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Commitments and Contingencies - Additional Information (Detail) $ in Thousands |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |  |
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Oct. 27, 2021 USD ($) | Oct. 21, 2021 USD ($) DistributionTerritory | Dec. 29, 2020 USD ($) | Nov. 13, 2020 USD ($) | Sep. 29, 2020 USD ($) | Sep. 07, 2018 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($) | Jan. 01, 2022 USD ($) DistributionTerritory Lawsuits | Jan. 02, 2021 USD ($) | Jul. 13, 2019 USD ($)
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Self-insurance reserves, current liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 29,828 | $ 29,367 |
Alleged complaints | Lawsuits |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 24 |  |
Legal settlement |  |  |  |  |  | $ 9,000 |  |  |  |  |
Number of distribution territories repurchased | DistributionTerritory |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 75 |  |
Legal settlement, amount paid |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 3,500 | $ 4,200 |  |  |
Remainder of legal settlement funds |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,300
Settlement Funds |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Legal settlement |  |  |  |  |  | 5,400 |  |  |  |  |
Attorneys Fees |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Legal settlement |  |  |  |  |  | $ 3,600 |  |  |  |  |
Class and / or Collective action treatment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Alleged complaints | Lawsuits |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8 |  |
Individual claims or do not seek class or collective action treatment or, in cases class treatment was sought |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Alleged complaints | Lawsuits |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 16 |  |
Plaintiffs' motions for class certification |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Alleged complaints | Lawsuits |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4 |  |
Noll Maine |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Lawsuit filing date |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Dec. 03, 2015 |  |
Legal settlement |  | $ 16,500 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of distribution territories repurchased | DistributionTerritory |  | 75 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss contingency, estimated cost |  | $ 6,600 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Noll Maine | Other Accrued Liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss contingency, estimated cost |  | 4,700 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Noll Maine | Settlement Funds |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Legal settlement |  | 9,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Noll Maine | Attorneys Fees |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Legal settlement |  | $ 7,500 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Noll Maine |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Lawsuit filing date |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Oct. 21, 2015 |  |
Coronado Mexico |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Lawsuit filing date |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Apr. 27, 2016 |  |
Martins Florida |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Lawsuit filing date |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Nov. 08, 2016 |  |
Caddick - Pennsylvania |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Lawsuit filing date | May 15, 2019 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Legal settlement | $ 3,150 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Rosinbaum - NorthCarolina |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Lawsuit filing date |  |  | Dec. 01, 2015 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Legal settlement |  |  | $ 8,300 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Carr - Pennsylvania |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Lawsuit filing date |  |  |  |  | Dec. 01, 2015 |  |  |  |  |  |
Legal settlement |  |  |  |  | $ 13,250 |  |  |  |  |  |
Boulange Pennsylvania |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Lawsuit filing date |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Mar. 25, 2016 |  |
Neff - Vermont |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Lawsuit filing date |  |  |  | Dec. 02, 2015 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Legal settlement |  |  |  | $ 7,600 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Green Tennessee |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Lawsuit filing date |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Feb. 01, 2019 |  |

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