EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended								12 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	Dec. 31, 2009	Dec. 31, 2013 Pension Plans, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Pension Plans, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Pension Plans, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Deferred Compensation Plan for certain management, Defined Contribution [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Deferred Compensation Plan for certain management, Defined Contribution [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Multiemployer Pension Plans [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Multiemployer Pension Plans [Member]	Dec. 31, 2010 Multiemployer Pension Plans [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Level 1 [Member] Pension Plans, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Level 1 [Member] Pension Plans, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Level 2 [Member] Pension Plans, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Level 2 [Member] Pension Plans, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Cash and Cash Equivalents [Member] Pension Plans, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Cash and Cash Equivalents [Member] Pension Plans, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Cash and Cash Equivalents [Member] Level 1 [Member] Pension Plans, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Cash and Cash Equivalents [Member] Level 1 [Member] Pension Plans, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 US Companies Equity Securities [Member] Pension Plans, Defined Benefit [Member]		Dec. 31, 2011 US Companies Equity Securities [Member] Pension Plans, Defined Benefit [Member]		Dec. 31, 2012 US Companies Equity Securities [Member] Level 1 [Member] Pension Plans, Defined Benefit [Member]		Dec. 31, 2011 US Companies Equity Securities [Member] Level 1 [Member] Pension Plans, Defined Benefit [Member]		Dec. 31, 2012 International Equity Securities [Member] Pension Plans, Defined Benefit [Member]		Dec. 31, 2011 International Equity Securities [Member] Pension Plans, Defined Benefit [Member]		Dec. 31, 2012 International Equity Securities [Member] Level 1 [Member] Pension Plans, Defined Benefit [Member]		Dec. 31, 2011 International Equity Securities [Member] Level 1 [Member] Pension Plans, Defined Benefit [Member]		Dec. 31, 2012 Real Estate Equity Securities [Member] Pension Plans, Defined Benefit [Member]		Dec. 31, 2011 Real Estate Equity Securities [Member] Pension Plans, Defined Benefit [Member]		Dec. 31, 2012 Real Estate Equity Securities [Member] Level 1 [Member] Pension Plans, Defined Benefit [Member]		Dec. 31, 2011 Real Estate Equity Securities [Member] Level 1 [Member] Pension Plans, Defined Benefit [Member]		Dec. 31, 2012 Fixed Income [Member] Pension Plans, Defined Benefit [Member]		Dec. 31, 2011 Fixed Income [Member] Pension Plans, Defined Benefit [Member]		Dec. 31, 2012 Fixed Income [Member] Level 1 [Member] Pension Plans, Defined Benefit [Member]		Dec. 31, 2011 Fixed Income [Member] Level 1 [Member] Pension Plans, Defined Benefit [Member]		Dec. 31, 2012 Fixed Income [Member] Level 2 [Member] Pension Plans, Defined Benefit [Member]		Dec. 31, 2011 Fixed Income [Member] Level 2 [Member] Pension Plans, Defined Benefit [Member]
Defined Contribution Plan [Abstract]
Description of contribution plan	We maintain several defined contribution plans under Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code (the "Code"), of which the primary plan is The Jones Group Inc. Retirement Plan (the "Jones Plan"). Employees not covered by a collective bargaining agreement and meeting certain other requirements are eligible to participate in the Jones Plan. Under the Jones Plan, participants may elect to have up to 50% of their salary (subject to limitations imposed by the Code) deferred and deposited with a qualified trustee, who in turn invests the money in a variety of investment vehicles as selected by each participant. All employee contributions into the Jones Plan are 100% vested. We have elected to make the Jones Plan a "Safe Harbor Plan" under Section 401(k)(12) of the Code. As a result of this election, we make a fully-vested safe harbor matching contribution for all eligible participants amounting to 100% of the first 3% of the participant's salary deferred and 50% of the next 2% of salary deferred, subject to maximums set by the Department of the Treasury. We may, at our sole discretion, contribute additional amounts to all employees on a pro rata basis.
