Earnings Per Share (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2017

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Reconciliation of Weighted Average Shares Used in Calculating Basic and Diluted Earnings Per Share

A reconciliation of weighted average shares used in calculating basic and diluted earnings per share follows:

	Forthe Three Months Ended September 30,				Forthe Nine Months Ended September 30,
(in thousands)	2017		2016		2017		2016
Basic		57,189		55,584		57,081		51,060
Effect of exercise of stock options		—		3		—		3
Effect of assumed vesting of    restricted stock		—		1,768		—		1,739
Diluted		57,189		57,355		57,081		52,802

Impact of Adjustments to Redeemable Non-controlling Interest on Earnings Per Share Calculation

For the Current Quarter and Current Nine Months, adjustments to the Company’s redeemable non-controlling interest had an impact on the Company’s earnings per share calculation as follows:

	Three Months Ended			Nine Months Ended
	September 30, 2017			September 30, 2017
Net loss from continuing operations attributable to Iconix    Brand Group, Inc.	$	(550,571	)	$	(559,707	)
Accretion of redeemable non-controlling interest		(547	)		(1,641	)
Net loss attributable to Iconix Brand Group, Inc. after    accretion of redeemable non-controlling interest		(551,118	)		(561,348	)
Net income (loss) from discontinued operations attributable to    Iconix Brand Group, Inc.		(2,130	)		46,369
Net (loss) income attributable to Iconix Brand Group, Inc.	$	(553,248	)	$	(514,979	)
(Loss) earnings per share - basic:
Continuing operations	$	(9.64	)	$	(9.83	)
Discontinued operations	$	(0.04	)	$	0.81
(Loss) earnings per share - basic	$	(9.67	)	$	(9.02	)
(Loss) earnings per share - diluted:
Continuing operations	$	(9.64	)	$	(9.83	)
Discontinued operations	$	(0.04	)	$	0.81
(Loss) earnings per share - diluted	$	(9.67	)	$	(9.02	)
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding:
Basic		57,189			57,081
Diluted		57,189			57,081