Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

RSU Activity (Detail)

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RSU Activity (Detail) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Jan. 03, 2015
Dec. 28, 2013
Dec. 29, 2012
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]      
Nonvested shares, Beginning balance 839,442us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedNumber    
Granted 151,100us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod    
Forfeited/cancelled (26,645)us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsForfeitedInPeriod    
Nonvested shares, Ending balance 704,490us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedNumber    
Vested 272,482us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriod    
Nonvested shares, Beginning balance $ 30.66us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue    
Granted $ 60.14us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue    
Forfeited/cancelled $ 40.26us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsForfeituresWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue    
Nonvested shares, Ending balance $ 40.62us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue    
Vested $ 22.03us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue    
Performance-Based Restricted Stock Units      
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]      
Nonvested shares, Beginning balance 2,303,192us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedNumber
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= vfc_PerformanceBasedMember
   
Granted 586,769us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= vfc_PerformanceBasedMember
   
Issued as Common Stock (865,445)vfc_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsIssuedAsCommonStock
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= vfc_PerformanceBasedMember
   
Forfeited/cancelled (83,855)us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsForfeitedInPeriod
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= vfc_PerformanceBasedMember
   
Nonvested shares, Ending balance 1,940,661us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedNumber
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= vfc_PerformanceBasedMember
   
Vested 1,169,587us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriod
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= vfc_PerformanceBasedMember
   
Nonvested shares, Beginning balance $ 33.04us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= vfc_PerformanceBasedMember
   
Granted $ 56.86us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= vfc_PerformanceBasedMember
   
Issued as Common Stock $ 23.94vfc_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsIssuedAsCommonStockWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= vfc_PerformanceBasedMember
   
Forfeited/cancelled $ 46.36us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsForfeituresWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= vfc_PerformanceBasedMember
   
Nonvested shares, Ending balance $ 43.73us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= vfc_PerformanceBasedMember
   
Vested $ 40.78us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= vfc_PerformanceBasedMember
   
Nonperformance-Based Restricted Stock Units      
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]      
Nonvested shares, Beginning balance 614,324us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedNumber
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= vfc_NonPerformanceBasedRestrictedStockMember
   
Granted 29,595us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= vfc_NonPerformanceBasedRestrictedStockMember
   
Issued as Common Stock (244,324)vfc_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsIssuedAsCommonStock
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= vfc_NonPerformanceBasedRestrictedStockMember
   
Forfeited/cancelled (13,000)us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsForfeitedInPeriod
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= vfc_NonPerformanceBasedRestrictedStockMember
   
Nonvested shares, Ending balance 386,595us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedNumber
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= vfc_NonPerformanceBasedRestrictedStockMember
614,324us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedNumber
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= vfc_NonPerformanceBasedRestrictedStockMember
 
Vested 12,595us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriod
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= vfc_NonPerformanceBasedRestrictedStockMember
   
Nonvested shares, Beginning balance $ 28.99us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= vfc_NonPerformanceBasedRestrictedStockMember
   
Granted $ 58.00us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= vfc_NonPerformanceBasedRestrictedStockMember
$ 39.21us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= vfc_NonPerformanceBasedRestrictedStockMember
$ 35.52us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= vfc_NonPerformanceBasedRestrictedStockMember
Issued as Common Stock $ 22.86vfc_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsIssuedAsCommonStockWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= vfc_NonPerformanceBasedRestrictedStockMember
   
Forfeited/cancelled $ 35.90us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsForfeituresWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= vfc_NonPerformanceBasedRestrictedStockMember
   
Nonvested shares, Ending balance $ 34.86us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= vfc_NonPerformanceBasedRestrictedStockMember
$ 28.99us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= vfc_NonPerformanceBasedRestrictedStockMember
 
Vested $ 56.79us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= vfc_NonPerformanceBasedRestrictedStockMember