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Taxes (Details 5) (USD $)
 12 Months Ended
Jan. 03, 2015
Dec. 28, 2013
Dec. 29, 2012
Taxes      
Tax at statutory rate (as a percent) 35.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate 35.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate 35.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate
State, net of federal tax benefit (as a percent) 0.90%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes 0.90%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes 1.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes
Foreign rate differential (as a percent) (12.30%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationForeignIncomeTaxRateDifferential (12.50%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationForeignIncomeTaxRateDifferential (10.00%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationForeignIncomeTaxRateDifferential
U.S. tax on foreign income (as a percent) 6.30%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationRepatriationOfForeignEarnings 5.90%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationRepatriationOfForeignEarnings 3.10%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationRepatriationOfForeignEarnings
Income tax contingencies (as a percent) 0.70%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxContingencies 0.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxContingencies (1.70%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxContingencies
Valuation allowances (0.30%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationChangeInDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance 0.90%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationChangeInDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance 0.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationChangeInDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance
Other (as a percent) 0.40%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationOtherAdjustments 0.70%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationOtherAdjustments 0.60%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationOtherAdjustments
Provision for income taxes (as a percent) 30.70%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations 30.90%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations 28.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations
Undistributed earnings of certain foreign subsidiaries $ 800,600,000us-gaap_UndistributedEarningsOfForeignSubsidiaries    
Unrecognized tax benefits that would favorably impact the effective tax rate in future periods if recognized 12,800,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsThatWouldImpactEffectiveTaxRate 9,600,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsThatWouldImpactEffectiveTaxRate 10,700,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsThatWouldImpactEffectiveTaxRate
Unrecognized tax benefits excluding interest and penalties 5,300,000us-gaap_SignificantChangeInUnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIsReasonablyPossibleAmountOfUnrecordedBenefit    
Accrued income tax-related interest 1,800,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsInterestOnIncomeTaxesAccrued 1,200,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsInterestOnIncomeTaxesAccrued  
Penalties accrued 400,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAccrued 400,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAccrued  
Accrued interest (benefit) expense 700,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsInterestOnIncomeTaxesExpense (1,000,000)us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsInterestOnIncomeTaxesExpense (1,000,000)us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsInterestOnIncomeTaxesExpense
Reconciliation of the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits      
Balance at beginning of year 14,314,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits 15,549,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits 17,974,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits
Gross increases tax positions in prior years 4,234,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromPriorPeriodTaxPositions 3,310,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromPriorPeriodTaxPositions 1,245,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromPriorPeriodTaxPositions
Gross decreases tax positions in prior years (1,018,000)us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsDecreasesResultingFromPriorPeriodTaxPositions (4,384,000)us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsDecreasesResultingFromPriorPeriodTaxPositions (2,580,000)us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsDecreasesResultingFromPriorPeriodTaxPositions
Gross increases - current year tax positions 3,508,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromCurrentPeriodTaxPositions 3,575,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromCurrentPeriodTaxPositions 2,486,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromCurrentPeriodTaxPositions
Settlements (194,000)us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsDecreasesResultingFromSettlementsWithTaxingAuthorities (3,456,000)us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsDecreasesResultingFromSettlementsWithTaxingAuthorities (3,582,000)us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsDecreasesResultingFromSettlementsWithTaxingAuthorities
Lapse in statute of limitations (617,000)us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsReductionsResultingFromLapseOfApplicableStatuteOfLimitations (297,000)us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsReductionsResultingFromLapseOfApplicableStatuteOfLimitations 0us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsReductionsResultingFromLapseOfApplicableStatuteOfLimitations
Change due to currency revaluation (141,000)fosl_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreaseDecreaseDueToCurrencyRevaluation 17,000fosl_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreaseDecreaseDueToCurrencyRevaluation 6,000fosl_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreaseDecreaseDueToCurrencyRevaluation
Balance at end of year $ 20,086,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits $ 14,314,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits $ 15,549,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits