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Commitments and Contingencies (Details 4) $ in Thousands, € in Millions			1 Months Ended					12 Months Ended
	Nov. 08, 2013 USD ($)	Jul. 19, 2012 USD ($)	Feb. 29, 2016 USD ($)	Feb. 29, 2016 EUR (€)	Jul. 31, 2015 USD ($) Plaintiff	May. 31, 2015 USD ($)	May. 31, 2015 EUR (€)	Jan. 30, 2016 USD ($) subsidiary	Jan. 30, 2016 EUR (€)	Jan. 30, 2015 trademark	May. 02, 2013 trademark
Italy | Italian customs tax audit and appeals | Europe
Litigation
Number of subsidiaries under audit by the Italian Customs Agency | subsidiary								1
Customs tax assessments including potential penalties and interest								$ 10,600	€ 9.8
Canceled customs tax assessments						$ 1,800	€ 1.7
Italy | Italian customs tax audit and appeals | Europe | Subsequent events
Litigation
Canceled customs tax assessments			$ 1,300	€ 1.2
Italy | Italian customs tax audit and appeals | Minimum | Europe
Litigation
Period under audit by the Italian Customs Agency								Jul. 01, 2010
Period covering canceled assessments						Jul. 01, 2010	Jul. 01, 2010
Italy | Italian customs tax audit and appeals | Minimum | Europe | Subsequent events
Litigation
Period covering canceled assessments			Oct. 01, 2010	Oct. 01, 2010
Italy | Italian customs tax audit and appeals | Maximum | Europe
Litigation
Period under audit by the Italian Customs Agency								Dec. 31, 2012
Period covering canceled assessments						Sep. 30, 2010	Sep. 30, 2010
Italy | Italian customs tax audit and appeals | Maximum | Europe | Subsequent events
Litigation
Period covering canceled assessments			Dec. 31, 2010	Dec. 31, 2010
Judicial Ruling | U.S. | Gucci America, Inc.
Litigation
Damages sought in litigation case		$ 26,000
Accounting profits sought by plaintiff as compensation		99,000
Monetary damages awarded by court		2,300
Monetary damages awarded by court to be paid by the Company's licensees		$ 2,300
Judicial Ruling | U.S. | Isaguirre
Litigation
Number of plaintiffs | Plaintiff					2
Settlement amount					$ 5,250
Pending Litigation | Italy | Gucci America, Inc.
Litigation
Number of Italian trademark registrations to be cancelled by plaintiff | trademark											3
Number of European Community trademark registrations to be cancelled by plaintiff | trademark											4
Pending Litigation | China | Gucci America, Inc.
Litigation
Monetary damages awarded by court	$ 80
Pending Litigation | France | Gucci America, Inc.
Litigation
Number of European Community trademark registrations to be cancelled by plaintiff | trademark										2
Number of international trademark registrations to be cancelled by plaintiff | trademark										1

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