Represents the percentage of gross profit in year one , to be used to calculate contingent consideration payments.

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Represents the percentage of gross profit in year three, to be used to calculate contingent consideration payments.

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Represents the period of indemnity to licensees, distributors and promotional partners in connection with the claims related to use of the company's intellectual property (in years).

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Estimated Future cash outflow to pay as contingent consideration arrangement for acquisition of business, measured at fair value using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3).

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Represents the amount of contingent consideration for the acquisition included within long-term liabilities.

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Represents the amount of contingent consideration for the acquisition included within other accrued expenses.

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Represents the advance deposit paid or to be paid under the contractual agreement.

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Represents the remaining deposit required to be paid under the contractual agreement.

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Represents the total minimum commitment amount under the contractual agreement.

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Amount of potential cash payments that could result from the contingent consideration arrangement.

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The total amount of pending claims pertaining to a loss contingency accrual as of the balance sheet date.

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The floor amount as of the balance sheet date that the entity must expend to satisfy the terms of disclosed arrangements (excluding long-term commitments) in which the entity has agreed to expend funds to procure goods or services from one or more suppliers, other than under a long-term purchase commitment or an unconditional purchase obligation.

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Commitments and Contingencies (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Sep. 30, 2012
Commitments and Contingencies
Maximum indemnity period of claims for intellectual property	5 years
Indemnification
Concentration risks
Number of pending claims	0
Sanuk
Commitments and Contingencies
Contingent consideration	$ 45,609	$ 70,360
Contingent consideration included within other accrued expenses	18,711	25,450
Contingent consideration included within long-term liabilities	26,898	44,910
Sanuk \| Gross profit performance criteria
Commitments and Contingencies
Contingent consideration performance percentage applied to gross profit in 2013	36.00%
Contingent consideration performance percentage applied to gross profit in 2015	40.00%
Hoka
Commitments and Contingencies
Contingent consideration	1,600	1,100
Maximum contingent consideration payments			2,000
Purchase commitments entered in October 2011
Commitments and Contingencies
Advance Deposits	50,000
Total Minimum Commitment	270,000
Remaining Deposit	28,273
Remaining Commitments, Net of Deposit	48,779
Purchase commitments entered in October 2012
Commitments and Contingencies
Total Minimum Commitment	83,000
Remaining Commitments, Net of Deposit	12,836
Purchase commitments entered in April 2013
Commitments and Contingencies
Total Minimum Commitment	26,750
Remaining Commitments, Net of Deposit	$ 26,750