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Shareholders' Equity - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |  |  |
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Apr. 02, 2017 | Apr. 03, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2017 | Jan. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016 | Jan. 31, 2016
Stockholders Equity Note Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Stock repurchase program, authorized amount |  |  |  |  | $ 500,000,000 |
Repurchase of stock, value |  | $ 28,000,000 |  |  |  |
Cumulative repurchases, shares | 1.3 |  |  |  |  |
Cumulative repurchases, value | $ 37,700,000 |  |  |  |  |
Common stock average price | $ 29.38 | $ 18.81 |  |  |  |
Repurchase of stock, shares |  | 1.5 |  |  |  |
Dividends payable, amount per share |  |  |  | $ 0.07 |  | $ 0.06
Dividend payment | $ 14,021,000 | $ 12,253,000 |  |  |  |
Minimum | Scenario, Forecast |  |  |  |  |  |
Stockholders Equity Note Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Repurchase of stock, value |  |  | $ 200,000,000 |  |  |

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