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Schedule H, Line 4i - Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year) (Details) - 401(k) Savings Plan
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
USD ($)
Schedule H, Line 4i - Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year)  
EIN 43-0197190
Plan Number 006
Current Value $ 286,105,871
Notes receivable from participants 3,937,134
Total $ 290,043,005
Minimum  
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Participant loans, interest rate 4.25%
Maximum  
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Participant loans, interest rate 9.50%
Investment, Identifier [Axis]: Allspring Government Money Market Fund  
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Investment issuer name cal:AllspringGovernmentMoneyMarketFundMember
Investment type Money market funds
Current Value $ 540,380
Investment party-in-interest true
EBP, Asset Held for Investment, Investment, Excluding Plan Interest in Master Trust, Participation Status [Extensible Enumeration] us-gaap-ebp:EmployeeBenefitPlanParticipantDirectedMember
Investment, Identifier [Axis]: American Funds EuroPacific Growth Fund Class R6  
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Investment issuer name cal:AmericanFundsEuropacificGrowthFundClassR6Member
Investment type Mutual funds
Current Value $ 10,312,795
EBP, Asset Held for Investment, Investment, Excluding Plan Interest in Master Trust, Participation Status [Extensible Enumeration] us-gaap-ebp:EmployeeBenefitPlanParticipantDirectedMember
Investment, Identifier [Axis]: Caleres, Inc. common stock  
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Investment issuer name cal:CaleresInc.CommonStockMember
Investment type Caleres, Inc. common stock
Current Value $ 2,300,305
EBP, Asset Held for Investment, Investment, Excluding Plan Interest in Master Trust, Participation Status [Extensible Enumeration] us-gaap-ebp:EmployeeBenefitPlanParticipantDirectedMember
Investment, Identifier [Axis]: Collective Trust - Vanguard Target Retirement 2020 Income Trust II  
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Investment issuer name cal:VanguardTargetRetirement2020IncomeTrustIiMember
Investment type us-gaap:DefinedBenefitPlanCommonCollectiveTrustMember
Current Value $ 1,735,886
EBP, Asset Held for Investment, Investment, Excluding Plan Interest in Master Trust, Participation Status [Extensible Enumeration] us-gaap-ebp:EmployeeBenefitPlanParticipantDirectedMember
Investment, Identifier [Axis]: Collective Trust - Vanguard Target Retirement 2025 Income Trust II  
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Investment issuer name cal:VanguardTargetRetirement2025IncomeTrustIiMember
Investment type us-gaap:DefinedBenefitPlanCommonCollectiveTrustMember
Current Value $ 7,982,585
EBP, Asset Held for Investment, Investment, Excluding Plan Interest in Master Trust, Participation Status [Extensible Enumeration] us-gaap-ebp:EmployeeBenefitPlanParticipantDirectedMember
Investment, Identifier [Axis]: Collective Trust - Vanguard Target Retirement 2030 Income Trust II  
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Investment issuer name cal:VanguardTargetRetirement2030IncomeTrustIiMember
Investment type us-gaap:DefinedBenefitPlanCommonCollectiveTrustMember
Current Value $ 10,886,414
EBP, Asset Held for Investment, Investment, Excluding Plan Interest in Master Trust, Participation Status [Extensible Enumeration] us-gaap-ebp:EmployeeBenefitPlanParticipantDirectedMember
Investment, Identifier [Axis]: Collective Trust - Vanguard Target Retirement 2035 Income Trust II  
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Investment issuer name cal:VanguardTargetRetirement2035IncomeTrustIiMember
Investment type us-gaap:DefinedBenefitPlanCommonCollectiveTrustMember
Current Value $ 18,096,901
EBP, Asset Held for Investment, Investment, Excluding Plan Interest in Master Trust, Participation Status [Extensible Enumeration] us-gaap-ebp:EmployeeBenefitPlanParticipantDirectedMember
Investment, Identifier [Axis]: Collective Trust - Vanguard Target Retirement 2040 Income Trust II  
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Investment issuer name cal:VanguardTargetRetirement2040IncomeTrustIiMember
Investment type us-gaap:DefinedBenefitPlanCommonCollectiveTrustMember
Current Value $ 14,608,701
EBP, Asset Held for Investment, Investment, Excluding Plan Interest in Master Trust, Participation Status [Extensible Enumeration] us-gaap-ebp:EmployeeBenefitPlanParticipantDirectedMember
Investment, Identifier [Axis]: Collective Trust - Vanguard Target Retirement 2045 Income Trust II  
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Investment issuer name cal:VanguardTargetRetirement2045IncomeTrustIiMember
Investment type us-gaap:DefinedBenefitPlanCommonCollectiveTrustMember
Current Value $ 17,561,453
EBP, Asset Held for Investment, Investment, Excluding Plan Interest in Master Trust, Participation Status [Extensible Enumeration] us-gaap-ebp:EmployeeBenefitPlanParticipantDirectedMember
Investment, Identifier [Axis]: Collective Trust - Vanguard Target Retirement 2050 Income Trust II  
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Investment issuer name cal:VanguardTargetRetirement2050IncomeTrustIiMember
Investment type us-gaap:DefinedBenefitPlanCommonCollectiveTrustMember
Current Value $ 22,165,528
EBP, Asset Held for Investment, Investment, Excluding Plan Interest in Master Trust, Participation Status [Extensible Enumeration] us-gaap-ebp:EmployeeBenefitPlanParticipantDirectedMember
