Derivatives - Additional Information (Detail) $ in Thousands, lb in Millions	3 Months Ended
Apr. 02, 2022 USD ($) Forwardcontract lb $ / lb	Jan. 01, 2022 USD ($)
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative assets	$ 14,567	$ 9,428
Fair Value of Derivative	$ 13,400
MTP Contracts [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Typical order quantities payment terms net	30 days
Derivative assets	$ 4,400
Number of outstanding forward contracts \| Forwardcontract	7
Derivative, amount of hedged item \| lb	17.0
Derivative average price \| $ / lb	0.12
Maturity period of contract, minimum	2 months
Maturity period of contract, maximum	10 months
Aluminum Forward Contracts [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative assets	$ 9,100
Number of outstanding forward contracts \| Forwardcontract	23
Derivative, amount of hedged item \| lb	36.3
Derivative average price \| $ / lb	1.32
Maturity period of contract, minimum	2 months
Maturity period of contract, maximum	10 months
Aluminum Contracts and MTP Contracts [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Accumulated other comprehensive income	$ 10,000	$ 7,000

Derivative higher remaining maturity range one.

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Derivative lower remaining maturity range one.

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Quantity of aluminum commodity contracts.

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Typical order quantities payment terms.

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Amount, after tax, of accumulated gain (loss) on derivative instrument designated and qualifying as cash flow hedge included in assessment of hedge effectiveness.

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Fair value, after the effects of master netting arrangements, of a financial asset or other contract with one or more underlyings, notional amount or payment provision or both, and the contract can be net settled by means outside the contract or delivery of an asset. Includes assets not subject to a master netting arrangement and not elected to be offset.

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The average forward price on the group of price risk forward or futures contracts, such as gas futures contracts.

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The number of derivative instruments of a particular derivative liability or group of derivative liabilities held by the entity.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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The estimated net amount of unrealized gains or losses on price risk cash flow hedges as of the balance sheet date expected to be reclassified to earnings within the next twelve months.

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