ACQUISITIONS (Details) (USD $) In Millions, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	6 Months Ended					3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012 Customer Relationships [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Trademarks [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Order or Production Backlog [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Favorable Lease Agreements [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Unfavorable Lease Agreements [Member]	Jul. 02, 2011 Kurt Geiger [Member]	Jul. 02, 2011 Kurt Geiger [Member]	Jun. 02, 2011 Kurt Geiger [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Percentage of equity interests acquired								100.00%
Cost of acquired entity, Cash Paid								$ 150.0
Amount of purchase price payable rolled over into Loan Note to senior managers of KG								10.2
Interest rate on Loan Note to senior managers of KG								5.00%
Description of Acquired Entity							Kurt Geiger markets products under four of its own brands - Kurt Geiger, KG by Kurt Geiger, Carvela and Miss KG - and over 100 other luxury brands in more than 200 retail locations, including concessions in Europe's leading department stores, including Harrods, Selfridges, Liberty, House of Fraser, Fenwick John Lewis and Brown Thomas, as well as company-operated stores.
Cash								6.9
Accounts receivable								19.7
Inventories								55.1
Other current assets								9.5
Property, plant and equipment								27.0
Intangible assets:
Trademarks - nonamortized								95.1
Trademarks - amortized								0.1
Goodwill								99.3
Customer relationships								125.7
Order backlog								2.8
Favorable lease agreements								6.8
Total assets acquired								448.0
Accounts payable								30.6
Other current liabilities								28.5
Long-term debt								174.1
Unfavorable lease agreements								0.2
Deferred taxes								64.6
Total liabilities assumed								298.0
Total purchase price								150.0
Gross contractual accounts receivable acquired								19.8
Business combination, pro forma information [Abstract]
Pro forma total revenues						942.6	1,978.9
Pro forma net income						8.9	28.1
Earnings per share attributable to Jones
Basic, pro forma effect						$ 0.10	$ 0.33
Diluted, pro forma effect						$ 0.10	$ 0.32
Acquisition-related expenses excluded from pro forma earnings						4.7	4.7
Nonrecurring Expense Related To Fair Value Of Acquisition Date Order Backlogs Excluded From Pro Forma Earnings						$ 0.5	$ 0.5
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets
Amortization life (in months)	232	120	9	99	100