Hanesbrands (HBI) 10-K 6 Feb 14 2013 FY Annual report Financial data

Document_and_Entity_Informatio

Document and Entity Information (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 28, 2013	Jan. 31, 2014	Jun. 28, 2013
Document Documentand Entity Information [Abstract]	'	'	'
Document Type	'10-K	'	'
Amendment Flag	'false	'	'
Document Period End Date	28-Dec-13	'	'
Document Fiscal Year Focus	'2013	'	'
Document Fiscal Period Focus	'FY	'	'
Trading Symbol	'HBI	'	'
Entity Registrant Name	'Hanesbrands Inc.	'	'
Entity Central Index Key	'0001359841	'	'
Current Fiscal Year End Date	'--12-28	'	'
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	'Yes	'	'
Entity Current Reporting Status	'Yes	'	'
Entity Voluntary Filers	'No	'	'
Entity Filer Category	'Large Accelerated Filer	'	'
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding	'	99,461,093	'
Entity Public Float	'	'	$5,039,446,409

Consolidated_Statements_of_Inc

Consolidated Statements of Income (USD $)	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 28, 2013	Sep. 28, 2013	Jun. 29, 2013	Mar. 30, 2013	Dec. 29, 2012	Sep. 29, 2012	Jun. 30, 2012	Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 28, 2013	Dec. 29, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Income Statement [Abstract]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Net sales	$1,285,790	$1,197,346	$1,199,205	$945,461	$1,153,256	$1,218,681	$1,180,651	$973,133	$4,627,802	$4,525,721	$4,434,291
Cost of sales	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	3,016,109	3,105,674	2,941,083
Gross profit	427,232	421,680	435,482	327,299	398,071	399,930	366,932	255,114	1,611,693	1,420,047	1,493,208
Selling, general and administrative expenses	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	1,096,507	979,932	1,046,081
Operating profit	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	515,186	440,115	447,127
Other expenses	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	17,501	40,315	6,377
Interest expense, net	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	101,884	136,855	156,198
Income from continuing operations before income tax expense	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	395,801	262,945	284,552
Income tax expense	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	65,307	30,502	41,983
Income from continuing operations	'	'	'	'	78,215	111,183	67,316	-24,271	330,494	232,443	242,569
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax	'	'	'	'	2,173	-1,291	-66,085	-2,559	0	-67,762	24,119
Net income	$32,266	$125,263	$121,586	$51,379	$80,388	$109,892	$1,231	($26,830)	$330,494	$164,681	$266,688
Earnings per share — basic:	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Continuing operations	'	'	'	'	$0.79	$1.13	$0.68	($0.25)	$3.31	$2.35	$2.48
Discontinued operations	'	'	'	'	$0.02	($0.01)	($0.67)	($0.03)	$0	($0.69)	$0.25
Net income	$0.32	$1.25	$1.22	$0.52	$0.81	$1.11	$0.01	($0.27)	$3.31	$1.67	$2.73
Earnings per share — diluted:	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Continuing operations	'	'	'	'	$0.78	$1.11	$0.67	($0.25)	$3.25	$2.32	$2.44
Discontinued operations	'	'	'	'	$0.02	($0.01)	($0.66)	($0.03)	$0	($0.68)	$0.24
Net income	$0.32	$1.23	$1.19	$0.51	$0.80	$1.09	$0.01	($0.27)	$3.25	$1.64	$2.69

Consolidated_Statements_of_Com

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 28, 2013	Dec. 29, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Statement Consolidated Statements Of Comprehensive Income [Abstract]	'	'	'
Net income	$330,494	$164,681	$266,688
Other comprehensive income (loss):	'	'	'
Foreign currency translation	-13,594	-838	-9,890
Net unrealized gain on qualifying cash flow hedges	717	-1,906	2,922
Interest rate hedge, net of tax effect of $0, ($1,371) and ($5,556), respectively	0	2,066	8,379
Defined benefit plans, net of tax effect of ($61,582), ($11,514) and ($79,577), respectively	93,473	16,316	-121,447
Other comprehensive income (loss)	80,596	15,638	-120,036
Comprehensive income	$411,090	$180,319	$146,652

Consolidated_Statements_of_Com1

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Parenthetical) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 28, 2013	Dec. 29, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Statement of Comprehensive Income [Abstract]	'	'	'
Cash flow hedges, tax	($476)	$1,264	($1,939)
Interest rate hedge, tax	0	-1,371	-5,556
Defined benefit plans, tax	($61,582)	($11,514)	($79,577)

Consolidated_Balance_Sheets

Consolidated Balance Sheets (USD $)	Dec. 28, 2013	Dec. 29, 2012
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Assets	'	'
Cash and cash equivalents	$115,863	$42,796
Trade accounts receivable, net	578,558	506,278
Inventories	1,283,331	1,253,136
Deferred tax assets	197,260	166,189
Other current assets	68,654	59,126
Total current assets	2,243,666	2,027,525
Property, net	579,883	596,158
Trademarks and other identifiable intangibles, net	377,751	120,114
Goodwill	626,392	433,300
Deferred tax assets	207,426	397,529
Other noncurrent assets	54,930	57,074
Total assets	4,090,048	3,631,700
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity	'	'
Accounts payable	466,270	403,644
Accrued liabilities and other:	'	'
Payroll and employee benefits	143,543	114,501
Advertising and promotion	73,841	74,132
Other	97,642	83,339
Notes payable	36,192	26,216
Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility	181,790	173,836
Total current liabilities	999,278	875,668
Long-term debt	1,467,000	1,317,500
Pension and postretirement benefits	263,819	446,267
Other noncurrent liabilities	129,328	105,399
Total liabilities	2,859,425	2,744,834
Stockholders’ equity:	'	'
Preferred stock (50,000,000 authorized shares; $.01 par value) Issued and outstanding — None	0	0
Common stock (500,000,000 authorized shares; $.01 par value) Issued and outstanding — 99,455,478 and 98,269,868, respectively	995	983
Additional paid-in capital	285,227	292,029
Retained earnings	1,181,418	911,467
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	-237,017	-317,613
Total stockholders’ equity	1,230,623	886,866
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$4,090,048	$3,631,700

Consolidated_Balance_Sheets_Pa

Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical) (USD $)	Dec. 28, 2013	Dec. 29, 2012
Statement of Financial Position [Abstract]	'	'
Preferred stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$0.01	$0.01
Preferred stock, shares authorized	50,000,000	50,000,000
Preferred stock, shares issued	0	0
Preferred stock, shares outstanding	0	0
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$0.01	$0.01
Common stock, shares authorized	500,000,000	500,000,000
Common stock, shares issued	99,455,478	98,269,868
Common stock, shares outstanding	99,455,478	98,269,868

Consolidated_Statements_of_Sto

Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity (USD $)	Total	Common Stock [Member]	Additional Paid-in Capital [Member]	Retained Earnings [Member]	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss [Member]
In Thousands, except Share data
Beginning Balance at Jan. 01, 2011	$562,674	$962	$294,829	$480,098	($213,215)
Beginning Balance, Shares at Jan. 01, 2011	'	96,207,000	'	'	'
Net income	266,688	'	'	266,688	'
Translation adjustments	-9,890	'	'	'	-9,890
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Derivatives Arising During Period and Reclassification Adjustment on Amortization Of Loss On Interest Rate Hedge, Net of Tax	11,301	'	'	'	11,301
Net unrecognized gain (loss) from pension and postretirement plans	-121,447	'	'	'	-121,447
Stock-based compensation	15,822	'	15,822	'	'
Exercise of stock options, vesting of restricted stock units and other	15,377	13	15,364	'	'
Exercise of stock options, vesting of restricted stock units and other, shares	'	1,310,000	'	'	'
Net transactions related to spin off	-59,464	'	-59,464	'	'
Ending Balance at Dec. 31, 2011	681,061	975	266,551	746,786	-333,251
Ending Balance, Shares at Dec. 31, 2011	'	97,517,000	'	'	'
Net income	164,681	'	'	164,681	'
Translation adjustments	-838	'	'	'	-838
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Derivatives Arising During Period and Reclassification Adjustment on Amortization Of Loss On Interest Rate Hedge, Net of Tax	160	'	'	'	160
Net unrecognized gain (loss) from pension and postretirement plans	16,316	'	'	'	16,316
Stock-based compensation	20,183	'	20,183	'	'
Exercise of stock options, vesting of restricted stock units and other	5,303	8	5,295	'	'
Exercise of stock options, vesting of restricted stock units and other, shares	'	753,000	'	'	'
Ending Balance at Dec. 29, 2012	886,866	983	292,029	911,467	-317,613
Ending Balance, Shares at Dec. 29, 2012	98,269,868	98,270,000	'	'	'
Net income	330,494	'	'	330,494	'
Dividends	-60,543	'	'	-60,543	'
Translation adjustments	-13,594	'	'	'	-13,594
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Derivatives Arising During Period and Reclassification Adjustment on Amortization Of Loss On Interest Rate Hedge, Net of Tax	717	'	'	'	717
Net unrecognized gain (loss) from pension and postretirement plans	93,473	'	'	'	93,473
Stock-based compensation	23,845	'	23,845	'	'
Exercise of stock options, vesting of restricted stock units and other	-16,400	12	-16,412	'	'
Exercise of stock options, vesting of restricted stock units and other, shares	'	1,185,000	'	'	'
Net transactions related to spin off	-14,235	'	-14,235	'	'
Ending Balance at Dec. 28, 2013	$1,230,623	$995	$285,227	$1,181,418	($237,017)
Ending Balance, Shares at Dec. 28, 2013	99,455,478	99,455,000	'	'	'

Consolidated_Statements_of_Cas

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 28, 2013	Dec. 29, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Operating activities:	'	'	'
Net income	$330,494	$164,681	$266,688
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities:	'	'	'
Depreciation	76,125	78,784	76,174
Amortization of intangibles	14,765	14,252	14,551
Impairment of intangibles	0	37,425	0
Loss on disposition of business	0	32,829	0
Write-off on early extinguishment of debt	4,865	9,559	3,297
Amortization of debt issuance costs	6,921	9,168	10,367
Amortization of loss on interest rate hedge	0	2,560	11,292
Stock compensation expense	24,178	20,496	16,173
Deferred taxes	14,616	-32,583	1,948
Other	-3,027	-9,813	1,661
Changes in assets and liabilities, net of acquisition and disposition of businesses:	'	'	'
Accounts receivable	4,803	-46,812	26,585
Inventories	83,748	313,818	-287,908
Other assets	12,857	5,453	3,639
Accounts payable	30,897	-40,583	39,706
Accrued liabilities and other	-9,961	-5,627	-10,695
Net cash from operating activities	591,281	553,607	173,478
Investing activities:	'	'	'
Purchases of property, plant and equipment	-43,627	-40,994	-90,099
Proceeds from sales of assets	6,089	424	13,620
Acquisition of business, net of cash acquired	-559,855	0	-9,154
Disposition of business	0	12,704	0
Net cash from investing activities	-597,393	-27,866	-85,633
Financing activities:	'	'	'
Borrowings on notes payable	101,175	78,036	360,893
Repayments on notes payable	-91,027	-115,117	-348,924
Borrowings on Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility	145,715	177,300	280,629
Repayments on Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility	-137,761	-170,397	-203,696
Borrowings on Revolving Loan Facility	4,053,500	2,938,500	2,890,000
Repayments on Revolving Loan Facility	-3,654,000	-2,885,500	-2,875,500
Redemption of Floating Rate Senior Notes	0	-293,277	-197,458
Redemption of debt under 8% Senior Notes	-250,000	-250,000	0
Cash dividends paid	-59,442	0	0
Payments to amend and refinance credit facilities	-5,630	-2,353	-3,757
Proceeds from stock options exercised	5,279	8,752	17,104
Taxes paid related to net shares settlement of equity awards	-41,839	-4,705	-5,521
Excess tax benefit from stock-based compensation	26,784	1,253	1,673
Transactions with Sara Lee Corporation	0	0	-11,403
Other	1,003	-269	920
Net cash from financing activities	93,757	-517,777	-95,040
Effect of changes in foreign exchange rates on cash	-14,578	-513	-1,131
Change in cash and cash equivalents	73,067	7,451	-8,326
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year	42,796	35,345	43,671
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year	$115,863	$42,796	$35,345

Consolidated_Statements_of_Cas1

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Parenthetical)	Dec. 31, 2011	Nov. 09, 2010	Dec. 28, 2013	Dec. 29, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 10, 2009
			8% Senior Notes [Member]	8% Senior Notes [Member]	8% Senior Notes [Member]	8% Senior Notes [Member]
Interest rate	6.38%	6.38%	8.00%	8.00%	8.00%	8.00%

Background

Background	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 28, 2013
Text Block [Abstract]	'
Background	'
	Background
	Hanesbrands Inc., a Maryland corporation (the “Company”), is a consumer goods company with a portfolio of leading apparel brands, including Hanes, Champion, Bali, Playtex, Maidenform, JMS/Just My Size, L’eggs, Flexees, barely there, Wonderbra, Gear for Sports and Lilyette. In addition, the international brands include Zorba, Rinbros, Sol y Oro, Track N Field and Ritmo. The Company designs, manufactures, sources and sells a broad range of basic apparel such as T-shirts, bras, panties, men’s underwear, children’s underwear, activewear, socks and hosiery.
	The Company’s fiscal year ends on the Saturday closest to December 31. All references to “2013”, “2012” and “2011” relate to the 52 week fiscal years ended on December 28, 2013, December 29, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively.

Summary_of_Significant_Account

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 28, 2013
Text Block [Abstract]	'
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies	'
	Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
	(a) Consolidation
	The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries. All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
	(b) Use of Estimates
	The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) requires management to make use of estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amount of assets and liabilities, certain financial statement disclosures at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results may vary from these estimates.
	(c) Foreign Currency Translation
	Foreign currency-denominated assets and liabilities are translated into U.S. dollars at exchange rates existing at the respective balance sheet dates. Translation adjustments resulting from fluctuations in exchange rates are recorded as a separate component of accumulated other comprehensive loss within stockholders’ equity. The Company translates the results of operations of its foreign operations at the average exchange rates during the respective periods. Gains and losses resulting from foreign currency transactions are included in the “Selling, general and administrative expenses” line of the Consolidated Statements of Income.
	(d) Sales Recognition and Incentives
	The Company recognizes revenue when (i) there is persuasive evidence of an arrangement, (ii) the sales price is fixed or determinable, (iii) title and the risks of ownership have been transferred to the customer and (iv) collection of the receivable is reasonably assured, which occurs primarily upon shipment. The Company records a sales reduction for returns and allowances based upon historical return experience. The Company earns royalty revenues through license agreements with manufacturers of other consumer products that incorporate certain of the Company’s brands. The Company accrues revenue earned under these contracts based upon reported sales from the licensee. The Company offers a variety of sales incentives to resellers and consumers of its products, and the policies regarding the recognition and display of these incentives within the Consolidated Statements of Income are as follows:
	Discounts, Coupons, and Rebates
	The Company recognizes the cost of these incentives at the later of the date at which the related sale is recognized or the date at which the incentive is offered. The cost of these incentives is estimated using a number of factors, including historical utilization and redemption rates. All cash incentives of this type are included in the determination of net sales. The Company includes incentives offered in the form of free products in the determination of cost of sales.
	Volume-Based Incentives
	These incentives typically involve rebates or refunds of cash that are redeemable only if the reseller completes a specified number of sales transactions. Under these incentive programs, the Company estimates the anticipated rebate to be paid and allocates a portion of the estimated cost of the rebate to each underlying sales transaction with the customer. The Company includes these amounts in the determination of net sales.
	Cooperative Advertising
	Under these arrangements, the Company agrees to reimburse the reseller for a portion of the costs incurred by the reseller to advertise and promote certain of the Company’s products. The Company recognizes the cost of cooperative advertising programs in the period in which the advertising and promotional activity first takes place.
	Fixtures and Racks
	Store fixtures and racks are periodically used by resellers to display Company products. The Company expenses the cost of these fixtures and racks in the period in which they are delivered to the resellers. The Company includes the costs of fixtures and racks incurred by resellers and charged back to the Company in the determination of net sales. Fixtures and racks purchased by the Company and provided to resellers are included in selling, general and administrative expenses.
	(e) Advertising Expense
	Advertising costs, which include the development and production of advertising materials and the communication of these materials through various forms of media, are expensed in the period the advertising first takes place. The Company recognized advertising expense in the “Selling, general and administrative expenses” caption in the Consolidated Statements of Income of $161,541, $123,354 and $183,775 in 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively.
	(f) Shipping and Handling Costs
	Revenue received for shipping and handling costs is included in net sales and was $25,423, $25,062 and $23,943 in 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively. Shipping costs, that comprise payments to third party shippers, and handling costs, which consist of warehousing costs in the Company’s various distribution facilities, were $241,026, $239,464 and $249,765 in 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively. The Company recognizes shipping, handling and distribution costs in the “Selling, general and administrative expenses” line of the Consolidated Statements of Income.
	(g) Catalog Expenses
	The Company incurs expenses for printing catalogs for products to aid in the Company’s sales efforts. The Company initially records these expenses as a prepaid item and charges it against selling, general and administrative expenses over time as the catalog is used. Expenses are recognized at a rate that approximates historical experience with regard to the timing and amount of sales attributable to a catalog distribution.
	(h) Research and Development
	Research and development costs are expensed as incurred and are included in the “Selling, general and administrative expenses” line of the Consolidated Statements of Income. Research and development includes expenditures for new product, technological improvements for existing products and process innovation, which primarily consist of salaries, consulting and supplies attributable to time spent on research and development activities. Additional costs include depreciation and maintenance for research and development equipment and facilities. Research and development expense was $51,316, $48,323 and $47,056 in 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively.
	(i) Defined Contribution Benefit Plans
	The Company sponsors 401(k) plans as well as other defined contribution benefit plans. Expense for these plans was $23,489, $21,564 and $19,063 in 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively.
	(j) Cash and Cash Equivalents
	All highly liquid investments with an original maturity of three months or less at the time of purchase are considered to be cash equivalents.
	(k) Accounts Receivable Valuation
	Accounts receivable are stated at their net realizable value. The allowance for doubtful accounts reflects the Company’s best estimate of probable losses inherent in the accounts receivable portfolio determined on the basis of historical experience, aging of trade receivables, specific allowances for known troubled accounts and other currently available information.
	(l) Inventory Valuation
	Inventories are stated at the estimated lower of cost or market. Cost is determined by the first-in, first-out, or “FIFO,” method for inventories. Obsolete, damaged, and excess inventory is carried at the net realizable value, which is determined by assessing historical recovery rates, current market conditions and future marketing and sales plans. Rebates, discounts and other cash consideration received from a vendor related to inventory purchases are reflected as reductions in the cost of the related inventory item, and are therefore reflected in cost of sales when the related inventory item is sold.
	(m) Property
	Property is stated at historical cost and depreciation expense is computed using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets. Machinery and equipment is depreciated over periods ranging from three to 15 years and buildings and building improvements over periods of up to 40 years. A change in the depreciable life is treated as a change in accounting estimate and the accelerated depreciation is accounted for in the period of change and future periods. Additions and improvements that substantially extend the useful life of a particular asset and interest costs incurred during the construction period of major properties are capitalized. Repairs and maintenance costs are expensed as incurred. Upon sale or disposition of an asset, the cost and related accumulated depreciation are removed from the accounts.
	Property is tested for recoverability whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that its carrying value may not be recoverable. Such events include significant adverse changes in the business climate, several periods of operating or cash flow losses, forecasted continuing losses or a current expectation that an asset or an asset group will be disposed of before the end of its useful life. Recoverability of property is evaluated by a comparison of the carrying amount of an asset or asset group to future net undiscounted cash flows expected to be generated by the asset or asset group. If these comparisons indicate that an asset is not recoverable, the impairment loss recognized is the amount by which the carrying amount of the asset exceeds the estimated fair value. When an impairment loss is recognized for assets to be held and used, the adjusted carrying amount of those assets is depreciated over its remaining useful life. Restoration of a previously recognized impairment loss is not permitted under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
	(n) Trademarks and Other Identifiable Intangible Assets
	The primary identifiable intangible assets of the Company are trademarks, license agreements, customer and distributor relationships and computer software. Identifiable intangible assets with finite lives are amortized and those with indefinite lives are not amortized. The estimated useful life of a finite-lived intangible asset is based upon a number of factors, including the effects of demand, competition, expected changes in distribution channels and the level of maintenance expenditures required to obtain future cash flows. Trademarks with finite lives are being amortized over periods ranging from six to 30 years, license agreements are being amortized over periods ranging from six to 15 years, customer and distributor relationships are being amortized over periods ranging from three to 15 years and computer software is being amortized over periods ranging from three to seven years.
	Identifiable intangible assets that are subject to amortization are evaluated for impairment using a process similar to that used in evaluating elements of property. Identifiable intangible assets not subject to amortization are assessed for impairment at least annually, as of the first day of the third fiscal quarter, and as triggering events occur. The impairment test for identifiable intangible assets not subject to amortization consists of comparing the fair value of the intangible asset to its carrying amount. If the carrying value exceeds the fair value of the asset, an impairment loss is recognized in an amount equal to such excess. In assessing fair value, management relies on a number of factors to discount anticipated future cash flows including operating results, business plans and present value techniques. Rates used to discount cash flows are dependent upon interest rates and the cost of capital at a point in time. There are inherent uncertainties related to these factors and management’s judgment in applying them to the analysis of intangible asset impairment.
	The Company capitalizes internal software development costs, which include the actual costs to purchase software from vendors and generally include personnel and related costs for employees who were directly associated with the enhancement and implementation of purchased computer software. Additions to computer software are included in purchases of property, plant and equipment in the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.
	(o) Goodwill
	Goodwill is the amount by which the purchase price exceeds the fair value of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed in a business combination. When a business combination is completed, the assets acquired and liabilities assumed are assigned to the reporting unit or units of the Company given responsibility for managing, controlling and generating returns on these assets and liabilities. In many instances, all of the acquired assets and assumed liabilities are assigned to a single reporting unit and in these cases all of the goodwill is assigned to the same reporting unit. In those situations in which the acquired assets and liabilities are allocated to more than one reporting unit, the goodwill to be assigned to each reporting unit is determined in a manner similar to how the amount of goodwill recognized in a business combination is determined.
	Goodwill is not amortized; however, it is assessed for impairment at least annually and as triggering events occur. The Company’s annual measurement date is the first day of the third fiscal quarter. In evaluating the recoverability of goodwill, the Company estimates the fair value of its reporting units and compares it to the carrying value. If the carrying value of the reporting unit exceeds its fair value, the next step of the process involves comparing the implied fair value to the carrying value of the goodwill of that reporting unit. If the carrying value of the goodwill of a reporting unit exceeds the implied fair value of that goodwill, an impairment loss is recognized in an amount equal to such excess. No impairment of goodwill was identified as a result of the testing conducted in 2013. In estimating the fair values of the reporting units, management relies on a number of factors to discount anticipated future cash flows including operating results, business plans and present value techniques. Rates used to discount cash flows are dependent upon interest rates and the cost of capital at a point in time. There are inherent uncertainties related to these factors and management’s judgment in applying them to the analysis of goodwill impairment.
	(p) Insurance Reserves
	The Company is self-insured for property, workers’ compensation, medical and other casualty programs up to certain stop-loss limits. Undiscounted liabilities for self-insured exposures are accrued at the present value of the expected aggregate losses below those limits and are based on a number of assumptions, including historical trends, actuarial assumptions and economic conditions.
	(q) Stock-Based Compensation
	The Company established the Hanesbrands Inc. Omnibus Incentive Plan (As Amended and Restated), (the “Omnibus Incentive Plan”) to award stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, restricted stock units, deferred stock units, performance shares and cash to its employees, non-employee directors and employees of its subsidiaries to promote the interests of the Company and incent performance and retention of employees. The Company recognizes the cost of employee services received in exchange for awards of equity instruments based upon the grant date fair value of those awards.
	(r) Income Taxes
	Deferred taxes are recognized for the future tax effects of temporary differences between financial and income tax reporting using tax rates in effect for the years in which the differences are expected to reverse. Given continuing losses in certain jurisdictions in which the Company operates on a separate return basis, a valuation allowance has been established for the deferred tax assets in these specific locations. The Company periodically estimates the probable tax obligations using historical experience in tax jurisdictions and informed judgment. There are inherent uncertainties related to the interpretation of tax regulations in the jurisdictions in which the Company transacts business. The judgments and estimates made at a point in time may change based on the outcome of tax audits, as well as changes to, or further interpretations of, regulations. Income tax expense is adjusted in the period in which these events occur, and these adjustments are included in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Income. If such changes take place, there is a risk that the Company’s effective tax rate may increase or decrease in any period. A company must recognize the tax benefit from an uncertain tax position only if it is more likely than not that the tax position will be sustained on examination by the taxing authorities, based on the technical merits of the position. The tax benefits recognized in the financial statements from such a position are measured based on the largest benefit that has a greater than fifty percent likelihood of being realized upon ultimate resolution.
	(s) Financial Instruments
	The Company uses forward foreign exchange contracts to manage its exposures to movements in foreign exchange rates. The use of these financial instruments modifies the Company’s exposure to these risks with the goal of reducing the risk or cost to the Company. Depending on the nature of the underlying risk being hedged, these financial instruments are either designated as cash flow hedges or are economic hedges against changes in the value of the hedged item and therefore not designated as hedges for accounting purposes. The Company does not use derivatives for trading purposes and is not a party to leveraged derivative contracts.
	On the date the derivative is entered into, the Company determines whether the derivative meets the criteria for cash flow hedge accounting treatment or whether the financial instrument is serving as an economic hedge against changes in the value of the hedged item and therefore is not designated as a hedge for accounting purposes. The accounting for changes in fair value of the derivative instrument depends on whether the derivative has been designated and qualifies as part of a hedging relationship.
	The Company formally documents its hedge relationships, including identifying the hedging instruments and the hedged items, as well as its risk management objectives and strategies for undertaking the hedge transaction. This process includes linking derivatives that are designated as hedges of specific assets, liabilities, firm commitments or forecasted transactions. The Company also formally assesses, both at inception and at least quarterly thereafter, whether the derivatives that are used in hedging transactions are highly effective in offsetting changes in cash flows of the hedged item. If it is determined that a derivative ceases to be a highly effective hedge, or if the anticipated transaction is no longer likely to occur, the Company discontinues hedge accounting, and any deferred gains or losses are recorded in the “Selling, general and administrative expenses” line of the Consolidated Statements of Income.
	Derivatives are recorded in the Consolidated Balance Sheets at fair value and classified as current or noncurrent based on the derivatives’ maturity dates. The fair value is based upon either market quotes for actively traded instruments or independent bids for nonexchange traded instruments. Cash flows hedges are classified in the same category as the item being hedged, and cash flows from derivative contracts not designated as hedges are classified as cash flows from operating activities in the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.
	The Company may be exposed to credit losses in the event of nonperformance by individual counterparties or the entire group of counterparties to the Company’s derivative contracts. Risk of nonperformance by counterparties is mitigated by dealing with highly rated counterparties and by diversifying across counterparties.
	Cash Flow Hedges
	The effective portion of the change in the fair value of a derivative that is designated as a cash flow hedge is recorded in the “Accumulated other comprehensive loss” line of the Consolidated Balance Sheets. When the hedged item affects the income statement, the gain or loss included in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) is reported on the same line in the Consolidated Statements of Income as the hedged item. In addition, both the fair value of changes excluded from the Company’s effectiveness assessments and the ineffective portion of the changes in the fair value of derivatives used as cash flow hedges are reported in the “Selling, general and administrative expenses” line in the Consolidated Statements of Income.
	Derivative Contracts Not Designated as Hedges
	For derivative contracts not designated as hedges, changes in fair value are reported in the “Selling, general and administrative expenses” line of the Consolidated Statements of Income. These contracts are recorded at fair value when the hedged item is recorded as an asset or liability and then are revalued each accounting period.
	(t) Assets and Liabilities Acquired in Business Combinations
	Business combinations are accounted for using the purchase method, which requires the Company to allocate the cost of an acquired business to the acquired assets and liabilities based on their estimated fair values at the acquisition date. The Company recognizes the excess of an acquired business’ cost over the fair value of acquired assets and liabilities as goodwill. Fair values are determined using the income approach based on market participant assumptions focusing on future cash flow projections and accepted industry standards.
	(u) Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
	Presentation of Comprehensive Income
In February 2013, the FASB issued a final rule related to the reporting of amounts reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive income that requires entities to report, either on their income statement or in a footnote to their financial statements, the effects on earnings from items that are reclassified out of other comprehensive income. The new accounting rules were effective for the Company in the first quarter of 2013. The adoption of the new accounting rules did not have a material effect on the Company’s financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.
Disclosures About Offsetting Assets and Liabilities
In December 2011, the FASB issued new accounting rules related to new disclosure requirements regarding the nature of an entity’s rights of setoff and related arrangements associated with its financial instruments and derivative instruments. The new rules are effective for the Company in the first quarter of 2014 with retrospective application required. The Company does not expect the adoption of the new accounting rules to have a material effect on the Company’s financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.
Presentation of an Unrecognized Tax Benefit
In July 2013, the FASB issued new accounting rules related to standardizing the financial statement presentation of an unrecognized tax benefit, or a portion thereof, when a net operating loss carryforward, a similar tax loss, or a tax credit carryforward exists. The new rules are effective for the Company in the first quarter of 2015 and applied prospectively. The Company does not expect the adoption of the new accounting rules to have a material impact on the Company’s financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.
(v) Reclassifications
Certain prior year amounts in the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flow, none of which are material, have been reclassified to conform with the current year presentation. These reclassifications within the statements, which relate to a change in the classification of taxes paid related to net shares settlement of equity awards, had no impact on the Company’s results of operations.

Maidenform_Acquisition

Maidenform Acquisition	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 28, 2013
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Maidenform Acquisition	'
	Maidenform Acquisition
	In October 2013, the Company acquired 100% of the outstanding shares of Maidenform Brands, Inc. (“Maidenform”) at $23.50 per share for a total purchase price of $580,505. The acquisition was financed through a combination of cash on hand and short-term borrowing on the Company’s revolving credit facility.
	Maidenform contributed net revenues of $98,400 and pretax earnings of $827 (excluding acquisition and integration related charges of $73,798 since the date of the acquisition). The results of Maidenform have been included in the Company’s consolidated financial statements since the date of acquisition and are reported as part of the Innerwear, Direct to Consumer and International segments based on geographic location and distribution channel.
	Maidenform is a global intimate apparel company with a portfolio of well-known brands including Maidenform, Flexees and Lilyette. The acquisition will create growth and cost savings opportunities and increased scale to serve retailers. Maidenform sourced all of its products from manufacturers, while the Company utilizes its low cost supply chain supplemented by third party manufacturing to maximize the value of Maidenform to retailers and consumers. Factors that contribute to the amount of goodwill recognized for the acquisition include (i) long term growth opportunities expected with combining strengths and capabilities of the portfolios and cross-introducing products, (ii) cost savings by utilizing the Company’s low-cost supply chain and expected synergies with existing Company functions. Goodwill associated with the acquisition is not tax deductible.
	The Maidenform, Flexees and Lilyette trademarks and brand names, which management believes to have indefinite lives, have been valued at $220,200. Amortizable intangible assets have been assigned values of $34,340 for customer and distributor relationships, $11,300 for license agreements and $4,590 for computer software and other intangibles. Customer and distributor relationships are being amortized over two and 15 years, respectively. License agreements are amortized over seven years. Computer software and other intangibles are amortized over one to five years.
	The allocation of purchase price is preliminary and subject to change. The primary areas of the purchase price that are not yet finalized are related to certain income taxes and residual goodwill. Accordingly, adjustments will be made to the values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed as additional information is obtained about the facts and circumstances which existed at the valuation date. The acquired assets and assumed liabilities at the date of acquisition (October 7, 2013) include the following:
	Cash and cash equivalents	$	20,650
	Trade accounts receivable, net	86,794
	Inventories	125,179
	Other current assets	29,860
	Property, net	14,528
	Trademarks and other identifiable intangibles, net	270,430
	Other noncurrent assets	9,153
	Total assets acquired	556,594
	Accounts payables	34,101
	Accrued liabilities and other	13,055
	Deferred tax liabilities, noncurrent	118,189
	Other noncurrent liabilities	4,070
	Total liabilities assumed	169,415
	Net assets acquired	387,179
	Goodwill	193,326
	Purchase price	$	580,505
	Unaudited pro forma results of operations for the Company are presented below assuming that the 2013 acquisition of Maidenform had occurred at the beginning of 2012. Pro forma operating results for 2012 include expenses totaling $25,224 for acquisition-related charges.
		December 28, 2013		December 29, 2012
	Net sales	$	5,067,197	$	5,125,998
	Income from continuing operations	370,469		240,678
	Earnings per share from continuing operations:
	Basic	$	3.71	$	2.44
	Diluted	3.64		2.4
	Pro forma financial information is not necessarily indicative of the Company’s operations results if the acquisition has been completed at the date indicated, nor is it necessarily an indication of future operating results. Amounts do not include any operating efficiencies or cost savings that the Company believes are achievable.

