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SUMMARIZED FINANCIAL INFORMATION OF ANIXTER INC - Additional Information (Detail)
3 Months Ended
Apr. 01, 2016
Disclosure Summarized Financial Information Of Anixter Inc Additional Information [Abstract]  
Description of guarantees given by parent company
Anixter International Inc. guarantees, fully and unconditionally, substantially all of the debt of our subsidiaries, which include Anixter Inc., our 100% owned primary operating subsidiary. We have no independent assets or operations and all subsidiaries other than Anixter Inc. are minor. The following summarizes the financial information for Anixter Inc.: