Carter's (CRI) 10-Q 29 Apr 15 2015 Q1 Quarterly report Financial data

Document_and_Entity_Informatio

Document and Entity Information	3 Months Ended
	Apr. 04, 2015	Apr. 24, 2015
Document Information [Abstract]
Entity Registrant Name	CARTERS INC
Entity Central Index Key	1060822
Current Fiscal Year End Date	-1
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	4-Apr-15
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2015
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Amendment Flag	FALSE
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		52,538,616

CONDENSED_CONSOLIDATED_BALANCE

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (USD $)	Apr. 04, 2015	Jan. 03, 2015	Mar. 29, 2014
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$377,400	$340,638	$277,236
Accounts receivable, net	195,593	184,563	205,166
Finished goods inventories	358,014	444,844	363,018
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	34,718	34,788	26,362
Deferred income taxes	32,842	36,625	37,343
Total current assets	998,567	1,041,458	909,125
Property, plant, and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $257,394, $245,011, and $220,847	341,658	333,097	316,786
Tradenames and other intangibles, net	314,955	317,297	323,967
Goodwill	178,859	181,975	184,604
Deferred debt issuance costs, net	6,361	6,677	7,758
Other assets	12,786	12,592	10,109
Total assets	1,853,186	1,893,096	1,752,349
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	94,129	150,243	103,439
Other current liabilities	93,403	97,728	75,235
Total current liabilities	187,532	247,971	178,674
Long-term debt	586,349	586,000	586,000
Deferred income taxes	120,275	121,536	118,032
Other long-term liabilities	153,317	150,905	140,493
Total liabilities	1,047,473	1,106,412	1,023,199
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders' equity:
Preferred stock; par value $.01 per share; 100,000 shares authorized; none issued or outstanding at April 4, 2015, January 3, 2015, and March 29, 2014	0	0	0
Common stock, voting; par value $.01 per share; 150,000,000 shares authorized; 52,615,316, 52,712,193, and 53,742,906 shares issued and outstanding at April 4, 2015, January 3, 2015 and March 29, 2014, respectively	526	527	537
Additional paid-in capital	0	0	11,420
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	-29,031	-23,037	-12,842
Retained earnings	834,218	809,194	730,035
Total stockholders' equity	805,713	786,684	729,150
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$1,853,186	$1,893,096	$1,752,349

CONDENSED_CONSOLIDATED_BALANCE1

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Parenthetical) (USD $)	Apr. 04, 2015	Jan. 03, 2015	Mar. 29, 2014
In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified
Statement of Financial Position [Abstract]
Accumulated Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization, Property, Plant, and Equipment	$257,394	$245,011	$220,847
Preferred stock; par value	$0.01	$0.01	$0.01
Preferred stock; shares authorized	100,000	100,000	100,000
Preferred stock; issued	0	0	0
Preferred stock; outstanding	0	0	0
Common stock, voting; par value	$0.01	$0.01	$0.01
Common stock, voting; shares authorized	150,000,000	150,000,000	150,000,000
Common stock voting; shares issued	52,977,519	54,541,879	54,542,594
Common stock voting; shares outstanding	52,977,519	54,541,879	54,542,594

CONDENSED_CONSOLIDATED_STATEME

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	Apr. 04, 2015	Mar. 29, 2014
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net sales	$684,764	$651,643
Cost of goods sold	400,712	389,918
Gross profit	284,052	261,725
Selling, general, and administrative expenses	211,183	210,095
Royalty income	-11,636	-9,901
Operating income	-84,505	-61,531
Interest expense	6,692	6,897
Interest income	-137	-132
Other expense, net	1,962	596
Income before income taxes	75,988	54,170
Provision for income taxes	26,196	19,873
Net income	$49,792	$34,297
Diluted net income per common share	$0.94	$0.64
Dividend declared and paid per common share	$0.94	$0.63
Dividend declared per common share	$0.22	$0.19
Dividend paid per common share	$0.22	$0.19

CONDENSED_CONSOLIDATED_STATEME1

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Apr. 04, 2015	Mar. 29, 2014
Statement of Comprehensive Income [Abstract]
Net income	$49,792	$34,297
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Foreign currency translation adjustments	-5,994	-2,760
Comprehensive income	$43,798	$31,537

CONDENSED_CONSOLIDATED_STATEME2

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (USD $)	Total	Common Stock [Member]	Additional Paid-in Capital [Member]	Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income [Member]	Retained Earnings [Member]
In Thousands, except Share data
Balance at Jan. 03, 2015	$786,684	$527	$0	($23,037)	$809,194
Balance (in shares) at Jan. 03, 2015	54,541,879	52,712,193
Income tax benefit from stock-based compensation	5,771		5,771
Exercise of stock options	2,768	1	2,767
Exercise of stock options (in shares)		74,575
Withholdings from vesting of restricted stock	-12,331	-1	-12,330
Withholdings from vesting of restricted stock (in shares)		-144,002
Restricted stock activity	0	1	-1
Restricted stock activity (in shares)		130,450
Stock-based compensation expense	4,740		4,740
Repurchase of common stock	-14,120	-2	-947		-13,171
Repurchase of common stock (in shares)		-157,900
Cash dividends declared and paid	-11,597				-11,597
Comprehensive income (loss)	43,798			-5,994	49,792
Balance at Apr. 04, 2015	$805,713	$526	$0	($29,031)	$834,218
Balance (in shares) at Apr. 04, 2015	52,977,519	52,615,316

CONDENSED_CONSOLIDATED_STATEME3

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Apr. 04, 2015	Mar. 29, 2014
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$49,792	$34,297
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	14,875	15,354
Amortization of tradenames	2,325	6,271
Accretion of contingent consideration	483	454
Amortization of debt issuance costs	280	375
Non-cash stock-based compensation expense	4,740	4,535
Foreign currency exchange loss	1,652	0
Income tax benefit from stock-based compensation	-5,771	-3,370
Loss on disposal of property, plant, and equipment	52	189
Deferred income taxes	2,207	-3,320
Effect of changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable	-11,402	-11,725
Inventories	83,349	53,309
Prepaid expenses and other assets	-472	8,424
Accounts payable and other liabilities	-54,886	-74,233
Net cash provided by operating activities	87,224	30,560
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures	-20,760	-32,083
Proceeds from sale of property, plant, and equipment	76	0
Net cash used in investing activities	-20,684	-32,083
Cash flows from financing activities:
Payments of debt issuance costs	0	-55
Borrowings under secured revolving credit facility	20,349	0
Payments on secured revolving credit facility	20,000	0
Repurchase of common stock	-14,120	-2,292
Dividends paid	-11,597	-10,208
Income tax benefit from stock-based compensation	5,771	3,370
Withholdings from vesting of restricted stock	-12,331	-4,079
Proceeds from exercise of stock options	2,768	5,546
Net cash used in financing activities	29,160	7,718
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	-618	-69
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	36,762	-9,310
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	340,638	286,546
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	$377,400	$277,236

THE_COMPANY

THE COMPANY	3 Months Ended
	Apr. 04, 2015
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
THE COMPANY	THE COMPANY
	Carter’s, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiaries (collectively, the “Company,” “its,” "us" and "our") design, source, and market branded childrenswear under the Carter’s, Child of Mine, Just One You, Precious Firsts, OshKosh, and other brands. The Company's products are sourced through contractual arrangements with manufacturers worldwide for wholesale distribution to major domestic and international retailers and for the Company's own retail stores and websites that market its brand name merchandise and other licensed products manufactured by other companies. As of April 4, 2015, the Company operated 549 Carter’s stores in the United States, 208 OshKosh stores in the United States, and 127 stores in Canada.

BASIS_OF_PREPARATION

BASIS OF PREPARATION	3 Months Ended
	Apr. 04, 2015
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
BASIS OF PREPARATION	BASIS OF PREPARATION
	The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Carter's, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiaries and have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“U.S. GAAP”) for interim financial information and the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”).  All intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation.
	In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements contain all normal and recurring adjustments necessary to state fairly the consolidated financial condition, results of operations, comprehensive income, statement of stockholder’s equity, and cash flows of the Company for the interim periods presented. Except as otherwise disclosed, all such adjustments consist only of those of a normal recurring nature. Operating results for the fiscal quarter ended April 4, 2015 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the 2015 fiscal year ending January 2, 2016.
	The preparation of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. Actual results could differ materially from those estimates.
	The accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet as of January 3, 2015 was derived from the Company's audited consolidated financial statements included in its most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10-K. Certain information and footnote disclosure normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP have been condensed or omitted pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC and the instructions to Form 10-Q. The accounting policies the Company follows are set forth in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the 2014 fiscal year ended January 3, 2015. There have been no material subsequent changes to these accounting policies.
	The Company's fiscal year ends on the Saturday in December or January, nearest the last day of December, resulting in an additional week of results every five or six years. As a result, fiscal 2014, which ended on January 3, 2015, contained 53 weeks. Fiscal 2015, which will end on January 2, 2016, contains 52 weeks. The first fiscal quarter of 2015 and 2014 each contained 13 weeks.

ACCUMULATED_OTHER_COMPREHENSIV

ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE LOSS	3 Months Ended
	Apr. 04, 2015
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax [Abstract]
ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE LOSS	ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE LOSS
	The components, net of applicable income taxes, of accumulated other comprehensive (loss) consisted of the following:
	(dollars in thousands)	April 4, 2015			January 3, 2015			March 29, 2014
	Cumulative foreign currency translation adjustments	$	(21,391	)	$	(15,397	)	$	(10,312	)
	Pension and post-retirement liability adjustments	(7,640		)	(7,640		)	(2,530		)
	Total accumulated other comprehensive loss	$	(29,031	)	$	(23,037	)	$	(12,842	)
	Changes in accumulated other comprehensive loss for the first quarters of fiscal 2015 and 2014 consisted of additional losses for foreign currency translation adjustments of approximately $6.0 million and $2.8 million, respectively. During the first quarters of fiscal 2015 and 2014, no amounts were reclassified from other accumulated other comprehensive loss to the statement of operations.

GOODWILL_AND_OTHER_INTANGIBLE_

GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS	3 Months Ended
	Apr. 04, 2015
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]
GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS	GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS
	The Company’s goodwill and other intangible assets were as follows:
			April 4, 2015						January 3, 2015
	(dollars in thousands)	Weighted-average useful life	Gross amount		Accumulated amortization		Net amount		Gross amount		Accumulated amortization		Net amount
	Carter’s goodwill	Indefinite	$	136,570	$	—	$	136,570	$	136,570	$	—	$	136,570
	Bonnie Togs goodwill	Indefinite	42,289		—		42,289		45,405		—		45,405
	Total goodwill		$	178,859	$	—	$	178,859	$	181,975	$	—	$	181,975
	Carter’s tradename	Indefinite	$	220,233	$	—	$	220,233	$	220,233	$	—	$	220,233
	OshKosh tradename	Indefinite	85,500		—		85,500		85,500		—		85,500
	Other tradenames	2-20 years	42,037		32,830		9,207		42,073		30,541		11,532
	Total tradenames		347,770		32,830		314,940		347,806		30,541		317,265
	Non-compete agreements	4 years	220		205		15		257		225		32
	Total tradenames and other intangibles, net		$	347,990	$	33,035	$	314,955	$	348,063	$	30,766	$	317,297
			March 29, 2014
	(dollars in thousands)	Weighted-average useful life	Gross amount		Accumulated amortization		Net amount
	Carter’s goodwill	Indefinite	$	136,570	$	—	$	136,570
	Bonnie Togs goodwill	Indefinite	48,034		—		48,034
	Total goodwill		$	184,604	$	—	$	184,604
	Carter’s tradename	Indefinite	$	220,233	$	—	$	220,233
	OshKosh tradename	Indefinite	85,500		—		85,500
	Other tradenames	2-3 years	38,552		20,404		18,148
	Total tradenames		344,285		20,404		323,881
	Non-compete agreements	4 years	272		186		86
	Total tradenames and other intangibles, net		$	344,557	$	20,590	$	323,967
	The Company recorded approximately $2.3 million and $6.3 million in amortization expense for the fiscal quarters ended April 4, 2015 and March 29, 2014, respectively. The estimated future amortization expense for these assets is approximately $4.1 million for the remainder of fiscal 2015, $1.9 million for fiscal 2016, $0.2 million for each fiscal year 2017, 2018 and 2019, and $2.6 million thereafter.

COMMON_STOCK

COMMON STOCK	3 Months Ended
	Apr. 04, 2015
Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract]
COMMON STOCK	COMMON STOCK
	SHARE REPURCHASES
	In the second quarter of fiscal 2013, the Company's Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of shares in an amount up to$300 million, inclusive of amounts remaining under previous authorizations. In the third quarter of 2013, the Board approved an additional $400 million share repurchase authorization. The total remaining capacity under the repurchase authorizations as of April 4, 2015 was approximately $171.0 million. The authorizations have no expiration date.
	Open Market Repurchases
	During the first quarter of fiscal 2015, the Company repurchased and retired 157,900 shares in open market transactions with an average share price of $89.43 for an aggregate purchase price of $14.1 million. During the first quarter fiscal 2014, the Company repurchased and retired 30,151 shares, in open market transactions, with an average share price of $76.03 for an aggregate purchase price of $2.3 million.
	Future repurchases may occur from time to time in the open market, in negotiated transactions, or otherwise. The timing and amount of any repurchases will be determined by the Company’s management, based on its evaluation of market conditions, share price, other investment priorities, and other factors.
	Accelerated Stock Repurchase Program
	On August 29, 2013, the Company entered into two fixed-dollar uncollared accelerated stock repurchase agreements (the "ASR agreements") totaling $400 million. The ASR agreements were settled in January 2014. As of the date of settlement, the Company had received a total of approximately 5.6 million shares, of which one million shares were received in January 2014. All shares received under the ASR agreements were retired upon receipt.
	DIVIDENDS
	In the first quarters of fiscal 2015 and fiscal 2014, the Company paid cash dividends per share of $0.22 and $0.19, respectively. Future declarations of dividends and the establishment of future record and payment dates are at the discretion of the Company's Board of Directors and based on a number of factors including the Company's future financial performance and other investment priorities.
	Provisions in the Company's secured revolving credit facility and indenture governing its senior notes could have the effect of restricting the Company's ability to pay future cash dividends on, or make future repurchases of, its common stock as further described in the Company's Annual Report for Form 10-K for the 2014 fiscal year ended January 3, 2015.

