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Revenues (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2018 | Sep. 30, 2017 | Sep. 30, 2018 | Sep. 30, 2017
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Licensing revenue as a percentage of total revenue, less than |  |  | 1.00% |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue | $ 795,801 | $ 747,367 | $ 1,884,728 | $ 1,690,064
Wholesale |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 544,789 | 543,756 | 1,149,937 | 1,084,166
Direct-to-consumer |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 251,012 | 203,611 | 734,791 | 605,898
United States |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 496,161 | 455,970 | 1,139,175 | 1,027,350
United States | Wholesale |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  | 636,108 | 601,789
United States | Direct-to-consumer |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  | 503,067 | 425,561
LAAP |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 118,379 | 122,996 | 350,832 | 320,807
LAAP | Wholesale |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  | 181,487 | 184,912
LAAP | Direct-to-consumer |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  | 169,345 | 135,895
EMEA |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 100,351 | 87,522 | 257,112 | 210,248
EMEA | Wholesale |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  | 223,018 | 186,745
EMEA | Direct-to-consumer |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  | 34,094 | 23,503
Canada |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 80,910 | 80,879 | 137,609 | 131,659
Canada | Wholesale |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  | 109,324 | 110,720
Canada | Direct-to-consumer |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  | 28,285 | 20,939
Apparel, Accessories and Equipment |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 617,587 | 579,920 | 1,502,203 | 1,349,691
Apparel, Accessories and Equipment | United States |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  | 970,194 | 882,224
Apparel, Accessories and Equipment | LAAP |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  | 263,849 | 237,025
Apparel, Accessories and Equipment | EMEA |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  | 168,306 | 135,868
Apparel, Accessories and Equipment | Canada |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  | 99,854 | 94,574
Footwear |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue | $ 178,214 | $ 167,447 | 382,525 | 340,373
Footwear | United States |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  | 168,981 | 145,126
Footwear | LAAP |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  | 86,983 | 83,782
Footwear | EMEA |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  | 88,806 | 74,380
Footwear | Canada |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  | $ 37,755 | $ 37,085

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