Earnings_Per_Share

Earnings Per Share	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 28, 2013
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	Earnings Per Share
	Basic earnings per share (“EPS”) was computed by dividing net income by the number of weighted average shares of common stock outstanding during the period. Diluted EPS was calculated to give effect to all potentially dilutive shares of common stock using the treasury stock method. The reconciliation of basic to diluted weighted average shares outstanding is as follows:
		Years Ended
		December 28,	December 29,	December 31,
		2013	2012	2011
	Basic weighted average shares outstanding	99,859	98,709	97,710
	Effect of potentially dilutive securities:
	Stock options	1,536	1,245	1,163
	Restricted stock units	427	314	376
	Employee stock purchase plan and other	1	1	2
	Diluted weighted average shares outstanding	101,823	100,269	99,251
	Options to purchase 0, 0 and 6 shares of common stock and 206, 263 and 1 restricted stock units were excluded from the diluted earnings per share calculation because their effect would be anti-dilutive for 2013, 2012, and 2011, respectively.

StockBased_Compensation

Stock-Based Compensation	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 28, 2013
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	Stock-Based Compensation
	The Company established the Omnibus Incentive Plan to award stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, restricted stock units, deferred stock units, performance shares and cash to its employees, non-employee directors and employees of its subsidiaries to promote the interests of the Company and incent performance and retention of employees.
	Stock Options
	The exercise price of each stock option equals the closing market price of Hanesbrands’ stock on the date of grant. Options granted vest ratably over three years and can be exercised over a term of 10 years. The fair value of each option grant is estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. There were no options granted during any of the periods presented.
	A summary of the changes in stock options outstanding to the Company’s employees under the Omnibus Incentive Plan is presented below:
		Shares		Weighted-		Aggregate		Weighted-
				Average		Intrinsic		Average
				Exercise		Value		Remaining
				Price				Contractual
								Term
								(Years)
	Options outstanding at January 1, 2011	6,218		$	22.35	$	19,914	6.9
	Exercised	(772	)	22.17
	Forfeited	(132	)	20.5
	Options outstanding at December 31, 2011	5,314		$	22.42	$	7,202	5.9
	Exercised	(448	)	19.79
	Forfeited	(9	)	23.73
	Options outstanding at December 29, 2012	4,857		$	22.68	$	59,744	4.91
	Exercised	(2,077	)	23.42
	Forfeited	(2	)	22.37
	Options outstanding at December 28, 2013	2,778		$	22.12	$	131,219	4.31
	Options exercisable at December 28, 2013	2,778		$	22.12	$	131,219	4.31
	There were 63, 1,704 and 3,696 options that vested during 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively. The total intrinsic value of options that were exercised during 2013, 2012 and 2011 was $95,380, $6,800 and $5,756 respectively.
	The actual tax benefit realized for the tax deductions from option exercise of the share-based payment arrangements totaled $56,679, $5,998 and $5,756 for 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively.
	Stock Unit Awards
	Restricted stock units (RSUs) of Hanesbrands’ stock are granted to certain Company non-employee directors and employees to incent performance and retention over periods of one to three years, respectively. Upon vesting, the RSUs are converted into shares of the Company’s common stock on a one-for-one basis and issued to the grantees. Some RSUs which have been granted under the Omnibus Incentive Plan vest upon continued future service to the Company, while others also have a performance-based vesting feature. The cost of these awards is determined using the fair value of the shares on the date of grant, and compensation expense is recognized over the period during which the grantees provide the requisite service to the Company. A summary of the changes in the restricted stock unit awards outstanding under the Omnibus Incentive Plan is presented below:
		Shares		Weighted-		Aggregate		Weighted-
				Average		Intrinsic		Average
				Grant		Value		Remaining
				Date Fair				Contractual
				Value				Term
								(Years)
	Nonvested share units outstanding at January 1, 2011	1,330		$	23.08	$	33,794	1.73
	Granted — non-performanced based	497		23.6
	Granted — performanced based	256		23.46
	Vested	(741	)	21.06
	Forfeited	(117	)	22.82
	Nonvested share units outstanding at December 31, 2011	1,225		$	24.61	$	26,782	2.37
	Granted — non-performanced based	335		35.62
	Granted — performanced based	288		32.2
	Vested	(400	)	24.56
	Forfeited	(42	)	25.38
	Nonvested share units outstanding at December 29, 2012	1,406		$	28.76	$	49,188	1.99
	Granted — non-performanced based	201		67.37
	Granted — performanced based	224		52.93
	Vested	(606	)	27.95
	Forfeited	(32	)	28.17
	Nonvested share units outstanding at December 28, 2013	1,193		$	40.23	$	82,742	1.79
	The total fair value of shares vested during 2013, 2012 and 2011 was $16,933, $9,824 and $15,605, respectively. Certain participants elected to defer receipt of shares earned upon vesting.
	In addition to granting RSUs that vest solely upon continued future service to the Company, the Company also grants performanced-based restricted stock units where the number of shares of the Company’s common stock that will be received upon vesting range from 0% to 200% of the number of units granted based on the Company’s achievement of certain performance metrics. These performanced-based stock awards, which are included in the table above, represent awards that are earned based on future performance and service. As reported in the above table, the number of performanced-based restricted stock units granted each year represents the initial units granted on the date of grant plus any additional units that were earned based on the final achievement of the respective performance thresholds.
	For all share-based payments under the Omnibus Incentive Plan, during 2013, 2012 and 2011, the Company recognized total compensation expense of $23,845, $20,183 and $15,822 and recognized a deferred tax benefit of $11,045, $7,915 and $6,164, respectively.
	At December 28, 2013, there was $18,621 of total unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested stock-based compensation arrangements, of which $12,169, $4,814 and $1,638 is expected to be recognized in 2014, 2015 and 2016, respectively. The Company satisfies the requirement for common shares for share-based payments to employees pursuant to the Omnibus Incentive Plan by issuing newly authorized shares. The Omnibus Incentive Plan authorized 15,805 shares for awards of stock options and restricted stock units, of which 3,442 were available for future grants as of December 28, 2013.
	Employee Stock Purchase Plan
	The Company established the Hanesbrands Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan of 2006 (the “ESPP”), which is qualified under Section 423 of the Internal Revenue Code. An aggregate of up to 2,442 shares of Hanesbrands common stock may be purchased by eligible employees pursuant to the ESPP. The purchase price for shares under the ESPP is equal to 85% of the stock’s fair market value on the purchase date. During 2013, 2012 and 2011, 40, 73 and 82 shares, respectively, were purchased under the ESPP by eligible employees. The Company had 1,805 shares of common stock available for issuance under the ESPP as of December 28, 2013. The Company recognized $333, $313 and $351 of stock compensation expense under the ESPP during 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

Trade_Accounts_Receivable

Trade Accounts Receivable	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 28, 2013
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	Trade Accounts Receivable
	Allowances for Trade Accounts Receivable
	The changes in the Company’s allowance for doubtful accounts and allowance for chargebacks and other deductions are as follows:
		Allowance			Allowance			Total
		for			for
		Doubtful			Chargebacks
		Accounts			and Other
					Deductions
	Balance at January 1, 2011	$	11,116		$	8,076		$	19,192
	Charged to expenses	(1,142		)	6,393			5,251
	Deductions and write-offs	(1,250		)	(5,775		)	(7,025		)
	Balance at December 31, 2011	8,724			8,694			17,418
	Charged to expenses	747			7,570			8,317
	Deductions and write-offs	(3,284		)	(7,511		)	(10,795		)
	Balance at December 29, 2012	6,187			8,753			14,940
	Charged to expenses	1,445			5,288			6,733
	Deductions and write-offs	(2,346		)	(5,991		)	(8,337		)
	Balance at December 28, 2013	$	5,286		$	8,050		$	13,336
	Charges to the allowance for doubtful accounts are reflected in the “Selling, general and administrative expenses” line and charges to the allowance for customer chargebacks and other customer deductions are primarily reflected as a reduction in the “Net sales” line of the Consolidated Statements of Income. Deductions and write-offs, which do not increase or decrease income, represent write-offs of previously reserved accounts receivable and allowed customer chargebacks and deductions against gross accounts receivable.
	Sales of Accounts Receivable
	The Company has entered into agreements to sell selected trade accounts receivable to financial institutions. After the sale, the Company does not retain any interests in the receivables and the applicable financial institution services and collects these accounts receivable directly from the customer. Net proceeds of these accounts receivable sale programs are recognized in the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows as part of operating cash flows. The Company recognized funding fees of $2,636, $3,136 and $3,080 in 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively, for sales of accounts receivable to financial institutions in the “Other expenses” line in the Consolidated Statements of Income.

Inventories

Inventories	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 28, 2013
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	Inventories
	Inventories consisted of the following:
		December 28, 2013		December 29, 2012
	Raw materials	$	170,524	$	167,883
	Work in process	142,713		143,713
	Finished goods	970,094		941,540
		$	1,283,331	$	1,253,136

Property_Net

Property, Net	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 28, 2013
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	Property, Net
	Property is summarized as follows:
		28-Dec-13		29-Dec-12
	Land	$	28,895	$	26,286
	Buildings and improvements	477,167		483,814
	Machinery and equipment	872,038		886,413
	Construction in progress	20,855		13,155
	Capital leases	4,031		3,709
		1,402,986		1,413,377
	Less accumulated depreciation	823,103		817,219
	Property, net	$	579,883	$	596,158

Notes_Payable

Notes Payable	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 28, 2013
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	Notes Payable
	The Company had the following short-term revolving facilities at December 28, 2013 and December 29, 2012:
		Interest	Principal Amount
		Rate as of
		December 28,
		2013	December 28, 2013		December 29, 2012
	El Salvador	3.00%	$	30,000	$	25,000
	Philippines	3.16%	1,417		1,216
	China	6.02%	4,775		—
			$	36,192	$	26,216
	As of December 28, 2013 and December 29, 2012, the Company had total borrowing availability of $104,889 and $111,708, respectively, under the international loan facilities. Total interest paid on notes payable was $567, $4,014 and $2,306 in 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively. The Company was in compliance with the financial covenants contained in each of the facilities at December 28, 2013.

Debt

Debt	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 28, 2013
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	Debt
	The Company had the following debt at December 28, 2013 and December 29, 2012:
		Interest	Principal Amount
		Rate as of
		December 28,
		2013	December 28, 2013		December 29, 2012		Maturity Date
	Senior Secured Credit Facility:
	Revolving Loan Facility	1.69%	$	467,000	$	67,500	Jul-18
	6.375% Senior Notes	6.38%	1,000,000		1,000,000		December 2020
	Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility	1.22%	181,790		173,836		Mar-14
	8% Senior Notes	—	—		250,000
			1,648,790		1,491,336
	Less current maturities		181,790		173,836
			$	1,467,000	$	1,317,500
	The Company’s primary financing arrangements are the senior secured credit facility (the “Senior Secured Credit Facility”), $1,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of 6.375% senior notes (the “6.375% Senior Notes”) and the Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility. The outstanding balances at December 28, 2013 are reported in the “Long-term debt” and “Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility” lines of the Consolidated Balance Sheets.
	Total cash paid for interest related to debt in 2013, 2012 and 2011 was $96,434, $124,427 and $140,083, respectively.
	Senior Secured Credit Facility
	The Senior Secured Credit Facility provides for borrowings of up to $1,100,000 on a revolving loan facility (the “Revolving Loan Facility”). The Company increased the commitments under the Revolving Loan Facility from $600,000 to $1,100,000 in 2013. Proceeds of the Revolving Loan Facility are used for general corporate purposes and working capital needs. The Revolving Loan Facility matures on July 23, 2018. All borrowings under the Revolving Loan Facility must be repaid in full upon maturity.
	A portion of the Revolving Loan Facility is available for the issuances of letters of credit and the making of swingline loans, and any such issuance of letters of credit or making of a swingline loan will reduce the amount available under the Revolving Loan Facility. At the Company’s option, it may add one or more term loan facilities or increase the commitments under the Revolving Loan Facility so long as certain conditions are satisfied, including, among others, that no default or event of default is in existence and that the Company is in pro forma compliance with the financial covenants described below. As of December 28, 2013, the Company had $467,000 outstanding under the Revolving Loan Facility, $9,677 of standby and trade letters of credit issued and outstanding under this facility and $623,323 of borrowing availability. At December 28, 2013, the interest rate on the Revolving Loan Facility was 1.69%.
	The Senior Secured Credit Facility is guaranteed by substantially all of the Company’s existing and future direct and indirect U.S. subsidiaries, with certain customary or agreed-upon exceptions for foreign subsidiaries and certain other subsidiaries. The Company and each of the guarantors under the Senior Secured Credit Facility have granted the lenders under the Senior Secured Credit Facility a valid and perfected first priority (subject to certain customary exceptions) lien and security interest in the following:
	•	the equity interests of substantially all of the Company’s direct and indirect U.S. subsidiaries (other than U.S. subsidiaries directly or indirectly owned by foreign subsidiaries) and 65% of the voting securities of certain first tier foreign subsidiaries; and
	•	substantially all present and future property and assets, real and personal, tangible and intangible, of the Company and each guarantor, except for certain enumerated interests, and all proceeds and products of such property and assets.
	At the Company’s option, borrowings under the Senior Secured Credit Facility may be maintained from time to time as (i) “Base Rate” loans, which bear interest at the highest of (a) 1/2 of 1% in excess of the federal funds rate, (b) the rate publicly announced by JPMorgan Chase Bank as its “prime rate” at its principal office in New York City, in effect from time to time and (c) the “LIBO Rate” (as defined in the Senior Secured Credit Facility and adjusted for maximum reserves) for LIBOR-based loans with a one-month interest period plus 1.0%, in effect from time to time, in each case plus the applicable margin, or (ii) LIBOR-based loans, which bear interest at the LIBO Rate (as defined in the Senior Secured Credit Facility and adjusted for maximum reserves), as determined by reference to the rate for deposits in dollars appearing on the Reuters Screen LIBOR1 or LIBOR02 Page for the respective interest period or other commercially available source designated by an administrative agent, plus the applicable margin in effect from time to time. The applicable margin is determined by reference to a leverage-based pricing grid set forth in the Senior Secured Credit Facility. The applicable margin ranges from a maximum of 2.25% in the case of LIBOR-based loans and 1.25% in the case of Base Rate loans if the Company’s leverage ratio is greater than or equal to 4.00 to 1, and will step down in 0.25% increments to a minimum of 1.50% in the case of LIBOR-based loans and 0.50% in the case of Base Rate loans if the Company’s leverage ratio is less than 2.50 to 1.
	The Senior Secured Credit Facility requires the Company to comply with customary affirmative, negative and financial covenants. The Senior Secured Credit Facility requires that the Company maintain a minimum interest coverage ratio, a maximum total debt to EBITDA (earnings before income taxes, depreciation expense and amortization, as computed pursuant to the Senior Secured Credit Facility), or leverage ratio. The interest coverage ratio covenant requires that the ratio of the Company’s EBITDA for the preceding four fiscal quarters to its consolidated total interest expense for such period shall not be less than a specified ratio for each fiscal quarter. This ratio was 3.25 to 1 beginning with the fourth fiscal quarter of 2012 and will remain at his level thereafter. The leverage ratio covenant requires that the ratio of the Company’s total debt to EBITDA for the preceding four fiscal quarters will not be more than a specified ratio for each fiscal quarter. This ratio was 4.25 to 1 beginning with the fourth fiscal quarter of 2012 and declines over time until it reaches 3.75 to 1 for the fourth fiscal quarter of 2014 and will remain at this level thereafter. The method of calculating all of the components used in the covenants is included in the Senior Secured Credit Facility.
	In addition, the commitment fee for the unused portion of revolving loan commitments made by the Lenders is between 25 and 35 basis points based on the applicable commitment fee margin in effect from time to time. When the Leverage Ratio (as defined in the Senior Secured Credit Facility) is greater than or equal to 4.00 to 1.00, the commitment fee margin is 0.350%. When the Leverage Ratio is less than 4.00 to 1.00 but greater than or equal to 3.25 to 1.00, the applicable commitment fee margin is 0.300%. When the Leverage Ratio is less than 3.25 to 1.00, the applicable commitment fee margin is 0.250%.
	The Senior Secured Credit Facility contains customary events of default, including nonpayment of principal when due; nonpayment of interest, fees or other amounts after stated grace period; material inaccuracy of representations and warranties; violations of covenants; certain bankruptcies and liquidations; any cross-default to material indebtedness; certain material judgments; certain events related to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”), actual or asserted invalidity of any guarantee, security document or subordination provision or non-perfection of security interest, and a change in control (as defined in the Senior Secured Credit Facility). As of December 28, 2013 the Company was in compliance with all financial covenants.
	6.375% Senior Notes
	On November 9, 2010, the Company issued $1,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the 6.375% Senior Notes. The 6.375% Senior Notes are senior unsecured obligations that rank equal in right of payment with all of the Company’s existing and future unsubordinated indebtedness. The 6.375% Senior Notes bear interest at an annual rate equal to 6.375%. Interest is payable on the 6.375% Senior Notes on June 15 and December 15 of each year. The 6.375% Senior Notes will mature on December 15, 2020. The net proceeds from the sale of the 6.375% Senior Notes were approximately $979,000. The net proceeds were used to repay all outstanding borrowings under another loan facility, reduce the outstanding borrowings under the Revolving Loan Facility and to pay fees and expenses relating to these transactions. The 6.375% Senior Notes are guaranteed by substantially all of the Company’s domestic subsidiaries.
	The Company may redeem some or all of the notes prior to December 15, 2015 at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the 6.375% Senior Notes redeemed plus an applicable premium. The Company may redeem some or all of the 6.375% Senior Notes at any time on or after December 15, 2015 at a redemption price equal to the principal amount of the 6.375% Senior Notes plus a premium of 3.188% if redeemed during the 12-month period commencing on December 15, 2015, 2.125% if redeemed during the 12-month period commencing on December 15, 2016, 1.062% if redeemed during the 12-month period commencing on December 15, 2017 and no premium if redeemed after December 15, 2018, as well as any accrued and unpaid interest as of the redemption date.
	The indenture governing the 6.375% Senior Notes contains customary events of default which include (subject in certain cases to customary grace and cure periods), among others, nonpayment of principal or interest; breach of other agreements in such indenture; failure to pay certain other indebtedness; failure to pay certain final judgments; failure of certain guarantees to be enforceable; and certain events of bankruptcy or insolvency.
	Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility
	The Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility provides for up to $225,000 in funding accounted for as a secured borrowing, limited to the availability of eligible receivables, and is secured by certain domestic trade receivables. Under the terms of the Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility, the Company and certain of its subsidiaries sell, on a revolving basis, certain domestic trade receivables to HBI Receivables LLC (“Receivables LLC”), a wholly-owned bankruptcy-remote subsidiary that in turn uses the trade receivables to secure the borrowings, which are funded through conduits and financial institutions that are not affiliated with the Company. The commitments of any conduits party to the Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility are funded through the issuance of commercial paper in the short-term market or through committed bank purchasers if the conduits fail to fund. The assets and liabilities of Receivables LLC are fully reflected on the Consolidated Balance Sheet, and the securitization is treated as a secured borrowing for accounting purposes, but the assets of Receivables LLC will be used first to satisfy the creditors of Receivables LLC, not the Company’s creditors. The borrowings under the Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility remain outstanding throughout the term of the agreement subject to the Company maintaining sufficient eligible receivables, by continuing to sell trade receivables to Receivables LLC, unless an event of default occurs. The Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility will terminate on March 14, 2014; however, the Company plans to extend the term.
	Availability of funding under the Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility depends primarily upon the eligible outstanding receivables balance. As of December 28, 2013, Receivables LLC had $181,790 outstanding under the Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility. The outstanding balance under the Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility is reported on the Consolidated Balance Sheet in the line “Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility.” In the case of any creditors party to the Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility that are conduits, unless the conduits fail to fund, the yield on the commercial paper, which is the conduits’ cost to issue the commercial paper plus certain dealer fees, is considered a financing cost and is included in interest expense on the Consolidated Statement of Income. If the conduits fail to fund, the Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility would be funded through committed bank purchasers, and the interest rate would be payable at the Company’s option at the rate announced from time to time by HSBC Bank USA, N.A. as its prime rate or at the LIBO Rate (as defined in the Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility) plus the applicable margin in effect from time to time. In the case of borrowings from any other creditors party to the Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility that are not conduits or their related committed bank purchasers, the interest rate is payable at the LIBO Rate (as defined in the Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility) or, if this rate is unavailable or otherwise does not accurately reflect the costs to these creditors related to the borrowings, the prime rate. These amounts are also considered financing costs and are included in interest expense on the Consolidated Statement of Income. In addition, Receivables LLC is required to make certain payments to a conduit purchaser, a committed purchaser, or certain entities that provide funding to or are affiliated with them, in the event that assets and liabilities of a conduit purchaser are consolidated for financial and/or regulatory accounting purposes with certain other entities. The average blended interest rate for the outstanding balance as of December 28, 2013 was 1.22%.
	The Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility contains customary events of default and requires the Company to maintain the same interest coverage ratio and leverage ratio contained from time to time in the Senior Secured Credit Facility, provided that any changes to such covenants will only be applicable for purposes of the Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility if approved by the Managing Agents or their affiliates. As of December 28, 2013, the Company was in compliance with all financial covenants.
	The total amount of receivables used as collateral for the credit facility was $320,192 at December 28, 2013 and is reported on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheet in trade accounts receivable less allowances.
	8% Senior Notes
	On December 10, 2009, the Company issued $500,000 aggregate principal amount of the 8% Senior Notes. The net proceeds from the sale of the 8% Senior Notes were approximately $480,000. The net proceeds, together with the proceeds from borrowings under the Senior Secured Credit Facility, were used to refinance borrowings under other loan facilities and to pay fees and expenses relating to these transactions. During the fourth quarter of 2013, the Company completed the redemption of the remaining $250,000 of 8% Senior Notes.
	Future Principal Payments
	Future principal payments for all of the facilities described above are as follows: $181,790 due in 2014, $0 due in 2015 through 2017, $467,000 due in 2018 and $1,000,000 due in 2020.
	Debt Issuance Costs
	During 2013, 2012 and 2011, the Company incurred $5,630, $2,353 and $3,757, respectively, in capitalized debt issuance costs in connection with the amendments to the Senior Secured Credit Facility and the Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility. Debt issuance costs are amortized to interest expense over the respective lives of the debt instruments, which range from one to ten years. As of December 28, 2013, the net carrying value of unamortized debt issuance costs was $31,048 which is included in “Other Noncurrent Assets” in the Consolidated Balance Sheet. The Company’s debt issuance cost amortization was $6,921, $9,168 and $10,367 in 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively.
	The Company recognizes charges in the “Other expenses” line of the Consolidated Statements of Income for fees incurred in financing transactions such as refinancing and amendments and for write-offs incurred in the early extinguishment of debt. In 2013 and 2012, the Company recognized charges of $14,749 and $33,906, respectively, for the call premium and acceleration of unamortized debt costs related to the redemption of the 8% Senior Notes. In addition, in 2012 the Company recognized combined charges of $3,272 of write-offs on early extinguishment of debt related to the Floating Rate Senior Notes and the Revolving Loan Facility. In 2011, the Company recognized charges of $3,297 of a write-off on early extinguishment of debt related to the Floating Rate Senior Notes.

Commitments_and_Contingencies

Commitments and Contingencies	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 28, 2013
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	Commitments and Contingencies
	The Company is a party to various pending legal proceedings, claims and environmental actions by government agencies. In accordance with the accounting rules for contingencies, the Company records a provision with respect to a claim, suit, investigation or proceeding when it is probable that a liability has been incurred and the amount of the loss can reasonably be estimated. Any provisions are reviewed at least quarterly and are adjusted to reflect the impact and status of settlements, rulings, advice of counsel and other information pertinent to the particular matter. The recorded liabilities for these items were not material to the consolidated financial statements of the Company in any of the years presented. Although the outcome of such items cannot be determined with certainty, the Company’s legal counsel and management are of the opinion that the final outcome of these matters will not have a material adverse impact on the consolidated financial position, results of operations or liquidity.
	Operating Leases
	The Company leases certain buildings and equipment under agreements that are classified as operating leases. Rental expense under operating leases was $75,178, $72,639 and $71,711 in 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively.
	Future minimum lease payments under noncancelable operating leases (with initial or remaining lease terms in excess of one year) are as follows: $68,127 in 2014, $59,284 in 2015, $50,593 in 2016, $44,484 in 2017, $40,600 in 2018 and $95,872 thereafter.
	During 2011, the Company entered into a sale-leaseback transaction involving a distribution center. The facility is being leased back over 12 years and is classified as an operating lease. The Company received net proceeds on the sale of $12,031, resulting in a deferred gain of $7,879 which will be amortized over the lease term.
	License Agreements
	The Company is party to several royalty-bearing license agreements for use of third party trademarks in certain of their products. The license agreements typically require a minimum guarantee to be paid either at the commencement of the agreement, by a designated date during the term of the agreement or by the end of the agreement period. When payments are made in advance of when they are due, the Company records a prepayment and amortizes the expense in the “Cost of sales” line of the Consolidated Statements of Income uniformly over the guaranteed period. For guarantees required to be paid at the completion of the agreement, royalties are expensed through “Cost of sales” as the related sales are made. Management has reviewed all license agreements and has concluded that there are no liabilities recorded at inception of the agreements.
	During 2013, 2012 and 2011, the Company incurred royalty expense of approximately $42,075, $37,593 and $34,108, respectively.
	Minimum amounts due under the license agreements are approximately $21,368 in 2014, $27,542 in 2015, $16,152 in 2016, $4,107 in 2017, $4,312 in 2018. In addition to the minimum guaranteed amounts under license agreements, the Company is a party to a partnership agreement which includes a minimum fee of $5,862 for each year from 2014 through 2019.

Intangible_Assets_and_Goodwill

Intangible Assets and Goodwill	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 28, 2013
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	Intangible Assets and Goodwill
	During 2013, as described in Note 3, “Maidenform Acquisition,” the Company acquired Maidenform in October 2013 which resulted in the recognition of $193,326 of goodwill and $270,430 of intangible assets, which consisted primarily of trademarks and customer relationships.
	During 2012, the Company discontinued the Outer Banks domestic imagewear operations that served wholesalers that sell to the screen-print industry. The discontinuation resulted in write-downs of $37,253 of trademark and $172 of goodwill. See Note 19, “Discontinued Operations,” for further details.
	During 2011, the Company completed the business acquisition of the assets of the TNF Group Unit Trust from TNF Group Pty Ltd, as trustee, and of Player Sportswear Unit Trust from Player Sportswear Pty Ltd, as trustee. The acquisition resulted in the recognition of $3,335 of goodwill and $1,820 of intangible assets, which consisted primarily of trademarks and customer relationships.
	(a) Intangible Assets
	The primary components of the Company’s intangible assets and the related accumulated amortization are as follows:
		Gross		Accumulated			Net Book
				Amortization			Value
	Year ended December 28, 2013:
	Intangible assets subject to amortization:
	Trademarks and brand names	$	136,379	$	75,559		$	60,820
	Licensing agreements	58,901		11,501			47,400
	Customer and distributor relationships	37,654		2,430			35,224
	Computer software	68,254		56,658			11,596
	Other intangibles	3,281		770			2,511
		$	304,469	$	146,918		157,551
	Intangible assets not subject to amortization:
	Trademarks						220,200
	Net book value of intangible assets						$	377,751
		Gross		Accumulated			Net Book
				Amortization			Value
	Year ended December 29, 2012:
	Intangible assets subject to amortization:
	Trademarks and brand names	$	140,855	$	76,606		$	64,249
	Licensing agreements	47,600		7,612			39,988
	Customer and distributor relationships	3,327		1,300			2,027
	Computer software	62,820		50,556			12,264
	Other intangibles	1,921		335			1,586
		$	256,523	$	136,409
	Net book value of intangible assets						$	120,114
	The amortization expense for intangibles subject to amortization was $14,765, $13,526 and $12,817 for 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively. The estimated amortization expense for the next five years, assuming no change in the estimated useful lives of identifiable intangible assets or changes in foreign exchange rates is as follows: $19,838 in 2014, $14,003 in 2015, $12,458 in 2016, $10,019 in 2017 and $10,019 in 2018.
	(b) Goodwill
	Goodwill and the changes in those amounts during the period are as follows:
		Innerwear		Activewear			Direct to		International			Total
							Consumer
	Net book value at December 31, 2011	$	245,505	$	171,386		$	255	$	16,250		$	433,396
	Disposition of business	—		(172		)	—		—			(172		)
	Other	—		—			—		76			76
	Net book value at December 29, 2012	245,505		171,214			255		16,326			433,300
	Acquisition of business	181,726		—			2,900		8,700			193,326
	Other	—		—			—		(234		)	(234		)
	Net book value at December 28, 2013	$	427,231	$	171,214		$	3,155	$	24,792		$	626,392

Accumulated_Other_Comprehensiv

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 28, 2013
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	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
	The components of Accumulated other comprehensive loss (“AOCI”) are as follows:
		Cumulative Translation Adjustment				Hedges				Defined Benefit Plans				Income Taxes			Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
	Balance at December 31, 2011	$	(7,496	)		$	582			$	(540,388	)		$	214,051		$	(333,251	)
	Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss	—				843				15,987				(6,712		)	10,118
	Current-period other comprehensive income (loss) activity	(838		)		(576		)		11,843				(4,909		)	5,520
	Balance at December 29, 2012	(8,334		)		849				(512,558		)		202,430			(317,613		)
	Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss	—				(400		)		15,418				(5,874		)	9,144
	Current-period other comprehensive income (loss) activity	(13,594		)		1,593				139,637				(56,184		)	71,452
	Balance at December 28, 2013	$	(21,928	)		$	2,042			$	(357,503	)		$	140,372		$	(237,017	)
	The Company had the following reclassifications out of Accumulated other comprehensive loss:
	Component of AOCI		Location of Reclassification into Income		Amount of Reclassification from AOCI
					December 28,				December 29,				December 31,
					2013				2012				2011
	Gain (loss) on foreign exchange contracts		Cost of sales		$	(400	)		$	(2,594	)		$	1,713
			Income tax		160				1,034				(682		)
			Net of tax		$	(240	)		$	(1,560	)		$	1,031
	Amortization of loss on interest rate hedge		Interest expense, net		$	—			$	3,437			$	13,935
			Income tax		—				(1,371		)		(5,556		)
			Net of tax		$	—			$	2,066			$	8,379
	Amortization of deferred actuarial loss and prior service cost		Selling, general and administrative expenses		$	15,418			$	15,987			$	9,148
			Income tax		(6,034		)		(6,375		)		(3,648		)
			Net of tax		$	9,384			$	9,612			$	5,500
	Total reclassifications				$	9,144			$	10,118			$	14,910

Financial_Instruments_and_Risk

Financial Instruments and Risk Management	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 28, 2013
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	Financial Instruments and Risk Management
	The Company uses forward foreign exchange contracts to manage its exposures to movements in foreign exchange rates. As of December 28, 2013, the notional U.S. dollar equivalent of commitments to purchase and sell foreign currencies within the Company’s derivative portfolio was $102,353, consisting of contracts hedging primarily exposures to the Mexican peso, Canadian dollar, Australian dollar and Japanese yen. As of December 29, 2012, the notional U.S. dollar equivalent of commitments to purchase and sell foreign currencies within the Company’s derivative portfolio was $88,512, consisting of contracts hedging primarily exposures to the Euro, Mexican peso, Canadian dollar and Japanese yen.
	In prior years, the Company used interest rate cash flow hedges in the form of swaps and caps in order to mitigate the Company’s exposure to variability in cash flows for the future interest payments on a designated portion of floating rate debt. In connection with the amendment and restatement of certain credit facilities in December 2009, all outstanding interest rate hedging instruments related to the Floating Rate Senior Notes were settled, and the amounts deferred in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss were frozen at the termination date and amortized over the original remaining term of the interest rate hedge instrument. This interest rate hedge instrument matured in December 2012.
	Fair Values of Derivative Instruments
	The fair values of derivative financial instruments related to forward foreign exchange contracts recognized in the Consolidated Balance Sheets of the Company were as follows:
				Fair Value
		Balance Sheet Location		December 28, 2013				December 29, 2012
	Hedges	Other current assets		$	32			$	708
	Non-hedges	Other current assets		970				380
	Total derivative assets			$	1,002			$	1,088
	Hedges	Accrued liabilities		$	—			$	(184	)
	Non-hedges	Accrued liabilities		(28		)		(84		)
	Total derivative liabilities			$	(28	)		$	(268	)
	Net derivative asset			$	974			$	820
	Cash Flow Hedges
	The Company uses forward foreign exchange contracts to reduce the effect of fluctuating foreign currencies on short-term foreign currency-denominated transactions, foreign currency-denominated investments, and other known foreign currency exposures. Gains and losses on these contracts are intended to offset losses and gains on the hedged transaction in an effort to reduce the earnings volatility resulting from fluctuating foreign currency exchange rates.
	The Company expects to reclassify into earnings during the next 12 months a net loss from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss of approximately $911.
	The changes in fair value of derivatives excluded from the Company’s effectiveness assessments and the ineffective portion of the changes in the fair value of derivatives used as cash flow hedges are reported in the “Selling, general and administrative expenses” line in the Consolidated Statements of Income.
	The effect of cash flow hedge derivative instruments on the Consolidated Statements of Income and Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss is as follows:
		Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in
		Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
		(Effective Portion) Year Ended
		December 28,				December 29,				December 31,
		2013				2012				2011
	Interest rate contracts	$	—			$	—			$	(3	)
	Foreign exchange contracts	1,593				(262		)		1,341
	Total	$	1,593			$	(262	)		$	1,338
		Location of Loss		Amount of Gain (Loss) Reclassified from
		Reclassified from		Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss into
		Accumulated Other		Income (Effective Portion) Year Ended
		Comprehensive Loss into
		Income (Effective Portion)		December 28,				December 29,				December 31,
				2013				2012				2011
	Interest rate contracts	Interest		$	—			$	(2,560	)		$	(11,621	)
		expense, net
	Interest rate contracts	Other expenses		—				(877		)		(2,314		)
	Foreign exchange contracts	Cost of sales		400				(47		)		(969		)
	Total			$	400			$	(3,484	)		$	(14,904	)
	Derivative Contracts Not Designated As Hedges
	The Company uses foreign exchange derivative contracts as economic hedges against the impact of foreign exchange fluctuations on anticipated intercompany purchase and lending transactions denominated in foreign currencies. Gains or losses on these contracts largely offset the net remeasurement gains or losses on the related assets and liabilities.
	The effect of derivative contracts not designated as hedges on the Consolidated Statements of Income is as follows:
		Location of Gain (Loss)		Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in
		Recognized in Income		Income Year Ended
		on Derivative		December 28,				December 29,				December 31,
				2013				2012				2011
	Foreign exchange contracts	Selling, general and		$	458			$	(3,757	)		$	1,804
		administrative expenses
	Total			$	458			$	(3,757	)		$	1,804

