CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands		12 Months Ended
		Jan. 31, 2016	Jan. 31, 2015	Jan. 31, 2014
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net sales	[1],[2]	$ 594,923	$ 586,980	$ 570,255
Cost of sales		277,993	276,998	264,994
Gross profit		316,930	309,982	305,261
Selling, general and administrative		246,823	238,495	237,519
Operating income	[3],[4],[5],[6],[7],[8]	70,107	71,487	67,742
Other income, net (Note 17)				1,526
Interest expense		(1,109)	(489)	(436)
Interest income		127	166	86
Income before income taxes		69,125	71,164	68,918
Provision for income taxes (Note 8)		23,360	19,264	17,373
Net income		45,765	51,900	51,545
Less: Net income attributed to noncontrolling interests		671	124	668
Net income attributed to Movado Group, Inc.		$ 45,094	$ 51,776	$ 50,877
Basic income per share:
Weighted basic average shares outstanding		23,525	25,276	25,506
Net income per share attributed to Movado Group, Inc.		$ 1.92	$ 2.05	$ 1.99
Diluted income per share:
Weighted diluted average shares outstanding		23,774	25,581	25,849
Net income per share attributed to Movado Group, Inc.		$ 1.90	$ 2.02	$ 1.97
Dividends paid per share		$ 0.44	$ 0.40	$ 0.26

[1] Fiscal 2014 Wholesale and United States net sales included a $7.8 million sales reserve, for anticipated returns resulting from the Company’s decision to reduce the presence of ESQ Movado while expanding the Movado brand offering in certain retail doors.

[2] The United States and International net sales are net of intercompany sales of $309.1 million, $305.1 million and $338.6 million for the fiscal years ended January 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

[3] Fiscal 2014 Wholesale and United States operating income included $2.5 million duty refund received relating to payments made by the Company in calendar years 2008 through 2011 for drawback claims filed with U.S. Customs & Border Protection.

[4] Fiscal 2014 Wholesale and United States operating income included a $2.0 million donation to the Movado Group Foundation.

[5] Fiscal 2014 Wholesale and United States operating income included a charge of $8.3 million related to its strategy to reduce the presence of ESQ Movado while expanding the Movado brand offering in certain retail doors. The $8.3 million charge consists of anticipated sales returns from select customers, inventory reserves and writes down of excess displays and point of sale materials related to this strategy.

[6] Fiscal 2016 Wholesale and United States and International operating income included a $4.0 million charge as a result of actions taken by the Company in fiscal 2016 to achieve greater operating efficiencies and streamline its operations.

[7] The International operating income included $44.5 million, $47.1 million and $44.2 million of certain intercompany profits related to the Company’s supply chain operations for the fiscal years ended January 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

[8] The United States operating income included $27.0 million, $19.3 million and $26.5 million of unallocated corporate expenses for the fiscal years ended January 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively.