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Information Regarding Operations in Reportable Segments (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 4 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Jan. 02, 2016 | Oct. 10, 2015 | Jul. 18, 2015 | Jan. 03, 2015 | Oct. 04, 2014 | Jul. 12, 2014 | Apr. 25, 2015 | Apr. 19, 2014 | Jan. 02, 2016 | Jan. 03, 2015 | Dec. 28, 2013
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  | $ 858,363 | $ 885,302 | $ 888,795 | $ 877,333 | $ 844,932 | $ 872,791 | $ 1,146,045 | $ 1,153,917 | $ 3,778,505 | $ 3,748,973 | $ 3,732,616
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 132,175 | 128,961 | 118,491
Income (loss) from operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 297,879 | 275,395 | 335,233
Interest expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 26,815 | 28,288 | 28,875
Interest income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (21,967) | (20,947) | (16,015)
Income before income taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 293,031 | 268,054 | 322,373
Capital expenditures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 90,773 | 83,778 | 99,181
Other |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Depreciation and amortization | [1] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (360) | (86) | 667
Income (loss) from operations | [1] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (59,748) | (60,287) | (63,815)
Capital expenditures | [1] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 9,029 | 3,856 | 10,466
DSD Segment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,179,348 | 3,155,607 | 3,080,255
DSD Segment | Operating Segments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,242,482 | 3,227,695 | 3,171,241
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 115,801 | 113,881 | 102,341
Income (loss) from operations | [2] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 302,361 | 284,231 | 347,114
Capital expenditures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 72,148 | 73,454 | 81,664
DSD Segment | Intersegment Eliminations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (63,134) | (72,088) | (90,986)
Warehouse Segment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 599,157 | 593,366 | 652,361
Warehouse Segment | Operating Segments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 733,170 | 723,541 | 774,443
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 16,734 | 15,166 | 15,483
Income (loss) from operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 55,266 | 51,451 | 51,934
Capital expenditures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 9,596 | 6,468 | 7,051
Warehouse Segment | Intersegment Eliminations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ (134,013) | $ (130,175) | $ (122,082)
[1] | Represents the company’s corporate head office amounts, acquisition costs, and the fiscal 2014 pension settlement loss.
[2] | Includes the gain on acquisition of $50.1 million in fiscal 2013.

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