CAPITAL STOCK - Additional Information, Long-Term Performance Awards (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
Jan. 03, 2015	Dec. 28, 2013	Dec. 29, 2012
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award performance period	3 years
Earnings per share and return on capital employed as percentage of share based payment	75.00%
Market based element as percentage of share based payment	25.00%
Long term performance awards, grant year	2017	2016	2015
Share-based Compensation	$ 57.1	$ 66.4	$ 89.7
Long-Term Performance Awards
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation	$ 11.4	$ 9.4	$ 19.1

Earnings per Share and Return on Capital Employed as Percentage of Share Based Payment

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Market Based Elements as Percentage of Share Based Payment

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Share Based Compensation Arrangement by Share Based Payment Award, Grant Year

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The aggregate amount of noncash, equity-based employee remuneration. This may include the value of stock or unit options, amortization of restricted stock or units, and adjustment for officers' compensation. As noncash, this element is an add back when calculating net cash generated by operating activities using the indirect method.

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Estimated period over which an employee is required to provide service in exchange for the equity-based payment award, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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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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