Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 02, 2016	Jan. 03, 2015	Dec. 28, 2013
Cash flows provided by (disbursed for) operating activities:
Net income	$ 189,191	$ 175,739	$ 230,894
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Gain on acquisition			(50,071)
Depreciation and amortization	132,175	128,961	118,491
Impairment of assets	3,771	10,308
Stock-based compensation	15,692	18,662	15,943
Loss reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income to net income	8,551	5,218	27,055
Deferred income taxes	18,293	9,241	6,485
Provision for inventory obsolescence	776	1,074	1,210
Allowances for accounts receivable	2,395	4,956	4,110
Pension and postretirement plans (benefit) expense	(5,878)	5,341	(2,041)
Other	(3,425)	(6,215)	(5,701)
Qualified pension plan contributions	(10,000)	(12,999)	(14,818)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions and disposals:
Accounts and notes receivable, net	(16,873)	7,181	1,114
Inventories, net	(9,717)	6,977	(10,708)
Hedging activities, net	(12,818)	22	(39,325)
Other assets	(7,133)	(23,993)	(22,151)
Accounts payable	14,563	(9,951)	(702)
Other accrued liabilities	4,670	(6,552)	10,699
Net cash provided by operating activities	324,233	313,970	270,484
Cash flows provided by (disbursed for) investing activities:
Purchase of property, plant and equipment	(90,773)	(83,778)	(99,181)
Repurchase of independent distributor territories	(21,866)	(17,056)	(26,418)
Principal payments from notes receivable	26,028	23,718	21,596
Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired	(390,221)		(415,813)
Contingently refundable consideration		7,500
Proceeds from sale of new distribution territories			13,965
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment	14,324	36,303	2,966
Acquisition of intangible assets	(5,000)
Net cash disbursed for investing activities	(467,508)	(33,313)	(502,885)
Cash flows provided by (disbursed for) financing activities:
Dividends paid, including dividends on share-based payment awards	(120,442)	(102,302)	(92,840)
Exercise of stock options	19,617	21,014	13,685
Excess windfall tax benefit related to share-based payment awards	9,134	7,879	7,781
Payments for debt issuance costs	(646)	(773)	(2,456)
Stock repurchases	(6,858)	(38,916)	(8,819)
Change in bank overdrafts	2,325	(679)	(499)
Proceeds from debt borrowings	1,064,600	1,175,200	2,169,950
Debt and capital lease obligation payments	(817,600)	(1,343,087)	(1,859,094)
Other			(52)
Net cash provided by (disbursed for) financing activities	150,130	(281,664)	227,656
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	6,855	(1,007)	(4,745)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	7,523	8,530	13,275
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	14,378	7,523	8,530
Schedule of non cash investing and financing activities:
Capital and right-to-use lease obligations	2,298	12,399	8,971
Purchase of property, plant and equipment included in accounts payable	3,637	1,094	435
Cash paid during the period for:
Interest	24,112	26,065	25,996
Income taxes paid, net of refunds of $7,587, $4,240 and $323, respectively	80,062	78,587	83,525
Alpine Valley Bread Company
Schedule of non cash investing and financing activities:
Shares issued for the Alpine acquisition	12,602
Executive Deferred Compensation Plan
Schedule of non cash investing and financing activities:
Issuance of executive deferred compensation plan common stock	206	264
Distributor Notes Receivable
Schedule of non cash investing and financing activities:
Issuance of notes receivable on new distribution territories	$ 18,744	$ 44,346	$ 22,611