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Impact of Adopting New Accounting Guidance on Classification of Debt Issuance Costs and Deferred Income Taxes (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Oct. 01, 2016 | Jan. 02, 2016 | Oct. 03, 2015
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Impact of Adopting New Accounting Guidance [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Other current assets |  | $ 295,913 | $ 284,215 | $ 291,419
Other assets |  | 905,512 | 583,866 | 646,892
Accrued liabilities |  | 870,148 | 782,148 | 890,574
Long-term debt |  | 2,347,122 | 1,401,820 | 1,401,058
Other liabilities |  | $ 1,046,014 | $ 900,256 | 962,083
As Previously Reported |  |  |  |
Impact of Adopting New Accounting Guidance [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Other current assets | [1] |  |  | 455,354
Other assets | [1] |  |  | 621,767
Accrued liabilities | [1] |  |  | 896,666
Long-term debt | [1] |  |  | 1,411,446
Other liabilities | [1] |  |  | 1,084,413
Accounting Standards Update 2015-03 "Debt Issuance Cost" and 2015-17 "Income Taxes" | Reclassification of Debt Issuance Costs Increase/(Decrease) | Restatement Adjustment |  |  |  |
Impact of Adopting New Accounting Guidance [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Other assets |  |  |  | (10,388)
Long-term debt |  |  |  | (10,388)
Accounting Standards Update 2015-03 "Debt Issuance Cost" and 2015-17 "Income Taxes" | Reclassification of Deferred Income Taxes Increase/(Decrease) | Restatement Adjustment |  |  |  |
Impact of Adopting New Accounting Guidance [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Other current assets |  |  |  | (163,935)
Other assets |  |  |  | 35,513
Accrued liabilities |  |  |  | (6,092)
Other liabilities |  |  |  | $ (122,330)
[1] | Excludes assets and liabilities previously reported in the Contemporary Brands coalition.

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