Fair_Value_of_Assets_and_Liabi

Fair Value of Assets and Liabilities	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 28, 2013
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	Fair Value of Assets and Liabilities
	Fair value is an exit price, representing the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The Company utilizes market data or assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. A three-tier fair value hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value, is utilized for disclosing the fair value of the Company’s assets and liabilities. These tiers include: Level 1, defined as observable inputs such as quoted prices in active markets; Level 2, defined as inputs other than quoted prices in active markets that are either directly or indirectly observable; and Level 3, defined as unobservable inputs about which little or no market data exists, therefore requiring an entity to develop its own assumptions.
	Assets and liabilities measured at fair value are based on one or more of the following three valuation techniques:
	•	Market approach — prices and other relevant information generated by market transactions involving identical or comparable assets or liabilities.
	•	Cost approach — amount that would be required to replace the service capacity of an asset or replacement cost.
	•	Income approach — techniques to convert future amounts to a single present amount based on market expectations, including present value techniques, option-pricing and other models.
	The Company primarily applies the market approach for commodity derivatives and for all defined benefit plan investment assets and the income approach for interest rate and foreign currency derivatives for recurring fair value measurements and attempts to utilize valuation techniques that maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs. Assets and liabilities are classified in their entirety based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The determination of fair values incorporates various factors that include not only the credit standing of the counterparties involved and the impact of credit enhancements, but also the impact of the Company’s nonperformance risk on its liabilities. The Company’s assessment of the significance of a particular input to the fair value measurement requires judgment and may affect the valuation of fair value assets and liabilities and their placement within the fair value hierarchy levels.
	As of December 28, 2013 and December 29, 2012, the Company held certain financial assets and liabilities that are required to be measured at fair value on a recurring basis. These consisted of the Company’s derivative instruments related to interest rates and foreign exchange rates and defined benefit pension plan investment assets. The fair values of interest rate and foreign exchange rate derivatives are determined based on inputs that are readily available in public markets or can be derived from information available in publicly quoted markets and are categorized as Level 2. The fair values of defined benefit pension plan investments include: certain U.S. equity securities, certain foreign equity securities and debt securities that are determined based on quoted prices in public markets categorized as Level 1, certain foreign equity securities, certain U.S. equity securities, debt securities and commodity investments that are determined based on inputs readily available in public markets or can be derived from information available in publicly quoted markets categorized as Level 2 and investments in hedge funds of funds and real estate investments that are based on unobservable inputs about which little or no market data exists that are classified as Level 3. There were no changes during 2013 to the Company’s valuation techniques used to measure asset and liability fair values on a recurring basis. The hedge fund of funds and real estate investments have varying redemption terms of monthly, quarterly, semi-annually and annually, and have required notification periods ranging from 45 to 90 days.
	As of December 28, 2013, the Company did not have any non-financial assets or liabilities that are required to be measured at fair value on a recurring basis.
	The following tables set forth by level within the fair value hierarchy the Company’s financial assets and liabilities accounted for at fair value on a recurring basis.
		Assets (Liabilities) at Fair Value as of
		December 28, 2013
		Quoted Prices In			Significant
		Active Markets			Other			Significant
		for Identical			Observable			Unobservable
		Assets			Inputs			Inputs
		(Level 1)			(Level 2)			(Level 3)
	Defined benefit pension plan investment assets:
	Hedge fund of funds	$	—		$	—		$	281,908
	U.S. equity securities	140,880			27,902			—
	Foreign equity securities	50,661			77,152			—
	Debt securities	18,644			87,578			—
	Real estate	—			—			33,575
	Commodities	—			15,407			—
	Cash and other	5,872			—			—
		216,057			208,039			315,483
	Derivative contracts:
	Foreign exchange derivative contracts	—			1,002			—
	Foreign exchange derivative contracts	—			(28		)	—
		—			974			—
	Deferred compensation plan liability	—			(17,036		)	—
	Total	$	216,057		$	191,977		$	315,483
		Assets (Liabilities) at Fair Value as of
		29-Dec-12
		Quoted Prices In			Significant
		Active Markets			Other			Significant
		for Identical			Observable			Unobservable
		Assets			Inputs			Inputs
		(Level 1)			(Level 2)			(Level 3)
	Defined benefit pension plan investment assets:
	Hedge fund of funds	$	—		$	—		$	253,391
	U.S. equity securities	111,878			20,824			—
	Foreign equity securities	40,279			64,348			—
	Debt securities	6,443			96,385			—
	Real estate	—			—			32,584
	Commodities	—			13,086			—
	Cash and other	4,550			—			—
		163,150			194,643			285,975
	Derivative contracts:
	Foreign exchange derivative contracts	—			1,088			—
	Foreign exchange derivative contracts	—			(268		)	—
		—			820			—
	Deferred compensation plan liability	—			(8,493		)	—
	Total	$	163,150		$	186,970		$	285,975
	The table below sets forth a summary of changes in the fair value of the Level 3 investment assets in 2013 and 2012.
		Hedge fund of			Real estate
		funds
	Balance at December 31, 2011	$	242,594		$	30,729
	Actual return on assets	13,190			3,590
	Sale of assets	(2,393		)	(9,340		)
	Purchase of assets	—			7,605
	Balance at December 29, 2012	253,391			32,584
	Actual return on assets	31,253			4,491
Sale of assets	(2,736		)	(6,992		)
Purchase of assets	—			3,492
Balance at December 28, 2013	$	281,908		$	33,575
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
The carrying amounts of cash and cash equivalents, trade accounts receivable, notes receivable and accounts payable approximated fair value as of December 28, 2013 and December 29, 2012. The fair value of debt, which is classified as a Level 2 liability, was $1,744,115 and $1,609,114 as of December 28, 2013 and December 29, 2012 and had a carrying value of $1,648,790 and $1,491,336, respectively. The fair values were estimated using quoted market prices as provided in secondary markets which consider the Company’s credit risk and market related conditions. The carrying amounts of the Company’s notes payable, which is classified as a Level 2 liability, approximated fair value as of December 28, 2011 and December 29, 2012, primarily due to the short-term nature of these instruments.

Defined_Benefit_Pension_Plans

Defined Benefit Pension Plans	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 28, 2013
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	Defined Benefit Pension Plans
	At December 28, 2013, the Company’s pension plans consisted of the Hanesbrands Inc. Pension Plan, the Maidenform LLC Retirement Plan, various nonqualified retirement plans and international plans. Benefits under the Hanesbrands Inc. Pension Plan were frozen effective December 31, 2005.
	The components of net periodic benefit cost and other amounts recognized in other comprehensive loss of the Company’s noncontributory defined benefit pension plans were as follows:
		Years Ended
		December 28, 2013				December 29, 2012				December 31, 2011
	Service cost	$	1,565			$	1,471			$	1,445
	Interest cost	44,174				44,276				47,833
	Expected return on assets	(46,777		)		(44,708		)		(47,782		)
	Amortization of:
	Prior service cost	35				31				29
	Net actuarial loss	15,382				15,946				9,119
	Net periodic benefit cost	$	14,379			$	17,016			$	10,644
	Other Changes in Plan Assets and Benefit Obligations Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income
	Net (gain) loss	$	(155,314	)		$	(26,633	)		$	200,771
	Prior service cost (credit)	208				(31		)		(29		)
	Total (gain) loss recognized in other comprehensive income	(155,106		)		(26,664		)		200,742
	Total recognized in net periodic benefit cost and other comprehensive income	$	(140,727	)		$	(9,648	)		$	211,386
	The estimated net loss and prior service cost for the defined benefit pension plans that will be amortized from accumulated other comprehensive loss into net periodic benefit cost in 2014 are $10,397 and $40, respectively.
	The funded status of the Company’s defined benefit pension plans at the respective year ends was as follows:
		December 28, 2013				December 29, 2012
	Benefit obligation:
	Beginning of year	$	1,085,177			$	1,080,167
	Service cost	1,565				1,471
	Interest cost	44,483				44,276
	Plan amendment	244				—
	Benefits paid	(52,829		)		(49,951		)
	Impact of exchange rate change	(3,198		)		55
	Business combination	24,403				—
	Actuarial (gain) loss	(99,780		)		9,159
	End of year	1,000,065				1,085,177
	Fair value of plan assets:
	Beginning of year	643,768				599,889
	Actual return on plan assets	86,524				65,101
	Employer contributions	41,177				28,175
	Benefits paid	(52,829		)		(49,951		)
	Business combination	22,721				—
	Impact of exchange rate change	(1,782		)		554
	End of year	739,579				643,768
	Funded status	$	(260,486	)		$	(441,409	)
	The total benefit obligation and the benefit obligation and fair value of plan assets for the Company’s pension plans with benefit obligations in excess of plan assets are as follows:
		December 28,				December 29,
		2013				2012
	Benefit obligation	$	1,000,065			$	1,085,177
	Plans with benefit obligation in excess of plan assets
	Benefit obligation	1,000,065				1,085,177
	Fair value of plan assets	739,579				643,768
	Amounts recognized in the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets consist of:
		December 28,				December 29,
		2013				2012
	Current liabilities	$	(3,289	)		$	(2,216	)
	Noncurrent liabilities	(257,197		)		(439,193		)
	Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(358,818		)		(513,924		)
	Amounts recognized in accumulated other comprehensive loss consist of:
		December 28,				December 29,
		2013				2012
	Prior service cost	$	288			$	79
	Actuarial loss	358,530				513,845
		$	358,818			$	513,924
	Accrued benefit costs related to the Company’s defined benefit pension plans are reported in the “Accrued liabilities — Payroll and employee benefits” and “Pension and postretirement benefits” lines of the Consolidated Balance Sheets.
	(a) Measurement Date and Assumptions
	A December 31 measurement date is used to value plan assets and obligations for the pension plans. In determining the discount rate, the Company utilizes, as a general benchmark, the single discount rate equivalent to discounting the expected cash flows from each plan using the yields at each duration from a published yield curve as of the measurement date. The expected long-term rate of return on plan assets was based on the Company’s investment policy target allocation of the asset portfolio between various asset classes and the expected real returns of each asset class over various periods of time. The weighted average actuarial assumptions used in measuring the net periodic benefit cost and plan obligations for the periods presented were as follows:
		December 28,			December 29,			December 31,
		2013			2012			2011
Net periodic benefit cost:
Discount rate	4.17	%		4.2	%		5.27	%
Long-term rate of return on plan assets	7.29			7.58			7.77
Rate of compensation increase (1)	3.74			3.75			3.75
Plan obligations:
Discount rate	4.96	%		4.17	%		4.2	%
Rate of compensation increase (1)	3.74			3.74			3.75
-1	The compensation increase assumption applies to the international plans and portions of the nonqualified retirement plans, as benefits under these plans were not frozen at December 28, 2013, December 29, 2012 and December 31, 2011.
(b) Plan Assets, Expected Benefit Payments, and Funding
The allocation of pension plan assets as of the respective period end measurement dates is as follows:
	28-Dec-13			29-Dec-12
Asset category:
Hedge fund of funds	38	%		39	%
U.S. equity securities	23			21
Foreign equity securities	17			16
Debt securities	14			16
Real estate	5			5
Commodities	2			2
Cash and other	1			1
The Company’s asset strategy and primary investment objective are to maximize the principal value of the plan assets to meet current and future benefit obligations to plan participants and their beneficiaries. To accomplish this goal, the assets of the plan are broadly diversified to protect against large investment losses and to reduce the likelihood of excessive volatility of returns. Diversification of assets is achieved through strategic allocations to various asset classes, as well as various investment styles within these asset classes, and by retaining multiple, third party investment management firms with complementary investment styles and philosophies to implement these allocations. The Company has established a target asset allocation based upon analysis of risk/return tradeoffs and correlations of asset mixes given long-term historical data, prospective capital market returns and forecasted liabilities of the plans. The target asset allocation approximates the actual asset allocation as of December 28, 2013. In addition to volatility protection, diversification enables the assets of the plan the best opportunity to provide adequate returns in order to meet the Company’s investment return objectives. These objectives include, over a rolling 5-year period, to achieve a total return which exceeds the required actuarial rate of return for the plan and to outperform a passive portfolio, consisting of a similar asset allocation.
The Company utilizes market data or assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the pension plan assets. At December 28, 2013, the Company had $216,057 classified as Level 1 assets, $208,039 classified as Level 2 assets and $315,483 classified as Level 3 assets. At December 29, 2012, the Company had $163,150 classified as Level 1 assets, $194,643 classified as Level 2 assets and $285,975 classified as Level 3 assets. The Level 1 assets consisted primarily of certain U.S. equity securities, certain debt securities, certain foreign equity securities and cash and cash equivalents, Level 2 assets consisted primarily of certain debt securities, certain U.S. equity securities, commodity investments and certain foreign equity securities, and Level 3 assets consisted primarily of hedge fund of funds and real estate investments. Refer to Note 15, “Fair Value of Assets and Liabilities,” for the Company’s complete disclosure of the fair value of pension plan assets.
Based on preliminary calculations by the Company’s actuary, the Company expects to make mandatory contributions of approximately $62,000 and may elect to make voluntary contributions of approximately $14,500, to maintain an 80% funded level, into the Company’s pension plans in 2014. Expected benefit payments are as follows: $54,260 in 2014, $54,468 in 2015, $55,233 in 2016, $57,679 in 2017, $60,365 in 2018 and $313,138 thereafter.

Income_Taxes

Income Taxes	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 28, 2013
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	Income Taxes
	The provision for income tax computed by applying the U.S. statutory rate to income before taxes as reconciled to the actual provisions were:
		Years Ended
		December 28, 2013			December 29, 2012			December 31, 2011
	Income before income tax expense:
	Domestic	21.5	%		(5.8	)%		7.4	%
	Foreign	78.5			105.8			92.6
		100	%		100	%		100	%
	Tax expense at U.S. statutory rate	35	%		35	%		35	%
	State income taxes	0.4			0.3			0.8
	Tax on remittance of foreign earnings	2.5			3.1			1.9
	Foreign taxes less than U.S. statutory rate	(19.6	)		(24.3	)		(20.0	)
	Employee benefits	1			0.9			0.7
	Change in valuation allowance	0.5			0.3			(0.7	)
	Release of unrecognized tax benefit reserves	(2.3	)		(3.8	)		(0.7	)
	Other, net	(1.0	)		0.1			(2.2	)
	Taxes at effective worldwide tax rates	16.5	%		11.6	%		14.8	%
	Current and deferred tax provisions (benefits) were:
		Current				Deferred				Total
	Year ended December 28, 2013
	Domestic	$	24,166			$	16,310			$	40,476
	Foreign	22,037				(590		)		21,447
	State	4,488				(1,104		)		3,384
		$	50,691			$	14,616			$	65,307
	Year ended December 29, 2012
	Domestic	$	21,222			$	(21,555	)		$	(333	)
	Foreign	29,053				(2,022		)		27,031
	State	1,027				2,777				3,804
		$	51,302			$	(20,800	)		$	30,502
	Year ended December 31, 2011
	Domestic	$	10,869			$	1,581			$	12,450
	Foreign	26,414				(460		)		25,954
	State	2,958				621				3,579
		$	40,241			$	1,742			$	41,983
		Years Ended
		December 28, 2013				December 29, 2012				December 31, 2011
	Cash payments for income taxes	$	34,221			$	32,274			$	37,665
	Cash payments above represent cash tax payments made by the Company primarily in foreign jurisdictions.
	The deferred tax assets and liabilities at the respective year-ends were as follows:
		December 28,				December 29,
		2013				2012
	Deferred tax assets:
	Nondeductible reserves	$	790			$	3,578
	Inventories	102,482				60,185
	Property and equipment	7,179				9,116
	Intangibles	50,355				151,979
	Bad debt allowance	12,781				8,050
	Accrued expenses	8,838				6,196
	Employee benefits	150,391				231,378
	Tax credits	30,020				23,564
	Net operating loss and other tax carryforwards	60,724				84,253
	Other	17,975				16,324
	Gross deferred tax assets	441,535				594,623
	Less valuation allowances	(32,131		)		(25,726		)
	Deferred tax assets	409,404				568,897
	Deferred tax liabilities:
	Derivatives	873				397
	Prepaids	4,798				5,526
	Deferred tax liabilities	5,671				5,923
	Net deferred tax assets	$	403,733			$	562,974
	In assessing the realizability of deferred tax assets, management considers whether it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. The ultimate realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon the generation of future taxable income during the periods in which those temporary differences become deductible. Management considers the scheduled reversal of deferred tax liabilities, projected future taxable income, and tax planning strategies in making this assessment. Based upon the level of historical taxable income and projections for future taxable income over the periods which the deferred tax assets are deductible, management believes it is more likely than not the Company will realize the benefits of these deductible differences, net of the existing valuation allowances.
	As of December 28, 2013 , the valuation allowance for deferred tax assets was $32,131, made up of $23,651 for foreign loss carryforwards, $3,882 for other foreign deferred tax assets, and $4,598 for federal operating loss carryforwards. The net change in the total valuation allowance for 2013 was $6,405 related to an increase of $1,807 for foreign loss carryforwards and other foreign deferred tax assets and an increase of $4,598 for federal loss carryforwards upon the acquisition of Maidenform.
	At December 28, 2013, the Company has total net operating loss carryforwards of approximately $108,293 for foreign jurisdictions, which will expire as follows:
Fiscal Year:
2014	$	6,220
2015	12,901
2016	14,993
2017	24,669
2018	18,647
Thereafter	30,863
At December 28, 2013, the Company had tax credit carryforwards totaling $30,020 which expire beginning after 2020.
At December 28, 2013, the Company had federal and state net operating loss carryforwards of approximately $43,830 and $295,600, respectively, which expire beginning after 2032 and 2027, respectively.
At December 28, 2013, applicable U.S. federal income taxes and foreign withholding taxes have not been provided on the accumulated earnings of foreign subsidiaries that are expected to be permanently reinvested. If these earnings had not been permanently reinvested, deferred taxes of approximately $530,000 would have been recognized in the Consolidated Financial Statements.
In 2013, the Company recognized a benefit of $12,962 related to the realization of unrecognized tax benefits resulting from the expiration of statutes of limitations and an income tax benefit of $6,249 related to the retroactive application of the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 that was signed into law in January 2013.
In 2012, the Company recognized a benefit of $9,961 related to the realization of unrecognized tax benefits resulting from the expiration of statutes of limitations and an income tax benefit of $4,216 related to an increase in research and development tax credits.
Although it is not reasonably possible to estimate the amount by which unrecognized tax benefits may increase or decrease within the next 12 months due to uncertainties regarding the timing of examinations and the amount of settlements that may be paid, if any, to tax authorities, the Company currently expects a reduction of approximately $14,000 for unrecognized tax benefits accrued at December 28, 2013 within the next 12 months.
A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits is as follows:
Balance at December 31, 2011 (gross balance of $44,302)	$	41,637
Additions based on tax positions related to the current year	15,616
Additions for tax positions of prior years	(8,337		)
Balance at December 29, 2012 (gross balance of $51,572)	48,916
Additions based on tax positions related to the current year	12,377
Reductions for tax positions of prior years	(12,940		)
Balance at December 28, 2013 (gross balance of $51,315)	$	48,353
Included in unrecognized tax benefits are $48,353 of tax benefits that, if recognized, would reduce the Company’s annual effective tax rate. The Company’s policy is to recognize interest and/or penalties related to income tax matters in income tax expense. The Company recognized $(969), $1,430 and $1,364 for interest and penalties classified as income tax expense (benefit) in the Consolidated Statement of Income for 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively. At December 28, 2013 and December 29, 2012, the Company had a total of $6,383 and $7,482, respectively, of interest and penalties accrued related to unrecognized tax benefits.
The Company files a consolidated U.S. federal income tax return, as well as separate and combined income tax returns in numerous state and foreign jurisdictions. In the United States, the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) began an examination for the 2011 tax year during the fourth quarter of 2013. The Company is also currently subject to examination by various state and international tax authorities. The Company regularly assesses the outcomes of both ongoing and future examinations for the current or prior years to ensure the Company’s provision for income taxes is sufficient. The Company recognizes liabilities based on estimates of whether additional taxes will be due and believes its reserves are adequate in relation to any potential assessments. The outcome of any one examination, some of which may conclude during the next 12 months, is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s financial position or results of operations.
In the fourth quarter of 2013, the Company recognized an out-of-period adjustment to correct the final adjustments to the spin off settlement which increased income tax payable and reduced additional paid-in-capital by $14,235. The impact of the adjustment was not considered material to any current year or prior year periods.
The Company and Sara Lee Corporation (“Sara Lee”) entered into a tax sharing agreement in connection with the spin off of the Company from Sara Lee on September 5, 2006. As previously disclosed, the Company and Sara Lee have disagreed as to the amount of deferred taxes that should have been attributable to the Company’s United States and Canadian operations on the Company’s opening balance sheet as of September 6, 2006 following its spin off from Sara Lee. The computation of this amount is governed by a tax sharing agreement entered into in connection with the spin off. The Company and Sara Lee have had differing interpretations of the tax sharing agreement, and, in accordance with the dispute resolution provisions of the agreement, the Company and Sara Lee submitted that dispute to arbitration before a three-member tribunal in August 2009. A hearing was held in August 2010. Based on the Company’s computation of the final amount of deferred taxes for the Company’s opening balance sheet as of September 6, 2006, the amount that the Company expected to collect from Sara Lee based on the Company’s computation of $72,223, which reflects a preliminary cash installment received from Sara Lee of $18,000, was included as a receivable in “Other current assets.”
On July 1, 2011, the tribunal issued a 2-1 decision in which the majority disagreed with the Company’s interpretation of the tax sharing agreement and awarded the Company $3,291, plus interest based on the majority’s interpretation of the tax sharing agreement. This amount reflects other payments made or acknowledged to be owed by the parties under the tax sharing agreement. As a result of the tribunal’s decision, in 2011 the Company recorded a non-cash transaction that reduced “Other current assets” and “Additional paid-in capital” by $68,523.
Under section 2.12 of the tax sharing agreement, and unrelated to the disagreement, the Company made a payment to Sara Lee for approximately $15,000 for amounts related to income generated prior to the spin off from Sara Lee which were repatriated in periods since the spin off.

Stockholders_Equity

Stockholders' Equity	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 28, 2013
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	Stockholders’ Equity
	The Company is authorized to issue up to 500,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, and up to 50,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share, and the Company’s Board of Directors may, without stockholder approval, increase or decrease the aggregate number of shares of stock or the number of shares of stock of any class or series that the Company is authorized to issue. At December 28, 2013 and December 29, 2012, 99,455 and 98,270 shares, respectively, of common stock were issued and outstanding and no shares of preferred stock were issued or outstanding. Included within the 50,000 shares of preferred stock, 500 shares are designated Junior Participating Preferred Stock, Series A (the “Series A Preferred Stock”) and reserved for issuance upon the exercise of rights under the rights agreement described below.
	On February 1, 2007, the Company announced that the Board of Directors granted authority for the repurchase of up to 10,000 shares of the Company’s common stock. Share repurchases are made periodically in open-market transactions and are subject to market conditions, legal requirements and other factors. Additionally, management has been granted authority to establish a trading plan under Rule 10b5-1 of the Exchange Act in connection with share repurchases, which will allow the Company to repurchase shares in the open market during periods in which the stock trading window is otherwise closed for the company and certain of the Company’s officers and employees pursuant to the Company’s insider trading policy. Since inception of the program, the Company has purchased 2,800 shares of common stock at a cost of $74,747 (average price of $26.33). The primary objective of the share repurchase program is to reduce the impact of dilution caused by the exercise of options and vesting of restricted stock unit awards.
	Preferred Stock Purchase Rights
	Pursuant to a stockholder rights agreement entered into by the Company prior to the spin off, one preferred stock purchase right will be distributed with and attached to each share of the Company’s common stock. Each right will entitle its holder, under the circumstances described below, to purchase from the Company one one-thousandth of a share of the Series A Preferred Stock at an exercise price of $75 per right. Initially, the rights will be associated with the Company’s common stock, and will be transferable with and only with the transfer of the underlying share of common stock. Until a right is exercised, its holder, as such, will have no rights as a stockholder with respect to such rights, including, without limitation, the right to vote or to receive dividends.
	The rights will become exercisable and separately certificated only upon the rights distribution date, which will occur upon the earlier of: (i) 10 days following a public announcement by the Company that a person or group (an “acquiring person”) has acquired, or obtained the right to acquire, beneficial ownership of 15% or more of its outstanding shares of common stock (the date of the announcement being the “stock acquisition date”); or (ii) 10 business days (or later if so determined by the Company’s Board of Directors) following the commencement of or public disclosure of an intention to commence a tender offer or exchange offer by a person if, after acquiring the maximum number of securities sought pursuant to such offer, such person, or any affiliate or associate of such person, would acquire, or obtain the right to acquire, beneficial ownership of 15% or more of outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock.
	Upon the Company’s public announcement that a person or group has become an acquiring person, each holder of a right (other than any acquiring person and certain related parties, whose rights will have automatically become null and void) will have the right to receive, upon exercise, common stock with a value equal to two times the exercise price of the right. In the event of certain business combinations, each holder of a right (except rights which previously have been voided as described above) will have the right to receive, upon exercise, common stock of the acquiring company having a value equal to two times the exercise price of the right.
	The Company may redeem the rights in whole, but not in part, at a price of $0.001 per right (subject to adjustment and payable in cash, common stock or other consideration deemed appropriate by the Board of Directors) at any time prior to the earlier of the stock acquisition date and the rights expiration date. Immediately upon the action of the Board of Directors authorizing any redemption, the rights will terminate and the holders of rights will only be entitled to receive the redemption price. At any time after a person becomes an acquiring person and prior to the earlier of (i) the time any person, together with all affiliates and associates, becomes the beneficial owner of 50% or more of the Company’s outstanding common stock and (ii) the occurrence of a business combination, the Board of Directors may cause the Company to exchange for all or part of the then-outstanding and exercisable rights shares of its common stock at an exchange ratio of one common share per right, adjusted to reflect any stock split, stock dividend or similar transaction.
	Dividends
	As part of the Company’s cash deployment strategy, on April 4, 2013, the Board of Directors declared the Company’s first dividend of $0.20 per share on outstanding common stock, which was paid on June 3, 2013. Prior to that declaration, the Company had not paid a cash dividend on its common stock. On July 23, 2013 and October 29, 2013, the Board of Directors also declared dividends of $0.20 per share on outstanding common stock, which were paid on September 3, 2013 and December 3, 2013, respectively.
	In January 2014 the Company’s Board of Directors authorized a regular quarterly dividend of $0.30 per share to be paid March 11, 2014 to stockholders of record at the close of business on February 18, 2014.

Discontinued_Operations

Discontinued Operations	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 28, 2013
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	Discontinued Operations
	European Imagewear
	In May 2012, the Company sold its European imagewear business to Smartwares, B.V. for €15,000 (approximately $13,000, net of fees and other transaction related costs) in cash proceeds, resulting in a pre-tax loss of approximately $33,000. The European imagewear business was previously reported within the International segment.
	Domestic Imagewear
	The Company completed the discontinuation of its private-label and Outer Banks domestic imagewear operations that served wholesalers that sell to the screen-print industry. During 2012, the Company incurred pre-tax charges of approximately $63,000, substantially all noncash, for the write-down of intangibles, inventory markdowns and other related items. The private-label and Outer Banks domestic imagewear operations were previously reported within the Activewear segment.
	The operating results of these discontinued operations only reflect revenues and expenses that are directly attributable to these businesses and that will be eliminated from ongoing operations. The key components from discontinued operations related to the European and domestic imagewear businesses were as follows:
		Years Ended
		December 29,			December 31,
		2012			2011
	Net sales	$	89,686		$	202,852
	Cost of sales	116,798			155,689
	Gross profit (loss)	(27,112		)	47,163
	Selling, general and administrative expenses	7,200			16,009
	Impairment of intangibles	37,425			—
	Operating profit (loss)	(71,737		)	31,154
	Interest expense, net	5			99
	Loss on disposal of business	32,829			—
	Income (loss) from discontinued operations before income tax expense (benefit)	(104,571		)	31,055
	Income tax expense (benefit)	(36,809		)	6,936
	Net income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax	$	(67,762	)	$	24,119

Business_Segment_Information

Business Segment Information	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 28, 2013
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	Business Segment Information
	The Company’s operations are managed and reported in four operating segments, each of which is a reportable segment for financial reporting purposes: Innerwear, Activewear, Direct to Consumer and International. In the first quarter of 2013, the Company renamed the Outerwear segment to Activewear to reflect the trend of this category becoming a part of consumers’ active lifestyles and more aptly describe the competitive space of this business. These segments are organized principally by product category, geographic location and distribution channel. Each segment has its own management that is responsible for the operations of the segment’s businesses but the segments share a common supply chain and media and marketing platforms. The operating results for Maidenform are included in the Company’s Innerwear, Direct to Consumer and International segments based on geographic location and distribution channel.
	The types of products and services from which each reportable segment derives its revenues are as follows:
	•	Innerwear sells basic branded products that are replenishment in nature under the product categories of men’s underwear, children’s underwear, socks and intimates, which includes bras, panties, hosiery and shapewear.
	•	Activewear sells basic branded products that are primarily seasonal in nature under the product categories of branded printwear and retail activewear, as well as licensed logo apparel in collegiate bookstores and other channels.
	•	Direct to Consumer includes the Company’s value-based (“outlet”) stores and Internet operations which sell products from the Company’s portfolio of leading brands. The Company’s Internet operations are supported by its catalogs.
	•	International primarily relates to the Asia, Latin America, Canada and Australia geographic locations that sell products that span across the Innerwear and Activewear reportable segments.
	The Company evaluates the operating performance of its segments based upon segment operating profit, which is defined as operating profit before general corporate expenses and amortization of intangibles. The accounting policies of the segments are consistent with those described in Note 2, “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies.” The Company decided in the first quarter of 2013 to revise the manner in which the Company allocates certain selling, general and administrative expenses. Certain prior-year segment operating profit disclosures have been revised to conform to the current-year presentation.
		Years Ended
		December 28, 2013			December 29, 2012			December 31, 2011
	Net sales:
	Innerwear	$	2,444,935		$	2,334,006		$	2,261,166
	Activewear	1,306,936			1,318,012			1,289,313
	Direct to Consumer	380,079			372,359			375,440
	International	495,852			501,344			508,372
	Total net sales	$	4,627,802		$	4,525,721		$	4,434,291
		Years Ended
		December 28, 2013			December 29, 2012			December 31, 2011
	Segment operating profit:
	Innerwear	$	467,398		$	407,318		$	346,293
	Activewear	170,749			72,820			116,457
	Direct to Consumer	34,737			25,890			20,422
	International	42,850			46,713			54,154
	Total segment operating profit	715,734			552,741			537,326
	Items not included in segment operating profit:
	General corporate expenses	(104,993		)	(99,100		)	(77,382		)
	Acquisition, integration and other action related charges	(80,790		)	—			—
	Amortization of intangibles	(14,765		)	(13,526		)	(12,817		)
	Total operating profit	515,186			440,115			447,127
	Other expenses	(17,501		)	(40,315		)	(6,377		)
	Interest expense, net	(101,884		)	(136,855		)	(156,198		)
	Income from continuing operations before income tax expense	$	395,801		$	262,945		$	284,552
		December 28, 2013			December 29, 2012
	Assets:
	Innerwear	$	1,519,555		$	1,403,335
	Activewear	654,049			645,021
	Direct to Consumer	95,428			86,145
	International	332,012			309,851
		2,601,044			2,444,352
	Corporate (1)	1,489,004			1,187,348
	Total assets	$	4,090,048		$	3,631,700
		Years Ended
		December 28, 2013			December 29, 2012			December 31, 2011
	Depreciation and amortization expense:
	Innerwear	$	42,990		$	42,617		$	40,266
	Activewear	21,827			21,907			21,569
	Direct to Consumer	7,773			9,323			7,183
	International	3,535			4,154			2,196
		76,125			78,001			71,214
	Corporate	14,765			14,252			17,649
	Total depreciation and amortization expense	$	90,890		$	92,253		$	88,863
		Years Ended
		28-Dec-13			29-Dec-12			31-Dec-11
	Additions to long-lived assets:
	Innerwear	$	24,192		$	22,241		$	38,376
	Activewear	11,653			11,532			37,028
	Direct to Consumer	2,188			2,962			6,336
	International	3,025			2,054			4,150
		41,058			38,789			85,890
	Corporate	2,569			2,202			4,072
	Total additions to long-lived assets	$	43,627		$	40,991		$	89,962
	-1	Principally cash and equivalents, certain fixed assets, net deferred tax assets, goodwill, trademarks and other identifiable intangibles, and certain other noncurrent assets.
	Sales to Wal-Mart, Target and Kohl’s were substantially in the Innerwear and Activewear segments and represented 27%, 19% and 6% of total sales in 2013, respectively.
Worldwide sales by product category for Innerwear and Activewear were $3,117 and $1,511, respectively, in 2013.

