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Contingent Consideration EBITDA Floor - The contingent consideration is based on an EBITDA multiple for any EBITDA in excess of this amount.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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For contingent consideration arrangements recognized in connection with a business combination, this element represents an estimate of the high-end of the potential range (undiscounted) of the consideration which may be paid.

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Amount of liability recognized arising from contingent consideration in a business combination.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Market valuation of entity divided by earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA), used as an input to measure fair value.

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Amount after accumulated impairment loss of an asset representing future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized.

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Amount of increase (decrease) from adjustments after acquisition date under purchase accounting of an asset representing the future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized.

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Amount of cash outflow, not made soon after acquisition date of business combination, to settle contingent consideration liability up to amount recognized at acquisition date, including, but not limited to, measurement period adjustment and less amount paid soon after acquisition date.

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The cash outflow associated with the acquisition of business during the period. The cash portion only of the acquisition price.

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Acquisitions Narrative (Details) € in Thousands, AUD in Thousands, $ in Thousands						1 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Oct. 13, 2017 USD ($)	Apr. 28, 2017 EUR (€)	Apr. 28, 2017 USD ($)	Jul. 14, 2016 AUD	Jul. 14, 2016 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2016 EUR (€)	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Oct. 01, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 EUR (€)	Sep. 30, 2017 EUR (€)	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($)
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Payment for Contingent Consideration Liability, Financing Activities								$ 41,250	$ 0
Goodwill												$ 1,141,942	$ 1,098,540
Hanes Australasia
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Percent of business acquired					100.00%
Payments to acquire businesses				AUD 1,049,360	$ 800,871
Goodwill					$ 160,714
Champion Europe
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Percent of business acquired						100.00%								100.00%
Payments to acquire businesses						€ 220,751	$ 245,554
Estimated contingent consideration						€ 40,700								$ 45,277
Fair Value Inputs, Earnings before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization Multiple						10	10
Contingent Consideration EBITDA Floor \| €										€ 18,600
Payment for Contingent Consideration Liability, Financing Activities		€ 37,820	$ 41,250
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration Arrangements, Range of Outcomes, Value, High \| €											€ 46,600
Goodwill														$ 109,830
Valuation Adjustments [Member] \| Hanes Australasia
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill, purchase accounting adjustments								(25,434)
Working Capital \| Champion Europe
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill, purchase accounting adjustments								$ 1,665
3.50% Senior Notes
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Interest Rate on Senior Notes Issued											3.50%	3.50%
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Alternative Apparel [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Percent of business acquired	100.00%
Payments to acquire businesses	$ 60,000