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Income Taxes - Additional Information (Detail)

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Income Taxes - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Schedule Of Income Taxes [Line Items]        
Effective tax rate 23.70%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations 25.70%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations    
U.S. federal and state statutory rate 39.00%skx_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryRateAndStateAndLocalIncomeTaxRate      
Cash and cash equivalents $ 396,710,000us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue $ 329,448,000us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue $ 466,685,000us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue $ 372,011,000us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
Repatriation of earnings 51,100,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationRepatriationOfForeignEarnings      
Non-U.S jurisdictions [Member]        
Schedule Of Income Taxes [Line Items]        
Cash and cash equivalents $ 171,200,000us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember
     
Percentage of cash and cash equivalents 43.20%skx_PercentageOfCashAndCashCashEquivalents
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember
     
Minimum [Member]        
Schedule Of Income Taxes [Line Items]        
Effective tax rate 21.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MinimumMember
     
Minimum [Member] | Non-U.S jurisdictions [Member]        
Schedule Of Income Taxes [Line Items]        
Statutory federal rate 0.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationForeignIncomeTaxRateDifferential
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MinimumMember
     
Maximum [Member]        
Schedule Of Income Taxes [Line Items]        
Effective tax rate 25.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MaximumMember
     
Maximum [Member] | Non-U.S jurisdictions [Member]        
Schedule Of Income Taxes [Line Items]        
Statutory federal rate 34.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationForeignIncomeTaxRateDifferential
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MaximumMember