Geographic_Area_Information

Geographic Area Information	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 28, 2013
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	Geographic Area Information
		Years Ended or at
		28-Dec-13				29-Dec-12				31-Dec-11
		Sales		Long-Lived		Sales		Long-Lived		Sales		Long-Lived
				Assets				Assets				Assets
	United States	$	4,133,645	$	132,980	$	4,026,139	$	132,147	$	3,927,571	$	154,035
	Canada	142,004		1,561		129,919		1,943		139,687		1,538
	Japan	101,371		563		120,498		172		118,361		456
	Mexico	68,379		1,659		70,482		1,871		79,696		1,933
	Brazil	53,062		1,912		58,972		792		67,954		757
	China	17,827		132,564		15,778		144,494		19,397		144,651
	Central America and the Caribbean Basin	3,568		267,277		1,604		270,611		4,335		283,908
	Other	107,946		41,367		102,329		44,128		77,290		48,128
		$	4,627,802	$	579,883	$	4,525,721	$	596,158	$	4,434,291	$	635,406
	The net sales by geographic region are attributed by customer location.

Quarterly_Financial_Data

Quarterly Financial Data	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 28, 2013
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Quarterly Financial Data	'
	Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited)
		First			Second			Third			Fourth		Total
	2013
	Net sales	$	945,461		$	1,199,205		$	1,197,346		$	1,285,790	$	4,627,802
	Gross profit	327,299			435,482			421,680			427,232		1,611,693
	Net income	51,379			121,586			125,263			32,266		330,494
	Basic earnings per share	0.52			1.22			1.25			0.32		3.31
	Diluted earnings per share	0.51			1.19			1.23			0.32		3.25
	2012
	Net sales	$	973,133		$	1,180,651		$	1,218,681		$	1,153,256	$	4,525,721
	Gross profit	255,114			366,932			399,930			398,071		1,420,047
	Income (loss) from continuing operations	(24,271		)	67,316			111,183			78,215		232,443
	Income (loss) from discontinued operations	(2,559		)	(66,085		)	(1,291		)	2,173		(67,762		)
	Net income (loss)	$	(26,830	)	$	1,231		$	109,892		$	80,388	$	164,681
	Earnings (loss) per share — basic:
	Continuing operations	$	(0.25	)	$	0.68		$	1.13		$	0.79	$	2.35
	Discontinued operations	(0.03		)	(0.67		)	(0.01		)	0.02		(0.69		)
	Net income (loss)	$	(0.27	)	$	0.01		$	1.11		$	0.81	$	1.67
	Earnings (loss) per share — diluted:
	Continuing operations	$	(0.25	)	$	0.67		$	1.11		$	0.78	$	2.32
	Discontinued operations	(0.03		)	(0.66		)	(0.01		)	0.02		(0.68		)
	Net income (loss)	$	(0.27	)	$	0.01		$	1.09		$	0.8	$	1.64

Consolidating_Financial_Inform

Consolidating Financial Information	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 28, 2013
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Consolidating Financial Information	'
	Consolidating Financial Information
	In accordance with the indenture governing the Company’s $1,000,000 6.375% Senior Notes issued on November 9, 2010, as supplemented from time to time, certain of the Company’s subsidiaries have guaranteed the Company’s obligations under the 6.375% Senior Notes. The following presents the condensed consolidating financial information separately for:
	(i) Parent Company, the issuer of the guaranteed obligations. Parent Company includes Hanesbrands Inc. and its 100% owned operating divisions which are not legal entities, and excludes its subsidiaries which are legal entities;
	(ii) Guarantor subsidiaries, on a combined basis, as specified in the Indentures;
	(iii) Non-guarantor subsidiaries, on a combined basis;
	(iv) Consolidating entries and eliminations representing adjustments to (a) eliminate intercompany transactions between or among Parent Company, the guarantor subsidiaries and the non-guarantor subsidiaries, (b) eliminate intercompany profit in inventory, (c) eliminate the investments in the Company’s subsidiaries and (d) record consolidating entries; and
	(v) The Company, on a consolidated basis.
	The 6.375% Senior Notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed on a joint and several basis by each guarantor subsidiary, each of which is 100% owned, directly or indirectly, by Hanesbrands Inc. A guarantor subsidiary’s guarantee can be released in certain customary circumstances. Each entity in the consolidating financial information follows the same accounting policies as described in the consolidated financial statements, except for the use by the Parent Company and guarantor subsidiaries of the equity method of accounting to reflect ownership interests in subsidiaries which are eliminated upon consolidation.
		Consolidating Statement of Comprehensive Income
		Year Ended December 28, 2013
		Parent			Guarantor			Non-Guarantor			Consolidating			Consolidated
		Company			Subsidiaries			Subsidiaries			Entries and
											Eliminations
	Net sales	$	3,933,591		$	762,257		$	2,300,794		$	(2,368,840	)	$	4,627,802
	Cost of sales	3,097,826			396,489			1,852,065			(2,330,271		)	3,016,109
	Gross profit	835,765			365,768			448,729			(38,569		)	1,611,693
	Selling, general and administrative expenses	802,325			178,434			121,478			(5,730		)	1,096,507
	Operating profit	33,440			187,334			327,251			(32,839		)	515,186
	Equity in earnings of subsidiaries	425,833			215,230			—			(641,063		)	—
	Other expenses	17,501			—			—			—			17,501
	Interest expense, net	95,116			(20		)	6,867			(79		)	101,884
	Income from continuing operations before income tax expense	346,656			402,584			320,384			(673,823		)	395,801
	Income tax expense	16,162			21,850			27,295			—			65,307
	Income from continuing operations	330,494			380,734			293,089			(673,823		)	330,494
	Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax	—			—			—			—			—
	Net income	$	330,494		$	380,734		$	293,089		$	(673,823	)	$	330,494
	Comprehensive income	$	411,090		$	380,734		$	282,050		$	(662,784	)	$	411,090
		Consolidating Statement of Comprehensive Income
		Year Ended December 29, 2012
		Parent			Guarantor			Non-Guarantor			Consolidating			Consolidated
		Company			Subsidiaries			Subsidiaries			Entries and
											Eliminations
	Net sales	$	3,887,087		$	661,270		$	2,284,831		$	(2,307,467	)	$	4,525,721
	Cost of sales	3,170,582			318,326			1,849,219			(2,232,453		)	3,105,674
	Gross profit	716,505			342,944			435,612			(75,014		)	1,420,047
	Selling, general and administrative expenses	730,116			129,978			124,174			(4,336		)	979,932
	Operating profit (loss)	(13,611		)	212,966			311,438			(70,678		)	440,115
	Equity in earnings of subsidiaries	345,094			195,183			—			(540,277		)	—
	Other expenses	40,315			—			—			—			40,315
	Interest expense, net	126,654			(9		)	10,210			—			136,855
	Income from continuing operations before income tax expense (benefit)	164,514			408,158			301,228			(610,955		)	262,945
	Income tax expense (benefit)	(24,467		)	28,281			26,688			—			30,502
	Income from continuing operations	188,981			379,877			274,540			(610,955		)	232,443
	Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax	(24,300		)	(31,792		)	(15,655		)	3,985			(67,762		)
	Net income	$	164,681		$	348,085		$	258,885		$	(606,970	)	$	164,681
	Comprehensive income	$	180,319		$	348,085		$	253,850		$	(601,935	)	$	180,319
		Consolidating Statement of Comprehensive Income
		Year Ended December 31, 2011
		Parent			Guarantor			Non-Guarantor			Consolidating			Consolidated
		Company			Subsidiaries			Subsidiaries			Entries and
											Eliminations
	Net sales	$	3,864,207		$	666,270		$	2,489,968		$	(2,586,154	)	$	4,434,291
	Cost of sales	3,098,797			321,305			2,050,099			(2,529,118		)	2,941,083
	Gross profit	765,410			344,965			439,869			(57,036		)	1,493,208
	Selling, general and administrative expenses	775,316			136,336			135,805			(1,376		)	1,046,081
	Operating profit (loss)	(9,906		)	208,629			304,064			(55,660		)	447,127
	Equity in earnings of subsidiaries	402,850			220,813			—			(623,663		)	—
	Other expenses	6,377			—			—			—			6,377
	Interest expense, net	145,711			(43		)	10,530			—			156,198
	Income from continuing operations before income tax expense (benefit)	240,856			429,485			293,534			(679,323		)	284,552
	Income tax expense (benefit)	(9,777		)	28,250			23,510			—			41,983
	Income from continuing operations	250,633			401,235			270,024			(679,323		)	242,569
	Income from discontinued operations, net of tax	16,055			—			6,447			1,617			24,119
Net income	$	266,688		$	401,235		$	276,471		$	(677,706	)	$	266,688
Comprehensive income	$	146,652		$	401,235		$	267,302		$	(668,537	)	$	146,652
	Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet
	December 28, 2013
	Parent			Guarantor			Non-Guarantor			Consolidating			Consolidated
	Company			Subsidiaries			Subsidiaries			Entries and
										Eliminations
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$	5,695		$	7,811		$	102,357		$	—		$	115,863
Trade accounts receivable, net	44,366			69,944			465,662			(1,414		)	578,558
Inventories	825,300			208,250			405,756			(155,975		)	1,283,331
Deferred tax assets	178,732			15,373			3,155			—			197,260
Other current assets	37,429			14,354			16,871			—			68,654
Total current assets	1,091,522			315,732			993,801			(157,389		)	2,243,666
Property, net	82,786			50,193			446,904			—			579,883
Trademarks and other identifiable intangibles, net	8,385			88,716			280,650			—			377,751
Goodwill	232,882			124,247			269,263			—			626,392
Investments in subsidiaries	2,881,739			1,535,404			—			(4,417,143		)	—
Deferred tax assets	139,102			53,317			15,007			—			207,426
Receivables from related entities	4,706,001			4,065,909			1,987,603			(10,759,513		)	—
Other noncurrent assets	52,712			412			1,806			—			54,930
Total assets	$	9,195,129		$	6,233,930		$	3,995,034		$	(15,334,045	)	$	4,090,048
Liabilities and Stockholders’
Equity
Accounts payable	$	253,494		$	61,964		$	150,812		$	—		$	466,270
Accrued liabilities	184,653			63,906			66,497			(30		)	315,026
Notes payable	—			—			36,192			—			36,192
Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility	—			—			181,790			—			181,790
Total current liabilities	438,147			125,870			435,291			(30		)	999,278
Long-term debt	1,467,000			—			—			—			1,467,000
Pension and postretirement benefits	253,299			2,159			8,361			—			263,819
Payables to related entities	5,699,670			3,114,701			1,673,828			(10,488,199		)	—
Other noncurrent liabilities	106,390			11,318			11,620			—			129,328
Total liabilities	7,964,506			3,254,048			2,129,100			(10,488,229		)	2,859,425
Stockholders’ equity	1,230,623			2,979,882			1,865,934			(4,845,816		)	1,230,623
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$	9,195,129		$	6,233,930		$	3,995,034		$	(15,334,045	)	$	4,090,048
	Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet
	December 29, 2012
	Parent			Guarantor			Non-Guarantor			Consolidating			Consolidated
	Company			Subsidiaries			Subsidiaries			Entries and
										Eliminations
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$	5,617		$	1,919		$	35,260		$	—		$	42,796
Trade accounts receivable, net	39,379			32,199			434,825			(125		)	506,278
Inventories	882,290			102,121			413,340			(144,615		)	1,253,136
Deferred tax assets	161,935			1,015			3,239			—			166,189
Other current assets	30,692			11,917			16,563			(46		)	59,126
Total current assets	1,119,913			149,171			903,227			(144,786		)	2,027,525
Property, net	90,820			41,326			464,012			—			596,158
Trademarks and other identifiable intangibles, net	10,662			93,727			15,725			—			120,114
Goodwill	232,882			124,247			76,171			—			433,300
Investments in subsidiaries	2,220,706			1,284,516			—			(3,505,222		)	—
Deferred tax assets	224,559			154,325			18,645			—			397,529
Receivables from related entities	3,967,079			3,198,153			1,785,466			(8,950,698		)	—
Other noncurrent assets	51,686			271			5,117			—			57,074
Total assets	$	7,918,307		$	5,045,736		$	3,268,363		$	(12,600,706	)	$	3,631,700
Liabilities and Stockholders’
Equity
Accounts payable	$	217,645		$	8,209		$	177,790		$	—		$	403,644
Accrued liabilities	145,962			57,375			68,666			(31		)	271,972
Notes payable	—			—			26,216			—			26,216
Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility	—			—			173,836			—			173,836
Total current liabilities	363,607			65,584			446,508			(31		)	875,668
Long-term debt	1,317,500			—			—			—			1,317,500
Pension and postretirement benefits	433,490			—			12,777			—			446,267
Payables to related entities	4,835,465			2,582,287			1,281,957			(8,699,709		)	—
Other noncurrent liabilities	81,379			10,977			13,043			—			105,399
Total liabilities	7,031,441			2,658,848			1,754,285			(8,699,740		)	2,744,834
Stockholders’ equity	886,866			2,386,888			1,514,078			(3,900,966		)	886,866
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$	7,918,307		$	5,045,736		$	3,268,363		$	(12,600,706	)	$	3,631,700
	Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows
	Year Ended December 28, 2013
	Parent			Guarantor			Non-Guarantor			Consolidating			Consolidated
	Company			Subsidiaries			Subsidiaries			Entries and
										Eliminations
Net cash from operating activities	$	757,127		$	173,085		$	301,962		$	(640,893	)	$	591,281
Investing activities:
Purchases of property, plant and equipment	(13,493		)	(5,189		)	(24,945		)	—			(43,627		)
Proceeds from sales of assets	3,338			33			2,718			—			6,089
Acquisition of business, net of cash acquired	—			(61,870		)	(497,985		)	—			(559,855		)
Net cash from investing activities	(10,155		)	(67,026		)	(520,212		)	—			(597,393		)
Financing activities:
Borrowings on notes payable	—			—			101,175			—			101,175
Repayments on notes payable	—			—			(91,027		)	—			(91,027		)
Borrowings on Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility	—			—			145,715			—			145,715
Repayments on Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility	—			—			(137,761		)	—			(137,761		)
Borrowings on Revolving Loan Facility	4,053,500			—			—			—			4,053,500
Repayments on Revolving Loan Facility	(3,654,000		)	—			—			—			(3,654,000		)
Redemption of debt under 8% Senior Notes	(250,000		)	—			—			—			(250,000		)
Cash dividends paid	(59,442		)	—			—			—			(59,442		)
Payments to amend and refinance credit facilities	(5,405		)	—			(225		)	—			(5,630		)
Proceeds from stock options exercised	5,279			—			—			—			5,279
Taxes paid related to net shares settlement of equity awards	(41,839		)	—			—			—			(41,839		)
Excess tax benefit from stock-based compensation	26,784			—			—			—			26,784
Other	1,116			—			(113		)	—			1,003
Dividends paid to related entities	—			(6,696		)	(7,049		)	13,745			—
Net transactions with related entities	(822,887		)	(93,471		)	289,210			627,148			—
Net cash from financing activities	(746,894		)	(100,167		)	299,925			640,893			93,757
Effect of changes in foreign exchange rates on cash	—			—			(14,578		)	—			(14,578		)
Change in cash and cash equivalents	78			5,892			67,097			—			73,067
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year	5,617			1,919			35,260			—			42,796
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year	$	5,695		$	7,811		$	102,357		$	—		$	115,863
	Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows
	Year Ended December 29, 2012
	Parent			Guarantor			Non-Guarantor			Consolidating			Consolidated
	Company			Subsidiaries			Subsidiaries			Entries and
										Eliminations
Net cash from operating activities	$	791,636		$	168,544		$	133,699		$	(540,272	)	$	553,607
Investing activities:
Purchases of property, plant and equipment	(10,688		)	(5,493		)	(24,813		)	—			(40,994		)
Proceeds from sales of assets	70			16			338			—			424
Disposition of business	—			—			12,704			—			12,704
Net cash from investing activities	(10,618		)	(5,477		)	(11,771		)	—			(27,866		)
Financing activities:
Borrowings on notes payable	—			—			78,036			—			78,036
Repayments on notes payable	—			—			(115,117		)	—			(115,117		)
Borrowings on Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility	—			—			177,300			—			177,300
Repayments on Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility	—			—			(170,397		)	—			(170,397		)
Borrowings on Revolving Loan Facility	2,938,500			—			—			—			2,938,500
Repayments on Revolving Loan Facility	(2,885,500		)	—			—			—			(2,885,500		)
Redemption of Floating Rate Senior Notes	(293,277		)	—			—			—			(293,277		)
Redemption of debt under 8% Senior Notes	(250,000		)	—			—			—			(250,000		)
Payments to amend and refinance credit facilities	(2,128		)	—			(225		)	—			(2,353		)
Proceeds from stock options exercised	8,752			—			—			—			8,752
Taxes paid related to net shares settlement of equity awards	(4,705		)	—			—			—			(4,705		)
Excess tax benefit from stock-based compensation	1,253			—			—			—			1,253
Other	(173		)	—			(96		)	—			(269		)
Dividends paid to related entities	—			(16,056		)	(16,901		)	32,957			—
Net transactions with related entities	(296,453		)	(147,818		)	(63,044		)	507,315			—
Net cash from financing activities	(783,731		)	(163,874		)	(110,444		)	540,272			(517,777		)
Effect of changes in foreign exchange rates on cash	—			—			(513		)	—			(513		)
Change in cash and cash equivalents	(2,713		)	(807		)	10,971			—			7,451
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year	8,330			2,726			24,289			—			35,345
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year	$	5,617		$	1,919		$	35,260		$	—		$	42,796
	Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows
	Year Ended December 31, 2011
	Parent			Guarantor			Non-Guarantor			Consolidating			Consolidated
	Company			Subsidiaries			Subsidiaries			Entries and
										Eliminations
Net cash from operating activities	$	490,106		$	202,098		$	128,746		$	(647,472	)	$	173,478
Investing activities:
Purchases of property, plant and equipment	(16,247		)	(10,090		)	(63,762		)	—			(90,099		)
Proceeds from sales of assets	381			918			12,321			—			13,620
Acquisition of business, net of cash acquired	—			—			(9,154		)	—			(9,154		)
Net cash from investing activities	(15,866		)	(9,172		)	(60,595		)	—			(85,633		)
Financing activities:
Borrowings on notes payable	—			—			360,893			—			360,893
Repayments on notes payable	—			—			(348,924		)	—			(348,924		)
Borrowings on Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility	—			—			280,629			—			280,629
Repayments on Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility	—			—			(203,696		)	—			(203,696		)
Borrowings on Revolving Loan Facility	2,890,000			—			—			—			2,890,000
Repayments on Revolving Loan Facility	(2,875,500		)	—			—			—			(2,875,500		)
Redemption of Floating Rate Senior Notes	(197,458		)	—			—			—			(197,458		)
Payments to amend and refinance credit facilities	(3,089		)	—			(668		)	—			(3,757		)
Proceeds from stock options exercised	17,104			—			—			—			17,104
Taxes paid related to net shares settlement of equity awards	(5,521		)	—			—			—			(5,521		)
Excess tax benefit from stock-based compensation	1,673			—			—			—			1,673
Transactions with Sara Lee Corporation	(11,403		)	—			—			—			(11,403		)
Other	975			—			(55		)	—			920
Dividends paid to related entities	—			(43,784		)	(44,906		)	88,690			—
Net transactions with related entities	(300,226		)	(148,455		)	(110,101		)	558,782			—
Net cash from financing activities	(483,445		)	(192,239		)	(66,828		)	647,472			(95,040		)
Effect of changes in foreign exchange rates on cash	—			—			(1,131		)	—			(1,131		)
Change in cash and cash equivalents	(9,205		)	687			192			—			(8,326		)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year	17,535			2,039			24,097			—			43,671
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year	$	8,330		$	2,726		$	24,289		$	—		$	35,345

Summary_of_Significant_Account1

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 28, 2013
Text Block [Abstract]	'
Consolidation	'
	Consolidation
	The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries. All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
Use of Estimates	'
	Use of Estimates
	The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) requires management to make use of estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amount of assets and liabilities, certain financial statement disclosures at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results may vary from these estimates.
Foreign Currency Translation	'
	Foreign Currency Translation
	Foreign currency-denominated assets and liabilities are translated into U.S. dollars at exchange rates existing at the respective balance sheet dates. Translation adjustments resulting from fluctuations in exchange rates are recorded as a separate component of accumulated other comprehensive loss within stockholders’ equity. The Company translates the results of operations of its foreign operations at the average exchange rates during the respective periods. Gains and losses resulting from foreign currency transactions are included in the “Selling, general and administrative expenses” line of the Consolidated Statements of Income.
Sales Recognition and Incentives	'
	Sales Recognition and Incentives
	The Company recognizes revenue when (i) there is persuasive evidence of an arrangement, (ii) the sales price is fixed or determinable, (iii) title and the risks of ownership have been transferred to the customer and (iv) collection of the receivable is reasonably assured, which occurs primarily upon shipment. The Company records a sales reduction for returns and allowances based upon historical return experience. The Company earns royalty revenues through license agreements with manufacturers of other consumer products that incorporate certain of the Company’s brands. The Company accrues revenue earned under these contracts based upon reported sales from the licensee. The Company offers a variety of sales incentives to resellers and consumers of its products, and the policies regarding the recognition and display of these incentives within the Consolidated Statements of Income are as follows:
	Discounts, Coupons, and Rebates
	The Company recognizes the cost of these incentives at the later of the date at which the related sale is recognized or the date at which the incentive is offered. The cost of these incentives is estimated using a number of factors, including historical utilization and redemption rates. All cash incentives of this type are included in the determination of net sales. The Company includes incentives offered in the form of free products in the determination of cost of sales.
	Volume-Based Incentives
	These incentives typically involve rebates or refunds of cash that are redeemable only if the reseller completes a specified number of sales transactions. Under these incentive programs, the Company estimates the anticipated rebate to be paid and allocates a portion of the estimated cost of the rebate to each underlying sales transaction with the customer. The Company includes these amounts in the determination of net sales.
	Cooperative Advertising
	Under these arrangements, the Company agrees to reimburse the reseller for a portion of the costs incurred by the reseller to advertise and promote certain of the Company’s products. The Company recognizes the cost of cooperative advertising programs in the period in which the advertising and promotional activity first takes place.
	Fixtures and Racks
	Store fixtures and racks are periodically used by resellers to display Company products. The Company expenses the cost of these fixtures and racks in the period in which they are delivered to the resellers. The Company includes the costs of fixtures and racks incurred by resellers and charged back to the Company in the determination of net sales. Fixtures and racks purchased by the Company and provided to resellers are included in selling, general and administrative expenses.
Advertising Expense	'
	Advertising Expense
	Advertising costs, which include the development and production of advertising materials and the communication of these materials through various forms of media, are expensed in the period the advertising first takes place. The Company recognized advertising expense in the “Selling, general and administrative expenses” caption in the Consolidated Statements of Income of $161,541, $123,354 and $183,775 in 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively.
Shipping and Handling Costs	'
	Shipping and Handling Costs
	Revenue received for shipping and handling costs is included in net sales and was $25,423, $25,062 and $23,943 in 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively. Shipping costs, that comprise payments to third party shippers, and handling costs, which consist of warehousing costs in the Company’s various distribution facilities, were $241,026, $239,464 and $249,765 in 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively. The Company recognizes shipping, handling and distribution costs in the “Selling, general and administrative expenses” line of the Consolidated Statements of Income.
Catalog Expenses	'
	Catalog Expenses
	The Company incurs expenses for printing catalogs for products to aid in the Company’s sales efforts. The Company initially records these expenses as a prepaid item and charges it against selling, general and administrative expenses over time as the catalog is used. Expenses are recognized at a rate that approximates historical experience with regard to the timing and amount of sales attributable to a catalog distribution.
Research and Development	'
	Research and Development
	Research and development costs are expensed as incurred and are included in the “Selling, general and administrative expenses” line of the Consolidated Statements of Income. Research and development includes expenditures for new product, technological improvements for existing products and process innovation, which primarily consist of salaries, consulting and supplies attributable to time spent on research and development activities. Additional costs include depreciation and maintenance for research and development equipment and facilities. Research and development expense was $51,316, $48,323 and $47,056 in 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively.
Defined Contribution Benefit Plans	'
	Defined Contribution Benefit Plans
	The Company sponsors 401(k) plans as well as other defined contribution benefit plans. Expense for these plans was $23,489, $21,564 and $19,063 in 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively.
Cash and Cash Equivalents	'
	Cash and Cash Equivalents
	All highly liquid investments with an original maturity of three months or less at the time of purchase are considered to be cash equivalents.
Accounts Receivable Valuation	'
	Accounts Receivable Valuation
	Accounts receivable are stated at their net realizable value. The allowance for doubtful accounts reflects the Company’s best estimate of probable losses inherent in the accounts receivable portfolio determined on the basis of historical experience, aging of trade receivables, specific allowances for known troubled accounts and other currently available information.
Inventory Valuation	'
	Inventory Valuation
	Inventories are stated at the estimated lower of cost or market. Cost is determined by the first-in, first-out, or “FIFO,” method for inventories. Obsolete, damaged, and excess inventory is carried at the net realizable value, which is determined by assessing historical recovery rates, current market conditions and future marketing and sales plans. Rebates, discounts and other cash consideration received from a vendor related to inventory purchases are reflected as reductions in the cost of the related inventory item, and are therefore reflected in cost of sales when the related inventory item is sold.
Property	'
	Property
	Property is stated at historical cost and depreciation expense is computed using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets. Machinery and equipment is depreciated over periods ranging from three to 15 years and buildings and building improvements over periods of up to 40 years. A change in the depreciable life is treated as a change in accounting estimate and the accelerated depreciation is accounted for in the period of change and future periods. Additions and improvements that substantially extend the useful life of a particular asset and interest costs incurred during the construction period of major properties are capitalized. Repairs and maintenance costs are expensed as incurred. Upon sale or disposition of an asset, the cost and related accumulated depreciation are removed from the accounts.
	Property is tested for recoverability whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that its carrying value may not be recoverable. Such events include significant adverse changes in the business climate, several periods of operating or cash flow losses, forecasted continuing losses or a current expectation that an asset or an asset group will be disposed of before the end of its useful life. Recoverability of property is evaluated by a comparison of the carrying amount of an asset or asset group to future net undiscounted cash flows expected to be generated by the asset or asset group. If these comparisons indicate that an asset is not recoverable, the impairment loss recognized is the amount by which the carrying amount of the asset exceeds the estimated fair value. When an impairment loss is recognized for assets to be held and used, the adjusted carrying amount of those assets is depreciated over its remaining useful life. Restoration of a previously recognized impairment loss is not permitted under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
Trademarks and Other Identifiable Intangible Assets	'
	Trademarks and Other Identifiable Intangible Assets
	The primary identifiable intangible assets of the Company are trademarks, license agreements, customer and distributor relationships and computer software. Identifiable intangible assets with finite lives are amortized and those with indefinite lives are not amortized. The estimated useful life of a finite-lived intangible asset is based upon a number of factors, including the effects of demand, competition, expected changes in distribution channels and the level of maintenance expenditures required to obtain future cash flows. Trademarks with finite lives are being amortized over periods ranging from six to 30 years, license agreements are being amortized over periods ranging from six to 15 years, customer and distributor relationships are being amortized over periods ranging from three to 15 years and computer software is being amortized over periods ranging from three to seven years.
	Identifiable intangible assets that are subject to amortization are evaluated for impairment using a process similar to that used in evaluating elements of property. Identifiable intangible assets not subject to amortization are assessed for impairment at least annually, as of the first day of the third fiscal quarter, and as triggering events occur. The impairment test for identifiable intangible assets not subject to amortization consists of comparing the fair value of the intangible asset to its carrying amount. If the carrying value exceeds the fair value of the asset, an impairment loss is recognized in an amount equal to such excess. In assessing fair value, management relies on a number of factors to discount anticipated future cash flows including operating results, business plans and present value techniques. Rates used to discount cash flows are dependent upon interest rates and the cost of capital at a point in time. There are inherent uncertainties related to these factors and management’s judgment in applying them to the analysis of intangible asset impairment.
	The Company capitalizes internal software development costs, which include the actual costs to purchase software from vendors and generally include personnel and related costs for employees who were directly associated with the enhancement and implementation of purchased computer software. Additions to computer software are included in purchases of property, plant and equipment in the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.
Goodwill	'
	Goodwill
	Goodwill is the amount by which the purchase price exceeds the fair value of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed in a business combination. When a business combination is completed, the assets acquired and liabilities assumed are assigned to the reporting unit or units of the Company given responsibility for managing, controlling and generating returns on these assets and liabilities. In many instances, all of the acquired assets and assumed liabilities are assigned to a single reporting unit and in these cases all of the goodwill is assigned to the same reporting unit. In those situations in which the acquired assets and liabilities are allocated to more than one reporting unit, the goodwill to be assigned to each reporting unit is determined in a manner similar to how the amount of goodwill recognized in a business combination is determined.
	Goodwill is not amortized; however, it is assessed for impairment at least annually and as triggering events occur. The Company’s annual measurement date is the first day of the third fiscal quarter. In evaluating the recoverability of goodwill, the Company estimates the fair value of its reporting units and compares it to the carrying value. If the carrying value of the reporting unit exceeds its fair value, the next step of the process involves comparing the implied fair value to the carrying value of the goodwill of that reporting unit. If the carrying value of the goodwill of a reporting unit exceeds the implied fair value of that goodwill, an impairment loss is recognized in an amount equal to such excess. No impairment of goodwill was identified as a result of the testing conducted in 2013. In estimating the fair values of the reporting units, management relies on a number of factors to discount anticipated future cash flows including operating results, business plans and present value techniques. Rates used to discount cash flows are dependent upon interest rates and the cost of capital at a point in time. There are inherent uncertainties related to these factors and management’s judgment in applying them to the analysis of goodwill impairment.
Insurance Reserves	'
	Insurance Reserves
	The Company is self-insured for property, workers’ compensation, medical and other casualty programs up to certain stop-loss limits. Undiscounted liabilities for self-insured exposures are accrued at the present value of the expected aggregate losses below those limits and are based on a number of assumptions, including historical trends, actuarial assumptions and economic conditions.
Stock-Based Compensation	'
	Stock-Based Compensation
	The Company established the Hanesbrands Inc. Omnibus Incentive Plan (As Amended and Restated), (the “Omnibus Incentive Plan”) to award stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, restricted stock units, deferred stock units, performance shares and cash to its employees, non-employee directors and employees of its subsidiaries to promote the interests of the Company and incent performance and retention of employees. The Company recognizes the cost of employee services received in exchange for awards of equity instruments based upon the grant date fair value of those awards.
Income Taxes	'
	Income Taxes
	Deferred taxes are recognized for the future tax effects of temporary differences between financial and income tax reporting using tax rates in effect for the years in which the differences are expected to reverse. Given continuing losses in certain jurisdictions in which the Company operates on a separate return basis, a valuation allowance has been established for the deferred tax assets in these specific locations. The Company periodically estimates the probable tax obligations using historical experience in tax jurisdictions and informed judgment. There are inherent uncertainties related to the interpretation of tax regulations in the jurisdictions in which the Company transacts business. The judgments and estimates made at a point in time may change based on the outcome of tax audits, as well as changes to, or further interpretations of, regulations. Income tax expense is adjusted in the period in which these events occur, and these adjustments are included in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Income. If such changes take place, there is a risk that the Company’s effective tax rate may increase or decrease in any period. A company must recognize the tax benefit from an uncertain tax position only if it is more likely than not that the tax position will be sustained on examination by the taxing authorities, based on the technical merits of the position. The tax benefits recognized in the financial statements from such a position are measured based on the largest benefit that has a greater than fifty percent likelihood of being realized upon ultimate resolution.
Financial Instruments	'
	Financial Instruments
	The Company uses forward foreign exchange contracts to manage its exposures to movements in foreign exchange rates. The use of these financial instruments modifies the Company’s exposure to these risks with the goal of reducing the risk or cost to the Company. Depending on the nature of the underlying risk being hedged, these financial instruments are either designated as cash flow hedges or are economic hedges against changes in the value of the hedged item and therefore not designated as hedges for accounting purposes. The Company does not use derivatives for trading purposes and is not a party to leveraged derivative contracts.
	On the date the derivative is entered into, the Company determines whether the derivative meets the criteria for cash flow hedge accounting treatment or whether the financial instrument is serving as an economic hedge against changes in the value of the hedged item and therefore is not designated as a hedge for accounting purposes. The accounting for changes in fair value of the derivative instrument depends on whether the derivative has been designated and qualifies as part of a hedging relationship.
	The Company formally documents its hedge relationships, including identifying the hedging instruments and the hedged items, as well as its risk management objectives and strategies for undertaking the hedge transaction. This process includes linking derivatives that are designated as hedges of specific assets, liabilities, firm commitments or forecasted transactions. The Company also formally assesses, both at inception and at least quarterly thereafter, whether the derivatives that are used in hedging transactions are highly effective in offsetting changes in cash flows of the hedged item. If it is determined that a derivative ceases to be a highly effective hedge, or if the anticipated transaction is no longer likely to occur, the Company discontinues hedge accounting, and any deferred gains or losses are recorded in the “Selling, general and administrative expenses” line of the Consolidated Statements of Income.
	Derivatives are recorded in the Consolidated Balance Sheets at fair value and classified as current or noncurrent based on the derivatives’ maturity dates. The fair value is based upon either market quotes for actively traded instruments or independent bids for nonexchange traded instruments. Cash flows hedges are classified in the same category as the item being hedged, and cash flows from derivative contracts not designated as hedges are classified as cash flows from operating activities in the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.
	The Company may be exposed to credit losses in the event of nonperformance by individual counterparties or the entire group of counterparties to the Company’s derivative contracts. Risk of nonperformance by counterparties is mitigated by dealing with highly rated counterparties and by diversifying across counterparties.
	Cash Flow Hedges
	The effective portion of the change in the fair value of a derivative that is designated as a cash flow hedge is recorded in the “Accumulated other comprehensive loss” line of the Consolidated Balance Sheets. When the hedged item affects the income statement, the gain or loss included in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) is reported on the same line in the Consolidated Statements of Income as the hedged item. In addition, both the fair value of changes excluded from the Company’s effectiveness assessments and the ineffective portion of the changes in the fair value of derivatives used as cash flow hedges are reported in the “Selling, general and administrative expenses” line in the Consolidated Statements of Income.
	Derivative Contracts Not Designated as Hedges
	For derivative contracts not designated as hedges, changes in fair value are reported in the “Selling, general and administrative expenses” line of the Consolidated Statements of Income. These contracts are recorded at fair value when the hedged item is recorded as an asset or liability and then are revalued each accounting period.
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements	'
	Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
	Presentation of Comprehensive Income
	In February 2013, the FASB issued a final rule related to the reporting of amounts reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive income that requires entities to report, either on their income statement or in a footnote to their financial statements, the effects on earnings from items that are reclassified out of other comprehensive income. The new accounting rules were effective for the Company in the first quarter of 2013. The adoption of the new accounting rules did not have a material effect on the Company’s financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.
	Disclosures About Offsetting Assets and Liabilities
	In December 2011, the FASB issued new accounting rules related to new disclosure requirements regarding the nature of an entity’s rights of setoff and related arrangements associated with its financial instruments and derivative instruments. The new rules are effective for the Company in the first quarter of 2014 with retrospective application required. The Company does not expect the adoption of the new accounting rules to have a material effect on the Company’s financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.
	Presentation of an Unrecognized Tax Benefit
	In July 2013, the FASB issued new accounting rules related to standardizing the financial statement presentation of an unrecognized tax benefit, or a portion thereof, when a net operating loss carryforward, a similar tax loss, or a tax credit carryforward exists. The new rules are effective for the Company in the first quarter of 2015 and applied prospectively. The Company does not expect the adoption of the new accounting rules to have a material impact on the Company’s financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.
Reclassifications	'
	Reclassifications
	Certain prior year amounts in the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flow, none of which are material, have been reclassified to conform with the current year presentation. These reclassifications within the statements, which relate to a change in the classification of taxes paid related to net shares settlement of equity awards, had no impact on the Company’s results of operations.

