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	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013	Jun. 21, 2013	Nov. 29, 2012 Class A Variable Funding Note	Mar. 31, 2014 Variable Funding Notes	Nov. 29, 2012 Hardy Way	Nov. 29, 2012 MG Icon	Nov. 29, 2012 Zoo York brand	Nov. 29, 2012 Peanuts Worldwide	Nov. 29, 2012 Senior Secured Notes	Mar. 31, 2014 Senior Secured Notes	Dec. 31, 2013 Senior Secured Notes	Jun. 21, 2013 Senior Secured Notes	Nov. 29, 2012 Senior Secured Notes Due In Twenty Twelve	Nov. 29, 2012 Senior Secured Notes Due In Twenty Twelve Umbro Limited	Nov. 29, 2012 Senior Secured Notes Due In Two Thousand Thirteen	Mar. 18, 2013 1.50% Convertible Notes	Mar. 12, 2013 1.50% Convertible Notes	Mar. 13, 2013 1.50% Convertible Notes	Mar. 31, 2013 1.50% Convertible Notes	Mar. 31, 2014 1.50% Convertible Notes		Mar. 31, 2013 1.50% Convertible Notes	Dec. 31, 2013 1.50% Convertible Notes	Mar. 13, 2013 1.50% Convertible Notes Long Call Option	Mar. 18, 2013 1.50% Convertible Notes Long Call Option	Mar. 31, 2014 1.50% Convertible Notes Long Call Option	Mar. 18, 2013 1.50% Convertible Notes Semi Annual Payment, First Payment	Mar. 18, 2013 1.50% Convertible Notes Semi Annual Payment, Second Payment	Mar. 18, 2013 1.50% Convertible Notes Change of control or other fundamental change	Mar. 18, 2013 1.50% Convertible Notes Accounting change	Mar. 18, 2013 1.50% Convertible Notes Minimum	Mar. 18, 2013 1.50% Convertible Notes Maximum	May 23, 2011 2.50% Convertible Notes	May 17, 2011 2.50% Convertible Notes	Mar. 31, 2014 2.50% Convertible Notes		Mar. 31, 2013 2.50% Convertible Notes	Dec. 31, 2013 2.50% Convertible Notes	May 23, 2011 2.50% Convertible Notes Long Call Option	Mar. 31, 2014 2.50% Convertible Notes Long Call Option	May 23, 2011 2.50% Convertible Notes Semi Annual Payment, First Payment	May 23, 2011 2.50% Convertible Notes Semi Annual Payment, Second Payment	May 23, 2011 2.50% Convertible Notes Change of control or other fundamental change	May 23, 2011 2.50% Convertible Notes Accounting change	May 23, 2011 2.50% Convertible Notes Minimum	May 23, 2011 2.50% Convertible Notes Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount of long term debt					$ 100,000,000						$ 600,000,000	$ 821,600,000		$ 275,000,000				$ 400,000,000				$ 400,000,000													$ 300,000,000		$ 300,000,000
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage											4.229%			4.352%				1.50%				1.50%			1.50%										2.50%		2.50%			2.50%
Commitment fee on the unused portion of the variable funding notes facility						0.50%
Debt Instrument anticipated repayment year and month						2018-01					2020-01
Additional interest rate						5.00%					5.00%
Ownership Percentage				50.00%			85.00%	50.00%	100.00%	80.00%
Debt instrument, quarterly payment															10,500,000		4,800,000
Debt instrument, Maturity Date											2043-01
Debt instrument description of interest											If the Co-Issuers have not repaid or refinanced the Class A-2 Notes prior to the anticipated repayment date, additional interest will accrue on the Class A-2 Notes equal to the greater of (A) 5% per annum and (B) a per annum interest rate equal to the excess, if any, by which the sum of (i) the yield to maturity (adjusted to a quarterly bond-equivalent basis), on the anticipated repayment date of the United States treasury security having a term closest to 10 years plus (ii) 5% plus (iii) 3.4% exceeds the original interest rate.
Anticipated repayment date											10 years
Excess interest rate on original interest rate											3.40%						3.14%
Proceeds from issuance of debt instrument															150,400,000		7,200,000
Payments of securitized financing transaction		113,000													20,900,000
Payment for the acquisition of Brand																218,300,000
Long term debt, current	61,250,000		61,250,000									61,300,000
Cash, restricted cash	57,258,000		58,858,000									47,000,000	52,400,000
Debt instrument, maturity date																		Mar. 15, 2018
Net proceeds received from issuance of debt		392,000,000																390,600,000																	291,600,000
Debt instrument, interest payment period																													--03-15	--09-15													--06-01	--12-01
Debt instrument, payment terms																		The 1.50% Convertible Notes bear interest at an annual rate of 1.50%, payable semi-annually in arrears on March 15 and September 15 of each year, beginning on September 15, 2013.																	The 2.50% Convertible Notes bear interest at an annual rate of 2.50%, payable semi-annually in arrears on June 1 and December 1 of each year, beginning December 1, 2011.
Debt instrument, effective interest rate																		6.50%																	7.25%
Debt instrument, conversion rate																		32.4052																	32.5169
Principal amount of each convertible note																		1,000																	1,000
Convertible notes, initial conversion price per share																		$ 30.86																	$ 30.75
Percentage of closing price of the Company's common stock for at least 20 trading days in the 30 consecutive trading days																																	130.00%	98.00%													130.00%	98.00%
Redemption price percentage per principal amount																															100.00%	102.00%													100.00%	102.00%
Long term debt	1,419,084,000		1,427,319,000									821,575,000	836,888,000									327,354,000	[1]		323,418,000												270,155,000	[2]		267,013,000
Non cash additional interest expense on convertible notes	7,078,000	3,614,000																				3,600,000		600,000													2,800,000		2,600,000
Cash interest expense for convertible notes																						1,500,000		200,000													1,900,000		1,900,000
Sale of 1.5% Convertible Notes, shares repurchased																		2,964,000
Sale of 1.5% Convertible Notes, shares repurchased value	13,571,000																	69,000,000
Convertible notes, common stock option shares																											13,000,000														9,800,000
Payment for the purchased call option																										84,100,000															58,700,000
Deferred income tax related to convertible notes																										29,400,000		23,300,000													20,600,000	9,000,000
Sold warrants, shares of common stock																				13,000,000															9,760,000
Sold warrants, shares of common stock strike price per share																				35.5173															40.6175
Sold warrants, shares of common stock exercise date																				Jun. 18, 2018															Sep. 01, 2016
Sold warrants, shares of common stock expiring date																				Sep. 01, 2018															Dec. 31, 2016
Proceeds received from sale of sold warrants		57,707,000																		57,700,000															28,800,000
Adjustments to additional paid in capital due convertible note hedge and warrants																					$ 3,000,000														$ (9,400,000)
Convertible notes, warrant strike price																			$ 35.5173																	$ 40.6175
Percentage of premiums																			52.50%																	75.00%
Selling price per share of common stock																			$ 23.29																	$ 23.21
Debt instrument, maturity date, month and year																																			2016-06

[1] Reflects the net debt carrying amount of the 1.50% Convertible Notes in the consolidated balance sheet as of March 31, 2014, in accordance with accounting for convertible notes. The principal amount owed to the holders of the 1.50% Convertible Notes is $400.0 million.

[2] Reflects the net debt carrying amount of the 2.50% Convertible Notes in the consolidated balance sheet as of March 31, 2014, in accordance with accounting for convertible notes. The principal amount owed to the holders of the 2.50% Convertible Notes is $300.0 million.