Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022	Jun. 30, 2022
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 258,056	$ 274,713	$ 150,929
Short-term Investments	16,358	15,085	29,569
Factor accounts receivable	6,057	7,721	13,095
Accounts receivable, net of allowances of $6,057, $7,721 and $13,095	41,332	37,937	31,377
Other Receivables	256,627	248,228	344,716
Inventories	207,839	228,752	306,547
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	24,282	22,989	31,047
Income tax receivable and prepaid income taxes	23,405	15,853	12,225
Total current assets	$ 827,899	$ 843,557	$ 906,410
Other Receivable, after Allowance for Credit Loss, Current, Related Party, Type [Extensible Enumeration]	Affiliated Entity [Member]	Affiliated Entity [Member]	Affiliated Entity [Member]
Property and equipment, net	$ 42,267	$ 40,664	$ 35,004
Operating lease right-of-use asset	116,871	90,264	85,608
Deposits and other	10,858	12,070	4,029
Deferred taxes	2,135	1,755	6,517
Goodwill – net	168,967	168,085	167,959
Intangibles – net	101,047	101,192	107,167
Assets, Total	1,270,245	1,257,988	1,313,292
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	130,417	130,542	105,130
Accrued expenses	134,469	138,523	219,005
Operating leases – current portion	36,593	29,499	31,074
Income taxes payable	7,773	9,403	14,100
Contingent payment liability – current portion	1,153	1,153	2,000
Accrued incentive compensation	7,237	11,788	8,334
Total current liabilities	317,642	320,908	379,643
Operating leases – long-term portion	96,277	79,128	76,023
Deferred tax liabilities	3,923	3,923	3,378
Other liabilities	10,686	10,166	10,930
Liabilities	$ 428,528	414,125	469,974
Common Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share	$ 0.0001
Common stock – $0.0001 par value, 245,000 shares authorized,134,826, 134,456 and 134,427 shares issued, 75,303, 76,796 and 79,007 shares outstanding	$ 8	$ 8	$ 8
Common stock, shares authorized	245,000,000
Common stock, shares issued	134,826,000	134,456,000	134,427,000
Common Stock, Shares, Outstanding	75,303,000	76,796,000	79,007,000
Additional paid-in capital	$ 533,550	$ 520,441	$ 508,063
Retained earnings	1,610,487	1,571,123	1,510,651
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(30,984)	(35,709)	(32,729)
Treasury stock – 59,523, 57,660 and 55,420 shares at cost	$ (1,288,545)	$ (1,224,310)	$ (1,152,459)
Treasury Stock, Common, Shares	59,523,000	57,660,000	55,420,000
Total Steven Madden, Ltd. stockholders’ equity	$ 824,516	$ 831,553	$ 833,534
Noncontrolling interest	17,201	12,310	9,784
Total stockholders’ equity	841,717	843,863	843,318
Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity	$ 1,270,245	1,257,988	1,313,292
Preferred Class A [Member]
Current liabilities:
Preferred stock-par value	$ 0.0001
Preferred stock- shares authorized	5,000,000
Preferred stock-issued	0
Preferred Class B [Member]
Current liabilities:
Preferred stock-par value	$ 0.0001
Preferred stock- shares authorized	60,000
Preferred stock-issued	0
Preferred Stock [Member]
Current liabilities:
Preferred stock – $0.0001 par value, 5,000 shares authorized; none issued; Series A Junior Participating preferred stock – $0.0001 par value, 60 shares authorized; none issued	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0