Fair Value Measurements - Schedule of Book Value and Estimated Fair Value of Debt Instruments, Excluding Debt Financing Costs (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jul. 11, 2020	Dec. 28, 2019
Book value of debt instruments, excluding debt financing costs:
Current maturities of long-term debt and finance lease liabilities	$ 5,489	$ 6,349
Long-term debt and finance lease liabilities	556,939	687,659
Total book value of debt instruments	562,428	694,008
Fair value of debt instruments, excluding debt financing costs	565,007	700,631
Excess of fair value over book value	$ 2,579	$ 6,623

Debt instruments excess (deficiency) of fair over book value.

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Long term debt and finance lease liabilities, current.

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Long term debt and finance lease liabilities excluding debt financing costs.

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Amount, before unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but is not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, commercial loans, mortgage loans, convertible debt, subordinated debt and other types of debt.

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Fair value portion of debt instrument payable, including, but not limited to, notes payable and loans payable.

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