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Sales by Product Category in Each Reportable Segment (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jul. 18, 2015	Jul. 12, 2014	Jul. 18, 2015	Jul. 12, 2014
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales	$ 888,795	$ 872,791	$ 2,034,840	$ 2,026,708
DSD Segment
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales	751,969	736,364	1,718,132	1,699,486
Warehouse Segment
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales	136,826	136,427	316,708	327,222
Branded Retail
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales	504,361	488,517	1,154,807	1,133,575
Branded Retail | DSD Segment
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales	473,232	457,923	1,084,036	1,062,619
Branded Retail | Warehouse Segment
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales	31,129	30,594	70,771	70,956
Store Branded Retail
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales	145,100	147,746	316,165	337,307
Store Branded Retail | DSD Segment
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales	116,565	120,743	249,662	267,976
Store Branded Retail | Warehouse Segment
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales	28,535	27,003	66,503	69,331
Non-Retail and Other
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales	239,334	236,528	563,868	555,826
Non-Retail and Other | DSD Segment
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales	162,172	157,698	384,434	368,891
Non-Retail and Other | Warehouse Segment
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales	$ 77,162	$ 78,830	$ 179,434	$ 186,935

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification



-Topic 225



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