Accounts Receivable (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended	8 Months Ended
Sep. 12, 2015	Sep. 12, 2015	Jan. 03, 2015
Accounts Receivables [Abstract]
Sale of accounts receivable, maximum amount under agreement	$ 200.0	$ 200.0
Sale of accounts receivable percent paid at sale	90.00%	90.00%
Accounts receivable, reduction due to sale	$ 81.0	$ 81.0	$ 60.9
Accounts receivable sold	158.9	473.0
Fee charged on sale of accounts receivable	$ 0.3	$ 1.0

Reflects the net positive or negative amount derived from subtracting from net proceeds of sale, the carrying amounts, net of allocated reserves, of accounts receivable transferred to a third party in a transaction that qualifies for sales treatment.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 860

-SubTopic 20

-Section 50

-Paragraph 5

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=13989330&loc=d3e107425-111719

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The amounts of accounts receivable balance reduced as of the balance sheet date due to the sale of accounts receivable.

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The amount of accounts receivable sold at their stated amount.

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- Definition

Accounts Receivables [Abstract]

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- Definition

The maximum amount of accounts receivable to be sold under the agreement.

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For receivables sold uner the agreement, the percent of the stated amount paid in cash at time of sale.

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