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Classes of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities Measured and Recorded at Fair Value on Recurring Basis (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jan. 03, 2015		Dec. 28, 2013
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Cash equivalents, Money market funds	$ 388,635vfc_CashEquivalentsMoneyMarketFunds		$ 352,942vfc_CashEquivalentsMoneyMarketFunds
Cash equivalents, time deposits	197,303vfc_CashEquivalentsTimeDeposits		121,097vfc_CashEquivalentsTimeDeposits
Derivative financial instruments	105,264us-gaap_DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeAsset		16,088us-gaap_DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeAsset
Investment securities	228,406us-gaap_InvestmentsFairValueDisclosure		214,035us-gaap_InvestmentsFairValueDisclosure
Other marketable securities	5,111vfc_InvestmentSecuritiesOther		5,809vfc_InvestmentSecuritiesOther
Derivative financial instruments	31,769us-gaap_DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeLiability		46,791us-gaap_DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeLiability
Deferred compensation	295,226vfc_DeferredCompensationLiabilityAtFairValue		274,659vfc_DeferredCompensationLiabilityAtFairValue
Quoted Prices In Active Markets For Identical Assets, Level 1
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Cash equivalents, Money market funds	388,635vfc_CashEquivalentsMoneyMarketFunds / us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis = us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel1Member	[1]	352,942vfc_CashEquivalentsMoneyMarketFunds / us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis = us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel1Member	[1]
Cash equivalents, time deposits	197,303vfc_CashEquivalentsTimeDeposits / us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis = us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel1Member	[1]	121,097vfc_CashEquivalentsTimeDeposits / us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis = us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel1Member	[1]
Investment securities	208,874us-gaap_InvestmentsFairValueDisclosure / us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis = us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel1Member	[1]	193,540us-gaap_InvestmentsFairValueDisclosure / us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis = us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel1Member	[1]
Other marketable securities	5,111vfc_InvestmentSecuritiesOther / us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis = us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel1Member	[1]	5,809vfc_InvestmentSecuritiesOther / us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis = us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel1Member	[1]
Significant Other Observable Inputs, Level 2
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Derivative financial instruments	105,264us-gaap_DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeAsset / us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis = us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member	[1]	16,088us-gaap_DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeAsset / us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis = us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member	[1]
Investment securities	19,532us-gaap_InvestmentsFairValueDisclosure / us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis = us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member	[1]	20,495us-gaap_InvestmentsFairValueDisclosure / us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis = us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member	[1]
Derivative financial instruments	31,769us-gaap_DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeLiability / us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis = us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member	[1]	46,791us-gaap_DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeLiability / us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis = us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member	[1]
Deferred compensation	$ 295,226vfc_DeferredCompensationLiabilityAtFairValue / us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis = us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member	[1]	$ 274,659vfc_DeferredCompensationLiabilityAtFairValue / us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis = us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member	[1]
[1] There were no transfers among the levels within the fair value hierarchy during 2014 or 2013.

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