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Net Income Attributed to Movado Group, Inc. and Transfers to Noncontrolling Interest (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Millions				12 Months Ended
	Aug. 04, 2016	Jan. 06, 2016	Jan. 30, 2013	Jan. 31, 2017
Schedule Of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Percentage of ownership controlled		51.00%
Percentage increase in ownership interest		49.00%
Co-venturer
Schedule Of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Percentage of ownership controlled		49.00%
Purchase price		$ 5.6
JV Agreement
Schedule Of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Agreement termination date				Aug. 04, 2016
JV Agreement | Co-venturer
Schedule Of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Percentage of ownership controlled			10.00%
JV Agreement | MGS Distribution Limited
Schedule Of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Joint venture termination description				On August 4, 2016, Movado Group, Inc. and Majorelle Limited, an English company (“Majorelle”), voluntarily terminated the joint venture agreement they had entered into on January 30, 2013 (the “JV Agreement”) relating to MGS Distribution Limited, an English company (“MGS”).
Percentage of ownership controlled			90.00%
Ownership interest in wholly-owned entity	100.00%
JV Agreement | MGS Distribution Limited | Majorelle
Schedule Of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Purchase price	$ 1.7

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