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Sales by Product Category in Each Reportable Segment (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Oct. 08, 2016 | Oct. 10, 2015 | Oct. 08, 2016 | Oct. 10, 2015
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Sales | $ 918,791 | $ 885,302 | $ 3,058,168 | $ 2,920,142
DSD Segment |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Sales | 768,920 | 746,267 | 2,553,690 | 2,464,399
Warehouse Segment |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Sales | 149,871 | 139,035 | 504,478 | 455,743
Branded Retail |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Sales | 534,475 | 500,933 | 1,783,016 | 1,656,071
Branded Retail | DSD Segment |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Sales | 496,403 | 471,506 | 1,646,602 | 1,555,824
Branded Retail | Warehouse Segment |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Sales | 38,072 | 29,427 | 136,414 | 100,247
Store Branded Retail |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Sales | 136,967 | 136,264 | 453,975 | 447,587
Store Branded Retail | DSD Segment |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Sales | 110,484 | 108,736 | 359,944 | 358,523
Store Branded Retail | Warehouse Segment |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Sales | 26,483 | 27,528 | 94,031 | 89,064
Non-Retail and Other |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Sales | 247,349 | 248,105 | 821,177 | 816,484
Non-Retail and Other | DSD Segment |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Sales | 162,033 | 166,025 | 547,144 | 550,052
Non-Retail and Other | Warehouse Segment |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Sales | $ 85,316 | $ 82,080 | $ 274,033 | $ 266,432

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