ADDITIONAL FINANCIAL INFORMATION (Details 3) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended				3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended			3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 28, 2013	Sep. 29, 2012	Sep. 28, 2013	Sep. 29, 2012	Dec. 29, 2012 NewCo	Sep. 29, 2012 NewCo	Dec. 31, 2011 KS China Co., Limited	Sep. 28, 2013 KS China Co., Limited	Sep. 29, 2012 KS China Co., Limited	Jul. 02, 2011 KS China Co., Limited	Sep. 28, 2013 KSJ item	Sep. 29, 2012 KSJ	Sep. 28, 2013 KSJ item	Sep. 29, 2012 KSJ	Dec. 29, 2012 KSJ	Nov. 20, 2009 KSJ	Sep. 28, 2013 KSJ Maximum
Related Party Transactions
Initial period of joint venture operations							10 years
Ownership interest in joint venture (as a percent)										40.00%
Capital contributions to joint venture			$ 5,500,000	$ 5,000,000				$ 5,500,000	$ 5,000,000
Number of affiliates needed to reacquire existing KATE SPADE businesses											1		1
Cap on purchase price to be paid to reacquire existing businesses																	30,000,000
Ownership interest in joint venture acquired (as a percent)															51.00%	51.00%
Equity in losses of equity investees	421,000	1,528,000	983,000	474,000							400,000	1,500,000	1,000,000	500,000
Investments in equity investees amounted											9,600,000	23,300,000	9,600,000	23,300,000	5,100,000
Investment valued under cost method of accounting					$ 10,000,000	$ 10,000,000