Maidenform_Acquisition_Tables

Maidenform Acquisition (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 28, 2013
Business Combinations [Abstract]	'
Acquired Assets and Assumed Liabilities at Date of Acquisition	'
	The acquired assets and assumed liabilities at the date of acquisition (October 7, 2013) include the following:
	Cash and cash equivalents	$	20,650
	Trade accounts receivable, net	86,794
	Inventories	125,179
	Other current assets	29,860
	Property, net	14,528
	Trademarks and other identifiable intangibles, net	270,430
	Other noncurrent assets	9,153
	Total assets acquired	556,594
	Accounts payables	34,101
	Accrued liabilities and other	13,055
	Deferred tax liabilities, noncurrent	118,189
	Other noncurrent liabilities	4,070
	Total liabilities assumed	169,415
	Net assets acquired	387,179
	Goodwill	193,326
	Purchase price	$	580,505
Unaudited Pro Forma Results of Operations	'
	Unaudited pro forma results of operations for the Company are presented below assuming that the 2013 acquisition of Maidenform had occurred at the beginning of 2012. Pro forma operating results for 2012 include expenses totaling $25,224 for acquisition-related charges.
		December 28, 2013		December 29, 2012
	Net sales	$	5,067,197	$	5,125,998
	Income from continuing operations	370,469		240,678
	Earnings per share from continuing operations:
	Basic	$	3.71	$	2.44
	Diluted	3.64		2.4

Earnings_Per_Share_Tables

Earnings Per Share (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 28, 2013
Text Block [Abstract]	'
Reconciliation of Basic to Diluted Weighted Average Shares	'
	The reconciliation of basic to diluted weighted average shares outstanding is as follows:
		Years Ended
		December 28,	December 29,	December 31,
		2013	2012	2011
	Basic weighted average shares outstanding	99,859	98,709	97,710
	Effect of potentially dilutive securities:
	Stock options	1,536	1,245	1,163
	Restricted stock units	427	314	376
	Employee stock purchase plan and other	1	1	2
	Diluted weighted average shares outstanding	101,823	100,269	99,251

StockBased_Compensation_Tables

Stock-Based Compensation (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 28, 2013
Text Block [Abstract]	'
Summary of Changes in Stock Options Outstanding to Company's Employees Under Hanesbrands Omnibus Incentive Plan	'
	A summary of the changes in stock options outstanding to the Company’s employees under the Omnibus Incentive Plan is presented below:
		Shares		Weighted-		Aggregate		Weighted-
				Average		Intrinsic		Average
				Exercise		Value		Remaining
				Price				Contractual
								Term
								(Years)
	Options outstanding at January 1, 2011	6,218		$	22.35	$	19,914	6.9
	Exercised	(772	)	22.17
	Forfeited	(132	)	20.5
	Options outstanding at December 31, 2011	5,314		$	22.42	$	7,202	5.9
	Exercised	(448	)	19.79
	Forfeited	(9	)	23.73
	Options outstanding at December 29, 2012	4,857		$	22.68	$	59,744	4.91
	Exercised	(2,077	)	23.42
	Forfeited	(2	)	22.37
	Options outstanding at December 28, 2013	2,778		$	22.12	$	131,219	4.31
	Options exercisable at December 28, 2013	2,778		$	22.12	$	131,219	4.31
Summary of Changes in Restricted Stock Unit Awards Outstanding Under Hanesbrands Omnibus Incentive Plan	'
	A summary of the changes in the restricted stock unit awards outstanding under the Omnibus Incentive Plan is presented below:
		Shares		Weighted-		Aggregate		Weighted-
				Average		Intrinsic		Average
				Grant		Value		Remaining
				Date Fair				Contractual
				Value				Term
								(Years)
	Nonvested share units outstanding at January 1, 2011	1,330		$	23.08	$	33,794	1.73
	Granted — non-performanced based	497		23.6
	Granted — performanced based	256		23.46
	Vested	(741	)	21.06
	Forfeited	(117	)	22.82
	Nonvested share units outstanding at December 31, 2011	1,225		$	24.61	$	26,782	2.37
	Granted — non-performanced based	335		35.62
	Granted — performanced based	288		32.2
	Vested	(400	)	24.56
	Forfeited	(42	)	25.38
	Nonvested share units outstanding at December 29, 2012	1,406		$	28.76	$	49,188	1.99
	Granted — non-performanced based	201		67.37
	Granted — performanced based	224		52.93
	Vested	(606	)	27.95
	Forfeited	(32	)	28.17
	Nonvested share units outstanding at December 28, 2013	1,193		$	40.23	$	82,742	1.79

Trade_Accounts_Receivable_Tabl

Trade Accounts Receivable (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 28, 2013
Text Block [Abstract]	'
Allowances for Trade Accounts Receivable	'
	The changes in the Company’s allowance for doubtful accounts and allowance for chargebacks and other deductions are as follows:
		Allowance			Allowance			Total
		for			for
		Doubtful			Chargebacks
		Accounts			and Other
					Deductions
	Balance at January 1, 2011	$	11,116		$	8,076		$	19,192
	Charged to expenses	(1,142		)	6,393			5,251
	Deductions and write-offs	(1,250		)	(5,775		)	(7,025		)
	Balance at December 31, 2011	8,724			8,694			17,418
	Charged to expenses	747			7,570			8,317
	Deductions and write-offs	(3,284		)	(7,511		)	(10,795		)
	Balance at December 29, 2012	6,187			8,753			14,940
	Charged to expenses	1,445			5,288			6,733
	Deductions and write-offs	(2,346		)	(5,991		)	(8,337		)
	Balance at December 28, 2013	$	5,286		$	8,050		$	13,336

Inventories_Tables

Inventories (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 28, 2013
Text Block [Abstract]	'
Inventories	'
	Inventories consisted of the following:
		December 28, 2013		December 29, 2012
	Raw materials	$	170,524	$	167,883
	Work in process	142,713		143,713
	Finished goods	970,094		941,540
		$	1,283,331	$	1,253,136

Property_Net_Tables

Property, Net (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 28, 2013
Text Block [Abstract]	'
Summary of Property	'
	Property is summarized as follows:
		28-Dec-13		29-Dec-12
	Land	$	28,895	$	26,286
	Buildings and improvements	477,167		483,814
	Machinery and equipment	872,038		886,413
	Construction in progress	20,855		13,155
	Capital leases	4,031		3,709
		1,402,986		1,413,377
	Less accumulated depreciation	823,103		817,219
	Property, net	$	579,883	$	596,158

Notes_Payable_Tables

Notes Payable (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 28, 2013
Text Block [Abstract]	'
Summary of Short Term Obligations	'
	The Company had the following short-term revolving facilities at December 28, 2013 and December 29, 2012:
		Interest	Principal Amount
		Rate as of
		December 28,
		2013	December 28, 2013		December 29, 2012
	El Salvador	3.00%	$	30,000	$	25,000
	Philippines	3.16%	1,417		1,216
	China	6.02%	4,775		—
			$	36,192	$	26,216

Debt_Tables

Debt (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 28, 2013
Text Block [Abstract]	'
Debt	'
	The Company had the following debt at December 28, 2013 and December 29, 2012:
		Interest	Principal Amount
		Rate as of
		December 28,
		2013	December 28, 2013		December 29, 2012		Maturity Date
	Senior Secured Credit Facility:
	Revolving Loan Facility	1.69%	$	467,000	$	67,500	Jul-18
	6.375% Senior Notes	6.38%	1,000,000		1,000,000		December 2020
	Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility	1.22%	181,790		173,836		Mar-14
	8% Senior Notes	—	—		250,000
			1,648,790		1,491,336
	Less current maturities		181,790		173,836
			$	1,467,000	$	1,317,500

Intangible_Assets_and_Goodwill1

Intangible Assets and Goodwill (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 28, 2013
Text Block [Abstract]	'
Intangible Assets and Related Accumulated Amortization	'
	The primary components of the Company’s intangible assets and the related accumulated amortization are as follows:
		Gross		Accumulated			Net Book
				Amortization			Value
	Year ended December 28, 2013:
	Intangible assets subject to amortization:
	Trademarks and brand names	$	136,379	$	75,559		$	60,820
	Licensing agreements	58,901		11,501			47,400
	Customer and distributor relationships	37,654		2,430			35,224
	Computer software	68,254		56,658			11,596
	Other intangibles	3,281		770			2,511
		$	304,469	$	146,918		157,551
	Intangible assets not subject to amortization:
	Trademarks						220,200
	Net book value of intangible assets						$	377,751
		Gross		Accumulated			Net Book
				Amortization			Value
	Year ended December 29, 2012:
	Intangible assets subject to amortization:
	Trademarks and brand names	$	140,855	$	76,606		$	64,249
	Licensing agreements	47,600		7,612			39,988
	Customer and distributor relationships	3,327		1,300			2,027
	Computer software	62,820		50,556			12,264
	Other intangibles	1,921		335			1,586
		$	256,523	$	136,409
	Net book value of intangible assets						$	120,114
Goodwill	'
	Goodwill and the changes in those amounts during the period are as follows:
		Innerwear		Activewear			Direct to		International			Total
							Consumer
	Net book value at December 31, 2011	$	245,505	$	171,386		$	255	$	16,250		$	433,396
	Disposition of business	—		(172		)	—		—			(172		)
	Other	—		—			—		76			76
	Net book value at December 29, 2012	245,505		171,214			255		16,326			433,300
	Acquisition of business	181,726		—			2,900		8,700			193,326
	Other	—		—			—		(234		)	(234		)
	Net book value at December 28, 2013	$	427,231	$	171,214		$	3,155	$	24,792		$	626,392

Accumulated_Other_Comprehensiv1

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 28, 2013
Text Block [Abstract]	'
Schedule of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss	'
	The components of Accumulated other comprehensive loss (“AOCI”) are as follows:
		Cumulative Translation Adjustment				Hedges				Defined Benefit Plans				Income Taxes			Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
	Balance at December 31, 2011	$	(7,496	)		$	582			$	(540,388	)		$	214,051		$	(333,251	)
	Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss	—				843				15,987				(6,712		)	10,118
	Current-period other comprehensive income (loss) activity	(838		)		(576		)		11,843				(4,909		)	5,520
	Balance at December 29, 2012	(8,334		)		849				(512,558		)		202,430			(317,613		)
	Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss	—				(400		)		15,418				(5,874		)	9,144
	Current-period other comprehensive income (loss) activity	(13,594		)		1,593				139,637				(56,184		)	71,452
	Balance at December 28, 2013	$	(21,928	)		$	2,042			$	(357,503	)		$	140,372		$	(237,017	)
Schedule of Reclassifications Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss	'
	The Company had the following reclassifications out of Accumulated other comprehensive loss:
	Component of AOCI		Location of Reclassification into Income		Amount of Reclassification from AOCI
					December 28,				December 29,				December 31,
					2013				2012				2011
	Gain (loss) on foreign exchange contracts		Cost of sales		$	(400	)		$	(2,594	)		$	1,713
			Income tax		160				1,034				(682		)
			Net of tax		$	(240	)		$	(1,560	)		$	1,031
	Amortization of loss on interest rate hedge		Interest expense, net		$	—			$	3,437			$	13,935
			Income tax		—				(1,371		)		(5,556		)
			Net of tax		$	—			$	2,066			$	8,379
	Amortization of deferred actuarial loss and prior service cost		Selling, general and administrative expenses		$	15,418			$	15,987			$	9,148
			Income tax		(6,034		)		(6,375		)		(3,648		)
			Net of tax		$	9,384			$	9,612			$	5,500
	Total reclassifications				$	9,144			$	10,118			$	14,910

Financial_Instruments_and_Risk1

Financial Instruments and Risk Management (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 28, 2013
Text Block [Abstract]	'
Fair Values of Derivative Instruments	'
	The fair values of derivative financial instruments related to forward foreign exchange contracts recognized in the Consolidated Balance Sheets of the Company were as follows:
				Fair Value
		Balance Sheet Location		December 28, 2013				December 29, 2012
	Hedges	Other current assets		$	32			$	708
	Non-hedges	Other current assets		970				380
	Total derivative assets			$	1,002			$	1,088
	Hedges	Accrued liabilities		$	—			$	(184	)
	Non-hedges	Accrued liabilities		(28		)		(84		)
	Total derivative liabilities			$	(28	)		$	(268	)
	Net derivative asset			$	974			$	820
Effect of Cash Flow Hedge Derivative Instruments	'
	The effect of cash flow hedge derivative instruments on the Consolidated Statements of Income and Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss is as follows:
		Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in
		Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
		(Effective Portion) Year Ended
		December 28,				December 29,				December 31,
		2013				2012				2011
	Interest rate contracts	$	—			$	—			$	(3	)
	Foreign exchange contracts	1,593				(262		)		1,341
	Total	$	1,593			$	(262	)		$	1,338
		Location of Loss		Amount of Gain (Loss) Reclassified from
		Reclassified from		Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss into
		Accumulated Other		Income (Effective Portion) Year Ended
		Comprehensive Loss into
		Income (Effective Portion)		December 28,				December 29,				December 31,
				2013				2012				2011
	Interest rate contracts	Interest		$	—			$	(2,560	)		$	(11,621	)
		expense, net
	Interest rate contracts	Other expenses		—				(877		)		(2,314		)
	Foreign exchange contracts	Cost of sales		400				(47		)		(969		)
	Total			$	400			$	(3,484	)		$	(14,904	)
Effect of Mark to Market Hedge Derivative Instruments on Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income	'
	The effect of derivative contracts not designated as hedges on the Consolidated Statements of Income is as follows:
		Location of Gain (Loss)		Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in
		Recognized in Income		Income Year Ended
		on Derivative		December 28,				December 29,				December 31,
				2013				2012				2011
	Foreign exchange contracts	Selling, general and		$	458			$	(3,757	)		$	1,804
		administrative expenses
	Total			$	458			$	(3,757	)		$	1,804

Fair_Value_of_Assets_and_Liabi1

Fair Value of Assets and Liabilities (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 28, 2013
Text Block [Abstract]	'
Fair Value of Financial Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis	'
	The following tables set forth by level within the fair value hierarchy the Company’s financial assets and liabilities accounted for at fair value on a recurring basis.
		Assets (Liabilities) at Fair Value as of
		December 28, 2013
		Quoted Prices In			Significant
		Active Markets			Other			Significant
		for Identical			Observable			Unobservable
		Assets			Inputs			Inputs
		(Level 1)			(Level 2)			(Level 3)
	Defined benefit pension plan investment assets:
	Hedge fund of funds	$	—		$	—		$	281,908
	U.S. equity securities	140,880			27,902			—
	Foreign equity securities	50,661			77,152			—
	Debt securities	18,644			87,578			—
	Real estate	—			—			33,575
	Commodities	—			15,407			—
	Cash and other	5,872			—			—
		216,057			208,039			315,483
	Derivative contracts:
	Foreign exchange derivative contracts	—			1,002			—
	Foreign exchange derivative contracts	—			(28		)	—
		—			974			—
	Deferred compensation plan liability	—			(17,036		)	—
	Total	$	216,057		$	191,977		$	315,483
		Assets (Liabilities) at Fair Value as of
		29-Dec-12
		Quoted Prices In			Significant
		Active Markets			Other			Significant
		for Identical			Observable			Unobservable
		Assets			Inputs			Inputs
		(Level 1)			(Level 2)			(Level 3)
	Defined benefit pension plan investment assets:
	Hedge fund of funds	$	—		$	—		$	253,391
	U.S. equity securities	111,878			20,824			—
	Foreign equity securities	40,279			64,348			—
	Debt securities	6,443			96,385			—
	Real estate	—			—			32,584
	Commodities	—			13,086			—
	Cash and other	4,550			—			—
		163,150			194,643			285,975
	Derivative contracts:
	Foreign exchange derivative contracts	—			1,088			—
	Foreign exchange derivative contracts	—			(268		)	—
		—			820			—
	Deferred compensation plan liability	—			(8,493		)	—
	Total	$	163,150		$	186,970		$	285,975
Summary of Changes in Fair Value of Level 3 Investment Assets	'
	The table below sets forth a summary of changes in the fair value of the Level 3 investment assets in 2013 and 2012.
		Hedge fund of			Real estate
		funds
	Balance at December 31, 2011	$	242,594		$	30,729
	Actual return on assets	13,190			3,590
	Sale of assets	(2,393		)	(9,340		)
	Purchase of assets	—			7,605
	Balance at December 29, 2012	253,391			32,584
	Actual return on assets	31,253			4,491
	Sale of assets	(2,736		)	(6,992		)
	Purchase of assets	—			3,492
	Balance at December 28, 2013	$	281,908		$	33,575

Defined_Benefit_Pension_Plans_

Defined Benefit Pension Plans (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 28, 2013
Text Block [Abstract]	'
Components of Net Periodic Benefit Cost and Other Amounts Recognized in Other Comprehensive Loss	'
	The components of net periodic benefit cost and other amounts recognized in other comprehensive loss of the Company’s noncontributory defined benefit pension plans were as follows:
		Years Ended
		December 28, 2013				December 29, 2012				December 31, 2011
	Service cost	$	1,565			$	1,471			$	1,445
	Interest cost	44,174				44,276				47,833
	Expected return on assets	(46,777		)		(44,708		)		(47,782		)
	Amortization of:
	Prior service cost	35				31				29
	Net actuarial loss	15,382				15,946				9,119
	Net periodic benefit cost	$	14,379			$	17,016			$	10,644
	Other Changes in Plan Assets and Benefit Obligations Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income
	Net (gain) loss	$	(155,314	)		$	(26,633	)		$	200,771
	Prior service cost (credit)	208				(31		)		(29		)
	Total (gain) loss recognized in other comprehensive income	(155,106		)		(26,664		)		200,742
	Total recognized in net periodic benefit cost and other comprehensive income	$	(140,727	)		$	(9,648	)		$	211,386
Funded Status of Company's Defined Benefit Pension Plans	'
	The funded status of the Company’s defined benefit pension plans at the respective year ends was as follows:
		December 28, 2013				December 29, 2012
	Benefit obligation:
	Beginning of year	$	1,085,177			$	1,080,167
	Service cost	1,565				1,471
	Interest cost	44,483				44,276
	Plan amendment	244				—
	Benefits paid	(52,829		)		(49,951		)
	Impact of exchange rate change	(3,198		)		55
	Business combination	24,403				—
	Actuarial (gain) loss	(99,780		)		9,159
	End of year	1,000,065				1,085,177
	Fair value of plan assets:
	Beginning of year	643,768				599,889
	Actual return on plan assets	86,524				65,101
	Employer contributions	41,177				28,175
	Benefits paid	(52,829		)		(49,951		)
	Business combination	22,721				—
	Impact of exchange rate change	(1,782		)		554
	End of year	739,579				643,768
	Funded status	$	(260,486	)		$	(441,409	)
Accumulated Benefit Obligation and Fair Value of Plan Assets with Accumulated Benefit Obligations in Excess of Plan Assets	'
	The total benefit obligation and the benefit obligation and fair value of plan assets for the Company’s pension plans with benefit obligations in excess of plan assets are as follows:
		December 28,				December 29,
		2013				2012
	Benefit obligation	$	1,000,065			$	1,085,177
	Plans with benefit obligation in excess of plan assets
	Benefit obligation	1,000,065				1,085,177
	Fair value of plan assets	739,579				643,768
Amounts Recognized in Company's Consolidated Balance Sheets	'
	Amounts recognized in the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets consist of:
		December 28,				December 29,
		2013				2012
	Current liabilities	$	(3,289	)		$	(2,216	)
	Noncurrent liabilities	(257,197		)		(439,193		)
	Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(358,818		)		(513,924		)
Amounts Recognized in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss	'
	Amounts recognized in accumulated other comprehensive loss consist of:
		December 28,				December 29,
		2013				2012
	Prior service cost	$	288			$	79
	Actuarial loss	358,530				513,845
		$	358,818			$	513,924
Weighted Average Actuarial Assumptions Used in Measuring Net Periodic Benefit Cost and Plan Obligation	'
	The weighted average actuarial assumptions used in measuring the net periodic benefit cost and plan obligations for the periods presented were as follows:
		December 28,			December 29,			December 31,
		2013			2012			2011
	Net periodic benefit cost:
	Discount rate	4.17	%		4.2	%		5.27	%
	Long-term rate of return on plan assets	7.29			7.58			7.77
	Rate of compensation increase (1)	3.74			3.75			3.75
	Plan obligations:
	Discount rate	4.96	%		4.17	%		4.2	%
	Rate of compensation increase (1)	3.74			3.74			3.75
	-1	The compensation increase assumption applies to the international plans and portions of the nonqualified retirement plans, as benefits under these plans were not frozen at December 28, 2013, December 29, 2012 and December 31, 2011.
Allocation of Pension Plan Assets	'
	The allocation of pension plan assets as of the respective period end measurement dates is as follows:
		28-Dec-13			29-Dec-12
	Asset category:
	Hedge fund of funds	38	%		39	%
	U.S. equity securities	23			21
	Foreign equity securities	17			16
	Debt securities	14			16
	Real estate	5			5
	Commodities	2			2
	Cash and other	1			1

Income_Taxes_Tables

Income Taxes (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 28, 2013
Text Block [Abstract]	'
Provision for Income Tax Computed by Applying U.S. Statutory Rate to Income Before Taxes as Reconciled to Actual Provisions	'
	The provision for income tax computed by applying the U.S. statutory rate to income before taxes as reconciled to the actual provisions were:
		Years Ended
		December 28, 2013			December 29, 2012			December 31, 2011
	Income before income tax expense:
	Domestic	21.5	%		(5.8	)%		7.4	%
	Foreign	78.5			105.8			92.6
		100	%		100	%		100	%
	Tax expense at U.S. statutory rate	35	%		35	%		35	%
	State income taxes	0.4			0.3			0.8
	Tax on remittance of foreign earnings	2.5			3.1			1.9
	Foreign taxes less than U.S. statutory rate	(19.6	)		(24.3	)		(20.0	)
	Employee benefits	1			0.9			0.7
	Change in valuation allowance	0.5			0.3			(0.7	)
	Release of unrecognized tax benefit reserves	(2.3	)		(3.8	)		(0.7	)
	Other, net	(1.0	)		0.1			(2.2	)
	Taxes at effective worldwide tax rates	16.5	%		11.6	%		14.8	%
Current and Deferred Tax Provisions (Benefits)	'
	Current and deferred tax provisions (benefits) were:
		Current				Deferred				Total
	Year ended December 28, 2013
	Domestic	$	24,166			$	16,310			$	40,476
	Foreign	22,037				(590		)		21,447
	State	4,488				(1,104		)		3,384
		$	50,691			$	14,616			$	65,307
	Year ended December 29, 2012
	Domestic	$	21,222			$	(21,555	)		$	(333	)
	Foreign	29,053				(2,022		)		27,031
	State	1,027				2,777				3,804
		$	51,302			$	(20,800	)		$	30,502
	Year ended December 31, 2011
	Domestic	$	10,869			$	1,581			$	12,450
	Foreign	26,414				(460		)		25,954
	State	2,958				621				3,579
		$	40,241			$	1,742			$	41,983
Cash Tax Payments Made by Company Primarily in Foreign Jurisdictions	'
		Years Ended
		December 28, 2013				December 29, 2012				December 31, 2011
	Cash payments for income taxes	$	34,221			$	32,274			$	37,665
Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities	'
	The deferred tax assets and liabilities at the respective year-ends were as follows:
		December 28,				December 29,
		2013				2012
	Deferred tax assets:
	Nondeductible reserves	$	790			$	3,578
	Inventories	102,482				60,185
	Property and equipment	7,179				9,116
	Intangibles	50,355				151,979
	Bad debt allowance	12,781				8,050
	Accrued expenses	8,838				6,196
	Employee benefits	150,391				231,378
	Tax credits	30,020				23,564
	Net operating loss and other tax carryforwards	60,724				84,253
	Other	17,975				16,324
	Gross deferred tax assets	441,535				594,623
	Less valuation allowances	(32,131		)		(25,726		)
	Deferred tax assets	409,404				568,897
	Deferred tax liabilities:
	Derivatives	873				397
	Prepaids	4,798				5,526
	Deferred tax liabilities	5,671				5,923
	Net deferred tax assets	$	403,733			$	562,974
Net Operating Loss Carryforwards	'
	At December 28, 2013, the Company has total net operating loss carryforwards of approximately $108,293 for foreign jurisdictions, which will expire as follows:
	Fiscal Year:
	2014	$	6,220
	2015	12,901
	2016	14,993
	2017	24,669
	2018	18,647
	Thereafter	30,863
Reconciliation of Beginning and Ending Amount of Unrecognized Tax Benefits	'
	A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits is as follows:
	Balance at December 31, 2011 (gross balance of $44,302)	$	41,637
	Additions based on tax positions related to the current year	15,616
	Additions for tax positions of prior years	(8,337		)
	Balance at December 29, 2012 (gross balance of $51,572)	48,916
	Additions based on tax positions related to the current year	12,377
	Reductions for tax positions of prior years	(12,940		)
	Balance at December 28, 2013 (gross balance of $51,315)	$	48,353

Discontinued_Operations_Tables

Discontinued Operations (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 28, 2013
Text Block [Abstract]	'
Components of Loss from Discontinued Operations	'
	The key components from discontinued operations related to the European and domestic imagewear businesses were as follows:
		Years Ended
		December 29,			December 31,
		2012			2011
	Net sales	$	89,686		$	202,852
	Cost of sales	116,798			155,689
	Gross profit (loss)	(27,112		)	47,163
	Selling, general and administrative expenses	7,200			16,009
	Impairment of intangibles	37,425			—
	Operating profit (loss)	(71,737		)	31,154
	Interest expense, net	5			99
	Loss on disposal of business	32,829			—
	Income (loss) from discontinued operations before income tax expense (benefit)	(104,571		)	31,055
	Income tax expense (benefit)	(36,809		)	6,936
	Net income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax	$	(67,762	)	$	24,119

Business_Segment_Information_T

Business Segment Information (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 28, 2013
Text Block [Abstract]	'
Net Sales	'
		Years Ended
		December 28, 2013			December 29, 2012			December 31, 2011
	Net sales:
	Innerwear	$	2,444,935		$	2,334,006		$	2,261,166
	Activewear	1,306,936			1,318,012			1,289,313
	Direct to Consumer	380,079			372,359			375,440
	International	495,852			501,344			508,372
	Total net sales	$	4,627,802		$	4,525,721		$	4,434,291
Segment Operating Profit	'
		Years Ended
		December 28, 2013			December 29, 2012			December 31, 2011
	Segment operating profit:
	Innerwear	$	467,398		$	407,318		$	346,293
	Activewear	170,749			72,820			116,457
	Direct to Consumer	34,737			25,890			20,422
	International	42,850			46,713			54,154
	Total segment operating profit	715,734			552,741			537,326
	Items not included in segment operating profit:
	General corporate expenses	(104,993		)	(99,100		)	(77,382		)
	Acquisition, integration and other action related charges	(80,790		)	—			—
	Amortization of intangibles	(14,765		)	(13,526		)	(12,817		)
	Total operating profit	515,186			440,115			447,127
	Other expenses	(17,501		)	(40,315		)	(6,377		)
	Interest expense, net	(101,884		)	(136,855		)	(156,198		)
	Income from continuing operations before income tax expense	$	395,801		$	262,945		$	284,552
Assets	'
	Principally cash and equivalents, certain fixed assets, net deferred tax assets, goodwill, trademarks and other identifiable intangibles, and certain other noncurrent assets.
		December 28, 2013			December 29, 2012
	Assets:
	Innerwear	$	1,519,555		$	1,403,335
	Activewear	654,049			645,021
	Direct to Consumer	95,428			86,145
	International	332,012			309,851
		2,601,044			2,444,352
	Corporate (1)	1,489,004			1,187,348
	Total assets	$	4,090,048		$	3,631,700
Depreciation and Amortization Expense	'
		Years Ended
		December 28, 2013			December 29, 2012			December 31, 2011
	Depreciation and amortization expense:
	Innerwear	$	42,990		$	42,617		$	40,266
	Activewear	21,827			21,907			21,569
	Direct to Consumer	7,773			9,323			7,183
	International	3,535			4,154			2,196
		76,125			78,001			71,214
	Corporate	14,765			14,252			17,649
	Total depreciation and amortization expense	$	90,890		$	92,253		$	88,863
Additions to Long-Lived Assets	'
		Years Ended
		28-Dec-13			29-Dec-12			31-Dec-11
	Additions to long-lived assets:
	Innerwear	$	24,192		$	22,241		$	38,376
	Activewear	11,653			11,532			37,028
	Direct to Consumer	2,188			2,962			6,336
	International	3,025			2,054			4,150
		41,058			38,789			85,890
	Corporate	2,569			2,202			4,072
	Total additions to long-lived assets	$	43,627		$	40,991		$	89,962

Geographic_Area_Information_Ta

Geographic Area Information (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 28, 2013
Text Block [Abstract]	'
Sales and Long Lived Assets by Geographical Area	'
	Geographic Area Information
		Years Ended or at
		28-Dec-13				29-Dec-12				31-Dec-11
		Sales		Long-Lived		Sales		Long-Lived		Sales		Long-Lived
				Assets				Assets				Assets
	United States	$	4,133,645	$	132,980	$	4,026,139	$	132,147	$	3,927,571	$	154,035
	Canada	142,004		1,561		129,919		1,943		139,687		1,538
	Japan	101,371		563		120,498		172		118,361		456
	Mexico	68,379		1,659		70,482		1,871		79,696		1,933
	Brazil	53,062		1,912		58,972		792		67,954		757
	China	17,827		132,564		15,778		144,494		19,397		144,651
	Central America and the Caribbean Basin	3,568		267,277		1,604		270,611		4,335		283,908
	Other	107,946		41,367		102,329		44,128		77,290		48,128
		$	4,627,802	$	579,883	$	4,525,721	$	596,158	$	4,434,291	$	635,406

