Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net sales	$ 323,945us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet	$ 304,624us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet
Cost of sales	212,567us-gaap_CostOfGoodsSold	196,276us-gaap_CostOfGoodsSold
Gross profit	111,378us-gaap_GrossProfit	108,348us-gaap_GrossProfit
Commission and licensing fee income – net	3,918shoo_CommissionAndLicensingFeeIncomeNet	3,171shoo_CommissionAndLicensingFeeIncomeNet
Operating expenses	(82,404)us-gaap_OperatingExpenses	(75,526)us-gaap_OperatingExpenses
Impairment charge	(3,045)	0
Income from operations	29,847us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss	35,993us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
Interest and other income – net	496us-gaap_InterestIncomeExpenseNet	1,033us-gaap_InterestIncomeExpenseNet
Income before provision for income taxes	30,343	37,026
Provision for income taxes	10,408us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	12,996us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
Net income	19,935us-gaap_ProfitLoss	24,030us-gaap_ProfitLoss
Net income attributable to non-controlling interests	111	393
Net income attributable to Steven Madden, Ltd.	$ 19,824us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss	$ 23,637us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss
Basic net income per share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.33us-gaap_EarningsPerShareBasic	$ 0.38us-gaap_EarningsPerShareBasic
Diluted net income per share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.32us-gaap_EarningsPerShareDiluted	$ 0.36us-gaap_EarningsPerShareDiluted
Basic weighted average common shares outstanding	59,605	62,822
Effect of dilutive securities – options/restricted stock	2,473	2,315
Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding	62,078	65,137

Income recognized during the period net of any related costs for commission fees and licensing income. Commission fees are earned by the entity when it acts as an agent in the buying of goods. Licensing fees are paid to the entity (licensor) by another party for the right to use, but not own, certain of the entity's intangible assets. Licensing arrangements include but are not limited to, rights to use a patent, copyright, technology, manufacturing process or trademark.

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