Debt - Term Loan Agreement (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
Mar. 28, 2020	Dec. 28, 2019
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Current borrowings	$ 5,915,000	$ 4,736,000
Senior secured term loan facility \| Term Loan Facility A
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Original debt amount	2,200,000
Current borrowings	2,120,000	2,125,000
Unamortized deferred financing costs	3,000	4,000
Senior secured term loan facility \| Term Loan Facility B
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Original debt amount	1,500,000
Current borrowings	1,462,000	1,465,000
Unamortized deferred financing costs	$ 34,000	$ 35,000
Senior secured term loan facility \| Term Loan Facility B \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Margin spread on variable rate (percent)	2.00%
Senior secured term loan facility \| Term Loan Facility B \| Alternative Base Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Margin spread on variable rate (percent)	1.00%
Senior secured term loan facility \| Interest rate swap \| Term Loan Facility A
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Current borrowings	$ 733,000
Aggregate interest rate (percent)	3.45%

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

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The remaining balance of debt issuance expenses that were capitalized and are being amortized against income over the lives of the respective bond issues. This does not include the amounts capitalized as part of the cost of the utility plant or asset.

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