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Financial Instruments and Risk Management (Additional Information) (Details) $ in Millions | 8 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 10, 2016 USD ($) | Sep. 12, 2015 USD ($) | Jan. 02, 2016 USD ($)
Interest rate swaps [Member] |  |  |
Financial Instruments And Derivatives [Line Items] |  |  |
Number of interest rate swap agreements | 2 |  |
Financial instrument expiration date | Oct. 06, 2017 |  |
Notional amount | $ 537.9 | $ 638.9 | $ 609.7
Foreign exchange contracts [Member] |  |  |
Financial Instruments And Derivatives [Line Items] |  |  |
Maximum remaining maturity of foreign currency derivatives | 335 days | 356 days | 349 days
Interest Rate Swap Forward Starting [Member] |  |  |
Financial Instruments And Derivatives [Line Items] |  |  |
Financial instrument expiration date | Jul. 13, 2020 |  |
Notional amount | $ 288.8 |  |
Derivative, effective date | Oct. 17, 2016 |  |

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- Definition Aggregate notional amount specified by the derivative(s). Expressed as an absolute value. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Article 12 -Section 13 -Sentence Column B + Details
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