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Acquisitions and Dispositions - Additional Information (Detail) $ in Thousands			3 Months Ended
	Jan. 20, 2017 USD ($) Facility T	Jan. 09, 2017 USD ($) Facility T	Apr. 01, 2017 USD ($)	Apr. 02, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill			$ 2,177,276		$ 2,052,728
Republic [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business acquisition approximate purchase price	$ 331,300
Approximate annual shipment tons \| T	146,000
Goodwill	$ 115,527
Republic [Member] \| Kentucky [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of manufacturing facilities \| Facility	1
Republic [Member] \| Georgia [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of manufacturing facilities \| Facility	1
Other Acquisitions [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business acquisition approximate purchase price			150,800	$ 1,400
Southland [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business acquisition approximate purchase price		$ 130,000
Approximate annual shipment tons \| T		240,000
Southland [Member] \| Alabama [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of manufacturing facilities \| Facility		1
Steel Mills [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill			$ 745,449		$ 620,156
Steel Mills [Member] \| Republic [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill	$ 115,500
Goodwill expected to be deductible for tax purposes	$ 118,600