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Commitments - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) | 12 Months Ended
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Jan. 03, 2015
Commitments [Line Items] |
Future minimum lease payments 2015 | 331,300,000 us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueCurrent
Future minimum lease payments 2016 | 275,000,000 us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInTwoYears
Future minimum lease payments 2017 | 223,700,000 us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInThreeYears
Future minimum lease payments 2018 | 177,200,000 us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFourYears
Future minimum lease payments 2019 | 142,200,000 us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFiveYears
Future minimum lease payments thereafter | 326,900,000 us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueThereafter
Income related to noncancelable subleases | 3,700,000 us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueFutureMinimumSubleaseRentals
Future minimum royalty payments 2015 | 52,500,000 vfc_FutureMinimumRoyaltyPaymentsCurrent
Future minimum royalty payments 2016 | 82,000,000 vfc_FutureMinimumRoyaltyPaymentsTwoYears
Future minimum royalty payments 2017 | 81,500,000 vfc_FutureMinimumRoyaltyPaymentsThreeYears
Future minimum royalty payments 2018 | 51,600,000 vfc_FutureMinimumRoyaltyPaymentsFourYears
Future minimum royalty payments 2019 | 50,700,000 vfc_FutureMinimumRoyaltyPaymentsFiveYears
Future minimum royalty payments thereafter | 0 vfc_FutureMinimumRoyaltyPaymentsThereafter
Future payments under purchase commitments 2015 | 90,300,000 vfc_FuturePaymentsUnderPurchaseCommitmentCurrent
Future payments under purchase commitments 2016 | 17,000,000 vfc_FuturePaymentsUnderPurchaseCommitmentTwoYears
Future payments under purchase commitments 2017 | 1,700,000 vfc_FuturePaymentsUnderPurchaseCommitmentThreeYears
Future payments under purchase commitments 2018 | 1,100,000 vfc_FuturePaymentsUnderPurchaseCommitmentFourYears
Future payments under purchase commitments 2019 | 100,000 vfc_FuturePaymentsUnderPurchaseCommitmentFiveYears
Future payments under purchase commitments thereafter | 500,000 vfc_FuturePaymentsUnderPurchaseCommitmentThereafter
Surety bonds, standby letters of credit and international bank guarantees | 108,400,000 us-gaap_GuaranteeObligationsCurrentCarryingValue
Minimum |
Commitments [Line Items] |
Service period of purchase commitments | 2 months
Maximum |
Commitments [Line Items] |
Service period of purchase commitments | 6 months
2015 |
Commitments [Line Items] |
Total payments for purchase commitments | 1,400,000,000 us-gaap_PurchaseCommitmentRemainingMinimumAmountCommitted / vfc_PeriodAxis = vfc_TwoThousandAndFifteenMember
2016 |
Commitments [Line Items] |
Total payments for purchase commitments | 7,400,000 us-gaap_PurchaseCommitmentRemainingMinimumAmountCommitted / vfc_PeriodAxis = vfc_TwoThousandAndSixteenMember

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- Definition Period covered by the long-term purchase commitment, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Amount of required minimum rental payments for operating leases having an initial or remaining non-cancelable lease term in excess of one year due in the next fiscal year following the latest fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported on a rolling approach, from latest balance sheet date. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 840 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (a) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6453985&loc=d3e41502-112717 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 3) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6584154&loc=d3e38371-112697 + Details
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- Definition Amount of required minimum rental payments for operating leases having an initial or remaining non-cancelable lease term in excess of one year due in the fifth fiscal year following the latest fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported on a rolling approach, from latest balance sheet date. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 840 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (a) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6453985&loc=d3e41502-112717 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 3) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6584154&loc=d3e38371-112697 + Details
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- Definition Amount of required minimum rental payments for operating leases having an initial or remaining non-cancelable lease term in excess of one year due in the fourth fiscal year following the latest fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported on a rolling approach, from latest balance sheet date. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 840 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (a) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6453985&loc=d3e41502-112717 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 3) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6584154&loc=d3e38371-112697 + Details
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- Definition Amount of required minimum rental payments for operating leases having an initial or remaining non-cancelable lease term in excess of one year due in the third fiscal year following the latest fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported on a rolling approach, from latest balance sheet date. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 840 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (a) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6453985&loc=d3e41502-112717 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 3) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6584154&loc=d3e38371-112697 + Details
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- Definition Amount of required minimum rental payments for operating leases having an initial or remaining non-cancelable lease term in excess of one year due in the second fiscal year following the latest fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported on a rolling approach, from latest balance sheet date. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 840 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (a) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6453985&loc=d3e41502-112717 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 3) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6584154&loc=d3e38371-112697 + Details
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- Definition Minimum amount to be expended to satisfy the terms of arrangements in which the entity has agreed to expend funds to procure goods or services, excluding long-term purchase commitments or unconditional purchase obligations. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.25) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 02 -Paragraph 25 -Article 5 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 03 -Paragraph 19 -Article 7 Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 03 -Paragraph 17 -Article 9 Reference 5: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 942 -SubTopic 210 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.9-03.17) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6876686&loc=d3e534808-122878 Reference 6: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 944 -SubTopic 210 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.7-03.(a)(19)) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6879938&loc=d3e572229-122910 + Details
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