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Debt Instrument Increase Additional Borrowing

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Debt Instrument Issue Price Percentage

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Debt Instrument Leverage Ratio

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Debt Instrument Prepayment Fee Percentage

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Minimum availability level of borrowings to avoid cash settlement

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Minimum availability level of borrowings to avoid fixed charge coverage ratio test

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Other financing obligations, other debt financing obligations

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Other financing obligations, principal financing obligations

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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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Date the debt agreement requires the first payment to be made, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Date when the debt instrument is scheduled to be fully repaid, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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Amount of the required periodic payments applied to principal.

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Amount, after accumulated amortization, of debt issuance costs. Includes, but is not limited to, legal, accounting, underwriting, printing, and registration costs.

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Difference between the fair value of payments made and the carrying amount of debt which is extinguished prior to maturity.

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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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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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Average amount borrowed under the credit facility during the period.

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Amount of current borrowing capacity under the credit facility considering any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed (for example, borrowings may be limited by the amount of current assets), but without considering any amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Amount of cash outflow for payment of an obligation from a lender, including but not limited to, letter of credit, standby letter of credit and revolving credit arrangements.

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The liability due as of the balance sheet date for leasebacks accounted for using the deposit method.

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The yearly payments due under the lease entered into in connection with the transaction involving the sale of property to another party and the lease of the property back to the seller.

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Carrying amount of collateralized debt obligations with maturities initially due after one year or beyond the operating cycle, if longer, excluding the current portion. Obligations include, but not limited to, mortgage loans, chattel loans, and other borrowings secured by assets.

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Debt - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)				3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Debt - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)	Nov. 21, 2018	Nov. 08, 2017	May 25, 2011	Dec. 29, 2018	Dec. 29, 2018	Dec. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Loss on modification of debt				$ (15,000,000)	$ (15,000,000)		$ (15,000,000)
Other financing obligations, principal financing obligations				39,000,000	39,000,000
Other financing obligations, other debt financing obligations				9,000,000	9,000,000
Amount representing noncash failed sale leaseback financing obligations				23,000,000	23,000,000
Land [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Amount representing noncash failed sale leaseback financing obligations				5,000,000	5,000,000
Sale leaseback transaction, annual rental payments					1,000,000
Line Of Credit Sub-Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Credit agreement, current borrowing capacity			$ 200,000,000
Letter Of Credit Sub Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Credit agreement, current borrowing capacity			400,000,000
Swing Line Loan Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Credit agreement, current borrowing capacity			125,000,000
Global Availability
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Minimum availability level of borrowings to avoid cash settlement					150,000,000
Amended Credit Agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity under revolving credit facility			1,200,000,000
Credit agreement, increased borrowing capacity			$ 250,000,000
Long term debt, due date			May 13, 2021
Minimum availability level of borrowings to avoid fixed charge coverage ratio test					125,000,000
Excess of debt default amount resulting termination of Facility					$ 25,000,000
Excess acquisition of ownership percentage resulting termination of Facility					40.00%
Available credit under the Facility				947,000,000	$ 947,000,000
Amount outstanding under credit facility				0	0
Amount outstanding under letters of credit				$ 73,000,000	73,000,000
Average borrowings under the Facility					$ 0
Amended Credit Agreement \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate liquidity maintenance covenant amount available under the facility		$ 400,000,000
Senior secured leverage ratio		150.00%		99.00%	99.00%
Amended Credit Agreement \| Federal Funds Rate Plus
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, basis spread on variable rate					0.50%
Amended Credit Agreement \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, basis spread on variable rate					1.00%
Term Loan Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long term debt, due date		Nov. 08, 2022
Senior secured term loan		$ 750,000,000
Percentage of issue price of term loan credit Facility		97.00%
Debt issuance costs		$ 12,000,000
Voluntary repayment of credit agreement	$ 194,000,000
Loss on modification of debt	$ (15,000,000)
Prepayment fee percentage under the term loan Facility	1.00%
Quarterly amortization of loan principal amount under the Facility		$ 19,000,000
Beginning date of quarterly amortization of loan under the Facility		Mar. 15, 2018
Term Loan Facility \| After First Anniversary But On or Prior to The Second Anniversary
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Prepayment fee percentage under the term loan Facility		1.00%
Term Loan Facility \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, basis spread on variable rate		7.00%
Term Loan Facility \| Base Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, basis spread on variable rate		6.00%
Term Loan Facility \| First Amendment \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, basis spread on variable rate	5.25%	7.00%
Recourse Debt \| Revenue bonds, due in varying amounts periodically through 2029
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior secured notes, due date					2029	2029
Recourse Debt \| American & Foreign Power Company, Inc. 5% debentures, due 2030
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior secured notes, due date					2030	2030
Long-term debt, interest rate				5.00%	5.00%	5.00%