Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Long - Term Debt (Parenthetical) (Detail)

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Long - Term Debt (Parenthetical) (Detail)
 12 Months Ended
Jan. 03, 2015
Dec. 28, 2013
5.95% Notes, Due 2017    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Notes, stated percentage 5.95%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= vfc_FivePointNineFivePercentNotesDueTwoThousandSeventeenMember 		5.95%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= vfc_FivePointNineFivePercentNotesDueTwoThousandSeventeenMember
Maturity date, notes 2017 2017
3.5% notes, due 2021    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Notes, stated percentage 3.50%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= vfc_ThreePointFivePercentNotesDueTwoThousandTwentyOneMember 		3.50%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= vfc_ThreePointFivePercentNotesDueTwoThousandTwentyOneMember
Maturity date, notes 2021 2021
6.00% notes, due 2033    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Notes, stated percentage 6.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= vfc_SixPointZeroPercentNotesDueTwoThousandThirtyThreeMember 		6.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= vfc_SixPointZeroPercentNotesDueTwoThousandThirtyThreeMember
Maturity date, notes 2033 2033
6.45% Notes, Due 2037    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Notes, stated percentage 6.45%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= vfc_SixPointFourFivePercentNotesDueTwoThousandThirtySevenMember 		6.45%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= vfc_SixPointFourFivePercentNotesDueTwoThousandThirtySevenMember
Maturity date, notes 2037 2037