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Commitments and Contingencies (Details 2) In Millions, unless otherwise specified | 3 Months Ended | 0 Months Ended |  | 0 Months Ended |
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May 02, 2015 Italy Italian Customs Agency USD ($) subsidiary | May 02, 2015 Italy Italian Customs Agency EUR (€) | May 02, 2015 Italy Italian Customs Agency Minimum | May 02, 2015 Italy Italian Customs Agency Maximum | Jul. 19, 2012 Judicial ruling U.S. Gucci America, Inc. USD ($) | May 02, 2013 Pending litigation Italy Gucci America, Inc. trademark | Nov. 08, 2013 Pending litigation China Gucci America, Inc. USD ($) | Jan. 30, 2015 Pending litigation France Gucci America, Inc. trademark
Loss contingency |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Damages sought in litigation case |  |  |  |  | $ 26 us-gaap_LossContingencyDamagesSoughtValue / us-gaap_LitigationCaseAxis = ges_GucciCaseMember / us-gaap_LitigationStatusAxis = us-gaap_JudicialRulingMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_US |  |  |
Accounting profits sought by plaintiff as compensation |  |  |  |  | 99 ges_LossContingencyAccountingProfitsSoughtValue / us-gaap_LitigationCaseAxis = ges_GucciCaseMember / us-gaap_LitigationStatusAxis = us-gaap_JudicialRulingMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_US |  |  |
Monetary damages awarded by court |  |  |  |  | 2.30 us-gaap_LossContingencyDamagesAwardedValue / us-gaap_LitigationCaseAxis = ges_GucciCaseMember / us-gaap_LitigationStatusAxis = us-gaap_JudicialRulingMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_US |  | 0.08 us-gaap_LossContingencyDamagesAwardedValue / us-gaap_LitigationCaseAxis = ges_GucciCaseMember / us-gaap_LitigationStatusAxis = us-gaap_PendingLitigationMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_CN |
Monetary damages awarded by court to be paid by the Company's licensees |  |  |  |  | 2.3 ges_LossContingencyDamagesAwardedValueToLicensees / us-gaap_LitigationCaseAxis = ges_GucciCaseMember / us-gaap_LitigationStatusAxis = us-gaap_JudicialRulingMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_US |  |  |
Number of Italian trademark registrations to be cancelled by plaintiff |  |  |  |  |  | 3 ges_NumberOfItalianTrademarkRegistrationsToBeCancelledByPlaintiff / us-gaap_LitigationCaseAxis = ges_GucciCaseMember / us-gaap_LitigationStatusAxis = us-gaap_PendingLitigationMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_IT |  |
Number of European Community trademark registrations to be cancelled by plaintiff |  |  |  |  |  | 4 ges_NumberOfEuropeanCommunityTrademarkRegistrationsToBeCancelledByPlaintiff / us-gaap_LitigationCaseAxis = ges_GucciCaseMember / us-gaap_LitigationStatusAxis = us-gaap_PendingLitigationMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_IT |  | 2 ges_NumberOfEuropeanCommunityTrademarkRegistrationsToBeCancelledByPlaintiff / us-gaap_LitigationCaseAxis = ges_GucciCaseMember / us-gaap_LitigationStatusAxis = us-gaap_PendingLitigationMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_FR
Number of international trademark registrations to be cancelled by plaintiff |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 ges_NumberOfInternationalTrademarkRegistrationsToBeCancelledByPlaintiff / us-gaap_LitigationCaseAxis = ges_GucciCaseMember / us-gaap_LitigationStatusAxis = us-gaap_PendingLitigationMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_FR
Number of subsidiaries under audit by the Italian Customs Agency | 1 ges_NumberofSubsidiariesUnderAudit / us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis = us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_IT | 1 ges_NumberofSubsidiariesUnderAudit / us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis = us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_IT |  |  |  |  |  |
Period under audit by the Italian Customs Agency |  |  | Jul. 01, 2010 | Jun. 30, 2012 |  |  |  |
Customs tax assessments including potential penalties and interest | 10.0 ges_CustomsExaminationEstimateofPossibleLoss / us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis = us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_IT | 9.0 ges_CustomsExaminationEstimateofPossibleLoss / us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis = us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_IT |  |  |  |  |  |
Customs Examination, Period of Canceled Assessments | 2010 | 2010 |  |  |  |  |  |
Canceled customs tax assessments | $ 1.9 ges_CustomsExaminationCanceledAssessments / us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis = us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_IT | € 1.7 ges_CustomsExaminationCanceledAssessments / us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis = us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_IT |  |  |  |  |  |

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