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Sale of Accounts Receivable - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended |  |
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Oct. 01, 2016 | Oct. 03, 2015 | Oct. 01, 2016 | Oct. 03, 2015 | Jan. 31, 2016 | Jan. 02, 2016
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum amount of accounts receivable sold at any point in time |  | $ 237.5 |  | $ 237.5 | $ 367.5 | $ 237.5
Decrease in receivables related to balances sold | $ 212.3 | 167.5 | $ 212.3 | 167.5 |  | $ 144.9
Sale of accounts receivable |  |  | 983.5 |  |  |
Funding fee | $ 0.8 | $ 0.5 | $ 2.5 | $ 1.4 |  |

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- Definition Total reduction in Accounts Receivable attributable to accounts receivable sold to third parties. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Total accounts receivable sold, at their stated amounts, during the period. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition The maximum amount of accounts receivable under the contract with the financial institution that can be sold to a third-party at any point in time. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Total funding fee charged by third parties during the period, representing the cost of the sale of accounts receivable program. + References No definition available. + Details
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