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Amount, before unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but is not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, commercial loans, mortgage loans, convertible debt, subordinated debt and other types of debt.

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Date the debt instrument was issued, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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Subsequent Events (Details) - USD ($)	Aug. 12, 2020	Aug. 07, 2020	Aug. 01, 2020	Feb. 01, 2020	Aug. 03, 2019
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Long-term line of credit			$ 393,000,000.0
Letters of credit outstanding, amount			5,000,000.0
Line of credit facility, remaining borrowing capacity			2,000,000.0
Accounts Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss, Current			51,228,000	$ 90,370,000	$ 86,594,000
ABG-Camuto, LLC
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Inventory, Gross			15,200,000
Accounts Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss, Current			$ 2,100,000
Subsequent Event
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Issuance Date		Aug. 07, 2020
Long-term line of credit		$ 150,000,000.0
Line of Credit Facility, Current Borrowing Capacity		274,300,000
Letters of credit outstanding, amount		5,000,000.0
Line of credit facility, remaining borrowing capacity		$ 119,300,000
Subsequent Event, Description	Stein Mart, one of our ABG retail partners, filed for relief under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code and announced its plan to liquidate inventory
Subsequent Event \| ABG-Camuto, LLC
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Announcement Date	Aug. 12, 2020
Subsequent Event \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Long-term Debt, Term		5 years
Long-term debt, gross		$ 400,000,000.0
Subsequent Event \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Overnight Bank Funding Rate [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate		0.50%
Subsequent Event \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate		1.00%
Subsequent Event \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] \| Interest Rate Floor [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate		0.75%
Subsequent Event \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Geographic Distribution, Foreign [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Long-term debt, gross		$ 20,000,000.0
Subsequent Event \| Debt [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Long-term Debt, Term		5 years
Long-term debt, gross		$ 250,000,000.0
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate		2.25%
Debt Instrument, Frequency of Periodic Payment		quarterly
Debt Instrument, Covenant, Availability Covenant, Minimum, Amount		$ 30,000,000.0
Debt Instrument, Covenant, Availability Covenant, Minimum, Percent		10.00%
Debt Instrument, Covenant, Minimum EBITDA Covenant, Liquidity Minimum, Amount		$ 150,000,000.0
Subsequent Event \| Debt [Member] \| Overnight Bank Funding Rate [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate		0.50%
Subsequent Event \| Debt [Member] \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate		1.00%
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Increase (Decrease)		7.50%
Subsequent Event \| Debt [Member] \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] \| Interest Rate Floor [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate		1.25%
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Increase (Decrease)		8.50%
Subsequent Event \| Letter of Credit [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Long-term debt, gross		$ 50,000,000.0
Subsequent Event \| Domestic Line of Credit [Member] \| UNITED STATES
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Long-term debt, gross		40,000,000.0
Subsequent Event \| Foreign Line of Credit [Member] \| Non-US [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Long-term debt, gross		$ 2,000,000.0