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Assets by Segment (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Dec. 29, 2018 | Dec. 30, 2017
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Assets: |  |  |
Assets |  | $ 2,845,537 | $ 2,659,724
Operating Segments | DSD Segment |  |  |
Assets: |  |  |
Assets |  | 2,419,019 | 2,270,179
Operating Segments | Warehouse Segment |  |  |
Assets: |  |  |
Assets |  | 353,220 | 296,157
Other |  |  |
Assets: |  |  |
Assets | [1] | $ 73,298 | $ 93,388
[1] | Represents the company’s corporate head office assets including primarily cash and cash equivalents.

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