Commitments and Contingencies (Details 4) $ in Thousands, € in Millions			1 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Nov. 08, 2013 USD ($)	Jul. 19, 2012 USD ($)	May 31, 2015 USD ($)	May 31, 2015 EUR (€)	Feb. 03, 2018 USD ($) subsidiary	Jan. 28, 2017 USD ($)	Jan. 28, 2017 EUR (€)	Feb. 03, 2018 EUR (€)	Jan. 30, 2015 trademark	May 02, 2013 trademark
Italy | Italian customs tax audit and appeals | Europe
Litigation
Number of subsidiaries under audit by the Italian Customs Agency | subsidiary					1
Customs tax assessments including potential penalties and interest					$ 12,200			€ 9.8
Italy | First set of appeals | Italian customs tax audit and appeals | Europe
Litigation
Canceled customs tax assessments			$ 2,100	€ 1.7
Italy | Second through seventh set of appeals | Italian customs tax audit and appeals | Europe
Litigation
Canceled customs tax assessments						$ 10,100	€ 8.1
Judicial Ruling | U.S. | Gucci America, Inc.
Litigation
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.
Litigation
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.
Litigation
Damages sought in litigation case	$ 80
Pending Litigation | France | Gucci America, Inc.
Litigation
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