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Sales by Sales Channel Category (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended						4 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Dec. 28, 2019	Oct. 05, 2019	Jul. 13, 2019	Dec. 29, 2018	Oct. 06, 2018	Jul. 14, 2018	Apr. 20, 2019	Apr. 21, 2018	Dec. 28, 2019	Dec. 29, 2018	Dec. 30, 2017
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales	$ 917,759	$ 966,561	$ 975,759	$ 880,667	$ 923,449	$ 941,283	$ 1,263,895	$ 1,206,453	$ 4,123,974	$ 3,951,852	$ 3,920,733
Branded Retail
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales									2,481,835	2,346,944	2,307,836
Store Branded Retail
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales									645,091	586,661	579,006
Non-Retail and Other
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales									$ 997,048	$ 1,018,247	$ 1,033,891

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