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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. 07, 2017 | Oct. 08, 2016 | Oct. 07, 2017 | Oct. 08, 2016
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Sales | $ 932,822 | $ 918,791 | $ 3,047,110 | $ 3,058,168
DSD Segment |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Sales | 787,255 | 768,920 | 2,580,007 | 2,553,690
Warehouse Segment |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Sales | 145,567 | 149,871 | 467,103 | 504,478
Branded Retail |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Sales | 550,798 | 534,727 | 1,792,869 | 1,784,748
Branded Retail | DSD Segment |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Sales | 514,556 | 496,361 | 1,675,246 | 1,646,840
Branded Retail | Warehouse Segment |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Sales | 36,242 | 38,366 | 117,623 | 137,908
Store Branded Retail |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Sales | 138,612 | 137,101 | 455,053 | 454,125
Store Branded Retail | DSD Segment |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Sales | 110,822 | 110,625 | 368,265 | 360,102
Store Branded Retail | Warehouse Segment |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Sales | 27,790 | 26,476 | 86,788 | 94,023
Non-Retail and Other |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Sales | 243,412 | 246,963 | 799,188 | 819,295
Non-Retail and Other | DSD Segment |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Sales | 161,877 | 161,934 | 536,496 | 546,748
Non-Retail and Other | Warehouse Segment |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Sales | $ 81,535 | $ 85,029 | $ 262,692 | $ 272,547

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