LONGTERM_DEBT

LONG-TERM DEBT	3 Months Ended
	Apr. 04, 2015
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]
LONG-TERM DEBT	LONG-TERM DEBT
	Long-term debt consisted of the following:
	(dollars in thousands)	April 4, 2015		January 3, 2015		March 29, 2014
	Senior notes	$	400,000	$	400,000	$	400,000
	Secured revolving credit facility	186,349		186,000		186,000
	Total long-term debt	$	586,349	$	586,000	$	586,000
	Secured Revolving Credit Facility
	As of April 4, 2015, the Company had $186.3 million in outstanding borrowings under its secured revolving credit facility, exclusive of $7.9 million of outstanding letters of credit. During the first quarter of fiscal 2015, the Company replaced $20.0 million of outstanding borrowings with CAD $25.5 million of borrowings in Canadian dollars, which approximated $20.3 million. Amounts outstanding under the revolving credit facility currently accrue interest at a LIBOR rate plus Base Rate, which, as of April 4, 2015, was 1.93% for U.S. dollar borrowings and 2.74% for Canadian dollar borrowings. As of April 4, 2015, there was approximately $180.8 million available for future borrowing.
	As of April 4, 2015, the Company was in compliance with the financial debt covenants under the secured revolving credit facility.
	Senior Notes
	As of April 4, 2015, The William Carter Company ("TWCC"), a 100% owned subsidiary of Carter's Inc., had outstanding $400 million principal amount of senior notes bearing interest at a fixed rate of 5.25% per annum and maturing on August 15, 2021. The senior notes are unsecured and are fully and unconditionally guaranteed by Carter's, Inc. and certain subsidiaries of TWCC.

STOCKBASED_COMPENSATION

STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION	3 Months Ended
	Apr. 04, 2015
Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]
STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION	STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION
	The Company recorded stock-based compensation cost as follows:
		Fiscal quarter ended
	(dollars in thousands)	April 4, 2015		March 29, 2014
	Stock options	$	1,324	$	1,370
	Restricted stock:
	Time-based awards	2,083		1,941
	Performance-based awards	1,333		1,224
	Total	$	4,740	$	4,535
	All stock-based compensation expense was reflected as a component of selling, general, and administrative expenses, where other forms of compensation were recorded.
	On February 18, 2015, the Company’s Board of Directors approved the issuance of the following new awards to certain key employees under the Company’s existing stock-based compensation plan, subject to vesting:  177,900 stock options with an exercise price of $82.40 each; 84,800 shares of time-based restricted stock awards with a grant-date fair value of $82.40 each; and 50,600 shares of performance-based restricted stock awards with a grant-date fair value of $82.40 each.
	During the first quarter of fiscal 2015, a total of 331,163 restricted stock awards (time and performance based) vested with a weighted-average grant-date fair value of $41.16 each. For the first quarter of fiscal 2014, a total of 151,500 restricted stock awards (time and performance based) vested with a weighted average grant-date fair value of $39.65 each.

EMPLOYEE_BENEFIT_PLANS

EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS	3 Months Ended
	Apr. 04, 2015
Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]
EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS	EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS
	The Company maintains a defined contribution plan and two defined benefit plans. The two defined benefit plans include the OshKosh B'Gosh pension plan and a post-retirement life and medical plan.
	OSHKOSH B'GOSH PENSION PLAN
	The net periodic pension (benefit) cost included in the statement of operations was comprised of:
		Fiscal quarter ended
	(dollars in thousands)	April 4, 2015			March 29, 2014
	Interest cost	$	623		$	622
	Expected return on plan assets	(785		)	(798		)
	Recognized actuarial loss	161			21
	Net periodic pension (benefit) cost	$	(1	)	$	(155	)
	POST-RETIREMENT LIFE AND MEDICAL PLAN
	The components of post-retirement benefit expense charged to the statement of operations were as follows:
		Fiscal quarter ended
	(dollars in thousands)	April 4, 2015			March 29, 2014
	Service cost – benefits attributed to service during the period	$	32		$	28
	Interest cost on accumulated post-retirement benefit obligation	45			57
	Amortization net actuarial gain	(48		)	(51		)
	Curtailment gain	—			(22		)
	Total net periodic post-retirement benefit cost	$	29		$	12

INCOME_TAXES

INCOME TAXES	3 Months Ended
	Apr. 04, 2015
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
INCOME TAXES	INCOME TAXES
	During the first quarter of fiscal 2015, the Company recognized prior-year income tax benefits of approximately $1.8 million due to a favorable settlement of an ongoing IRS audit of fiscal 2011, 2012 and 2013, in addition to a favorable settlement of an ongoing state income tax audit. These settlements decreased the Company's effective tax rate for the first quarter of fiscal 2015 compared to the first quarter of fiscal 2014.
	As of April 4, 2015, the Company had gross unrecognized income tax benefits of approximately $9.3 million, of which $6.3 million, if ultimately recognized, may affect the Company’s effective tax rate in the periods settled.  The Company has recorded tax positions for which the ultimate deductibility is more likely than not, but for which there is uncertainty about the timing of such deductions.
	Included in the reserves for unrecognized tax benefits at April 4, 2015 are approximately $1.7 million of reserves for which the statute of limitations is expected to expire within the next fiscal year.  If these tax benefits are ultimately recognized, such recognition, net of federal income taxes, may affect the annual effective tax rate for fiscal 2015 or fiscal 2016 along with the effective tax rate in the quarter in which the benefits are recognized.
	The Company recognizes interest related to unrecognized tax benefits as a component of interest expense and recognizes penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits as a component of income tax expense.  During the fiscal quarters ended April 4, 2015 and March 29, 2014, interest expense recorded on uncertain tax positions was not significant. The Company had approximately $0.8 million, $0.9 million, and $0.9 million of interest accrued on uncertain tax positions as of April 4, 2015, January 3, 2015, and March 29, 2014, respectively.

FAIR_VALUE_MEASUREMENTS

FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS	3 Months Ended
	Apr. 04, 2015
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS	FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS
	INVESTMENTS
	The Company invests in marketable securities, principally equity-based mutual funds, to mitigate the risk associated with the investment return on employee deferrals of compensation. All of the marketable securities owned by the Company are included in other assets on the Company's consolidated balance sheet. The Company had approximately $7.9 million, $7.6 million, and $5.5 million of such Level 1 investments as of April 4, 2015, January 3, 2015, and March 29, 2014, respectively.
	Gains on the investments in marketable securities were $0.2 million for the first quarter of fiscal 2015 and were not significant for the first quarter of fiscal 2014.
	CONTINGENT CONSIDERATION
	The following table summarizes the changes in the remaining contingent consideration liability related to the Company's
	2011 acquisition of Bonnie Togs:
		Fiscal quarter ended
	(dollars in thousands)	April 4, 2015			March 29, 2014
	Balance at the beginning of period	7,711			16,348
	Accretion	483			454
	Foreign currency translation adjustment	(533		)	(487		)
	Balance at the end of period	$	7,661		$	16,315
	The contingent consideration liability is a Level 3 fair value measurement. As of April 4, 2015, the Company determined the fair value of contingent consideration based upon a probability-weighted discounted cash flow analysis that reflects a high probability that the earnings targets will be met, and a discount rate of 18%.
	BORROWINGS
	As of April 4, 2015, the Level 2 fair value of the Company's $186.3 million in outstanding borrowings under its secured revolving credit facility approximated carrying value. The fair value of the Company's $400 million in senior notes was estimated by obtaining market quotes given the trade levels of other bonds of the same general issuer type and market-perceived credit quality and is therefore within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy. The fair value of the outstanding senior notes as of April 4, 2015 was approximately $414.0 million.

EARNINGS_PER_SHARE

EARNINGS PER SHARE	3 Months Ended
	Apr. 04, 2015
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
EARNINGS PER SHARE	EARNINGS PER SHARE
	The following is a reconciliation of basic common shares outstanding to diluted common and common equivalent shares outstanding:
		Fiscal quarter ended
		April 4, 2015			March 29, 2014
	Weighted-average number of common and common equivalent shares outstanding:
	Basic number of common shares outstanding	52,119,215			53,172,459
	Dilutive effect of equity awards	495,386			501,322
	Diluted number of common and common equivalent shares outstanding	52,614,601			53,673,781
	Basic net income per common share (in thousands, except per share data):
	Net income	$	49,792		$	34,297
	Income allocated to participating securities	(560		)	(470		)
	Net income available to common shareholders	$	49,232		$	33,827
	Basic net income per common share	$	0.94		$	0.64
	Diluted net income per common share (in thousands, except per share data):
	Net income	$	49,792		$	34,297
	Income allocated to participating securities	(556		)	(467		)
	Net income available to common shareholders	$	49,236		$	33,830
	Diluted net income per common share	$	0.94		$	0.63
	Anti-dilutive shares excluded from dilutive earnings per share computation	183,400			269,650

OTHER_CURRENT_AND_LONGTERM_LIA

OTHER CURRENT AND LONG-TERM LIABILITIES	3 Months Ended
	Apr. 04, 2015
Other Liabilities Disclosure [Abstract]
OTHER CURRENT AND LONG-TERM LIABILITIES	OTHER CURRENT AND LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
	Other current liabilities consisted of the following:
	(dollars in thousands)	April 4, 2015		January 3, 2015		March 29, 2014
	Accrued bonuses and incentive compensation	$	4,396	$	18,875	$	3,196
	Contingent consideration	7,661		7,711		8,878
	Income taxes payable	18,410		692		6,637
	Accrued workers' compensation	3,057		2,662		7,392
	Accrued interest	2,759		8,106		2,874
	Accrued sales and use taxes	7,653		5,318		7,307
	Accrued salaries and wages	8,111		3,576		3,405
	Accrued gift certificates	9,882		10,100		7,877
	Accrued 401(k) contributions	1,296		10,073		893
	Accrued closure costs	633		835		7,754
	Other current liabilities	29,545		29,780		19,022
	Total	$	93,403	$	97,728	$	75,235
	Other long-term liabilities consisted of the following:
	(dollars in thousands)	April 4, 2015		January 3, 2015		March 29, 2014
	Deferred lease incentives	$	68,652	$	67,205	$	69,900
	Accrued rent	43,504		40,656		34,446
	Contingent consideration	—		—		7,437
	Accrued workers' compensation	4,717		4,717		—
	OshKosh pension plan	11,029		11,031		3,613
	Unrecognized tax benefits	10,087		12,230		12,505
	Post-retirement life and medical plan	4,731		4,731		5,069
	Deferred compensation	8,710		8,388		7,420
	Other	1,887		1,947		103
	Total	$	153,317	$	150,905	$	140,493

COMMITMENTS_AND_CONTINGENCIES

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES	3 Months Ended
	Apr. 04, 2015
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES	COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
	The Company is subject to various claims and pending or threatened lawsuits in the normal course of business. The Company is not currently a party to any legal proceedings that it believes would have a material adverse impact on its financial position, results of operations, or cash flows.

SEGMENT_INFORMATION

SEGMENT INFORMATION	3 Months Ended
	Apr. 04, 2015
Segment Reporting [Abstract]
SEGMENT INFORMATION	SEGMENT INFORMATION
	The table below presents certain segment information for the periods indicated:
		Fiscal quarter ended
	(dollars in thousands)	April 4,			% of		March 29,			% of
		2015			Total Net Sales		2014			Total Net Sales
	Net sales:
	Carter’s Wholesale	$	269,315		39.3	%	$	271,628		41.7	%
	Carter’s Retail (a)	257,727			37.7	%	230,328			35.3	%
	Total Carter’s (U.S.)	527,042			77	%	501,956			77	%
	OshKosh Retail (a)	73,042			10.7	%	63,558			9.8	%
	OshKosh Wholesale	16,051			2.3	%	15,585			2.4	%
	Total OshKosh (U.S.)	89,093			13	%	79,143			12.2	%
	International (b)	68,629			10	%	70,544			10.8	%
	Total net sales	$	684,764		100	%	$	651,643		100	%
	Operating income (loss):				% of					% of
					Segment					Segment
					Net Sales					Net Sales
	Carter’s Wholesale	$	57,931		21.5	%	$	46,867		17.3	%
	Carter’s Retail (a)	44,493			17.3	%	42,979			18.7	%
	Total Carter’s (U.S.)	102,424			19.4	%	89,846			17.9	%
	OshKosh Retail (a)	(960		)	(1.3	)%	(4,489		)	(7.1	)%
	OshKosh Wholesale	2,979			18.6	%	2,025			13	%
	Total OshKosh (U.S.)	2,019			2.3	%	(2,464		)	(3.1	)%
	International (b) (c)	6,511			9.5	%	4,036			5.7	%
	Corporate expenses (d) (e)	(26,449		)			(29,887		)
	Total operating income	$	84,505		12.3	%	$	61,531		9.4	%
	(a)	Includes eCommerce results.
	(b)	Net sales include international retail, eCommerce, and wholesale sales. Operating income includes international licensing income.
	(c)	Includes charges associated with the revaluation of the Company's contingent consideration related to the Company's 2011 acquisition of Bonnie Togs of approximately $0.5 million for each of the first quarters of fiscal 2015 and 2014. Also includes a benefit of approximately $0.4 million for the first quarter of fiscal 2014 related to a favorable recovery on inventory related to the Company's exit from Japan retail operations.
	(d)	Corporate expenses include expenses related to incentive compensation, stock-based compensation, executive management, severance and relocation, finance, building occupancy, information technology, certain legal fees, consulting, and audit fees.
	(e)	Includes the following charges:
		Fiscal quarter ended
	(dollars in millions)	April 4, 2015			March 29, 2014
	Closure of distribution facility in Hogansville, GA (1)	$	—		$	0.3
	Office consolidation costs	$	—		$	2
	Amortization of tradenames	$	2.3		$	6.3
	(1) Continuing operating costs associated with the closure of the Company's distribution facility in Hogansville, Georgia. This facility was sold in          December 2014.

