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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets - Weighted-Average Amortization Period by Major Class (Detail) | 12 Months Ended
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Jan. 03, 2015
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |
Weighted-average Amortization (in years) | 12 years
Customer relationships [Member] |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |
Weighted-average Amortization (in years) | 15 years
Developed technology [Member] |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |
Weighted-average Amortization (in years) | 5 years
Internally developed software [Member] |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |
Weighted-average Amortization (in years) | 3 years
Patents [Member] |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |
Weighted-average Amortization (in years) | 10 years
Trademarks [Member] |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |
Weighted-average Amortization (in years) | 6 years
Other [Member] |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |
Weighted-average Amortization (in years) | 39 years

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