Balance		0.1	0.1		0.1
Allen Edmonds [Member]
Restructuring Reserve, Ending Balance	0.2	$ 1.7	$ 1.7	0.2	1.7
Brand Portfolio [Member] | Vionic [Member]
Business Combination, Acquisition Related Costs				0.1
Eliminations and Other [Member] | Vionic [Member]
Business Combination, Acquisition Related Costs				1.8
Diane Von Furstenberg and George Brown Bilt Brands [Member]
Business Exit Costs					2.4
Business Exit Costs, After Tax					$ 1.8
Business Exit Costs, Per Share, Diluted					$ 0.04
Business Exit, Inventory Markdowns					$ 1.8
Employee Severance [Member] | Brand Portfolio [Member] | Allen Edmonds [Member]
Business Combination, Acquisition Related Costs					5.4	$ 1.5
Employee Severance [Member] | Eliminations and Other [Member] | Allen Edmonds [Member]
Business Combination, Acquisition Related Costs					0.4	$ 2.5
Logistics Transition [Member]
Restructuring and Related Cost, Incurred Cost, Per Diluted Share			$ 0.08
Restructuring and Related Costs, Incurred Cost, Total			$ 4.5
Restructuring and Related Cost, Incurred Cost, After Tax			$ 3.3
Retail Operations Restructuring [Member]
Business Exit Costs, Per Share, Diluted						$ 0.02
Severance Costs					0.4	$ 0.9
Severance Costs, Net of Tax					$ 0.3	0.6
Severance Costs, Per Diluted Share					$ 0.01
Retail Operations Restructuring [Member] | Brand Portfolio [Member]
Severance Costs						0.1
Retail Operations Restructuring [Member] | Eliminations and Other [Member]
Severance Costs						0.2
Retail Operations Restructuring [Member] | Famous Footwear [Member]
Severance Costs						0.6
Restructuring and Other Special Charges [Member] | Vionic [Member]
Business Combination, Acquisition Related Costs				1.9	$ 4.5
Business Combination, Acquisition Related Costs, After-Tax Basis				$ 1.4	$ 3.3
Business Combination, Acquisition Related Costs Per Share, Diluted				$ 0.03	$ 0.08
Restructuring and Other Special Charges [Member] | Blowfish, LLC [Member]
Business Combination, Acquisition Related Costs					$ 0.3
Business Combination, Acquisition Related Costs, After-Tax Basis					$ 0.3
Business Combination, Acquisition Related Costs Per Share, Diluted					$ 0.01
Restructuring and Other Special Charges [Member] | Brand Portfolio [Member] | Vionic [Member]
Business Combination, Acquisition Related Costs					$ 0.1
Restructuring and Other Special Charges [Member] | Eliminations and Other [Member] | Vionic [Member]
Business Combination, Acquisition Related Costs					1.8
Restructuring and Other Special Charges [Member] | Diane Von Furstenberg and George Brown Bilt Brands [Member]
Business Exit, Inventory Markdowns					0.6
Restructuring and Other Special Charges [Member] | Employee Severance [Member] | Allen Edmonds [Member]
Business Combination, Acquisition Related Costs					5.8	4
Business Combination, Acquisition Related Costs, After-Tax Basis					$ 4.3	$ 2.6
Business Combination, Acquisition Related Costs Per Share, Diluted					$ 0.10	$ 0.06
Restructuring and Other Special Charges [Member] | Employee Severance [Member] | Brand Portfolio [Member]
Restructuring Costs, Total				$ 0.5
Expense Containment Initiatives [Member]
Restructuring Costs, Total	15
Restructuring Costs, After-tax Basis	$ 11.2
Restructuring and Related Cost, Incurred Cost, Per Diluted Share	$ 0.27
Expense Containment Initiatives [Member] | Other Accrued Expenses [Member]
Restructuring Reserve, Ending Balance	$ 8			8
Expense Containment Initiatives [Member] | Restructuring and Other Special Charges [Member]
Restructuring Costs, Total	12.3
Expense Containment Initiatives [Member] | Restructuring and Other Special Charges [Member] | Brand Portfolio [Member]
Restructuring Costs, Total	5
Expense Containment Initiatives [Member] | Restructuring and Other Special Charges [Member] | Eliminations and Other [Member]
Restructuring Costs, Total	3.8
Expense Containment Initiatives [Member] | Restructuring and Other Special Charges [Member] | Famous Footwear [Member]
Restructuring Costs, Total	3.5
Expense Containment Initiatives [Member] | Other Nonoperating Income (Expense) [Member] | Eliminations and Other [Member]
Restructuring Costs, Total	2.7
Expense Containment Initiatives [Member] | Other Nonoperating Income (Expense) [Member] | Pension Settlement Charge and Special Termination Benefits [Member]
Restructuring Costs, Total	$ 2.7
Brand Exits [Member] | Brand Portfolio [Member]
Restructuring Costs, Total				3.5
Restructuring Costs, After-tax Basis				$ 2.6
Restructuring and Related Cost, Incurred Cost, Per Diluted Share				$ 0.06
Brand Exits [Member] | Inventory Mark downs [Member] | Brand Portfolio [Member]
Restructuring Costs, Total				$ 3

Note 6 - Retirement and Other_3

Note 6 - Retirement and Other Benefit Plans (Details Textual) - USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015	Feb. 01, 2020	Feb. 01, 2020	Feb. 02, 2019	Feb. 03, 2018
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Amount, Ending Balance				$ 368,217,000
Management [Member]
Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Maximum Percentage of Deferral of Base Salary			50.00%
Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Maximum Percentage of Deferral of Annual Incentive Compensation			100.00%
Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Recorded Liability		$ 8,000,000	$ 8,000,000	7,300,000
Deferred Compensation Plan Assets		8,000,000	8,000,000	7,300,000
Non-employee Director [Member]
Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Recorded Liability		1,500,000	$ 1,500,000	$ 2,400,000
Non-employee Director [Member] | Phantom Share Units (PSUs) [Member]
Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Shares Issued			71,108	70,123
Alternative Investment Fund [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Amount, Ending Balance		$ 411,776,000	$ 411,776,000
Long-term Investments [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Target Allocation, Percentage		97.00%	97.00%
Short-term Investments 1 [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Target Allocation, Percentage		3.00%	3.00%
Equities [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Target Allocation, Percentage		70.00%	70.00%
Debt Securities 1 [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Target Allocation, Percentage		30.00%	30.00%
Domestic Defined Contribution 401(k) Plan [Member]
Defined Contribution Plan, Maximum Annual Contributions Per Employee, Percent			3.50%
Defined Contribution Plan, Employer Matching Contribution, Percent of Employees' Gross Pay			1.50%
Defined Contribution Plan, Employer Matching Contribution, Percent of First 6% Match			50.00%
Defined Contribution Plan, Employer Matching Contribution, Additional Percentage			2.00%
Defined Contribution Plan, Cost			$ 5,400,000	$ 4,400,000	$ 3,900,000
Canadian Defined Contribution 401(k) Plan [Member]
Defined Contribution Plan, Cost			$ 200,000	200,000	300,000
Canadian Defined Contribution 401(k) Plan [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Defined Contribution Plan, Maximum Annual Contributions Per Employee, Percent			3.00%
Canadian Defined Contribution 401(k) Plan [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Defined Contribution Plan, Maximum Annual Contributions Per Employee, Percent			5.00%
Pension Plan [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Benefit Obligation, Ending Balance		$ 388,288,000	$ 388,288,000	342,192,000	356,469,000
Defined Benefit Plan, Actuarial Grading Percentage			0.75%
Defined Benefit Plan, Benefit Obligation, Actuarial Gain (Loss) Due to Change in Mortality Projection Scales				2,300,000
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Amount, Ending Balance		428,186,000	$ 428,186,000	381,450,000	407,081,000
Defined Benefit Plan, Amounts for Asset (Liability) Recognized in Statement of Financial Position, Total		39,894,000	39,894,000	39,258,000
Pension Plan [Member] | Alternative Investment Fund [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Amount, Ending Balance		16,300,000	16,300,000	13,200,000
Pension Plan [Member] | Unallocated Insurance Contracts [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Amount, Ending Balance		0	0
Pension Plan [Member] | VERP [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Recognized Lump Sum Payments and Settlement Charges		19,900,000
Defined Benefit Plan, Accumulated Benefit Obligation, (Increase) Decrease for Settlement and Curtailment		2,700,000
Postretirement Life Insurance [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Maximum Insurance Coverage			20,000
Other Postretirement Benefits Plan [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Benefit Obligation, Ending Balance		1,371,000	1,371,000	1,461,000	1,594,000
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Amount, Ending Balance		0	0	0	$ 0
Defined Benefit Plan, Amounts for Asset (Liability) Recognized in Statement of Financial Position, Total		(1,371,000)	$ (1,371,000)	(1,461,000)
UNITED STATES | Pension Plan [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Years Service Cap	35 years
Defined Benefit Plan, Number of Highest Annual Salary Consecutive Years	5 years
Defined Benefit Plan, Number of Years Before Retirement	10 years
Defined Benefit Plan, Maximum Years of Service			30 years
Defined Benefit Plan, Service Credit Percentage			0.825%
Defined Benefit Plan, Additional Service Credit Percentage			1.425%
Defined Benefit Plan, Benefit Obligation, Ending Balance		379,900,000	$ 379,900,000	335,100,000
Foreign Plan [Member] | Pension Plan [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Number of Highest Annual Salary Consecutive Years			5 years
Defined Benefit Plan, Number of Years Before Retirement			10 years
Defined Benefit Plan, Benefit Obligation, Ending Balance		4,300,000	$ 4,300,000	$ 3,800,000
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Amount, Ending Balance		$ 4,500,000	$ 4,500,000
Foreign Plan [Member] | Pension Plan [Member] | Equities [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Actual Allocation, Percentage		55.00%	55.00%
Foreign Plan [Member] | Pension Plan [Member] | Bond Funds [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Actual Allocation, Percentage		42.00%	42.00%
Foreign Plan [Member] | Pension Plan [Member] | Money Market Fund [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Actual Allocation, Percentage		3.00%	3.00%

Note 6 - Retirement and Other_4

Note 6 - Retirement and Other Benefit Plans - Changes in Benefit Obligations (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 01, 2020	Feb. 02, 2019	Feb. 03, 2018
Pension Plan [Member]
Benefit obligation	$ 342,192	$ 356,469
Service cost	7,219	8,995	$ 9,705
Interest cost	14,811	14,236	14,948
Plan participants’ contribution	9	10
Plan amendments	93	254
Actuarial loss (gain)	58,278	(21,541)
Benefits paid	(14,399)	(14,352)
Settlements	(20,263)	(3,656)
Contractual termination benefits	482
Curtailments	(90)	0
Foreign exchange rate changes	(44)	(230)
Acquisitions	0	2,007
Benefit obligation	388,288	342,192	356,469
Other Postretirement Benefits Plan [Member]
Benefit obligation	1,461	1,594
Service cost	0	0	0
Interest cost	60	59	68
Plan participants’ contribution	6	6
Plan amendments	0	0
Actuarial loss (gain)	(39)	(22)
Benefits paid	(117)	(176)
Settlements	0	0
Curtailments	0	0
Foreign exchange rate changes	0	0
Acquisitions	0	0
Benefit obligation	$ 1,371	$ 1,461	$ 1,594

Note 6 - Retirement and Other_5

Note 6 - Retirement and Other Benefit Plans - Weighted-average Assumptions Used (Details)	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 01, 2020	Feb. 02, 2019	Feb. 03, 2018
Pension Plan [Member]
Discount rate, benefit obligations	3.25%	4.35%
Rate of compensation increase, benefit obligations	3.00%	3.00%
Discount rate, net periodic benefit income	4.35%	4.00%	4.40%
Rate of compensation increase, net periodic benefit income	3.00%	3.00%	3.00%
Expected return on plan assets, net periodic benefit income	7.75%	8.00%	8.00%
Other Postretirement Benefits Plan [Member]
Discount rate, benefit obligations	3.25%	4.35%
Discount rate, net periodic benefit income	4.35%	4.00%	4.40%

