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Fair Value Measurements (Narratives) (Details) $ in Thousands, € in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 02, 2016 USD ($)	Jan. 02, 2016 EUR (€)	Jan. 03, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 28, 2013 USD ($)
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment-net	$ 326,370		$ 345,606
Impairment charge	16,804		9,266	$ 5,750
Specific company-owned stores
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment-net	11,600		9,100
Property, plant and equipment - net, fair value	600		300
Key money amount not recoverable	100		500
Impairment charge	11,100		$ 9,300
Specific company-owned stores \| Level 3 \| Europe \| Selling, general and administrative
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Impairment charge	5,100
Specific company-owned stores \| Level 3 \| Americas \| Selling, general and administrative
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Impairment charge	1,900
Specific company-owned stores \| Level 3 \| Americas \| Restructuring charges
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Impairment charge	3,400
Specific company-owned stores \| Level 3 \| Asia \| Selling, general and administrative
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Impairment charge	700
Fossil Spain
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Payment of contingent consideration	3,700	€ 3.4
Maximum annual variable price for contingent consideration	$ 3,800	€ 3.5
Fossil Spain \| Contingent consideration, Fossil Spain
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Discount rate	19.00%	19.00%
Skagen Designs \| Trade name
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Intangible asset, carrying amount	$ 64,700
Intangible assets, fair value	55,600
Skagen Designs \| Americas \| Selling, general and administrative \| Trade name
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Impairment of finite-lived intangible asset	$ 9,100