Extraordinary and Unusual Items	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2020
Unusual or Infrequent Items, or Both [Abstract]
Unusual or Infrequent Items, or Both, Disclosure	- COVID-19 and Restructuring 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. 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 30, 2020, most of the Company’s brick-and-mortar stores and corporate offices globally were reopened with 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 has 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 temporarily suspending share repurchases and the quarterly cash dividend (all of which were reinstated in the first quarter 2021); 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, 2020); 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, 2020); reducing salaries by graduated amounts for all other employees earning over $100 per year (all of which were reinstated on August 1, 2020); and significantly scaling back on non-essential operating expenses, capital expenditures and planned inventory purchases. The impact of COVID-19 pandemic resulted in an unprecedented decline in the Company's revenue and earnings during 2020 and included charges from adjustments to the carrying amounts of certain trademarks, long-lived asset impairment charges and restructuring and other related charges. In 2021, despite the continued impact of the pandemic and supply chain disruption, the Company’s business saw improvements in its retail segment and improvements in sell-through performance at its wholesale partners. During the first quarter of 2021, the Board of Directors approved the reinstatement of a quarterly cash dividend and the repurchase of stock under the Company's stock repurchase plan. In 2020, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and after assessing the cost of the Company's operations, the Company implemented a restructuring plan that resulted in the reduction of a significant number of its corporate employees. In 2020, the Company in aggregate recorded a pre-tax charge of $7,181 related to restructuring and other related items, of which $490 was the remaining unpaid portion included in accrued expenses at December 31, 2020. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2021, the Company recorded a pre-tax charge of $433 and $1,239 related to additional severance in connection with its restructuring plan and other related items. As of June 30, 2021, the remaining unpaid portion included in accrued expenses was $687.

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. 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 30, 2020, most of the Company’s brick-and-mortar stores and corporate offices globally were reopened with 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 has 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 temporarily suspending share repurchases and the quarterly cash dividend (all of which were reinstated in the first quarter 2021); 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, 2020); 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, 2020); reducing salaries by graduated amounts for all other employees earning over $100 per year (all of which were reinstated on August 1, 2020); and significantly scaling back on non-essential operating expenses, capital expenditures and planned inventory purchases. The impact of COVID-19 pandemic resulted in an unprecedented decline in the Company's revenue and earnings during 2020 and included charges from adjustments to the carrying amounts of certain trademarks, long-lived asset impairment charges and restructuring and other related charges. In 2021, despite the continued impact of the pandemic and supply chain disruption, the Company’s business saw improvements in its retail segment and improvements in sell-through performance at its wholesale partners. During the first quarter of 2021, the Board of Directors approved the reinstatement of a quarterly cash dividend and the repurchase of stock under the Company's stock repurchase plan.

In 2020, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and after assessing the cost of the Company's operations, the Company implemented a restructuring plan that resulted in the reduction of a significant number of its corporate employees. In 2020, the Company in aggregate recorded a pre-tax charge of $7,181 related to restructuring and other related items, of which $490 was the remaining unpaid portion included in accrued expenses at December 31, 2020. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2021, the Company recorded a pre-tax charge of $433 and $1,239 related to additional severance in connection with its restructuring plan and other related items. As of June 30, 2021, the remaining unpaid portion included in accrued expenses was $687.