VF Corporation Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Intangible Assets (Detail)

Intangible Assets (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 03, 2015	Dec. 28, 2013
Intangible Assets by Major Class [Line Items]
Amortizable intangible assets, net carrying amount	$ 342,910us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet	$ 531,752us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
Indefinite-lived intangible assets, trademarks and trade names	2,090,642us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedTrademarks	2,428,449us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedTrademarks
Intangible assets, net	2,433,552	2,960,201
Customer Relationships
Intangible Assets by Major Class [Line Items]
Amortizable intangible assets, weighted average amortization period (in years)	20 years	20 years
Amortizable intangible assets, amortization method	Accelerated	Accelerated
Amortizable intangible assets, cost	593,575	627,670
Amortizable intangible assets, accumulated amortization	351,764	210,231
Amortizable intangible assets, net carrying amount	241,811	417,439
Licensing Agreements
Intangible Assets by Major Class [Line Items]
Amortizable intangible assets, weighted average amortization period (in years)	24 years	24 years
Amortizable intangible assets, amortization method	Accelerated and straight-line	Accelerated and straight-line
Amortizable intangible assets, cost	182,873	184,167
Amortizable intangible assets, accumulated amortization	86,137	76,378
Amortizable intangible assets, net carrying amount	96,736	107,789
Other Intangible Assets
Intangible Assets by Major Class [Line Items]
Amortizable intangible assets, weighted average amortization period (in years)	9 years	8 years
Amortizable intangible assets, amortization method	Straight-line	Straight-line
Amortizable intangible assets, cost	12,138	16,057
Amortizable intangible assets, accumulated amortization	7,775	9,533
Amortizable intangible assets, net carrying amount	$ 4,363	$ 6,524