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Amount, before unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but is not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, commercial loans, mortgage loans, convertible debt, subordinated debt and other types of debt.

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Amount of the required periodic payments applied to principal.

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Amount of long-term debt and capital lease obligations including current maturities.

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Derivative aggregate interest rate.

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Debt - Term Loan Agreement (Detail) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Debt - Term Loan Agreement (Detail) - USD ($)	Sep. 28, 2019	Sep. 28, 2019	Dec. 29, 2018
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Current borrowings	$ 4,924,000,000	$ 4,924,000,000	$ 3,457,000,000
Senior secured term loan facility \| Term Loan Facility A
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Current borrowings	$ 2,129,000,000	$ 2,129,000,000	2,145,000,000
Senior secured term loan facility \| Term Loan Facility A \| Interest rate swap
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate interest rate (percent)	3.70%	3.70%
Senior secured term loan facility \| Term Loan Facility B
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Periodic Payment, Principal	$ 3,800,000
Current borrowings	1,464,000,000	$ 1,464,000,000	$ 0
Long-term Debt, Gross	1,500,000,000	$ 1,500,000,000
Repricing Transaction Premium Percent		1.00%
Senior secured term loan facility \| Term Loan Facility B \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Margin spread on variable rate (percent)		2.00%
Senior secured term loan facility \| Term Loan Facility B \| Alternative Base Rate [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Margin spread on variable rate (percent)		1.00%
Senior secured term loan facility \| Term Loan Facility B \| Amortizable Rate per Annum [Domain]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Periodic Payment, Principal	$ 0.0100