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

Short-term Borrowings - Narrative (Detail)

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Short-term Borrowings - Narrative (Detail)	12 Months Ended
Short-term Borrowings - Narrative (Detail)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) extension	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Jan. 02, 2016 USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2015 USD ($)
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Number of credit facility extensions \| extension	2
Extension period	1 year
Restricted covenants	60.00%
Commercial Paper
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Credit facility amount outstanding	$ 0		$ 423,000,000
Global Credit Facility
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Credit facility fee	7.00%
Credit facility amount available for borrowing	$ 2,230,000,000
Global Credit Facility \| Letter of Credit
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Letter of credit sublimit		$ 50,000,000
Global Credit Facility \| LIBOR
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Debt instrument basis spread on variable rate	80.50%
International Lending Agreements
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Debt capacity	$ 120,100,000
Credit facility amount outstanding	$ 26,000,000		$ 26,600,000
Weighted average interest rate of international bank borrowings	7.20%		6.00%
Senior Unsecured \| Global Credit Facility \| Revolving Credit Facility
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Debt capacity				$ 1,750,000,000
Senior Unsecured \| Global Credit Facility \| Letter of Credit
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Debt capacity	$ 16,100,000
Senior Unsecured \| Global Credit Facility \| Commercial Paper
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Debt capacity		$ 2,250,000,000.00

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The total amount of the contingent obligation under letters of credit outstanding as of the reporting date.

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02(22))
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 944
-SubTopic 210
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.7-03(16))
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6879938&loc=d3e572229-122910

Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 942
-SubTopic 210
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.9-03(16))
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The maximum ratio of consolidated indebtedness to consolidated capitalization allowed to comply with financial covenant contained in the credit agreement.

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