Future Minimum Lease Payments under Scheduled Leases (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 28, 2013	Dec. 29, 2012
Future Minimum Payments Under Non-Cancelable Operating Leases With Initial Terms Of One-Year Or More [Line Items]
2014	$ 5,220
2015	3,013
2016	2,834
2017	2,702
2018	2,553
2019 and thereafter	401
Total minimum payments	16,723
Amount representing interest	1,074
Obligations under capital leases	15,649	10,627
Obligations due within one year	4,801
Long-term obligations under capital leases	10,848
2014	55,632
2015	51,810
2016	45,214
2017	40,840
2018	35,572
2019 and thereafter	277,223
Total minimum payments	$ 506,291

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Amount equal to the present value (the principal) at the beginning of the lease term of minimum lease payments during the lease term (excluding that portion of the payments representing executory costs such as insurance, maintenance, and taxes to be paid by the lessor, together with any profit thereon) net of payments or other amounts applied to the principal through the balance sheet date.