Note 6 - Retirement and Other_6

Note 6 - Retirement and Other Benefit Plans - Pension Plan Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Feb. 01, 2020	Feb. 02, 2019
Plan assets		$ 368,217
Investments	$ 16,410	13,233
Total investments at fair value	428,186	381,450
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]
Plan assets		294,682
Investments	0	0
Total investments at fair value	335,002	294,682
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
Plan assets		73,300
Investments	0	0
Total investments at fair value	75,897	73,300
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
Plan assets		235
Investments	0	0
Total investments at fair value	877	235
Defined Benefit Plan, Cash and Cash Equivalents [Member]
Plan assets	31,588	17,312
Defined Benefit Plan, Cash and Cash Equivalents [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]
Plan assets	31,588	17,312
Defined Benefit Plan, Cash and Cash Equivalents [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
Plan assets	0	87,455
Defined Benefit Plan, Cash and Cash Equivalents [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
Plan assets	0	14,155
Mutual Fund [Member]
Plan assets	32,551	31,966
Mutual Fund [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]
Plan assets	32,551	31,966
Mutual Fund [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
Plan assets	0	0
Mutual Fund [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
Plan assets	0	0
Defined Benefit Plan, Real Estate [Member]
Plan assets		232
Defined Benefit Plan, Real Estate [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]
Plan assets		232
Defined Benefit Plan, Real Estate [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
Plan assets		0
Defined Benefit Plan, Real Estate [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
Plan assets		0
US Government Agencies Debt Securities [Member]
Plan assets	94,285
US Government Agencies Debt Securities [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]
Plan assets	18,388
US Government Agencies Debt Securities [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
Plan assets	75,897
US Government Agencies Debt Securities [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
Plan assets	0
Exchange Traded Funds [Member]
Plan assets	71,505	65,464
Exchange Traded Funds [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]
Plan assets	71,505	65,464
Exchange Traded Funds [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
Plan assets	0	0
Exchange Traded Funds [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
Plan assets	0	0
Defined Benefit Plan, Equity Securities, Common Stock [Member]
Plan assets	177,743	169,721
Defined Benefit Plan, Equity Securities, Common Stock [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]
Plan assets	177,718	169,721
Defined Benefit Plan, Equity Securities, Common Stock [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
Plan assets	0	0
Defined Benefit Plan, Equity Securities, Common Stock [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
Plan assets	25	0
Preferred Securities [Member]
Plan assets	852	639
Preferred Securities [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]
Plan assets	0	404
Preferred Securities [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
Plan assets	0	0
Preferred Securities [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
Plan assets	852	235
S&P 500 Index Options [Member]
Plan assets	3,252	(4,572)
S&P 500 Index Options [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]
Plan assets	3,252	(4,572)
S&P 500 Index Options [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
Plan assets	0	0
S&P 500 Index Options [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
Plan assets	0	0
Alternative Investment Fund [Member]
Plan assets	411,776
Investments	16,335	13,160
Alternative Investment Fund [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]
Plan assets	335,002
Investments	0	0
Alternative Investment Fund [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
Plan assets	75,897
Investments	0	0
Alternative Investment Fund [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
Plan assets	877
Investments	0	0
Unallocated Insurance Contracts [Member]
Investments	75	73
Unallocated Insurance Contracts [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]
Investments	0	0
Unallocated Insurance Contracts [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
Investments	0	0
Unallocated Insurance Contracts [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
Investments	$ 0	$ 0

Note 6 - Retirement and Other_7

Note 6 - Retirement and Other Benefit Plans - Changes in Fair Value of Plan Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 01, 2020	Feb. 02, 2019
Fair value of plan assets	$ 368,217
Fair value of plan assets		$ 368,217
Pension Plan [Member]
Fair value of plan assets	381,450	407,081
Actual return on plan assets	81,282	(13,677)
Employer contributions	151	3,847
Plan participants’ contributions	9	10
Benefits paid	(14,399)	(14,352)
Settlements	(20,263)	(3,656)
Foreign exchange rate changes	(44)	(243)
Acquisitions	0	2,440
Fair value of plan assets	428,186	381,450
Other Postretirement Benefits Plan [Member]
Fair value of plan assets	0	0
Actual return on plan assets	0	0
Employer contributions	111	170
Plan participants’ contributions	6	6
Benefits paid	(117)	(176)
Settlements	0	0
Foreign exchange rate changes	0	0
Acquisitions	0	0
Fair value of plan assets	$ 0	$ 0

Note 6 - Retirement and Other_8

Note 6 - Retirement and Other Benefit Plans - Amounts Recognized in the Consolidated Balance Sheets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Feb. 01, 2020	Feb. 02, 2019
Prepaid pension costs	$ 50,660	$ 47,826
Pension Plan [Member]
Prepaid pension costs	50,660	47,826
Accrued benefit liabilities (current liability)	(2,405)	(1,663)
Accrued benefit liabilities (noncurrent liability)	(8,361)	(6,905)
Net amount recognized at end of year	39,894	39,258
Other Postretirement Benefits Plan [Member]
Prepaid pension costs	0	0
Accrued benefit liabilities (current liability)	(200)	(242)
Accrued benefit liabilities (noncurrent liability)	(1,171)	(1,219)
Net amount recognized at end of year	$ (1,371)	$ (1,461)

Note 6 - Retirement and Other_9

Note 6 - Retirement and Other Benefit Plans - Projected and Accumulated Benefit Obligation in Excess of Plan Assets (Details) - Supplemental Employee Retirement Plan [Member] - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Feb. 01, 2020	Feb. 02, 2019
Projected benefit obligation	$ 10,766	$ 8,565
Projected benefit obligation	10,766	8,565
Accumulated benefit obligation	9,516	7,291
Accumulated benefit obligation	9,516	7,291
Fair value of plan assets	0	0
Fair value of plan assets	$ 0	$ 0

Note 6 - Retirement and Othe_10

Note 6 - Retirement and Other Benefit Plans - Amounts in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss and Expected Amortization (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Feb. 01, 2020	Feb. 02, 2019
Pension Plan [Member]
Net actuarial loss (gain)	$ 33,771	$ 34,879
Net prior service credit	(2,093)	(3,266)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax	31,678	31,613
Amortization of net actuarial loss (gain)	4,198
Amortization of net prior service credit	(1,414)
Expected amortization, net of tax	2,784
Other Postretirement Benefits Plan [Member]
Net actuarial loss (gain)	(507)	(558)
Net prior service credit	0	0
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax	(507)	$ (558)
Amortization of net actuarial loss (gain)	(110)
Amortization of net prior service credit	0
Expected amortization, net of tax	$ (110)

Note 6 - Retirement and Othe_11

Note 6 - Retirement and Other Benefit Plans - Net Periodic Benefit Income (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 01, 2020	Feb. 02, 2019	Feb. 03, 2018
Pension Plan [Member]
Service cost	$ 7,219	$ 8,995	$ 9,705
Interest cost	14,811	14,236	14,948
Expected return on assets	27,735	29,091	27,589
Actuarial loss (gain)	3,904	4,122	4,315
Prior service credit	(1,486)	(1,567)	(1,780)
Settlement cost	2,236	324	0
Cost of contractual termination benefits	482	0	0
Curtailments	0	0	(2,165)
Total net periodic benefit income	(569)	(2,981)	(2,566)
Other Postretirement Benefits Plan [Member]
Service cost	0	0	0
Interest cost	60	59	68
Expected return on assets	0	0	0
Actuarial loss (gain)	(107)	(125)	(145)
Prior service credit	0	0	0
Settlement cost	0	0	0
Cost of contractual termination benefits	0	0	0
Curtailments	0	0	0
Total net periodic benefit income	$ (47)	$ (66)	$ (77)

Note 6 - Retirement and Othe_12

Note 6 - Retirement and Other Benefit Plans - Expected Cash Flows (Details) $ in Thousands	Feb. 01, 2020USD ($)
Pension Plan [Member]
2020 expected contributions to plan trusts	$ 2,444
2020 refund of assets (e.g. surplus) to employer	134
2020	17,328
2021	18,060
2022	16,676
2023	17,864
2024	16,480
2025-2029	92,214
Pension Plan [Member] | Trust for Benefit of Employees [Member]
2020 expected contributions to plan trusts	92
Pension Plan [Member] | Funded Plan [Member]
2020 expected contributions to plan trusts	0
2020 refund of assets (e.g. surplus) to employer	134
2020	14,885
2021	16,151
2022	15,100
2023	15,657
2024	16,219
2025-2029	90,117
Pension Plan [Member] | Funded Plan [Member] | Trust for Benefit of Employees [Member]
2020 expected contributions to plan trusts	92
Supplemental Employee Retirement Plan [Member]
2020 expected contributions to plan trusts	2,444
2020 refund of assets (e.g. surplus) to employer	0
2020	2,443
2021	1,909
2022	1,576
2023	2,207
2024	261
2025-2029	2,097
Supplemental Employee Retirement Plan [Member] | Trust for Benefit of Employees [Member]
2020 expected contributions to plan trusts	0
Other Postretirement Benefits Plan [Member]
2020 expected contributions to plan trusts	203
2020 refund of assets (e.g. surplus) to employer	0
2020	203
2021	176
2022	151
2023	130
2024	110
2025-2029	333
Other Postretirement Benefits Plan [Member] | Trust for Benefit of Employees [Member]
2020 expected contributions to plan trusts	$ 0

Note 7 - Income Taxes (Details

Note 7 - Income Taxes (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 01, 2020	Feb. 02, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Feb. 03, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, at Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate, Percent			21.00%		35.00%
Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, GILTI, FDII, and BEAT Amount	$ 668	$ 613		$ 0
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Domestic	37,300	40,000		78,200
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Foreign	$ 41,300	$ (45,800)		$ 44,500
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Percent, Total	21.00%	21.00%		33.70%
Other Tax Expense (Benefit)	$ 1,400	$ 5,900
Goodwill, Impairment Loss	$ 0	$ 38,000		$ 0
Effective Income Tax Rate, Before Discrete Benefits of Provisions	22.70%	22.30%
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Nondeductible Expense, Share-based Payment Arrangement, Amount	$ 100	$ 300		1,300
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Tax Settlement, Other, Amount				1,300
Deferred Income Tax Expense (Benefit), Total	9,796	(6,922)		$ (1,424)
Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Ending Balance	1,900	2,500
Affiliated Entity [Member]
Operating Loss Carryforwards, Valuation Allowance, Total	1,500
State and Local Jurisdiction and Foreign Tax Authority [Member]
Operating Loss Carryforwards, Total	6,700
Operating Loss Carryforwards, Valuation Allowance, Total	3,300
Foreign Tax Authority [Member]
Deferred Income Tax Expense (Benefit), Total	$ 0
Executive Officer [Member]
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Nondeductible Expense, Share-based Payment Arrangement, Amount		$ 2,100

Note 7 - Income Taxes - Compone

Note 7 - Income Taxes - Components of Income Tax (Benefit) Provision on (Loss) Earnings (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 01, 2020	Feb. 02, 2019	Feb. 03, 2018
Current	$ 4,003	$ 1,953	$ 31,102
Deferred	5,390	4,451	(10,358)
Total federal income tax provision (benefit)	9,393	6,404	20,744
Current	290	(718)	7,691
Deferred	2,403	1,284	913
Total state income tax provision (benefit)	2,693	566	8,604
Foreign	4,425	(7,243)	6,127
Total income tax provision (benefit)	$ 16,511	$ (273)	$ 35,475

Note 7 - Income Taxes - Differe

Note 7 - Income Taxes - Differences Between the Income Tax (Benefit) Provision and Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate Calculation (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		12 Months Ended
		Feb. 01, 2020	Feb. 02, 2019	Feb. 03, 2018
Income taxes at statutory rate (1)	[1]	$ 16,505	$ (1,208)	$ 41,376
State income taxes, net of federal tax benefit		2,218	2,519	3,579
Foreign earnings taxed at lower rates		(3,199)	(4,210)	(8,072)
Share-based compensation		86	(347)	(1,265)
Income tax reform, net benefit		0	(3,891)	(294)
GILTI, BEAT and FDII provisions		668	613	0
Non-deductibility of goodwill impairment		0	7,989	0
Impairment of foreign tradename taxed at higher rate		0	(2,400)	0
Valuation allowance release on state loss carryforwards		0	0	(100)
Non-deductibility of acquisition costs		0	46	0
Other		233	616	251
Total income tax provision (benefit)		$ 16,511	$ (273)	$ 35,475
[1]	The federal statutory tax rate was 21.0% in 2019 and 2018, and 33.7% in 2017.

