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Amount of liability recognized arising from contingent consideration in a business combination, expected to be settled beyond one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer.

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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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Fair value portion of investment securities, including, but not limited to, marketable securities, derivative financial instruments, and investments accounted for under the equity method.

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Amount of addition (reduction) to the amount at which a liability could be incurred (settled) in a current transaction between willing parties.

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Amount, after unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, debentures, mortgage loans and commercial paper. Excludes capital lease obligations.

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The fair value amount of long-term debt whether such amount is presented as a separate caption or as a parenthetical disclosure. Additionally, this element may be used in connection with the fair value disclosures required in the footnote disclosures to the financial statements. The element may be used in both the balance sheet and disclosure in the same submission.

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FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS - Summary of Company's Financial Instruments Carrying and Fair Values (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 29, 2018	Mar. 01, 2032	Feb. 01, 2032	Dec. 30, 2017
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value Disclosure	$ 7.7			$ 7.9
Long-term Debt, Fair Value	3,905.4			3,991.0
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration, Liability, Noncurrent	169.2			114.0
Sensitivity Analysis of Fair Value, Transferor's Interests in Transferred Financial Assets, Impact of 10 Percent Adverse Change in Discount Rate	$ 8.0
Deferred Purchase Price Receivable Collection Period	30 days
Total Carrying Value
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value Disclosure	$ 7.6			7.6
Long-term debt, including current portion	3,822.3			$ 3,805.7
Scenario, Forecast [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration Percent of Sales, Liability, Noncurrent		3.00%
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration, Liability, Noncurrent			$ 134.5
Minimum \| Scenario, Forecast [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration Percent of Sales, Liability, Noncurrent			2.50%
Maximum [Member] \| Scenario, Forecast [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration Percent of Sales, Liability, Noncurrent			3.50%
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Liabilities, Fair Value Adjustment	35.0
Goodwill [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Liabilities, Fair Value Adjustment	$ 20.0