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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets - Weighted-Average Amortization Period by Major Class (Detail)	12 Months Ended
	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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Useful life of finite-lived intangible assets, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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