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Acquisitions, Joint Ventures and Investments - Consolidated Joint Ventures (Parenthetical) (Detail) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($) Multiplier	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)
Schedule Of Investments [Line Items]
Agreement Percentage		120.00%
Addition in non-controlling interest		$ 128,339	$ 125,371
Hong Kong MH Umbro International Co. Limited
Schedule Of Investments [Line Items]
Cash consideration	$ 25,000
Business acquisition completion period	4 years
Equity ownership percentage	50.00%
Maximum \| Hong Kong MH Umbro International Co. Limited
Schedule Of Investments [Line Items]
Aggregate percentage of interest in newly registered company in Hong Kong	50.00%
Umbro China Limited \| Hong Kong MH Umbro International Co. Limited
Schedule Of Investments [Line Items]
Proceeds from sale of interest	$ 2,500
Percentage of interest sold	5.00%
Addition in non-controlling interest		$ 1,800
Five-Year Put/Call Options
Schedule Of Investments [Line Items]
Put/Call option period		6 months
Put/Call option commencement date		Jan. 13, 2019
Five-Year Put/Call Options \| Iconix Europe LLC
Schedule Of Investments [Line Items]
Multiplier on put and call options \| Multiplier		5.5
Eight-Year Put/Call Options
Schedule Of Investments [Line Items]
Put/Call option period		6 months
Put/Call option commencement date		Jan. 13, 2022
Eight-Year Put/Call Options \| Iconix Europe LLC
Schedule Of Investments [Line Items]
Multiplier on put and call options \| Multiplier		5.5