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Assets Held for Sale - Distributor Routes - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | Dec. 28, 2013 | Dec. 29, 2012
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Long Lived Assets Held-for-sale [Line Items] |  |
Assets held for sale, distributor routes | $ 26,564 | $ 30,116
Independent distributor territories held and operated | 625 | 310

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- Definition Other assets that are held for sale apart from normal operations, not otherwise included elsewhere in the taxonomy and which are anticipated to be sold in less than one year, but by their nature which are not considered current (originally classified based on not being realized or converted to working capital within one year of the date of the statement of financial position or operating cycle, if longer). + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 205 -SubTopic 20 -Section 45 -Paragraph 10 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6892542&loc=d3e1107-107759 + Details
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