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Income Taxes - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Jan. 03, 2015
Dec. 28, 2013
Dec. 29, 2012
Dec. 31, 2011
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]        
Statutory federal income tax rate 35.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate      
Deferred tax assets, Valuation Allowance $ 10.5us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance $ 29.7us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance    
Change in the total valuation allowance 19.2us-gaap_ValuationAllowanceDeferredTaxAssetChangeInAmount (26.5)us-gaap_ValuationAllowanceDeferredTaxAssetChangeInAmount    
Gain (Loss) on Disposition of Stock in Subsidiary 66.2us-gaap_GainOrLossOnSaleOfStockInSubsidiary      
Valuation Allowance Increase Decrease Foreign Operating Losses And Tax Credits 4.0www_ValuationAllowanceIncreaseDecreaseForeignOperatingLossesAndTaxCredits      
Valuation Allowance Increase (Decrease) Capital Loss Utilization 23.2www_ValuationAllowanceIncreaseDecreaseCapitalLossUtilization      
Portion of the unrecognized tax benefits if recognized, reduction of annual effective tax rate 7.5us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsThatWouldImpactEffectiveTaxRate 7.3us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsThatWouldImpactEffectiveTaxRate    
Interest accrued related to unrecognized tax benefits 2.4us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsInterestOnIncomeTaxesAccrued 2.2us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsInterestOnIncomeTaxesAccrued    
Undistributed earnings of foreign subsidiaries 380.3us-gaap_UndistributedEarningsOfForeignSubsidiaries      
Cash and cash equivalents 223.8us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue 214.2us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue 171.4us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue 140.0us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
Foreign country [Member]        
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]        
Foreign net operating loss carryforwards 39.3us-gaap_OperatingLossCarryforwards
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Tax credit carryforwards 2.0us-gaap_TaxCreditCarryforwardAmount
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Capital Loss Carryforward [Member] | Domestic Tax Authority [Member]        
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]        
Tax credit carryforwards 6.9us-gaap_TaxCreditCarryforwardAmount
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Total From Foreign Countries [Member]        
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]        
Cash and cash equivalents $ 208.1us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
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