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Document and Entity Information - USD ($)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015
Aug. 31, 2016
Jun. 30, 2015
Document Type 10-K/A    
Amendment Flag true    
AmendmentDescription This Amendment No. 1 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Lifetime Brands, Inc. (the “Company”), amends the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015 (the “Original Filing”), which was filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on March 14, 2016. The Company is filing this Amendment No. 1 in response to a comment received by the Company from the staff of the SEC during a review of the Company’s Original Filing and solely to amend Note C- Equity Investments of the Company’s Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements. Note C is amended to provide a reconciliation of the separate financial statements of Grupo Vasconia, S.A.B. (“Vasconia”) for fiscal years 2014 and 2013, filed as Exhibit 99.1 to the Company’s fiscal 2014 Form 10-K/A, to the Company’s disclosure of Vasconia’s net income. As indicated in the Company’s Original Filing, Vasconia is an equity method investee in which the Company owns approximately a 30% interest. In accordance with Rule 12b-15 under the Securities Exchange Act, as amended, this Amendment No. 1 sets forth an amended “Item 15. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules” in its entirety and includes the new certifications from the Company’s Chief Financial Officer and Chief Executive Officer. Except as otherwise expressly noted herein, this Amendment No. 1 does not modify or update in any way the financial position, results of operations, cash flows, or other disclosures in, or exhibits to, the Company’s original Form 10-K as filed on March 14, 2016, nor does it reflect events occurring after the filing of the Company’s original Form 10-K. Accordingly, this Amendment No. 1 should be read in conjunction with the Company’s original Form 10-K.    
Document Period End Date Dec. 31, 2015    
Document Fiscal Year Focus 2015    
Document Fiscal Period Focus FY    
Trading Symbol LCUT    
Entity Registrant Name LIFETIME BRANDS, INC    
Entity Central Index Key 0000874396    
Current Fiscal Year End Date --12-31    
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer No    
Entity Current Reporting Status Yes    
Entity Voluntary Filers No    
Entity Filer Category Accelerated Filer    
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding   14,431,352  
Entity Public Float     $ 163,853,284