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

Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Fair Value Measurements - Additional Information (Detail)

Fair Value Measurements - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	12 Months Ended			3 Months Ended
	Jan. 03, 2015	Dec. 28, 2013	Dec. 29, 2012	Jan. 03, 2015
Fair Value, Measurement Inputs, Disclosure [Line Items]
Long-term debt, carrying value	$ 1,427,556,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount	$ 1,431,996,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount		$ 1,427,556,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
Long-term debt, fair value	1,684,100,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFairValue	1,568,400,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFairValue		1,684,100,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFairValue
Goodwill impairment loss	142,361,000us-gaap_GoodwillImpairmentLoss
Net book values, trademarks	2,090,642,000us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedTrademarks	2,428,449,000us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedTrademarks		2,090,642,000us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedTrademarks
Amortizable intangible assets, net carrying amount	342,910,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet	531,752,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet		342,910,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
Goodwill	1,824,956,000us-gaap_Goodwill	2,021,750,000us-gaap_Goodwill	2,009,757,000us-gaap_Goodwill	1,824,956,000us-gaap_Goodwill
Customer Relationships
Fair Value, Measurement Inputs, Disclosure [Line Items]
Impairment of finite lived intangibles assets	120,729,000
Amortizable intangible assets, net carrying amount	241,811,000	417,439,000		241,811,000
Trademarks
Fair Value, Measurement Inputs, Disclosure [Line Items]
Impairment of Indefinite lived intangible assets	133,272,000
Splendid And Ella Moss
Fair Value, Measurement Inputs, Disclosure [Line Items]
Goodwill impairment loss	142,361,000	0	0
Net book values, trademarks	53,200,000			53,200,000
Goodwill	0			0
Splendid And Ella Moss \| Customer Relationships
Fair Value, Measurement Inputs, Disclosure [Line Items]
Impairment of finite lived intangibles assets	64,178,000
Amortizable intangible assets, net carrying amount	12,400,000			12,400,000
Splendid And Ella Moss \| Trademarks
Fair Value, Measurement Inputs, Disclosure [Line Items]
Impairment of Indefinite lived intangible assets	45,700,000
Splendid and Ella Moss and 7 For All Mankind
Fair Value, Measurement Inputs, Disclosure [Line Items]
Impairment charges for property, plant and equipment	0	0	0
Splendid and Ella Moss and 7 For All Mankind \| Customer Relationships
Fair Value, Measurement Inputs, Disclosure [Line Items]
Impairment of finite lived intangibles assets				120,700,000
Splendid and Ella Moss and 7 For All Mankind \| Trademarks
Fair Value, Measurement Inputs, Disclosure [Line Items]
Impairment of Indefinite lived intangible assets	133,300,000
7 For All Mankind
Fair Value, Measurement Inputs, Disclosure [Line Items]
Net book values, trademarks	207,600,000			207,600,000
7 For All Mankind \| Customer Relationships
Fair Value, Measurement Inputs, Disclosure [Line Items]
Impairment of finite lived intangibles assets	56,551,000
Amortizable intangible assets, net carrying amount	44,000,000			44,000,000
7 For All Mankind \| Trademarks
Fair Value, Measurement Inputs, Disclosure [Line Items]
Impairment of Indefinite lived intangible assets	$ 87,572,000