Note 7 - Income Taxes - Deferre

Note 7 - Income Taxes - Deferred Income Tax Assets and Liabilities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Feb. 01, 2020	Feb. 02, 2019
Employee benefits, compensation and insurance	$ 12,812	$ 14,599
Accrued expenses	18,762	14,936
Postretirement and postemployment benefit plans	314	327
Deferred rent	0	6,524
Lease obligations	200,408	0
Accounts receivable reserves	3,109	7,350
Net operating loss (“NOL”) carryforward/carryback	6,671	6,714
Capital loss carryforward	14	14
Inventory capitalization and inventory reserves	4,123	3,339
Impairment of investment in nonconsolidated affiliate	1,470	1,470
Other	1,349	1,831
Total deferred tax assets, before valuation allowance	249,032	57,104
Valuation allowance	(4,809)	(4,199)
Total deferred tax assets, net of valuation allowance	244,223	52,905
Lease right-of-use assets	(187,978)	0
Retirement plans	(10,466)	(10,212)
LIFO inventory valuation	(44,774)	(42,427)
Capitalized software	(4,420)	(3,879)
Depreciation	(8,416)	(10,662)
Intangible assets	(29,636)	(24,763)
Other	(3,811)	(1,115)
Total deferred tax liabilities	(289,501)	(93,058)
Net deferred tax liability	$ (45,278)	$ (40,153)

Note 8 - Business Segment Inf_3

Note 8 - Business Segment Information (Details Textual) $ in Thousands	Feb. 01, 2020USD ($)	Feb. 03, 2019USD ($)	Feb. 02, 2019USD ($)	Feb. 03, 2018USD ($)
Number of Stores	1,177
Operating Lease, Right-of-Use Asset	$ 695,594	$ 729,200	$ 0	$ 0
Famous Footwear [Member]
Number of Stores	949
Brand Portfolio [Member] | UNITED STATES
Number of Stores	141
Brand Portfolio [Member] | CANADA
Number of Stores	79
Brand Portfolio [Member] | CHINA
Number of Stores	6
Brand Portfolio [Member] | GUAM
Number of Stores	1
Brand Portfolio [Member] | ITALY
Number of Stores	1

Note 8 - Business Segment Inf_4

Note 8 - Business Segment Information - Key Financial Measures (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Feb. 01, 2020	Nov. 02, 2019	Aug. 03, 2019	May 04, 2019	Feb. 02, 2019	Nov. 03, 2018	Aug. 04, 2018	May 05, 2018	Feb. 01, 2020	Feb. 02, 2019	Feb. 03, 2018
Net sales	$ 698,948	$ 792,375	$ 752,485	$ 677,754	$ 720,263	$ 775,829	$ 706,612	$ 632,142	$ 2,921,562	$ 2,834,846	$ 2,785,584
Intersegment sales									(72,955)	85,513	85,124
Depreciation and amortization									65,562	62,697	64,070
Operating earnings									103,813	401	127,683
Segment assets	2,431,707				1,838,568				2,431,707	1,838,568	1,489,415
Purchases of property and equipment									44,533	62,483	44,720
Capitalized software	5,619				4,416				5,619	4,416	6,458
Famous Footwear [Member]
Net sales									1,588,057	1,606,808	1,637,627
Intersegment sales									0	0	0
Depreciation and amortization									26,706	28,816	29,990
Operating earnings									76,896	85,268	92,230
Segment assets	891,042				502,507				891,042	502,507	500,862
Purchases of property and equipment									16,129	17,552	22,920
Capitalized software	16				351				16	351	483
Brand Portfolio [Member]
Net sales									1,406,460	1,313,551	1,233,081
Intersegment sales									(72,955)	(85,513)	(85,124)
Depreciation and amortization									29,875	20,768	16,873
Operating earnings									58,153	(40,799)	80,160
Segment assets	1,383,500				1,211,008				1,383,500	1,211,008	814,508
Purchases of property and equipment									21,973	41,993	15,865
Capitalized software	1,544				814				1,544	814	232
Eliminations and Other [Member]
Net sales									(72,955)	(85,513)	(85,124)
Intersegment sales									0	0	0
Depreciation and amortization									8,981	13,113	17,207
Operating earnings									(31,236)	(44,068)	(44,707)
Segment assets	157,165				125,053				157,165	125,053	174,045
Purchases of property and equipment									6,431	2,938	5,935
Capitalized software	$ 4,059				$ 3,251				$ 4,059	$ 3,251	$ 5,743

Note 8 - Business Segment Inf_5

Note 8 - Business Segment Information - Reconciliation of Operating Earnings Before Income Taxes (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 01, 2020	Feb. 02, 2019	Feb. 03, 2018
Operating earnings	$ 103,813	$ 401	$ 127,683
Interest expense, net	(33,123)	(18,277)	(17,325)
Loss on early extinguishment of debt	0	(186)	0
Other income, net	7,903	12,308	12,348
Earnings (loss) before income taxes	$ 78,593	$ (5,754)	$ 122,706

Note 8 - Business Segment Inf_6

Note 8 - Business Segment Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
		Feb. 01, 2020	Nov. 02, 2019	Aug. 03, 2019	May 04, 2019	Feb. 02, 2019	Nov. 03, 2018	Aug. 04, 2018	May 05, 2018	Feb. 01, 2020	Feb. 02, 2019	Feb. 03, 2018
Total net sales		$ 698,948	$ 792,375	$ 752,485	$ 677,754	$ 720,263	$ 775,829	$ 706,612	$ 632,142	$ 2,921,562	$ 2,834,846	$ 2,785,584
Total long-lived assets	[1]	920,440				230,784				920,440	230,784	212,799
UNITED STATES
Total net sales										2,734,912	2,656,928	2,603,725
Total long-lived assets	[1]	881,338				219,975				881,338	219,975	200,686
Far East [Member]
Total net sales										98,045	93,883	98,287
Total long-lived assets	[1]	3,527				1,348				3,527	1,348	1,456
CANADA
Total net sales										80,247	63,354	75,764
Total long-lived assets	[1]	35,317				9,381				35,317	9,381	10,559
Latin America [Member]
Total net sales										8,358	20,681	7,808
Other [Member]
Total long-lived assets	[1]	$ 258				$ 80				$ 258	$ 80	$ 98
[1]	Long-lived assets includes $695,594 of lease right-of-use assets in 2019, with no corresponding amounts in 2018 or 2017, as those periods precede the adoption of ASC 842.

Note 9 - Inventories (Details T

Note 9 - Inventories (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Feb. 01, 2020	Feb. 02, 2019
Other Inventory, Materials, Supplies and Merchandise under Consignment, Gross	$ 2.5	$ 1.5

Note 9 - Inventories - Schedule

Note 9 - Inventories - Schedule of Inventories (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Feb. 01, 2020	Feb. 02, 2019
Raw materials	$ 18,455	$ 19,128
Work-in-process	454	745
Finished goods	599,497	663,298
Inventories, net	$ 618,406	$ 683,171

Note 10 - Property and Equipm_3

Note 10 - Property and Equipment (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 01, 2020	Feb. 02, 2019	Feb. 03, 2018
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets Held-for-use	$ 5,900	$ 3,700	$ 3,800
Interest Costs Capitalized	$ 600	$ 200	$ 0

Note 10 - Property and Equipm_4

Note 10 - Property and Equipment - Property and Equipment (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 01, 2020	Feb. 02, 2019
Property and equipment	$ 593,979	$ 579,087
Allowances for depreciation	(369,133)	(348,303)
Property and equipment, net	224,846	230,784
Land and Building [Member]
Property and equipment	$ 52,638	58,337
Building [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Useful life (Year)	5 years
Building [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Useful life (Year)	30 years
Leasehold Improvements [Member]
Property and equipment	$ 241,209	233,604
Leasehold Improvements [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Useful life (Year)	5 years
Leasehold Improvements [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Useful life (Year)	20 years
Technology Equipment [Member]
Property and equipment	$ 56,480	49,120
Technology Equipment [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Useful life (Year)	2 years
Technology Equipment [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Useful life (Year)	7 years
Machinery and Equipment [Member]
Property and equipment	$ 98,715	69,628
Machinery and Equipment [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Useful life (Year)	4 years
Machinery and Equipment [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Useful life (Year)	20 years
Furniture and Fixtures [Member]
Property and equipment	$ 140,233	134,259
Furniture and Fixtures [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Useful life (Year)	3 years
Furniture and Fixtures [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Useful life (Year)	10 years
Construction in Progress [Member]
Property and equipment	$ 4,704	$ 34,139

Note 11 - Goodwill and Intang_3

Note 11 - Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Oct. 18, 2018	Oct. 16, 2018	Jul. 06, 2018	Feb. 01, 2020	Feb. 02, 2019	Feb. 01, 2020	Feb. 02, 2019	Feb. 03, 2018
Amortization of Intangible Assets, Total						$ 13,062	$ 7,021	$ 4,073
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Amortization Expense, Next Twelve Months				$ 12,800		12,800
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Amortization Expense, Year Two				12,700		12,700
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Amortization Expense, Year Three				12,500		12,500
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Amortization Expense, Year Four				12,200		12,200
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Amortization Expense, Year Five				11,400		11,400
Goodwill, Impairment Loss						$ 0	38,000	$ 0
Impairment of Intangible Assets, Indefinite-lived (Excluding Goodwill)				$ 0			$ 60,000
Allen Edmonds [Member]
Asset Impairment Charges, Total					$ 38,000
Impairment of Intangible Assets, Indefinite-lived (Excluding Goodwill)					$ 60,000
Vionic [Member]
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill, Total	$ 144,700
Goodwill, Acquired During Period	151,300
Vionic [Member] | Trademarks [Member]
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill, Total	112,400
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life		20 years	20 years
Vionic [Member] | Customer Relationships [Member]
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill, Total	$ 32,300
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life		16 years
Blowfish, LLC [Member]
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill, Total			$ 17,600
Goodwill, Acquired During Period			5,000
Blowfish, LLC [Member] | Trademarks [Member]
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill, Total			11,100
Blowfish, LLC [Member] | Customer Relationships [Member]
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill, Total			$ 6,500
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life			15 years

Note 11 - Goodwill and Intang_4

Note 11 - Goodwill and Intangible Assets - Schedule of Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Feb. 01, 2020	Feb. 02, 2019
Intangible Assets	$ 391,088	$ 391,088
Accumulated amortization	(96,784)	(83,722)
Total intangible assets, net	294,304	307,366
Goodwill	245,275	242,531
Goodwill and intangible assets, net	539,579	549,897
Famous Footwear [Member]
Intangible Assets	2,800	2,800
Brand Portfolio [Member]
Intangible Assets	388,288	388,288
Goodwill	$ 245,275	$ 242,531

Note 11 - Goodwill and Intang_5

Note 11 - Goodwill and Intangible Assets - Finite and Infinite-Lived Intangible Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 01, 2020	Feb. 01, 2020	Feb. 02, 2019
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Cost Basis	$ 391,088	$ 391,088	$ 451,088
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Accumulated Amortization	96,784	96,784	83,722
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net Carrying Value	294,304	294,304	307,366
Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets, Impairment	0		60,000
Infinite-lived Trademarks [Member]
Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets, Cost Basis	58,100	58,100
Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net Carrying Value	58,100	58,100	58,100
Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets, Cost Basis			118,100
Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets, Impairment			60,000
Trademarks [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Cost Basis	288,788	288,788	288,788
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Accumulated Amortization	91,827	91,827	81,961
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net Carrying Value	196,961	$ 196,961	$ 206,827
Trademarks [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Estimated Useful Life (Year)		15 years	15 years
Trademarks [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Estimated Useful Life (Year)		40 years	40 years
Customer Relationships [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Cost Basis	44,200	$ 44,200	$ 44,200
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Accumulated Amortization	4,957	4,957	1,761
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net Carrying Value	$ 39,243	$ 39,243	$ 42,439
Customer Relationships [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Estimated Useful Life (Year)		15 years	15 years
Customer Relationships [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Estimated Useful Life (Year)		16 years	16 years

