GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLES, NET (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 05, 2014	Apr. 04, 2015	Jan. 02, 2016	Jan. 03, 2015	Dec. 28, 2013
Amortized intangible assets:
Gross carrying amount			$ 40,460	$ 36,594
Accumulated amortization			(29,072)	(21,167)
Net			11,388	15,427
Unamortized intangible assets:
Owned trademarks			74,900	74,900
Total intangible assets, net			86,288	90,327
Goodwill			(16,009)	21,836
Amortization expense of intangible assets			8,000	8,200	$ 5,700
Estimated amortization expense for intangible assets
Fiscal Year 2016			3,600
Fiscal Year 2017			3,500
Fiscal Year 2018			2,800
Fiscal Year 2019			1,300
Fiscal Year 2020			200
Changes in carrying amount of goodwill
Balance at beginning of the period		$ 64,798	64,798	49,111
Reclassification of goodwill to Investment in unconsolidated subsidiary			(16,009)	21,836
Translation adjustment			(59)	(6,149)
Balance at end of the period			48,730	64,798	49,111
KATE SPADE International
Unamortized intangible assets:
Goodwill	$ 16,000	16,000	(16,009)	21,836
Changes in carrying amount of goodwill
Balance at beginning of the period		63,483	63,483	47,664
Reclassification of goodwill to Investment in unconsolidated subsidiary	16,000	16,000	(16,009)	21,836
Translation adjustment			138	(6,017)
Balance at end of the period	$ 21,800		47,612	63,483	47,664
Adelington Design Group
Changes in carrying amount of goodwill
Balance at beginning of the period		$ 1,315	1,315	1,447
Translation adjustment			(197)	(132)
Balance at end of the period			1,118	1,315	$ 1,447
Owned trademarks
Amortized intangible assets:
Gross carrying amount			467	467
Accumulated amortization			(467)	(467)
Customer relationships
Amortized intangible assets:
Gross carrying amount			7,168	7,422
Accumulated amortization			(5,297)	(4,769)
Net			$ 1,871	2,653
Customer relationships | Weighted Average
Amortized intangible assets:
Amortization Period			12 years
Merchandising rights
Amortized intangible assets:
Gross carrying amount			$ 16,132	12,012
Accumulated amortization			(6,629)	(4,108)
Net			$ 9,503	7,904
Merchandising rights | Weighted Average
Amortized intangible assets:
Amortization Period			4 years
Reacquired rights
Amortized intangible assets:
Gross carrying amount			$ 14,371	14,371
Accumulated amortization			$ (14,371)	(9,604)
Net				4,767
Reacquired rights | Weighted Average
Amortized intangible assets:
Amortization Period			3 years
Other.
Amortized intangible assets:
Gross carrying amount			$ 2,322	2,322
Accumulated amortization			(2,308)	(2,219)
Net			$ 14	$ 103
Other. | Weighted Average
Amortized intangible assets:
Amortization Period			4 years