FACILITY_CLOSURE

FACILITY CLOSURE	3 Months Ended
	Apr. 04, 2015
Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]
FACILITY CLOSURE	FACILITY CLOSURES
	OFFICE CONSOLIDATION
	The Company consolidated its Shelton, Connecticut and Atlanta, Georgia offices, as well as certain functions from its other offices, into a new headquarters facility in Atlanta, Georgia. During the first quarter of fiscal 2014, approximately $2.0 million of expense, including $0.6 million of severance costs, were incurred related to the office consolidation project. No such expenses were incurred during the first quarter of fiscal 2015, and no additional expenses are expected to be incurred in the future.
	The following table summarizes the restructuring reserves related to the office consolidation as of April 4, 2015:
	(dollars in millions)	Severance			Other closure costs			Total
	Balance at January 3, 2015	$	0.8		$	2.8		$	3.6
	Provision	—			—			—
	Payments	(0.2		)	(0.3		)	(0.5		)
	Other	—			—			—
	Balance at April 4, 2015	$	0.6		$	2.5		$	3.1
	The severance reserve is included in other current liabilities and other closure costs are included in other long-term liabilities in the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet. The Company has completed its consolidation efforts. The severance accrual is expected to be substantially paid during fiscal 2015.
	As of March 29, 2014, restructuring reserves were approximately $5.6 million.
	JAPAN RETAIL OPERATIONS
	In 2013, the Company made the decision to exit retail operations in Japan based on revised forecasts that did not meet the Company's investment objectives. In connection with the plan to exit these operations, during the first quarter of fiscal 2014, the Company recorded approximately $0.6 million of accelerated depreciation in selling, general, and administrative expenses and approximately $1.0 million in cost of goods sold related to a favorable recovery on inventory. There were no exit costs or recoveries related to the former Japan operations during the first quarter of fiscal 2015.

RECENT_ACCOUNTING_PRONOUNCEMEN

RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS	3 Months Ended
	Apr. 04, 2015
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS	RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
	Revenue Recognition
	In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606), which clarifies the principles for recognizing revenue. The guidance is applicable to all contracts with customers regardless of industry-specific or transaction-specific fact patterns. Further, the guidance requires improved disclosures as well as additional disclosures to help users of financial statements better understand the nature, amount, timing, and uncertainty of revenue that is recognized. The standard is effective for the Company beginning in the first quarter of fiscal 2017, including interim periods within that first fiscal year, and early adoption is not permitted. Upon becoming effective, the Company will apply the amendments in the updated standard either retrospectively to each prior reporting period presented, or retrospectively with the cumulative effect of initially applying the guidance recognized at the date of initial application. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adopting this standard on its consolidated financial position, results of operations, and cash flows.
	On April 1, 2015, the FASB voted to propose a deferral of the effective date of the new revenue standard by one year, but to permit entities to adopt one year earlier if they choose (i.e., the original effective date). The proposal is currently undergoing the FASB's due process requirement, which includes a 30-day period for public comment.
	Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs
	In April 2015, the FASB issued Accounting Standard Update 2015-03, Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs ("ASU 2015-03"). Upon adoption, ASU 2015-03 will require debt issuance costs to be presented in the balance sheet as a direct reduction in the carrying value of the associated debt liability, consistent with the current presentation of a debt discount. Under current guidance prior to ASU 2015-03, debt issuance costs are presented in the balance sheet as a deferred charge (asset). ASU 2015-03 is limited to the presentation of debt issuance costs and will not affect the recognition and measurement of debt issuance costs. Upon adoption, ASU 2015-03 must be applied on a retrospective basis and is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2015, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted. Since ASU 2015-03 involves balance sheet presentation only, its adoption will not have any impact on the Company's results of operations, financial condition, or cash flows. The Company is evaluating a decision to early adopt ASU 2015-03 prior to its mandatory effective date.
	Simplified Measurement Date for Defined Benefit Plan Assets and Obligations
	In April 2015, the FASB issued Accounting Standard Update 2015-04, Practical Expedient for the Measurement Date of an Employer's Defined Benefit Obligation and Plan Assets ("ASU 2015-04"). Upon adoption, ASU 2015-04 will allow employers with fiscal year ends that do not coincide with a calendar month end to make an accounting policy election to measure defined benefit plan assets and obligations as of the end of the month closest to their fiscal year ends (i.e., on an alternative measurement date). An employer that makes this election must consistently apply the practical expedient from year to year and to all of its defined benefit plans. ASU 2015-04 will be effective for interim and fiscal periods beginning after December 15, 2015; prospective application is required and early adoption is permitted. The Company's fiscal year ends on the Saturday in December or January nearest the last day of December, and the Company has defined benefit plans. The Company is currently evaluating the policy election that will be allowed upon the adoption of ASU 2015-04.

GUARANTOR_CONDENSED_CONSOLIDAT

GUARANTOR CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS	3 Months Ended
	Apr. 04, 2015
Condensed Financial Information of Parent Company Only Disclosure [Abstract]
GUARANTOR CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS	GUARANTOR UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
	The Company’s senior notes constitute debt obligations of its wholly-owned subsidiary, The William Carter Company ("TWCC" or the “Subsidiary Issuer”), are unsecured and are fully and unconditionally guaranteed by Carter’s, Inc. (the “Parent”) by each of the Company’s current domestic subsidiaries, and, subject to certain exceptions, future restricted subsidiaries that guarantee the Company’s senior secured revolving credit facility or certain other debt of the Company or the subsidiary guarantors. For additional information, refer to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the 2014 fiscal year ended January 3, 2015.
	The unaudited condensed consolidating financial information for the Parent, the Subsidiary Issuer and the guarantor and non-guarantor subsidiaries has been prepared from the books and records maintained by the Company. The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidating financial information has been prepared and presented pursuant to SEC Regulation S-X Rule 3-10. The financial information may not necessarily be indicative of the financial position, results of operations, comprehensive income (loss), and cash flows, had the Parent, Subsidiary Issuer, guarantor or non-guarantor subsidiaries operated as independent entities.
	Intercompany revenues and expenses included in the subsidiary records are eliminated in consolidation. As a result of this activity, an amount due to/due from affiliates will exist at any time. The principal elimination entries relate to investments in subsidiaries and intercompany balances and transactions. The Company has accounted for investments in subsidiaries under the equity method. The guarantor subsidiaries are 100% owned directly or indirectly by the Parent and all guarantees are joint, several and unconditional.
	During fiscal 2014, the Company revised its Guarantor Condensed Consolidating Statements of Comprehensive Income to correct a presentation error related to certain other comprehensive income (loss) transactions within the Subsidiary Issuer and Guarantor Subsidiaries columns in the Company’s previously filed Form 10-Q for the first and second fiscal quarters of 2014, which included the comparative periods, and for the fiscal years ended December 28, 2013 and December 29, 2012.   These presentation items had no effect on the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements.  The Company concluded that these items were not material to the financial statements taken as a whole, but elected to revise previously reported amounts within this footnote for all periods presented.  Future filings will reflect these revisions.
	Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheets (unaudited)
	As of April 4, 2015 (dollars in thousands)
		Parent				Subsidiary				Guarantor				Non-Guarantor				Consolidating				Consolidated
						Issuer				Subsidiaries				Subsidiaries				Adjustments
	ASSETS
	Current assets:
	Cash and cash equivalents	$	—			$	338,709			$	17,505			$	21,186			$	—			$	377,400
	Accounts receivable, net	—				167,196				22,250				6,147				—				195,593
	Intercompany receivable	—				62,791				84,908				728				(148,427		)		—
	Finished goods inventories, net	—				173,892				179,932				40,563				(36,373		)		358,014
	Prepaid expenses and other current assets	—				13,329				13,369				8,020				—				34,718
	Deferred income taxes	—				18,673				12,356				1,813				—				32,842
	Total current assets	—				774,590				330,320				78,457				(184,800		)		998,567
	Property, plant, and equipment, net	—				157,206				156,962				27,490				—				341,658
	Goodwill	—				136,570				—				42,289				—				178,859
	Tradenames and other intangibles, net	—				229,440				85,500				15				—				314,955
	Deferred debt issuance costs, net	—				6,361				—				—				—				6,361
	Other assets	—				11,934				852				—				—				12,786
	Intercompany long term receivable	—				—				279,897				—				(279,897		)		—
	Intercompany long term note receivable	—				100,000				—				—				(100,000		)		—
	Investment in subsidiaries	805,713				591,454				10,173				—				(1,407,340		)		—
	Total assets	$	805,713			$	2,007,555			$	863,704			$	148,251			$	(1,972,037	)		$	1,853,186
	LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
	Current liabilities:
	Accounts payable	$	—			$	61,014			$	22,936			$	10,179			$	—			$	94,129
	Intercompany payables	—				84,259				60,851				3,316				(148,427		)		—
	Other current liabilities	—				25,078				54,833				13,492				—				93,403
	Total current liabilities	—				170,351				138,620				26,987				(148,427		)		187,532
	Long-term debt	—				566,000				—				20,349				—				586,349
	Deferred income taxes	—				80,185				40,090				—				—				120,275
	Intercompany long term liability	—				279,897				—				—				(279,897		)		—
	Intercompany long term note payable	—				—				100,000				—				(100,000		)		—
	Other long-term liabilities	—				69,035				72,026				12,256				—				153,317
	Stockholders' equity	805,713				842,087				512,968				88,659				(1,443,713		)		805,713
	Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$	805,713			$	2,007,555			$	863,704			$	148,251			$	(1,972,037	)		$	1,853,186
	As of January 3, 2015
	(dollars in thousands)
		Parent				Subsidiary				Guarantor				Non-Guarantor				Consolidating				Consolidated
						Issuer				Subsidiaries				Subsidiaries				Adjustments
	ASSETS
	Current assets:
	Cash and cash equivalents	$	—			$	311,078			$	10,442			$	19,118			$	—			$	340,638
	Accounts receivable, net	—				155,192				22,770				6,601				—				184,563
	Intercompany receivable	—				58,402				106,137				2,012				(166,551		)		—
	Intercompany loan receivable	—				20,000				—				—				(20,000		)		—
	Finished goods inventories, net	—				240,702				191,953				48,463				(36,274		)		444,844
	Prepaid expenses and other current assets	—				15,143				13,059				6,586				—				34,788
	Deferred income taxes	—				21,308				12,983				2,334				—				36,625
	Total current assets	—				821,825				357,344				85,114				(222,825		)		1,041,458
	Property, plant, and equipment, net	—				158,017				147,076				28,004				—				333,097
	Goodwill	—				136,570				—				45,405				—				181,975
	Tradenames and other intangibles, net	—				231,765				85,500				32				—				317,297
	Deferred debt issuance costs, net	—				6,677				—				—				—				6,677
	Other assets	—				11,781				811				—				—				12,592
	Intercompany long term receivable	—				—				274,584				—				(274,584		)		—
	Intercompany long term note receivable	—				100,000				—				—				(100,000		)		—
	Investment in subsidiaries	786,684				591,735				9,647				—				(1,388,066		)		—
	Total assets	$	786,684			$	2,058,370			$	874,962			$	158,555			$	(1,985,475	)		$	1,893,096
	LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	$	—			$	102,233			$	37,869			$	10,141			$	—			$	150,243
Intercompany payables	—				105,940				55,812				4,799				(166,551		)		—
Intercompany loan payables	—				—				—				20,000				(20,000		)		—
Other current liabilities	—				15,782				67,793				14,153				—				97,728
Total current liabilities	—				223,955				161,474				49,093				(186,551		)		247,971
Long-term debt	—				586,000				—				—				—				586,000
Deferred income taxes	—				81,406				40,130				—				—				121,536
Intercompany long term liability	—				274,584				—				—				(274,584		)		—
Intercompany long term note payable	—				—				100,000				—				(100,000		)		—
Other long-term liabilities	—				69,467				68,426				13,012				—				150,905
Stockholders' equity	786,684				822,958				504,932				96,450				(1,424,340		)		786,684
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$	786,684			$	2,058,370			$	874,962			$	158,555			$	(1,985,475	)		$	1,893,096
As of March 29, 2014
(dollars in thousands)
	Parent				Subsidiary				Guarantor				Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries				Consolidating Adjustments				Consolidated
					Issuer				Subsidiaries
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	—			$	264,128			$	—			$	13,108			$	—			$	277,236
Accounts receivable, net	—				178,034				18,504				8,628				—				205,166
Intercompany receivable	—				54,911				80,281				12,078				(147,270		)		—
Intercompany loan receivable	—				10,000				—				—				(10,000		)		—
Finished goods inventories, net	—				177,816				180,133				35,933				(30,864		)		363,018
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	—				10,137				12,306				3,919				—				26,362
Deferred income taxes	—				24,252				12,155				936				—				37,343
Total current assets	—				719,278				303,379				74,602				(188,134		)		909,125
Property, plant, and equipment, net	—				154,045				137,170				25,571				—				316,786
Goodwill	—				136,570				—				48,034				—				184,604
Tradenames and other intangibles, net	—				238,382				85,500				85				—				323,967
Deferred debt issuance costs, net	—				7,758				—				—				—				7,758
Other assets	—				10,107				2				—				—				10,109
Intercompany long term receivable	—				—				261,259				—				(261,259		)		—
Intercompany long term note receivable	—				100,000				—				—				(100,000		)		—
Investment in subsidiaries	729,150				555,914				2,487				—				(1,287,551		)		—
Total assets	$	729,150			$	1,922,054			$	789,797			$	148,292			$	(1,836,944	)		$	1,752,349
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	$	—			$	68,708			$	28,654			$	6,077			$	—			$	103,439
Intercompany payables	—				78,020				62,719				6,531				(147,270		)		—
Intercompany loan payables	—				—				—				10,000				(10,000		)		—
Other current liabilities	—				29,124				33,638				12,473				—				75,235
Total current liabilities	—				175,852				125,011				35,081				(157,270		)		178,674
Long-term debt	—				586,000				—				—				—				586,000
Deferred income taxes	—				74,832				43,200				—				—				118,032
Intercompany long term liability	—				261,259				—				—				(261,259		)		—
Intercompany long term note payable	—				—				100,000				—				(100,000		)		—
Other long-term liabilities	—				64,097				57,852				18,544				—				140,493
Stockholders' equity	729,150				760,014				463,734				94,667				(1,318,415		)		729,150
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$	729,150			$	1,922,054			$	789,797			$	148,292			$	(1,836,944	)		$	1,752,349
Condensed Consolidating Statements of Operations (unaudited)
For the fiscal quarter ended April 4, 2015
(dollars in thousands)
	Parent				Subsidiary Issuer				Guarantor Subsidiaries				Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries				Consolidating Adjustments				Consolidated
Net sales	$	—			$	435,286			$	359,396			$	47,120			$	(157,038	)		$	684,764
Cost of goods sold	—				298,211				222,915				30,479				(150,893		)		400,712
Gross profit	—				137,075				136,481				16,641				(6,145		)		284,052
Selling, general, and administrative expenses	—				42,249				157,263				19,831				(8,160		)		211,183
Royalty income	—				(9,039		)		(4,711		)		—				2,114				(11,636		)
Operating income	—				103,865				(16,071		)		(3,190		)		(99		)		84,505
Interest expense	—				6,662				1,343				115				(1,428		)		6,692
Interest income	—				(1,557		)		—				(8		)		1,428				(137		)
(Income) loss in subsidiaries	(49,792		)		23,394				(520		)		—				26,918				—
Other (income) expense, net	—				(146		)		137				1,971				—				1,962
Income (loss) before income taxes	49,792				75,512				(17,031		)		(5,268		)		(27,017		)		75,988
Provision for income taxes	—				25,621				1,980				(1,405		)		—				26,196
Net income (loss)	$	49,792			$	49,891			$	(19,011	)		$	(3,863	)		$	(27,017	)		$	49,792
For the fiscal quarter ended March 29, 2014
(dollars in thousands)
	Parent				Subsidiary				Guarantor				Non-Guarantor				Consolidating				Consolidated
					Issuer				Subsidiaries				Subsidiaries				Adjustments
Net sales	$	—			$	407,365			$	321,708			$	49,158			$	(126,588	)		$	651,643
Cost of goods sold	—				293,774				188,020				30,059				(121,935		)		389,918
Gross profit	—				113,591				133,688				19,099				(4,653		)		261,725
Selling, general, and administrative expenses	—				48,527				146,417				22,932				(7,781		)		210,095
Royalty income	—				(8,045		)		(4,027		)		—				2,171				(9,901		)
Operating income	—				73,109				(8,702		)		(3,833		)		957				61,531
Interest expense	—				6,897				1,313				24				(1,337		)		6,897
Interest income	—				(1,469		)		—				—				1,337				(132		)
(Income) loss in subsidiaries	(34,297		)		17,435				(586		)		—				17,448				—
Other (income) expense, net	—				(57		)		57				596				—				596
Income (loss) before income taxes	34,297				50,303				(9,486		)		(4,453		)		(16,491		)		54,170
Provision for income taxes	—				16,963				3,740				(830		)		—				19,873
Net income (loss)	$	34,297			$	33,340			$	(13,226	)		$	(3,623	)		$	(16,491	)		$	34,297
Condensed Consolidating Statements of Comprehensive Income (unaudited)
For the fiscal quarter ended April 4, 2015
(dollars in thousands)
		Parent				Subsidiary Issuer				Guarantor Subsidiaries				Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries				Consolidating Adjustments				Consolidated
Net income (loss)		$	49,792			$	49,891			$	(19,011	)		$	(3,863	)		$	(27,017	)		$	49,792
Foreign currency translation adjustments		$	(5,994	)		$	(5,994	)		$	8			$	(5,994	)		$	11,980			$	(5,994	)
Comprehensive income (loss)		$	43,798			$	43,897			$	(19,003	)		$	(9,857	)		$	(15,037	)		$	43,798
For the fiscal quarter ended March 29, 2014
(dollars in thousands)
		Parent				Subsidiary Issuer				Guarantor Subsidiaries				Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries				Consolidating Adjustments				Consolidated
Net income (loss)		$	34,297			$	33,340			$	(13,226	)		$	(3,623	)		$	(16,491	)		$	34,297
Foreign currency translation adjustments		$	(2,760	)		$	(2,760	)		$	(132	)		$	(2,760	)		$	5,652			$	(2,760	)
Comprehensive income (loss)		$	31,537			$	30,580			$	(13,358	)		$	(6,383	)		$	(10,839	)		$	31,537
Condensed Consolidating Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited)
For the fiscal quarter ended April 4, 2015
(dollars in thousands)
		Parent				Subsidiary Issuer				Guarantor Subsidiaries				Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries				Consolidating Adjustments				Consolidated
Cash flows provided by operating activities:		$	—			$	78,186			$	3,969			$	5,069			$	—			$	87,224
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures		—				(5,517		)		(12,701		)		(2,542		)		—				(20,760		)
Intercompany investing activity		35,280				(8,332		)		(1,232		)		—				(25,716		)		—
Proceeds from repayment of intercompany loan		—				20,000				—				—				(20,000		)		—
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment		—				69				—				7				—				76
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities		35,280				6,220				(13,933		)		(2,535		)		(45,716		)		(20,684		)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Intercompany financing activity		—				(41,315		)		15,796				(197		)		25,716				—
Repayment of intercompany loan		—				—				—				(20,000		)		20,000				—
Borrowings under secured revolving credit facility		—				—				—				20,349				—				20,349
Payments on secured revolving credit facility		—				(20,000		)		—				—				—				(20,000		)
Dividends paid		(11,597		)		—				—				—				—				(11,597		)
Repurchase of common stock		(14,120		)		—				—				—				—				(14,120		)
Income tax benefit from stock-based compensation		—				4,540				1,231				—				—				5,771
Withholdings from vesting of restricted stock		(12,331		)		—				—				—				—				(12,331		)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options		2,768				—				—				—				—				2,768
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities		(35,280		)		(56,775		)		17,027				152				45,716				(29,160		)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash		—				—				—				(618		)		—				(618		)
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents		—				27,631				7,063				2,068				—				36,762
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period		—				311,078				10,442				19,118				—				340,638
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period		$	—			$	338,709			$	17,505			$	21,186			$	—			$	377,400
For the fiscal quarter ended March 29, 2014
(dollars in thousands)
		Parent				Subsidiary Issuer				Guarantor Subsidiaries				Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries				Consolidating Adjustments				Consolidated
Cash flows provided by (used in) operating activities:		$	—			$	44,470			$	(12,284	)		$	(1,626	)		$	—			$	30,560
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures		—				(18,417		)		(10,994		)		(2,672		)		—				(32,083		)
Intercompany investing activity		11,033				3,772				(2,305		)		—				(12,500		)		—
Issuance of intercompany loan						(10,000		)										10,000
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities		11,033				(24,645		)		(13,299		)		(2,672		)		(2,500		)		(32,083		)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Intercompany financing activity		—				(34,969		)		23,280				(811		)		12,500				—
Proceeds from intercompany loan		—				—				—				10,000				(10,000		)		—
Dividends Paid		(10,208		)		—				—				—				—				(10,208		)
Payment on debt issuance costs		—				(55		)		—				—				—				(55		)
Income tax benefit from stock-based compensation		—				1,067				2,303				—				—				3,370
Repurchase of common stock		(2,292		)		—				—				—				—				(2,292		)
Withholdings from vesting of restricted stock		(4,079		)		—				—				—				—				(4,079		)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options		5,546				—				—				—				—				5,546
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities		(11,033		)		(33,957		)		25,583				9,189				2,500				(7,718		)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash		—				—				—				(69		)		—				(69		)
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents		—				(14,132		)		—				4,822				—				(9,310		)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period		—				278,260				—				8,286				—				286,546
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period		$	—			$	264,128			$	—			$	13,108			$	—			$	277,236

