The amount of debt guarantied by the company for related parties of the company.

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- Definition

Maximum aggregate exposure (liability) of debt guarantees for related party.

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- Definition

Maximum aggregate exposure (liability) of debt guarantees for related party and equity investment in related party.

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- Definition

Minimum purchase percentage requirement of total plastic bottles purchased in certain territories.

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- Definition

Unrecorded unconditional obligation to annually purchase a minimum quantity of cases of finished product from a related party.

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- Definition

Describes the nature of any assets held either as collateral or by third parties that, upon the occurrence of any triggering event or condition under the guarantee, the guarantor can obtain and liquidate to recover all or a portion of the amounts paid under the guarantee.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 460

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

-Paragraph 4

-Subparagraph (e)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6851643&loc=d3e12069-110248

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The total amount of the contingent obligation under letters of credit outstanding as of the reporting date.

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- Definition

The minimum amount the entity agreed to spend under the long-term purchase commitment.

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Commitments and Contingencies - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 29, 2015	Dec. 28, 2014	Mar. 30, 2014
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Letters of credit totaled	$ 23.4
Long-term marketing contractual arrangements	40.2
Southeastern [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Purchase requirements of plastic bottles	80.00%
Maximum aggregate exposure of debt guarantees	25.3
Maximum aggregate exposure of debt guarantees and equity investment	43.6
SAC [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Cases of finished product obligated to purchase on an annual basis	17,500,000
Maximum aggregate exposure of debt guarantees	23.9
Maximum aggregate exposure of debt guarantees and equity investment	28.0
SAC and Southeastern [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Related party debt guarantee	$ 34.1	$ 30.9	$ 31.2
Guaranteed portion of SAC's and Southeastern's debt, collateral held	The Company holds no assets as collateral against the SAC or Southeastern guarantees