Document and Entity Information - shares	6 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018	Nov. 02, 2018
Document and Entity Information
Entity Registrant Name	DECKERS OUTDOOR CORP
Entity Central Index Key	0000910521
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Sep. 30, 2018
Amendment Flag	false
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--03-31
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Small Business	false
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		29,122,209
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2019
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2