ACCUMULATED_OTHER_COMPREHENSIV1

ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE LOSS (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Apr. 04, 2015
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax [Abstract]
Schedule of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss	ccumulated other comprehensive (loss) consisted of the following:
	(dollars in thousands)	April 4, 2015			January 3, 2015			March 29, 2014
	Cumulative foreign currency translation adjustments	$	(21,391	)	$	(15,397	)	$	(10,312	)
	Pension and post-retirement liability adjustments	(7,640		)	(7,640		)	(2,530		)
	Total accumulated other comprehensive loss	$	(29,031	)	$	(23,037	)	$	(12,842	)
	Changes in accumulated other comprehensive loss for the first quarters of fiscal 2015 and 2014 consisted of additional losses for foreign currency translation adjustments of approximately $6.0 million and $2.8 million, respectively. During the first quarters of fiscal 2015 and 2014, no amounts were reclassified from other accumulated other comprehensive loss to the statement of operations.

GOODWILL_AND_OTHER_INTANGIBLE_1

GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Apr. 04, 2015
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]
Intangible Assets Table	The Company’s goodwill and other intangible assets were as follows:
			April 4, 2015						January 3, 2015
	(dollars in thousands)	Weighted-average useful life	Gross amount		Accumulated amortization		Net amount		Gross amount		Accumulated amortization		Net amount
	Carter’s goodwill	Indefinite	$	136,570	$	—	$	136,570	$	136,570	$	—	$	136,570
	Bonnie Togs goodwill	Indefinite	42,289		—		42,289		45,405		—		45,405
	Total goodwill		$	178,859	$	—	$	178,859	$	181,975	$	—	$	181,975
	Carter’s tradename	Indefinite	$	220,233	$	—	$	220,233	$	220,233	$	—	$	220,233
	OshKosh tradename	Indefinite	85,500		—		85,500		85,500		—		85,500
	Other tradenames	2-20 years	42,037		32,830		9,207		42,073		30,541		11,532
	Total tradenames		347,770		32,830		314,940		347,806		30,541		317,265
	Non-compete agreements	4 years	220		205		15		257		225		32
	Total tradenames and other intangibles, net		$	347,990	$	33,035	$	314,955	$	348,063	$	30,766	$	317,297
			March 29, 2014
	(dollars in thousands)	Weighted-average useful life	Gross amount		Accumulated amortization		Net amount
	Carter’s goodwill	Indefinite	$	136,570	$	—	$	136,570
	Bonnie Togs goodwill	Indefinite	48,034		—		48,034
	Total goodwill		$	184,604	$	—	$	184,604
	Carter’s tradename	Indefinite	$	220,233	$	—	$	220,233
	OshKosh tradename	Indefinite	85,500		—		85,500
	Other tradenames	2-3 years	38,552		20,404		18,148
	Total tradenames		344,285		20,404		323,881
	Non-compete agreements	4 years	272		186		86
	Total tradenames and other intangibles, net		$	344,557	$	20,590	$	323,967

LONGTERM_DEBT_Tables

LONG-TERM DEBT (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Apr. 04, 2015
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]
Schedule of long-term debt	Long-term debt consisted of the following:
	(dollars in thousands)	April 4, 2015		January 3, 2015		March 29, 2014
	Senior notes	$	400,000	$	400,000	$	400,000
	Secured revolving credit facility	186,349		186,000		186,000
	Total long-term debt	$	586,349	$	586,000	$	586,000

STOCKBASED_COMPENSATION_Tables

STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Apr. 04, 2015
Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]
Summary of recorded stock-based compensation cost	The Company recorded stock-based compensation cost as follows:
		Fiscal quarter ended
	(dollars in thousands)	April 4, 2015		March 29, 2014
	Stock options	$	1,324	$	1,370
	Restricted stock:
	Time-based awards	2,083		1,941
	Performance-based awards	1,333		1,224
	Total	$	4,740	$	4,535

EMPLOYEE_BENEFIT_PLANS_Tables

EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Apr. 04, 2015
Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]
Components of pension expense and post-retirement benefit expense	The net periodic pension (benefit) cost included in the statement of operations was comprised of:
		Fiscal quarter ended
	(dollars in thousands)	April 4, 2015			March 29, 2014
	Interest cost	$	623		$	622
	Expected return on plan assets	(785		)	(798		)
	Recognized actuarial loss	161			21
	Net periodic pension (benefit) cost	$	(1	)	$	(155	)
	The components of post-retirement benefit expense charged to the statement of operations were as follows:
		Fiscal quarter ended
	(dollars in thousands)	April 4, 2015			March 29, 2014
	Service cost – benefits attributed to service during the period	$	32		$	28
	Interest cost on accumulated post-retirement benefit obligation	45			57
	Amortization net actuarial gain	(48		)	(51		)
	Curtailment gain	—			(22		)
	Total net periodic post-retirement benefit cost	$	29		$	12

FAIR_VALUE_MEASUREMENTS_FAIR_V

FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Apr. 04, 2015
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]
Schedule of changes in contingent consideration	The following table summarizes the changes in the remaining contingent consideration liability related to the Company's
	2011 acquisition of Bonnie Togs:
		Fiscal quarter ended
	(dollars in thousands)	April 4, 2015			March 29, 2014
	Balance at the beginning of period	7,711			16,348
	Accretion	483			454
	Foreign currency translation adjustment	(533		)	(487		)
	Balance at the end of period	$	7,661		$	16,315

EARNINGS_PER_SHARE_Tables

EARNINGS PER SHARE (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Apr. 04, 2015
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
Reconciliation of basic common shares outstanding to diluted common and common equivalent shares outstanding	The following is a reconciliation of basic common shares outstanding to diluted common and common equivalent shares outstanding:
		Fiscal quarter ended
		April 4, 2015			March 29, 2014
	Weighted-average number of common and common equivalent shares outstanding:
	Basic number of common shares outstanding	52,119,215			53,172,459
	Dilutive effect of equity awards	495,386			501,322
	Diluted number of common and common equivalent shares outstanding	52,614,601			53,673,781
	Basic net income per common share (in thousands, except per share data):
	Net income	$	49,792		$	34,297
	Income allocated to participating securities	(560		)	(470		)
	Net income available to common shareholders	$	49,232		$	33,827
	Basic net income per common share	$	0.94		$	0.64
	Diluted net income per common share (in thousands, except per share data):
	Net income	$	49,792		$	34,297
	Income allocated to participating securities	(556		)	(467		)
	Net income available to common shareholders	$	49,236		$	33,830
	Diluted net income per common share	$	0.94		$	0.63
	Anti-dilutive shares excluded from dilutive earnings per share computation	183,400			269,650

