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Postretirement Plans - Summary of Target Allocation and Weighted-Average Asset Allocation by Asset Category and Fair Value of Plan Assets (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Jan. 02, 2016
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	$ 1,305.0	$ 1,110.8	$ 1,049.2
Voluntary Employees Beneficiary Association Plan Assets [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Target allocation	100.00%
Actual weighted-average asset allocation	100.00%	100.00%
Fair value of plan assets	$ 13.4	$ 13.2
Voluntary Employees Beneficiary Association Plan Assets [Member] | Debt Securities and Cash and Cash Equivalents [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Target allocation	46.00%
Actual weighted-average asset allocation	42.00%	45.00%
Voluntary Employees Beneficiary Association Plan Assets [Member] | Equity securities [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Target allocation	29.00%
Actual weighted-average asset allocation	29.00%	28.00%
Fair value of plan assets	$ 3.8	$ 3.6
Voluntary Employees Beneficiary Association Plan Assets [Member] | Hedge Funds [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Target allocation	25.00%
Actual weighted-average asset allocation	29.00%	27.00%
Fair value of plan assets	$ 3.9	$ 3.6

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Fair value of assets that have been segregated and restricted to provide pension or postretirement benefits. Assets include, but are not limited to, stocks, bonds, other investments, earnings from investments, and contributions by the employer and employees.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 715
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (b)
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Percentage of target investment allocation to total plan assets. Includes, but is not limited to, percentage on weighted-average basis if more than one plan.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 715
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
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Percentage of fair value of investments (categorized by debt securities, equity securities, real estate and other plan assets) to the fair value of plan assets held.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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