Percentage of associates represented by unions covered by collective bargaining arrangement.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Indicates whether multiemployer pension plan determined to be individually significant is less than 65 percent funded, between 65 and less than 80 percent funded, or at least 80 percent funded. Acceptable values are "Less than 65 percent", "Between 65 and less than 80 percent", "At least 80 percent", and "NA".

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Amount of contribution received by multiemployer pension plan from all employers participating in multiemployer pension plan determined to be individually significant.

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Amount of sublease income excluding finance and operating lease expense.

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Commitments and Contingencies - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands			12 Months Ended
	Dec. 30, 2023	Jan. 12, 2023	Dec. 30, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022	Jan. 01, 2022
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Rents received from subleases			$ 3,845	$ 3,907	$ 4,356
Percentage of associates represent by union covered by CBAs	7.00%
Critical and declining zone fund status					Less than 65 percent
Special Financial Assistance Member
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Multiemployer Pension Plan received in financial assistance		$ 35,800,000