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Revenue from contract with customer.

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Revenue recognition sales returns estimate percentage.

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Amount of right to recover product from customer on settling refund liability.

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Amount of each individual error being corrected in the correcting adjustment.

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Revenue Recognition - Additional Information (Detail) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended							12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Jul. 01, 2018 USD ($)	Apr. 01, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Oct. 01, 2017 USD ($)	Jul. 02, 2017 USD ($)	Apr. 02, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 30, 2018 USD ($) Category	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Jan. 01, 2017 USD ($)
Revenue From Contract With Customer [Line Items]
Description of payment from customers								within 30 days from the date of sale
Number of sales \| Category								2
Reserve for customer return								$ 2,300
Distribution Rights and Sponsorship Privileges [Member]
Revenue From Contract With Customer [Line Items]
Impact to net sales and SD&A expenses	$ (7,628)	$ (7,269)	$ (7,307)	$ (8,519)	$ (9,965)	$ (9,487)	$ (8,109)		$ 36,100	$ 26,300
Point in Time Net Sales [Member]
Revenue From Contract With Customer [Line Items]
Sales percentage								97.00%	97.00%	96.00%
Bottle/Can Sales [Member]
Revenue From Contract With Customer [Line Items]
Sales percentage								84.00%	84.00%	84.00%
Sparkling Beverage [Member] \| Bottle/Can Sales [Member]
Revenue From Contract With Customer [Line Items]
Sales percentage								62.00%	63.00%	66.00%
Post-Mix and Other [Member] \| Bottle/Can Sales [Member]
Revenue From Contract With Customer [Line Items]
Sales return estimated percentage								1.00%