Assets Held for Sale (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Oct. 08, 2016	Jan. 02, 2016
Long Lived Assets Held For Sale [Line Items]
Total assets held for sale	$ 43,686	$ 36,191
Distributor Territories
Long Lived Assets Held For Sale [Line Items]
Total assets held for sale	30,780	28,325
Acquired Hostess Bread Assets Plants and Depots
Long Lived Assets Held For Sale [Line Items]
Total assets held for sale	7,764	3,082
Other
Long Lived Assets Held For Sale [Line Items]
Total assets held for sale	$ 5,142	$ 4,784