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Commitments and Contingencies (Details 2) $ in Thousands, € in Millions |  |  | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended |  |  |
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Nov. 08, 2013 USD ($) | Jul. 19, 2012 USD ($) | Feb. 29, 2016 USD ($) Plaintiff | May. 31, 2015 EUR (€) | May. 31, 2015 USD ($) | Apr. 30, 2016 EUR (€) subsidiary | Apr. 30, 2016 USD ($) subsidiary | Apr. 30, 2016 USD ($) | Jan. 30, 2015 trademark | May. 02, 2013 trademark
Italy | Europe | Customs tax audit and appeals |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss contingency |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of subsidiaries under audit by the Italian Customs Agency | subsidiary |  |  |  |  |  | 1 | 1 |  |  |
Customs tax assessments including potential penalties and interest |  |  |  |  |  | € 9.8 |  | $ 11,200 |  |
Italy | Minimum | Europe | Customs tax audit and appeals |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss contingency |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Period under audit by the Italian Customs Agency |  |  |  |  |  | Jul. 01, 2010 | Jul. 01, 2010 |  |  |
Italy | Maximum | Europe | Customs tax audit and appeals |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss contingency |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Period under audit by the Italian Customs Agency |  |  |  |  |  | Dec. 31, 2012 | Dec. 31, 2012 |  |  |
Italy | First set of appeals | Europe | Customs tax audit and appeals |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss contingency |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Canceled customs tax assessments |  |  |  | € 1.7 | $ 1,900 |  |  |  |  |
Italy | First set of appeals | Minimum | Europe | Customs tax audit and appeals |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss contingency |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Period covering canceled assessments |  |  |  | Jul. 01, 2010 | Jul. 01, 2010 |  |  |  |  |
Italy | First set of appeals | Maximum | Europe | Customs tax audit and appeals |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss contingency |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Period covering canceled assessments |  |  |  | Sep. 30, 2010 | Sep. 30, 2010 |  |  |  |  |
Italy | Second, third and fourth set of appeals | Minimum | Europe | Customs tax audit and appeals |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss contingency |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Period covering canceled assessments |  |  |  |  |  | Oct. 01, 2010 | Oct. 01, 2010 |  |  |
Italy | Second, third and fourth set of appeals | Maximum | Europe | Customs tax audit and appeals |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss contingency |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Period covering canceled assessments |  |  |  |  |  | Jun. 30, 2011 | Jun. 30, 2011 |  |  |
Italy | Portion of the seventh set of appeals | Minimum | Europe | Customs tax audit and appeals |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss contingency |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Period covering canceled assessments |  |  |  |  |  | Aug. 01, 2012 | Aug. 01, 2012 |  |  |
Italy | Portion of the seventh set of appeals | Maximum | Europe | Customs tax audit and appeals |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss contingency |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Period covering canceled assessments |  |  |  |  |  | Dec. 31, 2012 | Dec. 31, 2012 |  |  |
Italy | Second, third, fourth and a portion of the seventh set of appeals | Europe | Customs tax audit and appeals |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss contingency |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Canceled customs tax assessments |  |  |  |  |  | € 3.3 | $ 3,800 |  |  |
Judicial ruling | U.S. | Gucci America, Inc. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss contingency |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss contingency |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of plaintiffs | Plaintiff |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Settlement amount |  |  | $ 5,250 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Pending litigation | Italy | Gucci America, Inc. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss contingency |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
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. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss contingency |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Monetary damages awarded by court | $ 80 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Pending litigation | France | Gucci America, Inc. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss contingency |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
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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