ADDITIONAL FINANCIAL INFORMATION (Details 2) (USD $) In Millions, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	0 Months Ended	1 Months Ended	9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Sep. 28, 2013	Sep. 29, 2012	Dec. 29, 2012	Mar. 30, 2013 Trademark rights for LIZ CLAIBORNE family brands and MONET brand	Jan. 22, 2013 6.0% Convertible Senior Notes, due June 2014	Jul. 31, 2013 6.0% Convertible Senior Notes, due June 2014	Sep. 28, 2013 6.0% Convertible Senior Notes, due June 2014	Sep. 29, 2012 6.0% Convertible Senior Notes, due June 2014	Dec. 29, 2012 6.0% Convertible Senior Notes, due June 2014
ADDITIONAL FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Interest payments	$ 22.8	$ 17.9
Accrued capital expenditures	10.7	12.4	7.7
Amortization of deferred financing costs	4.6	8.2
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows Supplementary Disclosures
Debt conversion, aggregate principal amount					11.2	8.8	19.9	37.6	49.4
Number of shares of common stock converted from convertible notes					3,171,670	2,462,509	5,634,179	10,839,520	14,197,106
Advance refunded to JCPenney				$ 20.0