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Long-Term Debt (Parenthetical) (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified																													12 Months Ended
	Dec. 29, 2013	Dec. 29, 2013 Unsecured fixed rate notes 8.75 Percent due November 2014	Dec. 30, 2012 Unsecured fixed rate notes 8.75 Percent due November 2014	Dec. 29, 2013 Unsecured fixed rate notes 10 Percent due June 2015	Dec. 30, 2012 Unsecured fixed rate notes 10 Percent due June 2015	Dec. 29, 2013 Unsecured Fixed Rate Notes 6.375 Percent Due September 2015	Dec. 30, 2012 Unsecured Fixed Rate Notes 6.375 Percent Due September 2015	Dec. 29, 2013 Unsecured Fixed Rate Notes 10 Percent Due April 2016	Dec. 30, 2012 Unsecured Fixed Rate Notes 10 Percent Due April 2016	Dec. 29, 2013 Unsecured fixed rate notes 9.375 Percent due November 2017	Dec. 30, 2012 Unsecured fixed rate notes 9.375 Percent due November 2017	Dec. 29, 2013 Unsecured fixed rate notes 7.125 Percent due September 2018	Dec. 30, 2012 Unsecured fixed rate notes 7.125 Percent due September 2018	Dec. 29, 2013 Unsecured Fixed Rate Notes 5.125 Percent Due October 2019	Oct. 03, 2013 Unsecured Fixed Rate Notes 5.125 Percent Due October 2019	Dec. 30, 2012 Unsecured Fixed Rate Notes 5.125 Percent Due October 2019	Dec. 29, 2013 Unsecured Fixed Rate Notes 5.125 Percent Due July 2020	Jul. 29, 2013 Unsecured Fixed Rate Notes 5.125 Percent Due July 2020	Dec. 30, 2012 Unsecured Fixed Rate Notes 5.125 Percent Due July 2020	Dec. 29, 2013 Unsecured Fixed Rate Notes 6.375 Percent Due October 2023	Oct. 03, 2013 Unsecured Fixed Rate Notes 6.375 Percent Due October 2023	Dec. 30, 2012 Unsecured Fixed Rate Notes 6.375 Percent Due October 2023	Dec. 29, 2013 Unsecured Fixed Rate Notes 7.75 Percent Due June 2027	Dec. 23, 2013 Unsecured Fixed Rate Notes 7.75 Percent Due June 2027	Dec. 30, 2012 Unsecured Fixed Rate Notes 7.75 Percent Due June 2027	Dec. 29, 2013 Unsecured Fixed Rate Notes 7.25 Percent Due September 2027	Dec. 23, 2013 Unsecured Fixed Rate Notes 7.25 Percent Due September 2027	Dec. 30, 2012 Unsecured Fixed Rate Notes 7.25 Percent Due September 2027	Dec. 29, 2013 Minimum	Dec. 29, 2013 Maximum	Dec. 29, 2013 Variable Interest Equity, Non-Consolidated [Member]
Debt Disclosure [Line Items]
Long-term Debt, Maturities, Repayments of Principal after Year Five	$ 2,290,000
Debt Instrument, Face Amount		$ 250,000	$ 250,000	$ 66,568	$ 66,568	$ 250,000	$ 250,000	$ 193,429	$ 193,429	$ 250,000	$ 250,000	$ 250,000	$ 250,000	$ 600,000	$ 600,000	$ 0	$ 600,000	$ 600,000	$ 0	$ 650,000	$ 650,000	$ 0	$ 200,000	$ 200,000	$ 0	$ 240,000	$ 240,000	$ 0			$ 66,900
Line of Credit Facility, Unused Capacity, Commitment Fee Percentage																													0.375%	0.50%
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage		8.75%		10.00%		6.375%		10.00%		9.375%		7.125%		5.125%	5.125%		5.125%	5.125%		6.375%	6.375%		7.75%	7.75%		7.25%	7.25%

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