Contribution to defined contribution plan	$ 8.3	$ 7.7	$ 7.0
Change in benefit obligation [Roll Forward]
Benefit obligation, beginning of year					62.2	56.8	48.1
Interest cost						2.5	2.7
Actuarial loss - effect of assumption changes						5.6	9.9
Settlements						0	(2.4)
Benefits paid						(2.7)	(1.5)
Benefit obligation, end of year						62.2	56.8
Change in plan assets [Roll Forward]
Fair value of plan assets, beginning of year					42.0	35.0	35.6							32.8	26.1	9.2	8.9	3.5	2.5	3.5	2.5	16.4	[1]	12.4	[1]	16.4	[1]	12.4	[1]	5.6	[2]	7.1	[2]	5.6	[2]	7.1	[2]	2.3	[3]	0.6	[3]	2.3	[3]	0.6	[3]	14.2	[4]	12.4	[4]	5.0	[4]	3.5	[4]	9.2	[4]	8.9	[4]
Actual return on plan assets						5.3	(1.9)
Employer contribution						4.4	5.2
Settlements						0	(2.4)
Benefits paid						(2.7)	(1.5)
Fair value of plan assets, end of year						42.0	35.0							32.8	26.1	9.2	8.9	3.5	2.5	3.5	2.5	16.4	[1]	12.4	[1]	16.4	[1]	12.4	[1]	5.6	[2]	7.1	[2]	5.6	[2]	7.1	[2]	2.3	[3]	0.6	[3]	2.3	[3]	0.6	[3]	14.2	[4]	12.4	[4]	5.0	[4]	3.5	[4]	9.2	[4]	8.9	[4]
Underfunded status at end of year						20.2	21.8	4.5
Underfunded plan recorded in accrued expenses								0.3
Deferred compensation liability included in accrued employee compensation and benefits									8.4	7.5
Maximum elected percentage of deferred salary and bonus contributable to plan									90.00%
Partial contribution to a multi-employer defined benefit plan											0.2	0.2	0.3
Payment of partial withdrawal liability related to multiemployer pension plan				2.4
Amounts Recognized on the Balance Sheet [Abstract]
Anticipated employer contributions in next fiscal year						5.1
Noncurrent liabilities						20.2	21.8	4.2
Amount Recognized in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Abstract]
Net loss						38.2	37.3
Information for Pension Plans with an Accumulated Benefit Obligation in Excess of Plan Assets [Abstract]
Projected benefit obligation						62.2	56.8
Accumulated benefit obligation						62.2	56.8
Fair value of plan assets with an accumulated benefit obligation in excess of plan assets						42.0	35.0
Net Periodic Benefit Cost [Abstract]
Interest cost						2.5	2.7
Expected return on plan assets						(2.6)	(2.6)
Settlement costs						0	1.9
Amortization of net loss						2.1	1.6
Total net periodic benefit cost						2.0	3.6
Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income or Loss [Abstract]
Net loss						2.9	14.4
Recognition due to settlement						0	(1.9)
Amortization of net loss						(2.1)	(1.6)
Total recognized in other comprehensive loss						0.8	10.9
Total recognized in net periodic benefit cost and other comprehensive income or loss						2.8	14.5
Estimated net loss to be amortized from accumulated other comprehensive income in next fiscal year					2.3
Weighted-average assumptions used to determine benefit obligations [Abstract]
Discount rate (in hundredths)						3.90%	4.60%
Expected long-term return on plan assets (in hundredths)						7.00%	7.00%
Weighted-average assumptions used to determine net periodic benefit cost [Abstract]
Discount rate						4.60%	5.60%
Expected long-term return on plan assets (in hundredths)						7.00%	7.00%
Change in discount rate assumptions (in hundredths)						(0.25%)
Change in benefit obligation liability						2.4
Change in expense due to change in discount rate					0.1
Change in expense due to change in expected return on long-term assets					0.1
Estimated Future Benefit Payments [Abstract]
2013						2.1
2014						2.2
2015						2.3
2016						2.3
2017						2.5
2018 through 2022						15.8
Total						27.2
Fair value of plan assets						$ 42.0	$ 35.0							$ 32.8	$ 26.1	$ 9.2	$ 8.9	$ 3.5	$ 2.5	$ 3.5	$ 2.5	$ 16.4	[1]	$ 12.4	[1]	$ 16.4	[1]	$ 12.4	[1]	$ 5.6	[2]	$ 7.1	[2]	$ 5.6	[2]	$ 7.1	[2]	$ 2.3	[3]	$ 0.6	[3]	$ 2.3	[3]	$ 0.6	[3]	$ 14.2	[4]	$ 12.4	[4]	$ 5.0	[4]	$ 3.5	[4]	$ 9.2	[4]	$ 8.9	[4]
Defined Benefit Plan, Assets, Target Allocations [Abstract]
Domestic equity securities	34.50%
International equity securities	19.00%
Fixed income securities	36.00%
Real estate	5.50%
Cash and cash equivalents	5.00%

[1] This class consists of both index and actively managed mutual funds that invest in large and mid-cap U.S. common stocks.

[2] This class consists of both index and actively managed mutual funds that invest in large and emerging market international common stocks.

[3] This class consists of actively managed mutual funds that invest in real estate investment trusts.

[4] This class consists of managed mutual funds that invest in high-grade corporate, government and mortgage backed securities.