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Stock-Based Compensation - Additional Information (Detail)

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Stock-Based Compensation - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)
3 Months Ended
Apr. 04, 2015
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]  
Options granted in period 2,399,883us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriod
Weighted average exercise price of options granted $ 75.35us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice
Share based compensation vesting period 3 years
Non employee Members of Board of Directors  
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]  
Stock options granted period of time options become exercisable 1 year
Performance-Based Restricted Stock Units  
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]  
Restricted stock units granted in period 442,338us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= vfc_PerformanceBasedRestrictedStockUnitsMember
Award expiration period from grant date 3 years
Baseline profitability goal period 3 years
Grant date fair value of each restricted units granted $ 75.35us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= vfc_PerformanceBasedRestrictedStockUnitsMember
Percentage of targets award adjusted to actual number of shares earned 25.00%vfc_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsPercentageAdjustmentsInPeriod
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= vfc_PerformanceBasedRestrictedStockUnitsMember
Performance-Based Restricted Stock Units | Minimum  
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]  
Number of shares of common stock to be issued for each restricted stock unit granted 0vfc_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementNumberOfSharesOfCommonStockThatCanBeIssuedForEachRestrictedStockUnitGranted
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= vfc_PerformanceBasedRestrictedStockUnitsMember
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MinimumMember
Performance-Based Restricted Stock Units | Maximum  
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]  
Number of shares of common stock to be issued for each restricted stock unit granted 2vfc_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementNumberOfSharesOfCommonStockThatCanBeIssuedForEachRestrictedStockUnitGranted
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= vfc_PerformanceBasedRestrictedStockUnitsMember
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MaximumMember
TSR Adjustment Performance-Based Restricted Stock Units  
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]  
Grant date fair value of each restricted units granted $ 3.78us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= vfc_ShareholderReturnPerformanceStockAwardsMember
Nonperformance-Based Restricted Stock Units  
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]  
Share based compensation vesting period 4 years
Restricted stock units granted in period 37,300us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= vfc_NonPerformanceBasedRestrictedStockMember
Number of shares of common stock to be issued for each restricted stock unit granted 1vfc_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementNumberOfSharesOfCommonStockThatCanBeIssuedForEachRestrictedStockUnitGranted
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= vfc_NonPerformanceBasedRestrictedStockMember
Grant date fair value of each restricted units granted $ 68.47us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= vfc_NonPerformanceBasedRestrictedStockMember
Nonperformance-Based Restricted Stock Units | Non employee Members of Board of Directors  
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]  
Restricted stock units granted in period 11,556us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= vfc_NonPerformanceBasedRestrictedStockMember
/ us-gaap_TitleOfIndividualAxis
= vfc_NonEmployeeBoardOfDirectorsMember
Award expiration period from grant date 1 year
Grant date fair value of each restricted units granted $ 75.35us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= vfc_NonPerformanceBasedRestrictedStockMember
/ us-gaap_TitleOfIndividualAxis
= vfc_NonEmployeeBoardOfDirectorsMember
Restricted Stock  
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]  
Share based compensation vesting period 4 years
Restricted stock units granted in period 104,500us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RestrictedStockMember
Grant date fair value of each restricted units granted $ 70.98us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RestrictedStockMember