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Financial Information for Reportable Segments (Parenthetical) (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 28, 2013 | Dec. 29, 2012
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |
Payment of acquisition related expenses | $ 10.7 us-gaap_BusinessCombinationAcquisitionRelatedCosts | $ 30.8 us-gaap_BusinessCombinationAcquisitionRelatedCosts
Outdoor & Action Sports |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |
Payment of acquisition related expenses |  | 22.1 us-gaap_BusinessCombinationAcquisitionRelatedCosts / us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis = vfc_OutdoorActionSportsMember
Corporate |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |
Payment of acquisition related expenses |  | $ 8.7 us-gaap_BusinessCombinationAcquisitionRelatedCosts / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_CorporateNonSegmentMember

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- Definition This element represents acquisition-related costs incurred to effect a business combination which costs have been expensed during the period. Such costs include finder's fees; advisory, legal, accounting, valuation, and other professional or consulting fees; general administrative costs, including the costs of maintaining an internal acquisitions department; and may include costs of registering and issuing debt and equity securities. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 805 -SubTopic 10 -Section 25 -Paragraph 23 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=34752592&loc=d3e1043-128460 + Details
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Name: | us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis=vfc_OutdoorActionSportsMember
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