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

Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

ACQUISITIONS - Narrative (Details)

ACQUISITIONS - Narrative (Details) $ in Thousands, $ in Millions					3 Months Ended							6 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Jun. 01, 2018 USD ($)	Apr. 03, 2018 USD ($)	Apr. 03, 2018 NZD ($)	Oct. 02, 2017 USD ($)	Mar. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Mar. 30, 2019 NZD ($)	Dec. 29, 2018 USD ($)	Sep. 29, 2018 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Mar. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Sep. 29, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 29, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 29, 2018 NZD ($)	Mar. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Mar. 30, 2019 NZD ($)	Dec. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Transaction costs					$ 57,100		$ 62,600	$ 53,200	$ 18,800							$ 191,700
Goodwill, purchase adjustments										$ 9,974
Trademarks
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Estimated useful lives of intangible assets										16 years						16 years	16 years	16 years
Customer relationships
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Estimated useful lives of intangible assets										18 years						17 years	17 years	18 years
Williamson-Dickie Mfg. Co.
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Percentage of voting interests acquired				100.00%
Payments to acquire businesses				$ 800,700						$ 798,400
Adjustment, consideration transferred										(2,300)
Revenues											$ 247,200	$ 233,100	$ 471,900
Net income										4,900	$ 9,600		$ 33,300
Intangible assets				397,755
Transaction costs																		$ 15,000	$ 12,200
Purchase price				798,395
Williamson-Dickie Mfg. Co. \| Trademarks
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Intangible assets				800
Estimated useful lives of intangible assets											3 years
Williamson-Dickie Mfg. Co. \| Customer relationships
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Intangible assets				78,600
Williamson-Dickie Mfg. Co. \| Distribution Rights
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Intangible assets				$ 2,300
Estimated useful lives of intangible assets				4 years
Williamson-Dickie Mfg. Co. \| Acquisition-related Costs
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Expense related to executive compensation plans																		41,600	$ 4,100
Icebreaker Holdings, Ltd
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Percentage of voting interests acquired		100.00%
Payments to acquire businesses		$ 198,500	$ 274.4		197,600	$ 273.0
Adjustment, consideration transferred					$ 700	$ 0.9										$ (900)	$ (1.4)
Revenues																174,200
Net income																14,600
Intangible assets		98,041
Transaction costs		7,400								1,400						$ 4,100		1,900
Revenue of acquiree since acquisition date, percentage of revenue																1.30%	1.30%
Earnings of acquiree since acquisition date, percentage of earnings																1.20%	1.20%
Gain on derivative		9,900								4,300						$ 300		$ 5,300
Purchase price		$ 197,609
Icebreaker Holdings, Ltd \| Customer relationships
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Estimated useful lives of intangible assets		11 years 6 months	11 years 6 months
Finite-lived intangibles		$ 27,800
Icebreaker Holdings, Ltd \| Distribution Rights
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Estimated useful lives of intangible assets		4 years	4 years
Finite-lived intangibles		$ 200
Altra
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Percentage of voting interests acquired	100.00%
Payments to acquire businesses	$ 131,700
Adjustment, consideration transferred														$ (100)
Revenues																50,200
Net income																$ 800
Intangible assets	59,700
Purchase price	$ 131,557														$ 131.6
Goodwill, purchase adjustments							$ 1,500
Altra \| Customer relationships
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Estimated useful lives of intangible assets	15 years
Finite-lived intangibles	$ 13,000
Altra \| Distribution Rights
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Estimated useful lives of intangible assets	4 years
Finite-lived intangibles	$ 300
Minimum
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Estimated useful lives of intangible assets																3 years	3 years
Minimum \| Williamson-Dickie Mfg. Co. \| Customer relationships
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Estimated useful lives of intangible assets				10 years
Maximum
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Estimated useful lives of intangible assets																24 years	24 years
Maximum \| Williamson-Dickie Mfg. Co. \| Customer relationships
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Estimated useful lives of intangible assets				13 years
Trademarks \| Williamson-Dickie Mfg. Co.
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Intangible assets				$ 316,100
Trademarks \| Icebreaker Holdings, Ltd
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Indefinite-lived intangible assets		$ 70,100
Trademarks \| Altra
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Indefinite-lived intangible assets	$ 46,400
Work
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill, purchase adjustments										$ 9,974
Work \| Williamson-Dickie Mfg. Co.
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill, expected tax deductible amount				$ 52,300
Selling, general and administrative expenses \| Altra
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Transaction costs									$ 2,300