Extraordinary and Unusual Items	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
Unusual or Infrequent Items, or Both [Abstract]
Unusual or Infrequent Items, or Both, Disclosure	Note B - COVID-19 In December 2019, COVID-19 emerged and spread worldwide. The World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic in March 2020, resulting in federal, state and local governments and private entities mandating various restrictions, including the closure of non-essential businesses, travel restrictions, restrictions on public gatherings, stay at home orders and advisories and quarantining of people who may have been exposed to the virus. After closely monitoring and taking into consideration the guidance from federal, state and local governments, in March 2020, the Company temporarily closed all of its brick-and-mortar stores and its corporate offices in the U.S. and the vast majority of its brick-and-mortar stores and offices globally. Effective April 1, 2020, the Company temporarily furloughed a significant number of its employees. Employees with medical benefits will continue to receive those benefits at no personal cost for a duration to be determined by the Company. Remaining employees worked and continue to work remotely where possible. These and other factors have had and may continue to have a material impact on the Company's business, results of operations, financial position and cash flow. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Company took precautionary measures to maintain adequate liquidity and financial flexibility by suspending share repurchases and the quarterly cash dividend; suspending salaries of our Founder and Creative and Design Chief, Steve Madden, our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Edward Rosenfeld, and our Board of Directors; reducing salaries by 30% for our President, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Merchandising Officer; reducing salaries by graduated amounts for all other employees earning over $100 per year; significantly scaling back on non-essential operating expenses; capital expenditures and planned inventory purchases; and drawing down $30,000 on its existing credit facility agreement as of March 2020. The Company experienced other adverse impacts as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, including, but not limited to, charges from adjustments to the carrying amount of certain trademarks and long-lived asset impairment charges.

In December 2019, COVID-19 emerged and spread worldwide. The World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic in March 2020, resulting in federal, state and local governments and private entities mandating various restrictions, including the closure of non-essential businesses, travel restrictions, restrictions on public gatherings, stay at home orders and advisories and quarantining of people who may have been exposed to the virus. After closely monitoring and taking into consideration the guidance from federal, state and local governments, in March 2020, the Company temporarily closed all of its brick-and-mortar stores and its corporate offices in the U.S. and the vast majority of its brick-and-mortar stores and offices globally. Effective April 1, 2020, the Company temporarily furloughed a significant number of its employees. Employees with medical benefits will continue to receive those benefits at no personal cost for a duration to be determined by the Company. Remaining employees worked and continue to work remotely where possible. These and other factors have had and may continue to have a material impact on the Company's business, results of operations, financial position and cash flow. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Company took precautionary measures to maintain adequate liquidity and financial flexibility by suspending share repurchases and the quarterly cash dividend; suspending salaries of our Founder and Creative and Design Chief, Steve Madden, our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Edward Rosenfeld, and our Board of Directors; reducing salaries by 30% for our President, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Merchandising Officer; reducing salaries by graduated amounts for all other employees earning over $100 per year; significantly scaling back on non-essential operating expenses; capital expenditures and planned inventory purchases; and drawing down $30,000 on its existing credit facility agreement as of March 2020. The Company experienced other adverse impacts as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, including, but not limited to, charges from adjustments to the carrying amount of certain trademarks and long-lived asset impairment charges.