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SEGMENT INFORMATION (Details) (USD $)
 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2012
Apr. 02, 2011
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]    
Net sales $ 551,662,000 $ 469,000,000
Percentage of total net sales 100.00% 100.00%
Operating income (loss) 53,800,000 53,634,000
Operating income (loss) as percentage of segment net sales 9.80% 11.40%
Corporate Expenses (17,133,000) [1],[2] (11,311,000) [1],[3]
Corporate expense as percentage of segment net sales (3.10%) [1] (2.40%) [1]
Non-cash revaluation of contingent consideration 692,000 0
Business Exit Costs 1,100,000  
Severance Costs 1,000,000  
Restructuring Accelerated Depreciation 100,000  
Professional Fees   1,000,000
Customer Concentration Risk [Member]
    
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]    
Concentration Risk, Percentage 10.00% 10.00%
Number of customers accounted for more than ten percent of consolidated revenue 0 0
Operating Segments [Member]
    
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]    
Operating income (loss) 70,933,000 64,945,000
Operating income (loss) as percentage of segment net sales 12.90% 13.80%
International [Member]
    
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]    
Net sales 46,711,000 [4] 15,449,000 [4]
Percentage of total net sales 8.50% [4] 3.30% [4]
Operating income (loss) 7,467,000 [4],[5] 4,978,000 [4]
Operating income (loss) as percentage of segment net sales 16.00% [4] 32.20% [4]
Carter's [Member]
    
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]    
Net sales 426,689,000 379,481,000
Percentage of total net sales 77.30% 80.90%
Operating income (loss) 70,805,000 63,806,000
Operating income (loss) as percentage of segment net sales 16.60% 16.80%
Carter's [Member] | Wholesale [Member]
    
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]    
Net sales 249,485,000 241,619,000
Percentage of total net sales 45.20% 51.50%
Operating income (loss) 40,271,000 37,142,000
Operating income (loss) as percentage of segment net sales 16.10% 15.40%
Carter's [Member] | Retail [Member]
    
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]    
Net sales 177,204,000 [6] 137,862,000 [6]
Percentage of total net sales 32.10% [6] 29.40% [6]
Operating income (loss) 30,534,000 [6] 26,664,000 [6]
Operating income (loss) as percentage of segment net sales 17.20% [6] 19.30% [6]
OshKosh [Member]
    
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]    
Net sales 78,262,000 74,070,000
Percentage of total net sales 14.20% 15.80%
Operating income (loss) (7,339,000) (3,839,000)
Operating income (loss) as percentage of segment net sales (9.40%) (5.20%)
OshKosh [Member] | Wholesale [Member]
    
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]    
Net sales 20,274,000 20,076,000
Percentage of total net sales 3.70% 4.30%
Operating income (loss) 120,000 1,563,000
Operating income (loss) as percentage of segment net sales 0.60% 7.80%
OshKosh [Member] | Retail [Member]
    
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]    
Net sales 57,988,000 [6] 53,994,000 [6]
Percentage of total net sales 10.50% [6] 11.50% [6]
Operating income (loss) $ (7,459,000) [6] $ (5,402,000) [6]
Operating income (loss) as percentage of segment net sales (12.90%) [6] (10.00%) [6]
[1] Corporate expenses generally include expenses related to incentive compensation, stock-based compensation, executive management, severance and relocation, finance, building occupancy, information technology, certain legal fees, consulting, and audit fees.
[2] Includes $1.1 million in facility closure-related costs related to closure of a distribution facility located in Hogansville, Georgia. These costs include approximately $1.0 million of severance-related charges and $0.1 million of accelerated depreciation (recorded in selling, general, and administrative expenses).
[3] Includes $1.0 million of professional service fees associated with the Acquisition for the three-month period ended April 2, 2011.
[4] Net sales include international retail and wholesale sales. Operating income includes international licensing income.
[5] Includes a $0.7 million charge associated with the revaluation of the Company’s contingent consideration.
[6] Includes eCommerce results.