CREDIT FACILITIES (Details) In Millions, unless otherwise specified								9 Months Ended
	Sep. 29, 2012 Credit Facility with various lending facilities [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 29, 2012 Credit Facility with various lending facilities [Member] Letter of Credit [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 29, 2012 Credit Facility with various lending facilities [Member] Standby Letters of Credit [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 29, 2012 Credit Facility with various lending facilities [Member] Trade Letters of Credit [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 29, 2012 Credit Facility with various lending facilities [Member] Domestic Line of Credit [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 29, 2012 Credit Facility with various lending facilities [Member] Foreign Line of Credit [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 29, 2012 European Lending Institution [Member] Unsecured Borrowing Facility [Member] Stuart Weitzman Holdings, LLC [Member] EUR (€)	Sep. 29, 2012 Lending Institution [Member] Unsecured Borrowing Facility [Member] Stuart Weitzman Holdings, LLC [Member] USD ($)
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Maximum aggregate principal amount	$ 650.0						€ 0.3	$ 1.5
U.S. commitment drawable by U.S. borrowers as revolving loans or letters of credit					350
International commitment drawable by U.S., Canadian, or European borrowers as revolving loans or letters of credit						300
Maximum subfacility available under the credit facility		350	50	350
Line Of Credit Facility Maximum Availability For Letters Of Credit Under US Commitment Denominated In Alternative Currency					150
Remaining availability for borrowings	534.1
Letters Of Credit Outstanding	$ 18.6							$ 0.8
Rate on $1.5 million unsecured borrowing facility								prevailing prime rate or the prevailing LIBOR rate plus 300 basis points