Goodwill and intangible assets disclosure.

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Number of brands consisted with impairment charges.

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Number of finite-lived trademark Assets tested using an undiscounted cash flow test.

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Number of indefinite-lived trademark assets compared by fair value of the brand and carrying value.

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Number of indefinite lived Trademarks impaired.

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Useful life of finite-lived intangible assets, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Amount of loss from the write-down of an asset representing the future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized.

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The amount of impairment loss recognized in the period resulting from the write-down of the carrying amount of an intangible asset (excluding goodwill) to fair value.

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Amount of impairment loss resulting from write-down of assets, excluding financial assets and goodwill, lacking physical substance and having a projected indefinite period of benefit to fair value.

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Carrying amount (original costs adjusted for previously recognized amortization and impairment) as of the balance sheet date for the rights acquired through registration of a trademark to gain or protect exclusive use of a business name, symbol or other device or style for a projected indefinite period of benefit.

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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets - Additional Information (Detail)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 29, 2018 USD ($) Trademark	Dec. 30, 2017 USD ($) BusinessUnit TradeMarkAsset	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)
Goodwill And Intangible Assets Disclosure [Line Items]
Goodwill impaired	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0
Additional indefinite lived intangible assets separately identified from goodwill	206,600,000	206,600,000
Recognized intangible asset impairments		$ 66,247,000
Number of brands impaired \| BusinessUnit		6
Finite-lived intangible asset, estimated useful life		30 years
Impairment charge of indefinite intangible assets		$ 18,500,000
Fair value of trademarks	$ 156,000,000
Number of indefinite lived Trademarks impaired \| Trademark	3
Indefinite-Lived Trademark Asset
Goodwill And Intangible Assets Disclosure [Line Items]
Number of indefinite-lived trademark assets compared by fair value of the brand and its carrying value \| TradeMarkAsset		1
Finite-Lived Trademark Assets
Goodwill And Intangible Assets Disclosure [Line Items]
Number of finite-lived trademark assets tested using an undiscounted cash flow test \| TradeMarkAsset		3
Trademarks
Goodwill And Intangible Assets Disclosure [Line Items]
Additional indefinite lived intangible assets separately identified from goodwill	$ 171,000,000
Finite-lived intangible asset, estimated useful life	40 years
Impairment charge of indefinite intangible assets	$ 15,000,000		$ 15,000,000