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Segment and Geographic Reporting Information - Segment Reporting Information (Detail)

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Segment and Geographic Reporting Information - Segment Reporting Information (Detail) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2014
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Identifiable assets $ 1,713,583us-gaap_Assets   $ 1,674,918us-gaap_Assets
Net sales, Total 767,997us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet 546,518us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet  
Gross profit 332,540us-gaap_GrossProfit 240,403us-gaap_GrossProfit  
Additions to property, plant and equipment 14,623us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment 11,369us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment  
Domestic wholesale [Member]      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Identifiable assets 964,314us-gaap_Assets
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= skx_DomesticWholesaleMember 		  979,582us-gaap_Assets
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= skx_DomesticWholesaleMember
Net sales, Total 321,328us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= skx_DomesticWholesaleMember 		232,492us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= skx_DomesticWholesaleMember 		 
Gross profit 125,730us-gaap_GrossProfit
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= skx_DomesticWholesaleMember 		84,554us-gaap_GrossProfit
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= skx_DomesticWholesaleMember 		 
Additions to property, plant and equipment 5,688us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= skx_DomesticWholesaleMember 		2,006us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= skx_DomesticWholesaleMember 		 
International wholesale [Member]      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Identifiable assets 544,859us-gaap_Assets
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= skx_InternationalWholesaleMember 		  510,063us-gaap_Assets
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= skx_InternationalWholesaleMember
Net sales, Total 285,571us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= skx_InternationalWholesaleMember 		179,083us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= skx_InternationalWholesaleMember 		 
Gross profit 113,377us-gaap_GrossProfit
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= skx_InternationalWholesaleMember 		76,290us-gaap_GrossProfit
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= skx_InternationalWholesaleMember 		 
Additions to property, plant and equipment 3,555us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= skx_InternationalWholesaleMember 		1,004us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= skx_InternationalWholesaleMember 		 
Retail [Member]      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Identifiable assets 204,082us-gaap_Assets
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= skx_RetailMember 		  185,041us-gaap_Assets
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= skx_RetailMember
Net sales, Total 154,557us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= skx_RetailMember 		128,878us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= skx_RetailMember 		 
Gross profit 90,270us-gaap_GrossProfit
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= skx_RetailMember 		76,761us-gaap_GrossProfit
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= skx_RetailMember 		 
Additions to property, plant and equipment 5,380us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= skx_RetailMember 		8,359us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= skx_RetailMember 		 
E-commerce [Member]      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Identifiable assets 328us-gaap_Assets
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= skx_ECommerceMember 		  232us-gaap_Assets
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= skx_ECommerceMember
Net sales, Total 6,541us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= skx_ECommerceMember 		6,065us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= skx_ECommerceMember 		 
Gross profit $ 3,163us-gaap_GrossProfit
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= skx_ECommerceMember 		$ 2,798us-gaap_GrossProfit
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= skx_ECommerceMember