Summary of Fair Value of Derivatives (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Apr. 02, 2016	Jan. 02, 2016
Fair Value Hedging [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Notional Amount of Interest Rate Derivatives	$ 950.0
Net Investment Hedging \| Foreign Exchange Contracts
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Notional Amount of Interest Rate Derivatives	1,700.0
Designated as Hedging Instruments
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Fair value of asset derivatives	88.1	$ 72.2
Fair value of liability derivatives	106.0	55.4
Designated as Hedging Instruments \| Cash Flow Hedges \| Interest Rate Contracts \| LT other assets
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Fair value of asset derivatives	0.0	0.0
Designated as Hedging Instruments \| Cash Flow Hedges \| Interest Rate Contracts \| LT other liabilities
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Fair value of liability derivatives	72.7	41.1
Designated as Hedging Instruments \| Cash Flow Hedges \| Foreign Exchange Contracts \| Other current assets
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Fair value of asset derivatives	4.0	21.9
Designated as Hedging Instruments \| Cash Flow Hedges \| Foreign Exchange Contracts \| LT other assets
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Fair value of asset derivatives	0.5	3.7
Designated as Hedging Instruments \| Cash Flow Hedges \| Foreign Exchange Contracts \| Accrued expenses
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Fair value of liability derivatives	9.8	1.8
Designated as Hedging Instruments \| Cash Flow Hedges \| Foreign Exchange Contracts \| LT other liabilities
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Fair value of liability derivatives	0.7	0.0
Designated as Hedging Instruments \| Fair Value Hedging [Member] \| Interest Rate Contracts \| Other current assets
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Fair value of asset derivatives	14.3	14.9
Designated as Hedging Instruments \| Fair Value Hedging [Member] \| Interest Rate Contracts \| LT other assets
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Fair value of asset derivatives	31.8	1.4
Designated as Hedging Instruments \| Fair Value Hedging [Member] \| Interest Rate Contracts \| Accrued expenses
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Fair value of liability derivatives	4.4	2.5
Designated as Hedging Instruments \| Fair Value Hedging [Member] \| Interest Rate Contracts \| LT other liabilities
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Fair value of liability derivatives	0.0	5.2
Designated as Hedging Instruments \| Net Investment Hedging \| Other current assets
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Fair value of asset derivatives	37.5	30.3
Designated as Hedging Instruments \| Net Investment Hedging \| LT other assets
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Fair value of asset derivatives		0.0
Designated as Hedging Instruments \| Net Investment Hedging \| Accrued expenses
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Fair value of liability derivatives	14.8	4.8
Designated as Hedging Instruments \| Net Investment Hedging \| LT other liabilities
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Fair value of liability derivatives	3.6	0.0
Not Designated as Hedging Instrument
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Fair value of asset derivatives	17.9	7.1
Fair value of liability derivatives	56.2	40.7
Not Designated as Hedging Instrument \| Foreign Exchange Contracts \| Other current assets
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Fair value of asset derivatives	17.9	7.1
Not Designated as Hedging Instrument \| Foreign Exchange Contracts \| Accrued expenses
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Fair value of liability derivatives	$ 56.2	$ 40.7

Aggregate notional amount specified by the derivative(s). Expressed as an absolute value.

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-Publisher SEC
-Name Regulation S-X (SX)
-Number 210
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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
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