Acquisitions Narrative (Details) € in Thousands, AUD in Thousands, $ in Thousands			1 Months Ended			3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jul. 14, 2016 AUD	Jul. 14, 2016 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2016 EUR (€)	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Oct. 01, 2016 USD ($)	Oct. 03, 2015 USD ($)	Oct. 01, 2016 USD ($)	Oct. 03, 2015 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Jan. 02, 2016 USD ($)
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill						$ 1,142,523		$ 1,142,523			$ 834,315
Pacific Brands
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Percent of business acquired		100.00%
Payments to acquire businesses	AUD 1,049,360	$ 800,871
Goodwill		186,148
Champion Europe
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Percent of business acquired				100.00%						100.00%
Payments to acquire businesses				€ 220,293	$ 245,069
Estimated contingent consideration				€ 40,700						$ 45,277
Fair Value Inputs, Earnings before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization Multiple				10	10
Goodwill										$ 108,756
GTM and Universo, Combined [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Consideration transferred			$ 24,441
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Net Working Capital			12,169
Goodwill						4,519		$ 4,519
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Other Net Assets			$ 7,753
Working Capital [Member] | Champion Europe
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill, purchase accounting adjustments						$ 591
Trademarks And Brand Names [Member] | Pacific Brands
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets Acquired		410,602
Trademarks And Brand Names [Member] | Champion Europe
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets Acquired					$ 119,146
Licensing agreements | Pacific Brands
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets Acquired		$ 38,160
Loyalty programs | Pacific Brands
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life	3 years	3 years
Licensing agreements | Champion Europe
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Finite-lived Intangible Assets Acquired					$ 2,225
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life				3 years	3 years
Distribution networks | Pacific Brands
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Finite-lived Intangible Assets Acquired		$ 58,003
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life	10 years	10 years
Distribution networks | Champion Europe
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Finite-lived Intangible Assets Acquired					$ 15,463
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life				10 years	10 years
Customer lists | Pacific Brands
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Finite-lived Intangible Assets Acquired		$ 3,167
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life	3 years	3 years
Unfavorable leases | Pacific Brands
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Finite-lived Intangible Assets Acquired		$ 3,762
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life	3 years	3 years
Unfavorable leases | Champion Europe
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Finite-lived Intangible Assets Acquired					$ 1,557
3.50% Senior Notes
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Interest Rate on Senior Notes Issued						3.50%		3.50%
Pro Forma [Member] | Pacific Brands
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquisition related costs						$ 19,575
Pro forma information, revenue of acquiree since acquisition date, actual						111,292
Pro forma information, earnings of acquiree since acquisition date, actual						$ 6,993
Pro Forma [Member] | Champion Europe
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquisition related costs								$ 7,550
Pro forma information, revenue of acquiree since acquisition date, actual					62,127
Pro forma information, earnings of acquiree since acquisition date, actual					$ 8,423
Pro Forma [Member] | Knights Apparel
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquisition related costs							$ (1,158)		$ (7,786)