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Percentage of target investment allocation to total plan assets. Includes, but is not limited to, percentage on weighted-average basis if more than one plan.

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Percentage of actual investment allocation to total plan assets. Includes, but is not limited to, percentage on weighted-average basis if more than one plan.

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Plan Asset and Target Asset Allocations (Detail) - Plan No. 2	Jan. 02, 2021	Dec. 28, 2019
Schedule Of Defined Benefit Plan Asset Allocation Targets [Line Items]
Percentage of Plan Assets at the Measurement Date	100.00%	100.00%
Equity Securities
Schedule Of Defined Benefit Plan Asset Allocation Targets [Line Items]
Percentage of Plan Assets at the Measurement Date	40.00%	70.00%
Equity Securities \| Minimum
Schedule Of Defined Benefit Plan Asset Allocation Targets [Line Items]
Target Allocation 2021	0.00%
Equity Securities \| Maximum
Schedule Of Defined Benefit Plan Asset Allocation Targets [Line Items]
Target Allocation 2021	80.00%
Fixed Income Securities
Schedule Of Defined Benefit Plan Asset Allocation Targets [Line Items]
Percentage of Plan Assets at the Measurement Date	59.00%	28.00%
Fixed Income Securities \| Minimum
Schedule Of Defined Benefit Plan Asset Allocation Targets [Line Items]
Target Allocation 2021	20.00%
Fixed Income Securities \| Maximum
Schedule Of Defined Benefit Plan Asset Allocation Targets [Line Items]
Target Allocation 2021	100.00%
Short Term Investments And Cash
Schedule Of Defined Benefit Plan Asset Allocation Targets [Line Items]
Percentage of Plan Assets at the Measurement Date	1.00%	2.00%
Short Term Investments And Cash \| Minimum
Schedule Of Defined Benefit Plan Asset Allocation Targets [Line Items]
Target Allocation 2021	0.00%
Short Term Investments And Cash \| Maximum
Schedule Of Defined Benefit Plan Asset Allocation Targets [Line Items]
Target Allocation 2021	10.00%