Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Sale of Accounts Receivable - Additional Information (Detail)

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Sale of Accounts Receivable - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Jan. 03, 2015
Dec. 28, 2013
Dec. 29, 2012
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]      
Maximum amount of accounts receivable sold at any point in time $ 237.5vfc_MaximumAmountOfAccountsReceivableSoldAtAnyPointInTime    
Decrease in receivables related to balances sold 130.3vfc_AccountsReceivableReductionRelatedToAccountsReceivableSoldToThirdParties 136.4vfc_AccountsReceivableReductionRelatedToAccountsReceivableSoldToThirdParties  
Sale of accounts receivable 1,247.4vfc_AccountsReceivableSoldGross 1,259.7vfc_AccountsReceivableSoldGross  
Funding fee $ 1.7vfc_SaleOfAccountsReceivableProgramFee $ 1.8vfc_SaleOfAccountsReceivableProgramFee $ 2.0vfc_SaleOfAccountsReceivableProgramFee