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SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Additional Information (Detail) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 28, 2013 Entity	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Jan. 02, 2016 USD ($)	Jan. 03, 2015 USD ($)
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Fiscal Period Duration		364 days	364 days	371 days
Proceeds (payments) from sales of businesses, net of cash sold		$ 725.0
Revenue recognition, multiple element arrangement percentage		8.00%
Vesting period of stock-based compensation grants		4 years
Minimum service year to be eligible to stock-based compensation benefits		10 years
Minimum
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Stock-based compensation, minimum retirement age for eligibility		55 years
Selling, General and Administrative Expense
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Advertising costs		$ 124.1	$ 101.7	$ 121.5
Shipping and distribution costs		235.6	229.3	243.2
Sales Revenue, Net [Member]
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Shipping and distribution costs		184.0	183.0	226.2
Net Sales [Member]
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Cooperative Advertising Expense		232.5	211.9	206.5
SG&A [Member]
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Cooperative Advertising Expense		$ 6.6	$ 6.4	$ 6.2
Other Businesses [Member]
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Number Of Entities Classified As Held for Sale \| Entity	2