CREDIT FACILITIES (Details) In Millions	Jul. 02, 2011 USD ($)	Jul. 02, 2011 US Lending Institution [Member] Stuart Weitzman Holdings, LLC [Member] USD ($)	Jul. 02, 2011 US Lending Institution [Member] Stuart Weitzman Holdings, LLC [Member] EUR (€)
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Maximum aggregate principal amount	$ 650.0
Letters of credit outstanding	26.3
Remaining availability for borrowings	456.4
U.S. commitment drawable by U.S. borrowers as revolving loans or letters of credit	350.0
International commitmentdrawable by U.S., Canadian, or European borrowers as revolving loans or letters of credit	300.0
Rate on $1.5 million unsecured borrowing facility		Prime rate or prevailing LIBOR rate plus 300 basis points	Prime rate or prevailing LIBOR rate plus 300 basis points
Unsecured borrowing facility		1.5
Unsecured borrowing facility, letters of credit outstanding		1.1
Variable-rate unsecured borrowing facility, maximum aggregate principal			€ 0.3

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)
-Number 129
-Paragraph 2, 4

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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-Name Regulation S-X (SX)
-Number 210
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-Paragraph 19, 22
-Article 5

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