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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets - Summary of Weighted Average Amortization Periods for Amortizable Intangible Assets (Detail) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 30, 2017
Non-compete agreements [Member] |
Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |
Weighted Average Useful Life | 6 years 3 months 18 days
Favorable leases [Member] |
Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |
Weighted Average Useful Life | 16 years 4 months 24 days
Pharmacy customer prescription lists [Member] |
Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |
Weighted Average Useful Life | 7 years 6 months
Customer relationships [Member] |
Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |
Weighted Average Useful Life | 16 years 1 month 6 days
Trade Names [Member] |
Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |
Weighted Average Useful Life | 7 years
Franchise fees and other [Member] |
Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |
Weighted Average Useful Life | 9 years 3 months 18 days

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- Definition Weighted average amortization period of finite-lived intangible assets acquired either individually or as part of a group of assets, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 350 -SubTopic 30 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (a)(3) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=66006027&loc=d3e16265-109275 + Details
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