Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Long - Term Debt - Additional Information (Detail)

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Long - Term Debt - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
 12 Months Ended
Jan. 03, 2015
Dec. 28, 2013
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Redemption price percentage 100.00%vfc_RepurchasePricePercentage  
Capital lease, expiration dates 2021  
Assets under capital lease $ 47.6us-gaap_CapitalLeasedAssetsGross 47.6us-gaap_CapitalLeasedAssetsGross
Accumulated amortization of assets under capital lease 28.7us-gaap_CapitalLeasesLesseeBalanceSheetAssetsByMajorClassAccumulatedDeprecation 24.1us-gaap_CapitalLeasesLesseeBalanceSheetAssetsByMajorClassAccumulatedDeprecation
Capital Lease Obligations    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Effective annual interest rate 5.06%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentage
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_CapitalLeaseObligationsMember 		 
6.00% notes, due 2033    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Maturity date, notes 2033 2033
Cross - acceleration trigger 50.0vfc_CrossAccelerationProvisionTriggerForDefaultOfOtherDebtRangeMinimum
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= vfc_SixPointZeroPercentNotesDueTwoThousandThirtyThreeMember 		 
Long - term debt, face amount 300.0us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= vfc_SixPointZeroPercentNotesDueTwoThousandThirtyThreeMember 		 
Effective annual interest rate 6.19%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= vfc_SixPointZeroPercentNotesDueTwoThousandThirtyThreeMember 		 
5.95% Notes, Due 2017    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Maturity date, notes 2017 2017
Cross - acceleration trigger 100.0vfc_CrossAccelerationProvisionTriggerForDefaultOfOtherDebtRangeMinimum
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= vfc_FivePointNineFivePercentNotesDueTwoThousandSeventeenMember 		 
Repurchase obligation percentage 101.00%vfc_RepurchaseObligationPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= vfc_FivePointNineFivePercentNotesDueTwoThousandSeventeenMember 		 
Additional Basis point 0.20%vfc_DebtInstrumentInterestRatePercentageAboveEffectiveRate
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= vfc_FivePointNineFivePercentNotesDueTwoThousandSeventeenMember 		 
3.5% notes, due 2021    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Maturity date, notes 2021 2021
Cross - acceleration trigger 100.0vfc_CrossAccelerationProvisionTriggerForDefaultOfOtherDebtRangeMinimum
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= vfc_ThreePointFivePercentNotesDueTwoThousandTwentyOneMember 		 
Repurchase obligation percentage 101.00%vfc_RepurchaseObligationPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= vfc_ThreePointFivePercentNotesDueTwoThousandTwentyOneMember 		 
Redemption price percentage 100.00%vfc_RepurchasePricePercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= vfc_ThreePointFivePercentNotesDueTwoThousandTwentyOneMember 		 
Additional Basis point 0.20%vfc_DebtInstrumentInterestRatePercentageAboveEffectiveRate
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= vfc_ThreePointFivePercentNotesDueTwoThousandTwentyOneMember 		 
Long - term debt, face amount 500.0us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= vfc_ThreePointFivePercentNotesDueTwoThousandTwentyOneMember 		 
Effective annual interest rate 4.69%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= vfc_ThreePointFivePercentNotesDueTwoThousandTwentyOneMember 		 
6.45% Notes, Due 2037    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Maturity date, notes 2037 2037
Cross - acceleration trigger $ 100.0vfc_CrossAccelerationProvisionTriggerForDefaultOfOtherDebtRangeMinimum
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= vfc_SixPointFourFivePercentNotesDueTwoThousandThirtySevenMember 		 
Repurchase obligation percentage 101.00%vfc_RepurchaseObligationPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= vfc_SixPointFourFivePercentNotesDueTwoThousandThirtySevenMember 		 
Additional Basis point 0.25%vfc_DebtInstrumentInterestRatePercentageAboveEffectiveRate
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= vfc_SixPointFourFivePercentNotesDueTwoThousandThirtySevenMember