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Inventories - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
	Apr. 02, 2016	Apr. 04, 2015	Jan. 02, 2016
Geographic Valuation Methodologies Of Inventory [Line Items]
Effect of LIFO inventory liquidation on income	$ 0	$ 0
Foreign and US Countries [Member]
Geographic Valuation Methodologies Of Inventory [Line Items]
Percentage of FIFO Inventory	57.00%		57.00%
United States [Member]
Geographic Valuation Methodologies Of Inventory [Line Items]
Percentage of FIFO Inventory	30.00%
Percentage of LIFO Inventory	70.00%

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