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Property and Equipment - Summary of Estimated Service Lives of Property and Equipment (Detail)	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 03, 2015
Minimum [Member] | Buildings and Improvements [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Estimate life, years	3 years
Minimum [Member] | Machinery, Equipment and Computer Software [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Estimate life, years	2 years
Maximum [Member] | Buildings and Improvements [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Estimate life, years	50 years
Maximum [Member] | Machinery, Equipment and Computer Software [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Estimate life, years	15 years

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