Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) (USD $) In Millions, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2012	Apr. 02, 2011
Statement of Operations [Abstract]
Net sales	$ 923.4	$ 949.0
Licensing income	12.3	12.1
Other revenues	0.3	0.2
Total revenues	936.0	961.3
Cost of goods sold	592.5	630.6
Gross profit	343.5	330.7
Selling, general and administrative expenses	303.3	269.5
Operating (loss) income	40.2	61.2
Interest income	0.2	0.2
Interest expense and financing costs	42.9	21.3
Equity in income of unconsolidated affiliate	0.9	1.3
(Loss) income before (benefit) provision for income taxes	(1.6)	41.4
(Benefit) provision for income taxes	(0.6)	15.5
Net (loss) income	(1.0)	25.9
Less: income attributable to noncontrolling interest	0.2	0.2
(Loss) income attributable to Jones	$ (1.2)	$ 25.7
(Loss) earnings per common share attributable to Jones
Basic	$ (0.01)	$ 0.30
Diluted	$ (0.01)	$ 0.30
Weighted average shares outstanding
Basic	76.1	82.2
Diluted	76.1	83.4
Dividends declared per share	$ 0.05	$ 0.05