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Receivables - Schedule of Performing and Nonperforming Finance and Contract Receivables (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions | Apr. 02, 2016 | Jan. 02, 2016
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Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items] |  |
Finance Receivables | $ 1,310.3 | $ 1,258.2
Contract Receivables | 354.0 | 353.1
Performing [Member] |  |
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items] |  |
Finance Receivables | 1,291.7 | 1,240.0
Contract Receivables | 351.4 | 351.4
Nonperforming [Member] |  |
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items] |  |
Finance Receivables | 18.6 | 18.2
Contract Receivables | $ 2.6 | $ 1.7

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- Definition Notes and loans receivable. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table. + References No definition available. + Details
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