OTHER_CURRENT_AND_LONGTERM_LIA1

OTHER CURRENT AND LONG-TERM LIABILITIES (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Apr. 04, 2015
Other Liabilities Disclosure [Abstract]
Schedule of other current liabilities	Other current liabilities consisted of the following:
	(dollars in thousands)	April 4, 2015		January 3, 2015		March 29, 2014
	Accrued bonuses and incentive compensation	$	4,396	$	18,875	$	3,196
	Contingent consideration	7,661		7,711		8,878
	Income taxes payable	18,410		692		6,637
	Accrued workers' compensation	3,057		2,662		7,392
	Accrued interest	2,759		8,106		2,874
	Accrued sales and use taxes	7,653		5,318		7,307
	Accrued salaries and wages	8,111		3,576		3,405
	Accrued gift certificates	9,882		10,100		7,877
	Accrued 401(k) contributions	1,296		10,073		893
	Accrued closure costs	633		835		7,754
	Other current liabilities	29,545		29,780		19,022
	Total	$	93,403	$	97,728	$	75,235
Schedule of other long-term liabilities	Other long-term liabilities consisted of the following:
	(dollars in thousands)	April 4, 2015		January 3, 2015		March 29, 2014
	Deferred lease incentives	$	68,652	$	67,205	$	69,900
	Accrued rent	43,504		40,656		34,446
	Contingent consideration	—		—		7,437
	Accrued workers' compensation	4,717		4,717		—
	OshKosh pension plan	11,029		11,031		3,613
	Unrecognized tax benefits	10,087		12,230		12,505
	Post-retirement life and medical plan	4,731		4,731		5,069
	Deferred compensation	8,710		8,388		7,420
	Other	1,887		1,947		103
	Total	$	153,317	$	150,905	$	140,493

SEGMENT_INFORMATION_Tables

SEGMENT INFORMATION (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Apr. 04, 2015
Segment Reporting [Abstract]
Schedule of segment information	The table below presents certain segment information for the periods indicated:
		Fiscal quarter ended
	(dollars in thousands)	April 4,			% of		March 29,			% of
		2015			Total Net Sales		2014			Total Net Sales
	Net sales:
	Carter’s Wholesale	$	269,315		39.3	%	$	271,628		41.7	%
	Carter’s Retail (a)	257,727			37.7	%	230,328			35.3	%
	Total Carter’s (U.S.)	527,042			77	%	501,956			77	%
	OshKosh Retail (a)	73,042			10.7	%	63,558			9.8	%
	OshKosh Wholesale	16,051			2.3	%	15,585			2.4	%
	Total OshKosh (U.S.)	89,093			13	%	79,143			12.2	%
	International (b)	68,629			10	%	70,544			10.8	%
	Total net sales	$	684,764		100	%	$	651,643		100	%
	Operating income (loss):				% of					% of
					Segment					Segment
					Net Sales					Net Sales
	Carter’s Wholesale	$	57,931		21.5	%	$	46,867		17.3	%
	Carter’s Retail (a)	44,493			17.3	%	42,979			18.7	%
	Total Carter’s (U.S.)	102,424			19.4	%	89,846			17.9	%
	OshKosh Retail (a)	(960		)	(1.3	)%	(4,489		)	(7.1	)%
	OshKosh Wholesale	2,979			18.6	%	2,025			13	%
	Total OshKosh (U.S.)	2,019			2.3	%	(2,464		)	(3.1	)%
	International (b) (c)	6,511			9.5	%	4,036			5.7	%
	Corporate expenses (d) (e)	(26,449		)			(29,887		)
	Total operating income	$	84,505		12.3	%	$	61,531		9.4	%
	(a)	Includes eCommerce results.
	(b)	Net sales include international retail, eCommerce, and wholesale sales. Operating income includes international licensing income.
	(c)	Includes charges associated with the revaluation of the Company's contingent consideration related to the Company's 2011 acquisition of Bonnie Togs of approximately $0.5 million for each of the first quarters of fiscal 2015 and 2014. Also includes a benefit of approximately $0.4 million for the first quarter of fiscal 2014 related to a favorable recovery on inventory related to the Company's exit from Japan retail operations.
	(d)	Corporate expenses include expenses related to incentive compensation, stock-based compensation, executive management, severance and relocation, finance, building occupancy, information technology, certain legal fees, consulting, and audit fees.
	(e)	Includes the following charges:
		Fiscal quarter ended
	(dollars in millions)	April 4, 2015			March 29, 2014
	Closure of distribution facility in Hogansville, GA (1)	$	—		$	0.3
	Office consolidation costs	$	—		$	2
	Amortization of tradenames	$	2.3		$	6.3
	(1) Continuing operating costs associated with the closure of the Company's distribution facility in Hogansville, Georgia. This facility was sold in          December 2014.

FACILITY_CLOSURE_Tables

FACILITY CLOSURE (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Apr. 04, 2015
Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]
Schedule of restructuring reserve	The following table summarizes the restructuring reserves related to the office consolidation as of April 4, 2015:
	(dollars in millions)	Severance			Other closure costs			Total
	Balance at January 3, 2015	$	0.8		$	2.8		$	3.6
	Provision	—			—			—
	Payments	(0.2		)	(0.3		)	(0.5		)
	Other	—			—			—
	Balance at April 4, 2015	$	0.6		$	2.5		$	3.1

GUARANTOR_CONDENSED_CONSOLIDAT1

GUARANTOR CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Apr. 04, 2015
Condensed Financial Information of Parent Company Only Disclosure [Abstract]
Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheets	Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheets (unaudited)
	As of April 4, 2015 (dollars in thousands)
		Parent				Subsidiary				Guarantor				Non-Guarantor				Consolidating				Consolidated
						Issuer				Subsidiaries				Subsidiaries				Adjustments
	ASSETS
	Current assets:
	Cash and cash equivalents	$	—			$	338,709			$	17,505			$	21,186			$	—			$	377,400
	Accounts receivable, net	—				167,196				22,250				6,147				—				195,593
	Intercompany receivable	—				62,791				84,908				728				(148,427		)		—
	Finished goods inventories, net	—				173,892				179,932				40,563				(36,373		)		358,014
	Prepaid expenses and other current assets	—				13,329				13,369				8,020				—				34,718
	Deferred income taxes	—				18,673				12,356				1,813				—				32,842
	Total current assets	—				774,590				330,320				78,457				(184,800		)		998,567
	Property, plant, and equipment, net	—				157,206				156,962				27,490				—				341,658
	Goodwill	—				136,570				—				42,289				—				178,859
	Tradenames and other intangibles, net	—				229,440				85,500				15				—				314,955
	Deferred debt issuance costs, net	—				6,361				—				—				—				6,361
	Other assets	—				11,934				852				—				—				12,786
	Intercompany long term receivable	—				—				279,897				—				(279,897		)		—
	Intercompany long term note receivable	—				100,000				—				—				(100,000		)		—
	Investment in subsidiaries	805,713				591,454				10,173				—				(1,407,340		)		—
	Total assets	$	805,713			$	2,007,555			$	863,704			$	148,251			$	(1,972,037	)		$	1,853,186
	LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
	Current liabilities:
	Accounts payable	$	—			$	61,014			$	22,936			$	10,179			$	—			$	94,129
	Intercompany payables	—				84,259				60,851				3,316				(148,427		)		—
	Other current liabilities	—				25,078				54,833				13,492				—				93,403
	Total current liabilities	—				170,351				138,620				26,987				(148,427		)		187,532
	Long-term debt	—				566,000				—				20,349				—				586,349
	Deferred income taxes	—				80,185				40,090				—				—				120,275
	Intercompany long term liability	—				279,897				—				—				(279,897		)		—
	Intercompany long term note payable	—				—				100,000				—				(100,000		)		—
	Other long-term liabilities	—				69,035				72,026				12,256				—				153,317
	Stockholders' equity	805,713				842,087				512,968				88,659				(1,443,713		)		805,713
	Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$	805,713			$	2,007,555			$	863,704			$	148,251			$	(1,972,037	)		$	1,853,186
	As of January 3, 2015
	(dollars in thousands)
		Parent				Subsidiary				Guarantor				Non-Guarantor				Consolidating				Consolidated
						Issuer				Subsidiaries				Subsidiaries				Adjustments
	ASSETS
	Current assets:
	Cash and cash equivalents	$	—			$	311,078			$	10,442			$	19,118			$	—			$	340,638
	Accounts receivable, net	—				155,192				22,770				6,601				—				184,563
	Intercompany receivable	—				58,402				106,137				2,012				(166,551		)		—
	Intercompany loan receivable	—				20,000				—				—				(20,000		)		—
	Finished goods inventories, net	—				240,702				191,953				48,463				(36,274		)		444,844
	Prepaid expenses and other current assets	—				15,143				13,059				6,586				—				34,788
	Deferred income taxes	—				21,308				12,983				2,334				—				36,625
	Total current assets	—				821,825				357,344				85,114				(222,825		)		1,041,458
	Property, plant, and equipment, net	—				158,017				147,076				28,004				—				333,097
	Goodwill	—				136,570				—				45,405				—				181,975
	Tradenames and other intangibles, net	—				231,765				85,500				32				—				317,297
	Deferred debt issuance costs, net	—				6,677				—				—				—				6,677
	Other assets	—				11,781				811				—				—				12,592
	Intercompany long term receivable	—				—				274,584				—				(274,584		)		—
	Intercompany long term note receivable	—				100,000				—				—				(100,000		)		—
	Investment in subsidiaries	786,684				591,735				9,647				—				(1,388,066		)		—
	Total assets	$	786,684			$	2,058,370			$	874,962			$	158,555			$	(1,985,475	)		$	1,893,096
	LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
	Current liabilities:
	Accounts payable	$	—			$	102,233			$	37,869			$	10,141			$	—			$	150,243
	Intercompany payables	—				105,940				55,812				4,799				(166,551		)		—
	Intercompany loan payables	—				—				—				20,000				(20,000		)		—
	Other current liabilities	—				15,782				67,793				14,153				—				97,728
Total current liabilities	—				223,955				161,474				49,093				(186,551		)		247,971
Long-term debt	—				586,000				—				—				—				586,000
Deferred income taxes	—				81,406				40,130				—				—				121,536
Intercompany long term liability	—				274,584				—				—				(274,584		)		—
Intercompany long term note payable	—				—				100,000				—				(100,000		)		—
Other long-term liabilities	—				69,467				68,426				13,012				—				150,905
Stockholders' equity	786,684				822,958				504,932				96,450				(1,424,340		)		786,684
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$	786,684			$	2,058,370			$	874,962			$	158,555			$	(1,985,475	)		$	1,893,096
As of March 29, 2014
(dollars in thousands)
	Parent				Subsidiary				Guarantor				Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries				Consolidating Adjustments				Consolidated
					Issuer				Subsidiaries
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	—			$	264,128			$	—			$	13,108			$	—			$	277,236
Accounts receivable, net	—				178,034				18,504				8,628				—				205,166
Intercompany receivable	—				54,911				80,281				12,078				(147,270		)		—
Intercompany loan receivable	—				10,000				—				—				(10,000		)		—
Finished goods inventories, net	—				177,816				180,133				35,933				(30,864		)		363,018
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	—				10,137				12,306				3,919				—				26,362
Deferred income taxes	—				24,252				12,155				936				—				37,343
Total current assets	—				719,278				303,379				74,602				(188,134		)		909,125
Property, plant, and equipment, net	—				154,045				137,170				25,571				—				316,786
Goodwill	—				136,570				—				48,034				—				184,604
Tradenames and other intangibles, net	—				238,382				85,500				85				—				323,967
Deferred debt issuance costs, net	—				7,758				—				—				—				7,758
Other assets	—				10,107				2				—				—				10,109
Intercompany long term receivable	—				—				261,259				—				(261,259		)		—
Intercompany long term note receivable	—				100,000				—				—				(100,000		)		—
Investment in subsidiaries	729,150				555,914				2,487				—				(1,287,551		)		—
Total assets	$	729,150			$	1,922,054			$	789,797			$	148,292			$	(1,836,944	)		$	1,752,349
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	$	—			$	68,708			$	28,654			$	6,077			$	—			$	103,439
Intercompany payables	—				78,020				62,719				6,531				(147,270		)		—
Intercompany loan payables	—				—				—				10,000				(10,000		)		—
Other current liabilities	—				29,124				33,638				12,473				—				75,235
Total current liabilities	—				175,852				125,011				35,081				(157,270		)		178,674
Long-term debt	—				586,000				—				—				—				586,000
Deferred income taxes	—				74,832				43,200				—				—				118,032
Intercompany long term liability	—				261,259				—				—				(261,259		)		—
Intercompany long term note payable	—				—				100,000				—				(100,000		)		—
Other long-term liabilities	—				64,097				57,852				18,544				—				140,493
Stockholders' equity	729,150				760,014				463,734				94,667				(1,318,415		)		729,150
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$	729,150			$	1,922,054			$	789,797			$	148,292			$	(1,836,944	)		$	1,752,349
Condensed Consolidating Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income	Condensed Consolidating Statements of Operations (unaudited)
	For the fiscal quarter ended April 4, 2015
	(dollars in thousands)
		Parent				Subsidiary Issuer				Guarantor Subsidiaries				Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries				Consolidating Adjustments				Consolidated
	Net sales	$	—			$	435,286			$	359,396			$	47,120			$	(157,038	)		$	684,764
	Cost of goods sold	—				298,211				222,915				30,479				(150,893		)		400,712
	Gross profit	—				137,075				136,481				16,641				(6,145		)		284,052
	Selling, general, and administrative expenses	—				42,249				157,263				19,831				(8,160		)		211,183
	Royalty income	—				(9,039		)		(4,711		)		—				2,114				(11,636		)
	Operating income	—				103,865				(16,071		)		(3,190		)		(99		)		84,505
	Interest expense	—				6,662				1,343				115				(1,428		)		6,692
	Interest income	—				(1,557		)		—				(8		)		1,428				(137		)
	(Income) loss in subsidiaries	(49,792		)		23,394				(520		)		—				26,918				—
	Other (income) expense, net	—				(146		)		137				1,971				—				1,962
	Income (loss) before income taxes	49,792				75,512				(17,031		)		(5,268		)		(27,017		)		75,988
	Provision for income taxes	—				25,621				1,980				(1,405		)		—				26,196
	Net income (loss)	$	49,792			$	49,891			$	(19,011	)		$	(3,863	)		$	(27,017	)		$	49,792
	For the fiscal quarter ended March 29, 2014
	(dollars in thousands)
		Parent				Subsidiary				Guarantor				Non-Guarantor				Consolidating				Consolidated
						Issuer				Subsidiaries				Subsidiaries				Adjustments
	Net sales	$	—			$	407,365			$	321,708			$	49,158			$	(126,588	)		$	651,643
	Cost of goods sold	—				293,774				188,020				30,059				(121,935		)		389,918
	Gross profit	—				113,591				133,688				19,099				(4,653		)		261,725
	Selling, general, and administrative expenses	—				48,527				146,417				22,932				(7,781		)		210,095
	Royalty income	—				(8,045		)		(4,027		)		—				2,171				(9,901		)
	Operating income	—				73,109				(8,702		)		(3,833		)		957				61,531
	Interest expense	—				6,897				1,313				24				(1,337		)		6,897
	Interest income	—				(1,469		)		—				—				1,337				(132		)
	(Income) loss in subsidiaries	(34,297		)		17,435				(586		)		—				17,448				—
	Other (income) expense, net	—				(57		)		57				596				—				596
	Income (loss) before income taxes	34,297				50,303				(9,486		)		(4,453		)		(16,491		)		54,170
	Provision for income taxes	—				16,963				3,740				(830		)		—				19,873
	Net income (loss)	$	34,297			$	33,340			$	(13,226	)		$	(3,623	)		$	(16,491	)		$	34,297
	Condensed Consolidating Statements of Comprehensive Income (unaudited)
	For the fiscal quarter ended April 4, 2015
	(dollars in thousands)
			Parent				Subsidiary Issuer				Guarantor Subsidiaries				Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries				Consolidating Adjustments				Consolidated
	Net income (loss)		$	49,792			$	49,891			$	(19,011	)		$	(3,863	)		$	(27,017	)		$	49,792
	Foreign currency translation adjustments		$	(5,994	)		$	(5,994	)		$	8			$	(5,994	)		$	11,980			$	(5,994	)
	Comprehensive income (loss)		$	43,798			$	43,897			$	(19,003	)		$	(9,857	)		$	(15,037	)		$	43,798
	For the fiscal quarter ended March 29, 2014
	(dollars in thousands)
			Parent				Subsidiary Issuer				Guarantor Subsidiaries				Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries				Consolidating Adjustments				Consolidated
	Net income (loss)		$	34,297			$	33,340			$	(13,226	)		$	(3,623	)		$	(16,491	)		$	34,297
	Foreign currency translation adjustments		$	(2,760	)		$	(2,760	)		$	(132	)		$	(2,760	)		$	5,652			$	(2,760	)
	Comprehensive income (loss)		$	31,537			$	30,580			$	(13,358	)		$	(6,383	)		$	(10,839	)		$	31,537
Condensed Consolidating Statements of Cash Flows	Condensed Consolidating Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited)
	For the fiscal quarter ended April 4, 2015
	(dollars in thousands)
			Parent				Subsidiary Issuer				Guarantor Subsidiaries				Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries				Consolidating Adjustments				Consolidated
	Cash flows provided by operating activities:		$	—			$	78,186			$	3,969			$	5,069			$	—			$	87,224
	Cash flows from investing activities:
	Capital expenditures		—				(5,517		)		(12,701		)		(2,542		)		—				(20,760		)
	Intercompany investing activity		35,280				(8,332		)		(1,232		)		—				(25,716		)		—
	Proceeds from repayment of intercompany loan		—				20,000				—				—				(20,000		)		—
	Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment		—				69				—				7				—				76
	Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities		35,280				6,220				(13,933		)		(2,535		)		(45,716		)		(20,684		)
	Cash flows from financing activities:
	Intercompany financing activity		—				(41,315		)		15,796				(197		)		25,716				—
	Repayment of intercompany loan		—				—				—				(20,000		)		20,000				—
	Borrowings under secured revolving credit facility		—				—				—				20,349				—				20,349
	Payments on secured revolving credit facility		—				(20,000		)		—				—				—				(20,000		)
	Dividends paid		(11,597		)		—				—				—				—				(11,597		)
	Repurchase of common stock		(14,120		)		—				—				—				—				(14,120		)
	Income tax benefit from stock-based compensation		—				4,540				1,231				—				—				5,771
	Withholdings from vesting of restricted stock		(12,331		)		—				—				—				—				(12,331		)
	Proceeds from exercise of stock options		2,768				—				—				—				—				2,768
	Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities		(35,280		)		(56,775		)		17,027				152				45,716				(29,160		)
	Effect of exchange rate changes on cash		—				—				—				(618		)		—				(618		)
	Net increase in cash and cash equivalents		—				27,631				7,063				2,068				—				36,762
	Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period		—				311,078				10,442				19,118				—				340,638
	Cash and cash equivalents, end of period		$	—			$	338,709			$	17,505			$	21,186			$	—			$	377,400
	For the fiscal quarter ended March 29, 2014
	(dollars in thousands)
			Parent				Subsidiary Issuer				Guarantor Subsidiaries				Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries				Consolidating Adjustments				Consolidated
	Cash flows provided by (used in) operating activities:		$	—			$	44,470			$	(12,284	)		$	(1,626	)		$	—			$	30,560
	Cash flows from investing activities:
	Capital expenditures		—				(18,417		)		(10,994		)		(2,672		)		—				(32,083		)
	Intercompany investing activity		11,033				3,772				(2,305		)		—				(12,500		)		—
	Issuance of intercompany loan						(10,000		)										10,000
	Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities		11,033				(24,645		)		(13,299		)		(2,672		)		(2,500		)		(32,083		)
	Cash flows from financing activities:
	Intercompany financing activity		—				(34,969		)		23,280				(811		)		12,500				—
	Proceeds from intercompany loan		—				—				—				10,000				(10,000		)		—
	Dividends Paid		(10,208		)		—				—				—				—				(10,208		)
	Payment on debt issuance costs		—				(55		)		—				—				—				(55		)
	Income tax benefit from stock-based compensation		—				1,067				2,303				—				—				3,370
	Repurchase of common stock		(2,292		)		—				—				—				—				(2,292		)
	Withholdings from vesting of restricted stock		(4,079		)		—				—				—				—				(4,079		)
	Proceeds from exercise of stock options		5,546				—				—				—				—				5,546
	Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities		(11,033		)		(33,957		)		25,583				9,189				2,500				(7,718		)
	Effect of exchange rate changes on cash		—				—				—				(69		)		—				(69		)
	Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents		—				(14,132		)		—				4,822				—				(9,310		)
	Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period		—				278,260				—				8,286				—				286,546
	Cash and cash equivalents, end of period		$	—			$	264,128			$	—			$	13,108			$	—			$	277,236

