Represents the fixed purchase price of the acquired entity including the cash paid to shareholders of acquired entities, fair value of debt and equity securities issued to shareholders of the acquired entities, the fair value of the liabilities assumed, and direct costs of the acquisition.

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ACQUISITIONS AND GOODWILL (Narratives) (Details) € in Millions			3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Dec. 22, 2015 USD ($)	Aug. 10, 2012	Jul. 02, 2016 USD ($)	Jan. 02, 2016 USD ($)	Oct. 01, 2016 USD ($)	Oct. 03, 2015 USD ($)	Jul. 02, 2016 EUR (€)	Jul. 02, 2016 USD ($)
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Cash paid, net of cash acquired					$ 0	$ 4,820,000
Revolving Credit Facility
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity					1,050,000,000.00
Misfit Inc.
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Cash paid, net of cash acquired	$ 215,370,000
Replacement awards attributable to precombination service	1,709,000
Portion of cash payment placed into escrow	12,500,000
Amount received from escrow			$ 800,000
Liabilities incurred	$ 60,000,000
Acquisition related expenses for legal, accounting and valuation services				$ 8,400,000
Reduction in inventory					5,900,000
Increase to current liabilities					4,000,000
Reduction to total transaction consideration					3,800,000
Reduction to long-term liabilities					3,700,000
Increase to goodwill					3,600,000
Reduction to accounts receivable					$ 1,200,000
Fossil Spain S L \| General De Relojeria S A
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Voting interest that may be acquired upon expiration of joint venture agreement		50.00%
Fixed purchase price							€ 4.3	$ 4,800,000
Variable purchase price							€ 3.5	$ 3,900,000