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Income Taxes - Additional information (Details)

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Income Taxes - Additional information (Details)
€ in Millions, $ in Millions
3 Months Ended
Jan. 13, 2017
USD ($)
Jan. 13, 2017
EUR (€)
Apr. 01, 2017
USD ($)
Apr. 02, 2016
USD ($)
Jan. 10, 2017
EUR (€)
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]          
Effective income tax rate     20.80% 17.40%  
Net discrete tax Benefits     $ 1.1 $ 19.5  
Tax benefit related to stock compensation       15.7  
Tax benefit related to the early adoption     3.0    
Realization of unrecognized net tax expense (benefit)     $ 1.9 $ (3.8)  
Tax reduction due to discrete items     0.40% 6.70%  
Change in effective income tax rate without discrete items     2.90%    
Increase in unrecognized tax benefits and associated interest     $ 4.5    
Net unrecognized tax benefits and interest, if recognized, would reduce the annual effective tax rate     155.0    
Possible decrease in unrecognized income tax benefits     28.3    
Reduction in income tax expenses     $ 25.4    
VF Europe BVBA | Domestic Tax Authority | Administration of the Treasury, Belgium          
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]          
Tax and interest from settlement | €         € 31.9
Tax remitted $ 33.9 € 31.9