Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Long - Term Debt and Future Minimum Lease Payments for Capital Leases (Detail)

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Long - Term Debt and Future Minimum Lease Payments for Capital Leases (Detail) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Jan. 03, 2015
Dec. 28, 2013
Schedule of Longterm Debt Including Capital Lease Obligation [Line Items]    
2015, notes and other $ 213us-gaap_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInNextTwelveMonths  
2016, notes and other 232us-gaap_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearTwo  
2017, noted and other 250,249us-gaap_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearThree  
2018, notes and other 265us-gaap_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearFour  
2019, notes and other 284us-gaap_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearFive  
Thereafter, notes and other 1,158,899us-gaap_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalAfterYearFive  
Total, notes and other 1,410,142us-gaap_NotesPayable  
Less unamortized debt discount, notes and other 7,494us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscount  
Less amounts representing interest, notes and other 0us-gaap_InterestExpenseDebt  
Total long-term debt, notes and other 1,402,648us-gaap_LongTermDebt  
Total long-term debt, notes and other 1,402,648us-gaap_LongTermDebt  
Less current portion, notes and other 213us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent  
Long-term debt, due beyond one year, notes and other 1,402,435us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent  
2015, capital lease 4,913us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueCurrent  
2016, capital lease 4,346us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInTwoYears  
2017, capital lease 4,504us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInThreeYears  
2018, capital lease 4,504us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFourYears  
2019, capital lease 4,504us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFiveYears  
Thereafter, capital lease 6,381us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueThereafter  
Total, capital leases 29,152us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDue  
Less unamortized debt discount 0vfc_UnamortizedDebtDiscount  
Less amounts representing interest, capital lease 4,244us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsInterestIncludedInPayments  
Total long-term debt, capital lease 24,908us-gaap_CapitalLeaseObligations 29,468us-gaap_CapitalLeaseObligations
Total long-term debt, capital lease 24,908us-gaap_CapitalLeaseObligations 29,468us-gaap_CapitalLeaseObligations
Less current portion, capital lease 3,762us-gaap_CapitalLeaseObligationsCurrent  
Long-term debt, due beyond one year, capital lease 21,146us-gaap_CapitalLeaseObligationsNoncurrent  
2015, total 5,126vfc_NotesOtherAndCapitalLeasesDueInOneYear  
2016, total 4,578vfc_NotesOtherAndCapitalLeasesDueInTwoYears  
2017, total 254,753vfc_NotesOtherAndCapitalLeasesDueInThreeYears  
2018, total 4,769vfc_NotesOtherAndCapitalLeasesDueInFourYears  
2019, total 4,788vfc_NotesOtherAndCapitalLeasesDueInFiveYears  
Thereafter, total 1,165,280vfc_NotesOtherAndCapitalLeaseFutureMinimumPaymentsDueThereafter  
Total 1,439,294vfc_NotesOtherAndCapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDue  
Less unamortized debt discount, total 7,494vfc_NotesOtherAndCapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDebtDiscountIncludedInPayments  
Less amounts representing interest, total 4,244vfc_NotesOtherAndCapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsIncludedInPayments  
Total long-term debt 1,427,556us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount 1,431,996us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
Total long-term debt, total 1,427,556us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount 1,431,996us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
Less current portion, total 3,975us-gaap_LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligationsCurrent 5,167us-gaap_LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligationsCurrent
Long-term debt, due beyond one year, total $ 1,423,581us-gaap_LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations $ 1,426,829us-gaap_LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations