Note P - Subsequent Events	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2011
Subsequent Events [Text Block]	Note P – Subsequent Events On February 21, 2012, the Company consummated the previously reported proposed purchase of all of the assets of Steve Madden Canada Inc., Steve Madden Retail Canada Inc., Pasa Agency Inc. and Gelati Imports Inc. (collectively, the “Canadian Sellers”), the Company’s sole distributor in Canada since 1994, comprising the Canadian Sellers’ footwear, handbags and accessories wholesale and retail businesses. The transaction was effected pursuant to an Asset Purchase Agreement entered into on January 20, 2012 which provided for a cash payment at closing of approximately $29,000 (Canadian dollars, which converts to approximately the same in US dollars) plus potential earn-out payments of up to a maximum of $38,000 (Canadian dollars, which converts to approximately the same in US dollars), in the aggregate, based on achievement of certain earnings targets over a five-year period.

Note P - Subsequent Events

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Note P – Subsequent Events

On February 21, 2012, the Company consummated the previously reported proposed purchase of all of the assets of Steve Madden Canada Inc., Steve Madden Retail Canada Inc., Pasa Agency Inc. and Gelati Imports Inc. (collectively, the “Canadian Sellers”), the Company’s sole distributor in Canada since 1994, comprising the Canadian Sellers’ footwear, handbags and accessories wholesale and retail businesses. The transaction was effected pursuant to an Asset Purchase Agreement entered into on January 20, 2012 which provided for a cash payment at closing of approximately $29,000 (Canadian dollars, which converts to approximately the same in US dollars) plus potential earn-out payments of up to a maximum of $38,000 (Canadian dollars, which converts to approximately the same in US dollars), in the aggregate, based on achievement of certain earnings targets over a five-year period.