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ACQUISITIONS AND GOODWILL (Details 3) | 3 Months Ended | 0 Months Ended |  | 3 Months Ended | 0 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |
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Mar. 30, 2013 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2012 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2012 Bentrani USD ($) item | Mar. 30, 2013 Bentrani USD ($) | Mar. 30, 2013 Fossil Spain USD ($) | Aug. 10, 2012 Fossil Spain General De Relojeria | Dec. 29, 2012 Fossil Spain General De Relojeria USD ($) | Dec. 29, 2012 Fossil Spain General De Relojeria EUR (€) | Mar. 30, 2013 Fossil Spain General De Relojeria Minimum USD ($) | Mar. 30, 2013 Fossil Spain General De Relojeria Minimum EUR (€) | Mar. 30, 2013 Fossil Spain General De Relojeria Maximum USD ($) | Mar. 30, 2013 Fossil Spain General De Relojeria Maximum EUR (€)
Business Acquisition |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Voting interest that may be acquired upon expiration of joint venture agreement (as a percent) |  |  |  |  |  | 50.00% |  |  |  |  |  |
Gain on original investment in the joint venture | $ 6,410,000 | $ 0 |  |  | $ 6,400,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Recorded goodwill related to acquisition |  |  |  | 8,100,000 | 10,700,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage or net book value used in the calculation of the fixed purchase price component |  |  |  |  |  |  | 50.00% | 50.00% |  |  |  |
Fixed portion of purchase price for the shares |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6,700,000 | 5,100,000 |  |  |  |
Variable price |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7,800,000 | 5,900,000 | 2,600,000 | 2,000,000 | 4,500,000 | 3,500,000
Number of Latin American countries in which Bentrani is a distributor |  |  | 16 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Period of partnership with Company |  |  | 10 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total transaction consideration |  |  | 26,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchase price paid in cash |  |  | 18,700,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Payable forgiven |  |  | $ 7,300,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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