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Acquisitions, Joint Ventures and Investments - Recently Acquired Wholly Owned Subsidiaries (Parenthetical) (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016	Mar. 31, 2009	Sep. 30, 2008
Iconix China Holdings Limited
Schedule Of Investments [Line Items]
Value of Investment	$ 28,000
Ownership interest purchased			50.00%
Company ownership interest			100.00%
Iconix China Holdings Limited \| Candies Shanghai Fashion Co., Ltd.
Schedule Of Investments [Line Items]
Brands Placed	Candie’s
Ownership by Iconix China	20.00%
Value of Investment	$ 10,855
Iconix China Holdings Limited \| Shanghai MuXiang Apparel & Accessory Co. Limited
Schedule Of Investments [Line Items]
Brands Placed	Marc Ecko
Ownership by Iconix China	15.00%
Value of Investment	$ 2,284
Iconix China Holdings Limited \| Bai Shi Kou International (Qingdao) Home Products Co. Ltd.
Schedule Of Investments [Line Items]
Brands Placed	Royal Velvet
Ownership by Iconix China	20.00%
Value of Investment	$ 383
Iconix China Holdings Limited \| Ningo Material Girl Fashion Co., Ltd
Schedule Of Investments [Line Items]
Brands Placed	Material Girl
Ownership by Iconix China	20.00%
Value of Investment	$ 3,398
Iconix China Holdings Limited \| Ai Xi Enterprise (Shanghai) Co. Limited
Schedule Of Investments [Line Items]
Brands Placed	Ecko Unltd
Ownership by Iconix China	20.00%
Value of Investment	$ 11,080
Scion, LLC
Schedule Of Investments [Line Items]
Ownership interest purchased		50.00%
Company ownership interest		100.00%