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First-Tier Foreign Subsidiaries, Percentage of Capital Stock Securing Obligations

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Line of credit facility, additional borrowing capacity.

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Line of Credit Facility, Covenant Threshold of Percentage Drawn

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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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The average effective interest rate during the reporting period.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Percentage price of original principal amount of debt at which debt can be redeemed by the issuer.

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The amount of debt discount that was originally recognized at the issuance of the instrument that has yet to be amortized.

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Amount of debt issuance costs (for example, but not limited to, legal, accounting, broker, and regulatory fees).

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Amount of the cost of borrowed funds accounted for as interest expense for debt.

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The total amount of the contingent obligation under letters of credit outstanding as of the reporting date.

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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The fee, expressed as a percentage of the line of credit facility, for the line of credit facility regardless of whether the facility has been used.

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The cash outflow paid to third parties in connection with debt origination, which will be amortized over the remaining maturity period of the associated long-term debt.

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The cash inflow from additional borrowings, net of cash paid to third parties in connection with debt origination.

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The cash inflow during the period from additional borrowings in aggregate debt. Includes proceeds from short-term and long-term debt.

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Indebtedness and Interest Expense - Narrative (Details)		7 Months Ended	10 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Indebtedness and Interest Expense - Narrative (Details)	Feb. 14, 2014 USD ($)	Sep. 28, 2014	Dec. 28, 2014 USD ($)	Jan. 01, 2017 USD ($)	Jan. 03, 2016 USD ($)	Feb. 19, 2014 USD ($)
Predecessor Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Effective interest rate during period			4.80%
The Senior Secured Credit Facilities [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility additional borrowing capacity requestable				$ 200,000,000.0
Additional margin on variable rate				3.00%
Fronting fee percentage				0.125%
Required periodic payment, Percentage of debt principal			0.25%
Prepayment premium (fee)				1.00%
Percentage of capital stock first-tier of foreign subsidiaries securing obligations				65.00%
The Senior Secured Credit Facilities [Member] \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable interest rate				1.00%
Additional margin on variable rate				3.25%
The Senior Secured Credit Facilities [Member] \| Federal Funds Effective Swap Rate [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable interest rate				0.50%
The Senior Secured Credit Facilities [Member] \| Adjusted London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable interest rate				1.00%
The Senior Secured Credit Facilities [Member] \| Base Rate [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Additional margin on variable rate				2.25%
The Senior Secured Credit Facilities [Member] \| Scenario One [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum leverage ratio required for payment of dividends and stock repurchases	4.25
The Senior Secured Credit Facilities [Member] \| Scenario Two [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum leverage ratio required for payment of dividends and stock repurchases	5.25
Secured Credit Facilities, Bridge Loan Facility and Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Effective interest rate during period			6.20%		5.50%
Secured Credit Facilities And Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Effective interest rate during period		5.70%
Term Loan Facility [Member] \| Term Loan Facility Maturing 2021 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument face amount	$ 760,000,000.0
Proceeds from issuance of debt net of issuance costs	756,200,000
Debt issuance discount	3,800,000
Debt issuance costs paid	17,800,000
Senior Debt Obligations [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility, Maturing 2019 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument face amount	150,000,000.0
Senior Debt Obligations [Member] \| Letter of Credit [Member] \| Letter of Credit Sub-Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Letters of credit outstanding				$ 9,900,000	$ 10,900,000
Senior Loans [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Swingline Loan Facility, the Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument face amount	30,000,000.0
Credit facility outstanding				$ 0
Maximum leverage ratio required for payment of dividends and stock repurchases				6.25
Debt issuance costs paid	3,400,000
Commitment fee percentage				0.50%
Covenant threshold related to percentage of credit facility drawn				30.00%
The Senior Secured Credit Facilities [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Effective interest rate during period				4.60%
Bridge Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt issuance costs paid			$ 4,900,000
Bridge Loan [Member] \| Bridge Loan Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Proceeds from Issuance of Debt	$ 248,500,000
Debt issuance cost			4,700,000
Interest expense			200,000
Unsecured Debt [Member] \| Senior Notes due 2022 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt issuance costs paid			$ 6,400,000
Senior Notes [Member] \| Senior Notes due 2022 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument face amount						$ 255,000,000.0
Debt instrument interest rate (Percentage)			8.00%			8.00%
Redemption price as a percentage of principal				40.00%
Senior Notes [Member] \| Senior Notes due 2022 [Member] \| Debt Redemption, Option One [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Redemption price percentage				108.00%
Senior Notes [Member] \| Senior Notes due 2022 [Member] \| Debt Redemption Option Two [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Redemption price percentage				100.00%
Minimum [Member] \| The Senior Secured Credit Facilities [Member] \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Additional margin on variable rate				3.00%
Minimum [Member] \| Term Loan Facility [Member] \| Term Loan Facility Maturing 2021 [Member] \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable interest rate				0.422%
Minimum [Member] \| Term Loan Facility [Member] \| Term Loan Facility Maturing 2021 [Member] \| Federal Funds Rate [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable interest rate				0.25%
Minimum [Member] \| Term Loan Facility [Member] \| Term Loan Facility Maturing 2021 [Member] \| Prime Rate [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable interest rate				3.50%
Maximum [Member] \| The Senior Secured Credit Facilities [Member] \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Additional margin on variable rate				2.75%
Maximum [Member] \| Term Loan Facility [Member] \| Term Loan Facility Maturing 2021 [Member] \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable interest rate				0.77167%
Maximum [Member] \| Term Loan Facility [Member] \| Term Loan Facility Maturing 2021 [Member] \| Federal Funds Rate [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable interest rate				0.66%
Maximum [Member] \| Term Loan Facility [Member] \| Term Loan Facility Maturing 2021 [Member] \| Prime Rate [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable interest rate				3.75%