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Accounts Receivable - Narrative (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2016 | Jan. 02, 2016 | Jan. 03, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2015
Receivables [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Maximum amount of accounts receivable sold at any point in time | $ 367.5 |  |  | $ 237.5
Decrease in receivables related to balances sold | 209.5 | $ 144.9 |  |
Sale of accounts receivable | 1,333.9 | 1,340.9 |  |
Funding fee | $ 3.4 | $ 1.9 | $ 1.7 |

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