THE_COMPANY_Details

THE COMPANY (Details)	Apr. 04, 2015
	store
United States [Member] | Carter's [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of locations	549
United States [Member] | OshKosh [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of locations	208
Canada [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of international retail stores	127

ACCUMULATED_OTHER_COMPREHENSIV2

ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE LOSS (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
	Apr. 04, 2015	Mar. 29, 2014	Jan. 03, 2015
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]
Other Comprehensive (Income) Loss, Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Tax, Portion Attributable to Parent	$6,000,000	$2,800,000
Total accumulated other comprehensive loss	-29,031,000	-12,842,000	-23,037,000
Cumulative Foreign Currency Translation Adjustments [Member]
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]
Total accumulated other comprehensive loss	-21,391,000	-10,312,000	-15,397,000
Pension and Post-retirement Liability Adjustment [Member]
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]
Total accumulated other comprehensive loss	($7,640,000)	($2,530,000)	($7,640,000)

GOODWILL_AND_OTHER_INTANGIBLE_2

GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Apr. 04, 2015	Mar. 29, 2014	Jan. 03, 2015
Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Amortization costs	$2,300,000	$6,300,000
Goodwill, Gross amount	178,859,000	184,604,000	181,975,000
Goodwill, Net amount	178,859,000	184,604,000	181,975,000
Finite intangible assets, Accumulated amortization	33,035,000	20,590,000	30,766,000
Total, Gross amount	347,990,000	344,557,000	348,063,000
Total, Net amount	314,955,000	323,967,000	317,297,000
Carter's Goodwill [Member]
Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Goodwill, Gross amount	136,570,000	136,570,000	136,570,000
Goodwill, Net amount	136,570,000	136,570,000	136,570,000
Bonnie Togs Goodwill [Member]
Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Goodwill, Gross amount	42,289,000	48,034,000	45,405,000
Goodwill, Net amount	42,289,000	48,034,000	45,405,000
Carter's Tradename [Member]
Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Indefinite intangible assets	220,233,000	220,233,000	220,233,000
Oshkosh Tradename [Member]
Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Indefinite intangible assets	85,500,000	85,500,000	85,500,000
Tradenames [Member]
Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite intangible assets, Accumulated amortization	32,830,000	20,404,000	30,541,000
Intangible assets, Gross amount	347,770,000	344,285,000	347,806,000
Indefinite-lived trademarks	314,940,000	323,881,000	317,265,000
Other Tradenames [Member]
Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Amortization costs	2,300,000	6,300,000
Future amortization expense, 2015	4,100,000
Future amortization expense, 2016	1,900,000
Future amortization expense, 2017	200,000
Future amortization expense, 2018	200,000
Future amortization expense, thereafter	2,600,000
Weighted-average useful life	3 years	3 years	3 years
Finite intangible assets, Gross amount	42,037,000	38,552,000	42,073,000
Finite intangible assets, Accumulated amortization	32,830,000	20,404,000	30,541,000
Finite intangible assets, Net amount	9,207,000	18,148,000	11,532,000
Non-compete Agreements [Member]
Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Weighted-average useful life	4 years	4 years	4 years
Finite intangible assets, Gross amount	220,000	272,000	257,000
Finite intangible assets, Accumulated amortization	205,000	186,000	225,000
Finite intangible assets, Net amount	$15,000	$86,000	$32,000

COMMON_STOCK_Share_Repurchases

COMMON STOCK (Share Repurchases) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
In Millions, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	Apr. 04, 2015	Mar. 29, 2014	Sep. 28, 2013	Jan. 31, 2014	Aug. 29, 2013	Jun. 29, 2013	Jan. 30, 2013
Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract]
Share repurchase, authorized amount						$300
Share repurchase, additional authorized amount			400
Number of shares repurchased and retired	157,900	30,151
Cost of repurchased and retired shares	14.1	2.3
Remaining capacity under authorization	171
Average price per share	$89.43	$76.03
Uncollared accelerated stock repurchase agreement amount					$400
Received shares				1,000,000			5,600,000
Dividend declared per common share	$0.22	$0.19

LONGTERM_DEBT_Schedule_of_Long

LONG-TERM DEBT (Schedule of Long Term Debt) (Details) (USD $)	Apr. 04, 2015	Jan. 03, 2015	Mar. 29, 2014
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt	$586,349	$586,000	$586,000
Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt		400,000	400,000
Secured revolving credit facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt	$186,349	$186,000	$186,000

LONGTERM_DEBT_Details

LONG-TERM DEBT (Details)

3 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

Apr. 04, 2015

Mar. 29, 2014

Jan. 03, 2015

Apr. 04, 2015

Jan. 03, 2015

Mar. 29, 2014

Apr. 04, 2015

Jan. 03, 2015

Mar. 29, 2014

Apr. 04, 2015

Apr. 04, 2015

Apr. 04, 2015

Apr. 04, 2015

Apr. 04, 2015

USD ($)

USD ($)

USD ($)

Senior Notes [Member]

Senior Notes [Member]

Senior Notes [Member]

Secured revolving credit facility [Member]

Secured revolving credit facility [Member]

Secured revolving credit facility [Member]

Secured revolving credit facility [Member]

United States of America, Dollars

United States of America, Dollars

Canada, Dollars

Canada, Dollars

USD ($)

USD ($)

USD ($)

USD ($)

USD ($)

USD ($)

LIBOR [Member]

USD ($)

Secured revolving credit facility [Member]

CAD

Secured revolving credit facility [Member]

LIBOR [Member]

LIBOR [Member]

Debt Instrument [Line Items]

Long-term debt

$586,349,000

$586,000,000

$586,000,000

$400,000,000

$400,000,000

$186,349,000

$186,000,000

$186,000,000

Outstanding letters of credit

7,900,000

Payments on secured revolving credit facility

20,000,000

0

20,000,000

Borrowings under secured revolving credit facility

20,349,000

0

20,300,000

25,500,000

Variable interest rate, index

LIBOR

Effective interest rate (as a percentage)

1.93%

2.74%

Available for future borrowing

180,800,000

Debt Instrument, face amount

$400,000,000

Interest rate (as a percentage)

5.25%

STOCKBASED_COMPENSATION_Detail

STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION (Details) (USD $)	0 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	Feb. 18, 2015	Apr. 04, 2015	Mar. 29, 2014
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock-based compensation		$4,740	$4,535
Stock Option [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Gross	177,900
Share-based Compensation Arrangements by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Weighted Average Exercise Price	$82.40
Stock-based compensation		1,324	1,370
Time-based Awards [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Non-Option Equity Instruments, Granted	84,800
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value	$82.40
Stock-based compensation		2,083	1,941
Performance Shares [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Non-Option Equity Instruments, Granted	50,600
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value	$82.40
Stock-based compensation		$1,333	$1,224
Restricted Stock [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Vested, Number of Shares		331,163	151,500
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Vested, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value		$41.16	$39.65

