Assets by Segment (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Oct. 10, 2015	Jan. 03, 2015
Assets:
Assets		$ 2,752,243	$ 2,408,974
Corporate, Non-Segment
Assets:
Assets	[1]	114,348	113,687
DSD Segment | Operating Segments
Assets:
Assets		2,431,315	2,094,047
Warehouse Segment | Operating Segments
Assets:
Assets		$ 206,580	$ 201,240

[1] Represents the company’s corporate head office assets, including primarily cash and cash equivalents, deferred taxes and deferred financing costs.