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Sale of Accounts Receivable - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended |
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Jan. 02, 2016 | Jan. 03, 2015 | Dec. 28, 2013 | Jan. 31, 2016
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Maximum amount of accounts receivable sold at any point in time | $ 237.5 |  |  |
Decrease in receivables related to balances sold | 144.9 | $ 130.3 |  |
Sale of accounts receivable | 1,340.9 | 1,247.4 |  |
Funding fee | $ 1.9 | $ 1.7 | $ 1.8 |
Subsequent Event |  |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Maximum amount of accounts receivable sold at any point in time |  |  |  | $ 367.5

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