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Long-Term Debt (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Jan. 02, 2022
Debt Disclosure [Abstract] |
Long-term debt | Long-term debt consisted of the following:
| Year End
| January 2, 2022 |  | January 3, 2021
Series 2021-1 Class A-2 Notes: |  |  |
2.370% Series 2021-1 Class A-2-I Notes, anticipated repayment date 2029 | $ | 447,750 |  |  | $ | — |
2.775% Series 2021-1 Class A-2-II Notes, anticipated repayment date 2031 | 646,750 |  |  | — |
Series 2019-1 Class A-2 Notes: |  |  |
3.783% Series 2019-1 Class A-2-I Notes, anticipated repayment date 2026 | 368,000 |  |  | 386,000 |
4.080% Series 2019-1 Class A-2-II Notes, anticipated repayment date 2029 | 414,000 |  |  | 434,250 |
Series 2018-1 Class A-2 Notes: |  |  |
3.573% Series 2018-1 Class A-2-I Notes, repaid in connection with the June 2021 refinancing | — |  |  | 436,500 |
3.884% Series 2018-1 Class A-2-II Notes, anticipated repayment date 2028 | 456,000 |  |  | 460,750 |
Series 2015-1 Class A-2 Notes: |  |  |
4.497% Series 2015-1 Class A-2-III Notes, repaid in connection with the June 2021 refinancing | — |  |  | 473,750 |
Canadian revolving credit facility | — |  |  | 1,962 |
7% debentures, due in 2025 | 85,175 |  |  | 83,998 |
Unamortized debt issuance costs | (37,009) |  |  | (30,085) |
| 2,380,666 |  |  | 2,247,125 |
Less amounts payable within one year | (24,250) |  |  | (28,962) |
Total long-term debt | $ | 2,356,416 |  |  | $ | 2,218,163 |
Aggregate maturities of long-term debt | Aggregate annual maturities of long-term debt, excluding the effect of purchase accounting adjustments, as of January 2, 2022 were as follows:
Fiscal Year |
2022 | $ | 24,250 |
2023 | 24,250 |
2024 | 24,250 |
2025 | 114,250 |
2026 | 372,250 |
Thereafter | 1,863,250 |
| $ | 2,422,500 |
Pledged Assets | The following is a summary of the Company’s assets pledged as collateral for certain debt:
| Year End
| January 2, 2022
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 29,201 |
Restricted cash and other assets (including long-term) | 27,193 |
Accounts and notes receivable, net | 41,964 |
Inventories | 5,180 |
Properties | 59,717 |
Other intangible assets | 1,026,736 |
| $ | 1,189,991 |

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