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Commitments and Contingencies (Details 4) $ in Thousands, € in Millions |  |  | 1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |  |  |
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Nov. 08, 2013 USD ($) | Jul. 19, 2012 USD ($) | May 31, 2015 USD ($) | May 31, 2015 EUR (€) | Feb. 03, 2018 USD ($) subsidiary | Jan. 28, 2017 USD ($) | Jan. 28, 2017 EUR (€) | Feb. 03, 2018 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 |  |  |  |  | $ 12,200 |  |  | € 9.8 |  |
Italy | First set of appeals | Italian customs tax audit and appeals | Europe |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Litigation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Canceled customs tax assessments |  |  | $ 2,100 | € 1.7 |  |  |  |  |  |
Italy | Second through seventh set of appeals | Italian customs tax audit and appeals | Europe |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Litigation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Canceled customs tax assessments |  |  |  |  |  | $ 10,100 | € 8.1 |  |  |
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Damages sought in litigation case | $ 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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