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Impact Of Change In the Assumed care Cost Trend Rates on Operating Income

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Incremental Rate of Return

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Percentage of allowances on assets

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Costs incurred to effect a business combination which have been expensed during the period. Such costs could include business integration costs, systems integration and conversion costs, and severance and other employee-related costs.

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An assumption as to the rate of return on plan assets reflecting the average rate of earnings expected on the funds invested or to be invested to provide for the benefits included in the benefit obligation.

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The increase in the fair value of plan assets from contributions made by the employer.

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Amount of employer's best estimate of contributions expected to be paid to the plan during the next fiscal year beginning after the date of the latest statement of financial position.

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Target allocation maximum percentage of investments of this type to total plan assets presented on a weighted average basis.

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The amount of the cost recognized during the period for defined contribution plans.

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The effective date of a duly executed litigation settlement agreement.

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The amount of costs recognized during the period for non-pension postretirement benefits, such as medical, dental and life insurance.

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Cash received for the settlement of litigation during the current period.

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Employee Benefit Plans - Additional Information (Detail)	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended												1 Months Ended				12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2012 USD ($)	Dec. 28, 2013 USD ($)	Dec. 29, 2012 USD ($)	Dec. 28, 2013 Worldwide Defined Contribution Plans USD ($)	Dec. 29, 2012 Worldwide Defined Contribution Plans USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2011 Worldwide Defined Contribution Plans USD ($)	Dec. 28, 2013 North America USD ($)	Dec. 28, 2013 North America US Equity Securities	Dec. 28, 2013 North America International Equity Securities	Dec. 28, 2013 North America Global Equity Securities	Dec. 28, 2013 North America Fixed Income Securities	Dec. 28, 2013 North America Year 2014	Dec. 28, 2013 North America Pension Benefits USD ($)	Feb. 29, 2012 Europe USD ($)	Feb. 29, 2012 Europe GBP (£)	Nov. 30, 2011 Europe USD ($)	Nov. 30, 2011 Europe GBP (£)	Dec. 28, 2013 Europe	Dec. 29, 2012 Europe USD ($)	Feb. 29, 2012 Europe	Dec. 31, 2011 Europe	Dec. 28, 2013 Europe Contribution For European Employees USD ($)	Dec. 29, 2012 Europe Contribution For European Employees USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2011 Europe Contribution For European Employees USD ($)	Dec. 28, 2013 Europe United Kingdom Government Securities
Employee Benefit Plans [Line Items]
Expected long-term return on plan assets												6.50%	6.60%					6.33%	6.00%		6.00%
Impact of one-percentage-point change on operating income							$ 1,000,000
Plan asset target allocation, Minimum								17.00%	5.00%	3.00%	55.00%
Plan asset target allocation, Maximum								27.00%	15.00%	13.00%	65.00%
Pension contributions, current period													483,000
Pension contributions, for 2014													50,000,000
Proceeds from legal settlement														50,000,000	32,000,000	8,800,000	5,500,000
Pension plan, company contribution														58,000,000	38,000,000				59,000,000
Settlement agreement date																				2012-01-06
Recovery of purchase price	68,000,000		68,000,000																68,000,000
Expenses incurred in prior periods		180,000,000																	5,000,000
Recovery of purchase price, net amount																			63,000,000
Deferred (loss) gain included in AOCI		8,000,000	4,000,000
Incremental return on UK government securities																									4.00%
Percentage of allowance expense on assets																		0.50%
Compensation expense relating to retirement savings plans				9,000,000	7,000,000	7,000,000
Nonparticipating annuity premiums																						$ 4,000,000	$ 5,000,000	$ 5,000,000