Number of brands consisted with impairment charges.

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Number of finite-lived trademark Assets tested using an undiscounted cash flow test.

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Number of indefinite-lived trademark assets compared by fair value of the brand and carrying value.

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Useful life of finite-lived intangible assets, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Amount of increase (decrease) of an asset representing future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized.

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The amount of impairment loss recognized in the period resulting from the write-down of the carrying amount of an intangible asset (excluding goodwill) to fair value.

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Amount of assets, excluding financial assets and goodwill, lacking physical substance and having a projected indefinite period of benefit.

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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets - Additional Information (Detail)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Oct. 06, 2018 USD ($) BusinessUnit TradeMarkAsset	Oct. 07, 2017 USD ($)	Oct. 06, 2018 USD ($)	Oct. 07, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 30, 2017 USD ($)
Goodwill And Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]
Change in carrying amount of goodwill			$ 0
Additional indefinite lived intangible assets separately identified from goodwill	$ 206,600,000		$ 206,600,000		$ 206,600,000
Recognized intangible asset impairments		$ 66,247,000		$ 66,200,000
Number of indefinite-lived trademark assets compared by fair value of the brand and its carrying value \| TradeMarkAsset	1
Number of finite-lived trademark assets tested using an undiscounted cash flow test \| TradeMarkAsset	3
Number of brands impaired \| BusinessUnit	6
Finite-lived intangible asset, estimated useful life	30 years