VF Corporation Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Reconciliation Assets (Detail)

Reconciliation Assets (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 03, 2015	Dec. 28, 2013	Dec. 29, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Selected Financial Information [Line Items]
Cash and equivalents	$ 971,895	$ 776,403	$ 597,461	$ 341,228
Intangible assets and goodwill	4,258,508vfc_IntangibleAssetsAndGoodwill	4,981,951vfc_IntangibleAssetsAndGoodwill	4,926,815vfc_IntangibleAssetsAndGoodwill
Deferred income taxes	174,537us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsGrossCurrent	185,858us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsGrossCurrent	167,685us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsGrossCurrent
Corporate assets	726,454vfc_CorporateAssets	542,643vfc_CorporateAssets	413,617vfc_CorporateAssets
Coalition assets	9,980,140us-gaap_Assets	10,315,443us-gaap_Assets	9,633,021us-gaap_Assets
Capital expenditures	234,077us-gaap_PaymentsForCapitalImprovements	271,153us-gaap_PaymentsForCapitalImprovements	251,940us-gaap_PaymentsForCapitalImprovements
Depreciation and Amortization expense	274,883	253,273	237,956
Corporate
Selected Financial Information [Line Items]
Capital expenditures	49,504	54,463	6,749
Depreciation and Amortization expense	45,355	36,553	30,149
Outdoor & Action Sports
Selected Financial Information [Line Items]
Coalition assets	2,211,232	2,133,447	1,944,822
Capital expenditures	111,020	139,428	155,522
Depreciation and Amortization expense	131,166	122,385	114,483
Jeanswear
Selected Financial Information [Line Items]
Coalition assets	904,933	943,011	870,302
Capital expenditures	31,586	49,763	67,239
Depreciation and Amortization expense	43,189	41,742	39,520
Imagewear
Selected Financial Information [Line Items]
Coalition assets	349,254	334,864	341,588
Capital expenditures	6,356	3,793	4,967
Depreciation and Amortization expense	11,602	11,481	11,733
Sportswear
Selected Financial Information [Line Items]
Coalition assets	147,091	156,107	131,393
Capital expenditures	22,814	6,074	5,279
Depreciation and Amortization expense	14,334	12,195	11,639
Contemporary Brands
Selected Financial Information [Line Items]
Coalition assets	172,687	187,116	172,564
Capital expenditures	10,308	13,679	6,766
Depreciation and Amortization expense	24,006	24,309	24,915
Other Net
Selected Financial Information [Line Items]
Coalition assets	63,549	74,043	66,774
Capital expenditures	2,489	3,953	5,418
Depreciation and Amortization expense	5,231	4,608	5,517
Coalition
Selected Financial Information [Line Items]
Coalition assets	$ 3,848,746	$ 3,828,588	$ 3,527,443