Commitments and Contingencies: Commitments and Contingencies: (Details) - Tommy Bahama - Cost of Goods Sold $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
Oct. 29, 2016 USD ($) $ / shares
Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Gain in period \| $	$ 1.9
Gain in period (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares	$ 0.07
Underpaid Customs Duties
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss in period \| $	$ 1.3
Loss in period (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares	$ 0.08

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 450
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=25496072&loc=d3e14326-108349

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