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Recent Accounting Pronouncements - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands, shares in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016 | Jan. 02, 2016 | Jan. 03, 2015
New Accounting Pronouncements Or Change In Accounting Principle [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Decrease in other noncurrent assets, total long term debt and capital lease obligations |  |  | $ 3,900 |
Decrease in current and noncurrent deferred income tax asset and liabilities |  |  | 37,200 |
Operating leases, expense |  | $ 97,357 | $ 87,864 | $ 88,700
Scenario, Forecast | Accounting Standards Update201603 |  |  |  |
New Accounting Pronouncements Or Change In Accounting Principle [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Tax shortfall related to adoption of new accounting guidance for employee share-based payment transactionshortfall related to adoption of | $ 3,000 |  |  |
Income tax expense at vesting of our performance-based share-based payment awards | $ 3,300 |  |  |
Non-qualified stock options related to the 2011 award, outstanding | 1.7 |  |  |
Non-qualified stock options exercise price | $ 10.87 |  |  |
Non-qualified stock options related to the 2011 award expiration date | Feb. 10, 2018 |  |  |

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