Note 12 - Long-term and Short_3

Note 12 - Long-term and Short-term Financing Arrangements (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 01, 2020	Feb. 02, 2019	Jan. 18, 2019	Jan. 17, 2019	Jul. 27, 2015
Senior Notes Due 2023 [Member]
Senior Notes, Total					$ 200
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage					6.25%
Senior Notes, Repurchase Price, Change of Control		101.00%
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | Third Amendment to Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement [Member]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity			$ 500	$ 600
Line of Credit Facility, Option to Increase, Amount			$ 250
Line of Credit Facility, Excess Availability, Percent to Trigger Debt Restrictions	10.00%
Line of Credit Facility, Excess Availability to Trigger Debt Restrictions	$ 40
Line of Credit Facility, Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio to Trigger Debt Restrictions	1
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Month-end Outstanding Amount	$ 407.5	$ 350
Line of Credit Facility, Average Outstanding Amount	$ 352.4	$ 103.2
Debt, Weighted Average Interest Rate	4.10%	3.90%
Long-term Line of Credit, Total	$ 275
Letters of Credit Outstanding, Amount	10.9
Line of Credit Facility, Remaining Borrowing Capacity	$ 214.1

Note 12 - Long-term and Short_4

Note 12 - Long-term and Short-term Financing Arrangements - Schedule of Redemption Price Percentage (Details) - Senior Notes Due 2023 [Member]	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 01, 2020
Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period One [Member]
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage	101.563%
Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period Two [Member]
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage	100.00%

Note 13 - Leases (Details Textu

Note 13 - Leases (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	2 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 02, 2019	Feb. 01, 2020	Feb. 02, 2019	Jan. 30, 2021	Feb. 03, 2019	Feb. 03, 2018
Right-of-Use Asset Obtained in Exchange for Operating Lease Liability		$ 164,000
Operating Lease, Right-of-Use Asset	$ 0	695,594	$ 0		$ 729,200	$ 0
Operating Lease, Liability, Total		756,901			$ 791,700
Lessor, Operating Lease, Payments to be Received, Total		200
Sublease Income	$ 269	$ 269	$ 500
Forecast [Member]
Operating Lease, Right-of-Use Asset				$ 9,600
Operating Lease, Liability, Total				$ 9,600

Note 13 - Leases - Operating Le

Note 13 - Leases - Operating Leases (Details)	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 01, 2020
Retail Site [Member]
Renewal Option	Approximately 42% have options of varying periods
Retail Site [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Property under lease, lease term (Year)	5 years
Retail Site [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Property under lease, lease term (Year)	10 years
Manufacturing Facility [Member]
Property under lease, lease term (Year)	8 years
Renewal Option	None
Building [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Property under lease, lease term (Year)	10 years
Renewal Option (Year)	5 years
Building [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Property under lease, lease term (Year)	15 years
Renewal Option (Year)	20 years
Equipment [Member]
Renewal Option	None
Equipment [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Property under lease, lease term (Year)	1 year
Equipment [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Property under lease, lease term (Year)	6 years

Note 13 - Leases - Summary of L

Note 13 - Leases - Summary of Lease Assets and Liabilities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Feb. 01, 2020	Feb. 03, 2019	Feb. 02, 2019	Feb. 03, 2018
Operating Lease, Right-of-Use Asset	$ 695,594	$ 729,200	$ 0	$ 0
Current lease obligations	(127,869)		0
Noncurrent lease obligations	(629,032)		$ 0
Net balance sheet impact	$ (61,307)

Note 13 - Leases - Weighted-ave

Note 13 - Leases - Weighted-average Lease Term and Discount Rate (Details)	Feb. 01, 2020
Weighted-average remaining lease term (in years) (Year)	7 years 2 months 12 days
Weighted-average discount rate	4.30%

Note 13 - Leases - Components o

Note 13 - Leases - Components of Lease Expense (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	2 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 02, 2019	Feb. 01, 2020	Feb. 02, 2019
Operating lease expense	$ 186,185
Variable lease expense	45,455
Short-term lease expense	3,339
Sublease income	(269)	$ (269)	$ (500)
Total lease expense	$ 234,710

Note 13 - Leases - Future Minim

Note 13 - Leases - Future Minimum Rent Payments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Feb. 01, 2020	Feb. 03, 2019
2020		$ 156,877
2021		151,257
2022		124,369
2023		104,582
2024		85,249
Thereafter		270,434
Total minimum operating lease payments (1)	[1]	892,768
Less imputed interest		(135,867)
Operating Lease, Liability, Total		$ 756,901	$ 791,700
[1]	Minimum operating lease payments have not been reduced by minimum sublease rental income of $0.2 million due in the future under sublease agreements.

Note 13 - Leases - Supplemental

Note 13 - Leases - Supplemental Cash Flow Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	2 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 02, 2019	Feb. 01, 2020	Feb. 02, 2019
Cash paid for lease liabilities		$ 196,033
Sublease Income	$ 269	$ 269	$ 500

Note 13 - Leases - Summary of R

Note 13 - Leases - Summary of Rent Expense for Operating Lease (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 02, 2019	Feb. 03, 2018
Minimum rent	$ 171,410	$ 171,980
Contingent rent	671	513
Sublease income	(428)	(1,705)
Total	$ 171,653	$ 170,788

Note 13 - Leases - Future Min_2

Note 13 - Leases - Future Minimum Operating Lease Payments (Details) $ in Thousands	Feb. 02, 2019USD ($)
2019	$ 173,891
2020	151,157
2021	125,629
2022	102,488
2023	84,036
Thereafter	212,774
Total minimum operating lease payments (1)	$ 849,975	[1]
[1]	Minimum operating lease payments have not been reduced by minimum sublease rental income of $0.5 million due in the future under sublease agreements.

Note 14 - Risk Management and_3

Note 14 - Risk Management and Derivatives - Net Notional Amount of All Purchase and Sale Contracts of a Foreign Currency (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Feb. 01, 2020	Feb. 02, 2019
Foreign Exchange Forward, US Dollars [Member]
Notional Amount	$ 3,963	$ 15,196
Foreign Exchange Forward, Euro [Member]
Notional Amount	1,251	13,383
Foreign Exchange Forward, Chinese Yuan [Member]
Notional Amount	2,355	4,507
Foreign Exchange Forward, New Taiwanese Dollars [Member]
Notional Amount	0	461
Foreign Exchange Forward, Other Currencies [Member]
Notional Amount	69	382
Foreign Exchange Forward [Member]
Notional Amount	$ 7,638	$ 33,929

Note 14 - Risk Management and_4

Note 14 - Risk Management and Derivatives - Schedule of Fair Values of Derivative Instruments Designated as Hedging Instruments (Details) - Foreign Exchange Forward [Member] - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Feb. 01, 2020	Feb. 02, 2019
Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets [Member]
Asset Derivatives	$ 0	$ 159
Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities [Member]
Liability Derivatives	$ 103	$ 745

Note 14 - Risk Management and_5

Note 14 - Risk Management and Derivatives - Effect of Derivative Instruments in Cash Flow Hedging Relationships (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 01, 2020	Feb. 02, 2019	Feb. 03, 2018
Unrealized gain (loss) on derivative financial instruments, net of tax	$ 516	$ (1,375)	$ 1,101
Foreign Exchange Forward [Member] | Sales [Member]
Unrealized gain (loss) on derivative financial instruments, net of tax	16	(55)
(Loss) Gain Reclassified from Accumulated OCL into Earnings	9	(6)
Foreign Exchange Forward [Member] | Cost of Sales [Member]
Unrealized gain (loss) on derivative financial instruments, net of tax	439	(1,004)
(Loss) Gain Reclassified from Accumulated OCL into Earnings	(38)	(58)
Foreign Exchange Forward [Member] | Selling, General and Administrative Expenses [Member]
Unrealized gain (loss) on derivative financial instruments, net of tax	(68)	(822)
(Loss) Gain Reclassified from Accumulated OCL into Earnings	(227)	(90)
Foreign Exchange Forward [Member] | Interest Expense [Member]
Unrealized gain (loss) on derivative financial instruments, net of tax	0	0
(Loss) Gain Reclassified from Accumulated OCL into Earnings	$ 0	$ 0

Note 15 - Fair Value Measurem_3

Note 15 - Fair Value Measurements (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 01, 2020	Feb. 02, 2019	Feb. 03, 2018
Deferred Compensation Plan, Maximum Percentage of Deferral of Base Salary	50.00%
Deferred Compensation Plan, Maximum Percentage of Deferral of Annual Incentive Compensation	100.00%
Accretion and Remeasurement Adjustments	$ 6,000
Long-lived Assets, Held and Used	780,200	$ 99,000	$ 112,500
Impairment of Intangible Assets (Excluding Goodwill), Total	0		0
Goodwill, Impairment Loss	$ 0	38,000	$ 0
Allen Edmonds [Member]
Goodwill, Impairment Loss		38,000
Allen Edmonds [Member] | Trademarks [Member]
Impairment of Intangible Assets (Excluding Goodwill), Total		$ 60,000

Note 15 - Fair Value Measurem_4

Note 15 - Fair Value Measurements - Assets and Liabilities Measured on a Recurring Basis (Details) - Fair Value, Recurring [Member] - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Feb. 01, 2020	Feb. 02, 2019
Cash equivalents – money market funds	$ 18,001	$ 4,582
Non-qualified deferred compensation plan assets	8,004	7,270
Non-qualified deferred compensation plan liabilities	(8,004)	(7,270)
Deferred compensation plan liabilities for non-employee directors	(1,536)	(2,364)
Restricted stock units for non-employee directors	(2,572)	(4,419)
Derivative financial instruments, net	(103)	(586)
Mandatory purchase obligation - Blowfish Malibu	(15,200)	(9,245)
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]
Cash equivalents – money market funds	18,001	4,582
Non-qualified deferred compensation plan assets	8,004	7,270
Non-qualified deferred compensation plan liabilities	(8,004)	(7,270)
Deferred compensation plan liabilities for non-employee directors	(1,536)	(2,364)
Restricted stock units for non-employee directors	(2,572)	(4,419)
Derivative financial instruments, net	0	0
Mandatory purchase obligation - Blowfish Malibu	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
Cash equivalents – money market funds	0	0
Non-qualified deferred compensation plan assets	0	0
Non-qualified deferred compensation plan liabilities	0	0
Deferred compensation plan liabilities for non-employee directors	0	0
Restricted stock units for non-employee directors	0	0
Derivative financial instruments, net	(103)	(586)
Mandatory purchase obligation - Blowfish Malibu	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
Cash equivalents – money market funds	0	0
Non-qualified deferred compensation plan assets	0	0
Non-qualified deferred compensation plan liabilities	0	0
Deferred compensation plan liabilities for non-employee directors	0	0
Restricted stock units for non-employee directors	0	0
Derivative financial instruments, net	0	0
Mandatory purchase obligation - Blowfish Malibu	$ (15,200)	$ (9,245)

Note 15 - Fair Value Measurem_5

Note 15 - Fair Value Measurements - Impairment Charges (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 01, 2020	Feb. 02, 2019	Feb. 03, 2018
Total impairment charges	$ 5,900	$ 3,700	$ 3,800
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses [Member]
Total impairment charges	5,867	3,665	3,775
Famous Footwear [Member] | Selling, General and Administrative Expenses [Member]
Total impairment charges	1,980	800	677
Brand Portfolio [Member] | Selling, General and Administrative Expenses [Member]
Total impairment charges	$ 3,887	$ 2,865	$ 3,098

