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Income Taxes - Earnings Before Income Taxes and Equity Earnings (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Jan. 02, 2016 | Jan. 03, 2015 | Dec. 28, 2013
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |
Earnings before income taxes and equity earnings | $ 710.5 | $ 630.9 | $ 526.2
United States [Member] |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |
Earnings before income taxes and equity earnings | 578.4 | 481.1 | 406.7
Foreign [Member] |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |
Earnings before income taxes and equity earnings | $ 132.1 | $ 149.8 | $ 119.5

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