Percentage of fixed interest rate of equipment financing facilities.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Date when the debt instrument is scheduled to be fully repaid, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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Date the credit facility terminates, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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The effective interest rate at the end of the reporting period.

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Financing Arrangements - Long-term Debt Instruments (Parenthetical) (Detail)			3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Oct. 09, 2019	Jan. 02, 2018	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Sep. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018	Oct. 01, 2015
Equipment Financing Facilities [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument maturity date			Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2021
Equipment Financing Facilities [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Equipment financing facilities, fixed interest rate percentage			2.33%	2.33%	2.33%
Equipment Financing Facilities [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Equipment financing facilities, fixed interest rate percentage			2.89%	2.89%	2.89%
2023 Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt interest rate at period end			6.38%	6.38%	6.38%		6.38%
Debt instrument maturity date			Oct. 01, 2023	Oct. 01, 2023	Oct. 01, 2023
2025 Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt interest rate at period end			4.88%	4.88%	4.88%
Debt instrument maturity date			Nov. 01, 2025	Nov. 01, 2025	Nov. 01, 2025
2026 Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt interest rate at period end	4.50%		4.50%	4.50%	4.50%
Debt instrument maturity date	Nov. 15, 2026		Nov. 15, 2026	Nov. 15, 2026	Nov. 15, 2026
Revolving Lines of Credit [Member] \| 2023 ABL [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument maturity date		Jan. 02, 2023
Revolving Lines of Credit [Member] \| 2023 ABL [Member] \| U.S. [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Interest Rate at Period End			3.25%	4.37%	5.41%
Line of Credit Facility, Expiration Date			Jan. 02, 2023	Jan. 02, 2023	Jan. 02, 2023
Revolving Lines of Credit [Member] \| 2023 ABL [Member] \| Canada [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Interest Rate at Period End			4.20%			4.45%
Line of Credit Facility, Expiration Date			Jan. 02, 2023	Jan. 02, 2023
Term Loan [Member] \| Term Loan, Matures January 2025 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt interest rate at period end			3.95%	4.77%	4.36%
Debt instrument maturity date		Jan. 02, 2025	Jan. 02, 2025	Jan. 02, 2025	Jan. 02, 2025