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Short-term Borrowings - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)
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Jan. 03, 2015
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Dec. 28, 2013
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| Credit Facility Short Term Borrowings [Line Items] | ||
| Short term borrowings | $ 21,822,000us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings | $ 18,810,000us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings |
| Restricted covenants | 60.00%vfc_RatioOfConsolidatedIndebtednessToConsolidatedCapitalizationMaximum | |
| Commercial Paper | ||
| Credit Facility Short Term Borrowings [Line Items] | ||
| Credit facility amount outstanding |
0us-gaap_LineOfCredit / us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis = us-gaap_CommercialPaperMember |
0us-gaap_LineOfCredit / us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis = us-gaap_CommercialPaperMember |
| Financial Standby Letter of Credit | ||
| Credit Facility Short Term Borrowings [Line Items] | ||
| Letters of credit amount |
16,500,000us-gaap_LettersOfCreditOutstandingAmount / us-gaap_GuaranteeObligationsByNatureAxis = us-gaap_FinancialStandbyLetterOfCreditMember |
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| International Lending Agreements | ||
| Credit Facility Short Term Borrowings [Line Items] | ||
| Short term borrowings |
21,800,000us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings / vfc_CreditAgreementAxis = vfc_InternationalLendingAgreementsMember |
18,800,000us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings / vfc_CreditAgreementAxis = vfc_InternationalLendingAgreementsMember |
| Weighted average interest rate of international bank borrowings |
5.30%us-gaap_ShortTermDebtWeightedAverageInterestRate / vfc_CreditAgreementAxis = vfc_InternationalLendingAgreementsMember |
5.20%us-gaap_ShortTermDebtWeightedAverageInterestRate / vfc_CreditAgreementAxis = vfc_InternationalLendingAgreementsMember |
| Global Credit Facility | ||
| Credit Facility Short Term Borrowings [Line Items] | ||
| Credit facility amount outstanding |
1,250,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCredit / vfc_CreditAgreementAxis = vfc_GlobalCreditFacilityMember |
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| Credit facility expiration date | 2016-12 | |
| Credit facility maximum borrowings |
750,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity / vfc_CreditAgreementAxis = vfc_GlobalCreditFacilityMember |
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| Letters of credit amount |
100,000,000us-gaap_LettersOfCreditOutstandingAmount / vfc_CreditAgreementAxis = vfc_GlobalCreditFacilityMember |
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| Credit facility fee |
0.075%us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityCommitmentFeePercentage / vfc_CreditAgreementAxis = vfc_GlobalCreditFacilityMember |
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| Credit facility description | VF maintains a $1.25 billion senior unsecured revolving line of credit (the "Global Credit Facility") which supports the $1.25 billion U.S. commercial paper programs described below. | |
| Global Credit Facility | Commercial Paper | Maximum | ||
| Credit Facility Short Term Borrowings [Line Items] | ||
| Credit facility amount outstanding |
$ 1,250,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCredit / vfc_CreditAgreementAxis = vfc_GlobalCreditFacilityMember / us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis = us-gaap_CommercialPaperMember / us-gaap_RangeAxis = us-gaap_MaximumMember |
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| Global Credit Facility | LIBOR | ||
| Credit Facility Short Term Borrowings [Line Items] | ||
| Debt instrument basis spread on variable rate |
0.80%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1 / vfc_CreditAgreementAxis = vfc_GlobalCreditFacilityMember / us-gaap_VariableRateAxis = us-gaap_LondonInterbankOfferedRateLIBORMember |
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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument. No definition available.
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The total amount of the contingent obligation under letters of credit outstanding as of the reporting date. No definition available.
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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The fee, expressed as a percentage of the line of credit facility, for the line of credit facility regardless of whether the facility has been used. No definition available.
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Description of the terms of a credit facility arrangement. Terms typically include interest rate, collateral required, guarantees required, repayment requirements, and restrictions on use of assets and activities of the entity. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Reflects the total carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of debt having initial terms less than one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Weighted average interest rate of short-term debt outstanding. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Line of Credit Facility Expiration Dates No definition available.
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The maximum ratio of consolidated indebtedness to consolidated capitalization allowed to comply with financial covenant contained in the credit agreement. No definition available.
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