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Financial Information for Reportable Segments (Parenthetical) (Detail) (USD $)
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12 Months Ended | |
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Dec. 28, 2013
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Dec. 29, 2012
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| Payment of acquisition related expenses | $ 10.7us-gaap_BusinessCombinationAcquisitionRelatedCosts | $ 30.8us-gaap_BusinessCombinationAcquisitionRelatedCosts |
| Outdoor & Action Sports | ||
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| Payment of acquisition related expenses |
22.1us-gaap_BusinessCombinationAcquisitionRelatedCosts / us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis = vfc_OutdoorActionSportsMember |
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| Corporate | ||
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| Payment of acquisition related expenses |
$ 8.7us-gaap_BusinessCombinationAcquisitionRelatedCosts / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_CorporateNonSegmentMember |
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This element represents acquisition-related costs incurred to effect a business combination which costs have been expensed during the period. Such costs include finder's fees; advisory, legal, accounting, valuation, and other professional or consulting fees; general administrative costs, including the costs of maintaining an internal acquisitions department; and may include costs of registering and issuing debt and equity securities. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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