EMPLOYEE_BENEFIT_PLANS_Details

EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Apr. 04, 2015	Mar. 29, 2014
Pension Plans [Member]
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Interest cost on accumulated benefit obligation	$623	$622
Expected return on plan assets	-785	-798
Amortization of net actuarial loss (gain)	161	21
Net periodic pension (benefit) cost	-1	-155
Post-retirement Benefit [Member]
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Interest cost on accumulated benefit obligation	45	57
Service cost b benefits attributed to service during the period	32	28
Amortization of net actuarial loss (gain)	-48	-51
Curtailment gain	0	-22
Net periodic pension (benefit) cost	$29	$12

INCOME_TAXES_Details

INCOME TAXES (Details) (USD $)	Apr. 04, 2015	Jan. 03, 2015	Mar. 29, 2014
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Tax reserve Statue of Limitation, Benefits Recognized	$1.80
Gross unrecognized tax benefits	9.3
Unrecognized tax benefits that if recognized would impact effective tax rate	6.3
Reserves for unrecognized tax benefits	1.7
Interest accrued on uncertain tax positions	$0.80	$0.90	$0.90

FAIR_VALUE_MEASUREMENTS_FAIR_V1

FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (Investments) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Apr. 04, 2015	Jan. 03, 2015	Mar. 29, 2014
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Gain (Loss) on Investments	$0.20
Level 1 [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments	$7.90	$7.60	$5.50

FAIR_VALUE_MEASUREMENTS_FAIR_V2

FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (Contingent Consideration) (Details) (Level 3 [Member], USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Apr. 04, 2015	Mar. 29, 2014
Level 3 [Member]
Business Acquisition, Contingent Consideration [Line Items]
Balance at beginning of period	$7,711	$16,348
Accretion	483	454
Foreign currency translation adjustment	-533	-487
Balance at end of period	$7,661	$16,315
Discount rate	18.00%

FAIR_VALUE_MEASUREMENTS_FAIR_V3

FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (Borrowings) (Details) (USD $)	Apr. 04, 2015	Jan. 03, 2015	Mar. 29, 2014
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Long-term debt	$586,349	$586,000	$586,000
Secured revolving credit facility [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Long-term debt	186,349	186,000	186,000
Senior Notes [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Long-term debt		400,000	400,000
Debt Instrument, face amount	400,000
Fair Value [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Senior Notes [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Long-term debt	$414,000

EARNINGS_PER_SHARE_Details

EARNINGS PER SHARE (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	Apr. 04, 2015	Mar. 29, 2014
Weighted-average number of common and common equivalent shares outstanding:
Basic number of common shares outstanding	52,119,215	53,172,459
Dilutive effect of equity awards	495,386	501,322
Diluted number of common and common equivalent shares outstanding	52,614,601	53,673,781
Basic net income per common share (in thousands, except per share data):
Net income	$49,792	$34,297
Income allocated to participating securities	-560	-470
Net income available to common shareholders	49,232	33,827
Basic net income per common share	$0.94	$0.64
Diluted net income per common share (in thousands, except per share data):
Net income	49,792	34,297
Income allocated to participating securities	-556	-467
Net income available to common shareholders	$49,236	$33,830
Diluted net income per common share	$0.94	$0.63
Anti-dilutive shares (in shares)	183,400	269,650

OTHER_CURRENT_AND_LONGTERM_LIA2

OTHER CURRENT AND LONG-TERM LIABILITIES (Other Current Liabilities) (Details) (USD $)	Apr. 04, 2015	Jan. 03, 2015	Mar. 29, 2014
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Other Liabilities Disclosure [Abstract]
Accrued bonuses and incentive compensation	$4,396	$18,875	$3,196
Contingent consideration	7,661	7,711	8,878
Income taxes payable	18,410	692	6,637
Accrued workers' compensation	3,057	2,662	7,392
Accrued Interest	2,759	8,106	2,874
Accrued sales and use taxes	7,653	5,318	7,307
Accrued salaries and wages	8,111	3,576	3,405
Accrued gift certificates	9,882	10,100	7,877
Accrued 401(k) contributions	1,296	10,073	893
Accrued closure costs	633	835	7,754
Other current liabilities	29,545	29,780	19,022
Total	$93,403	$97,728	$75,235

OTHER_CURRENT_AND_LONGTERM_LIA3

OTHER CURRENT AND LONG-TERM LIABILITIES (Other Long-Term Liabilities) (Details) (USD $)	Apr. 04, 2015	Jan. 03, 2015	Mar. 29, 2014
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Other Liabilities Disclosure [Abstract]
Deferred lease incentives	$68,652	$67,205	$69,900
Accrued rent	43,504	40,656	34,446
Contingent consideration	0	0	7,437
Accrued workers' compensation	4,717	4,717	0
OshKosh pension plan	11,029	11,031	3,613
Unrecognized tax benefits	10,087	12,230	12,505
Post-retirement life and medical plan	4,731	4,731	5,069
Deferred compensation	8,710	8,388	7,420
Other	1,887	1,947	103
Total	$153,317	$150,905	$140,493

SEGMENT_INFORMATION_Details

SEGMENT INFORMATION (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
	Apr. 04, 2015		Mar. 29, 2014
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	$684,764,000		$651,643,000
Operating income (loss)	84,505,000		61,531,000
Operating income (loss) as percentage of segment net sales	12.30%	[1]	9.40%
Amortization of tradenames	2,300,000		6,300,000
Other Tradenames [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Amortization of tradenames	2,300,000		6,300,000
Hogansville Distribution Facility [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Restructuring charge due to closure	0	[2]	300,000	[2]
Office Consolidation [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Restructuring charge due to closure	0		2,000,000
Operating Segments [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	684,764,000		651,643,000
Percentage of total net sales	100.00%		100.00%
Operating Segments [Member] | Carter's [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	527,042,000		501,956,000
Percentage of total net sales	77.00%		77.00%
Operating income (loss)	102,424,000		89,846,000
Operating income (loss) as percentage of segment net sales	19.40%		17.90%
Operating Segments [Member] | OshKosh [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	89,093,000		79,143,000
Percentage of total net sales	13.00%		12.20%
Operating income (loss)	2,019,000		-2,464,000
Operating income (loss) as percentage of segment net sales	2.30%		-3.10%
Operating Segments [Member] | Wholesale [Member] | Carter's [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	269,315,000		271,628,000
Percentage of total net sales	39.30%		41.70%
Operating income (loss)	57,931,000		46,867,000
Operating income (loss) as percentage of segment net sales	21.50%		17.30%
Operating Segments [Member] | Wholesale [Member] | OshKosh [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	16,051,000		15,585,000
Percentage of total net sales	2.30%		2.40%
Operating income (loss)	2,979,000		2,025,000
Operating income (loss) as percentage of segment net sales	18.60%		13.00%
Operating Segments [Member] | Retail [Member] | Carter's [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	257,727,000	[1]	230,328,000	[1]
Percentage of total net sales	37.70%	[1]	35.30%	[1]
Operating income (loss)	44,493,000		42,979,000	[1]
Operating income (loss) as percentage of segment net sales	17.30%	[1]	18.70%	[1]
Operating Segments [Member] | Retail [Member] | OshKosh [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	73,042,000	[1]	63,558,000	[1]
Percentage of total net sales	10.70%	[1]	9.80%	[1]
Operating income (loss)	-960,000		-4,489,000	[1]
Operating income (loss) as percentage of segment net sales	-1.30%	[1]	-7.10%	[1]
Operating Segments [Member] | International [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	68,629,000	[3]	70,544,000	[3]
Percentage of total net sales	10.00%	[3]	10.80%	[3]
Operating income (loss)	6,511,000		4,036,000	[3],[4]
Operating income (loss) as percentage of segment net sales	9.50%	[3]	5.70%	[3],[4]
Corporate [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Corporate expenses	($26,449,000)		($29,887,000)	[5],[6]
[1]	Includes eCommerce results.
[2]	Continuing operating costs associated with the closure of the Company's distribution facility in Hogansville, Georgia. This facility was sold in December 2014.
[3]	Net sales include international retail, eCommerce, and wholesale sales. Operating income includes international licensing income.
[4]	Includes charges associated with the revaluation of the Company's contingent consideration related to the Company's 2011 acquisition of Bonnie Togs of approximately $0.5 million for each of the first quarters of fiscal 2015 and 2014. Also includes a benefit of approximately $0.4 million for the first quarter of fiscal 2014 related to a favorable recovery on inventory related to the Company's exit from Japan retail operations.
[5]	Fiscal quarter ended(dollars in millions)AprilB 4, 2015B MarchB 29, 2014Closure of distribution facility in Hogansville, GA (1)$bB $0.3Office consolidation costs $bB $2.0Amortization of tradenames$2.3B $6.3(1) Continuing operating costs associated with the closure of the Company's distribution facility in Hogansville, Georgia. This facility was sold in December 2014.
[6]	Corporate expenses include expenses related to incentive compensation, stock-based compensation, executive management, severance and relocation, finance, building occupancy, information technology, certain legal fees, consulting, and audit fees.

FACILITY_CLOSURE_Details

FACILITY CLOSURE (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 29, 2014	Apr. 04, 2015
Hogansville Distribution Facility [Member]
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Provision	$2
Office Consolidation [Member]
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Restructuring reserve, beginning balance		3.6
Provision		0
Payments		-0.5
Other		0
Restructuring reserve, ending balance	5.6	3.1
Office Consolidation [Member] | Severance [Member]
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Restructuring reserve, beginning balance		0.8
Provision		0
Payments		-0.2
Other		0
Restructuring reserve, ending balance		0.6
Office Consolidation [Member] | Other Closure Costs [Member]
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Restructuring reserve, beginning balance		2.8
Provision		0
Payments		-0.3
Other		0
Restructuring reserve, ending balance		2.5
Japan Retail Operations [Member] | Office Consolidation [Member] | Severance and Other Benefits [Member]
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Provision		0.6
Japan Retail Operations [Member] | Office Consolidation [Member] | Accelerated Depreciation [Member]
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Provision	0.6
Cost of Sales [Member] | Japan Retail Operations [Member] | Recovery on Inventory [Member]
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Provision		$1

