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Income Taxes - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 9 Months Ended |
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Oct. 08, 2016 | Oct. 10, 2015 | Jan. 02, 2016
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] |  |  |
Effective tax rate | 35.10% | 35.40% |
Decrease in current and noncurrent deferred income tax asset and liabilities |  |  | $ 37.2

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