Guarantor Financial Information Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
		Jan. 02, 2016	Oct. 03, 2015	Jul. 04, 2015	Apr. 04, 2015	Jan. 03, 2015	Sep. 27, 2014	Jun. 28, 2014	Mar. 29, 2014	Jan. 02, 2016	Jan. 03, 2015	Dec. 28, 2013
Net income		$ 85,875	$ (7,357)	$ 4,937	$ 1,824	$ 68,788	$ 15,954	$ 34,575	$ (51,006)	$ 85,279	$ 68,311	$ 108,967
Cash flows from operating activities:
Earnings in investments in subsidiaries										0	0	0
Other operating cash flows										336,069	206,861	101,754
Net cash provided by operating activities										421,348	275,172	210,721
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures	[1]									(229,848)	(228,918)	(118,307)
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired										(377)	(2,094,400)	(734,075)
Investment in unconsolidated subsidiary										0	0	(44,959)
Note receivable from affiliates										0	0	0
Gross proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment and other assets										3,840	9,262	2,358
Proceeds from insurance settlement										561	1,550	1,981
Payments related to routes and other intangibles										(3,845)	(11,288)	(2,423)
Net cash used in investing activities										(229,669)	(2,323,794)	(895,425)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from long-term debt										590,745	1,842,184	344,704
Payments on long-term debt										(609,255)	(333,762)	(580)
Borrowings from revolving credit facility										78,244	170,143	293,235
Payments on revolving credit facility										(166,755)	(351,589)	(5,000)
Net cash overdraft financing										(1,261)	4,077	0
Borrowings from affiliates												0
Deferred loan costs										(17,310)	(45,223)	(13,320)
Issuance of common stock										171	416	840,558
Repurchase of treasury stock										(5,912)	0	0
Contributions from parent										0	0	0
Minimum withholding taxes paid on stock awards										(4,874)	(10,026)	(3,289)
Excess tax benefit/(expense) from stock-based compensation										(389)	2,420	1,138
Addition/(deductions) of noncontrolling interest										(87)	1,201	0
Distributions to noncontrolling interests										(3,295)	(4,272)	0
Net cash provided/(used) in financing activities										(139,978)	1,275,569	1,457,446
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash flows										(3,601)	10,980	(5,134)
Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents										48,100	(762,073)	767,608
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year					108,784				870,857	108,784	870,857	103,249
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year		156,884				108,784				156,884	108,784	870,857
Issuer [Member]
Net income										85,279	68,311	108,967
Cash flows from operating activities:
Earnings in investments in subsidiaries										(198,371)	(223,790)	(105,178)
Other operating cash flows										250,986	226,120	135,315
Net cash provided by operating activities										137,894	70,641	139,104
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures										(46,574)	(39,248)	(45,173)
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired										0	0	0
Investment in unconsolidated subsidiary										(20)	(1,483,007)	(600,537)
Note receivable from affiliates										0	0	0
Gross proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment and other assets										1,035	1,522	1,329
Proceeds from insurance settlement										71	1,350	1,531
Payments related to routes and other intangibles										0	(9,640)	(2,423)
Net cash used in investing activities										(45,488)	(1,529,023)	(645,273)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from long-term debt										0	1,100,000	200,000
Payments on long-term debt										(16,111)	(264,500)	0
Borrowings from revolving credit facility										25,000	122,445	245,000
Payments on revolving credit facility										(90,000)	(297,445)	(5,000)
Net cash overdraft financing										0	0
Borrowings from affiliates												0
Deferred loan costs										(7,295)	(41,748)	(11,916)
Issuance of common stock										171	416	840,558
Repurchase of treasury stock										(5,912)
Contributions from parent										0	0	0
Minimum withholding taxes paid on stock awards										(4,874)	(10,026)	(3,289)
Excess tax benefit/(expense) from stock-based compensation										(389)	2,420	1,138
Addition/(deductions) of noncontrolling interest										0	0
Distributions to noncontrolling interests										0	0
Net cash provided/(used) in financing activities										(99,410)	611,562	1,266,491
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash flows										0	0	0
Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents										(7,004)	(846,820)	760,322
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year					10,447				857,267	10,447	857,267	96,945
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year		3,443				10,447				3,443	10,447	857,267
Guarantors [Member]
Net income										101,828	155,250	107,317
Cash flows from operating activities:
Earnings in investments in subsidiaries										0	0	0
Other operating cash flows										(53,098)	(34,238)	(39,459)
Net cash provided by operating activities										48,730	121,012	67,858
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures										(91,702)	(84,299)	(68,716)
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired										0	(19,394)	(121,440)
Investment in unconsolidated subsidiary										(45,103)	(1,442,788)	(63,115)
Note receivable from affiliates										76,019	(204,074)	(370,996)
Gross proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment and other assets										1,154	5,155	1,029
Proceeds from insurance settlement										490	200	450
Payments related to routes and other intangibles										0	0	0
