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Return On Investment Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Performance Condition target Percentage in excess of weighted average cost of capital.

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Stock-Based Compensation (Performance-Contingent Return on Invested Capital Shares) - Additional Information (Detail) - shares		9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	May 23, 2019	Oct. 03, 2020	Dec. 28, 2019
Return On Invested Capital
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Percentage of payout, ROIC above WACC		1.75%
Return On Invested Capital \| Range One
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Percentage of payout, ROIC above WACC		1.75%
Return On Invested Capital \| Range Two
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Percentage of payout, ROIC above WACC		3.75%
Return On Invested Capital \| Range Three
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Percentage of payout, ROIC above WACC		4.75%
Maximum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Return on investment target over the three fiscal years immediately preceding the vesting date		4.75%
Percentage of shares that can be earned		125.00%
Maximum \| 2019 Award
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Percentage of shares being expensed		100.00%
Weighted Average Cost of Capital \| Range One
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Percentage of payout, ROIC above WACC		50.00%
Weighted Average Cost of Capital \| Range Two
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Percentage of payout, ROIC above WACC		100.00%
Weighted Average Cost of Capital \| Range Three
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Percentage of payout, ROIC above WACC		125.00%
Weighted Average Cost of Capital \| Return On Invested Capital
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Percentage of payout, ROIC above WACC		0.00%
Minimum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Return on investment target over the three fiscal years immediately preceding the vesting date		1.75%
Percentage of shares that can be earned		0.00%
Performance Contingent Return On Invested Capital Shares
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period		3 years
Performance Contingent Return On Invested Capital Shares \| 2017 Award
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Percentage of actual ROI attainment			75.00%
Awards vested during period		0
Performance Contingent Total Shareholders Return Shares
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares, Forfeited	112,840