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Effect of Largest Customer in Sales (Detail) - Total year to date sales - Customer Concentration Risk | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Oct. 08, 2016 | Oct. 10, 2015 | Oct. 08, 2016 | Oct. 10, 2015
Wal-Mart/Sam's Club |  |  |  |
Entity Wide Revenue Major Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Concentration risk percentage | 19.80% | 19.20% | 19.70% | 19.40%
DSD Segment |  |  |  |
Entity Wide Revenue Major Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Concentration risk percentage |  |  | 84.00% |
DSD Segment | Wal-Mart/Sam's Club |  |  |  |
Entity Wide Revenue Major Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Concentration risk percentage | 17.20% | 16.70% | 17.00% | 16.90%
Warehouse Segment |  |  |  |
Entity Wide Revenue Major Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Concentration risk percentage |  |  | 16.00% |
Warehouse Segment | Wal-Mart/Sam's Club |  |  |  |
Entity Wide Revenue Major Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Concentration risk percentage | 2.60% | 2.50% | 2.70% | 2.50%

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