Net Revenues by Type of License and Information by Geographic Region (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended									12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2011		Sep. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2011	Mar. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	Sep. 30, 2010	Jun. 30, 2010	Mar. 31, 2010	Dec. 31, 2011		Dec. 31, 2010		Dec. 31, 2009
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Licensing and other revenue	$ 95,513	[1]	$ 92,683	$ 89,293	$ 92,356	$ 87,955	$ 96,887	$ 76,013	$ 71,704	$ 369,845		$ 332,559		$ 232,058
Direct-to-retail license
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Licensing and other revenue										139,681		143,114		110,921
Wholesale license
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Licensing and other revenue										203,519		163,489		108,100
Entertainment and other
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Licensing and other revenue										26,645		25,956		13,037
United States
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Licensing and other revenue										302,629		287,320		218,693
Other
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Licensing and other revenue										$ 67,216	[2]	$ 45,239	[2]	$ 13,365	[2]

[1] Includes a gain of approximately $5.6 million related to the OP Japan transaction (see Note 3)

[2] No single country represented 10% of the Company's revenues in the periods presented in this table.