Commitments and Contingencies (Details 2) (USD $)	0 Months Ended		0 Months Ended
Jul. 19, 2012 Settled Litigation U.S.	May 02, 2013 Pending Litigation Italy trademark	Nov. 08, 2013 Pending Litigation China
Litigation
Damages sought by plaintiff as compensation	$ 26,000,000
Accounting profits sought by plaintiff as compensation	99,000,000
Monetary damages awarded by court	2,300,000		80,000
Monetary damages awarded by court for certain of the Company's licensees	$ 2,300,000
Number of Italian trademark registrations to be cancelled by plaintiff		3
Number of European Community trademark registrations to be cancelled by plaintiff		4

The value of the accounting profits sought by the plaintiff in the legal matter.

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Amount of damages awarded to the plaintiff in the legal matter related to certain of the Company's licensees.

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Represents the number of European Community trademark registrations ordered by the court to be cancelled by the plaintiff related to the court's ruling in favor of the Company

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Represents the number of Italian trademark registrations ordered by the court to be cancelled by the plaintiff related to the court's ruling in favor of the Company

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Amount of damages awarded to the plaintiff in the legal matter.

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