Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Commitments - Additional Information (Detail)

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Commitments - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)
 12 Months Ended
Jan. 03, 2015
Commitments [Line Items]  
Future minimum lease payments 2015 331,300,000us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueCurrent
Future minimum lease payments 2016 275,000,000us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInTwoYears
Future minimum lease payments 2017 223,700,000us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInThreeYears
Future minimum lease payments 2018 177,200,000us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFourYears
Future minimum lease payments 2019 142,200,000us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFiveYears
Future minimum lease payments thereafter 326,900,000us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueThereafter
Income related to noncancelable subleases 3,700,000us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueFutureMinimumSubleaseRentals
Future minimum royalty payments 2015 52,500,000vfc_FutureMinimumRoyaltyPaymentsCurrent
Future minimum royalty payments 2016 82,000,000vfc_FutureMinimumRoyaltyPaymentsTwoYears
Future minimum royalty payments 2017 81,500,000vfc_FutureMinimumRoyaltyPaymentsThreeYears
Future minimum royalty payments 2018 51,600,000vfc_FutureMinimumRoyaltyPaymentsFourYears
Future minimum royalty payments 2019 50,700,000vfc_FutureMinimumRoyaltyPaymentsFiveYears
Future minimum royalty payments thereafter 0vfc_FutureMinimumRoyaltyPaymentsThereafter
Future payments under purchase commitments 2015 90,300,000vfc_FuturePaymentsUnderPurchaseCommitmentCurrent
Future payments under purchase commitments 2016 17,000,000vfc_FuturePaymentsUnderPurchaseCommitmentTwoYears
Future payments under purchase commitments 2017 1,700,000vfc_FuturePaymentsUnderPurchaseCommitmentThreeYears
Future payments under purchase commitments 2018 1,100,000vfc_FuturePaymentsUnderPurchaseCommitmentFourYears
Future payments under purchase commitments 2019 100,000vfc_FuturePaymentsUnderPurchaseCommitmentFiveYears
Future payments under purchase commitments thereafter 500,000vfc_FuturePaymentsUnderPurchaseCommitmentThereafter
Surety bonds, standby letters of credit and international bank guarantees 108,400,000us-gaap_GuaranteeObligationsCurrentCarryingValue
Minimum  
Commitments [Line Items]  
Service period of purchase commitments 2 months
Maximum  
Commitments [Line Items]  
Service period of purchase commitments 6 months
2015  
Commitments [Line Items]  
Total payments for purchase commitments 1,400,000,000us-gaap_PurchaseCommitmentRemainingMinimumAmountCommitted
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2016  
Commitments [Line Items]  
Total payments for purchase commitments 7,400,000us-gaap_PurchaseCommitmentRemainingMinimumAmountCommitted
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