XML 58 R53.htm IDEA: XBRL DOCUMENT v2.4.1.9

Acquisitions, Divestiture and Goodwill (Details 4) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 03, 2015	Dec. 28, 2013
Changes in carrying amount of goodwill
Beginning Balance	$ 206,954us-gaap_Goodwill	$ 184,793us-gaap_Goodwill
Foreign currency changes	(9,226)us-gaap_GoodwillTranslationAndPurchaseAccountingAdjustments	2,630us-gaap_GoodwillTranslationAndPurchaseAccountingAdjustments
Acquisitions		19,531us-gaap_GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod
Ending Balance	197,728us-gaap_Goodwill	206,954us-gaap_Goodwill
North America wholesale
Changes in carrying amount of goodwill
Beginning Balance	118,147us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = fosl_NorthAmericaWholesaleMember	109,270us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = fosl_NorthAmericaWholesaleMember
Foreign currency changes	(217)us-gaap_GoodwillTranslationAndPurchaseAccountingAdjustments / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = fosl_NorthAmericaWholesaleMember	(13)us-gaap_GoodwillTranslationAndPurchaseAccountingAdjustments / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = fosl_NorthAmericaWholesaleMember
Acquisitions		8,890us-gaap_GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = fosl_NorthAmericaWholesaleMember
Ending Balance	117,930us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = fosl_NorthAmericaWholesaleMember	118,147us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = fosl_NorthAmericaWholesaleMember
Europe wholesale
Changes in carrying amount of goodwill
Beginning Balance	77,217us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = fosl_EuropeWholesaleMember	63,884us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = fosl_EuropeWholesaleMember
Foreign currency changes	(8,934)us-gaap_GoodwillTranslationAndPurchaseAccountingAdjustments / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = fosl_EuropeWholesaleMember	2,692us-gaap_GoodwillTranslationAndPurchaseAccountingAdjustments / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = fosl_EuropeWholesaleMember
Acquisitions		10,641us-gaap_GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = fosl_EuropeWholesaleMember
Ending Balance	68,283us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = fosl_EuropeWholesaleMember	77,217us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = fosl_EuropeWholesaleMember
Asia Pacific wholesale
Changes in carrying amount of goodwill
Beginning Balance	11,590us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = fosl_AsiaPacificWholesaleMember	11,639us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = fosl_AsiaPacificWholesaleMember
Foreign currency changes	(75)us-gaap_GoodwillTranslationAndPurchaseAccountingAdjustments / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = fosl_AsiaPacificWholesaleMember	(49)us-gaap_GoodwillTranslationAndPurchaseAccountingAdjustments / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = fosl_AsiaPacificWholesaleMember
Acquisitions		0us-gaap_GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = fosl_AsiaPacificWholesaleMember
Ending Balance	$ 11,515us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = fosl_AsiaPacificWholesaleMember	$ 11,590us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = fosl_AsiaPacificWholesaleMember

X

- Definition

Amount after accumulated impairment loss of an asset representing future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized.

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 350

-SubTopic 20

-Section 50

-Paragraph 1

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=35741047&loc=d3e13816-109267



Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 350

-SubTopic 20

-Section 45

-Paragraph 1

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6388280&loc=d3e13770-109266

+ Details

Name:	us-gaap_Goodwill
Namespace Prefix:	us-gaap_
Data Type:	xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type:	debit
Period Type:	instant

X

- Definition

Amount of increase in asset representing future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized resulting from a business combination.

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 350

-SubTopic 20

-Section 50

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (a)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=35741047&loc=d3e13816-109267

+ Details

Name:	us-gaap_GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod
Namespace Prefix:	us-gaap_
Data Type:	xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type:	debit
Period Type:	duration

X

- Details

Name:	us-gaap_GoodwillLineItems
Namespace Prefix:	us-gaap_
Data Type:	xbrli:stringItemType
Balance Type:	na
Period Type:	duration

X

- Definition

Amount of increase (decrease) from foreign currency translation adjustments and purchase accounting adjustments of an asset representing future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized.

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 350

-SubTopic 20

-Section 50

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (f)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=35741047&loc=d3e13816-109267

+ Details

Name:	us-gaap_GoodwillTranslationAndPurchaseAccountingAdjustments
Namespace Prefix:	us-gaap_
Data Type:	xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type:	debit
Period Type:	duration

X

- Details

Name:	us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis=fosl_AsiaPacificWholesaleMember
Namespace Prefix:
Data Type:	na
Balance Type:
Period Type:

X

- Details

Name:	us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis=fosl_EuropeWholesaleMember
Namespace Prefix:
Data Type:	na
Balance Type:
Period Type:

X

- Details

Name:	us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis=fosl_NorthAmericaWholesaleMember
Namespace Prefix:
Data Type:	na
Balance Type:
Period Type: