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Taxes on Income - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2016	Jan. 02, 2016
Income Tax Expense Benefit Continuing Operations [Line Items]
Uncertain tax positions included in unrecognized tax benefits		$ 1.2
Forecast [Member]
Income Tax Expense Benefit Continuing Operations [Line Items]
Impact of unrecognized tax benefits settlement on effective tax rate	$ 0.8

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Income tax expense benefit continuing operations.

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Amount of decrease in unrecognized tax benefits resulting from settlements with taxing authorities.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 740
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 15A
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The total amount of unrecognized tax benefits that, if recognized, would affect the effective tax rate.

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