SUMMARIZED FINANCIAL INFORMATION OF ANIXTER INC - Additional Information (Detail)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 28, 2018
Disclosure Summarized Financial Information Of Anixter Inc Additional Information [Abstract]
Description of guarantees given by parent company	<div style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:12px;text-align:justify;text-indent:32px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">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.</font></div></div>