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Stock Plans - Additional Information (Detail) - Performance-based Stock Unit - shares | 1 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Jul. 31, 2017 | May 31, 2017 | Sep. 28, 2019 | Dec. 29, 2018 | Dec. 30, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Other than options, granted | 47,900 | 98,500 | 280,100 | 81,300 |  | 289,900
Performance period (years) |  |  |  |  | 3 years |
Net debt to EBITDA ratio |  |  |  |  |  | 450.00%
Debt ratio achievement percentage |  |  |  |  |  | 166.67%

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- Definition Estimated period over which an employee is required to provide service in exchange for the equity-based payment award, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days. + References Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 718 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (a)(1) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=116856206&loc=d3e5070-113901 + Details
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