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Long-Term Debt - Additional Information (Detail) | 1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |
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Nov. 30, 2015 USD ($) | Jan. 31, 2015 USD ($) Tranche | Jan. 02, 2016 USD ($) | Jan. 03, 2015 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Maintenance of excess borrowing base |  |  | 10.00% |
Current borrowing available under credit facility |  |  | $ 334,300,000 | $ 406,800,000
Weighted average interest rate of convertible senior notes |  |  | 3.90% |
Minimum [Member] |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Unused portion of loan commitments rate |  |  | 0.25% |
Maximum [Member] |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Unused portion of loan commitments rate |  |  | 0.375% |
Amended Credit Facility [Member] |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Available borrowings under credit facility |  | $ 1,000,000,000 |  |
Number of tranches | Tranche |  | 3 |  |
Additional borrowings available under credit facility |  | $ 400,000,000 |  |
Notes maturity date |  |  | Nov. 19, 2018 |
6.625% Senior Notes Due December 2016 [Member] |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Principal amount of senior notes | $ 50,000,000 |  |  |
Senior notes, rate | 6.625% |  |  |
Redemption price (expressed as percentage of the principal amount) | 101.65625% |  |  |
Expected redemption premium and write-off unamortized issuance costs | $ 1,200,000 |  |  |
Debt instrument redemption, expected to decrease in annual interest expense | $ 2,000,000 |  |  |
Line of Credit [Member] | Amended Credit Facility [Member] |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Decrease in debt instrument applicable margin interest rate |  | (0.25%) |  |
Tranche A [Member] |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Secured revolving credit facility |  |  | $ 360,973 |
Tranche A-1 [Member] |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Secured revolving credit facility |  |  | 34,008 |
Tranche A-2 [Member] |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Secured revolving credit facility |  |  | 34,843 |
Revolving credit agreement [Member] |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Secured revolving credit facility |  |  | 429,800,000 | 450,200,000
Revolving credit agreement [Member] | Tranche A [Member] | Amended Credit Facility [Member] |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Available borrowings under credit facility |  |  | 900,000,000 |
Revolving credit agreement [Member] | Tranche A-1 [Member] |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Available borrowings under credit facility |  | $ 40,000,000 |  |
Revolving credit agreement [Member] | Tranche A-2 [Member] |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Secured revolving credit facility |  | $ 60,000,000 |  |
Letter of credit [Member] |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Unused borrowing capacity |  |  | $ 11,100,000 | $ 11,500,000

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