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Acquisitions, Divestiture and Goodwill (Details 3)	12 Months Ended			0 Months Ended	12 Months Ended					0 Months Ended			12 Months Ended						0 Months Ended
	Dec. 28, 2013 USD ($)	Dec. 29, 2012 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2011 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2012 Bentrani USD ($) item	Dec. 28, 2013 Fossil Spain USD ($)	Dec. 28, 2013 Fossil Spain Accrued expenses - other USD ($)	Dec. 28, 2013 Fossil Spain Accrued expenses - other EUR (€)	Dec. 28, 2013 Fossil Spain Other long-term liabilities USD ($)	Dec. 28, 2013 Fossil Spain Other long-term liabilities EUR (€)	Dec. 19, 2013 Fossil Spain General De Relojeria USD ($)	Dec. 19, 2013 Fossil Spain General De Relojeria EUR (€)	Aug. 10, 2012 Fossil Spain General De Relojeria	Dec. 29, 2012 Fossil Spain General De Relojeria USD ($)	Dec. 29, 2012 Fossil Spain General De Relojeria EUR (€)	Dec. 28, 2013 Fossil Spain General De Relojeria Minimum USD ($)	Dec. 28, 2013 Fossil Spain General De Relojeria Minimum EUR (€)	Dec. 28, 2013 Fossil Spain General De Relojeria Maximum USD ($)	Dec. 28, 2013 Fossil Spain General De Relojeria Maximum EUR (€)	Apr. 24, 2013 STC Swiss Technology Holding GmbH
Business Acquisition
Voting interest that may be acquired upon expiration of joint venture agreement (as a percent)												50.00%
Percentage of net book value used in the calculation of the fixed purchase price component													50.00%	50.00%
Variable price													$ 7,800,000	€ 5,900,000	$ 2,600,000	€ 2,000,000	$ 4,600,000	€ 3,500,000
Remeasurement of investment in Fossil Spain to fair value	6,510,000	0	0		6,500,000
Goodwill	206,954,000	184,793,000	44,054,000	8,900,000	10,600,000
Fixed portion of purchase price for the shares													6,800,000	5,200,000
Dividends, Common Stock, Cash										2,500,000	1,800,000
Contingent Consideration						3,000,000	2,200,000	9,700,000	7,100,000
Number of Latin American countries in which Bentrani is a distributor				16
Period of partnership with Company				10 years
Acquisition amount				26,600,000
Purchase price paid in cash				19,300,000
Payable forgiven				$ 7,300,000
Sale of stock in subsidiary (as a percent)																			80.00%

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