Commitments and Contingencies (Details 2) $ in Thousands, € in Millions			1 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Nov. 08, 2013 USD ($)	Jul. 19, 2012 USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2015 USD ($) Plaintiff	Aug. 01, 2015 USD ($) subsidiary	Aug. 01, 2015 EUR (€) subsidiary	Jan. 30, 2015 trademark	May. 02, 2013 trademark
Italy | Italian Customs Agency | Europe
Loss contingency
Number of subsidiaries under audit by the Italian Customs Agency | subsidiary				1	1
Customs tax assessments including potential penalties and interest				$ 10,800	€ 9.8
Canceled customs tax assessments				$ 1,800	€ 1.7
Italy | Italian Customs Agency | Minimum | Europe
Loss contingency
Period under audit by the Italian Customs Agency				Jul. 01, 2010	Jul. 01, 2010
Period covering canceled assessments				Jul. 01, 2010	Jul. 01, 2010
Italy | Italian Customs Agency | Maximum | Europe
Loss contingency
Period under audit by the Italian Customs Agency				Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2012
Period covering canceled assessments				Sep. 30, 2010	Sep. 30, 2010
Judicial ruling | U.S. | Gucci America, Inc.
Loss contingency
Damages sought in litigation case		$ 26,000
Accounting profits sought by plaintiff as compensation		99,000
Monetary damages awarded by court		2,300
Monetary damages awarded by court to be paid by the Company's licensees		$ 2,300
Pending litigation | U.S. | Isaguirre
Loss contingency
Number of plaintiffs | Plaintiff			2
Settlement amount			$ 5,250
Pending litigation | Italy | Gucci America, Inc.
Loss contingency
Number of Italian trademark registrations to be cancelled by plaintiff | trademark							3
Number of European Community trademark registrations to be cancelled by plaintiff | trademark							4
Pending litigation | China | Gucci America, Inc.
Loss contingency
Monetary damages awarded by court	$ 80
Pending litigation | France | Gucci America, Inc.
Loss contingency
Number of European Community trademark registrations to be cancelled by plaintiff | trademark						2
Number of international trademark registrations to be cancelled by plaintiff | trademark						1