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Earning Per Share - Additional Information (Detail)	1 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	May 22, 2013	May 25, 2011	Dec. 28, 2013	Dec. 31, 2011
Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Stock split	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.5
May 22, 2013 Stock Split
Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Record date of stock split			Jun. 05, 2013

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Ratio applied to the conversion of stock split, for example but not limited to, one share converted to two or two shares converted to one.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Glossary Stock Split

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification

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