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Information Regarding Operations in Reportable Segments (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 4 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2016 | Oct. 08, 2016 | Jul. 16, 2016 | Jan. 02, 2016 | Oct. 10, 2015 | Jul. 18, 2015 | Apr. 23, 2016 | Apr. 25, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2016 | Jan. 02, 2016 | Jan. 03, 2015
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  | $ 868,717 | $ 918,791 | $ 935,025 | $ 858,363 | $ 885,302 | $ 888,795 | $ 1,204,352 | $ 1,146,045 | $ 3,926,885 | $ 3,778,505 | $ 3,748,973
Impairment of assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 24,877 | 3,771 | 10,308
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 140,869 | 132,175 | 128,961
Income (loss) from operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 263,890 | 297,879 | 275,395
Interest expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 34,905 | 26,815 | 28,288
Interest income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (20,552) | (21,967) | (20,947)
Income before income taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 249,537 | 293,031 | 268,054
Capital expenditures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 101,727 | 90,773 | 83,778
Other |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Depreciation and amortization | [1] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 722 | (360) | (86)
Income (loss) from operations | [1] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (55,070) | (59,748) | (60,287)
Capital expenditures | [1] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 23,266 | 9,029 | 3,856
DSD Segment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,284,177 | 3,179,348 | 3,155,607
DSD Segment | Operating Segments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,347,616 | 3,242,482 | 3,227,695
Impairment of assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 24,877 | 3,771 | 10,308
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 120,009 | 115,801 | 113,881
Income (loss) from operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 260,495 | 302,361 | 284,231
Capital expenditures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 61,669 | 72,148 | 73,454
DSD Segment | Intersegment Eliminations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (63,439) | (63,134) | (72,088)
Warehouse Segment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 642,708 | 599,157 | 593,366
Warehouse Segment | Operating Segments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 787,233 | 733,170 | 723,541
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 20,138 | 16,734 | 15,166
Income (loss) from operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 58,465 | 55,266 | 51,451
Capital expenditures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 16,792 | 9,596 | 6,468
Warehouse Segment | Intersegment Eliminations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ (144,525) | $ (134,013) | $ (130,175)
[1] | Represents the company’s corporate head office amounts, acquisition costs, and the fiscal 2016 and fiscal 2014 pension settlement losses.

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