Extraordinary and Unusual Items	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2020
Unusual or Infrequent Items, or Both [Abstract]
Unusual or Infrequent Items, or Both, Disclosure	COVID-19In 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. On April 1, 2020, the Company temporarily furloughed a significant number of its employees. Employees with medical benefits continued to receive those benefits at no personal cost for a duration determined by the Company. As of September 20, 2020, most of our brick-and-mortar stores and corporate offices globally were reopened at limited capacity, most employees returned from furlough and a number of safety protocols and restrictions were implemented to ensure the safety of the Company's employees and customers. The COVID-19 pandemic 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 has taken precautionary measures to maintain adequate liquidity and financial flexibility by temporarily suspending share repurchases and the quarterly cash dividend; temporarily suspending salaries of the Company's founder and Creative and Design Chief, Steve Madden, the Company's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Edward Rosenfeld, and its Board of Directors (all of which were reinstated on October 1); temporarily reducing salaries by 30% for the Company's President, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Merchandising Officer (all of which were reinstated on August 1); reducing salaries by graduated amounts for all other employees earning over $100 per year (all of which were reinstated on August 1); and significantly scaling back on non-essential operating expenses, capital expenditures and planned inventory purchases. The Company also implemented a restructuring plan that resulted in the reduction of a significant number of its corporate employees. 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, long-lived asset impairment charges and restructuring and other related charges. Included in operating expenses for the twelve months ended December 31, 2020, was a pre-tax charge recorded in the United States during the second quarter 2020 of $5,414 related to restructuring and other related items. This charge was related to the lay-off of approximately 250 employees. The pre-tax charge of $5,414 comprised $2,958 recorded in the Wholesale Footwear segment, $1,678 recorded in the Accessories/Apparel segment, $646 recorded in the Retail segment, $125 recorded in the First Cost segment and $6 recorded in the Licensing segment. In addition, during the third quarter of 2020, the Company recorded a pre-tax charge in the United States of $978 related to restructuring and other related items. This charge was primarily related to the additional reduction to the workforce. The pre-tax charge of $978 comprised of $216 recorded in the Wholesale Footwear segment, $293 recorded in the Accessories/Apparel segment, $462 recorded in the Retail segment and $7 recorded in the First Cost segment. In addition, during the fourth quarter 2020, the Company recorded a pre-tax charge in Canada of $249 related to additional reduction in the workforce. The pre-tax net charge of $249 comprised a pre-tax charge of $254 recorded in the Retail segment, a pre-tax charge of $33 recorded in the Wholesale Footwear segment and a benefit of $38 in the Wholesale Accessories/Apparel segment. During the twelve months ended December 31, 2020, the Company in aggregate recorded a pre-tax charge of $7,181 as described above, of which $490 was the remainder unpaid in accrued expenses.

Extraordinary and Unusual Items

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2020

Unusual or Infrequent Items, or Both [Abstract]

Unusual or Infrequent Items, or Both, Disclosure

COVID-19In 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. On April 1, 2020, the Company temporarily furloughed a significant number of its employees. Employees with medical benefits continued to receive those benefits at no personal cost for a duration determined by the Company. As of September 20, 2020, most of our brick-and-mortar stores and corporate offices globally were reopened at limited capacity, most employees returned from furlough and a number of safety protocols and restrictions were implemented to ensure the safety of the Company's employees and customers. The COVID-19 pandemic 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 has taken precautionary measures to maintain adequate liquidity and financial flexibility by temporarily suspending share repurchases and the quarterly cash dividend; temporarily suspending salaries of the Company's founder and Creative and Design Chief, Steve Madden, the Company's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Edward Rosenfeld, and its Board of Directors (all of which were reinstated on October 1); temporarily reducing salaries by 30% for the Company's President, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Merchandising Officer (all of which were reinstated on August 1); reducing salaries by graduated amounts for all other employees earning over $100 per year (all of which were reinstated on August 1); and significantly scaling back on non-essential operating expenses, capital expenditures and planned inventory purchases. The Company also implemented a restructuring plan that resulted in the reduction of a significant number of its corporate employees. 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, long-lived asset impairment charges and restructuring and other related charges. Included in operating expenses for the twelve months ended December 31, 2020, was a pre-tax charge recorded in the United States during the second quarter 2020 of $5,414 related to restructuring and other related items. This charge was related to the lay-off of approximately 250 employees. The pre-tax charge of $5,414 comprised $2,958 recorded in the Wholesale Footwear segment, $1,678 recorded in the Accessories/Apparel segment, $646 recorded in the Retail segment, $125 recorded in the First Cost segment and $6 recorded in the Licensing segment. In addition, during the third quarter of 2020, the Company recorded a pre-tax charge in the United States of $978 related to restructuring and other related items. This charge was primarily related to the additional reduction to the workforce. The pre-tax charge of $978 comprised of $216 recorded in the Wholesale Footwear segment, $293 recorded in the Accessories/Apparel segment, $462 recorded in the Retail segment and $7 recorded in the First Cost segment. In addition, during the fourth quarter 2020, the Company recorded a pre-tax charge in Canada of $249 related to additional reduction in the workforce. The pre-tax net charge of $249 comprised a pre-tax charge of $254 recorded in the Retail segment, a pre-tax charge of $33 recorded in the Wholesale Footwear segment and a benefit of $38 in the Wholesale Accessories/Apparel segment. During the twelve months ended December 31, 2020, the Company in aggregate recorded a pre-tax charge of $7,181 as described above, of which $490 was the remainder unpaid in accrued expenses.