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Warranty Liabilities (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | 12 Months Ended
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Jan. 03, 2015 | Dec. 28, 2013 | Dec. 29, 2012
Warranty liability activity |  |  |  |  |  |
Beginning balance | $ 15,658 us-gaap_StandardProductWarrantyAccrual |  | $ 13,383 us-gaap_StandardProductWarrantyAccrual |  | $ 10,996 us-gaap_StandardProductWarrantyAccrual |
Settlements in cash or kind | (12,313)us-gaap_StandardProductWarrantyAccrualPayments |  | (10,672)us-gaap_StandardProductWarrantyAccrualPayments |  | (6,945)us-gaap_StandardProductWarrantyAccrualPayments |
Warranties issued and adjustments to preexisting warranties | 10,155 fosl_WarrantiesIssuedAndAdjustmentsToPreexistingWarranties | [1] | 12,607 fosl_WarrantiesIssuedAndAdjustmentsToPreexistingWarranties | [1] | 8,737 fosl_WarrantiesIssuedAndAdjustmentsToPreexistingWarranties | [1]
Liability assumed in acquisition | 0 us-gaap_StandardProductWarrantyAccrualAdditionsFromBusinessAcquisition |  | 340 us-gaap_StandardProductWarrantyAccrualAdditionsFromBusinessAcquisition |  | 595 us-gaap_StandardProductWarrantyAccrualAdditionsFromBusinessAcquisition |
Ending balance | $ 13,500 us-gaap_StandardProductWarrantyAccrual |  | $ 15,658 us-gaap_StandardProductWarrantyAccrual |  | $ 13,383 us-gaap_StandardProductWarrantyAccrual |
FOSSIL watch products |  |  |  |  |  |
Warranty Liability |  |  |  |  |  |
Warranty period | 11 years |  |  |  |  |
RELIC watch products |  |  |  |  |  |
Warranty Liability |  |  |  |  |  |
Warranty period | 12 years |  |  |  |  |
Other watch products |  |  |  |  |  |
Warranty Liability |  |  |  |  |  |
Warranty period | 2 years |  |  |  |  |
[1] | Changes in cost estimates related to preexisting warranties are aggregated with accruals for new standard warranties issued and foreign currency changes.

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- Definition Represents the aggregate decrease in the liability for payments made (in cash or in kind) to satisfy claims under the terms of the standard product warranty. Does not include any Increase or Decrease in the liability for payments related to extended product warranties. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 460 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 8 -Subparagraph ((c)(2)) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6398077&loc=d3e12565-110249 + Details
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