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Reconciliation of Change in Accrual for Unrecognized Income Tax Benefits (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | 12 Months Ended
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Jan. 03, 2015 | Dec. 28, 2013 | Dec. 29, 2012
Reconciliation Of Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |
Beginning Balance | $ 135,988 us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits | $ 152,115 us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits | $ 118,091 us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits
Additions for current year tax positions | 12,850 us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromCurrentPeriodTaxPositions | 11,921 us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromCurrentPeriodTaxPositions | 18,930 us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromCurrentPeriodTaxPositions
Additions for prior year tax positions | 10,285 us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromPriorPeriodTaxPositions | 15,535 us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromPriorPeriodTaxPositions | 45,815 us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromPriorPeriodTaxPositions
Reductions for prior year - Timberland acquisition |  |  | (5,556)vfc_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesDecreasesResultingFromAcquisition
Reductions for prior year tax positions | (15,678)us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsDecreasesResultingFromPriorPeriodTaxPositions | (10,651)us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsDecreasesResultingFromPriorPeriodTaxPositions | (21,992)us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsDecreasesResultingFromPriorPeriodTaxPositions
Reductions due to statute expirations | (9,806)us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsReductionsResultingFromLapseOfApplicableStatuteOfLimitations | (7,153)us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsReductionsResultingFromLapseOfApplicableStatuteOfLimitations | (2,972)us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsReductionsResultingFromLapseOfApplicableStatuteOfLimitations
Payments in settlement | (2,399)us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsDecreasesResultingFromSettlementsWithTaxingAuthorities | (25,640)us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsDecreasesResultingFromSettlementsWithTaxingAuthorities | (453)us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsDecreasesResultingFromSettlementsWithTaxingAuthorities
Currency translation - increase |  |  | 252 us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromForeignCurrencyTranslation
Currency translation - decrease | (417)us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsDecreasesResultingFromForeignCurrencyTranslation | (139)us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsDecreasesResultingFromForeignCurrencyTranslation |
Ending Balance | 130,823 us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits | 135,988 us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits | 152,115 us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits
Unrecognized Income Tax Benefits |  |  |
Reconciliation Of Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |
Beginning Balance | 118,514 us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits / vfc_IncomeTaxBenefitAxis = vfc_UnrecognizedIncomeTaxBenefitsMember | 135,294 us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits / vfc_IncomeTaxBenefitAxis = vfc_UnrecognizedIncomeTaxBenefitsMember | 104,959 us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits / vfc_IncomeTaxBenefitAxis = vfc_UnrecognizedIncomeTaxBenefitsMember
Additions for current year tax positions | 12,850 us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromCurrentPeriodTaxPositions / vfc_IncomeTaxBenefitAxis = vfc_UnrecognizedIncomeTaxBenefitsMember | 11,921 us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromCurrentPeriodTaxPositions / vfc_IncomeTaxBenefitAxis = vfc_UnrecognizedIncomeTaxBenefitsMember | 18,930 us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromCurrentPeriodTaxPositions / vfc_IncomeTaxBenefitAxis = vfc_UnrecognizedIncomeTaxBenefitsMember
Additions for prior year tax positions | 5,252 us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromPriorPeriodTaxPositions / vfc_IncomeTaxBenefitAxis = vfc_UnrecognizedIncomeTaxBenefitsMember | 10,908 us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromPriorPeriodTaxPositions / vfc_IncomeTaxBenefitAxis = vfc_UnrecognizedIncomeTaxBenefitsMember | 39,616 us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromPriorPeriodTaxPositions / vfc_IncomeTaxBenefitAxis = vfc_UnrecognizedIncomeTaxBenefitsMember
Reductions for prior year - Timberland acquisition |  |  | (5,707)vfc_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesDecreasesResultingFromAcquisition / vfc_IncomeTaxBenefitAxis = vfc_UnrecognizedIncomeTaxBenefitsMember
Reductions for prior year tax positions | (12,898)us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsDecreasesResultingFromPriorPeriodTaxPositions / vfc_IncomeTaxBenefitAxis = vfc_UnrecognizedIncomeTaxBenefitsMember | (8,521)us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsDecreasesResultingFromPriorPeriodTaxPositions / vfc_IncomeTaxBenefitAxis = vfc_UnrecognizedIncomeTaxBenefitsMember | (19,678)us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsDecreasesResultingFromPriorPeriodTaxPositions / vfc_IncomeTaxBenefitAxis = vfc_UnrecognizedIncomeTaxBenefitsMember
