Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Acquisitions and Dispositions - Additional Information (Detail)

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Acquisitions and Dispositions - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)
 1 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 1 Months Ended
Apr. 30, 2012
Jun. 30, 2012
Dec. 29, 2012
Dec. 31, 2011
Dec. 31, 2011
The Timberland Company
Sep. 13, 2011
The Timberland Company
Dec. 28, 2013
The Timberland Company
Trademarks And Tradenames
Dec. 28, 2013
The Timberland Company
Customer Relationships
Dec. 28, 2013
The Timberland Company
Distributor Agreements
Dec. 28, 2013
The Timberland Company
Licensing Agreements
Mar. 30, 2011
Rock and Republic
Sep. 30, 2011
Napapijri Japan Ltd.
Nov. 02, 2011
Vf Arvind Brands Private Ltd
Business Acquisition [Line Items]                          
Percentage of ownership interest sold 80.00%                        
Gain on sale of business $ 42,000,000 $ 35,800,000 $ 44,485,000                    
Percent of outstanding shares acquired           100.00%              
Enterprise value net of cash acquired           2,299,507,000              
Debt issued to fund Timberland Company acquisition           900,000,000              
Revenue contributed by acquiree         712,900,000                
Earnings contributed by acquiree         49,200,000                
Value of indefinite lived intangible assets acquired           1,458,800,000 1,274,100,000            
Value of amortizable intangible assets acquired               174,400,000 5,800,000 4,500,000      
Amortization period of intangible assets acquired (years)               20 years 10 years 5 years      
Purchase price of indefinite-lived intangible assets                     58,100,000    
Acquisitions of noncontrolling interests       52,440,000               100,000 52,400,000
Decrease in additional paid-in capital related to purchase of noncontrolling interests       $ (50,226,000)