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Commitments - Additional Information (Detail) | 12 Months Ended
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Jan. 02, 2016 USD ($)
Commitments [Line Items] |
Future minimum lease payments 2016 | $ 362,500,000
Future minimum lease payments 2017 | 306,000,000
Future minimum lease payments 2018 | 251,300,000
Future minimum lease payments 2019 | 192,200,000
Future minimum lease payments 2020 | 171,100,000
Future minimum lease payments thereafter | 331,900,000
Income related to noncancelable subleases | 2,000,000
Future minimum royalty payments 2016 | 57,500,000
Future minimum royalty payments 2017 | 89,000,000
Future minimum royalty payments 2018 | 109,400,000
Future minimum royalty payments 2019 | 94,700,000
Future minimum royalty payments 2020 | 49,800,000
Future minimum royalty payments thereafter | 52,000,000
Total payments for purchase commitments 2016 | 1,700,000,000
Future payments under purchase commitments 2016 | 100,200,000
Future payments under purchase commitments 2017 | 4,300,000
Future payments under purchase commitments 2018 | 500,000
Future payments under purchase commitments 2019 | 200,000
Future payments under purchase commitments 2020 | 200,000
Future payments under purchase commitments thereafter | 300,000
Surety bonds, standby letters of credit and international bank guarantees | $ 115,900,000
Minimum |
Commitments [Line Items] |
Service period of purchase commitments | 2 months
Maximum |
Commitments [Line Items] |
Service period of purchase commitments | 6 months

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