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Fair Value Measurements - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) | 12 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended
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Jan. 03, 2015 | Dec. 28, 2013 | Dec. 29, 2012 | Jan. 03, 2015
Fair Value, Measurement Inputs, Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Long-term debt, carrying value | $ 1,427,556,000 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount | $ 1,431,996,000 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount |  | $ 1,427,556,000 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
Long-term debt, fair value | 1,684,100,000 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFairValue | 1,568,400,000 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFairValue |  | 1,684,100,000 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFairValue
Goodwill impairment loss | 142,361,000 us-gaap_GoodwillImpairmentLoss |  |  |
Net book values, trademarks | 2,090,642,000 us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedTrademarks | 2,428,449,000 us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedTrademarks |  | 2,090,642,000 us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedTrademarks
Amortizable intangible assets, net carrying amount | 342,910,000 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet | 531,752,000 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet |  | 342,910,000 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
Goodwill | 1,824,956,000 us-gaap_Goodwill | 2,021,750,000 us-gaap_Goodwill | 2,009,757,000 us-gaap_Goodwill | 1,824,956,000 us-gaap_Goodwill
Customer Relationships |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Measurement Inputs, Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Impairment of finite lived intangibles assets | 120,729,000 us-gaap_ImpairmentOfIntangibleAssetsFinitelived / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_CustomerRelationshipsMember |  |  |
Amortizable intangible assets, net carrying amount | 241,811,000 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_CustomerRelationshipsMember | 417,439,000 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_CustomerRelationshipsMember |  | 241,811,000 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_CustomerRelationshipsMember
Trademarks |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Measurement Inputs, Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Impairment of Indefinite lived intangible assets | 133,272,000 us-gaap_ImpairmentOfIntangibleAssetsIndefinitelivedExcludingGoodwill / us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_TrademarksMember |  |  |
Splendid And Ella Moss |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Measurement Inputs, Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Goodwill impairment loss | 142,361,000 us-gaap_GoodwillImpairmentLoss / dei_LegalEntityAxis = vfc_SplendidAndEllaMossMember | 0 us-gaap_GoodwillImpairmentLoss / dei_LegalEntityAxis = vfc_SplendidAndEllaMossMember | 0 us-gaap_GoodwillImpairmentLoss / dei_LegalEntityAxis = vfc_SplendidAndEllaMossMember |
Net book values, trademarks | 53,200,000 us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedTrademarks / dei_LegalEntityAxis = vfc_SplendidAndEllaMossMember |  |  | 53,200,000 us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedTrademarks / dei_LegalEntityAxis = vfc_SplendidAndEllaMossMember
Goodwill | 0 us-gaap_Goodwill / dei_LegalEntityAxis = vfc_SplendidAndEllaMossMember |  |  | 0 us-gaap_Goodwill / dei_LegalEntityAxis = vfc_SplendidAndEllaMossMember
Splendid And Ella Moss | Customer Relationships |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Measurement Inputs, Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Impairment of finite lived intangibles assets | 64,178,000 us-gaap_ImpairmentOfIntangibleAssetsFinitelived / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_CustomerRelationshipsMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = vfc_SplendidAndEllaMossMember |  |  |
Amortizable intangible assets, net carrying amount | 12,400,000 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_CustomerRelationshipsMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = vfc_SplendidAndEllaMossMember |  |  | 12,400,000 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_CustomerRelationshipsMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = vfc_SplendidAndEllaMossMember
Splendid And Ella Moss | Trademarks |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Measurement Inputs, Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Impairment of Indefinite lived intangible assets | 45,700,000 us-gaap_ImpairmentOfIntangibleAssetsIndefinitelivedExcludingGoodwill / us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_TrademarksMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = vfc_SplendidAndEllaMossMember |  |  |
Splendid and Ella Moss and 7 For All Mankind |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Measurement Inputs, Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Impairment charges for property, plant and equipment | 0 us-gaap_TangibleAssetImpairmentCharges / dei_LegalEntityAxis = vfc_SplendidAndEllaMossSevenForAllMankindMember | 0 us-gaap_TangibleAssetImpairmentCharges / dei_LegalEntityAxis = vfc_SplendidAndEllaMossSevenForAllMankindMember | 0 us-gaap_TangibleAssetImpairmentCharges / dei_LegalEntityAxis = vfc_SplendidAndEllaMossSevenForAllMankindMember |
Splendid and Ella Moss and 7 For All Mankind | Customer Relationships |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Measurement Inputs, Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Impairment of finite lived intangibles assets |  |  |  | 120,700,000 us-gaap_ImpairmentOfIntangibleAssetsFinitelived / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_CustomerRelationshipsMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = vfc_SplendidAndEllaMossSevenForAllMankindMember
Splendid and Ella Moss and 7 For All Mankind | Trademarks |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Measurement Inputs, Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Impairment of Indefinite lived intangible assets | 133,300,000 us-gaap_ImpairmentOfIntangibleAssetsIndefinitelivedExcludingGoodwill / us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_TrademarksMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = vfc_SplendidAndEllaMossSevenForAllMankindMember |  |  |
7 For All Mankind |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Measurement Inputs, Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net book values, trademarks | 207,600,000 us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedTrademarks / dei_LegalEntityAxis = vfc_SevenForAllMankindMember |  |  | 207,600,000 us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedTrademarks / dei_LegalEntityAxis = vfc_SevenForAllMankindMember
7 For All Mankind | Customer Relationships |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Measurement Inputs, Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Impairment of finite lived intangibles assets | 56,551,000 us-gaap_ImpairmentOfIntangibleAssetsFinitelived / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_CustomerRelationshipsMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = vfc_SevenForAllMankindMember |  |  |
Amortizable intangible assets, net carrying amount | 44,000,000 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_CustomerRelationshipsMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = vfc_SevenForAllMankindMember |  |  | 44,000,000 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_CustomerRelationshipsMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = vfc_SevenForAllMankindMember
7 For All Mankind | Trademarks |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Measurement Inputs, Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Impairment of Indefinite lived intangible assets | $ 87,572,000 us-gaap_ImpairmentOfIntangibleAssetsIndefinitelivedExcludingGoodwill / us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_TrademarksMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = vfc_SevenForAllMankindMember |  |  |

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