Proceeds from Sale of Acquired Hostess Bread Assets (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2016	Jan. 02, 2016	Jan. 03, 2015
Acquired Hostess Bread Assets Plants
Long Lived Assets Held For Sale [Line Items]
Proceeds from sale of Acquired Hostess Bread Assets	$ 6,848	$ 9,079	$ 24,163

The cash inflow from the sale of property, plant and equipment (capital expenditures), software, and other intangible assets.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 230
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 12
-Subparagraph (c)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=66902209&loc=d3e3179-108585

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Glossary Investing Activities
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6516133

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