VF Corporation Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

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Financial Information for Reportable Segments (Detail)

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Financial Information for Reportable Segments (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Apr. 04, 2015	Mar. 29, 2014
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Coalition revenues	$ 2,837,301us-gaap_Revenues	$ 2,780,778us-gaap_Revenues
Coalition profit	465,007	458,869
Corporate and other expenses	(66,344)us-gaap_OtherCostAndExpenseOperating	(57,771)us-gaap_OtherCostAndExpenseOperating
Interest expense, net	(19,751)us-gaap_InterestIncomeExpenseNet	(19,306)us-gaap_InterestIncomeExpenseNet
Income before income taxes	378,912	381,792
Outdoor & Action Sports
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Coalition revenues	1,606,889	1,574,647
Coalition profit	260,820	274,490
Jeanswear
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Coalition revenues	699,655	690,330
Coalition profit	131,932	129,266
Imagewear
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Coalition revenues	282,896	263,239
Coalition profit	41,347	37,772
Sportswear
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Coalition revenues	135,657	131,505
Coalition profit	12,841	12,555
Contemporary Brands
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Coalition revenues	87,537	98,169
Coalition profit	3,540	7,902
Other Net
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Coalition revenues	24,667	22,888
Coalition profit	$ 14,527	$ (3,116)

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