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COMMITMENTS AND GUARANTEES - Financial Guarantees (Detail) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 28, 2019 USD ($)
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items] |
Maximum Potential Payment | $ 321.7
Carrying Amount of Liability | 6.3
Guarantees on the residual values of leased properties |
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items] |
Maximum Potential Payment | 102.6
Carrying Amount of Liability | $ 0.0
Standby letters of credit |
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items] |
Term | P3Y
Maximum Potential Payment | $ 154.4
Carrying Amount of Liability | $ 0.0
Commercial customer financing arrangements |
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items] |
Term | P6Y
Maximum Potential Payment | $ 64.7
Carrying Amount of Liability | $ 6.3
Minimum | Guarantees on the residual values of leased properties |
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items] |
Term | P1Y
Maximum [Member] | Guarantees on the residual values of leased properties |
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items] |
Term | P4Y

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- Definition Maximum potential amount of future payments (undiscounted) the guarantor could be required to make under the guarantee or each group of similar guarantees before reduction for potential recoveries under recourse or collateralization provisions. + References Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 460 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 4 -Subparagraph (b)(1) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=118943654&loc=d3e12069-110248 + Details
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