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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) | 3 Months Ended |
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Jan. 02, 2016 | Jul. 16, 2016
Goodwill And Intangible Assets Disclosure [Line Items] |  |
Carrying amount of goodwill | $ 0 |
Additional indefinite lived intangible assets separately identified from goodwill | $ 414,000,000 | $ 414,000,000
Barowskys Brand |  |
Goodwill And Intangible Assets Disclosure [Line Items] |  |
Finite-lived intangible asset amortization periods | 35 years |

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- Definition Amount of assets, excluding financial assets and goodwill, lacking physical substance and having a projected indefinite period of benefit. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 350 -SubTopic 30 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (b) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=66006027&loc=d3e16323-109275 + Details
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