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Commitments and Contingencies (Details 3) $ in Thousands, € in Millions			1 Months Ended		3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Nov. 08, 2013 USD ($)	Jul. 19, 2012 USD ($)	May 31, 2015 EUR (€)	May 31, 2015 USD ($)	Apr. 29, 2017 EUR (€) subsidiary	Jan. 28, 2017 EUR (€)	Jan. 28, 2017 USD ($)	Apr. 29, 2017 USD ($)	Jan. 30, 2015 trademark	May 02, 2013 trademark
Italy \| Europe \| Customs tax audit and appeals
Loss contingency
Number of subsidiaries under audit by the Italian Customs Agency \| subsidiary					1
Customs tax assessments including potential penalties and interest					€ 9.8			$ 10,700
Italy \| Minimum \| Europe \| Customs tax audit and appeals
Loss contingency
Period under audit by the Italian Customs Agency					Jul. 01, 2010
Italy \| Maximum \| Europe \| Customs tax audit and appeals
Loss contingency
Period under audit by the Italian Customs Agency					Dec. 31, 2012
Italy \| First set of appeals \| Europe \| Customs tax audit and appeals
Loss contingency
Canceled customs tax assessments			€ 1.7	$ 1,800
Italy \| First set of appeals \| Minimum \| Europe \| Customs tax audit and appeals
Loss contingency
Period covering canceled assessments			Jul. 01, 2010	Jul. 01, 2010
Italy \| First set of appeals \| Maximum \| Europe \| Customs tax audit and appeals
Loss contingency
Period covering canceled assessments			Sep. 30, 2010	Sep. 30, 2010
Italy \| Second through seventh set of appeals \| Europe \| Customs tax audit and appeals
Loss contingency
Canceled customs tax assessments						€ 8.1	$ 8,900
Italy \| Second through seventh set of appeals \| Minimum \| Europe \| Customs tax audit and appeals
Loss contingency
Period covering canceled assessments						Oct. 01, 2010	Oct. 01, 2010
Italy \| Second through seventh set of appeals \| Maximum \| Europe \| Customs tax audit and appeals
Loss contingency
Period covering canceled assessments						Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2012
Judicial ruling \| U.S. \| Gucci America, Inc.
Loss contingency
Damages sought in litigation case		$ 26,000
Accounting profits sought by plaintiff as compensation		99,000
Monetary damages awarded by court		2,300
Monetary damages awarded by court to be paid by the Company's licensees		$ 2,300
Pending litigation \| Italy \| Gucci America, Inc.
Loss contingency
Number of Italian trademark registrations to be cancelled by plaintiff \| trademark										3
Number of European Community trademark registrations to be cancelled by plaintiff \| trademark										4
Pending litigation \| China \| Gucci America, Inc.
Loss contingency
Damages sought in litigation case	$ 80
Pending litigation \| France \| Gucci America, Inc.
Loss contingency
Number of European Community trademark registrations to be cancelled by plaintiff \| trademark									2
Number of international trademark registrations to be cancelled by plaintiff \| trademark									1