2.4.0.81010 - Disclosure - BASIS OF PRESENTATIONtruefalsefalse1false falsefalseD2013Q2YTDhttp://www.sec.gov/CIK0000844143duration2012-12-01T00:00:002013-05-31T00:00:001true 1us-gaap_OrganizationConsolidationAndPresentationOfFinancialStatementsAbstractus-gaap_truenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalse1falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalsexbrli:stringItemTypestringfalse0BASIS OF PRESENTATION2false 2us-gaap_OrganizationConsolidationAndPresentationOfFinancialStatementsDisclosureTextBlockus-gaap_truenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalseterseLabel1falsefalsefalse00<div style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;"> NOTE 1 - BASIS OF PRESENTATION   The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of Joe’s Jeans Inc., or Joe’s, we or us, which include the accounts of our wholly-owned subsidiaries, for the three and six months ended May 31, 2013 and 2012 and the related footnote information have been prepared on a basis consistent with our audited consolidated financial statements as of November 30, 2012 contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K, or the Annual Report.  Our fiscal year end is November 30.   Our principal business activity involves the design, development and worldwide marketing of apparel products.  Our primary current operating subsidiary is Joe’s Jeans Subsidiary Inc., or Joe’s Jeans Subsidiary.  Our primary assets include all rights, title and interest in the intellectual property, including the trademarks, related to the Joe’s®, Joe’s Jeans™ and JD® brand and marks, or the Joe’s Brand.  All significant inter-company transactions have been eliminated.  We operate in two primary business segments:  Wholesale and Retail.  Our Wholesale segment is comprised of sales to retailers, specialty stores and distributors and includes expenses from marketing, sales, distribution and customer service departments.  Also, some international sales are made directly to wholesale customers who operate retail stores.  Our Retail segment is comprised of sales directly to consumers through full-price retail stores, outlet stores and through the www.joesjeans.com/shop internet site.  We opened our first full price retail store in October 2008 in Chicago, Illinois and currently operate 12 full price retail stores in malls and street locations and 19 outlet stores in outlet centers around the country.  Our Corporate and other  is comprised of expenses from corporate operations, which include the executive, finance, legal, and human resources departments, design, production and general advertising expense to support the Joe’s® brand.   These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 8.03 of Regulation S-X.  Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by U.S. generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements.  These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and the related notes thereto contained in our Annual Report.  In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited financial statements contain all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments), which management considers necessary to present fairly our financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the interim periods presented.  The results for the three and six months ended May 31, 2013 are not necessarily indicative of the results anticipated for the entire year ending November 30, 2013.  The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements.  Actual results may differ from those estimates.   </div>falsefalsefalsenonnum:textBlockItemTypenaThe entire disclosure for organization, consolidation and basis of presentation of financial statements disclosure.Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name FASB Interpretation (FIN) -Number 46R -Paragraph 4, 14, 15 -LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. 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