Reductions due to statute expirations | (9,159)us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsReductionsResultingFromLapseOfApplicableStatuteOfLimitations / vfc_IncomeTaxBenefitAxis = vfc_UnrecognizedIncomeTaxBenefitsMember | (6,527)us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsReductionsResultingFromLapseOfApplicableStatuteOfLimitations / vfc_IncomeTaxBenefitAxis = vfc_UnrecognizedIncomeTaxBenefitsMember | (2,765)us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsReductionsResultingFromLapseOfApplicableStatuteOfLimitations / vfc_IncomeTaxBenefitAxis = vfc_UnrecognizedIncomeTaxBenefitsMember
Payments in settlement | (657)us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsDecreasesResultingFromSettlementsWithTaxingAuthorities / vfc_IncomeTaxBenefitAxis = vfc_UnrecognizedIncomeTaxBenefitsMember | (24,422)us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsDecreasesResultingFromSettlementsWithTaxingAuthorities / vfc_IncomeTaxBenefitAxis = vfc_UnrecognizedIncomeTaxBenefitsMember | (313)us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsDecreasesResultingFromSettlementsWithTaxingAuthorities / vfc_IncomeTaxBenefitAxis = vfc_UnrecognizedIncomeTaxBenefitsMember
Currency translation - increase |  |  | 252 us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromForeignCurrencyTranslation / vfc_IncomeTaxBenefitAxis = vfc_UnrecognizedIncomeTaxBenefitsMember
Currency translation - decrease | (298)us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsDecreasesResultingFromForeignCurrencyTranslation / vfc_IncomeTaxBenefitAxis = vfc_UnrecognizedIncomeTaxBenefitsMember | (139)us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsDecreasesResultingFromForeignCurrencyTranslation / vfc_IncomeTaxBenefitAxis = vfc_UnrecognizedIncomeTaxBenefitsMember |
Ending Balance | 113,604 us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits / vfc_IncomeTaxBenefitAxis = vfc_UnrecognizedIncomeTaxBenefitsMember | 118,514 us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits / vfc_IncomeTaxBenefitAxis = vfc_UnrecognizedIncomeTaxBenefitsMember | 135,294 us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits / vfc_IncomeTaxBenefitAxis = vfc_UnrecognizedIncomeTaxBenefitsMember
Accrued Interest and Penalties |  |  |
Reconciliation Of Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |
Beginning Balance | 17,474 us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits / vfc_IncomeTaxBenefitAxis = vfc_AccruedInterestAndPenaltiesMember | 16,821 us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits / vfc_IncomeTaxBenefitAxis = vfc_AccruedInterestAndPenaltiesMember | 13,132 us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits / vfc_IncomeTaxBenefitAxis = vfc_AccruedInterestAndPenaltiesMember
Additions for prior year tax positions | 5,033 us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromPriorPeriodTaxPositions / vfc_IncomeTaxBenefitAxis = vfc_AccruedInterestAndPenaltiesMember | 4,627 us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromPriorPeriodTaxPositions / vfc_IncomeTaxBenefitAxis = vfc_AccruedInterestAndPenaltiesMember | 6,199 us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromPriorPeriodTaxPositions / vfc_IncomeTaxBenefitAxis = vfc_AccruedInterestAndPenaltiesMember
Reductions for prior year - Timberland acquisition |  |  | 151 vfc_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesDecreasesResultingFromAcquisition / vfc_IncomeTaxBenefitAxis = vfc_AccruedInterestAndPenaltiesMember
Reductions for prior year tax positions | (2,780)us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsDecreasesResultingFromPriorPeriodTaxPositions / vfc_IncomeTaxBenefitAxis = vfc_AccruedInterestAndPenaltiesMember | (2,130)us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsDecreasesResultingFromPriorPeriodTaxPositions / vfc_IncomeTaxBenefitAxis = vfc_AccruedInterestAndPenaltiesMember | (2,314)us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsDecreasesResultingFromPriorPeriodTaxPositions / vfc_IncomeTaxBenefitAxis = vfc_AccruedInterestAndPenaltiesMember
Reductions due to statute expirations | (647)us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsReductionsResultingFromLapseOfApplicableStatuteOfLimitations / vfc_IncomeTaxBenefitAxis = vfc_AccruedInterestAndPenaltiesMember | (626)us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsReductionsResultingFromLapseOfApplicableStatuteOfLimitations / vfc_IncomeTaxBenefitAxis = vfc_AccruedInterestAndPenaltiesMember | (207)us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsReductionsResultingFromLapseOfApplicableStatuteOfLimitations / vfc_IncomeTaxBenefitAxis = vfc_AccruedInterestAndPenaltiesMember
Payments in settlement | (1,742)us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsDecreasesResultingFromSettlementsWithTaxingAuthorities / vfc_IncomeTaxBenefitAxis = vfc_AccruedInterestAndPenaltiesMember | (1,218)us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsDecreasesResultingFromSettlementsWithTaxingAuthorities / vfc_IncomeTaxBenefitAxis = vfc_AccruedInterestAndPenaltiesMember | (140)us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsDecreasesResultingFromSettlementsWithTaxingAuthorities / vfc_IncomeTaxBenefitAxis = vfc_AccruedInterestAndPenaltiesMember
Currency translation - decrease | (119)us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsDecreasesResultingFromForeignCurrencyTranslation / vfc_IncomeTaxBenefitAxis = vfc_AccruedInterestAndPenaltiesMember |  |
Ending Balance | $ 17,219 us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits / vfc_IncomeTaxBenefitAxis = vfc_AccruedInterestAndPenaltiesMember | $ 17,474 us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits / vfc_IncomeTaxBenefitAxis = vfc_AccruedInterestAndPenaltiesMember | $ 16,821 us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits / vfc_IncomeTaxBenefitAxis = vfc_AccruedInterestAndPenaltiesMember

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