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Debt - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Debt - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)	Nov. 30, 2015	Jan. 03, 2016	Dec. 28, 2014	Dec. 29, 2013	Apr. 27, 2015
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt and capital lease obligations		$ 679,700,000
Debt and capital lease obligations financed through publicly offered debt		623,900,000
Company's outstanding obligations for capital leases		55,800,000	$ 59,000,000
Refinanced under revolving credit facility		$ 100,000,000	$ 0	$ 0
Weighted average interest rate on debt and capital lease obligations spot rate		5.50%	5.80%
Overall weighted average interest rate on debt and capital lease obligations		4.70%	5.70%
Debt subject to changes in short-term interest rates		$ 0
Capital lease obligations subject to changes in short-term interest rates		0
Debt issued by subsidiaries		0
Guarantees of company debt		$ 0
3.80% Unsecured Senior Notes 2025 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior notes, face amount	$ 350,000,000
Senior notes, issued date		Nov. 30, 2015
Senior notes, interest rate during period	3.80%	3.80%
Senior notes, maturity year	2025	2025
Senior notes, issued at par percentage	99.975%
Senior notes, discount	$ 100,000	$ 86,000	$ 0
Senior notes, issuance cost	$ 3,200,000
Senior notes, amount		$ 350,000,000	0
5.30% Senior Notes 2015 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maturity date of debt instruments		Apr. 01, 2015
Senior notes, interest rate during period		5.30%
Senior notes, maturity year		2015
Refinanced under revolving credit facility		$ 100,000,000
Senior notes, amount		$ 0	100,000,000
5.00% Senior Notes 2016 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maturity date of debt instruments		Jun. 01, 2016
Senior notes, interest rate during period		5.00%
Senior notes, maturity year		2016
Senior notes, amount		$ 164,757,000	164,757,000
Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unsecured revolving credit agreement maximum borrowing capacity		$ 450,000,000	350,000,000	$ 200,000,000
Increase in maximum borrowing capacity					$ 100,000,000
Period of unsecured revolving credit agreement		5 years
Maturity date of debt instruments		Oct. 16, 2019
Letters of credit		$ 50,000,000
Annual facility fee, percentage		0.15%
Outstanding borrowing on uncommitted line of credit		$ 0	71,000,000
Amount available to meet cash requirements under the revolving credit facility		$ 450,000,000	$ 279,000,000