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Commitments and Contingencies (Details 3) $ in Thousands, € in Millions			1 Months Ended		9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Nov. 08, 2013 USD ($)	Jul. 19, 2012 USD ($)	May 31, 2015 USD ($)	May 31, 2015 EUR (€)	Oct. 28, 2017 USD ($) subsidiary	Jan. 28, 2017 USD ($)	Jan. 28, 2017 EUR (€)	Oct. 28, 2017 EUR (€)	Jan. 30, 2015 trademark	May 02, 2013 trademark
Italy \| Europe \| Customs tax audit and appeals
Loss contingency
Number of subsidiaries under audit by the Italian Customs Agency \| subsidiary					1
Earliest period under audit by Italian Customs Agency					Jul. 01, 2010
Latest period under audit by Italian Customs Agency					Dec. 31, 2012
Customs tax assessments including potential penalties and interest					$ 11,400			€ 9.8
Italy \| First set of appeals \| Europe \| Customs tax audit and appeals
Loss contingency
Earliest period covering canceled assessments			Jul. 01, 2010	Jul. 01, 2010
Latest period covering canceled assessments			Sep. 30, 2010	Sep. 30, 2010
Canceled customs tax assessments			$ 1,900	€ 1.7
Italy \| Second through seventh set of appeals \| Europe \| Customs tax audit and appeals
Loss contingency
Earliest period covering canceled assessments						Oct. 01, 2010	Oct. 01, 2010
Latest period covering canceled assessments						Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2012
Canceled customs tax assessments						$ 9,500	€ 8.1
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 \| 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
Damages sought in litigation case	$ 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