CREDIT FACILITIES (Details) In Millions	Oct. 01, 2011 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2010 USD ($)	Oct. 02, 2010 USD ($)	Oct. 01, 2011 European Lending Institution [Member] Stuart Weitzman Holdings, LLC [Member] EUR (€)	Oct. 01, 2011 Lending Institution [Member] Stuart Weitzman Holdings, LLC [Member] USD ($)
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Maximum aggregate principal amount	$ 650.0
Cash borrowings under credit facility outstanding	55.0	0	16.3
Letters Of Credit Outstanding	23.8
Remaining availability for borrowings	503.1
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
Unsecured borrowing facility				0	1.5
Unsecured borrowing facility, letters of credit outstanding					1.1
Variable-rate unsecured borrowing facility, maximum aggregate principal				€ 0.3