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Stock-based Compensation - Narrative (Detail) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2016 | Jan. 02, 2016 | Jan. 03, 2015
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |
Total unrecognized compensation cost related to nonvested stock-based compensation | $ 37.5 |  |
Total unrecognized compensation cost related to nonvested stock-based compensation, period of recognition (years) | 1 year |  |
Shares available for future grant (in shares) | 38,898,271 |  |
Share based compensation vesting period | 3 years |  |
Award expiration period from grant date | 10 years |  |
Total fair value of stock option vested | $ 26.7 | $ 25.9 | $ 22.6
Total intrinsic value of stock options exercised | $ 86.6 | $ 132.8 | $ 143.7
Non employee Members of Board of Directors |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |
Stock options granted period of time options become exercisable | 1 year |  |
Performance-Based Restricted Stock Units |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |
Share based compensation vesting period | 3 years |  |
Award expiration period from grant date | 3 years |  |
Baseline profitability goal period | 3 years |  |
Performance period, years | 3 years |  |
Percentage of targets award adjusted to actual number of shares earned | 25.00% |  |
Grant date fair value of each restricted units granted (in USD per share) | $ 61.31 | $ 75.33 | $ 56.86
Total market value of awards outstanding | $ 79.7 |  |
Share earned in period (in shares) | 480,855 | 1,067,426 | 1,290,354
Market value of shares vested | $ 24.3 | $ 61.9 | $ 88.4
Performance-Based Restricted Stock Units | Minimum |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |
Number of shares of common stock to be issued for each restricted stock unit granted (in shares) | 0 |  |
Performance-Based Restricted Stock Units | Maximum |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |
Number of shares of common stock to be issued for each restricted stock unit granted (in shares) | 2 |  |
TSR Adjustment Performance-Based Restricted Stock Units |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |
Grant date fair value of each restricted units granted (in USD per share) | $ 4.48 | $ 3.78 | $ 1.41
Nonperformance-Based Restricted Stock Units |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |
Share based compensation vesting period | 4 years |  |
Grant date fair value of each restricted units granted (in USD per share) | $ 61.83 | $ 71.17 | $ 58.00
Total market value of awards outstanding | $ 15.9 |  |
Nonperformance-Based Restricted Stock Units | Non employee Members of Board of Directors |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |
Award expiration period from grant date | 1 year |  |
Number of shares of common stock to be issued for each restricted stock unit granted (in shares) | 1 |  |
Restricted Stock |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |
Grant date fair value of each restricted units granted (in USD per share) | $ 61.66 |  |
Share earned in period (in shares) | 72,862 |  |
Market value of shares vested | $ 3.9 | $ 14.1 | $ 20.1
Fair value of restricted stock | $ 33.2 |  |
Restricted Stock | Maximum |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |
Share based compensation vesting period | 5 years |  |

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