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Retirement and Savings Benefit Plans - Fair Value of Investments Held by Defined Benefit Plan (Detail) - Pension Plan - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Dec. 31, 2016 | Jan. 02, 2016 | Jan. 03, 2015
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Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets at Fair Value, Valuation Techniques and Inputs [Abstract] |  |  |
Total plan assets in the fair value hierarchy | $ 66,425 | $ 53,218 |
Total plan assets measured at net asset value | 1,606,872 | 1,702,156 |
Total plan assets | 1,673,297 | 1,755,374 | $ 1,628,254
Cash equivalents |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets at Fair Value, Valuation Techniques and Inputs [Abstract] |  |  |
Total plan assets measured at net asset value | 27,486 | 23,538 |
Total plan assets | 2,896 | 2,790 |
U.S. Treasury and government agencies |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets at Fair Value, Valuation Techniques and Inputs [Abstract] |  |  |
Total plan assets | 10 | 11 |
Corporate and international bonds |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets at Fair Value, Valuation Techniques and Inputs [Abstract] |  |  |
Total plan assets measured at net asset value | 1,140,894 | 1,232,691 |
Alternative investments |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets at Fair Value, Valuation Techniques and Inputs [Abstract] |  |  |
Total plan assets measured at net asset value | 161,466 | 159,481 |
Insurance contracts |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets at Fair Value, Valuation Techniques and Inputs [Abstract] |  |  |
Total plan assets | 63,013 | 50,856 |
Commodities |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets at Fair Value, Valuation Techniques and Inputs [Abstract] |  |  |
Total plan assets | 506 | (439) |
Domestic | Equity Securities |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets at Fair Value, Valuation Techniques and Inputs [Abstract] |  |  |
Total plan assets measured at net asset value | 134,254 | 107,190 |
International | Equity Securities |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets at Fair Value, Valuation Techniques and Inputs [Abstract] |  |  |
Total plan assets measured at net asset value | 142,772 | 179,256 |
Level 1 |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets at Fair Value, Valuation Techniques and Inputs [Abstract] |  |  |
Total plan assets | 3,402 | 2,351 |
Level 1 | Cash equivalents |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets at Fair Value, Valuation Techniques and Inputs [Abstract] |  |  |
Total plan assets | 2,896 | 2,790 |
Level 1 | U.S. Treasury and government agencies |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets at Fair Value, Valuation Techniques and Inputs [Abstract] |  |  |
Total plan assets | 0 | 0 |
Level 1 | Insurance contracts |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets at Fair Value, Valuation Techniques and Inputs [Abstract] |  |  |
Total plan assets | 0 | 0 |
Level 1 | Commodities |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets at Fair Value, Valuation Techniques and Inputs [Abstract] |  |  |
Total plan assets | 506 | (439) |
Level 2 |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets at Fair Value, Valuation Techniques and Inputs [Abstract] |  |  |
Total plan assets | 63,023 | 50,867 |
Level 2 | Cash equivalents |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets at Fair Value, Valuation Techniques and Inputs [Abstract] |  |  |
Total plan assets | 0 | 0 |
Level 2 | U.S. Treasury and government agencies |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets at Fair Value, Valuation Techniques and Inputs [Abstract] |  |  |
Total plan assets | 10 | 11 |
Level 2 | Insurance contracts |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets at Fair Value, Valuation Techniques and Inputs [Abstract] |  |  |
Total plan assets | 63,013 | 50,856 |
Level 2 | Commodities |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets at Fair Value, Valuation Techniques and Inputs [Abstract] |  |  |
Total plan assets | 0 | 0 |
Level 3 |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets at Fair Value, Valuation Techniques and Inputs [Abstract] |  |  |
Total plan assets | 0 | 0 |
Level 3 | Cash equivalents |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets at Fair Value, Valuation Techniques and Inputs [Abstract] |  |  |
Total plan assets | 0 | 0 |
Level 3 | U.S. Treasury and government agencies |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets at Fair Value, Valuation Techniques and Inputs [Abstract] |  |  |
Total plan assets | 0 | 0 |
Level 3 | Insurance contracts |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets at Fair Value, Valuation Techniques and Inputs [Abstract] |  |  |
Total plan assets | 0 | 0 |
Level 3 | Commodities |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets at Fair Value, Valuation Techniques and Inputs [Abstract] |  |  |
Total plan assets | $ 0 | $ 0 |

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