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Significant Accounting Policies (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified | 12 Months Ended
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Jan. 03, 2015 | Dec. 28, 2013 Plant
Accounts Receivable |  |
Allowance for estimated customer returns | $ 68.2 fosl_AllowanceForSalesReturnsAccountsReceivable | 63.1 fosl_AllowanceForSalesReturnsAccountsReceivable
Allowance For Doubtful Accounts Receivable and Sales Returns Current | 11.8 fosl_AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsReceivableAndSalesReturnsCurrent | 11.8 fosl_AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsReceivableAndSalesReturnsCurrent
Cost and expense related to the Company's doubtful accounts | 3.3 us-gaap_ProvisionForDoubtfulAccounts |
Inventories |  |
Consignment inventory | $ 40.7 fosl_InventoryMaterialsSuppliesAndMerchandiseUnderConsignmentNetOfReserves | 29.9 fosl_InventoryMaterialsSuppliesAndMerchandiseUnderConsignmentNetOfReserves
Sales of Licensed Products |  |
Concentration of Risk |  |
Concentration risk percentage | 53.50%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1 / us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis = us-gaap_SalesRevenueProductLineMember |
Watch assembly and Jewelry production | Production | Production Concentration |  |
Concentration of Risk |  |
Number of majority-owned assembly factories |  | 2 fosl_ConcentrationRiskNumberOfMajorityOwnedAssemblyFactories / us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis = fosl_ProductionMember / us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis = fosl_ProductionConcentrationRiskMember / us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis = fosl_WatchAndJewelryMember
Concentration risk percentage |  | 57.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1 / us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis = fosl_ProductionMember / us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis = fosl_ProductionConcentrationRiskMember / us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis = fosl_WatchAndJewelryMember
MICHAEL KORS | Sales of Licensed Products | Licensed products |  |
Concentration of Risk |  |
Concentration risk percentage | 26.30%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1 / us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis = us-gaap_SalesRevenueProductLineMember / us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis = us-gaap_ProductConcentrationRiskMember / us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis = fosl_MichaelKorsLicensedProductMember |

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