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SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Ownership percentage of principal subsidiaries) (Details)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 30, 2018
Gildan Activewear SRL
Disclosure of subsidiaries [line items]
Ownership percentage	100.00%
Gildan Branded Apparel SRL
Disclosure of subsidiaries [line items]
Ownership percentage	100.00%
Gildan Honduras Properties, S. de R.L.
Disclosure of subsidiaries [line items]
Ownership percentage	100.00%
Gildan Apparel (Canada) LP
Disclosure of subsidiaries [line items]
Ownership percentage	100.00%
Gildan Activewear (UK) Limited
Disclosure of subsidiaries [line items]
Ownership percentage	100.00%
Gildan Textiles de Sula, S. de R.L.
Disclosure of subsidiaries [line items]
Ownership percentage	100.00%
G.A.B. Limited
Disclosure of subsidiaries [line items]
Ownership percentage	100.00%
Gildan Activewear Honduras Textile Company, S. de R.L.
Disclosure of subsidiaries [line items]
Ownership percentage	100.00%
Gildan Activewear (Eden) Inc.
Disclosure of subsidiaries [line items]
Ownership percentage	100.00%
Gildan Hosiery Rio Nance, S. de R.L.
Disclosure of subsidiaries [line items]
Ownership percentage	100.00%
Gildan Mayan Textiles, S. de R.L.
Disclosure of subsidiaries [line items]
Ownership percentage	100.00%

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The proportion of ownership interest in a subsidiary attributable to the entity. [Refer: Subsidiaries [member]]

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