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Business Segment Information - Financial Information for Reportable Segments (Detail) - USD ($) | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2016 | Oct. 01, 2016 | Jul. 02, 2016 | Apr. 02, 2016 | Jan. 02, 2016 | Oct. 03, 2015 | Jul. 04, 2015 | Apr. 04, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2016 | Jan. 02, 2016 | Jan. 03, 2015
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues | $ 3,320,574,000 | $ 3,488,226,000 | $ 2,445,259,000 | $ 2,764,944,000 | $ 3,326,279,000 | $ 3,529,626,000 | $ 2,426,986,000 | $ 2,749,764,000 | $ 12,019,003,000 | $ 12,032,655,000 | $ 11,881,730,000
Operating income | 320,121,000 | $ 635,428,000 | $ 211,424,000 | $ 332,253,000 | $ 538,035,000 | $ 639,563,000 | $ 218,980,000 | $ 391,349,000 | 1,499,226,000 | 1,787,927,000 | 1,798,314,000
Impairment of goodwill and intangible assets | (79,600,000) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (79,644,000) | 0 | 0
Corporate and other expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (349,287,000) | (265,166,000) | (287,890,000)
Interest expense, net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (85,636,000) | (81,620,000) | (79,193,000)
Income from continuing operations before income taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,415,591,000 | 1,707,335,000 | 1,713,576,000
Restructuring charges | $ 58,100,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 54,697,000 |  |
Restructuring costs and asset impairments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 58,091,000 |  |
Operating Segments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,930,158,000 | 2,054,121,000 | 2,080,659,000
Restructuring charges |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 43,300,000 |  |
Operating Segments | Outdoor & Action Sports |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7,533,145,000 | 7,400,446,000 | 7,198,994,000
Operating income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,226,208,000 | 1,266,763,000 | 1,312,963,000
Restructuring costs and asset impairments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 17,401,000 |  |
Operating Segments | Jeanswear |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,737,701,000 | 2,792,244,000 | 2,801,754,000
Operating income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 491,912,000 | 535,385,000 | 527,972,000
Restructuring costs and asset impairments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 20,357,000 |  |
Operating Segments | Imagewear |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,103,813,000 | 1,082,565,000 | 1,104,038,000
Operating income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 179,793,000 | 157,959,000 | 164,352,000
Restructuring costs and asset impairments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,308,000 |  |
Operating Segments | Sportswear |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 536,302,000 | 635,056,000 | 650,203,000
Operating income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 36,648,000 | 78,879,000 | 77,972,000
Restructuring costs and asset impairments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,921,000 |  |
Operating Segments | Other |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 108,042,000 | 122,344,000 | 126,741,000
Operating income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (4,403,000) | 15,135,000 | (2,600,000)
Corporate, Non-Segment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring costs and asset impairments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 14,827,000 |  |
Disposal Group, Held-for-sale or Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gain on sale of property |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 16,600,000 |
Continuing Operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Overhead costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5,800,000 | 11,400,000 | 12,400,000
Interest expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,300,000 | 1,900,000
Pension Plan |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Pension settlement charge |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ (50,922,000) | $ (4,062,000) | $ 0

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