Fair Value Measurements - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
Mar. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Asset Impairment charges	$ 5,244,000	$ 17,894,000
Stock price		$ 3.45
Stock price volatility rate	60.70%
Assumptions used to estimate fair value of dividends paid-in-kind, risk free rate	3.40%
Credit spread	16.50%
Liquidity measurement	245,000,000
Paid-in-kind dividends	8,200,000
North American Retail Division
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Asset Impairment charges	5,000,000	18,000,000
North American Retail Division \| Decrease in Sales Scenario \| Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Decrease in sales for scenario	1.00%
North American Retail Division \| Decrease in Sales Scenario \| Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) \| Additional impairment charges
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Asset Impairment charges	1,700,000
North American Retail Division \| Decrease in Gross Margin Scenario \| Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Decrease in gross margin for scenario	0.50%
North American Retail Division \| Decrease in Gross Margin Scenario \| Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) \| Additional impairment charges
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Asset Impairment charges	1,100,000
North American Retail Division \| Decrease in Sales and Decrease in Gross Margin Scenario \| Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Amount of decrease in asset impairment in scenario	100,000
North American Retail Division \| Stores Reduced to Estimated Salvage Value \| Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Number of stores impaired	36
Property and equipment, salvage value	1,000,000
North American Retail Division \| Discounted Cash Flow Analysis \| Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Number of stores impaired	24
Property and equipment, fair value	$ 5,000,000
Percentage used for analysis	14.00%

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The charge against earnings resulting from the aggregate write down of all assets from their carrying value to their fair value.

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Equity impact of paid-in-kind dividends declared by an entity during the period for all classes of stock (common, preferred, etc.). This element includes paid and unpaid dividends declared during the period.

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Tangible assets that are held by an entity for use in the production or supply of goods and services, for rental to others, or for administrative purposes and that are expected to provide economic benefit for more than one year; net of accumulated depreciation. Examples include land, buildings, machinery and equipment, and other types of furniture and equipment including, but not limited to, office equipment, furniture and fixtures, and computer equipment and software, net of accumulated depreciation.

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