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Retirement and Savings Benefit Plans - Additional Information (Detail)

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Retirement and Savings Benefit Plans - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 28, 2013
Dec. 29, 2012
Dec. 31, 2011
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]      
Percentage of domestic plan 92.00%    
Project benefit obligation amortized over five years minimum 20.00%    
Number of years amortized 5    
Projected benefit obligations amortized over the expected average remaining service of active participants minimum 10.00%    
Projected benefit obligations amortized over the expected average remaining service of active participants maximum 20.00%    
Plan assets or projected benefit obligations unamortized, maximum percentage 10.00%    
Deferred actuarial losses to be amortized to pension expenses $ 37,500,000    
Estimated amortization of prior service cost, next period 5,400,000    
Defined benefit plan, assets transferred to plan 0    
VF contribution 117,591,000 112,892,000  
Estimated future benefit payments, 2014 79,200,000    
Estimated future benefit payments, 2015 81,800,000    
Estimated future benefit payments, 2016 85,500,000    
Estimated future benefit payments, 2017 89,000,000    
Estimated future benefit payments, 2018 92,800,000    
Estimated future benefit payments, 2019-2023 518,600,000    
VF's current liability to participants of the deferred compensation plans 31,608,000 28,224,000  
Discretionary Contribution
      
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]      
VF contribution 100,000,000 100,000,000  
Other Pension Plans, Defined Benefit
      
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]      
VF contribution, next fiscal year 16,700,000    
Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Defined Benefit
      
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]      
Deferred compensation plans expense 5,400,000 4,700,000 4,300,000
Deferred compensation liability, current and noncurrent 276,200,000    
VF's current liability to participants of the deferred compensation plans 31,600,000    
VF's liability to participants of the deferred compensation plans, expected to be paid beyond one year 244,600,000    
Fair value of investments 247,700,000    
Expected to be liquidated to fund payments to participants recorded in other current assets 30,000,000    
Expected to be liquidated to fund payments to participants recorded in other assets 217,700,000    
Defined contribution plans expense $ 22,000,000 $ 18,700,000 $ 16,900,000