Quarterly_Financial_Data_Table

Quarterly Financial Data (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 28, 2013
Text Block [Abstract]	'
Quarterly Information	'
	Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited)
		First			Second			Third			Fourth		Total
	2013
	Net sales	$	945,461		$	1,199,205		$	1,197,346		$	1,285,790	$	4,627,802
	Gross profit	327,299			435,482			421,680			427,232		1,611,693
	Net income	51,379			121,586			125,263			32,266		330,494
	Basic earnings per share	0.52			1.22			1.25			0.32		3.31
	Diluted earnings per share	0.51			1.19			1.23			0.32		3.25
	2012
	Net sales	$	973,133		$	1,180,651		$	1,218,681		$	1,153,256	$	4,525,721
	Gross profit	255,114			366,932			399,930			398,071		1,420,047
	Income (loss) from continuing operations	(24,271		)	67,316			111,183			78,215		232,443
	Income (loss) from discontinued operations	(2,559		)	(66,085		)	(1,291		)	2,173		(67,762		)
	Net income (loss)	$	(26,830	)	$	1,231		$	109,892		$	80,388	$	164,681
	Earnings (loss) per share — basic:
	Continuing operations	$	(0.25	)	$	0.68		$	1.13		$	0.79	$	2.35
	Discontinued operations	(0.03		)	(0.67		)	(0.01		)	0.02		(0.69		)
	Net income (loss)	$	(0.27	)	$	0.01		$	1.11		$	0.81	$	1.67
	Earnings (loss) per share — diluted:
	Continuing operations	$	(0.25	)	$	0.67		$	1.11		$	0.78	$	2.32
	Discontinued operations	(0.03		)	(0.66		)	(0.01		)	0.02		(0.68		)
	Net income (loss)	$	(0.27	)	$	0.01		$	1.09		$	0.8	$	1.64

Consolidating_Financial_Inform1

Consolidating Financial Information (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 28, 2013
Text Block [Abstract]	'
Consolidating Statement of Comprehensive Income	'
		Consolidating Statement of Comprehensive Income
		Year Ended December 28, 2013
		Parent			Guarantor			Non-Guarantor			Consolidating			Consolidated
		Company			Subsidiaries			Subsidiaries			Entries and
											Eliminations
	Net sales	$	3,933,591		$	762,257		$	2,300,794		$	(2,368,840	)	$	4,627,802
	Cost of sales	3,097,826			396,489			1,852,065			(2,330,271		)	3,016,109
	Gross profit	835,765			365,768			448,729			(38,569		)	1,611,693
	Selling, general and administrative expenses	802,325			178,434			121,478			(5,730		)	1,096,507
	Operating profit	33,440			187,334			327,251			(32,839		)	515,186
	Equity in earnings of subsidiaries	425,833			215,230			—			(641,063		)	—
	Other expenses	17,501			—			—			—			17,501
	Interest expense, net	95,116			(20		)	6,867			(79		)	101,884
	Income from continuing operations before income tax expense	346,656			402,584			320,384			(673,823		)	395,801
	Income tax expense	16,162			21,850			27,295			—			65,307
	Income from continuing operations	330,494			380,734			293,089			(673,823		)	330,494
	Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax	—			—			—			—			—
	Net income	$	330,494		$	380,734		$	293,089		$	(673,823	)	$	330,494
	Comprehensive income	$	411,090		$	380,734		$	282,050		$	(662,784	)	$	411,090
		Consolidating Statement of Comprehensive Income
		Year Ended December 29, 2012
		Parent			Guarantor			Non-Guarantor			Consolidating			Consolidated
		Company			Subsidiaries			Subsidiaries			Entries and
											Eliminations
	Net sales	$	3,887,087		$	661,270		$	2,284,831		$	(2,307,467	)	$	4,525,721
	Cost of sales	3,170,582			318,326			1,849,219			(2,232,453		)	3,105,674
	Gross profit	716,505			342,944			435,612			(75,014		)	1,420,047
	Selling, general and administrative expenses	730,116			129,978			124,174			(4,336		)	979,932
	Operating profit (loss)	(13,611		)	212,966			311,438			(70,678		)	440,115
	Equity in earnings of subsidiaries	345,094			195,183			—			(540,277		)	—
	Other expenses	40,315			—			—			—			40,315
	Interest expense, net	126,654			(9		)	10,210			—			136,855
	Income from continuing operations before income tax expense (benefit)	164,514			408,158			301,228			(610,955		)	262,945
	Income tax expense (benefit)	(24,467		)	28,281			26,688			—			30,502
	Income from continuing operations	188,981			379,877			274,540			(610,955		)	232,443
	Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax	(24,300		)	(31,792		)	(15,655		)	3,985			(67,762		)
	Net income	$	164,681		$	348,085		$	258,885		$	(606,970	)	$	164,681
	Comprehensive income	$	180,319		$	348,085		$	253,850		$	(601,935	)	$	180,319
		Consolidating Statement of Comprehensive Income
		Year Ended December 31, 2011
		Parent			Guarantor			Non-Guarantor			Consolidating			Consolidated
		Company			Subsidiaries			Subsidiaries			Entries and
											Eliminations
	Net sales	$	3,864,207		$	666,270		$	2,489,968		$	(2,586,154	)	$	4,434,291
	Cost of sales	3,098,797			321,305			2,050,099			(2,529,118		)	2,941,083
	Gross profit	765,410			344,965			439,869			(57,036		)	1,493,208
	Selling, general and administrative expenses	775,316			136,336			135,805			(1,376		)	1,046,081
	Operating profit (loss)	(9,906		)	208,629			304,064			(55,660		)	447,127
	Equity in earnings of subsidiaries	402,850			220,813			—			(623,663		)	—
	Other expenses	6,377			—			—			—			6,377
	Interest expense, net	145,711			(43		)	10,530			—			156,198
	Income from continuing operations before income tax expense (benefit)	240,856			429,485			293,534			(679,323		)	284,552
	Income tax expense (benefit)	(9,777		)	28,250			23,510			—			41,983
	Income from continuing operations	250,633			401,235			270,024			(679,323		)	242,569
	Income from discontinued operations, net of tax	16,055			—			6,447			1,617			24,119
	Net income	$	266,688		$	401,235		$	276,471		$	(677,706	)	$	266,688
	Comprehensive income	$	146,652		$	401,235		$	267,302		$	(668,537	)	$	146,652
Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet	'
		Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet
		December 28, 2013
		Parent			Guarantor			Non-Guarantor			Consolidating			Consolidated
		Company			Subsidiaries			Subsidiaries			Entries and
											Eliminations
	Assets
	Cash and cash equivalents	$	5,695		$	7,811		$	102,357		$	—		$	115,863
	Trade accounts receivable, net	44,366			69,944			465,662			(1,414		)	578,558
	Inventories	825,300			208,250			405,756			(155,975		)	1,283,331
	Deferred tax assets	178,732			15,373			3,155			—			197,260
	Other current assets	37,429			14,354			16,871			—			68,654
	Total current assets	1,091,522			315,732			993,801			(157,389		)	2,243,666
	Property, net	82,786			50,193			446,904			—			579,883
	Trademarks and other identifiable intangibles, net	8,385			88,716			280,650			—			377,751
	Goodwill	232,882			124,247			269,263			—			626,392
	Investments in subsidiaries	2,881,739			1,535,404			—			(4,417,143		)	—
	Deferred tax assets	139,102			53,317			15,007			—			207,426
	Receivables from related entities	4,706,001			4,065,909			1,987,603			(10,759,513		)	—
	Other noncurrent assets	52,712			412			1,806			—			54,930
	Total assets	$	9,195,129		$	6,233,930		$	3,995,034		$	(15,334,045	)	$	4,090,048
	Liabilities and Stockholders’
	Equity
	Accounts payable	$	253,494		$	61,964		$	150,812		$	—		$	466,270
	Accrued liabilities	184,653			63,906			66,497			(30		)	315,026
	Notes payable	—			—			36,192			—			36,192
	Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility	—			—			181,790			—			181,790
	Total current liabilities	438,147			125,870			435,291			(30		)	999,278
	Long-term debt	1,467,000			—			—			—			1,467,000
	Pension and postretirement benefits	253,299			2,159			8,361			—			263,819
	Payables to related entities	5,699,670			3,114,701			1,673,828			(10,488,199		)	—
	Other noncurrent liabilities	106,390			11,318			11,620			—			129,328
	Total liabilities	7,964,506			3,254,048			2,129,100			(10,488,229		)	2,859,425
	Stockholders’ equity	1,230,623			2,979,882			1,865,934			(4,845,816		)	1,230,623
	Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$	9,195,129		$	6,233,930		$	3,995,034		$	(15,334,045	)	$	4,090,048
		Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet
		December 29, 2012
		Parent			Guarantor			Non-Guarantor			Consolidating			Consolidated
		Company			Subsidiaries			Subsidiaries			Entries and
											Eliminations
	Assets
	Cash and cash equivalents	$	5,617		$	1,919		$	35,260		$	—		$	42,796
	Trade accounts receivable, net	39,379			32,199			434,825			(125		)	506,278
	Inventories	882,290			102,121			413,340			(144,615		)	1,253,136
	Deferred tax assets	161,935			1,015			3,239			—			166,189
	Other current assets	30,692			11,917			16,563			(46		)	59,126
	Total current assets	1,119,913			149,171			903,227			(144,786		)	2,027,525
	Property, net	90,820			41,326			464,012			—			596,158
	Trademarks and other identifiable intangibles, net	10,662			93,727			15,725			—			120,114
	Goodwill	232,882			124,247			76,171			—			433,300
	Investments in subsidiaries	2,220,706			1,284,516			—			(3,505,222		)	—
	Deferred tax assets	224,559			154,325			18,645			—			397,529
	Receivables from related entities	3,967,079			3,198,153			1,785,466			(8,950,698		)	—
	Other noncurrent assets	51,686			271			5,117			—			57,074
	Total assets	$	7,918,307		$	5,045,736		$	3,268,363		$	(12,600,706	)	$	3,631,700
	Liabilities and Stockholders’
	Equity
	Accounts payable	$	217,645		$	8,209		$	177,790		$	—		$	403,644
	Accrued liabilities	145,962			57,375			68,666			(31		)	271,972
	Notes payable	—			—			26,216			—			26,216
	Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility	—			—			173,836			—			173,836
	Total current liabilities	363,607			65,584			446,508			(31		)	875,668
	Long-term debt	1,317,500			—			—			—			1,317,500
	Pension and postretirement benefits	433,490			—			12,777			—			446,267
Payables to related entities	4,835,465			2,582,287			1,281,957			(8,699,709		)	—
Other noncurrent liabilities	81,379			10,977			13,043			—			105,399
Total liabilities	7,031,441			2,658,848			1,754,285			(8,699,740		)	2,744,834
Stockholders’ equity	886,866			2,386,888			1,514,078			(3,900,966		)	886,866
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$	7,918,307		$	5,045,736		$	3,268,363		$	(12,600,706	)	$	3,631,700
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows	'
		Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows
		Year Ended December 28, 2013
		Parent			Guarantor			Non-Guarantor			Consolidating			Consolidated
		Company			Subsidiaries			Subsidiaries			Entries and
											Eliminations
	Net cash from operating activities	$	757,127		$	173,085		$	301,962		$	(640,893	)	$	591,281
	Investing activities:
	Purchases of property, plant and equipment	(13,493		)	(5,189		)	(24,945		)	—			(43,627		)
	Proceeds from sales of assets	3,338			33			2,718			—			6,089
	Acquisition of business, net of cash acquired	—			(61,870		)	(497,985		)	—			(559,855		)
	Net cash from investing activities	(10,155		)	(67,026		)	(520,212		)	—			(597,393		)
	Financing activities:
	Borrowings on notes payable	—			—			101,175			—			101,175
	Repayments on notes payable	—			—			(91,027		)	—			(91,027		)
	Borrowings on Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility	—			—			145,715			—			145,715
	Repayments on Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility	—			—			(137,761		)	—			(137,761		)
	Borrowings on Revolving Loan Facility	4,053,500			—			—			—			4,053,500
	Repayments on Revolving Loan Facility	(3,654,000		)	—			—			—			(3,654,000		)
	Redemption of debt under 8% Senior Notes	(250,000		)	—			—			—			(250,000		)
	Cash dividends paid	(59,442		)	—			—			—			(59,442		)
	Payments to amend and refinance credit facilities	(5,405		)	—			(225		)	—			(5,630		)
	Proceeds from stock options exercised	5,279			—			—			—			5,279
	Taxes paid related to net shares settlement of equity awards	(41,839		)	—			—			—			(41,839		)
	Excess tax benefit from stock-based compensation	26,784			—			—			—			26,784
	Other	1,116			—			(113		)	—			1,003
	Dividends paid to related entities	—			(6,696		)	(7,049		)	13,745			—
	Net transactions with related entities	(822,887		)	(93,471		)	289,210			627,148			—
	Net cash from financing activities	(746,894		)	(100,167		)	299,925			640,893			93,757
	Effect of changes in foreign exchange rates on cash	—			—			(14,578		)	—			(14,578		)
	Change in cash and cash equivalents	78			5,892			67,097			—			73,067
	Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year	5,617			1,919			35,260			—			42,796
	Cash and cash equivalents at end of year	$	5,695		$	7,811		$	102,357		$	—		$	115,863
		Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows
		Year Ended December 29, 2012
		Parent			Guarantor			Non-Guarantor			Consolidating			Consolidated
		Company			Subsidiaries			Subsidiaries			Entries and
											Eliminations
	Net cash from operating activities	$	791,636		$	168,544		$	133,699		$	(540,272	)	$	553,607
	Investing activities:
	Purchases of property, plant and equipment	(10,688		)	(5,493		)	(24,813		)	—			(40,994		)
	Proceeds from sales of assets	70			16			338			—			424
	Disposition of business	—			—			12,704			—			12,704
	Net cash from investing activities	(10,618		)	(5,477		)	(11,771		)	—			(27,866		)
	Financing activities:
	Borrowings on notes payable	—			—			78,036			—			78,036
	Repayments on notes payable	—			—			(115,117		)	—			(115,117		)
	Borrowings on Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility	—			—			177,300			—			177,300
	Repayments on Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility	—			—			(170,397		)	—			(170,397		)
	Borrowings on Revolving Loan Facility	2,938,500			—			—			—			2,938,500
	Repayments on Revolving Loan Facility	(2,885,500		)	—			—			—			(2,885,500		)
	Redemption of Floating Rate Senior Notes	(293,277		)	—			—			—			(293,277		)
	Redemption of debt under 8% Senior Notes	(250,000		)	—			—			—			(250,000		)
	Payments to amend and refinance credit facilities	(2,128		)	—			(225		)	—			(2,353		)
	Proceeds from stock options exercised	8,752			—			—			—			8,752
	Taxes paid related to net shares settlement of equity awards	(4,705		)	—			—			—			(4,705		)
	Excess tax benefit from stock-based compensation	1,253			—			—			—			1,253
	Other	(173		)	—			(96		)	—			(269		)
	Dividends paid to related entities	—			(16,056		)	(16,901		)	32,957			—
	Net transactions with related entities	(296,453		)	(147,818		)	(63,044		)	507,315			—
	Net cash from financing activities	(783,731		)	(163,874		)	(110,444		)	540,272			(517,777		)
	Effect of changes in foreign exchange rates on cash	—			—			(513		)	—			(513		)
	Change in cash and cash equivalents	(2,713		)	(807		)	10,971			—			7,451
	Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year	8,330			2,726			24,289			—			35,345
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year	$	5,617		$	1,919		$	35,260		$	—		$	42,796
	Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows
	Year Ended December 31, 2011
	Parent			Guarantor			Non-Guarantor			Consolidating			Consolidated
	Company			Subsidiaries			Subsidiaries			Entries and
										Eliminations
Net cash from operating activities	$	490,106		$	202,098		$	128,746		$	(647,472	)	$	173,478
Investing activities:
Purchases of property, plant and equipment	(16,247		)	(10,090		)	(63,762		)	—			(90,099		)
Proceeds from sales of assets	381			918			12,321			—			13,620
Acquisition of business, net of cash acquired	—			—			(9,154		)	—			(9,154		)
Net cash from investing activities	(15,866		)	(9,172		)	(60,595		)	—			(85,633		)
Financing activities:
Borrowings on notes payable	—			—			360,893			—			360,893
Repayments on notes payable	—			—			(348,924		)	—			(348,924		)
Borrowings on Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility	—			—			280,629			—			280,629
Repayments on Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility	—			—			(203,696		)	—			(203,696		)
Borrowings on Revolving Loan Facility	2,890,000			—			—			—			2,890,000
Repayments on Revolving Loan Facility	(2,875,500		)	—			—			—			(2,875,500		)
Redemption of Floating Rate Senior Notes	(197,458		)	—			—			—			(197,458		)
Payments to amend and refinance credit facilities	(3,089		)	—			(668		)	—			(3,757		)
Proceeds from stock options exercised	17,104			—			—			—			17,104
Taxes paid related to net shares settlement of equity awards	(5,521		)	—			—			—			(5,521		)
Excess tax benefit from stock-based compensation	1,673			—			—			—			1,673
Transactions with Sara Lee Corporation	(11,403		)	—			—			—			(11,403		)
Other	975			—			(55		)	—			920
Dividends paid to related entities	—			(43,784		)	(44,906		)	88,690			—
Net transactions with related entities	(300,226		)	(148,455		)	(110,101		)	558,782			—
Net cash from financing activities	(483,445		)	(192,239		)	(66,828		)	647,472			(95,040		)
Effect of changes in foreign exchange rates on cash	—			—			(1,131		)	—			(1,131		)
Change in cash and cash equivalents	(9,205		)	687			192			—			(8,326		)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year	17,535			2,039			24,097			—			43,671
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year	$	8,330		$	2,726		$	24,289		$	—		$	35,345

Summary_of_Significant_Account2

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 28, 2013	Dec. 29, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]	'	'	'
Advertising Expense	$161,541	$123,354	$183,775
Shipping and handling revenue	25,423	25,062	23,943
Shipping and handling costs	241,026	239,464	249,765
Research and development expense	51,316	48,323	47,056
Defined contribution benefit plans	$23,489	$21,564	$19,063
Building Improvements [Member]	'	'	'
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]	'	'	'
Estimated useful life	'40 years	'	'
Minimum [Member] | Trademarks [Member]	'	'	'
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]	'	'	'
Finite-lived intangible assets amortization period	'6 years	'	'
Minimum [Member] | Licensing Agreements [Member]	'	'	'
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]	'	'	'
Finite-lived intangible assets amortization period	'6 years	'	'
Minimum [Member] | Customer and Distributor Relationships [Member]	'	'	'
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]	'	'	'
Finite-lived intangible assets amortization period	'3 years	'	'
Minimum [Member] | Computer Software [Member]	'	'	'
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]	'	'	'
Finite-lived intangible assets amortization period	'3 years	'	'
Minimum [Member] | Machinery and Equipment [Member]	'	'	'
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]	'	'	'
Estimated useful life	'3 years	'	'
Maximum [Member] | Trademarks [Member]	'	'	'
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]	'	'	'
Finite-lived intangible assets amortization period	'30 years	'	'
Maximum [Member] | Licensing Agreements [Member]	'	'	'
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]	'	'	'
Finite-lived intangible assets amortization period	'15 years	'	'
Maximum [Member] | Customer and Distributor Relationships [Member]	'	'	'
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]	'	'	'
Finite-lived intangible assets amortization period	'15 years	'	'
Maximum [Member] | Computer Software [Member]	'	'	'
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]	'	'	'
Finite-lived intangible assets amortization period	'7 years	'	'
Maximum [Member] | Machinery and Equipment [Member]	'	'	'
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]	'	'	'
Estimated useful life	'15 years	'	'

Maidenform_Acquisition_Narrati

Maidenform Acquisition Narrative (Details) (USD $)

12 Months Ended

1 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

1 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

1 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

1 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

1 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

1 Months Ended

Dec. 28, 2013

Dec. 29, 2012

Dec. 31, 2011

Oct. 31, 2013

Dec. 28, 2013

Oct. 07, 2013

Oct. 31, 2013

Oct. 31, 2013

Oct. 31, 2013

Oct. 31, 2013

Dec. 28, 2013

Oct. 31, 2013

Dec. 28, 2013

Oct. 31, 2013

Dec. 28, 2013

Oct. 31, 2013

Dec. 28, 2013

Oct. 31, 2013

Maidenform Brands, Inc [Member]

Maidenform Brands, Inc [Member]

Maidenform Brands, Inc [Member]

Trademarks And Brand Names [Member]

Customer and Distributor Relationships [Member]

Licensing Agreements [Member]

Computer Software and Other Intangibles [Member]

Minimum [Member]

Minimum [Member]

Minimum [Member]

Minimum [Member]

Maximum [Member]

Maximum [Member]

Maximum [Member]

Maximum [Member]

Maidenform Brands, Inc [Member]

Maidenform Brands, Inc [Member]

Maidenform Brands, Inc [Member]

Maidenform Brands, Inc [Member]

Customer and Distributor Relationships [Member]

Customer and Distributor Relationships [Member]

Licensing Agreements [Member]

Computer Software and Other Intangibles [Member]

Customer and Distributor Relationships [Member]

Customer and Distributor Relationships [Member]

Licensing Agreements [Member]

Computer Software and Other Intangibles [Member]

Maidenform Brands, Inc [Member]

Maidenform Brands, Inc [Member]

Maidenform Brands, Inc [Member]

Maidenform Brands, Inc [Member]

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Percentage of business acquired

'

'

'

'

'

100.00%

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Acquisition share price (in dollars per share)

'

'

'

'

'

$23.50

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Total purchase price

'

'

'

$580,505,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Pro forma revenue since acquisition

'

'

'

'

98,400,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Pro forma profit since acquisition

'

'

'

'

827,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Acquisition related costs

80,790,000

0

0

'

73,798,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Indefinite-lived intangible assets

'

'

'

'

'

'

220,200,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Acquisition of intangible assets

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

$34,340,000

$11,300,000

$4,590,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Finite-lived intangible assets amortization period

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'7 years

'

'3 years

'2 years

'6 years

'1 year

'15 years

'15 years

'15 years

'5 years

Maidenform_Acquisition_Acquire

Maidenform Acquisition - Acquired Assets and Assumed Liabilities (Details) (USD $)	Dec. 28, 2013	Dec. 29, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Oct. 07, 2013
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified				Maidenform Brands, Inc [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Cash and cash equivalents	'	'	'	$20,650
Trade accounts receivable, net	'	'	'	86,794
Inventories	'	'	'	125,179
Other current assets	'	'	'	29,860
Property, net	'	'	'	14,528
Trademarks and other identifiable intangibles, net	'	'	'	270,430
Other noncurrent assets	'	'	'	9,153
Total assets acquired	'	'	'	556,594
Accounts payables	'	'	'	34,101
Accrued liabilities and other	'	'	'	13,055
Deferred tax liabilities, noncurrent	'	'	'	118,189
Other noncurrent liabilities	'	'	'	4,070
Total liabilities assumed	'	'	'	169,415
Net assets acquired	'	'	'	387,179
Goodwill	626,392	433,300	433,396	193,326
Purchase price	'	'	'	$580,505

Maidenform_Acquisition_Pro_For

Maidenform Acquisition - Pro Forma Information (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended			3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 28, 2013	Dec. 29, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 28, 2013	Dec. 28, 2013	Dec. 29, 2012	Dec. 29, 2012
				Maidenform Brands, Inc [Member]	Maidenform Brands, Inc [Member]	Maidenform Brands, Inc [Member]	Pro Forma [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Acquisition related costs	$80,790,000	$0	$0	$73,798,000	'	'	$25,224,000
Net sales	'	'	'	'	5,067,197,000	5,125,998,000	'
Income from continuing operations	'	'	'	'	$370,469,000	$240,678,000	'
Earnings per share from continuing operations:	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Basic	'	'	'	'	$3.71	$2.44	'
Diluted	'	'	'	'	$3.64	$2.40	'

Earnings_Per_Share_Reconciliat

Earnings Per Share - Reconciliation of Basic to Diluted Weighted Average Shares (Detail)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 28, 2013	Dec. 29, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Disclosure Earnings Per Share Reconciliation Of Basic To Diluted Weighted Average Shares [Abstract]	'	'	'
Basic weighted average shares outstanding	99,859	98,709	97,710
Effect of potentially dilutive securities:	'	'	'
Stock options	1,536	1,245	1,163
Restricted stock units	427	314	376
Employee stock purchase plan and other	1	1	2
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding	101,823	100,269	99,251

Earnings_Per_Share_Additional_

Earnings Per Share - Additional Information (Detail)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 28, 2013	Dec. 29, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Common Stock [Member]	'	'	'
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]	'	'	'
Options to Purchase shares of Common Stock	0	0	6
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member]	'	'	'
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]	'	'	'
Options to Purchase shares of Common Stock	206	263	1

Stock_Based_Compensation_Addit

Stock Based Compensation - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 28, 2013	Dec. 29, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]	'	'	'
Generally vesting period of Options granted and Restricted stock Units	'3 years	'	'
Period of exercise of Option granted to date	'10 years	'	'
Option vested	63	1,704	3,696
The total intrinsic value of options that were exercised	$95,380	$6,800	$5,756
Total of actual tax benefit realized for the tax deductions from option exercise of the share-based payment arrangements	56,679	5,998	5,756
Total compensation expense, recognized	23,845	20,183	15,822
Stock's fair market value on the purchase date for purchase price of shares, percentage	85.00%	'	'
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member]	'	'	'
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]	'	'	'
Fair value of shares vested	16,933	9,824	15,605
Minimum percentage of target of granted performance-based restricted stock units	0.00%	'	'
Maximum percentage of target of granted performance-based restricted stock units	200.00%	'	'
Deferred tax benefit, recognized	11,045	7,915	6,164
Total unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested stock-based compensation arrangements	18,621	'	'
Unrecognized compensation cost expected to be recognized in 2012	12,169	'	'
Unrecognized compensation cost expected to be recognized in 2013	4,814	'	'
Unrecognized compensation cost expected to be recognized in 2014	1,638	'	'
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member] | Minimum [Member]	'	'	'
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]	'	'	'
Period of Restricted Stock Units to generally vest	'1 year	'	'
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member] | Maximum [Member]	'	'	'
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]	'	'	'
Period of Restricted Stock Units to generally vest	'3 years	'	'
Share Based Compensation Arrangement [Member]	'	'	'
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]	'	'	'
Common stock shares may be purchased by eligible employees	15,805	'	'
Number of shares available for Future grants	3,442	'	'
Employee Stock Purchase Plan [Member]	'	'	'
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]	'	'	'
Total compensation expense, recognized	$333	$313	$351
Common stock shares may be purchased by eligible employees	2,442	'	'
Number of shares available for Future grants	1,805	'	'
Shares purchased by eligible employees	40	73	82

Stock_Based_Compensation_Summa

Stock Based Compensation - Summary of Changes in Stock Options Outstanding to Company's Employees Under Hanesbrands Omnibus Incentive Plan (Detail) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 28, 2013	Dec. 29, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Jan. 01, 2011
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding [Roll Forward]	'	'	'	'
Options outstanding, Shares, Beginning Balance	4,857	5,314	6,218	'
Exercised, Shares	-2,077	-448	-772	'
Forfeited, Shares	-2	-9	-132	'
Options outstanding, Shares, Ending Balance	2,778	4,857	5,314	6,218
Options exercisable, Shares, Ending Balance	2,778	'	'	'
Options outstanding,Weighted-Average Exercise Price, Beginning Balance	$22.68	$22.42	$22.35	'
Weighted-Average Exercise Price, Exercised	$23.42	$19.79	$22.17	'
Weighted-Average Exercise Price, Forfeited	$22.37	$23.73	$20.50	'
Options outstanding, Weighted Average Exercise Price, Ending Balance	$22.12	$22.68	$22.42	$22.35
Weighted-Average Exercise Price, Exercisable	$22.12	'	'	'
Options Outstanding, Aggregate Intrinsic Value, Beginning Balance	$131,219	$59,744	$7,202	$19,914
Options Outstanding, Aggregate Intrinsic Value, Ending Balance	$131,219	'	'	'
Option Outstanding, Weighted-Average Remaining Contractual Term (Years)	'4 years 3 months 22 days	'4 years 10 months 28 days	'5 years 10 months 24 days	'6 years 10 months 24 days
Option Exercisable, Weighted-Average Remaining Contractual Term (Years), Ending Balance	'4 years 3 months 22 days	'	'	'

Stock_Based_Compensation_Summa1

Stock Based Compensation - Summary of Changes in Restricted Stock Unit Awards Outstanding Under Hanesbrands Omnibus Incentive Plan (Detail) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 28, 2013	Dec. 29, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Jan. 01, 2011
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member]	'	'	'	'
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Nonvested, Number of Shares [Roll Forward]	'	'	'	'
Nonvested share units outstanding, Beginning Balance	1,406	1,225	1,330	'
Vested, Shares	-606	-400	-741	'
Forfeited, Shares	-32	-42	-117	'
Nonvested share units outstanding, Ending Balance	1,193	1,406	1,225	1,330
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value, Share units, Beginning Balance	$28.76	$24.61	$23.08	'
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value, Vested	$27.95	$24.56	$21.06	'
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value, Forfeited	$28.17	$25.38	$22.82	'
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value, Share units, Ending Balance	$40.23	$28.76	$24.61	$23.08
Aggregate Intrinsic Value	$82,742	$49,188	$26,782	$33,794
Weighted-Average Remaining Contractual Term (Years), Beginning	'1 year 9 months 14 days	'1 year 11 months 26 days	'2 years 4 months 13 days	'1 year 8 months 22 days
Weighted-Average Remaining Contractual Term (Years), Ending	'1 year 9 months 14 days	'1 year 11 months 26 days	'2 years 4 months 13 days	'1 year 8 months 22 days
Non-Performanced Based [Member]	'	'	'	'
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Nonvested, Number of Shares [Roll Forward]	'	'	'	'
Granted, Shares	201	335	497	'
Granted, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value	$67.37	$35.62	$23.60	'
Performanced Based [Member]	'	'	'	'
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Nonvested, Number of Shares [Roll Forward]	'	'	'	'
Granted, Shares	224	288	256	'
Granted, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value	$52.93	$32.20	$23.46	'

Trade_Accounts_Receivable_Allo

Trade Accounts Receivable - Allowances for Trade Accounts Receivable (Detail) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 28, 2013	Dec. 29, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts Receivable [Roll Forward]	'	'	'
Beginning Balance	$14,940	$17,418	$19,192
Charged to expenses	6,733	8,317	5,251
Deductions and write-offs	-8,337	-10,795	-7,025
Ending Balance	13,336	14,940	17,418
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts [Member]	'	'	'
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts Receivable [Roll Forward]	'	'	'
Beginning Balance	6,187	8,724	11,116
Charged to expenses	1,445	747	-1,142
Deductions and write-offs	-2,346	-3,284	-1,250
Ending Balance	5,286	6,187	8,724
Allowance for Charge backs and other Deductions [Member]	'	'	'
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts Receivable [Roll Forward]	'	'	'
Beginning Balance	8,753	8,694	8,076
Charged to expenses	5,288	7,570	6,393
Deductions and write-offs	-5,991	-7,511	-5,775
Ending Balance	$8,050	$8,753	$8,694

Trade_Accounts_Receivable_Addi

Trade Accounts Receivable - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 28, 2013	Dec. 29, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Disclosure Trade Accounts Receivable Additional Information [Abstract]	'	'	'
Funding fees for sales of accounts receivable	$2,636	$3,136	$3,080

Inventories_Inventories_Detail

Inventories - Inventories (Detail) (USD $)	Dec. 28, 2013	Dec. 29, 2012
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Disclosure Inventories Inventories [Abstract]	'	'
Raw materials	$170,524	$167,883
Work in process	142,713	143,713
Finished goods	970,094	941,540
Total Inventories	$1,283,331	$1,253,136

Property_Net_Summary_of_Proper

Property, Net - Summary of Property (Detail) (USD $)	Dec. 28, 2013	Dec. 29, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Disclosure Property Net Summary Of Property [Abstract]	'	'	'
Land	$28,895	$26,286	'
Buildings and improvements	477,167	483,814	'
Machinery and equipment	872,038	886,413	'
Construction in progress	20,855	13,155	'
Capital leases	4,031	3,709	'
Property, gross	1,402,986	1,413,377	'
Less accumulated depreciation	823,103	817,219	'
Property, net	$579,883	$596,158	$635,406

Notes_Payable_Summary_of_Short

Notes Payable - Summary of Short Term Obligations (Detail) (USD $)	Dec. 28, 2013	Dec. 29, 2012
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]	'	'
Principal amount	$36,192	$26,216
Revolving Facility [Member]	'	'
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]	'	'
Principal amount	36,192	26,216
Revolving Facility [Member] | El Salvador [Member]	'	'
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]	'	'
Interest rate	3.00%	'
Principal amount	30,000	25,000
Revolving Facility [Member] | Philippines [Member]	'	'
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]	'	'
Interest rate	3.16%	'
Principal amount	1,417	1,216
Revolving Facility [Member] | China [Member]	'	'
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]	'	'
Interest rate	6.02%	'
Principal amount	$4,775	$0

Notes_Payable_Additional_Infor

Notes Payable - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 28, 2013	Dec. 29, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Notes Payable [Line Items]	'	'	'
Total interest paid on notes payable	$96,434	$124,427	$140,083
Revolving Facility [Member] | Notes Payable to Banks [Member]	'	'	'
Notes Payable [Line Items]	'	'	'
Total borrowing availability	104,889	111,708	'
Total interest paid on notes payable	$567	$4,014	$2,306

Debt_Debt_Detail

Debt - Debt (Detail) (USD $)

Dec. 28, 2013

Dec. 29, 2012

Dec. 31, 2011

Nov. 09, 2010

Dec. 28, 2013

Dec. 29, 2012

Dec. 28, 2013

Dec. 29, 2012

Dec. 31, 2011

Nov. 09, 2010

Dec. 28, 2013

Dec. 29, 2012

Dec. 28, 2013

Dec. 29, 2012

Dec. 31, 2011

Dec. 10, 2009

In Thousands, unless otherwise specified

Revolving Loan Facility [Member]

Revolving Loan Facility [Member]

6.375% Senior Notes [Member]

6.375% Senior Notes [Member]

6.375% Senior Notes [Member]

6.375% Senior Notes [Member]

Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility [Member]

Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility [Member]

8% Senior Notes [Member]

8% Senior Notes [Member]

8% Senior Notes [Member]

8% Senior Notes [Member]

Debt Instrument [Line Items]

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Interest rate

'

'

6.38%

6.38%

'

'

6.38%

6.38%

6.38%

6.38%

'

'

8.00%

8.00%

8.00%

8.00%

Effective Interest Rate Percentage

'

'

'

'

1.69%

'

6.38%

'

'

'

1.22%

'

'

'

'

'

Principal Amount

$1,648,790

$1,491,336

'

'

$467,000

$67,500

$1,000,000

$1,000,000

'

'

$181,790

$173,836

$0

$250,000

'

'

Less current maturities

181,790

173,836

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Long-term debt non current

$1,467,000

$1,317,500

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Maturity Date

'

'

'

'

'July 2018

'

'December 2020

'

'

'

'March 2014

'

'

'

'

'

Debt_Additional_Information_De

Debt - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)

12 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

In Thousands, unless otherwise specified

Dec. 28, 2013

Dec. 29, 2012

Dec. 31, 2011

Nov. 09, 2010

Dec. 28, 2013

Jan. 02, 2010

Dec. 28, 2013

Dec. 29, 2012

Dec. 31, 2011

Dec. 10, 2009

Dec. 28, 2013

Jan. 01, 2011

Dec. 29, 2012

Dec. 31, 2011

Nov. 09, 2010

Dec. 28, 2013

Dec. 28, 2013

Dec. 28, 2013

Dec. 28, 2013

Dec. 28, 2013

Dec. 29, 2012

Dec. 28, 2013

Dec. 28, 2013

Dec. 28, 2013

Dec. 28, 2013

Dec. 28, 2013

Dec. 28, 2013

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Dec. 28, 2013

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Dec. 29, 2012

Dec. 28, 2013

Dec. 29, 2012

Dec. 31, 2011

Dec. 29, 2012

Dec. 31, 2011

Dec. 28, 2013

Dec. 28, 2013

Senior Secured Credit Facility [Member]

8% Senior Notes [Member]

8% Senior Notes [Member]

8% Senior Notes [Member]

8% Senior Notes [Member]

8% Senior Notes [Member]

6.375% Senior Notes [Member]

6.375% Senior Notes [Member]

6.375% Senior Notes [Member]

6.375% Senior Notes [Member]

6.375% Senior Notes [Member]

6.375% Senior Notes [Member]

6.375% Senior Notes [Member]

6.375% Senior Notes [Member]

6.375% Senior Notes [Member]

Revolving Loan Facility [Member]

Revolving Loan Facility [Member]

Revolving Loan Facility [Member]

Revolving Loan Facility [Member]

Revolving Loan Facility [Member]

LIBOR Based Loan [Member]

Base Rate Loan [Member]

Senior Secured Credit Facility [Member]

Senior Secured Credit Facility [Member]

Senior Secured Credit Facility [Member]

Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility [Member]

Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility [Member]

Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility [Member]

Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility [Member]

Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility [Member]

Floating Rate Senior Notes [Member]

Floating Rate Senior Notes [Member]

London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]

Fourth Quarter

Dec 15, 2016 [Member]

Dec 15, 2017 [Member]

Dec 15, 2015 [Member]

Dec 15, 2013 [Member]

Minimum [Member]

Maximum [Member]

Senior Secured Credit Facility [Member]

Leverage Ratio Range One [Member]

Leverage Ratio Range Two [Member]

Leverage Ratio Range Three [Member]

Senior Secured Credit Facility [Member]

Senior Secured Credit Facility [Member]

Senior Secured Credit Facility [Member]

Senior Secured Credit Facility [Member]

8% Senior Notes [Member]

Debt Instrument [Line Items]

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Principal Amount

$1,648,790

$1,491,336

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$0

$250,000

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$1,000,000

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$1,000,000

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$467,000

$67,500

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$467,000

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$181,790

$173,836

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$250,000

Interest rate

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6.38%

6.38%

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8.00%

8.00%

8.00%

8.00%

6.38%

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6.38%

6.38%

6.38%

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Cash paid for interest related to debt

96,434

124,427

140,083

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Total borrowing availability

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1,100,000

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600,000

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Increased commitments under Revolving loan facility

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1,100,000

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Extension of maturity, End date

23-Jul-18

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Trade letters of credit issued

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9,677

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Remaining capacity under senior secured credit facility

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623,323

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Effective Interest rate percentage

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6.38%

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1.69%

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1.69%

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1.22%

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Voting securities of first tier foreign subsidiaries granted under Security interest

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65.00%

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Variable rate on base rate

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0.50%

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0.25%

0.35%

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1.00%

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Margin rate Maximum

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2.25%

1.25%

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Leverage ratio minimum for determining maximum margin ranges

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4

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Margin rate Minimum

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1.50%

0.50%

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Rate at which margin rate will step down

0.25%

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Maximum senior secured leverage ratio pursuant to amendment of senior secured credit facility

2.5

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Maximum ratio of senior secured indebtedness to leverage ratio original

3.25

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Maximum leverage ratio original

4.25

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Minimum leverage ratio original

3.75

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Increased leverage ratio pursuant to amendment of senior secured credit facility

4

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Leverage Ratio

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4

3.25

3.25

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Applicable commitment fee margin

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0.35%

0.30%

0.25%

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Debt Instrument, Face Amount

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500,000

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1,000,000

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Maturity Date

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15-Dec-20

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Proceeds from sale of senior notes

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480,000

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979,000

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Premium on redemption of notes

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2.13%

1.06%

3.19%

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Redemption price of notes equal to specific percentage of principal amount

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100.00%

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Carrying value of unamortized debt issuance costs

31,048

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Accounts receivable securitization facility current borrowing capacity

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225,000

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Outstanding under Account receivable securitization facility

181,790

173,836

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Average blended interest rate for outstanding balances

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1.22%

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Trade accounts receivable less allowances

578,558

506,278

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320,192

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Future principal payment, 2014

181,790

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Future principal payment, 2015

0

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Future principal payment, 2016

0

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Future principal payment, 2017

0

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'

'

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Future principal payment, 2018

467,000

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'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

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'

'

'

'

'

'

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Future principal payment, 2020

1,000,000

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'

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'

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'

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'

'

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Capitalized debt issuance cost

'

'

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'

'

'

'

'

'

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'

'

'

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'

'

'

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'

5,630

2,353

3,757

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'

Amortization of debt issuance costs

6,921

9,168

10,367

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'

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'

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'

'

'

'

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Company recognized

'

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'

'

14,749

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'

'

'

'

'

'

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'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

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'

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'

'

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Premiums and an acceleration of unamortized debt issue cost

'

'

'

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33,906

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'

'

'

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'

'

'

'

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'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

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'

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Write-off on early extinguishment of debt

($4,865)

($9,559)

($3,297)

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($3,272)

($3,297)

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Commitments_and_Contingencies_

Commitments and Contingencies - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 28, 2013	Dec. 29, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Disclosure Commitments And Contingencies Additional Information [Abstract]	'	'	'
Rental expense under operating leases	$75,178	$72,639	$71,711
Future minimum lease payments under noncancelable operating leases in 2014	68,127	'	'
Future minimum lease payments under noncancelable operating leases in 2015	59,284	'	'
Future minimum lease payments under noncancelable operating leases in 2016	50,593	'	'
Future minimum lease payments under noncancelable operating leases in 2017	44,484	'	'
Future minimum lease payments under noncancelable operating leases in 2018	40,600	'	'
Future minimum lease payments under noncancelable operating leases thereafter	95,872	'	'
Maximum period of lease back of distribution facilities	'	'	'12 years
Amount of proceeds on the sales which will be amortized over the lease terms	'	'	12,031
Sale lease back transaction resulted in deferred gain net	'	'	7,879
Royalty expense	42,075	37,593	34,108
Minimum amounts due under license agreements, 2014	21,368	'	'
Minimum amounts due under license agreements, 2015	27,542	'	'
Minimum amounts due under license agreements, 2016	16,152	'	'
Minimum amounts due under license agreements, 2017	4,107	'	'
Minimum amounts due under license agreements, 2018	4,312	'	'
Minimum partnership fee, 2014	5,862	'	'
Minimum partnership fee, 2015	5,862	'	'
Minimum partnership fee, 2016	5,862	'	'
Minimum partnership fee, 2017	5,862	'	'
Minimum partnership fee, 2018	5,862	'	'
Minimum partnership fee, 2019	$5,862	'	'

Intangible_Assets_and_Goodwill2

Intangible Assets and Goodwill - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	12 Months Ended					12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 28, 2013	Dec. 29, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 28, 2013	Oct. 07, 2013	Dec. 31, 2011
				Trademarks [Member]	Maidenform Brands, Inc [Member]	TNF Group Unit Trust [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'	'
Acquisition of intangible assets	'	'	'	'	'	$1,820
Goodwill	626,392	433,300	433,396	'	193,326	3,335
Written down of trademark	0	37,425	0	37,253	'	'
Written down of goodwill	172	'	'	'	'	'
Amortization expense for intangibles subject to amortization	14,765	13,526	12,817	'	'	'
Estimated Amortization Expense, 2014	19,838	'	'	'	'	'
Estimated Amortization Expense, 2015	14,003	'	'	'	'	'
Estimated Amortization Expense, 2016	12,458	'	'	'	'	'
Estimated Amortization Expense, 2017	10,019	'	'	'	'	'
Estimated Amortization Expense, 2018	$10,019	'	'	'	'	'

Intangible_Assets_and_Goodwill3

Intangible Assets and Goodwill - Intangible Assets and Related Accumulated Amortization (Detail) (USD $)	Dec. 28, 2013	Dec. 29, 2012
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Finite And Infinite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]	'	'
Gross	$304,469	$256,523
Accumulated Amortization	146,918	136,409
Net Book Value	157,551	120,114
Trademarks and other identifiable intangibles, net	377,751	120,114
Trademarks And Brand Names [Member]	'	'
Finite And Infinite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]	'	'
Gross	136,379	140,855
Accumulated Amortization	75,559	76,606
Net Book Value	60,820	64,249
Licensing Agreements [Member]	'	'
Finite And Infinite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]	'	'
Gross	58,901	47,600
Accumulated Amortization	11,501	7,612
Net Book Value	47,400	39,988
Customer and Distributor Relationships [Member]	'	'
Finite And Infinite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]	'	'
Gross	37,654	3,327
Accumulated Amortization	2,430	1,300
Net Book Value	35,224	2,027
Computer Software [Member]	'	'
Finite And Infinite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]	'	'
Gross	68,254	62,820
Accumulated Amortization	56,658	50,556
Net Book Value	11,596	12,264
Other Intangibles [Member]	'	'
Finite And Infinite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]	'	'
Gross	3,281	1,921
Accumulated Amortization	770	335
Net Book Value	2,511	1,586
Trademarks [Member]	'	'
Finite And Infinite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]	'	'
Intangible assets not subject to amortization	$220,200	'

Intangible_Assets_and_Goodwill4

Intangible Assets and Goodwill - Goodwill (Detail) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 28, 2013	Dec. 29, 2012
Goodwill [Line Items]	'	'
Goodwill, Beginning Balance	$433,300	$433,396
Disposition of business	'	-172
Other	-234	76
Acquisition of business	193,326	'
Goodwill, Ending Balance	626,392	433,300
Innerwear [Member]	'	'
Goodwill [Line Items]	'	'
Goodwill, Beginning Balance	245,505	245,505
Disposition of business	'	0
Other	0	0
Acquisition of business	181,726	'
Goodwill, Ending Balance	427,231	245,505
Outerwear [Member]	'	'
Goodwill [Line Items]	'	'
Goodwill, Beginning Balance	171,214	171,386
Disposition of business	'	-172
Other	0	0
Acquisition of business	0	'
Goodwill, Ending Balance	171,214	171,214
Direct to Consumer [Member]	'	'
Goodwill [Line Items]	'	'
Goodwill, Beginning Balance	255	255
Disposition of business	'	0
Other	0	0
Acquisition of business	2,900	'
Goodwill, Ending Balance	3,155	255
International [Member]	'	'
Goodwill [Line Items]	'	'
Goodwill, Beginning Balance	16,326	16,250
Disposition of business	'	0
Other	-234	76
Acquisition of business	8,700	'
Goodwill, Ending Balance	$24,792	$16,326

Accumulated_Other_Comprehensiv2

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss - Rollforward (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 28, 2013	Dec. 29, 2012
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Tax [Roll Forward]	'	'
Beginning Balance, tax	$202,430	$214,051
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss, tax	-5,874	-6,712
Current-period other comprehensive income (loss) activity, tax	-56,184	-4,909
Ending Balance, tax	140,372	202,430
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax [Roll Forward]	'	'
Beginning Period, net of tax	-317,613	-333,251
Reclassification from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income, Current Period, Net of Tax	9,144	10,118
Current-period other comprehensive income (loss) activity, net of tax	71,452	5,520
Ending Period, net of tax	-237,017	-317,613
Cumulative translation adjustment [Member]	'	'
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Before Tax [Roll Forward]	'	'
Beginning Balance, before tax	-8,334	-7,496
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss, before tax	0	0
Current-period other comprehensive income (loss) activity, before tax	-13,594	-838
Ending Balance, before tax	-21,928	-8,334
Foreign exchange contracts [Member]	'	'
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Before Tax [Roll Forward]	'	'
Beginning Balance, before tax	849	582
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss, before tax	-400	843
Current-period other comprehensive income (loss) activity, before tax	1,593	-576
Ending Balance, before tax	2,042	849
Defined benefit plans [Member]	'	'
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Before Tax [Roll Forward]	'	'
Beginning Balance, before tax	-512,558	-540,388
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss, before tax	15,418	15,987
Current-period other comprehensive income (loss) activity, before tax	139,637	11,843
Ending Balance, before tax	($357,503)	($512,558)

Accumulated_Other_Comprehensiv3

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 28, 2013	Sep. 28, 2013	Jun. 29, 2013	Mar. 30, 2013	Dec. 29, 2012	Sep. 29, 2012	Jun. 30, 2012	Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 28, 2013	Dec. 29, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Cost of sales	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	($3,016,109)	($3,105,674)	($2,941,083)
Income tax expense (benefit)	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	-65,307	-30,502	-41,983
Interest expense, net	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	-101,884	-136,855	-156,198
Selling, general and administrative expenses	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	-1,096,507	-979,932	-1,046,081
Net income	32,266	125,263	121,586	51,379	80,388	109,892	1,231	-26,830	330,494	164,681	266,688
Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Net income	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	9,144	10,118	14,910
Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income | Amortization of loss on interest rate hedge [Member]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Income tax expense (benefit)	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	0	-1,371	-5,556
Interest expense, net	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	0	3,437	13,935
Net income	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	0	2,066	8,379
Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income | Amortization of deferred actuarial loss and prior service cost [Member]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Income tax expense (benefit)	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	-6,034	-6,375	-3,648
Selling, general and administrative expenses	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	15,418	15,987	9,148
Net income	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	9,384	9,612	5,500
Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income | Foreign Exchange Contract [Member] | Gain (loss) on cash flow hedges [Member]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Cost of sales	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	-400	-2,594	1,713
Income tax expense (benefit)	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	160	1,034	-682
Net income	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	($240)	($1,560)	$1,031

Financial_Instruments_and_Risk2

Financial Instruments and Risk Management - Fair Values of Derivative Instruments (Detail) (USD $)	Dec. 28, 2013	Dec. 29, 2012
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Derivative [Line Items]	'	'
Total derivative assets	$1,002	$1,088
Total derivative liabilities	-28	-268
Net derivative asset	974	820
Other Current Assets [Member] | Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member]	'	'
Derivative [Line Items]	'	'
Total derivative assets	32	708
Other Current Assets [Member] | Non Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member]	'	'
Derivative [Line Items]	'	'
Total derivative assets	970	380
Accrued Liabilities [Member] | Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member]	'	'
Derivative [Line Items]	'	'
Total derivative liabilities	0	-184
Accrued Liabilities [Member] | Non Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member]	'	'
Derivative [Line Items]	'	'
Total derivative liabilities	($28)	($84)

Financial_Instruments_and_Risk3

Financial Instruments and Risk Management - Effect of Cash Flow Hedge Derivative Instruments (Detail) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 28, 2013	Dec. 29, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]	'	'	'
Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss (Effective Portion) Year Ended	$1,593	($262)	$1,338
Amount of Gain (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss into Income (Effective Portion) Year Ended	400	-3,484	-14,904
Interest Rate Contracts [Member]	'	'	'
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]	'	'	'
Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss (Effective Portion) Year Ended	0	0	-3
Interest Rate Contracts [Member] | Interest expense, net [Member]	'	'	'
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]	'	'	'
Amount of Gain (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss into Income (Effective Portion) Year Ended	0	-2,560	-11,621
Interest Rate Contracts [Member] | Other expenses [Member]	'	'	'
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]	'	'	'
Amount of Gain (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss into Income (Effective Portion) Year Ended	0	-877	-2,314
Foreign Exchange Contract [Member]	'	'	'
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]	'	'	'
Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss (Effective Portion) Year Ended	1,593	-262	1,341
Foreign Exchange Contract [Member] | Cost of sales [Member]	'	'	'
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]	'	'	'
Amount of Gain (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss into Income (Effective Portion) Year Ended	$400	($47)	($969)

Financial_Instruments_and_Risk4

Financial Instruments and Risk Management - Effect of Mark to Market Hedge Derivative Instruments on Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (Detail) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 28, 2013	Dec. 29, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]	'	'	'
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income	$458	($3,757)	$1,804
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses [Member] | Foreign Exchange Contract [Member]	'	'	'
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]	'	'	'
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income	$458	($3,757)	$1,804

Financial_Instruments_and_Risk5

Financial Instruments and Risk Management Financial Instruments and Risk Management - Additional Information (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 28, 2013	Dec. 28, 2013	Dec. 29, 2012
		Foreign Exchange Contract [Member]	Foreign Exchange Contract [Member]
		Forward Contracts [Member]	Forward Contracts [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]	'	'	'
Derivative, notional amount	'	$102,353	$88,512
Amount expected to be reclassified into earnings	($911)	'	'

Fair_Value_of_Assets_and_Liabi2

Fair Value of Assets and Liabilities - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 28, 2013	Dec. 29, 2012
Disclosure Fair Value Of Assets And Liabilities Additional Information [Abstract]	'	'
Minimum notification period for hedge fund of funds and real estate investments	'45 days	'
Maximum notification period for hedge fund of funds and real estate investments	'90 days	'
Fair value of debt	$1,744,115	$1,609,114
Carrying value of debt	$1,648,790	$1,491,336

Fair_Value_of_Assets_and_Liabi3

Fair Value of Assets and Liabilities - Fair Value of Financial Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis (Detail) (USD $)	Dec. 28, 2013	Dec. 29, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'	'
Defined benefit pension plan investment assets	$739,579	$643,768	$599,889
Total derivative assets	1,002	1,088	'
Total derivative liabilities	-28	-268	'
Net derivative asset	974	820	'
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]	'	'	'
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'	'
Defined benefit pension plan investment assets	216,057	163,150	'
Total derivative assets	0	0	'
Total derivative liabilities	0	0	'
Net derivative asset	0	0	'
Deferred Compensation Plan, Fair Value of Plan Liability	0	0	'
Net effect of financial asset less financial liability	216,057	163,150	'
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Hedge Funds [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]	'	'	'
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'	'
Defined benefit pension plan investment assets	0	0	'
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | U.S. Equity Securities [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]	'	'	'
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'	'
Defined benefit pension plan investment assets	140,880	111,878	'
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Foreign Equity Securities [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]	'	'	'
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'	'
Defined benefit pension plan investment assets	50,661	40,279	'
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Debt Securities [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]	'	'	'
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'	'
Defined benefit pension plan investment assets	18,644	6,443	'
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Real Estate [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]	'	'	'
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'	'
Defined benefit pension plan investment assets	0	0	'
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Commodities [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]	'	'	'
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'	'
Defined benefit pension plan investment assets	0	0	'
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Cash and Other [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]	'	'	'
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'	'
Defined benefit pension plan investment assets	5,872	4,550	'
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]	'	'	'
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'	'
Defined benefit pension plan investment assets	208,039	194,643	'
Total derivative assets	1,002	1,088	'
Total derivative liabilities	-28	-268	'
Net derivative asset	974	820	'
Deferred Compensation Plan, Fair Value of Plan Liability	-17,036	-8,493	'
Net effect of financial asset less financial liability	191,977	186,970	'
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Hedge Funds [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]	'	'	'
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'	'
Defined benefit pension plan investment assets	0	0	'
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | U.S. Equity Securities [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]	'	'	'
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'	'
Defined benefit pension plan investment assets	27,902	20,824	'
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Foreign Equity Securities [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]	'	'	'
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'	'
Defined benefit pension plan investment assets	77,152	64,348	'
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Debt Securities [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]	'	'	'
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'	'
Defined benefit pension plan investment assets	87,578	96,385	'
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Real Estate [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]	'	'	'
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'	'
Defined benefit pension plan investment assets	0	0	'
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Commodities [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]	'	'	'
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'	'
Defined benefit pension plan investment assets	15,407	13,086	'
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Cash and Other [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]	'	'	'
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'	'
Defined benefit pension plan investment assets	0	0	'
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]	'	'	'
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'	'
Defined benefit pension plan investment assets	315,483	285,975	'
Total derivative assets	0	0	'
Total derivative liabilities	0	0	'
Net derivative asset	0	0	'
Deferred Compensation Plan, Fair Value of Plan Liability	0	0	'
Net effect of financial asset less financial liability	315,483	285,975	'
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Hedge Funds [Member]	'	'	'
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'	'
Defined benefit pension plan investment assets	281,908	253,391	242,594
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Hedge Funds [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]	'	'	'
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'	'
Defined benefit pension plan investment assets	281,908	253,391	'
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | U.S. Equity Securities [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]	'	'	'
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'	'
Defined benefit pension plan investment assets	0	0	'
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Foreign Equity Securities [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]	'	'	'
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'	'
Defined benefit pension plan investment assets	0	0	'
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Debt Securities [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]	'	'	'
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'	'
Defined benefit pension plan investment assets	0	0	'
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Real Estate [Member]	'	'	'
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'	'
Defined benefit pension plan investment assets	33,575	32,584	30,729
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Real Estate [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]	'	'	'
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'	'
Defined benefit pension plan investment assets	33,575	32,584	'
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Commodities [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]	'	'	'
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'	'
Defined benefit pension plan investment assets	0	0	'
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Cash and Other [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]	'	'	'
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'	'
Defined benefit pension plan investment assets	$0	$0	'

Fair_Value_of_Assets_and_Liabi4

Fair Value of Assets and Liabilities - Summary of Changes in Fair Value of Level 3 Investment Assets (Detail) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 28, 2013	Dec. 29, 2012
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]	'	'
Beginning of year	$643,768	$599,889
Actual return on assets	86,524	65,101
End of year	739,579	643,768
Hedge Funds [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]	'	'
Beginning of year	253,391	242,594
Actual return on assets	31,253	13,190
Sale of assets	-2,736	-2,393
Purchase of assets	0	0
End of year	281,908	253,391
Real Estate [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]	'	'
Beginning of year	32,584	30,729
Actual return on assets	4,491	3,590
Sale of assets	-6,992	-9,340
Purchase of assets	3,492	7,605
End of year	$33,575	$32,584

Defined_Benefit_Pension_Plans_1

Defined Benefit Pension Plans - Components of Net Periodic Benefit Cost and Other Amounts Recognized in Other Comprehensive Loss (Detail) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 28, 2013	Dec. 29, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Disclosure Defined Benefit Pension Plans Components Of Net Periodic Benefit Cost And Other Amounts Recognized In Other Comprehensive Loss [Abstract]	'	'	'
Service cost	$1,565	$1,471	$1,445
Interest cost	44,174	44,276	47,833
Expected return on assets	-46,777	-44,708	-47,782
Amortization of:	'	'	'
Prior service cost	35	31	29
Net actuarial loss	15,382	15,946	9,119
Net periodic benefit cost	14,379	17,016	10,644
Other Changes in Plan Assets and Benefit Obligations Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income	'	'	'
Net (gain) loss	-155,314	-26,633	200,771
Prior service cost (credit)	208	-31	-29
Total (gain) loss recognized in other comprehensive income	-155,106	-26,664	200,742
Total recognized in net periodic benefit cost and other comprehensive income	($140,727)	($9,648)	$211,386

Defined_Benefit_Pension_Plans_2

Defined Benefit Pension Plans - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 28, 2013	Dec. 29, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Pension Plans, Postretirement and Other Employee Benefits [Line Items]	'	'	'
Estimated net loss that will be amortized from accumulated other comprehensive loss	$10,397	'	'
Estimated prior service credit that will be amortized from accumulated other comprehensive loss	40	'	'
Target asset allocation period	'	'5 years	'
End of year	739,579	643,768	599,889
Contribution to pension plan in 2014	62,000	'	'
Other contributions to be made in 2014	14,500	'	'
Pension funding percentage minimum level	80.00%	'	'
Expected benefit payments, 2014	54,260	'	'
Expected benefit payments, 2015	54,468	'	'
Expected benefit payments, 2016	55,233	'	'
Expected benefit payments, 2017	57,679	'	'
Expected benefit payments, 2018	60,365	'	'
Expected benefit payments, Thereafter	313,138	'	'
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]	'	'	'
Pension Plans, Postretirement and Other Employee Benefits [Line Items]	'	'	'
End of year	216,057	163,150	'
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]	'	'	'
Pension Plans, Postretirement and Other Employee Benefits [Line Items]	'	'	'
End of year	208,039	194,643	'
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]	'	'	'
Pension Plans, Postretirement and Other Employee Benefits [Line Items]	'	'	'
End of year	$315,483	$285,975	'

Defined_Benefit_Pension_Plans_3

Defined Benefit Pension Plans - Funded Status of Company's Defined Benefit Pension Plans (Detail) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 28, 2013	Dec. 29, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Benefit obligation:	'	'	'
Beginning of year	$1,085,177	$1,080,167	'
Service cost	1,565	1,471	1,445
Interest cost	44,483	44,276	'
Plan amendment	244	0	'
Benefits paid	-52,829	-49,951	'
Impact of exchange rate change	-3,198	55	'
Business combination	24,403	0	'
Actuarial (gain) loss	-99,780	9,159	'
End of year	1,000,065	1,085,177	1,080,167
Fair value of plan assets:	'	'	'
Beginning of year	643,768	599,889	'
Actual return on plan assets	86,524	65,101	'
Employer contributions	41,177	28,175	'
Benefits paid	-52,829	-49,951	'
Business combination	22,721	0	'
Impact of exchange rate change	-1,782	554	'
End of year	739,579	643,768	599,889
Funded status	($260,486)	($441,409)	'

Defined_Benefit_Pension_Plans_4

Defined Benefit Pension Plans - Accumulated Benefit Obligation and Fair Value of Plan Assets with Accumulated Benefit Obligations in Excess of Plan Assets (Detail) (USD $)	Dec. 28, 2013	Dec. 29, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Disclosure Defined Benefit Pension Plans Accumulated Benefit Obligation And Fair Value Of Plan Assets With Accumulated Benefit Obligations In Excess Of Plan Assets [Abstract]	'	'	'
Benefit obligation	$1,000,065	$1,085,177	$1,080,167
Plans with benefit obligation in excess of plan assets	'	'	'
Benefit obligation	1,000,065	1,085,177	'
Fair value of plan assets	$739,579	$643,768	'

Defined_Benefit_Pension_Plans_5

Defined Benefit Pension Plans - Amounts Recognized in Company's Consolidated Balance Sheets (Detail) (USD $)	Dec. 28, 2013	Dec. 29, 2012
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Disclosure Defined Benefit Pension Plans Amounts Recognized In Companys Consolidated Balance Sheets [Abstract]	'	'
Current liabilities	($3,289)	($2,216)
Noncurrent liabilities	-257,197	-439,193
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	($358,818)	($513,924)

Defined_Benefit_Pension_Plans_6

Defined Benefit Pension Plans - Amounts Recognized in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss (Detail) (USD $)	Dec. 28, 2013	Dec. 29, 2012
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Disclosure Defined Benefit Pension Plans Amounts Recognized In Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss [Abstract]	'	'
Prior service cost	$288	$79
Actuarial loss	358,530	513,845
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	$358,818	$513,924

Defined_Benefit_Pension_Plans_7

Defined Benefit Pension Plans - Weighted Average Actuarial Assumptions Used in Measuring Net Periodic Benefit Cost and Plan Obligation (Detail)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 28, 2013		Dec. 29, 2012		Dec. 31, 2011
Net periodic benefit cost:	'		'		'
Discount rate	4.17%		4.20%		5.27%
Long-term rate of return on plan assets	7.29%		7.58%		7.77%
Rate of compensation increase	3.74%	[1]	3.75%	[1]	3.75%	[1]
Plan obligations:	'		'		'
Discount rate	4.96%		4.17%		4.20%
Rate of compensation increase	3.74%	[1]	3.74%	[1]	3.75%	[1]
[1]	The compensation increase assumption applies to the international plans and portions of the nonqualified retirement plans, as benefits under these plans were not frozen at December 28, 2013, December 29, 2012 and December 31, 2011.