Net cash used in investing activities										(59,142)	(1,745,200)	(622,788)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from long-term debt										0	0	0
Payments on long-term debt										(55)	(87)	(82)
Borrowings from revolving credit facility										0	0	0
Payments on revolving credit facility										0	0	0
Net cash overdraft financing										0	0
Borrowings from affiliates												0
Deferred loan costs										0	0	0
Issuance of common stock										0	0	0
Repurchase of treasury stock										0
Contributions from parent										0	1,632,618	555,552
Minimum withholding taxes paid on stock awards										0	0	0
Excess tax benefit/(expense) from stock-based compensation										0	0	0
Addition/(deductions) of noncontrolling interest										0	0
Distributions to noncontrolling interests										0	0
Net cash provided/(used) in financing activities										(55)	1,632,531	555,470
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash flows										0	0	0
Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents										(10,467)	8,343	540
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year					14,460				6,117	14,460	6,117	5,577
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year		3,993				14,460				3,993	14,460	6,117
Non-guarantors [Member]
Net income										96,543	68,540	(2,139)
Cash flows from operating activities:
Earnings in investments in subsidiaries										0	0	0
Other operating cash flows										138,181	14,979	5,898
Net cash provided by operating activities										234,724	83,519	3,759
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures										(91,572)	(105,371)	(4,418)
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired										(377)	(2,075,006)	(612,635)
Investment in unconsolidated subsidiary										29,541	(440,619)	(44,959)
Note receivable from affiliates										(76,019)	204,074	0
Gross proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment and other assets										1,651	2,585	0
Proceeds from insurance settlement										0	0	0
Payments related to routes and other intangibles										(3,845)	(1,648)	0
Net cash used in investing activities										(140,621)	(2,415,985)	(662,012)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from long-term debt										590,745	742,184	144,704
Payments on long-term debt										(593,089)	(69,175)	(498)
Borrowings from revolving credit facility										53,244	47,698	48,235
Payments on revolving credit facility										(76,755)	(54,144)	0
Net cash overdraft financing										(1,261)	4,077
Borrowings from affiliates												370,996
Deferred loan costs										(10,015)	(3,475)	(1,404)
Issuance of common stock										0	0	0
Repurchase of treasury stock										0
Contributions from parent										15,582	1,733,796	108,100
Minimum withholding taxes paid on stock awards										0	0	0
Excess tax benefit/(expense) from stock-based compensation										0	0	0
Addition/(deductions) of noncontrolling interest										(87)	1,201
Distributions to noncontrolling interests										(3,295)	(4,272)
Net cash provided/(used) in financing activities										(24,931)	2,397,890	670,133
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash flows										(3,601)	10,980	(5,134)
Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents										65,571	76,404	6,746
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year					83,877				7,473	83,877	7,473	727
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year		149,448				83,877				149,448	83,877	7,473
Eliminations [Member]
Net income										(198,371)	(223,790)	(105,178)
Cash flows from operating activities:
Earnings in investments in subsidiaries										198,371	223,790	105,178
Other operating cash flows										0	0	0
Net cash provided by operating activities										0	0	0
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures										0	0	0
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired										0	0	0
Investment in unconsolidated subsidiary										15,582	3,366,414	663,652
Note receivable from affiliates										0	0	370,996
Gross proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment and other assets										0	0	0
Proceeds from insurance settlement										0	0	0
Payments related to routes and other intangibles										0	0	0
Net cash used in investing activities										15,582	3,366,414	1,034,648
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from long-term debt										0	0	0
Payments on long-term debt										0	0	0
Borrowings from revolving credit facility										0	0	0
Payments on revolving credit facility										0	0	0
Net cash overdraft financing										0	0
Borrowings from affiliates												(370,996)
Deferred loan costs										0	0	0
Issuance of common stock										0	0	0
Repurchase of treasury stock										0
Contributions from parent										(15,582)	(3,366,414)	(663,652)
Minimum withholding taxes paid on stock awards										0	0	0
Excess tax benefit/(expense) from stock-based compensation										0	0	0
Addition/(deductions) of noncontrolling interest										0	0
Distributions to noncontrolling interests										0	0
Net cash provided/(used) in financing activities										(15,582)	(3,366,414)	(1,034,648)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash flows										0	0	0
Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents										0	0	0
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year					$ 0				$ 0	0	0	0
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year		$ 0				$ 0				$ 0	$ 0	$ 0

[1] Excludes the capital assets acquired in an immaterial acquisition in fiscal 2015, the VION Acquisition and Custom Blenders acquisition in fiscal 2014 of approximately $984.2 million, the Terra Transaction and the Rothsay Acquisition in fiscal 2013 of approximately $167.0 million