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Commitments and Contingencies (Details 3) $ in Thousands, € in Millions			1 Months Ended						6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Nov. 08, 2013 USD ($)	Jul. 19, 2012 USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2018 EUR (€)	Apr. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2018 EUR (€)	May 31, 2015 USD ($)	May 31, 2015 EUR (€)	Aug. 04, 2018 USD ($) subsidiary	Jan. 28, 2017 USD ($)	Jan. 28, 2017 EUR (€)	Aug. 04, 2018 EUR (€)	Jan. 30, 2015 trademark	May 02, 2013 trademark
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
Settled 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
Settled litigation \| China \| Gucci America, Inc.
Loss contingency
Damages sought in litigation case	$ 80
Settled 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
Pending litigation \| Italy \| Europe \| Customs tax audit and appeals
Loss contingency
Monetary damages awarded by court					$ 1,400	€ 1.2
Number of subsidiaries under audit by the Italian Customs Agency \| subsidiary									1
Customs tax assessments including potential penalties and interest									$ 11,400			€ 9.8
Canceled customs tax appeals			$ 3,400	€ 3.0
Pending litigation \| Italy \| First set of appeals \| Europe \| Customs tax audit and appeals
Loss contingency
Canceled customs tax assessments							$ 2,000	€ 1.7
Pending litigation \| Italy \| Second through seventh set of appeals \| Europe \| Customs tax audit and appeals
Loss contingency
Canceled customs tax assessments										$ 9,400	€ 8.1