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Commitments and Contingencies (Details 2) $ in Thousands, € in Millions					1 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	May. 05, 2015 USD ($)	May. 05, 2015 EUR (€)	Nov. 08, 2013 USD ($)	Jul. 19, 2012 USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2015 USD ($) Plaintiff	Oct. 31, 2015 USD ($) subsidiary	Oct. 31, 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