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Income Taxes - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) | 12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 29, 2018 | Dec. 30, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016 | Jan. 02, 2016 | Jan. 03, 2015
Income Tax [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Effective income tax rate |  | 31.10% | 31.00% | 31.70% |
U.S. federal corporate tax rate |  | 35.00% | 35.00% | 35.00% |
Provisional discrete net tax expense |  | $ 7,000,000 |  |  |
Provision includes one-time transition tax, net expense |  | 13,700,000 |  |  |
Provision includes revaluation of deferred tax assets and liabilities, benefit |  | (6,700,000) |  |  |
Valuation allowance |  | 25,200,000 | $ 21,700,000 | $ 32,000,000 |
Net valuation allowance decreased |  |  | 10,300,000 |  |
Unrecognized tax benefits |  | 7,700,000 | 9,400,000 | 7,200,000 | $ 6,400,000
Accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits |  | 600,000 | 900,000 | 500,000 |
Interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits |  | 300,000 |  |  |
Increase in unrecognized tax benefits |  | 1,000,000 | 500,000 | 500,000 |
Undistributed earnings |  | 876,700,000 | $ 800,600,000 | $ 624,100,000 |
Scenario, Forecast [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Income Tax [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
U.S. federal corporate tax rate | 21.00% |  |  |  |
Deferred Income Tax Assets [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Income Tax [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Unrecognized tax benefits |  | 1,800,000 |  |  |
Other Accrued Liabilities [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Income Tax [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Unrecognized tax benefits |  | 2,400,000 |  |  |
Accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits |  | 100,000 |  |  |
Other Long-Term Liabilities [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Income Tax [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Unrecognized tax benefits |  | 3,500,000 |  |  |
Accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits |  | 500,000 |  |  |
Minimum [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Income Tax [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Decrease in unrecognized tax benefits |  | 0 |  |  |
Increase in unrecognized tax benefits |  | 0 |  |  |
Maximum [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Income Tax [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Decrease in unrecognized tax benefits |  | 3,200,000 |  |  |
Increase in unrecognized tax benefits |  | $ 1,300,000 |  |  |

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