Sales by Product Category in Each Reportable Segment (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Oct. 04, 2014	Oct. 05, 2013	Oct. 04, 2014	Oct. 05, 2013
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales	$ 849,360	$ 878,492	$ 2,886,498	$ 2,907,455
DSD segment
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales	718,274	729,865	2,428,190	2,393,336
Warehouse segment
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales	131,086	148,627	458,308	514,119
Branded Retail
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales	479,389	482,690	1,617,745	1,585,471
Branded Retail | DSD segment
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales	450,263	450,280	1,517,674	1,472,652
Branded Retail | Warehouse segment
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales	29,126	32,410	100,071	112,819
Store Branded Retail
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales	135,813	149,180	472,764	502,820
Store Branded Retail | DSD segment
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales	108,272	118,973	376,339	390,254
Store Branded Retail | Warehouse segment
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales	27,541	30,207	96,425	112,566
Non-Retail and Other
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales	234,158	246,622	795,989	819,164
Non-Retail and Other | DSD segment
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales	159,739	160,612	534,177	530,430
Non-Retail and Other | Warehouse segment
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales	$ 74,419	$ 86,010	$ 261,812	$ 288,734