Note 15 - Fair Value Measurem_6

Note 15 - Fair Value Measurements - Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		Feb. 01, 2020	Feb. 02, 2019
Reported Value Measurement [Member]
Borrowings under revolving credit agreement	[1]	$ 275	$ 335
Long-term debt	[1]	200	200
Total debt	[1]	475	535
Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member]
Borrowings under revolving credit agreement		275	335
Long-term debt		205	205.5
Total debt		$ 480	$ 540.5
[1]	Excludes unamortized debt issuance costs and debt discount

Note 16 - Shareholders' Equit_2

Note 16 - Shareholders' Equity (Details Textual) - shares	12 Months Ended			101 Months Ended
	Feb. 01, 2020	Feb. 02, 2019	Feb. 03, 2018	Feb. 01, 2020	Sep. 02, 2019	Dec. 14, 2018
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Exercises in Period	5,000
Stock Repurchase Program, 2018 [Member]
Stock Repurchase Program, Number of Shares Authorized to be Repurchased						2,500,000
Stock Repurchased During Period, Shares	1,704,240
Stock Repurchase Program, Remaining Number of Shares Authorized to be Repurchased	553,611			553,611
Stock Repurchase Program, 2019 [Member]
Stock Repurchase Program, Number of Shares Authorized to be Repurchased					5,000,000
Stock Repurchase Program, 2011 [Member]
Stock Repurchase Program, Number of Shares Authorized to be Repurchased	2,500,000			2,500,000
Stock Repurchased During Period, Shares				2,500,000
Stock Repurchase Program, Remaining Number of Shares Authorized to be Repurchased	0			0
Repurchases Related To Employee Share Based Awards [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Exercises in Period	100,728	145,357	141,713

Note 16 - Shareholders' Equit_3

Note 16 - Shareholders' Equity - Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		12 Months Ended
		Feb. 02, 2020	Feb. 01, 2020	Feb. 02, 2019	Feb. 03, 2018
Balance		$ (31,601)	$ (31,601)
Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax			(207)	$ (16,482)	$ 21,011
Balance			(31,843)	(31,601)
Accumulated Foreign Currency Adjustment Attributable to Parent [Member]
Balance		62	62	1,235	192
Other comprehensive income before reclassifications		(642)		(1,173)	1,043
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss		0		0	0
Tax (benefit) provision		0		0	0
Net reclassifications		0		0	0
Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax		(642)		(1,173)	1,043
Reclassification of stranded tax effects					0
Tax benefit		0		0	0
Balance		(580)		62	1,235
Accumulated Defined Benefit Plans Adjustment, Net Gain (Loss) Attributable to Parent [Member]
Balance	[1]	(31,055)	(31,055)	(17,172)	(30,084)
Other comprehensive income before reclassifications	[1]	(3,523)		(15,927)	18,627
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss	[1]	4,590		2,754	225
Tax (benefit) provision	[1]	(1,183)		(710)	(58)
Net reclassifications	[1]	3,407		2,044	167
Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax	[1]	(116)		(13,883)	18,794
Reclassification of stranded tax effects	[1]				(5,882)
Tax benefit	[1]	(1,183)		(710)	(58)
Balance	[1]	(31,171)		(31,055)	(17,172)
AOCI, Derivative Qualifying as Hedge, Excluded Component, Parent [Member]
Balance	[2]	(608)	(608)	767	(542)
Other comprehensive income before reclassifications	[2]	315		(1,497)	1,337
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss	[2]	256		154	(357)
Tax (benefit) provision	[2]	(55)		(32)	121
Net reclassifications	[2]	201		122	(236)
Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax	[2]	516		(1,375)	1,101
Reclassification of stranded tax effects	[2]				208
Tax benefit	[2]	(55)		(32)	121
Balance	[2]	(92)		(608)	767
AOCI Attributable to Parent [Member]
Balance		(31,601)	$ (31,601)	(15,170)	(30,434)
Other comprehensive income before reclassifications		(3,850)		(18,597)	21,007
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss		4,846		2,908	(132)
Tax (benefit) provision		(1,238)		(742)	63
Net reclassifications		3,608		2,166	(69)
Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax		(242)		(16,431)	20,938
Reclassification of stranded tax effects					(5,674)
Tax benefit		(1,238)		(742)	63
Balance		$ (31,843)		$ (31,601)	$ (15,170)
[1]	Amounts reclassified are included in other income, net. Refer to Note 6 to the consolidated financial statements for additional information related to pension and other postretirement benefits.
[2]	Amounts reclassified are included in net sales, costs of goods sold and selling and administrative expenses. Refer to Note 14 and Note 15 to the consolidated financial statements for additional information related to derivative financial instruments.

Note 17 - Share-based Compens_3

Note 17 - Share-based Compensation (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
		Feb. 03, 2018	Feb. 01, 2020	Feb. 02, 2019	Feb. 03, 2018
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Expense			$ 10,246	$ 13,805	$ 11,298
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Shares Issued in Period			214,435	350,522	293,470
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Nondeductible Expense, Share-based Payment Arrangement, Amount			$ 100	$ 300	$ 1,300
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Nonvested, Number of Shares, Ending Balance			8,334
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value			$ 12.81
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Gross				0	0
Restricted Stock [Member]
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Expense			$ 9,597	$ 10,925	$ 7,657
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period			463,234	427,083	392,812
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Vested in Period, Fair Value			$ 6,700	$ 8,200	$ 4,700
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Nonvested Award, Excluding Option, Cost Not yet Recognized, Amount			$ 11,100
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Nonvested Award, Cost Not yet Recognized, Period for Recognition			1 year 4 months 24 days
Restricted Stock [Member] | Share-based Compensation Award, Cliff-vesting, Tranche One [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period			12,914	3,642	4,492
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period			1 year	1 year	1 year
Restricted Stock [Member] | Share-based Compensation Award, Graded-vesting [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period			450,320	413,941	12,000
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period			3 years	3 years	4 years
Restricted Stock [Member] | Share-based Compensation Award, Cliff-vesting, Tranche Two [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period				9,500
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period				4 years
Restricted Stock [Member] | Share-based Compensation Award, Cliff-vesting, Tranche Three [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period					376,320
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period					4 years
Performance Shares [Member]
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Expense			$ (502)	$ 1,741	$ 3,508
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period			180,000	155,000	169,500
Performance Shares [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Performance Percentage Earned			0.00%
Performance Shares [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period			360,000	310,000	339,000
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Performance Percentage Earned			200.00%
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Option [Member]
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Expense			$ 22	$ 48	$ 67
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period			4 years
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Expiration Period			10 years
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member]
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Expense			$ 1,129	1,091	66
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period	[1]		71,815
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period			1 year
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Vested in Period, Fair Value			$ 589	$ 1,340	$ 1,349
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Conversion of RSUs, Shares		210,302
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Conversion of RSUs, Amount		$ 6,300
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Non-Option Equity Instruments, Outstanding, Number, Ending Balance	[2]		491,984	420,057
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period, Dividend Equivalent			5,474
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Vested in Period, Dividend Equivalents			4,686
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period, Nonvested, Dividend Equivalent			788
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Aggregate Intrinsic Value, Outstanding			$ 8,600
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Aggregate Intrinsic Value, Vested			7,300
Deferred Compensation Share-based Arrangements, Liability, Current and Noncurrent			$ 2,600	$ 4,400
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) Payable in Stock [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Non-Option Equity Instruments, Outstanding, Number, Ending Balance			272,836
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) Payable in Cash [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Non-Option Equity Instruments, Outstanding, Number, Ending Balance			219,148
[1]	Granted RSUs include 5,475 RSUs resulting from dividend equivalents paid on outstanding RSUs, of which 4,687 related to outstanding vested RSUs and 788 to outstanding nonvested RSUs.
[2]	Total number of RSUs as of February 1, 2020 includes 272,836 RSUs payable in shares and 219,148 RSUs payable in cash.

Note 17 - Share-based Compens_4

Note 17 - Share-based Compensation - Share-based Compensation Expense (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 01, 2020	Feb. 02, 2019	Feb. 03, 2018
Total share-based compensation expense	$ 10,246	$ 13,805	$ 11,298
Restricted Stock [Member]
Total share-based compensation expense	9,597	10,925	7,657
Performance Shares [Member]
Total share-based compensation expense	(502)	1,741	3,508
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member]
Total share-based compensation expense	1,129	1,091	66
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Option [Member]
Total share-based compensation expense	$ 22	$ 48	$ 67

Note 17 - Share-Based Compens_5

Note 17 - Share-Based Compensation - Restricted Stock Activity (Details) - Restricted Stock [Member] - $ / shares	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 01, 2020	Feb. 02, 2019	Feb. 03, 2018
Nonvested, total number of restricted shares (in shares)	1,249,223	1,174,801	1,128,049
Nonvested, weighted-average grant date fair value (in dollars per share)	$ 29.17	$ 27.92	$ 25.85
Granted, total number of restricted shares (in shares)	463,234	427,083	392,812
Granted, weighted-average grant date fair value (in dollars per share)	$ 22.93	$ 31.88	$ 27.07
Vested, total number of restricted shares (in shares)	(222,562)	(291,061)	(267,585)
Vested, weighted-average grant date fair value (in dollars per share)	$ 30.26	$ 28.18	$ 17.55
Forfeited, total number of restricted shares (in shares)	(218,100)	(61,600)	(78,475)
Forfeited, weighted-average grant date fair value (in dollars per share)	$ 28.83	$ 28.77	$ 29.26
Nonvested, total number of restricted shares (in shares)	1,271,795	1,249,223	1,174,801
Nonvested, weighted-average grant date fair value (in dollars per share)	$ 26.77	$ 29.17	$ 27.92

Note 17 - Share-Based Compens_6

Note 17 - Share-Based Compensation - Performance Shares Award Activity (Details) - Performance Shares [Member] - $ / shares	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 01, 2020	Feb. 02, 2019	Feb. 03, 2018
Nonvested, total number of restricted shares (in shares)	457,833	399,627	402,499
Nonvested, weighted-average grant date fair value (in dollars per share)	$ 28.49	$ 27.45	$ 28.36
Granted, total number of restricted shares (in shares)	180,000	155,000	169,500
Granted, weighted-average grant date fair value (in dollars per share)	$ 23.42	$ 31.84	$ 26.90
Vested, total number of restricted shares (in shares)	(149,833)	(80,627)	(160,372)
Vested, weighted-average grant date fair value (in dollars per share)	$ 26.64	$ 30.12	$ 29.16
Forfeited, total number of restricted shares (in shares)	(12,000)	(16,167)	(12,000)
Forfeited, weighted-average grant date fair value (in dollars per share)	$ 28.33	$ 26.83	$ 27.46
Nonvested, total number of restricted shares (in shares)	476,000	457,833	399,627
Nonvested, weighted-average grant date fair value (in dollars per share)	$ 27.16	$ 28.49	$ 27.45
Maximum [Member]
Nonvested, total number of restricted shares (in shares)	915,666	799,254	804,998
Granted, total number of restricted shares (in shares)	360,000	310,000	339,000
Vested, total number of restricted shares (in shares)	(299,666)	(161,254)	(320,744)
Forfeited, total number of restricted shares (in shares)	(24,000)	(32,334)	(24,000)
Nonvested, total number of restricted shares (in shares)	952,000	915,666	799,254

Note 17 - Share-Based Compens_7

Note 17 - Share-Based Compensation - Stock Option Activity (Details)	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 01, 2020$ / sharesshares
Outstanding, total number of stock options (in shares) | shares	42,667
Outstanding, weighted-average grant date fair value (in dollars per share) | $ / shares	$ 18.01
Exercised, total number of stock options (in shares) | shares	(5,000)
Exercised, weighted-average grant date fair value (in dollars per share) | $ / shares	$ 9.63
Forfeited, total number of stock options (in shares) | shares	0
Forfeited, weighted-average grant date fair value (in dollars per share) | $ / shares	$ 0
Canceled or expired, total number of stock options (in shares) | shares	(2,000)
Canceled or expired, weighted-average grant date fair value (in dollars per share) | $ / shares	$ 8.85
Outstanding, total number of stock options (in shares) | shares	35,667
Outstanding, weighted-average grant date fair value (in dollars per share) | $ / shares	$ 19.70
Exercisable, total number of stock options (in shares) | shares	27,333
Exercisable, weighted-average grant date fair value (in dollars per share) | $ / shares	$ 16.81

