FAIR VALUES, Part III (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Goodwill, Impairment Loss	$ 49.9	$ 47.6	$ 49.9	$ 47.6
Domestic Wholesale Footwear & Accessories [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Goodwill, Impairment Loss			3.2
Licensing, Other and Eliminations [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Impairment of Intangible Assets, Finite-lived				21.4
Domestic Wholesale Sportswear [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Goodwill, Impairment Loss			46.7
International Retail [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Impairment of Intangible Assets, Finite-lived				0.1
Goodwill, Impairment Loss				47.6
Measured on a nonrecurring basis [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Fair value loss on property and equipment utilized in retail operations			8.6	1.1	10.2
Impairment losses on transportation equipment					0.4
Goodwill, Impairment Loss			49.9	47.6
Canadian Dollar - U.S. Dollar Forward Contracts [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Notional amounts of foreign exchange contracts outstanding	4.7		4.7
Weighted-average exchange rate on foreign currency forward contracts	1.063		1.063
Level 1 [Member] | Measured on a nonrecurring basis [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Transportation equipment, fair value disclosure					0.6
Level 3 [Member] | Measured on a nonrecurring basis [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Property and equipment, fair value disclosure	0.8	0.1	0.8	0.1	1.2
Goodwill, Fair Value Disclosure		5.2		5.2
Carrying Value [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Senior Notes, including hedged items recorded at fair value	917.5	924.3	917.5	924.3
Other long-term debt, including current portion	10.3	10.2	10.3	10.2
Notes receivable	7.5		7.5
Carrying Value [Member] | Measured on a nonrecurring basis [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Transportation equipment, fair value disclosure					1.0
Carrying Value [Member] | Measured on a nonrecurring basis [Member] | Domestic Retail [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Property and equipment, fair value disclosure	9.4	1.2	9.4	1.2	11.4
Carrying Value [Member] | Measured on a nonrecurring basis [Member] | Domestic Wholesale Footwear & Accessories [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Goodwill, Fair Value Disclosure	3.2		3.2
Carrying Value [Member] | Measured on a nonrecurring basis [Member] | Domestic Wholesale Sportswear [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Goodwill, Fair Value Disclosure	46.7		46.7
Carrying Value [Member] | Measured on a nonrecurring basis [Member] | International Retail [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Goodwill, Fair Value Disclosure		52.8		52.8
Fair Value [Member] | Measured on a nonrecurring basis [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Property and equipment, fair value disclosure	0.8	0.1	0.8	0.1	1.2
Transportation equipment, fair value disclosure					0.6
Goodwill, Fair Value Disclosure		5.2		5.2
Fair Value [Member] | Level 1 [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Senior Notes, including hedged items recorded at fair value	904.8	884.5	904.8	884.5
Fair Value [Member] | Level 2 [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Other long-term debt, including current portion	9.5	9.3	9.5	9.3
Notes receivable	6.8		6.8
Trademarks [Member] | Measured on a nonrecurring basis [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Impairment of Intangible Assets, Finite-lived			7.2	21.5	31.5
Trademarks [Member] | Measured on a nonrecurring basis [Member] | Licensing, Other and Eliminations [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Impairment of Intangible Assets, Finite-lived				21.4
Trademarks [Member] | Measured on a nonrecurring basis [Member] | International Retail [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Impairment of Intangible Assets, Finite-lived				0.1
Trademarks [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Measured on a nonrecurring basis [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Fair Value Disclosure	8.4	43.6	8.4	43.6	75.7
Goodwill, Fair Value Disclosure	0		0
Trademarks [Member] | Carrying Value [Member] | Measured on a nonrecurring basis [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Fair Value Disclosure	15.6	65.1	15.6	65.1	107.2
Trademarks [Member] | Fair Value [Member] | Measured on a nonrecurring basis [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Fair Value Disclosure	8.4	43.6	8.4	43.6	75.7
Goodwill, Fair Value Disclosure	0		0
Customer Relationships [Member] | Measured on a nonrecurring basis [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Impairment of Intangible Assets, Finite-lived				5.6
Customer Relationships [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Measured on a nonrecurring basis [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Fair Value Disclosure		8.9		8.9
Customer Relationships [Member] | Carrying Value [Member] | Measured on a nonrecurring basis [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Fair Value Disclosure		14.5		14.5
Customer Relationships [Member] | Fair Value [Member] | Measured on a nonrecurring basis [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Fair Value Disclosure		$ 8.9		$ 8.9