Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016
Income Statement [Abstract]
Licensing revenue	$ 58,722	$ 67,676
Selling, general and administrative expenses	25,392	32,600
Depreciation and amortization	653	965
Equity earnings on joint ventures	(933)	(1,193)
Gains on sale of trademarks	0	(10,969)
Operating income	33,610	46,273
Other expenses (income):
Interest expense	15,049	19,526
Interest income	(126)	(355)
Other income	(1)	(7)
Loss on extinguishment of debt	5,482
Foreign currency translation loss	429	617
Other expenses – net	20,833	19,781
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	12,777	26,492
Provision for income taxes	5,887	8,836
Net income from continuing operations	6,890	17,656
Less: Net income attributable to non-controlling interest from continuing operations	2,488	3,027
Net income from continuing operations attributable to Iconix Brand Group, Inc.	4,402	14,629
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of income taxes	(7,379)	5,465
Less: Net income attributable to non-controlling interest from discontinued operations	1,303	1,478
Net income (loss) from discontinued operations attributable to Iconix Brand Group, Inc.	(8,682)	3,987
Net income (loss) attributable to Iconix Brand Group, Inc.	$ (4,280)	$ 18,616
Earnings (loss) per share - basic:
Continuing operations	$ 0.06	$ 0.30
Discontinued operations	(0.15)	0.08
Earnings (loss) per share - basic	(0.09)	0.38
Earnings (loss) per share - diluted:
Continuing operations	0.06	0.29
Discontinued operations	(0.15)	0.08
Earnings (loss) per share - diluted	$ (0.09)	$ 0.37
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding:
Basic	56,964	48,509
Diluted	56,964	50,327