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Financial Instruments - Fair Values of Financial Instruments Not Approximating Carrying Values in Financial Statements (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions | Oct. 01, 2016 | Jan. 02, 2016
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Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Long-term debt, notes payable and current maturities of long-term debt | $ 896.0 | $ 880.1
Carrying Value [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Finance receivables - net | 1,374.2 | 1,220.0
Contract receivables - net | 376.7 | 348.7
Long-term debt, notes payable and current maturities of long-term debt | 896.0 | 880.1
Fair Value [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Finance receivables - net | 1,592.0 | 1,381.9
Contract receivables - net | 415.3 | 380.2
Long-term debt, notes payable and current maturities of long-term debt | $ 981.7 | $ 961.1

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