Note 17 - Share-based Compens_8

Note 17 - Share-based Compensation - Restricted Stock Unit Activity (Details) - Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member]	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 01, 2020$ / sharesshares
Number of Vested RSUs (in shares)	381,479
Nonvested, total number of restricted shares (in shares)	38,578
Total Number of RSUs (in shares)	420,057	[1]
Total Number of RSUs Accrued (in shares)	407,198	[2]
Nonvested, weighted-average grant date fair value (in dollars per share) | $ / shares	$ 28.70
Granted, Number of Vested RSUs (in shares)	4,686	[3]
Granted, Number of Nonvested RSUs (in shares)	71,815	[3]
Granted, Total Number of RSUs (in shares)	76,501	[1],[3]
Granted, Total Number of RSUs Accrued (in shares)	52,825	[2],[3]
Granted, Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value (in dollars per share) | $ / shares	$ 19.39	[3]
Vested, Number of Vested RSUs (in shares)	33,566
Vested, Total Number of RSUs Accrued (in shares)	10,926	[2]
Vested, Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value (in dollars per share) | $ / shares	$ 34.05
Settled, Number of Vested RSUs (in shares)	4,574	[1],[2]
Settled, Number of Nonvested RSUs (in shares)	0
Settled, Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value (in dollars per share) | $ / shares	$ 19.02
Number of Vested RSUs (in shares)	415,157
Nonvested, total number of restricted shares (in shares)	76,827
Total Number of RSUs (in shares)	491,984	[1]
Total Number of RSUs Accrued (in shares)	466,375	[2]
Nonvested, weighted-average grant date fair value (in dollars per share) | $ / shares	$ 17.66
[1]	Total number of RSUs as of February 1, 2020 includes 272,836 RSUs payable in shares and 219,148 RSUs payable in cash.
[2]	Accrued RSUs include all fully vested awards and a pro-rata portion of nonvested awards based on the elapsed portion of the vesting period.
[3]	Granted RSUs include 5,475 RSUs resulting from dividend equivalents paid on outstanding RSUs, of which 4,687 related to outstanding vested RSUs and 788 to outstanding nonvested RSUs.

Note 17 - Share-based Compens_9

Note 17 - Share-based Compensation - RSU Granted, Vested and Settled (Details) - Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member] - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands		12 Months Ended
		Feb. 01, 2020	Feb. 02, 2019	Feb. 03, 2018
Weighted-average grant date fair value of RSUs granted (1) (in dollars per share)	[1]	$ 19.59	$ 34.23	$ 27.93
Fair value of RSUs vested		$ 589	$ 1,340	$ 1,349
RSUs settled (in shares)		4,574	5,914	10,356
[1]	Includes dividend equivalents granted on outstanding RSUs, which vest immediately

Note 17 - Share-based Compen_10

Note 17 - Share-based Compensation - RSU Compensation Expense and the Related Income Tax Benefit (Details) - Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member] - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 01, 2020	Feb. 02, 2019	Feb. 03, 2018
Compensation (income) expense	$ (1,756)	$ 287	$ 1,645
Income tax provision (benefit)	452	(74)	(620)
Compensation (income) expense, net of income tax provision (benefit)	$ (1,304)	$ 213	$ 1,025

Note 18 - Commitments and Con_2

Note 18 - Commitments and Contingencies (Details Textual) - Redfield Site [Member] $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 01, 2020USD ($)
Cumulative Environmental Remediation Expense	$ 31.2
Environmental Exit Costs, Assets Previously Disposed, Liability for Remediation	9.6
Reserve For Anticipated Future Remediation Activities For Off Site Remediation	5
Reserve For Anticipated Future Remediation Activities For On Site Remediation	$ 4.6
Accrual for Environmental Loss Contingencies, Discount Rate	4.80%
Accrual for Environmental Loss Contingencies, Gross, Total	$ 13.8
Accrual for Environmental Loss Contingencies, Undiscounted, Next Twelve Months	0.5
Accrual for Environmental Loss Contingencies, Undiscounted, Second Year	0.1
Accrual for Environmental Loss Contingencies, Undiscounted, Third Year	0.1
Accrual for Environmental Loss Contingencies, Undiscounted, Fourth Year	0.1
Accrual for Environmental Loss Contingencies, Undiscounted, Fifth Year	0.1
Accrual for Environmental Loss Contingencies, Undiscounted, after Fifth Year	12.9
Other Noncurrent Liabilities [Member]
Environmental Exit Costs, Assets Previously Disposed, Liability for Remediation	8.8
Other Accrued Expenses [Member]
Environmental Exit Costs, Assets Previously Disposed, Liability for Remediation	$ 0.8

Note 19 - Financial Informati_3

Note 19 - Financial Information for the Company and its Subsidiaries (Details Textual)	Feb. 01, 2020
Percentage, Ownership of Guarantors by Parent	100.00%

Note 19 - Financial Informati_4

Note 19 - Financial Information for the Company and its Subsidiaries - Schedule of Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Feb. 01, 2020	Feb. 03, 2019	Feb. 02, 2019	Feb. 03, 2018	Jan. 28, 2017
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 45,218		$ 30,200	$ 64,047	$ 55,332
Receivables, net	162,181		191,722
Inventories, net	618,406		683,171
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	56,494		71,354
Intercompany receivable - current	0		0
Total current assets	882,299		976,447
Property and equipment, net	224,846		230,784
Goodwill and intangible assets, net	539,579		549,897
Other assets	89,389		81,440
Lease right-of-use assets	695,594	$ 729,200	0	0
Investment in subsidiaries	0		0
Intercompany receivable - noncurrent	0		0
Total assets	2,431,707		1,838,568	1,489,415
Borrowings under revolving credit agreement	275,000		335,000
Trade accounts payable	267,018		316,298
Lease obligations	127,869		0
Other accrued expenses	181,063		202,038
Intercompany payable - current	0		0
Total current liabilities	850,950		853,336
Noncurrent lease obligations	629,032		0
Long-term debt	198,391		197,932
Other liabilities	104,204		151,865
Intercompany payable - noncurrent	0		0
Total other liabilities	931,627		349,797
Caleres, Inc. shareholders’ equity	645,950		634,053
Noncontrolling interests	3,180		1,382
Total equity	649,130		635,435	718,962	614,486
Total liabilities and equity	2,431,707		1,838,568
Consolidation, Eliminations [Member]
Cash and cash equivalents	0		0	0	0
Receivables, net	0		0
Inventories, net	0		0
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	0		0
Intercompany receivable - current	(9,362)		(15,511)
Total current assets	(9,362)		(15,511)
Property and equipment, net	0		0
Goodwill and intangible assets, net	0		0
Other assets	0		0
Lease right-of-use assets	0
Investment in subsidiaries	(1,546,454)		(1,474,371)
Intercompany receivable - noncurrent	(2,079,348)		(1,938,617)
Total assets	(3,635,164)		(3,428,499)
Borrowings under revolving credit agreement	0		0
Trade accounts payable	0		0
Other accrued expenses	0		0
Intercompany payable - current	(9,362)		(15,511)
Total current liabilities	(9,362)		(15,511)
Noncurrent lease obligations	0
Long-term debt	0		0
Other liabilities	0		0
Intercompany payable - noncurrent	(2,079,348)		(1,938,617)
Total other liabilities	(2,079,348)		(1,938,617)
Caleres, Inc. shareholders’ equity	(1,546,454)		(1,474,371)
Noncontrolling interests	0		0
Total equity	(1,546,454)		(1,474,371)
Total liabilities and equity	(3,635,164)		(3,428,499)
Parent Company [Member]
Cash and cash equivalents	19,219		2	26,089	23,999
Receivables, net	100,997		130,684
Inventories, net	142,370		175,697
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	35,576		31,195
Intercompany receivable - current	260		190
Total current assets	298,422		337,768
Property and equipment, net	76,587		62,608
Goodwill and intangible assets, net	106,660		108,884
Other assets	77,444		68,707
Lease right-of-use assets	137,374
Investment in subsidiaries	1,572,577		1,499,209
Intercompany receivable - noncurrent	606,648		597,515
Total assets	2,875,712		2,674,691
Borrowings under revolving credit agreement	275,000		335,000
Trade accounts payable	113,484		146,400
Lease obligations	4,679
Other accrued expenses	86,661		95,498
Intercompany payable - current	5,349		10,781
Total current liabilities	485,173		587,679
Noncurrent lease obligations	145,845
Long-term debt	198,391		197,932
Other liabilities	101,386		105,689
Intercompany payable - noncurrent	1,298,967		1,149,338
Total other liabilities	1,744,589		1,452,959
Caleres, Inc. shareholders’ equity	645,950		634,053
Noncontrolling interests	0		0
Total equity	645,950		634,053
Total liabilities and equity	2,875,712		2,674,691
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Cash and cash equivalents	3,878		9,148	0	9,029
Receivables, net	32,168		32,319
Inventories, net	435,794		470,610
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	13,603		32,556
Intercompany receivable - current	30		42
Total current assets	485,473		544,675
Property and equipment, net	138,461		157,270
Goodwill and intangible assets, net	326,565		331,810
Other assets	10,953		11,824
Lease right-of-use assets	528,393
Investment in subsidiaries	0		0
Intercompany receivable - noncurrent	663,640		578,821
Total assets	2,153,485		1,624,400
Borrowings under revolving credit agreement	0		0
Trade accounts payable	112,108		130,670
Lease obligations	116,738
Other accrued expenses	73,122		86,015
Intercompany payable - current	0		0
Total current liabilities	301,968		216,685
Noncurrent lease obligations	454,343
Long-term debt	0		0
Other liabilities	1,878		41,149
Intercompany payable - noncurrent	115,005		115,114
Total other liabilities	571,226		156,263
Caleres, Inc. shareholders’ equity	1,280,291		1,251,452
Noncontrolling interests	0		0
Total equity	1,280,291		1,251,452
Total liabilities and equity	2,153,485		1,624,400
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Cash and cash equivalents	22,121		21,050	$ 37,958	$ 22,304
Receivables, net	29,016		28,719
Inventories, net	40,242		36,864
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	7,315		7,603
Intercompany receivable - current	9,072		15,279
Total current assets	107,766		109,515
Property and equipment, net	9,798		10,906
Goodwill and intangible assets, net	106,354		109,203
Other assets	992		909
Lease right-of-use assets	29,827
Investment in subsidiaries	(26,123)		(24,838)
Intercompany receivable - noncurrent	809,060		762,281
Total assets	1,037,674		967,976
Borrowings under revolving credit agreement	0		0
Trade accounts payable	41,426		39,228
Lease obligations	6,452
Other accrued expenses	21,280		20,525
Intercompany payable - current	4,013		4,730
Total current liabilities	73,171		64,483
Noncurrent lease obligations	28,844
Long-term debt	0		0
Other liabilities	940		5,027
Intercompany payable - noncurrent	665,376		674,165
Total other liabilities	695,160		679,192
Caleres, Inc. shareholders’ equity	266,163		222,919
Noncontrolling interests	3,180		1,382
Total equity	269,343		224,301
Total liabilities and equity	$ 1,037,674		$ 967,976

