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Shares Held for Deferred Compensation Plans (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Oct. 01, 2016	Jan. 02, 2016	Oct. 03, 2015
Schedule of Deferred Compensation Plans [Line Items]
Shares held for deferred compensation plans	450,067	562,649	560,049
Cost of shares held for deferred compensation plans	$ 5,434	$ 6,823	$ 6,651

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Value of common stock issued to a trust (for example, but not limited to, rabbi trust) set up specifically to accumulate stock for the sole purpose of distribution to participating employees.

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Number of common stock held in a trust that has been set up specifically to accumulate stock for the sole purpose of distribution to participating employees but not yet earned.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 718
-SubTopic 40
-Section 25
-Paragraph 12
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=65888597&loc=d3e16701-113920

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Schedule of Deferred Compensation Plans [Line Items]

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