CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Total	Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjustment	Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Fossil Group, Inc.	Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Fossil Group, Inc. Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjustment	Common Stock	Additional Paid-in Capital	Treasury Stock	Retained Earnings	Retained Earnings Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjustment	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	Noncontrolling Interest
Balance at beginning of period (in shares) at Dec. 29, 2018					49,518,000
Balance at beginning of period at Dec. 29, 2018	$ 588,631	$ (29,468)	$ 585,543	$ (29,468)	$ 495	$ 268,113	$ 0	$ 381,626	$ (29,468)	$ (64,691)	$ 3,088
Increase (Decrease) in Shareholders' Equity
Common stock issued upon exercise of stock options, stock appreciation rights and restricted stock units (in shares)					1,302,000
Common stock issued upon exercise of stock options and stock appreciation rights	170		170		$ 13	157
Acquisition of common stock	(4,197)		(4,197)			0	(4,197)
Retirement of common stock (in shares)					(304,000)
Retirement of common stock	0				$ (3)	(4,194)	4,197
Stock-based compensation	19,064		19,064			19,064
Net income (loss)	(50,012)		(52,365)					(52,365)			2,353
Other comprehensive income (loss)	(15,924)		(15,924)							(15,924)
Purchase of noncontrolling interest shares	(562)		231			231					(793)
Distribution of noncontrolling interest earnings and other	(3,861)		0								(3,861)
Balance at end of period (in shares) at Dec. 28, 2019					50,516,000
Balance at end of period at Dec. 28, 2019	503,841		503,054		$ 505	283,371	0	299,793		(80,615)	787
Increase (Decrease) in Shareholders' Equity
Common stock issued upon exercise of stock options, stock appreciation rights and restricted stock units (in shares)					1,127,000
Common stock issued upon exercise of stock options and stock appreciation rights	0		0		$ 11	(11)
Acquisition of common stock	(727)		(727)				(727)
Retirement of common stock (in shares)					(169,000)
Retirement of common stock	0				$ (1)	(726)	727
Stock-based compensation	11,143		11,143			11,143
Net income (loss)	(95,940)		(96,095)					(96,095)			155
Other comprehensive income (loss)	$ 21,715		21,715							21,715
Balance at end of period (in shares) at Jan. 02, 2021	51,474,034				51,474,000
Balance at end of period at Jan. 02, 2021	$ 440,032		439,090		$ 515	293,777	0	203,698		(58,900)	942
Increase (Decrease) in Shareholders' Equity
Common stock issued upon exercise of stock options, stock appreciation rights and restricted stock units (in shares)					861,000
Common stock issued upon exercise of stock options and stock appreciation rights	0		0		$ 8	(8)
Acquisition of common stock	(2,420)		(2,420)				(2,420)
Retirement of common stock (in shares)					(189,000)
Retirement of common stock	0				$ (2)	(2,418)	2,420
Stock-based compensation	9,497		9,497			9,497
Net income (loss)	26,624		25,434					25,434			1,190
Other comprehensive income (loss)	$ (8,375)		(8,375)							(8,375)
Balance at end of period (in shares) at Jan. 01, 2022	52,145,738				52,146,000
Balance at end of period at Jan. 01, 2022	$ 465,358		$ 463,226		$ 521	$ 300,848	$ 0	$ 229,132		$ (67,275)	$ 2,132