Investment, Identifier [Axis]: Collective Trust - Vanguard Target Retirement 2055 Income Trust II  
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Investment issuer name cal:VanguardTargetRetirement2055IncomeTrustIiMember
Investment type us-gaap:DefinedBenefitPlanCommonCollectiveTrustMember
Current Value $ 17,079,452
EBP, Asset Held for Investment, Investment, Excluding Plan Interest in Master Trust, Participation Status [Extensible Enumeration] us-gaap-ebp:EmployeeBenefitPlanParticipantDirectedMember
Investment, Identifier [Axis]: Collective Trust - Vanguard Target Retirement 2060 Income Trust II  
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Investment issuer name cal:VanguardTargetRetirement2060IncomeTrustIiMember
Investment type us-gaap:DefinedBenefitPlanCommonCollectiveTrustMember
Current Value $ 7,319,085
EBP, Asset Held for Investment, Investment, Excluding Plan Interest in Master Trust, Participation Status [Extensible Enumeration] us-gaap-ebp:EmployeeBenefitPlanParticipantDirectedMember
Investment, Identifier [Axis]: Collective Trust - Vanguard Target Retirement 2065 Income Trust II  
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Investment issuer name cal:VanguardTargetRetirement2065IncomeTrustIiMember
Investment type us-gaap:DefinedBenefitPlanCommonCollectiveTrustMember
Current Value $ 1,400,104
EBP, Asset Held for Investment, Investment, Excluding Plan Interest in Master Trust, Participation Status [Extensible Enumeration] us-gaap-ebp:EmployeeBenefitPlanParticipantDirectedMember
Investment, Identifier [Axis]: Collective Trust - Vanguard Target Retirement 2070 Income Trust II  
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Investment issuer name cal:VanguardTargetRetirement2070IncomeTrustIiMember
Investment type us-gaap:DefinedBenefitPlanCommonCollectiveTrustMember
Current Value $ 977,236
EBP, Asset Held for Investment, Investment, Excluding Plan Interest in Master Trust, Participation Status [Extensible Enumeration] us-gaap-ebp:EmployeeBenefitPlanParticipantDirectedMember
Investment, Identifier [Axis]: Collective Trust - Vanguard Target Retirement Income Trust II  
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Investment issuer name cal:VanguardTargetRetirementIncomeTrustIiMember
Investment type us-gaap:DefinedBenefitPlanCommonCollectiveTrustMember
Current Value $ 1,550,515
EBP, Asset Held for Investment, Investment, Excluding Plan Interest in Master Trust, Participation Status [Extensible Enumeration] us-gaap-ebp:EmployeeBenefitPlanParticipantDirectedMember
Investment, Identifier [Axis]: DFA Emerging Markets Value Fund Class I  
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Investment issuer name cal:DfaEmergingMarketsValueFundClassIMember
Investment type Mutual funds
Current Value $ 8,872,458
EBP, Asset Held for Investment, Investment, Excluding Plan Interest in Master Trust, Participation Status [Extensible Enumeration] us-gaap-ebp:EmployeeBenefitPlanParticipantDirectedMember
Investment, Identifier [Axis]: Dodge amp; Cox Income Fund  
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Investment issuer name cal:DodgeCoxIncomeFundMember
Investment type Mutual funds
Current Value $ 22,356,127
EBP, Asset Held for Investment, Investment, Excluding Plan Interest in Master Trust, Participation Status [Extensible Enumeration] us-gaap-ebp:EmployeeBenefitPlanParticipantDirectedMember
Investment, Identifier [Axis]: JPMorgan Large Gap Growth Fund  
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Investment issuer name cal:JpmorganLargeGapGrowthFundMember
Investment type Mutual funds
Current Value $ 29,510,496
EBP, Asset Held for Investment, Investment, Excluding Plan Interest in Master Trust, Participation Status [Extensible Enumeration] us-gaap-ebp:EmployeeBenefitPlanParticipantDirectedMember
Investment, Identifier [Axis]: Principal Diversified Real Asset Fund Institutional Class  
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Investment issuer name cal:PrincipalDiversifiedRealAssetFundInstitutionalClassMember
Investment type Mutual funds
Current Value $ 832,256
Investment party-in-interest true
EBP, Asset Held for Investment, Investment, Excluding Plan Interest in Master Trust, Participation Status [Extensible Enumeration] us-gaap-ebp:EmployeeBenefitPlanParticipantDirectedMember
Investment, Identifier [Axis]: Vanguard Extended Market Index Fund  
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Investment issuer name cal:VanguardExtendedMarketIndexFundMember
Investment type Mutual funds
Current Value $ 3,471,493
EBP, Asset Held for Investment, Investment, Excluding Plan Interest in Master Trust, Participation Status [Extensible Enumeration] us-gaap-ebp:EmployeeBenefitPlanParticipantDirectedMember
Investment, Identifier [Axis]: Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Index Fund  
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Investment issuer name cal:VanguardFtseAllWorldExUsIndexFundMember
Investment type Mutual funds
Current Value $ 2,003,271
EBP, Asset Held for Investment, Investment, Excluding Plan Interest in Master Trust, Participation Status [Extensible Enumeration] us-gaap-ebp:EmployeeBenefitPlanParticipantDirectedMember
Investment, Identifier [Axis]: Vanguard Institutional Index Fund  
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Investment issuer name cal:VanguardInstitutionalIndexFundMember
Investment type Mutual funds
Current Value $ 41,035,124
EBP, Asset Held for Investment, Investment, Excluding Plan Interest in Master Trust, Participation Status [Extensible Enumeration] us-gaap-ebp:EmployeeBenefitPlanParticipantDirectedMember