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Impact of Adopting New Accounting Guidance on Classification of Debt Issuance Costs and Deferred Income Taxes (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Jul. 02, 2016 | Jan. 02, 2016 | Jul. 04, 2015
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Impact of Adopting New Accounting Guidance [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Other current assets |  | $ 307,494 | $ 284,215 | $ 443,453
Other assets |  | 900,581 | 583,866 | 662,568
Accrued liabilities |  | 723,624 | 782,148 | 766,447
Long-term debt |  | 1,400,636 | 1,401,820 | 1,401,553
Other liabilities |  | $ 964,402 | $ 900,256 | 950,126
As Previously Reported |  |  |  |
Impact of Adopting New Accounting Guidance [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Other current assets | [1] |  |  | 596,240
Other assets | [1] |  |  | 638,370
Accrued liabilities | [1] |  |  | 772,539
Long-term debt | [1] |  |  | 1,412,244
Other liabilities | [1] |  |  | 1,061,932
Accounting Standards Update 2015-03 "Debt Issuance Cost" and 2015-17 "Income Taxes" | Reclassification of Debt Issuance Costs Increase/(Decrease) | Restatement Adjustment |  |  |  |
Impact of Adopting New Accounting Guidance [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Other assets |  |  |  | (10,691)
Long-term debt |  |  |  | (10,691)
Accounting Standards Update 2015-03 "Debt Issuance Cost" and 2015-17 "Income Taxes" | Reclassification of Deferred Income Taxes Increase/(Decrease) | Restatement Adjustment |  |  |  |
Impact of Adopting New Accounting Guidance [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Other current assets |  |  |  | (152,787)
Other assets |  |  |  | 34,889
Accrued liabilities |  |  |  | (6,092)
Other liabilities |  |  |  | $ (111,806)
[1] | Excludes assets and liabilities of the Contemporary Brands coalition, which have been classified as held for sale on VF's Consolidated Balance Sheets for all periods presented.

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