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Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncement - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jul. 04, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Long-Term Assets and Long-Term Debt [Member]
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Impact of accounting standard update in financial positions	$ 28.0
Long-Term Assets [Member]
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Impact of accounting standard update in financial positions		$ 29.8
Short Term Debt [Member]
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Impact of accounting standard update in financial positions		3.3
Long-Term Debt [Member]
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Impact of accounting standard update in financial positions		$ 26.5

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-Publisher FASB



-Name Accounting Standards Codification



-Glossary Direct Effects of a Change in Accounting Principle



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-Publisher FASB



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-Publisher FASB



-Name Accounting Standards Codification



-Glossary Indirect Effects of a Change in Accounting Principle



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-Publisher FASB



-Name Accounting Standards Codification



-Glossary Accounting Change



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-Publisher FASB



-Name Accounting Standards Codification



-Glossary Retrospective Application



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-Publisher FASB



-Name Accounting Standards Codification



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-Section 50



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-Publisher FASB



-Name Accounting Standards Codification



-Glossary Change in Accounting Principle



-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6507316

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