GUARANTOR_CONDENSED_CONSOLIDAT2

GUARANTOR CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Balance Sheets) (Details) (USD $)	Apr. 04, 2015	Jan. 03, 2015	Mar. 29, 2014	Dec. 28, 2013
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$377,400	$340,638	$277,236	$286,546
Accounts receivable, net	195,593	184,563	205,166
Intercompany receivable	0	0	0
Intercompany Loan Receivables		0	0
Finished goods inventories	358,014	444,844	363,018
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	34,718	34,788	26,362
Deferred income taxes	32,842	36,625	37,343
Total current assets	998,567	1,041,458	909,125
Property, plant, and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $257,394, $245,011, and $220,847	341,658	333,097	316,786
Goodwill	178,859	181,975	184,604
Tradenames and other intangibles, net	314,955	317,297	323,967
Deferred debt issuance costs, net	6,361	6,677	7,758
Other assets	12,786	12,592	10,109
Intercompany long term receivable	0	0	0
Intercompany long term note receivable	0	0	0
Investment in subsidiaries	0	0	0
Total assets	1,853,186	1,893,096	1,752,349
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	94,129	150,243	103,439
Intercompany payables	0	0	0
Intercompany Loan Payables		0	0
Other current liabilities	93,403	97,728	75,235
Total current liabilities	187,532	247,971	178,674
Long-term debt	586,349	586,000	586,000
Deferred income taxes	120,275	121,536	118,032
Intercompany long term liability	0	0	0
Intercompany long term note payable	0	0	0
Other long-term liabilities	153,317	150,905	140,493
Total stockholders' equity	805,713	786,684	729,150
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	1,853,186	1,893,096	1,752,349
Parent [Member]
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	0	0	0	0
Accounts receivable, net	0	0	0
Intercompany receivable	0	0	0
Intercompany Loan Receivables		0	0
Finished goods inventories	0	0	0
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	0	0	0
Deferred income taxes	0	0	0
Total current assets	0	0	0
Property, plant, and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $257,394, $245,011, and $220,847	0	0	0
Goodwill	0	0	0
Tradenames and other intangibles, net	0	0	0
Deferred debt issuance costs, net	0	0	0
Other assets	0	0	0
Intercompany long term receivable	0	0	0
Intercompany long term note receivable	0	0	0
Investment in subsidiaries	805,713	786,684	729,150
Total assets	805,713	786,684	729,150
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	0	0	0
Intercompany payables	0	0	0
Intercompany Loan Payables		0	0
Other current liabilities	0	0	0
Total current liabilities	0	0	0
Long-term debt	0	0	0
Deferred income taxes	0	0	0
Intercompany long term liability	0	0	0
Intercompany long term note payable	0	0	0
Other long-term liabilities	0	0	0
Total stockholders' equity	805,713	786,684	729,150
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	805,713	786,684	729,150
Subsidiary Issuer [Member]
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	338,709	311,078	264,128	278,260
Accounts receivable, net	167,196	155,192	178,034
Intercompany receivable	62,791	58,402	54,911
Intercompany Loan Receivables		20,000	10,000
Finished goods inventories	173,892	240,702	177,816
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	13,329	15,143	10,137
Deferred income taxes	18,673	21,308	24,252
Total current assets	774,590	821,825	719,278
Property, plant, and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $257,394, $245,011, and $220,847	157,206	158,017	154,045
Goodwill	136,570	136,570	136,570
Tradenames and other intangibles, net	229,440	231,765	238,382
Deferred debt issuance costs, net	6,361	6,677	7,758
Other assets	11,934	11,781	10,107
Intercompany long term receivable	0	0	0
Intercompany long term note receivable	100,000	100,000	100,000
Investment in subsidiaries	591,454	591,735	555,914
Total assets	2,007,555	2,058,370	1,922,054
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	61,014	102,233	68,708
Intercompany payables	84,259	105,940	78,020
Intercompany Loan Payables		0	0
Other current liabilities	25,078	15,782	29,124
Total current liabilities	170,351	223,955	175,852
Long-term debt	566,000	586,000	586,000
Deferred income taxes	80,185	81,406	74,832
Intercompany long term liability	279,897	274,584	261,259
Intercompany long term note payable	0	0	0
Other long-term liabilities	69,035	69,467	64,097
Total stockholders' equity	842,087	822,958	760,014
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	2,007,555	2,058,370	1,922,054
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	17,505	10,442	0	0
Accounts receivable, net	22,250	22,770	18,504
Intercompany receivable	84,908	106,137	80,281
Intercompany Loan Receivables		0	0
Finished goods inventories	179,932	191,953	180,133
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	13,369	13,059	12,306
Deferred income taxes	12,356	12,983	12,155
Total current assets	330,320	357,344	303,379
Property, plant, and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $257,394, $245,011, and $220,847	156,962	147,076	137,170
Goodwill	0	0	0
Tradenames and other intangibles, net	85,500	85,500	85,500
Deferred debt issuance costs, net	0	0	0
Other assets	852	811	2
Intercompany long term receivable	279,897	274,584	261,259
Intercompany long term note receivable	0	0	0
Investment in subsidiaries	10,173	9,647	2,487
Total assets	863,704	874,962	789,797
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	22,936	37,869	28,654
Intercompany payables	60,851	55,812	62,719
Intercompany Loan Payables		0	0
Other current liabilities	54,833	67,793	33,638
Total current liabilities	138,620	161,474	125,011
Long-term debt	0	0	0
Deferred income taxes	40,090	40,130	43,200
Intercompany long term liability	0	0	0
Intercompany long term note payable	100,000	100,000	100,000
Other long-term liabilities	72,026	68,426	57,852
Total stockholders' equity	512,968	504,932	463,734
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	863,704	874,962	789,797
Non-Guarantors Subsidiaries [Member]
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	21,186	19,118	13,108	8,286
Accounts receivable, net	6,147	6,601	8,628
Intercompany receivable	728	2,012	12,078
Intercompany Loan Receivables		0	0
Finished goods inventories	40,563	48,463	35,933
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	8,020	6,586	3,919
Deferred income taxes	1,813	2,334	936
Total current assets	78,457	85,114	74,602
Property, plant, and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $257,394, $245,011, and $220,847	27,490	28,004	25,571
Goodwill	42,289	45,405	48,034
Tradenames and other intangibles, net	15	32	85
Deferred debt issuance costs, net	0	0	0
Other assets	0	0	0
Intercompany long term receivable	0	0	0
Intercompany long term note receivable	0	0	0
Investment in subsidiaries	0	0	0
Total assets	148,251	158,555	148,292
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	10,179	10,141	6,077
Intercompany payables	3,316	4,799	6,531
Intercompany Loan Payables		20,000	10,000
Other current liabilities	13,492	14,153	12,473
Total current liabilities	26,987	49,093	35,081
Long-term debt	20,349	0	0
Deferred income taxes	0	0	0
Intercompany long term liability	0	0	0
Intercompany long term note payable	0	0	0
Other long-term liabilities	12,256	13,012	18,544
Total stockholders' equity	88,659	96,450	94,667
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	148,251	158,555	148,292
Consolidating Adjustments [Member]
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	0	0	0	0
Accounts receivable, net	0	0	0
Intercompany receivable	-148,427	-166,551	-147,270
Intercompany Loan Receivables		-20,000	-10,000
Finished goods inventories	-36,373	-36,274	-30,864
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	0	0	0
Deferred income taxes	0	0	0
Total current assets	-184,800	-222,825	-188,134
Property, plant, and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $257,394, $245,011, and $220,847	0	0	0
Goodwill	0	0	0
Tradenames and other intangibles, net	0	0	0
Deferred debt issuance costs, net	0	0	0
Other assets	0	0	0
Intercompany long term receivable	-279,897	-274,584	-261,259
Intercompany long term note receivable	-100,000	-100,000	-100,000
Investment in subsidiaries	-1,407,340	-1,388,066	-1,287,551
Total assets	-1,972,037	-1,985,475	-1,836,944
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	0	0	0
Intercompany payables	-148,427	-166,551	-147,270
Intercompany Loan Payables		-20,000	-10,000
Other current liabilities	0	0	0
Total current liabilities	-148,427	-186,551	-157,270
Long-term debt	0	0	0
Deferred income taxes	0	0	0
Intercompany long term liability	-279,897	-274,584	-261,259
Intercompany long term note payable	-100,000	-100,000	-100,000
Other long-term liabilities	0	0	0
Total stockholders' equity	-1,443,713	-1,424,340	-1,318,415
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	($1,972,037)	($1,985,475)	($1,836,944)

GUARANTOR_CONDENSED_CONSOLIDAT3

GUARANTOR CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Income Statement) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Apr. 04, 2015	Mar. 29, 2014
Condensed Income Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net sales	$684,764	$651,643
Cost of goods sold	400,712	389,918
Gross profit	284,052	261,725
Selling, general, and administrative expenses	211,183	210,095
Royalty income	-11,636	-9,901
Operating income (loss)	84,505	61,531
Interest expense	6,692	6,897
Interest income	-137	-132
(Income) loss in subsidiaries	0	0
Other expense, net	1,962	596
Income before income taxes	75,988	54,170
Provision for income taxes	26,196	19,873
Net income	49,792	34,297
Parent [Member]
Condensed Income Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net sales	0	0
Cost of goods sold	0	0
Gross profit	0	0
Selling, general, and administrative expenses	0	0
Royalty income	0	0
Operating income (loss)	0	0
Interest expense	0	0
Interest income	0	0
(Income) loss in subsidiaries	-49,792	-34,297
Other expense, net	0	0
Income before income taxes	49,792	34,297
Provision for income taxes	0	0
Net income	49,792	34,297
Subsidiary Issuer [Member]
Condensed Income Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net sales	435,286	407,365
Cost of goods sold	298,211	293,774
Gross profit	137,075	113,591
Selling, general, and administrative expenses	42,249	48,527
Royalty income	-9,039	-8,045
Operating income (loss)	103,865	73,109
Interest expense	6,662	6,897
Interest income	-1,557	-1,469
(Income) loss in subsidiaries	23,394	17,435
Other expense, net	-146	-57
Income before income taxes	75,512	50,303
Provision for income taxes	25,621	16,963
Net income	49,891	33,340
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Condensed Income Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net sales	359,396	321,708
Cost of goods sold	222,915	188,020
Gross profit	136,481	133,688
Selling, general, and administrative expenses	157,263	146,417
Royalty income	-4,711	-4,027
Operating income (loss)	-16,071	-8,702
Interest expense	1,343	1,313
Interest income	0	0
(Income) loss in subsidiaries	-520	-586
Other expense, net	137	57
Income before income taxes	-17,031	-9,486
Provision for income taxes	1,980	3,740
Net income	-19,011	-13,226
Non-Guarantors Subsidiaries [Member]
Condensed Income Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net sales	47,120	49,158
Cost of goods sold	30,479	30,059
Gross profit	16,641	19,099
Selling, general, and administrative expenses	19,831	22,932
Royalty income	0	0
Operating income (loss)	-3,190	-3,833
Interest expense	115	24
Interest income	-8	0
(Income) loss in subsidiaries	0	0
Other expense, net	1,971	596
Income before income taxes	-5,268	-4,453
Provision for income taxes	-1,405	-830
Net income	-3,863	-3,623
Consolidating Adjustments [Member]
Condensed Income Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net sales	-157,038	-126,588
Cost of goods sold	-150,893	-121,935
Gross profit	-6,145	-4,653
Selling, general, and administrative expenses	-8,160	-7,781
Royalty income	2,114	2,171
Operating income (loss)	-99	957
Interest expense	-1,428	-1,337
Interest income	1,428	1,337
(Income) loss in subsidiaries	26,918	17,448
Other expense, net	0	0
Income before income taxes	-27,017	-16,491
Provision for income taxes	0	0
Net income	($27,017)	($16,491)

GUARANTOR_CONDENSED_CONSOLIDAT4

GUARANTOR CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Comprehensive Income) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Apr. 04, 2015	Mar. 29, 2014
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net income	$49,792	$34,297
Foreign currency translation adjustments	-5,994	-2,760
Comprehensive income	43,798	31,537
Parent [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net income	49,792	34,297
Foreign currency translation adjustments	-5,994	-2,760
Comprehensive income	43,798	31,537
Subsidiary Issuer [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net income	49,891	33,340
Foreign currency translation adjustments	-5,994	-2,760
Comprehensive income	43,897	30,580
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net income	-19,011	-13,226
Foreign currency translation adjustments	8	-132
Comprehensive income	-19,003	-13,358
Non-Guarantors Subsidiaries [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net income	-3,863	-3,623
Foreign currency translation adjustments	-5,994	-2,760
Comprehensive income	-9,857	-6,383
Consolidating Adjustments [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net income	-27,017	-16,491
Foreign currency translation adjustments	11,980	5,652
Comprehensive income	($15,037)	($10,839)

GUARANTOR_CONDENSED_CONSOLIDAT5

GUARANTOR CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Cash Flows) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Apr. 04, 2015	Mar. 29, 2014
Condensed Cash Flow Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net cash provided by operating activities	$87,224	$30,560
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures	-20,760	-32,083
Intercompany investing activity	0	0
Proceeds From Repayment of Intercompany Loan	0
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment	76	0
Net cash used in investing activities	-20,684	-32,083
Cash flows from financing activities:
Intercompany financing activity	0	0
Proceeds from intercompany loan	0	0
Borrowings under secured revolving credit facility	20,349	0
Dividends paid	-11,597	-10,208
Payments of debt issuance costs	0	-55
Income tax benefit from stock-based compensation	5,771	3,370
Payments on secured revolving credit facility	20,000	0
Repurchase of common stock	-14,120	-2,292
Withholdings from vesting of restricted stock	-12,331	-4,079
Proceeds from exercise of stock options	2,768	5,546
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities	-29,160	-7,718
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	-618	-69
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	36,762	-9,310
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	340,638	286,546
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	377,400	277,236
Parent [Member]
Condensed Cash Flow Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net cash provided by operating activities	0	0
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures	0	0
Intercompany investing activity	35,280	11,033
Proceeds From Repayment of Intercompany Loan	0
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment	0
Net cash used in investing activities	35,280	11,033
Cash flows from financing activities:
Intercompany financing activity	0	0
Proceeds from intercompany loan	0	0
Borrowings under secured revolving credit facility	0
Dividends paid	-11,597	-10,208
Payments of debt issuance costs		0
Income tax benefit from stock-based compensation	0	0
Payments on secured revolving credit facility	0
Repurchase of common stock	-14,120	-2,292
Withholdings from vesting of restricted stock	-12,331	-4,079
Proceeds from exercise of stock options	2,768	5,546
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities	-35,280	-11,033
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	0	0
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	0	0
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	0	0
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	0	0
Subsidiary Issuer [Member]
Condensed Cash Flow Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net cash provided by operating activities	78,186	44,470
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures	-5,517	-18,417
Intercompany investing activity	-8,332	3,772
Payment of Intercompany Borrowings		10,000
Proceeds From Repayment of Intercompany Loan	20,000
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment	69
Net cash used in investing activities	6,220	-24,645
Cash flows from financing activities:
Intercompany financing activity	-41,315	-34,969
Proceeds from intercompany loan	0	0
Borrowings under secured revolving credit facility	0
Dividends paid	0	0
Payments of debt issuance costs		-55
Income tax benefit from stock-based compensation	4,540	1,067
Payments on secured revolving credit facility	20,000
Repurchase of common stock	0	0
Withholdings from vesting of restricted stock	0	0
Proceeds from exercise of stock options	0	0
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities	-56,775	-33,957
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	0	0
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	27,631	-14,132
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	311,078	278,260
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	338,709	264,128
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Condensed Cash Flow Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net cash provided by operating activities	3,969	-12,284
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures	-12,701	-10,994
Intercompany investing activity	-1,232	-2,305
Proceeds From Repayment of Intercompany Loan	0
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment	0
Net cash used in investing activities	-13,933	-13,299
Cash flows from financing activities:
Intercompany financing activity	15,796	23,280
Proceeds from intercompany loan	0	0
Borrowings under secured revolving credit facility	0
Dividends paid	0	0
Payments of debt issuance costs		0
Income tax benefit from stock-based compensation	1,231	2,303
Payments on secured revolving credit facility	0
Repurchase of common stock	0	0
Withholdings from vesting of restricted stock	0	0
Proceeds from exercise of stock options	0	0
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities	17,027	25,583
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	0	0
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	7,063	0
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	10,442	0
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	17,505	0
Non-Guarantors Subsidiaries [Member]
Condensed Cash Flow Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net cash provided by operating activities	5,069	-1,626
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures	-2,542	-2,672
Intercompany investing activity	0	0
Proceeds From Repayment of Intercompany Loan	0
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment	7
Net cash used in investing activities	-2,535	-2,672
Cash flows from financing activities:
Intercompany financing activity	-197	-811
Proceeds from intercompany loan	-20,000	10,000
Borrowings under secured revolving credit facility	20,349
Dividends paid	0	0
Payments of debt issuance costs		0
Income tax benefit from stock-based compensation	0	0
Payments on secured revolving credit facility	0
Repurchase of common stock	0	0
Withholdings from vesting of restricted stock	0	0
Proceeds from exercise of stock options	0	0
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities	152	9,189
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	-618	-69
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	2,068	4,822
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	19,118	8,286
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	21,186	13,108
Consolidating Adjustments [Member]
Condensed Cash Flow Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net cash provided by operating activities	0	0
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures	0	0
Intercompany investing activity	-25,716	-12,500
Payment of Intercompany Borrowings		-10,000
Proceeds From Repayment of Intercompany Loan	-20,000
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment	0
Net cash used in investing activities	-45,716	-2,500
Cash flows from financing activities:
Intercompany financing activity	25,716	12,500
Proceeds from intercompany loan	20,000	-10,000
Borrowings under secured revolving credit facility	0
Dividends paid	0	0
Payments of debt issuance costs		0
Income tax benefit from stock-based compensation	0	0
Payments on secured revolving credit facility	0
Repurchase of common stock	0	0
Withholdings from vesting of restricted stock	0	0
Proceeds from exercise of stock options	0	0
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities	45,716	2,500
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	0	0
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	0	0
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	0	0
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	$0	$0