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Commitments and Contingencies - Additional Information (Detail) $ in Millions	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 24, 2016 USD ($)
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Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Line Items]
Losses for environmental liabilities	$ 10
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Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Line Items]
Losses for environmental liabilities	$ 25

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Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Line Items]

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The adjustment to exclude the noncash portion of, and include cash payments for environmental costs when calculating operating cash flows under the indirect method. The adjustment can include the increase (decrease) during an accounting period in total estimated obligations recorded for probable future loss attributable to environmental contamination issues.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 230
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 28
-Subparagraph (a)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=66902209&loc=d3e3602-108585

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