SUMMARIZED FINANCIAL INFORMATION OF ANIXTER INC - Additional Information (Detail)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 29, 2017

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 its subsidiaries, which include Anixter Inc., its 100% owned primary operating subsidiary. Anixter International Inc. has no independent assets or operations and all subsidiaries other than Anixter Inc. are minor.