Condensed Consolidated Statement of Equity Statement - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Total	Common Stock	Additional Paid-in Capital	Retained Earnings	AOCI Attributable to Parent	Treasury Stock	Noncontrolling Interest
Common Stock, Shares, Outstanding	83,520,000
Additional paid-in capital	$ 454,217
Retained earnings	1,310,406
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	$ (30,440)
Treasury Stock, Shares	49,234,000
Treasury stock – 52,434, 50,631 and 50,143 shares at cost	$ (905,688)
Noncontrolling interest	12,723
Total stockholders’ equity	841,224
Common stock – 0.0001 par value, 245,000 shares authorized,133,827, 133,247 and 133,173 shares issued, 81,393, 82,616 and 83,030 shares outstanding	$ 6
Stock Repurchased During Period, Shares	(909,000)
Payments for Repurchase of Common Stock	$ (29,796)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Exercises in Period	52,000
Stock Issued During Period, Value, Stock Options Exercised	$ 960
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Restricted Stock Award, Net of Forfeitures	367,000
APIC, Share-based Payment Arrangement, Increase for Cost Recognition	$ 16,939
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Foreign Currency Transaction and Translation Adjustment, before Tax					$ (7,189)
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Foreign Currency Transaction and Translation Adjustment, before Tax, Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest							$ (61)
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Foreign Currency Transaction and Translation Adjustment, Net of Tax	(7,250)
Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Cash Flow Hedging Instruments	152						152
Dividends, Common Stock, Cash	(12,459)
Noncontrolling Interest, Increase from Business Combination	359
Net income/(loss) attributable to Steven Madden, Ltd.	(40,988)
Less: net income attributable to noncontrolling interest	(1,103)
Net income	$ (42,091)
Common Stock, Dividends, Per Share, Cash Paid	$ 0.15
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), before Reclassifications, before Tax	$ 53
Common Stock, Shares, Outstanding		83,035,000
Additional paid-in capital			$ 466,384
Retained earnings				$ 1,263,910
Accumulated other comprehensive loss					(39,850)
Treasury Stock, Shares						50,138,000
Treasury stock – 52,434, 50,631 and 50,143 shares at cost						$ 935,366
Noncontrolling interest							12,036
Total stockholders’ equity	767,120
Common stock – 0.0001 par value, 245,000 shares authorized,133,827, 133,247 and 133,173 shares issued, 81,393, 82,616 and 83,030 shares outstanding		$ 6
Stock Repurchased During Period, Shares		(5,000)				(5,000)
Payments for Repurchase of Common Stock	(118)					$ (118)
APIC, Share-based Payment Arrangement, Increase for Cost Recognition	5,732		5,732
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Foreign Currency Transaction and Translation Adjustment, before Tax					2,851
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Foreign Currency Transaction and Translation Adjustment, before Tax, Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest							(221)
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Foreign Currency Transaction and Translation Adjustment, Net of Tax	2,630
Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Cash Flow Hedging Instruments	(478)				(478)
Net income/(loss) attributable to Steven Madden, Ltd.				(6,951)
Less: net income attributable to noncontrolling interest							(195)
Net income	$ (7,146)
Common Stock, Dividends, Per Share, Cash Paid	$ 0
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), before Reclassifications, before Tax	$ (196)
Common Stock, Shares, Outstanding	83,030,000	83,030,000
Additional paid-in capital	$ 472,116		472,116
Retained earnings	1,256,959			1,256,959
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	$ (37,477)				(37,477)
Treasury Stock, Shares	50,143,000					50,143,000
Treasury stock – 52,434, 50,631 and 50,143 shares at cost	$ (935,484)					$ (935,484)
Noncontrolling interest	11,620						11,620
Total stockholders’ equity	767,740
Business Combination, Acquisition of Less than 100 Percent, Noncontrolling Interest, Fair Value	(298)
Common stock – 0.0001 par value, 245,000 shares authorized,133,827, 133,247 and 133,173 shares issued, 81,393, 82,616 and 83,030 shares outstanding	$ 6	$ 6