Note 19 - Financial Informati_5

Note 19 - Financial Information for the Company and its Subsidiaries - Schedule of Condensed Consolidating Statement of Earnings (Loss) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended																12 Months Ended
	Feb. 01, 2020		Nov. 02, 2019		Aug. 03, 2019		May 04, 2019		Feb. 02, 2019		Nov. 03, 2018		Aug. 04, 2018		May 05, 2018		Feb. 01, 2020	Feb. 02, 2019	Feb. 03, 2018
Net sales	$ 698,948		$ 792,375		$ 752,485		$ 677,754		$ 720,263		$ 775,829		$ 706,612		$ 632,142		$ 2,921,562	$ 2,834,846	$ 2,785,584
Cost of goods sold																	1,737,202	1,678,502	1,616,935
Gross profit	278,810		319,770		305,944		279,836		277,712		310,610		293,101		274,921		1,184,360	1,156,344	1,168,649
Selling and administrative expenses																	1,065,760	1,041,765	1,036,051
Restructuring and other special charges, net																	14,787	16,134	4,915
Operating earnings																	103,813	401	127,683
Interest (expense) income																	33,123	18,277	17,325
Other income (expense)																	(7,903)	(12,308)	(12,348)
Intercompany interest income (expense)																	0	0	0
Earnings (loss) before income taxes																	78,593	(5,754)	122,706
Income tax benefit (provision)																	(16,511)	273	(35,475)
Equity in earnings (loss) of subsidiaries, net of tax																	0	0	0
Net earnings (loss)	9	[1]	27,761	[1]	25,227	[1]	9,085	[1]	(75,427)	[1]	29,155	[1]	23,611	[1]	17,180	[1]	62,082	(5,481)	87,231
Less: Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests																	(737)	(40)	31
Net earnings attributable to Caleres, Inc.	$ 408	[1]	$ 27,987	[1]	$ 25,341	[1]	$ 9,083	[1]	$ (75,452)	[1]	$ 29,153	[1]	$ 23,646	[1]	$ 17,212	[1]	62,819	(5,441)	87,200
Impairment of goodwill and intangible assets																	0	98,044	0
Interest (expense) income																	(33,123)	(18,277)	(17,325)
Loss on early extinguishment of debt																	0	(186)	0
Other income, net																	7,903	12,308	12,348
Intercompany interest income (expense)																	0	0	0
Income tax (provision) benefit																	(16,511)	273	(35,475)
Consolidation, Eliminations [Member]
Net sales																	(239,099)	(266,214)	(199,345)
Cost of goods sold																	(200,742)	(222,213)	(162,561)
Gross profit																	(38,357)	(44,001)	(36,784)
Selling and administrative expenses																	(38,357)	(44,001)	(36,784)
Restructuring and other special charges, net																	0	0	0
Operating earnings																	0	0	0
Interest (expense) income																	0	0	0
Other income (expense)																	0	0	0
Intercompany interest income (expense)																	0	0	0
Earnings (loss) before income taxes																	0	0	0
Income tax benefit (provision)																	0	0	0
Equity in earnings (loss) of subsidiaries, net of tax																	(72,796)	4,809	(99,924)
Net earnings (loss)																	(72,796)	4,809	(99,924)
Less: Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests																	0	0	0
Net earnings attributable to Caleres, Inc.																	(72,796)	4,809	(99,924)
Impairment of goodwill and intangible assets																		0
Interest (expense) income																	0	0	0
Loss on early extinguishment of debt																		0
Other income, net																	0	0	0
Intercompany interest income (expense)																	0	0	0
Income tax (provision) benefit																	0	0	0
Parent Company [Member]
Net sales																	823,620	888,234	837,849
Cost of goods sold																	570,273	619,120	580,038
Gross profit																	253,347	269,114	257,811
Selling and administrative expenses																	239,973	267,584	246,208
Restructuring and other special charges, net																	11,270	9,734	3,942
Operating earnings																	2,104	(8,204)	7,661
Interest (expense) income																	33,126	19,048	17,743
Other income (expense)																	(7,934)	(12,408)	(12,348)
Intercompany interest income (expense)																	(10,799)	(11,436)	(8,354)
Earnings (loss) before income taxes																	(12,289)	(3,594)	10,620
Income tax benefit (provision)																	1,029	1,687	(24,963)
Equity in earnings (loss) of subsidiaries, net of tax																	74,079	(3,534)	101,543
Net earnings (loss)																	62,819	(5,441)	87,200
Less: Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests																	0	0	0
Net earnings attributable to Caleres, Inc.																	62,819	(5,441)	87,200
Impairment of goodwill and intangible assets																		0
Interest (expense) income																	(33,126)	(19,048)	(17,743)
Loss on early extinguishment of debt																		(186)
Other income, net																	7,934	12,408	12,348
Intercompany interest income (expense)																	10,799	11,436	8,354
Income tax (provision) benefit																	1,029	1,687	(24,963)
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Net sales																	2,072,226	1,975,219	1,935,265
Cost of goods sold																	1,226,445	1,157,558	1,090,354
Gross profit																	845,781	817,661	844,911
Selling and administrative expenses																	794,046	760,754	771,027
Restructuring and other special charges, net																	3,517	6,400	756
Operating earnings																	48,218	50,507	73,128
Interest (expense) income																	104	25	14
Other income (expense)																	0	0	0
Intercompany interest income (expense)																	10,891	11,494	8,813
Earnings (loss) before income taxes																	37,223	38,988	64,301
Income tax benefit (provision)																	(9,476)	(7,719)	(175)
Equity in earnings (loss) of subsidiaries, net of tax																	0	0	0
Net earnings (loss)																	27,747	31,269	64,126
Less: Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests																	0	0	0
Net earnings attributable to Caleres, Inc.																	27,747	31,269	64,126
Impairment of goodwill and intangible assets																		0
Interest (expense) income																	(104)	(25)	(14)
Loss on early extinguishment of debt																		0
Other income, net																	0	0	0
Intercompany interest income (expense)																	(10,891)	(11,494)	(8,813)
Income tax (provision) benefit																	(9,476)	(7,719)	(175)
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Net sales																	264,815	237,607	211,815
Cost of goods sold																	141,226	124,037	109,104
Gross profit																	123,589	113,570	102,711
Selling and administrative expenses																	70,098	57,428	55,600
Restructuring and other special charges, net																	0	0	217
Operating earnings																	53,491	(41,902)	46,894
Interest (expense) income																	(107)	(796)	(432)
Other income (expense)																	31	100	0
Intercompany interest income (expense)																	(92)	(58)	(459)
Earnings (loss) before income taxes																	53,659	(41,148)	47,785
Income tax benefit (provision)																	(8,064)	6,305	(10,337)
Equity in earnings (loss) of subsidiaries, net of tax																	(1,283)	(1,275)	(1,619)
Net earnings (loss)																	44,312	(36,118)	35,829
Less: Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests																	(737)	(40)	31
Net earnings attributable to Caleres, Inc.																	45,049	(36,078)	35,798
Impairment of goodwill and intangible assets																		98,044
Interest (expense) income																	107	796	432
Loss on early extinguishment of debt																		0
Other income, net																	(31)	(100)	0
Intercompany interest income (expense)																	92	58	459
Income tax (provision) benefit																	$ (8,064)	$ 6,305	$ (10,337)
[1]	The fourth quarter of 2019 reflects expense containment initiatives of $11.2 million on an after-tax basis and costs associated with the repositioning of the Via Spiga brand of $1.2 million on an after-tax basis, both of which are further described in Note 5 to the consolidated financial statements, as well as the fair value adjustment to the Blowfish purchase obligation of $1.1 million on an after-tax basis, as further described in Note 2 and Note 15 to the consolidated financial statements.

Note 19 - Financial Informati_6

Note 19 - Financial Information for the Company and its Subsidiaries - Schedule of Condensed Consolidating Statement of Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended																12 Months Ended
	Feb. 01, 2020	[1]	Nov. 02, 2019	[1]	Aug. 03, 2019	[1]	May 04, 2019	[1]	Feb. 02, 2019	[1]	Nov. 03, 2018	[1]	Aug. 04, 2018	[1]	May 05, 2018	[1]	Feb. 01, 2020	Feb. 02, 2019	Feb. 03, 2018
Net earnings (loss)	$ 9		$ 27,761		$ 25,227		$ 9,085		$ (75,427)		$ 29,155		$ 23,611		$ 17,180		$ 62,082	$ (5,481)	$ 87,231
Foreign currency translation adjustment																	(607)	(1,224)	1,116
Pension and other postretirement benefits adjustments																	(116)	(13,883)	18,794
Derivative financial instruments																	516	(1,375)	1,101
Other comprehensive loss from investment in subsidiaries																	0	0	0
Other comprehensive loss, net of tax																	(207)	(16,482)	21,011
Comprehensive income																	61,875	(21,963)	108,242
Comprehensive (loss) income attributable to noncontrolling interests																	(702)	(91)	104
Comprehensive income attributable to Caleres, Inc.																	62,577	(21,872)	108,138
Consolidation, Eliminations [Member]
Net earnings (loss)																	(72,796)	4,809	(99,924)
Foreign currency translation adjustment																	0	0	0
Pension and other postretirement benefits adjustments																	0	0	0
Derivative financial instruments																	0	0	0
Other comprehensive loss from investment in subsidiaries																	906	801	(544)
Other comprehensive loss, net of tax																	906	801	(544)
Comprehensive income																	(71,890)	5,610	(100,468)
Comprehensive (loss) income attributable to noncontrolling interests																	0	0	0
Comprehensive income attributable to Caleres, Inc.																	(71,890)	5,610	(100,468)
Parent Company [Member]
Net earnings (loss)																	62,819	(5,441)	87,200
Foreign currency translation adjustment																	0	0	0
Pension and other postretirement benefits adjustments																	76	(13,663)	18,855
Derivative financial instruments																	588	(1,967)	1,539
Other comprehensive loss from investment in subsidiaries																	(906)	(801)	544
Other comprehensive loss, net of tax																	(242)	(16,431)	20,938
Comprehensive income																	62,577	(21,872)	108,138
Comprehensive (loss) income attributable to noncontrolling interests																	0	0	0
Comprehensive income attributable to Caleres, Inc.																	62,577	(21,872)	108,138
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Net earnings (loss)																	27,747	31,269	64,126
Foreign currency translation adjustment																	0	0	0
Pension and other postretirement benefits adjustments																	(131)	0	0
Derivative financial instruments																	7	(38)	14
Other comprehensive loss from investment in subsidiaries																	0	0	0
Other comprehensive loss, net of tax																	(124)	(38)	14
Comprehensive income																	27,623	31,231	64,140
Comprehensive (loss) income attributable to noncontrolling interests																	0	0	0
Comprehensive income attributable to Caleres, Inc.																	27,623	31,231	64,140
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Net earnings (loss)																	44,312	(36,118)	35,829
Foreign currency translation adjustment																	(607)	(1,224)	1,116
Pension and other postretirement benefits adjustments																	(61)	(220)	(61)
Derivative financial instruments																	(79)	630	(452)
Other comprehensive loss from investment in subsidiaries																	0	0	0
Other comprehensive loss, net of tax																	(747)	(814)	603
Comprehensive income																	43,565	(36,932)	36,432
Comprehensive (loss) income attributable to noncontrolling interests																	(702)	(91)	104
Comprehensive income attributable to Caleres, Inc.																	$ 44,267	$ (36,841)	$ 36,328
[1]	The fourth quarter of 2019 reflects expense containment initiatives of $11.2 million on an after-tax basis and costs associated with the repositioning of the Via Spiga brand of $1.2 million on an after-tax basis, both of which are further described in Note 5 to the consolidated financial statements, as well as the fair value adjustment to the Blowfish purchase obligation of $1.1 million on an after-tax basis, as further described in Note 2 and Note 15 to the consolidated financial statements.

