VF Corporation Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

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Derivative Financial Instruments and Hedging Activities - Additional Information (Detail)

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Derivative Financial Instruments and Hedging Activities - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
	Apr. 04, 2015	Mar. 29, 2014	Jan. 03, 2015
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Higher derivative maturity range by months	24 months
Net pretax deferred gains for foreign exchange contracts that are expected to be reclassified to earnings during next 12 months	$ 107,200,000
Remaining pretax deferred net loss in Accumulated OCI	30,400,000
Net deferred loss in accumulated OCI reclassified to earnings	1,100,000	1,000,000
Net deferred loss in accumulated OCI expected to be reclassified to earnings over remainder of year	4,300,000
Interest Rate Swap Derivative Contracts In 2011
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Maturity date, notes	2021
Interest Rate Swap Derivative Contracts In 2003
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Maturity date, notes	2033
Foreign Currency Exchange Contract
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Notional amount of foreign currency derivatives	$ 2,100,000,000	$ 1,900,000,000	$ 1,900,000,000

- Definition

Aggregate notional amount specified by the derivative(s). Expressed as an absolute value.

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Article 12

-Section 13

-Sentence Column B

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- Definition

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+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 815

-SubTopic 30

-Section 50

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (c)

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 815

-SubTopic 25

-Section 35

-Paragraph 9

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- Definition

High end period remaining until maturity for the derivative contract, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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- Definition

The amount of net gains or losses on interest rate cash flow hedges reclassified during the period to earnings from accumulated other comprehensive income upon the hedged transaction affecting earnings.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification

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-SubTopic 10

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