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

ACQUISITIONS - Narrative (Details)

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ACQUISITIONS - Narrative (Details) $ in Millions, $ in Millions					3 Months Ended							6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jun. 01, 2018 USD ($)	Apr. 03, 2018 USD ($)	Apr. 03, 2018 NZD ($)	Oct. 02, 2017 USD ($)	Mar. 28, 2020 USD ($)	Sep. 28, 2019 USD ($)	Jun. 29, 2019 USD ($)	Mar. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Mar. 30, 2019 NZD ($)	Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Sep. 29, 2018 USD ($)	Mar. 28, 2020 USD ($)	Mar. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Mar. 30, 2019 NZD ($)	Dec. 30, 2017 USD ($)
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Transaction costs					$ 0.1	$ 9.5	$ 12.8						$ 22.4
Williamson-Dickie Mfg. Co.
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Percentage of voting interests acquired				100.00%
Payments to acquire businesses				$ 800.7						$ 798.4
Adjustment, consideration transferred										2.3
Revenues										233.1	$ 247.2	$ 471.9
Net income										4.9	$ 9.6	$ 33.3
Transaction costs																$ 15.0
Williamson-Dickie Mfg. Co. \| Acquisition-related Costs
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Expense related to executive compensation plans																41.6
Icebreaker Holdings, Ltd
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Percentage of voting interests acquired		100.00%	100.00%
Payments to acquire businesses		$ 198.5	$ 274.4					$ 197.6	$ 273.0
Adjustment, consideration transferred														$ 0.9	$ 1.4
Revenues														174.2
Net income														$ 14.6
Transaction costs		7.4						$ 4.1		1.4						1.9
Revenue of acquiree since acquisition date, percentage of revenue														1.70%	1.70%
Earnings of acquiree since acquisition date, percentage of earnings														1.70%	1.70%
Gain on derivative		$ 9.9								$ 4.3				$ 0.3		$ 5.3
Altra
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Percentage of voting interests acquired	100.00%
Payments to acquire businesses	$ 131.7
Adjustment, consideration transferred														0.1
Revenues														50.2
Net income														0.8
Purchase price															$ 131.6
Selling, general and administrative expenses \| Altra
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Transaction costs														$ 2.3

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