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Debt - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
Debt - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)	Jun. 29, 2019	Jun. 29, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018	Apr. 30, 2019	Dec. 29, 2018
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Standby letters of credit	$ 33,100,000	$ 33,100,000			$ 32,400,000
Amounts drawn on letters of credit	$ 0	$ 0			0
Debt Instrument Number of Extension	2	2
DebtInstrumentExtensionPeriod		1 year
Loss on debt extinguishment	$ 13,076,000	$ 13,076,000	$ 0
Twenty Nineteen Class A-2-I Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage	3.90%	3.90%
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage				3.787%
Debt Instrument, Annual Principal Payment	$ 6,000,000.0	$ 6,000,000.0
Debt Instrument, Face Amount				$ 600,000,000.0
Long-term debt, gross	$ 600,000,000	$ 600,000,000
Twenty Nineteen Class A-2-II Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage	4.20%	4.20%
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage				4.021%
Debt Instrument, Annual Principal Payment	$ 4,000,000.0	$ 4,000,000.0
Debt Instrument, Face Amount				$ 400,000,000.0
Long-term debt, gross	$ 400,000,000	$ 400,000,000
Twenty Nineteen Class A-2-III Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage	4.50%	4.50%
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage				4.352%
Debt Instrument, Annual Principal Payment	$ 7,000,000.0	$ 7,000,000.0
Debt Instrument, Face Amount				$ 700,000,000.0
Long-term debt, gross	$ 700,000,000	$ 700,000,000
Twenty Nineteen Variable Funding Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount				$ 150,000,000.0
Twenty Fifteen Class A-2-II Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	3.98%	3.98%
Long-term debt, gross	$ 0	$ 0			1,684,375,000
Repayments of Debt	1,680,000,000
Loss on debt extinguishment	$ 13,100,000
Twenty Seventeen Class A-2-I Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage	3.80%	3.80%
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	3.629%	3.629%
Debt Instrument, Annual Principal Payment	$ 6,000,000.0	$ 6,000,000.0
Long-term debt, gross	$ 591,000,000	$ 591,000,000			594,000,000
Twenty Seventeen Class A-2-II Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage	4.20%	4.20%
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	4.03%	4.03%
Debt Instrument, Annual Principal Payment	$ 8,000,000.0	$ 8,000,000.0
Long-term debt, gross	$ 788,000,000	$ 788,000,000			$ 792,000,000
Term Loan [Member] \| Libor Rate Loans [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate		1.50%
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] \| Term Loan [Member] \| Libor Rate Loans [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate		1.50%
Base Rate [Member] \| Term Loan [Member] \| Libor Rate Loans [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate		1.50%
Minimum \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Unused Capacity, Commitment Fee Percentage		0.50%
Maximum \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Unused Capacity, Commitment Fee Percentage		1.00%