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Employee Benefit Plans - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 29, 2018 | Dec. 30, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016
Retirement Savings Plans |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Compensation expense relating to retirement savings plans | $ 26,000,000 | $ 21,000,000 | $ 20,000,000
Change in Mortality Table |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Decrease in pension obligations | $ 3,000,000 | $ 10,000,000 |
Pension Benefits |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Expected long-term return on plan assets | 5.28% | 5.76% | 6.00%
North America |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Expected long-term return on plan assets | 5.44% |  |
North America | Pension Benefits |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Pension contributions, current period | $ 6,000,000 |  |
Pension contributions, for 2019 | $ 3,000,000 |  |
UK |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Expected long-term return on plan assets | 2.61% | 2.64% | 4.07%
Plan asset target allocation | 100.00% | 100.00% |
Deferred (loss) gain included in accumulated other comprehensive income | $ 16,000,000 | $ 3,000,000 |
Percentage of allowance expense on assets | 0.18% |  |
UK | United Kingdom Government Securities |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Incremental return on UK government securities | 4.50% |  |
UK | Equity Securities |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Plan asset target allocation | 19.00% | 19.00% |
UK | Fixed Income Securities |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Plan asset target allocation | 81.00% | 81.00% |
Maximum |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, expected to be amortized | $ 1,000,000 |  |
Maximum | Change in Mortality Table |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Decrease in other postretirement obligations | (1,000,000) | $ (1,000,000) |
Maximum | North America |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Impact of one-percentage-point change on operating income | $ 1,000,000 |  |
Maximum | North America | Equity Securities |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Plan asset target allocation | 37.00% |  |
Maximum | North America | Fixed Income Securities |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Plan asset target allocation | 73.00% |  |
Minimum | North America | Equity Securities |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Plan asset target allocation | 27.00% |  |
Minimum | North America | Fixed Income Securities |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Plan asset target allocation | 63.00% |  |

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