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Long - Term Debt - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified | 12 Months Ended
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Jan. 03, 2015 | Dec. 28, 2013
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Redemption price percentage | 100.00%vfc_RepurchasePricePercentage |
Capital lease, expiration dates | 2021 |
Assets under capital lease | $ 47.6 us-gaap_CapitalLeasedAssetsGross | 47.6 us-gaap_CapitalLeasedAssetsGross
Accumulated amortization of assets under capital lease | 28.7 us-gaap_CapitalLeasesLesseeBalanceSheetAssetsByMajorClassAccumulatedDeprecation | 24.1 us-gaap_CapitalLeasesLesseeBalanceSheetAssetsByMajorClassAccumulatedDeprecation
Capital Lease Obligations |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Effective annual interest rate | 5.06%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentage / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_CapitalLeaseObligationsMember |
6.00% notes, due 2033 |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Maturity date, notes | 2033 | 2033
Cross - acceleration trigger | 50.0 vfc_CrossAccelerationProvisionTriggerForDefaultOfOtherDebtRangeMinimum / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = vfc_SixPointZeroPercentNotesDueTwoThousandThirtyThreeMember |
Long - term debt, face amount | 300.0 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = vfc_SixPointZeroPercentNotesDueTwoThousandThirtyThreeMember |
Effective annual interest rate | 6.19%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentage / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = vfc_SixPointZeroPercentNotesDueTwoThousandThirtyThreeMember |
5.95% Notes, Due 2017 |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Maturity date, notes | 2017 | 2017
Cross - acceleration trigger | 100.0 vfc_CrossAccelerationProvisionTriggerForDefaultOfOtherDebtRangeMinimum / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = vfc_FivePointNineFivePercentNotesDueTwoThousandSeventeenMember |
Repurchase obligation percentage | 101.00%vfc_RepurchaseObligationPercentage / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = vfc_FivePointNineFivePercentNotesDueTwoThousandSeventeenMember |
Additional Basis point | 0.20%vfc_DebtInstrumentInterestRatePercentageAboveEffectiveRate / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = vfc_FivePointNineFivePercentNotesDueTwoThousandSeventeenMember |
3.5% notes, due 2021 |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Maturity date, notes | 2021 | 2021
Cross - acceleration trigger | 100.0 vfc_CrossAccelerationProvisionTriggerForDefaultOfOtherDebtRangeMinimum / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = vfc_ThreePointFivePercentNotesDueTwoThousandTwentyOneMember |
Repurchase obligation percentage | 101.00%vfc_RepurchaseObligationPercentage / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = vfc_ThreePointFivePercentNotesDueTwoThousandTwentyOneMember |
Redemption price percentage | 100.00%vfc_RepurchasePricePercentage / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = vfc_ThreePointFivePercentNotesDueTwoThousandTwentyOneMember |
Additional Basis point | 0.20%vfc_DebtInstrumentInterestRatePercentageAboveEffectiveRate / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = vfc_ThreePointFivePercentNotesDueTwoThousandTwentyOneMember |
Long - term debt, face amount | 500.0 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = vfc_ThreePointFivePercentNotesDueTwoThousandTwentyOneMember |
Effective annual interest rate | 4.69%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentage / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = vfc_ThreePointFivePercentNotesDueTwoThousandTwentyOneMember |
6.45% Notes, Due 2037 |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Maturity date, notes | 2037 | 2037
Cross - acceleration trigger | $ 100.0 vfc_CrossAccelerationProvisionTriggerForDefaultOfOtherDebtRangeMinimum / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = vfc_SixPointFourFivePercentNotesDueTwoThousandThirtySevenMember |
Repurchase obligation percentage | 101.00%vfc_RepurchaseObligationPercentage / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = vfc_SixPointFourFivePercentNotesDueTwoThousandThirtySevenMember |
Additional Basis point | 0.25%vfc_DebtInstrumentInterestRatePercentageAboveEffectiveRate / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = vfc_SixPointFourFivePercentNotesDueTwoThousandThirtySevenMember |

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- Definition Amount before accumulated depreciation of leased physical assets used in the normal conduct of business to produce goods and services. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 840 -SubTopic 30 -Section 45 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6455314&loc=d3e45014-112735 + Details
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- Definition The total charge for the use of long-lived depreciable assets subject to a lease meeting the criteria for capitalization. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 840 -SubTopic 30 -Section 45 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6455314&loc=d3e45014-112735 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 840 -SubTopic 10 -Section 55 -Paragraph 40 -Subparagraph (Note 2) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6584154&loc=d3e38371-112697 + Details
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- Definition Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 835 -SubTopic 30 -Section 45 -Paragraph 2 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6451184&loc=d3e28551-108399 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 835 -SubTopic 30 -Section 55 -Paragraph 8 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=34725769&loc=d3e28878-108400 + Details
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- Definition Effective interest rate for the funds borrowed under the debt agreement considering interest compounding and original issue discount or premium. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 835 -SubTopic 30 -Section 45 -Paragraph 2 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6451184&loc=d3e28551-108399 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 02 -Paragraph 22 -Article 5 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.22(a)(1)) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682 + Details
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- Definition Cross-acceleration event of default provision trigger if other debt is in default and has been accelerated, range minimum. + References No definition available. + Details
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