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Acquisitions - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions				12 Months Ended
	Jul. 27, 2015	May. 28, 2014	May. 13, 2013	Jan. 02, 2016	Jan. 03, 2015	Dec. 28, 2013
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Cash purchase price of acquisition				$ 11.8	$ 41.3	$ 38.2
Pro-Cut International, Inc [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Cash purchase price of acquisition		$ 41.3
Ecotechnics S.p.A [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Cash purchase price of acquisition	$ 11.8
Challenger Lifts Inc [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Cash purchase price of acquisition			$ 38.2

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The cash outflow associated with the acquisition of a business, net of the cash acquired from the purchase.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 230
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Glossary Investing Activities
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6516133

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