Accounts Receivable - Summary of Accounts Receivable (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jan. 03, 2021	Dec. 29, 2019
Receivables [Abstract]
Landlords	$ 4,715	$ 7,565
Vendors	3,275	5,378
Insurance	1,279	938
Supply rebates		749
Other	5,546	1,083
Total	$ 14,815	$ 15,713

Accounts receivable from vendors.

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Accounts receivable supply rebates current.

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Amount due in settlement of a claim for reimbursement from an insurance company when the Company has suffered a loss covered under an insurance policy. For classified balance sheets, represents the current amount receivable, that is amounts expected to be collected within one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer.

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This item represents the current receivable for an incentive or inducement contractually stipulated between parties to a lease whereby the lessor has committed to provide the entity (lessee) with a cash payment as inducement to enter the lease. The receivable is due within one year. For classified balance sheets, this element represents the current amount receivable, that is amounts expected to be collected within one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer.

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Amount, after allowance, of receivables classified as other, due within one year or the operating cycle, if longer.

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The total amount due to the entity within one year of the balance sheet date (or one operating cycle, if longer) from outside sources, including trade accounts receivable, notes and loans receivable, as well as any other types of receivables, net of allowances established for the purpose of reducing such receivables to an amount that approximates their net realizable value.

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