Note 19 - Financial Informati_7

Note 19 - Financial Information for the Company and its Subsidiaries - Schedule of Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Oct. 18, 2018	Jul. 06, 2018	Feb. 01, 2020	Feb. 02, 2019	Feb. 03, 2018
Net cash provided by operating activities			$ 170,786	$ 129,589	$ 191,375
Purchases of property and equipment			(44,533)	(62,483)	(44,720)
Disposals of property and equipment			636	0	0
Capitalized software			(5,619)	(4,416)	(6,458)
Intercompany investing			0	0	0
Net cash used for investing activities			(49,516)	(436,357)	(51,178)
Borrowings under revolving credit agreement			288,500	360,000	454,000
Repayments under revolving credit agreement			(348,500)	(25,000)	(564,000)
Dividends paid			(11,422)	(11,983)	(12,027)
Acquisition of treasury stock			(33,424)	(43,771)	(5,993)
Issuance of common stock under share-based plans, net			(2,644)	(4,372)	(3,816)
Contributions by noncontrolling interests			2,500	0	0
Other			(1,342)	(406)	0
Intercompany financing			0	0	0
Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities			(106,332)	273,170	(131,836)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents			80	(249)	354
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents			15,018	(33,847)	8,715
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year			30,200	64,047	55,332
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year			45,218	30,200	64,047
Repayments of capital lease obligation				(406)
Debt issuance costs			0	(1,298)	0
Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities			(106,332)	273,170	(131,836)
Net cash (used for) provided by investing activities			(49,516)	(436,357)	(51,178)
Blowfish, LLC [Member]
Acquisition of businesses, net of cash received		$ (16,800)	0	(16,792)	0
Vionic [Member]
Acquisition of businesses, net of cash received	$ (352,700)		0	(352,666)	0
Consolidation, Eliminations [Member]
Net cash provided by operating activities			0	0	0
Purchases of property and equipment			0	0	0
Disposals of property and equipment			0
Capitalized software			0	0	0
Intercompany investing			0	0	0
Net cash used for investing activities			0	0	0
Borrowings under revolving credit agreement			0	0	0
Repayments under revolving credit agreement			0	0	0
Dividends paid			0	0	0
Acquisition of treasury stock			0	0	0
Issuance of common stock under share-based plans, net			0	0	0
Contributions by noncontrolling interests			0
Other			0
Intercompany financing			0	0	0
Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities			0	0	0
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents			0	0	0
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents			0	0	0
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year			0	0	0
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year			0	0	0
Repayments of capital lease obligation				0
Debt issuance costs				0
Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities			0	0	0
Net cash (used for) provided by investing activities			0	0	0
Consolidation, Eliminations [Member] | Blowfish, LLC [Member]
Acquisition of businesses, net of cash received				0
Consolidation, Eliminations [Member] | Vionic [Member]
Acquisition of businesses, net of cash received				0
Parent Company [Member]
Net cash provided by operating activities			26,546	21,220	40,601
Purchases of property and equipment			(23,695)	(34,583)	(9,522)
Disposals of property and equipment			636
Capitalized software			(5,363)	(3,962)	(5,950)
Intercompany investing			(421)	(137)	(20,224)
Net cash used for investing activities			(28,843)	(408,140)	(35,696)
Borrowings under revolving credit agreement			288,500	360,000	454,000
Repayments under revolving credit agreement			(348,500)	(25,000)	(564,000)
Dividends paid			(11,422)	(11,983)	(12,027)
Acquisition of treasury stock			(33,424)	(43,771)	(5,993)
Issuance of common stock under share-based plans, net			(2,644)	(4,372)	(3,816)
Contributions by noncontrolling interests			0
Other			(85)
Intercompany financing			129,089	87,257	129,021
Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities			21,514	360,833	(2,815)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents			0	0	0
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents			19,217	(26,087)	2,090
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year			2	26,089	23,999
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year			19,219	2	26,089
Repayments of capital lease obligation				0
Debt issuance costs				(1,298)
Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities			21,514	360,833	(2,815)
Net cash (used for) provided by investing activities			(28,843)	(408,140)	(35,696)
Parent Company [Member] | Blowfish, LLC [Member]
Acquisition of businesses, net of cash received				(16,792)
Parent Company [Member] | Vionic [Member]
Acquisition of businesses, net of cash received				(352,666)
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Net cash provided by operating activities			90,612	84,546	90,745
Purchases of property and equipment			(18,336)	(25,871)	(31,159)
Disposals of property and equipment			0
Capitalized software			(256)	(454)	(483)
Intercompany investing			421	137	197,929
Net cash used for investing activities			(18,171)	(26,188)	166,287
Borrowings under revolving credit agreement			0	0	0
Repayments under revolving credit agreement			0	0	0
Dividends paid			0	0	0
Acquisition of treasury stock			0	0	0
Issuance of common stock under share-based plans, net			0	0	0
Contributions by noncontrolling interests			0
Other			(1,257)
Intercompany financing			(76,454)	(48,804)	(266,061)
Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities			(77,711)	(49,210)	(266,061)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents			0	0	0
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents			(5,270)	9,148	(9,029)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year			9,148	0	9,029
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year			3,878	9,148	0
Repayments of capital lease obligation				(406)
Debt issuance costs				0
Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities			(77,711)	(49,210)	(266,061)
Net cash (used for) provided by investing activities			(18,171)	(26,188)	166,287
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member] | Blowfish, LLC [Member]
Acquisition of businesses, net of cash received				0
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member] | Vionic [Member]
Acquisition of businesses, net of cash received				0
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Net cash provided by operating activities			53,628	23,823	60,029
Purchases of property and equipment			(2,502)	(2,029)	(4,039)
Disposals of property and equipment			0
Capitalized software			0	0	(25)
Intercompany investing			0	0	(177,705)
Net cash used for investing activities			(2,502)	(2,029)	(181,769)
Borrowings under revolving credit agreement			0	0	0
Repayments under revolving credit agreement			0	0	0
Dividends paid			0	0	0
Acquisition of treasury stock			0	0	0
Issuance of common stock under share-based plans, net			0	0	0
Contributions by noncontrolling interests			2,500
Other			0
Intercompany financing			(52,635)	(38,453)	137,040
Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities			(50,135)	(38,453)	137,040
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents			80	(249)	354
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents			1,071	(16,908)	15,654
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year			21,050	37,958	22,304
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year			22,121	21,050	37,958
Repayments of capital lease obligation				0
Debt issuance costs				0
Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities			(50,135)	(38,453)	137,040
Net cash (used for) provided by investing activities			$ (2,502)	(2,029)	$ (181,769)
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member] | Blowfish, LLC [Member]
Acquisition of businesses, net of cash received				0
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member] | Vionic [Member]
Acquisition of businesses, net of cash received				$ 0

Note 20 - Quarterly Financial_3

Note 20 - Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited) (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Feb. 01, 2020	Feb. 02, 2019
Restructuring and Related Cost, Incurred Cost, After Tax		$ 4.7
Adjustment of Purchase Obligation, After Tax	$ 1.1
Goodwill and Intangible Asset Impairment, After Tax		83
Costs of Goods and Services Sold, After-Tax Basis		$ 6.1
Expense Containment Initiatives [Member]
Restructuring and Related Cost, Incurred Cost, After Tax	11.2
Repositioning of Via Spiga Brand [Member]
Restructuring and Related Cost, Incurred Cost, After Tax	$ 1.2

Note 20 - Quarterly Financial_4

Note 20 - Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited) - Quarterly Financial Results (Unaudited) (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended																12 Months Ended
	Feb. 01, 2020		Nov. 02, 2019		Aug. 03, 2019		May 04, 2019		Feb. 02, 2019		Nov. 03, 2018		Aug. 04, 2018		May 05, 2018		Feb. 01, 2020	Feb. 02, 2019	Feb. 03, 2018
Total net sales	$ 698,948		$ 792,375		$ 752,485		$ 677,754		$ 720,263		$ 775,829		$ 706,612		$ 632,142		$ 2,921,562	$ 2,834,846	$ 2,785,584
Gross profit	278,810		319,770		305,944		279,836		277,712		310,610		293,101		274,921		1,184,360	1,156,344	1,168,649
Net earnings (loss)	9	[1]	27,761	[1]	25,227	[1]	9,085	[1]	(75,427)	[1]	29,155	[1]	23,611	[1]	17,180	[1]	62,082	(5,481)	87,231
Net earnings attributable to Caleres, Inc. (1)	$ 408	[1]	$ 27,987	[1]	$ 25,341	[1]	$ 9,083	[1]	$ (75,452)	[1]	$ 29,153	[1]	$ 23,646	[1]	$ 17,212	[1]	$ 62,819	$ (5,441)	$ 87,200
Basic earnings per common share attributable to Caleres, Inc. shareholders (2) (in dollars per share)	$ 0.01	[2]	$ 0.69	[2]	$ 0.61	[2]	$ 0.22	[2]	$ (1.83)	[2]	$ 0.68	[2]	$ 0.55	[2]	$ 0.40	[2]	$ 1.53	$ (0.13)	$ 2.03
Diluted earnings per common share attributable to Caleres, Inc. shareholders (2) (in dollars per share)	0.01	[2]	0.69	[2]	0.61	[2]	0.22	[2]	(1.83)	[2]	0.67	[2]	0.55	[2]	0.40	[2]	1.53	(0.13)	$ 2.02
Minimum [Member]
High (in dollars per share)	24.39		22.50		22.52		30.66		37.82		41.09		37.06		36		24.39	37.82
Maximum [Member]
High (in dollars per share)	$ 19.48		$ 18.29		$ 17.53		$ 25.24		$ 26.63		$ 31.84		$ 32.18		$ 27.10		$ 19.48	$ 26.63
[1]	The fourth quarter of 2019 reflects expense containment initiatives of $11.2 million on an after-tax basis and costs associated with the repositioning of the Via Spiga brand of $1.2 million on an after-tax basis, both of which are further described in Note 5 to the consolidated financial statements, as well as the fair value adjustment to the Blowfish purchase obligation of $1.1 million on an after-tax basis, as further described in Note 2 and Note 15 to the consolidated financial statements.
[2]	EPS for the quarters may not sum to the annual amount as each period is computed on a discrete period basis.

Schedule II - Valuation and Q_3

Schedule II - Valuation and Qualifying Accounts (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		12 Months Ended
		Feb. 01, 2020	Feb. 02, 2019		Feb. 03, 2018
Balance at Beginning of Period		$ 25,090
Balance at End of Period		26,200	$ 25,090
SEC Schedule, 12-09, Allowance, Credit Loss [Member]
Balance at Beginning of Period		3,050	2,045		$ 1,567
Charged to Costs and Expenses		773	518		1,336
Charged to Other Accounts		0	876	[1]	0
Deductions	[2]	2,010	389		858
Balance at End of Period		1,813	3,050		2,045
Customer Allowance [Member]
Balance at Beginning of Period		24,750	24,302		20,923
Charged to Costs and Expenses		62,737	54,161		51,135
Charged to Other Accounts		0	713	[1]	0
Deductions	[3]	61,671	54,426		47,756
Balance at End of Period		25,816	24,750		24,302
Customer Discounts [Member]
Balance at Beginning of Period		1,198	751		1,162
Charged to Costs and Expenses		12,046	5,545		4,804
Charged to Other Accounts		0	268	[1]	0
Deductions	[3]	12,046	5,366		5,215
Balance at End of Period		1,198	1,198		751
SEC Schedule, 12-09, Reserve, Inventory [Member]
Balance at Beginning of Period		14,401	14,254		14,229
Charged to Costs and Expenses		45,489	40,670		47,084
Charged to Other Accounts		0	277	[1]	0
Deductions	[4]	39,280	40,800		47,059
Balance at End of Period		20,610	14,401		14,254
SEC Schedule, 12-09, Valuation Allowance, Deferred Tax Asset [Member]
Balance at Beginning of Period		4,199	5,763		7,890
Charged to Costs and Expenses		873	0		0
Charged to Other Accounts		0	0	[1]	0
Deductions	[5]	263	1,564		2,127
Balance at End of Period		$ 4,809	$ 4,199		$ 5,763
[1]	Established through purchase accounting related to the Vionic acquisition.
[2]	Accounts written off, net of recoveries.
[3]	Discounts and allowances granted to wholesale customers of the Brand Portfolio segment.
[4]	Adjustment upon disposal of related inventories.
[5]	Reductions to the valuation allowances for the net operating loss carryforwards for certain states based on the Company’s expectations for utilization of net operating loss carryforwards. In addition, in fiscal 2017, the valuation allowances related to the impairment of an investment in a nonconsolidated affiliate and capital loss carryforwards were reduced, reflecting the impact of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.