Employee Benefit Plans - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Jan. 02, 2021	Dec. 28, 2019	Dec. 29, 2018
Profit Sharing Plan
Defined Contribution Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Employee benefit plans, contribution cost	$ 914	$ 1,313	$ 1,317
Profit Sharing Plan \| Management
Defined Contribution Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Employee benefit plans, contribution cost	$ 1,761	$ 3,691	$ 2,913
EPSP annualized interest rate, added percentage above prime rate	2.00%
Maximum \| Profit Sharing Plan \| Management
Defined Contribution Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
EPSP annualized interest rate cap	15.00%
Savings Plan
Defined Contribution Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Employee benefit plans, employer contribution percentage	6.00%	6.00%	6.00%
Employee benefit plans, contribution cost	$ 1,655	$ 2,901	$ 3,405
Savings Plan \| Maximum
Defined Contribution Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Employee benefit plans, employer matching contribution percentage	50.00%	50.00%	50.00%

Weighted average rate for present value of future retirement benefits cash flows, used to determine benefit obligation of defined benefit plan.

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Amount of cost for defined contribution plan.

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