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Valuation and Qualifying Accounts (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 29, 2017 | Dec. 30, 2016 | Jan. 01, 2016
Allowance For Bad Debt [Member] |  |  |  |
Valuation and Qualifying Accounts Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Balance at Beginning of Year |  | $ 923 | $ 838 | $ 1,016
Provision Charged to Expense |  | 473 | 443 | 284
Provision Charged to Revenues |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Accounts Written-off Net of Recoveries | [1] | (479) | (358) | (462)
Balance at End of Year |  | 917 | 923 | 838
Allowance For Contract Losses [Member] |  |  |  |
Valuation and Qualifying Accounts Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Balance at Beginning of Year |  | 2,494 | 1,954 | 2,370
Provision Charged to Expense |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Provision Charged to Revenues |  | 2,033 | 2,009 | 645
Accounts Written-off Net of Recoveries | [1] | (1,918) | (1,469) | (1,061)
Balance at End of Year |  | $ 2,609 | $ 2,494 | $ 1,954
[1] | Balance includes currency translation adjustments.

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- Definition Amount of increase (decrease) in the allowances and reserves, which consist of the valuation and qualifying accounts that are either netted against the cost of an asset or that reflect a liability established to represent expected future costs, from adjustments. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 235 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 4 -Subparagraph (SX 210.12-09) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=26873400&loc=d3e24092-122690 + Details
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