Business Segments - Additional Information (Detail)	12 Months Ended
Jan. 01, 2022
Segment Reporting [Abstract]
Percentage of sources of footwear products from unrelated suppliers in foreign country region	100.00%

Percentage of sources of footwear products from unrelated suppliers in foreign country region.

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Data Type:	dtr-types:percentItemType
Balance Type:	na
Period Type:	duration