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Associate Retirement Plans - Multi-Employer Pension Plan, Collective Bargaining Agreements Associated and Other Defined Contribution Plans (Detail) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2016 | Jan. 02, 2016
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |
EIN - Pension Plan Number | 36-6044243-001 |
Plan Month / Day End Date | --12-31 |
Pension Protection Act Zone Status | Red | Red
FIP/RP Status Pending / Implemented | Implemented |
Percentage of Associates under Collective Bargaining Agreements | 8.00% |
2016 Company Contributions More Than 5% of Total Plan Contributions | No |
Minimum [Member] |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |
Expiration Dates of Collective Bargaining Agreements | Feb. 28, 2017 |
Maximum [Member] |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |
Expiration Dates of Collective Bargaining Agreements | Oct. 31, 2017 |

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- Definition Multiemployer plans collective bargaining arrangement description of contribution. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Indicate the multiemployer plan's certified zone status as currently required by the Pension Protection Act of 2006 or a subsequent amendment thereof. The zone status categories are red (critical status), orange (seriously endangered), yellow (endangered), and green (none of the above). The acceptable values are "red", "orange", "yellow", "green", "other", and "NA". A multiemployer plan is a pension or postretirement benefit plan to which two or more unrelated employers contribute where assets contributed by one participating employer may be used to provide benefits to employees of other participating employers. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 715 -SubTopic 80 -Section 50 -Paragraph 5 -Subparagraph (c) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=49170332&loc=SL14450657-114947 + Details
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- Definition Expiration date of the collective bargaining arrangement requiring contributions to the multiemployer plan, in CCYY-MM-DD format. A multiemployer plan is a pension or postretirement benefit plan to which two or more unrelated employers contribute where assets contributed by one participating employer may be used to provide benefits to employees of other participating employers. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 715 -SubTopic 80 -Section 50 -Paragraph 5 -Subparagraph (d) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=49170332&loc=SL14450657-114947 + Details
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- Definition Percentage of employee participants subject to a collective bargaining arrangement to all participants in a pension or postretirement benefit plan to which two or more unrelated employers contribute where assets contributed by one participating employer may be used to provide benefits to employees of other participating employers. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 715 -SubTopic 80 -Section 50 -Paragraph 5 -Subparagraph (d) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=49170332&loc=SL14450657-114947 + Details
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