CREDIT FACILITIES (Details) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2012 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2012 European Lending Institution [Member] Stuart Weitzman Holdings, LLC [Member] EUR (€)	Mar. 31, 2012 Lending Institution [Member] Stuart Weitzman Holdings, LLC [Member] USD ($)
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Maximum aggregate principal amount	$ 650.0
Maximum available for trade letters of credit	350.0
Maximum available for standby letters of credit	50.0
Line Of Credit Facility Maximum Availability For Letters Of Credit Under US Commitment Denominated In Alternative Currency	150.0
Letters Of Credit Outstanding	20.7
Remaining availability for borrowings	487.7
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			Either the prevailing prime rate or the 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