Notes Payable and Long-Term Debt - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Oct. 06, 2012	Oct. 08, 2011	Oct. 06, 2012	Oct. 08, 2011
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Payments of debt issuance cost		$ 13,000,000		$ 13,007,000
Retired value of notes		52,500,000		52,500,000
Interest rate of debt		13.875%		13.875%
Loss on early retirement of notes		13,453,000	433,000	13,453,000
Line of credit facility availability for springing covenant to be effective	35,000,000		35,000,000
Percentage of line of credit facility availability on commitment and base rate for springing covenant to be effective			12.50%
Deferred debt issuance cost	1,700,000	1,700,000	4,300,000	4,500,000
Debt discounts are amortized into interest expense	1,700,000	1,500,000	4,100,000	3,800,000
Write-off of debt issuance costs and refinancing fees		12,739,000		12,759,000
Term Loan B [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Revolving credit facility	311,100,000		311,100,000
Weighted average variable interest rate	5.03%		5.03%
Term Loan C [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Revolving credit facility	556,600,000		556,600,000
Weighted average variable interest rate	5.03%		5.03%
Term loan facilities [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate per annum			(i) the London Interbank Offer Rate ("LIBOR") plus 3.75%, with a LIBOR floor of 1.25%; or (ii) a base rate plus 2.75%.
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate	3.75%		3.75%
LIBOR floor rate	1.25%		1.25%
Interest rate over and above base rate	2.75%		2.75%
ABL revolver [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Approximate borrowing amount of ABL revolver	98,500,000		98,500,000
Interest rate per annum			(i) LIBOR plus 1.75% to 2.25%, or (ii) a base rate plus 0.75% to 1.25%
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate	2.25%		2.25%
LIBOR floor rate	1.75%		1.75%
Weighted average variable interest rate	4.89%		4.89%
Revolving credit facility outstanding	76,600,000		76,600,000
Minimum interest rate over base rate	0.75%		0.75%
Maximum interest rate over base rate	1.25%		1.25%
Line of credit borrowing base	333,100,000		333,100,000
Outstanding letters of credit	158,000,000		158,000,000
Notes payable [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Approximate borrowing amount of ABL revolver	872,100,000		872,100,000
Revolving credit facility	$ 350,000,000		$ 350,000,000