Common Stock, Shares, Outstanding	82,616,000
Additional paid-in capital	$ 478,463
Retained earnings	1,279,550
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	$ (29,164)
Treasury Stock, Shares	50,631,000
Treasury stock – 52,434, 50,631 and 50,143 shares at cost	$ (952,271)
Noncontrolling interest	13,783
Total stockholders’ equity	790,369
Common stock – 0.0001 par value, 245,000 shares authorized,133,827, 133,247 and 133,173 shares issued, 81,393, 82,616 and 83,030 shares outstanding	$ 8
Stock Repurchased During Period, Shares	(1,803,000)
Payments for Repurchase of Common Stock	$ (74,685)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Exercises in Period	311,000
Stock Issued During Period, Value, Stock Options Exercised	$ 7,232
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Restricted Stock Award, Net of Forfeitures	269,000
APIC, Share-based Payment Arrangement, Increase for Cost Recognition	$ 16,696
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Foreign Currency Transaction and Translation Adjustment, before Tax					(922)
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Foreign Currency Transaction and Translation Adjustment, before Tax, Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest							249
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Foreign Currency Transaction and Translation Adjustment, Net of Tax	(673)
Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Cash Flow Hedging Instruments	880						880
Dividends, Common Stock, Cash	(36,990)
Distribution of noncontrolling interest earnings	(2,859)						2,859
Payments to Acquire Interest in Joint Venture	(19,127)		14,659				4,468
Net income/(loss) attributable to Steven Madden, Ltd.	124,692
Less: net income attributable to noncontrolling interest	1,645
Net income	$ 126,337
Common Stock, Dividends, Per Share, Cash Paid	$ 0.45
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), before Reclassifications, before Tax	$ 294
Common Stock, Shares, Outstanding		82,156,000
Additional paid-in capital			481,646
Retained earnings				1,312,827
Accumulated other comprehensive loss					(25,081)
Treasury Stock, Shares						51,661,000
Treasury stock – 52,434, 50,631 and 50,143 shares at cost						$ 995,065
Noncontrolling interest							8,187
Total stockholders’ equity	782,522
Common stock – 0.0001 par value, 245,000 shares authorized,133,827, 133,247 and 133,173 shares issued, 81,393, 82,616 and 83,030 shares outstanding		$ 8
Stock Repurchased During Period, Shares		(773,000)				(773,000)
Payments for Repurchase of Common Stock	(31,891)					$ (31,891)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Exercises in Period		16,000
Stock Issued During Period, Value, Stock Options Exercised	409		409
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Restricted Stock Award, Net of Forfeitures		(5,000)
APIC, Share-based Payment Arrangement, Increase for Cost Recognition	5,677		5,677
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Foreign Currency Transaction and Translation Adjustment, before Tax					(4,399)
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Foreign Currency Transaction and Translation Adjustment, before Tax, Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest							141
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Foreign Currency Transaction and Translation Adjustment, Net of Tax	(4,258)
Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Cash Flow Hedging Instruments	274				274
Dividends, Common Stock, Cash	(12,218)			(12,218)
Net income/(loss) attributable to Steven Madden, Ltd.				66,643
Less: net income attributable to noncontrolling interest							22
Net income	$ 66,665
Common Stock, Dividends, Per Share, Cash Paid	$ 0.15
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), before Reclassifications, before Tax	$ (91)
Common Stock, Shares, Outstanding	81,393,000	81,393,000
Additional paid-in capital	$ 487,732		$ 487,732
Retained earnings	1,367,252			$ 1,367,252
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	$ (29,206)				$ (29,206)
Treasury Stock, Shares	52,434,000					52,434,000
Treasury stock – 52,434, 50,631 and 50,143 shares at cost	$ (1,026,956)					$ (1,026,956)
Noncontrolling interest	8,350						$ 8,350
Total stockholders’ equity	807,180
Common stock – 0.0001 par value, 245,000 shares authorized,133,827, 133,247 and 133,173 shares issued, 81,393, 82,616 and 83,030 shares outstanding	$ 8	$ 8