Defined_Benefit_Pension_Plans_8

Defined Benefit Pension Plans - Allocation of Pension Plan Assets (Detail)	Dec. 28, 2013	Dec. 29, 2012
Hedge Funds [Member]	'	'
Pension Plans, Postretirement and Other Employee Benefits [Line Items]	'	'
Pension plan assets allocation percentage	38.00%	39.00%
U.S. Equity Securities [Member]	'	'
Pension Plans, Postretirement and Other Employee Benefits [Line Items]	'	'
Pension plan assets allocation percentage	23.00%	21.00%
Debt Securities [Member]	'	'
Pension Plans, Postretirement and Other Employee Benefits [Line Items]	'	'
Pension plan assets allocation percentage	14.00%	16.00%
Foreign Equity Securities [Member]	'	'
Pension Plans, Postretirement and Other Employee Benefits [Line Items]	'	'
Pension plan assets allocation percentage	17.00%	16.00%
Real Estate [Member]	'	'
Pension Plans, Postretirement and Other Employee Benefits [Line Items]	'	'
Pension plan assets allocation percentage	5.00%	5.00%
Commodity [Member]	'	'
Pension Plans, Postretirement and Other Employee Benefits [Line Items]	'	'
Pension plan assets allocation percentage	2.00%	2.00%
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Member]	'	'
Pension Plans, Postretirement and Other Employee Benefits [Line Items]	'	'
Pension plan assets allocation percentage	1.00%	1.00%

Income_Taxes_Provision_for_Inc

Income Taxes - Provision for Income Tax Computed by Applying U.S. Statutory Rate to Income Before Taxes as Reconciled to Actual Provisions (Detail)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 28, 2013	Dec. 29, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Disclosure Income Taxes Provision For Income Tax Computed By Applying U S Statutory Rate To Income Before Taxes As Reconciled To Actual Provisions [Abstract]	'	'	'
Domestic	21.50%	-5.80%	7.40%
Foreign	78.50%	105.80%	92.60%
Total	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%
Tax expense at U.S. statutory rate	35.00%	35.00%	35.00%
State income taxes	0.40%	0.30%	0.80%
Tax on remittance of foreign earnings	2.50%	3.10%	1.90%
Foreign taxes less than U.S. statutory rate	-19.60%	-24.30%	-20.00%
Employee benefits	1.00%	0.90%	0.70%
Change in valuation allowance	0.50%	0.30%	-0.70%
Release of unrecognized tax benefit reserves	-2.30%	-3.80%	-0.70%
Other, net	-1.00%	0.10%	-2.20%
Taxes at effective worldwide tax rates	16.50%	11.60%	14.80%

Income_taxes_Current_and_Defer

Income taxes - Current and Deferred Tax Provisions (Benefits) (Detail) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 28, 2013	Dec. 29, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Disclosure Income Taxes Current And Deferred Tax Provisions Benefits [Abstract]	'	'	'
Domestic, current	$24,166	$21,222	$10,869
Foreign, current	22,037	29,053	26,414
State, current	4,488	1,027	2,958
Current Total	50,691	51,302	40,241
Deferred, Domestic	16,310	-21,555	1,581
Deferred, Foreign	-590	-2,022	-460
Deferred, State	-1,104	2,777	621
Deferred, Total	14,616	-20,800	1,742
Total, Domestic	40,476	-333	12,450
Total, Foreign	21,447	27,031	25,954
Total, State	3,384	3,804	3,579
Total, Current and deferred tax provisions (benefits)	$65,307	$30,502	$41,983

Income_Taxes_Cash_Tax_Payments

Income Taxes - Cash Tax Payments Made by Company Primarily in Foreign Jurisdictions (Detail) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 28, 2013	Dec. 29, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Disclosure Income Taxes Cash Tax Payments Made By Company Primarily In Foreign Jurisdictions [Abstract]	'	'	'
Cash payments for income taxes	$34,221	$32,274	$37,665

Income_Taxes_Deferred_Tax_Asse

Income Taxes - Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities (Detail) (USD $)	Dec. 28, 2013	Dec. 29, 2012
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Deferred tax assets:	'	'
Nondeductible reserves	$790	$3,578
Inventories	102,482	60,185
Property and equipment	7,179	9,116
Intangibles	50,355	151,979
Bad debt allowance	12,781	8,050
Accrued expenses	8,838	6,196
Employee benefits	150,391	231,378
Tax credits	30,020	23,564
Net operating loss and other tax carryforwards	60,724	84,253
Other	17,975	16,324
Gross deferred tax assets	441,535	594,623
Less valuation allowances	-32,131	-25,726
Deferred tax assets	409,404	568,897
Deferred Tax Liabilities, Net [Abstract]	'	'
Derivatives	873	397
Prepaids	4,798	5,526
Deferred tax liabilities	5,671	5,923
Net deferred tax assets	$403,733	$562,974

Income_Taxes_Additional_Inform

Income Taxes - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 28, 2013	Dec. 28, 2013	Dec. 29, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Jul. 01, 2011	Sep. 06, 2006
Unrecognized Tax Benefits [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'	'
Valuation allowance for deferred tax assets	$32,131,000	$32,131,000	$25,726,000	'	'	'
Net change in the total valuation allowance, including foreign currency fluctuations	'	6,405,000	'	'	'	'
Net operating loss carryforwards, approximately, for foreign jurisdictions	108,293,000	108,293,000	'	'	'	'
Tax credit carryforwards, Total	30,020,000	30,020,000	'	'	'	'
Years after which tax credit carryforwards expires	'	'beginning after 2020	'	'	'	'
Estimated deferred taxes if earnings had not been permanently reinvested	530,000,000	530,000,000	'	'	'	'
Recognized Benefit Related to Realization of Unrecognized Tax Benefit Resulting from Expiration of Statutes of Limitations	'	12,962,000	9,961,000	'	'	'
Recognized Income Tax Benefit Related to Increase in Research and Development Tax Credit	'	6,249,000	4,216,000	'	'	'
Reduction of unrecognized tax benefits	14,000,000	14,000,000	'	'	'	'
Unrecognized tax benefits increase or decrease	'	'12 months	'	'	'	'
Tax benefits that may reduce company's annual effective tax rate	48,353,000	48,353,000	'	'	'	'
Interest and penalties classified as income tax expense in the Consolidated Statement of Income	'	-969,000	1,430,000	1,364,000	'	'
Interest and penalties accrued related to unrecognized tax benefits	6,383,000	6,383,000	7,482,000	'	'	'
Out of period adjustment to additional paid in capital	14,235	'	'	'	'	'
Expected collection under tax sharing agreement	'	'	'	'	'	72,223,000
Tax sharing agreement, cash installment received	'	'	'	'	'	18,000,000
Tax Sharing Agreement Award	'	'	'	'	3,291,000	'
Tax Sharing Agreement Reduction to Other Current Assets and APIC	'	'	'	'	68,523,000	'
Tax sharing agreement liability	'	'	'	'	15,000,000	'
Federal [Member]	'	'	'	'	'	'
Unrecognized Tax Benefits [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'	'
Net operating loss carryforwards	43,830,000	43,830,000	'	'	'	'
State [Member]	'	'	'	'	'	'
Unrecognized Tax Benefits [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'	'
Net operating loss carryforwards	295,600,000	295,600,000	'	'	'	'
Valuation Allowance, Operating Loss Carryforwards [Member]	'	'	'	'	'	'
Unrecognized Tax Benefits [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'	'
Valuation allowance for deferred tax assets	4,598,000	4,598,000	'	'	'	'
Net change in the total valuation allowance, including foreign currency fluctuations	'	4,598,000	'	'	'	'
Valuation Allowance, Operating Loss Carryforwards [Member] | Foreign Tax Authority [Member]	'	'	'	'	'	'
Unrecognized Tax Benefits [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'	'
Valuation allowance for deferred tax assets	23,651,000	23,651,000	'	'	'	'
Net change in the total valuation allowance, including foreign currency fluctuations	'	1,807,000	'	'	'	'
Other Foreign Deferred Tax Assets [Member]	'	'	'	'	'	'
Unrecognized Tax Benefits [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'	'
Valuation allowance for deferred tax assets	$3,882,000	$3,882,000	'	'	'	'

Income_Taxes_Net_Operating_Los

Income Taxes - Net Operating Loss Carryforwards (Detail) (USD $)	Dec. 28, 2013
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Disclosure Income Taxes Net Operating Loss Carryforwards [Abstract]	'
2014	$6,220
2015	12,901
2016	14,993
2017	24,669
2018	18,647
Thereafter	$30,863

Income_Taxes_Reconciliation_of

Income Taxes - Reconciliation of Beginning and Ending Amount of Unrecognized Tax Benefits (Detail) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 28, 2013	Dec. 29, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Disclosure Income Taxes Reconciliation Of Beginning And Ending Amount Of Unrecognized Tax Benefits [Abstract]	'	'	'
Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Gross	$51,315	$51,572	$44,302
Beginning Balance	48,916	41,637	'
Additions based on tax positions related to the current year	12,377	15,616	'
Additions for tax positions of prior years	'	-8,337	'
Reductions for tax positions of prior years	-12,940	'	'
Ending Balance	$48,353	$48,916	'

Stockholders_Equity_Additional

Stockholders' Equity - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	0 Months Ended		12 Months Ended				1 Months Ended
In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	Oct. 29, 2013	Apr. 04, 2013	Dec. 28, 2013	Dec. 29, 2012	Feb. 01, 2007	Dec. 28, 2013	Jan. 31, 2014
			Right			Series A Preferred Stock [Member]	Subsequent Event [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Common stock, shares authorized	'	'	500,000,000	500,000,000	'	'	'
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)	'	'	$0.01	$0.01	'	'	'
Preferred stock, shares authorized	'	'	50,000,000	50,000,000	'	500,000	'
Preferred stock, par value (in dollars per share)	'	'	$0.01	$0.01	'	'	'
Common stock, shares issued	'	'	99,455,478	98,269,868	'	'	'
Common stock, shares outstanding	'	'	99,455,478	98,269,868	'	'	'
Repurchase of common stock, Authority granted	'	'	'	'	10,000,000	'	'
Common Stock, Repurchased	'	'	2,800,000	'	'	'	'
Common stock repurchased, Cost	'	'	$74,747	'	'	'	'
Common stock repurchased, Average price	'	'	$26.33	'	'	'	'
Number of preferred stock purchase right attached to each share of Company's common stock	'	'	1	'	'	'	'
Exercise price per right to purchase Series A preferred stock	'	'	'	'	'	$75	'
Number of days following specified condition for rights become exercisable	'	'	'10 days	'	'	'	'
Minimum percentage of beneficial ownership of common stock for rights become exercisable	'	'	15.00%	'	'	'	'
Number of business days following specified condition for rights become exercisable	'	'	'10 days	'	'	'	'
Value of common stock receivable by each holder of a right on becoming an acquiring person (percent)	'	'	2	'	'	'	'
Value of common stock receivable by each holder of a right in the event of certain business combinations (percent)	'	'	2	'	'	'	'
Redemption Price Per right	'	'	$0.00	'	'	'	'
Minimum percentage of beneficial ownership of common stock to become entitled to receive redemption price	'	'	50.00%	'	'	'	'
Dividends declared, common stock	$0.20	$0.20	'	'	'	'	$0.30

Discontinued_Operations_Additi

Discontinued Operations - Additional Information (Detail)	1 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	31-May-12	31-May-12	Dec. 28, 2013	Dec. 29, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
	USD ($)	EUR (€)	USD ($)	USD ($)	USD ($)
Disclosure Discontinued Operations Additional Information [Abstract]	'	'	'	'	'
Cash proceeds from sale of division	$13,000	€ 15,000	'	'	'
Pre-tax loss	33,000	'	0	-32,829	0
Pre-tax charges	'	'	$63,000	'	'

Discontinued_Operations_Compon

Discontinued Operations - Components of loss from Discontinued Operations (Detail) (USD $)	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended				12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	31-May-12	Dec. 29, 2012	Sep. 29, 2012	Jun. 30, 2012	Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 28, 2013	Dec. 29, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Division [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Loss on disposal of business	($33,000)	'	'	'	'	$0	$32,829	$0
Net income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax	'	2,173	-1,291	-66,085	-2,559	0	-67,762	24,119
European and Domestic Imagewear [Member]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Division [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Net sales	'	'	'	'	'	'	89,686	202,852
Cost of sales	'	'	'	'	'	'	116,798	155,689
Gross profit (loss)	'	'	'	'	'	'	-27,112	47,163
Selling, general and administrative expenses	'	'	'	'	'	'	7,200	16,009
Impairment of intangibles	'	'	'	'	'	'	37,425	0
Operating profit (loss)	'	'	'	'	'	'	-71,737	31,154
Interest expense, net	'	'	'	'	'	'	5	99
Loss on disposal of business	'	'	'	'	'	'	32,829	0
Income (loss) from discontinued operations before income tax expense (benefit)	'	'	'	'	'	'	-104,571	31,055
Income tax expense (benefit)	'	'	'	'	'	'	-36,809	6,936
Net income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax	'	'	'	'	'	'	($67,762)	$24,119

Business_Segment_Information_N

Business Segment Information - Net Sales (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 28, 2013	Sep. 28, 2013	Jun. 29, 2013	Mar. 30, 2013	Dec. 29, 2012	Sep. 29, 2012	Jun. 30, 2012	Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 28, 2013	Dec. 29, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Net sales:	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Net sales	$1,285,790	$1,197,346	$1,199,205	$945,461	$1,153,256	$1,218,681	$1,180,651	$973,133	$4,627,802	$4,525,721	$4,434,291
Innerwear [Member]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Net sales:	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Net sales	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	2,444,935	2,334,006	2,261,166
Outerwear [Member]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Net sales:	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Net sales	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	1,306,936	1,318,012	1,289,313
Direct to Consumer [Member]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Net sales:	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Net sales	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	380,079	372,359	375,440
International [Member]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Net sales:	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Net sales	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	$495,852	$501,344	$508,372

Business_Segment_Information_S

Business Segment Information - Segment Operating Profit (Detail) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 28, 2013	Dec. 29, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Segment operating profit:	'	'	'
General corporate expenses	($104,993,000)	($99,100,000)	($77,382,000)
Acquisition, integration and other action related charges	-80,790,000	0	0
Amortization of intangibles	-14,765,000	-13,526,000	-12,817,000
Total operating profit	515,186,000	440,115,000	447,127,000
Other expenses	-17,501,000	-40,315,000	-6,377,000
Interest expense, net	-101,884,000	-136,855,000	-156,198,000
Income from continuing operations before income tax expense	395,801,000	262,945,000	284,552,000
Innerwear [Member]	'	'	'
Segment operating profit:	'	'	'
Total operating profit	467,398,000	407,318,000	346,293,000
Outerwear [Member]	'	'	'
Segment operating profit:	'	'	'
Total operating profit	170,749,000	72,820,000	116,457,000
Direct to Consumer [Member]	'	'	'
Segment operating profit:	'	'	'
Total operating profit	34,737,000	25,890,000	20,422,000
International [Member]	'	'	'
Segment operating profit:	'	'	'
Total operating profit	42,850,000	46,713,000	54,154,000
Operating Segments [Member]	'	'	'
Segment operating profit:	'	'	'
Total operating profit	$715,734,000	$552,741,000	$537,326,000

Business_Segment_Information_A

Business Segment Information - Assets (Detail) (USD $)	Dec. 28, 2013		Dec. 29, 2012
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Assets:	'		'
Total assets	$4,090,048		$3,631,700
Corporate, Non-Segment [Member]	'		'
Assets:	'		'
Total assets	1,489,004	[1]	1,187,348	[1]
Operating Segments [Member]	'		'
Assets:	'		'
Total assets	2,601,044		2,444,352
Operating Segments [Member] | Innerwear [Member]	'		'
Assets:	'		'
Total assets	1,519,555		1,403,335
Operating Segments [Member] | Outerwear [Member]	'		'
Assets:	'		'
Total assets	654,049		645,021
Operating Segments [Member] | Direct to Consumer [Member]	'		'
Assets:	'		'
Total assets	95,428		86,145
Operating Segments [Member] | International [Member]	'		'
Assets:	'		'
Total assets	$332,012		$309,851
[1]	Principally cash and equivalents, certain fixed assets, net deferred tax assets, goodwill, trademarks and other identifiable intangibles, and certain other noncurrent assets.

Business_Segment_Information_D

Business Segment Information - Depreciation and Amortization Expense (Detail) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 28, 2013	Dec. 29, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Depreciation and amortization expense:	'	'	'
Segment depreciation and amortization expense	$90,890	$92,253	$88,863
Innerwear [Member]	'	'	'
Depreciation and amortization expense:	'	'	'
Segment depreciation and amortization expense	42,990	42,617	40,266
Outerwear [Member]	'	'	'
Depreciation and amortization expense:	'	'	'
Segment depreciation and amortization expense	21,827	21,907	21,569
Direct to Consumer [Member]	'	'	'
Depreciation and amortization expense:	'	'	'
Segment depreciation and amortization expense	7,773	9,323	7,183
International [Member]	'	'	'
Depreciation and amortization expense:	'	'	'
Segment depreciation and amortization expense	3,535	4,154	2,196
Operating Segments [Member]	'	'	'
Depreciation and amortization expense:	'	'	'
Segment depreciation and amortization expense	76,125	78,001	71,214
Corporate Segment [Member]	'	'	'
Depreciation and amortization expense:	'	'	'
Segment depreciation and amortization expense	$14,765	$14,252	$17,649

Business_Segment_Information_A1

Business Segment Information - Additions to Long-Lived Assets (Detail) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 28, 2013	Dec. 29, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Additions to long-lived assets:	'	'	'
Total additions to long-lived assets	$43,627	$40,991	$89,962
Operating Segments [Member]	'	'	'
Additions to long-lived assets:	'	'	'
Total additions to long-lived assets	41,058	38,789	85,890
Operating Segments [Member] | Innerwear [Member]	'	'	'
Additions to long-lived assets:	'	'	'
Total additions to long-lived assets	24,192	22,241	38,376
Operating Segments [Member] | Outerwear [Member]	'	'	'
Additions to long-lived assets:	'	'	'
Total additions to long-lived assets	11,653	11,532	37,028
Operating Segments [Member] | Direct to Consumer [Member]	'	'	'
Additions to long-lived assets:	'	'	'
Total additions to long-lived assets	2,188	2,962	6,336
Operating Segments [Member] | International [Member]	'	'	'
Additions to long-lived assets:	'	'	'
Total additions to long-lived assets	3,025	2,054	4,150
Corporate, Non-Segment [Member]	'	'	'
Additions to long-lived assets:	'	'	'
Total additions to long-lived assets	$2,569	$2,202	$4,072

Business_Segment_Information_A2

Business Segment Information - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 28, 2013	Sep. 28, 2013	Jun. 29, 2013	Mar. 30, 2013	Dec. 29, 2012	Sep. 29, 2012	Jun. 30, 2012	Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 28, 2013	Dec. 29, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Worldwide sales by product category	$1,285,790	$1,197,346	$1,199,205	$945,461	$1,153,256	$1,218,681	$1,180,651	$973,133	$4,627,802	$4,525,721	$4,434,291
Innerwear Product Category [Member]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Worldwide sales by product category	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	3,117	'	'
Outerwear Product Category [Member]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Worldwide sales by product category	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	$1,511	'	'
Wal-Mart [Member]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Percentage sales in the Innerwear and Outerwear segments	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	27.00%	'	'
Target [Member]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Percentage sales in the Innerwear and Outerwear segments	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	19.00%	'	'
Kohl's [Member]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Percentage sales in the Innerwear and Outerwear segments	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	6.00%	'	'

Geographic_Area_Information_Sa

Geographic Area Information - Sales and Long Lived Assets by Geographical Area (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 28, 2013	Sep. 28, 2013	Jun. 29, 2013	Mar. 30, 2013	Dec. 29, 2012	Sep. 29, 2012	Jun. 30, 2012	Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 28, 2013	Dec. 29, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Net sales	$1,285,790	$1,197,346	$1,199,205	$945,461	$1,153,256	$1,218,681	$1,180,651	$973,133	$4,627,802	$4,525,721	$4,434,291
Long-Lived Assets	579,883	'	'	'	596,158	'	'	'	579,883	596,158	635,406
United States [Member]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Net sales	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	4,133,645	4,026,139	3,927,571
Long-Lived Assets	132,980	'	'	'	132,147	'	'	'	132,980	132,147	154,035
Canada [Member]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Net sales	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	142,004	129,919	139,687
Long-Lived Assets	1,561	'	'	'	1,943	'	'	'	1,561	1,943	1,538
Japan [Member]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Net sales	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	101,371	120,498	118,361
Long-Lived Assets	563	'	'	'	172	'	'	'	563	172	456
Mexico [Member]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Net sales	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	68,379	70,482	79,696
Long-Lived Assets	1,659	'	'	'	1,871	'	'	'	1,659	1,871	1,933
Brazil [Member]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Net sales	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	53,062	58,972	67,954
Long-Lived Assets	1,912	'	'	'	792	'	'	'	1,912	792	757
China [Member]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Net sales	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	17,827	15,778	19,397
Long-Lived Assets	132,564	'	'	'	144,494	'	'	'	132,564	144,494	144,651
Central America and Caribbean Basin [Member]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Net sales	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	3,568	1,604	4,335
Long-Lived Assets	267,277	'	'	'	270,611	'	'	'	267,277	270,611	283,908
Other [Member]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Net sales	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	107,946	102,329	77,290
Long-Lived Assets	$41,367	'	'	'	$44,128	'	'	'	$41,367	$44,128	$48,128

Quarterly_Financial_Data_Quart

Quarterly Financial Data - Quarterly Information (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 28, 2013	Sep. 28, 2013	Jun. 29, 2013	Mar. 30, 2013	Dec. 29, 2012	Sep. 29, 2012	Jun. 30, 2012	Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 28, 2013	Dec. 29, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Disclosure Quarterly Financial Data Quarterly Information [Abstract]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Net sales	$1,285,790	$1,197,346	$1,199,205	$945,461	$1,153,256	$1,218,681	$1,180,651	$973,133	$4,627,802	$4,525,721	$4,434,291
Gross profit	427,232	421,680	435,482	327,299	398,071	399,930	366,932	255,114	1,611,693	1,420,047	1,493,208
Income (loss) from continuing operations	'	'	'	'	78,215	111,183	67,316	-24,271	330,494	232,443	242,569
Income (loss) from discontinued operations	'	'	'	'	2,173	-1,291	-66,085	-2,559	0	-67,762	24,119
Net income	$32,266	$125,263	$121,586	$51,379	$80,388	$109,892	$1,231	($26,830)	$330,494	$164,681	$266,688
Earnings per share — basic:	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Continuing operations	'	'	'	'	$0.79	$1.13	$0.68	($0.25)	$3.31	$2.35	$2.48
Discontinued operations	'	'	'	'	$0.02	($0.01)	($0.67)	($0.03)	$0	($0.69)	$0.25
Net income	$0.32	$1.25	$1.22	$0.52	$0.81	$1.11	$0.01	($0.27)	$3.31	$1.67	$2.73
Earnings per share — diluted:	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Continuing operations	'	'	'	'	$0.78	$1.11	$0.67	($0.25)	$3.25	$2.32	$2.44
Discontinued operations	'	'	'	'	$0.02	($0.01)	($0.66)	($0.03)	$0	($0.68)	$0.24
Net income	$0.32	$1.23	$1.19	$0.51	$0.80	$1.09	$0.01	($0.27)	$3.25	$1.64	$2.69

Consolidating_Financial_Inform2

Consolidating Financial Information - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	Dec. 28, 2013	Dec. 29, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Nov. 09, 2010
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Interest rate	'	'	6.38%	6.38%
Owned Operating Division of Parent Company	100.00%	'	'	'
Guarantor subsidiary, ownership interest	100.00%	'	'	'
6.375% Senior Notes [Member]	'	'	'	'
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Debt Instrument, face amount	'	'	'	$1,000,000
Interest rate	6.38%	6.38%	6.38%	6.38%

Consolidating_Financial_Inform3

Consolidating Financial Information - Consolidating Statement of Comprehensive Income (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 28, 2013	Sep. 28, 2013	Jun. 29, 2013	Mar. 30, 2013	Dec. 29, 2012	Sep. 29, 2012	Jun. 30, 2012	Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 28, 2013	Dec. 29, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Net sales	$1,285,790	$1,197,346	$1,199,205	$945,461	$1,153,256	$1,218,681	$1,180,651	$973,133	$4,627,802	$4,525,721	$4,434,291
Cost of sales	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	3,016,109	3,105,674	2,941,083
Gross profit	427,232	421,680	435,482	327,299	398,071	399,930	366,932	255,114	1,611,693	1,420,047	1,493,208
Selling, general and administrative expenses	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	1,096,507	979,932	1,046,081
Operating profit	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	515,186	440,115	447,127
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	0	0	0
Other expenses	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	17,501	40,315	6,377
Interest expense, net	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	101,884	136,855	156,198
Income from continuing operations before income tax expense	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	395,801	262,945	284,552
Income tax expense	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	65,307	30,502	41,983
Income from continuing operations	'	'	'	'	78,215	111,183	67,316	-24,271	330,494	232,443	242,569
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax	'	'	'	'	2,173	-1,291	-66,085	-2,559	0	-67,762	24,119
Net income	32,266	125,263	121,586	51,379	80,388	109,892	1,231	-26,830	330,494	164,681	266,688
Comprehensive income	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	411,090	180,319	146,652
Parent Company [Member]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Net sales	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	3,933,591	3,887,087	3,864,207
Cost of sales	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	3,097,826	3,170,582	3,098,797
Gross profit	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	835,765	716,505	765,410
Selling, general and administrative expenses	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	802,325	730,116	775,316
Operating profit	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	33,440	-13,611	-9,906
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	425,833	345,094	402,850
Other expenses	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	17,501	40,315	6,377
Interest expense, net	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	95,116	126,654	145,711
Income from continuing operations before income tax expense	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	346,656	164,514	240,856
Income tax expense	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	16,162	-24,467	-9,777
Income from continuing operations	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	330,494	188,981	250,633
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	0	-24,300	16,055
Net income	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	330,494	164,681	266,688
Comprehensive income	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	411,090	180,319	146,652
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Net sales	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	762,257	661,270	666,270
Cost of sales	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	396,489	318,326	321,305
Gross profit	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	365,768	342,944	344,965
Selling, general and administrative expenses	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	178,434	129,978	136,336
Operating profit	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	187,334	212,966	208,629
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	215,230	195,183	220,813
Other expenses	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	0	0	0
Interest expense, net	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	-20	-9	-43
Income from continuing operations before income tax expense	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	402,584	408,158	429,485
Income tax expense	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	21,850	28,281	28,250
Income from continuing operations	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	380,734	379,877	401,235
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	0	-31,792	0
Net income	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	380,734	348,085	401,235
Comprehensive income	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	380,734	348,085	401,235
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Net sales	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	2,300,794	2,284,831	2,489,968
Cost of sales	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	1,852,065	1,849,219	2,050,099
Gross profit	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	448,729	435,612	439,869
Selling, general and administrative expenses	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	121,478	124,174	135,805
Operating profit	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	327,251	311,438	304,064
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	0	0	0
Other expenses	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	0	0	0
Interest expense, net	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	6,867	10,210	10,530
Income from continuing operations before income tax expense	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	320,384	301,228	293,534
Income tax expense	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	27,295	26,688	23,510
Income from continuing operations	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	293,089	274,540	270,024
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	0	-15,655	6,447
Net income	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	293,089	258,885	276,471
Comprehensive income	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	282,050	253,850	267,302
Consolidating Entries and Eliminations [Member]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Net sales	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	-2,368,840	-2,307,467	-2,586,154
Cost of sales	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	-2,330,271	-2,232,453	-2,529,118
Gross profit	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	-38,569	-75,014	-57,036
Selling, general and administrative expenses	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	-5,730	-4,336	-1,376
Operating profit	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	-32,839	-70,678	-55,660
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	-641,063	-540,277	-623,663
Other expenses	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	0	0	0
Interest expense, net	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	-79	0	0
Income from continuing operations before income tax expense	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	-673,823	-610,955	-679,323
Income tax expense	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	0	0	0
Income from continuing operations	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	-673,823	-610,955	-679,323
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	0	3,985	1,617
Net income	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	-673,823	-606,970	-677,706
Comprehensive income	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	($662,784)	($601,935)	($668,537)

Consolidating_Financial_Inform4

Consolidating Financial Information - Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet (Detail) (USD $)	Dec. 28, 2013	Dec. 29, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Jan. 01, 2011
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Assets	'	'	'	'
Cash and cash equivalents	$115,863	$42,796	$35,345	'
Trade accounts receivable, net	578,558	506,278	'	'
Inventories	1,283,331	1,253,136	'	'
Deferred tax assets	197,260	166,189	'	'
Other current assets	68,654	59,126	'	'
Total current assets	2,243,666	2,027,525	'	'
Property, net	579,883	596,158	635,406	'
Trademarks and other identifiable intangibles, net	377,751	120,114	'	'
Goodwill	626,392	433,300	433,396	'
Investments in subsidiaries	0	0	'	'
Deferred tax assets	207,426	397,529	'	'
Receivables from related entities	0	0	'	'
Other noncurrent assets	54,930	57,074	'	'
Total assets	4,090,048	3,631,700	'	'
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity	'	'	'	'
Accounts payable	466,270	403,644	'	'
Accrued liabilities	315,026	271,972	'	'
Notes payable	36,192	26,216	'	'
Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility	181,790	173,836	'	'
Total current liabilities	999,278	875,668	'	'
Long-term debt	1,467,000	1,317,500	'	'
Pension and postretirement benefits	263,819	446,267	'	'
Payables to related entities	0	0	'	'
Other noncurrent liabilities	129,328	105,399	'	'
Total liabilities	2,859,425	2,744,834	'	'
Total stockholders’ equity	1,230,623	886,866	681,061	562,674
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	4,090,048	3,631,700	'	'
Parent Company [Member]	'	'	'	'
Assets	'	'	'	'
Cash and cash equivalents	5,695	5,617	8,330	'
Trade accounts receivable, net	44,366	39,379	'	'
Inventories	825,300	882,290	'	'
Deferred tax assets	178,732	161,935	'	'
Other current assets	37,429	30,692	'	'
Total current assets	1,091,522	1,119,913	'	'
Property, net	82,786	90,820	'	'
Trademarks and other identifiable intangibles, net	8,385	10,662	'	'
Goodwill	232,882	232,882	'	'
Investments in subsidiaries	2,881,739	2,220,706	'	'
Deferred tax assets	139,102	224,559	'	'
Receivables from related entities	4,706,001	3,967,079	'	'
Other noncurrent assets	52,712	51,686	'	'
Total assets	9,195,129	7,918,307	'	'
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity	'	'	'	'
Accounts payable	253,494	217,645	'	'
Accrued liabilities	184,653	145,962	'	'
Notes payable	0	0	'	'
Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility	0	0	'	'
Total current liabilities	438,147	363,607	'	'
Long-term debt	1,467,000	1,317,500	'	'
Pension and postretirement benefits	253,299	433,490	'	'
Payables to related entities	5,699,670	4,835,465	'	'
Other noncurrent liabilities	106,390	81,379	'	'
Total liabilities	7,964,506	7,031,441	'	'
Total stockholders’ equity	1,230,623	886,866	'	'
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	9,195,129	7,918,307	'	'
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]	'	'	'	'
Assets	'	'	'	'
Cash and cash equivalents	7,811	1,919	2,726	'
Trade accounts receivable, net	69,944	32,199	'	'
Inventories	208,250	102,121	'	'
Deferred tax assets	15,373	1,015	'	'
Other current assets	14,354	11,917	'	'
Total current assets	315,732	149,171	'	'
Property, net	50,193	41,326	'	'
Trademarks and other identifiable intangibles, net	88,716	93,727	'	'
Goodwill	124,247	124,247	'	'
Investments in subsidiaries	1,535,404	1,284,516	'	'
Deferred tax assets	53,317	154,325	'	'
Receivables from related entities	4,065,909	3,198,153	'	'
Other noncurrent assets	412	271	'	'
Total assets	6,233,930	5,045,736	'	'
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity	'	'	'	'
Accounts payable	61,964	8,209	'	'
Accrued liabilities	63,906	57,375	'	'
Notes payable	0	0	'	'
Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility	0	0	'	'
Total current liabilities	125,870	65,584	'	'
Long-term debt	0	0	'	'
Pension and postretirement benefits	2,159	0	'	'
Payables to related entities	3,114,701	2,582,287	'	'
Other noncurrent liabilities	11,318	10,977	'	'
Total liabilities	3,254,048	2,658,848	'	'
Total stockholders’ equity	2,979,882	2,386,888	'	'
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	6,233,930	5,045,736	'	'
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]	'	'	'	'
Assets	'	'	'	'
Cash and cash equivalents	102,357	35,260	24,289	'
Trade accounts receivable, net	465,662	434,825	'	'
Inventories	405,756	413,340	'	'
Deferred tax assets	3,155	3,239	'	'
Other current assets	16,871	16,563	'	'
Total current assets	993,801	903,227	'	'
Property, net	446,904	464,012	'	'
Trademarks and other identifiable intangibles, net	280,650	15,725	'	'
Goodwill	269,263	76,171	'	'
Investments in subsidiaries	0	0	'	'
Deferred tax assets	15,007	18,645	'	'
Receivables from related entities	1,987,603	1,785,466	'	'
Other noncurrent assets	1,806	5,117	'	'
Total assets	3,995,034	3,268,363	'	'
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity	'	'	'	'
Accounts payable	150,812	177,790	'	'
Accrued liabilities	66,497	68,666	'	'
Notes payable	36,192	26,216	'	'
Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility	181,790	173,836	'	'
Total current liabilities	435,291	446,508	'	'
Long-term debt	0	0	'	'
Pension and postretirement benefits	8,361	12,777	'	'
Payables to related entities	1,673,828	1,281,957	'	'
Other noncurrent liabilities	11,620	13,043	'	'
Total liabilities	2,129,100	1,754,285	'	'
Total stockholders’ equity	1,865,934	1,514,078	'	'
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	3,995,034	3,268,363	'	'
Consolidating Entries and Eliminations [Member]	'	'	'	'
Assets	'	'	'	'
Cash and cash equivalents	0	0	0	'
Trade accounts receivable, net	-1,414	-125	'	'
Inventories	-155,975	-144,615	'	'
Deferred tax assets	0	0	'	'
Other current assets	0	-46	'	'
Total current assets	-157,389	-144,786	'	'
Property, net	0	0	'	'
Trademarks and other identifiable intangibles, net	0	0	'	'
Goodwill	0	0	'	'
Investments in subsidiaries	-4,417,143	-3,505,222	'	'
Deferred tax assets	0	0	'	'
Receivables from related entities	-10,759,513	-8,950,698	'	'
Other noncurrent assets	0	0	'	'
Total assets	-15,334,045	-12,600,706	'	'
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity	'	'	'	'
Accounts payable	0	0	'	'
Accrued liabilities	-30	-31	'	'
Notes payable	0	0	'	'
Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility	0	0	'	'
Total current liabilities	-30	-31	'	'
Long-term debt	0	0	'	'
Pension and postretirement benefits	0	0	'	'
Payables to related entities	-10,488,199	-8,699,709	'	'
Other noncurrent liabilities	0	0	'	'
Total liabilities	-10,488,229	-8,699,740	'	'
Total stockholders’ equity	-4,845,816	-3,900,966	'	'
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	($15,334,045)	($12,600,706)	'	'

Consolidating_Financial_Inform5

Consolidating Financial Information - Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows (Detail) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 28, 2013	Dec. 29, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]	'	'	'
Net cash provided by operating activities	$591,281	$553,607	$173,478
Investing activities:	'	'	'
Purchases of property, plant and equipment	-43,627	-40,994	-90,099
Proceeds from sales of assets	6,089	424	13,620
Acquisition of business, net of cash acquired	-559,855	0	-9,154
Disposition of business	0	12,704	0
Net cash from investing activities	-597,393	-27,866	-85,633
Financing activities:	'	'	'
Borrowings on notes payable	101,175	78,036	360,893
Repayments on notes payable	-91,027	-115,117	-348,924
Borrowings on Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility	145,715	177,300	280,629
Repayments on Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility	-137,761	-170,397	-203,696
Borrowings on Revolving Loan Facility	4,053,500	2,938,500	2,890,000
Repayments on Revolving Loan Facility	-3,654,000	-2,885,500	-2,875,500
Redemption of Floating Rate Senior Notes	'	-293,277	-197,458
Redemption of debt under 8% Senior Notes	-250,000	-250,000	0
Cash dividends paid	-59,442	0	0
Payments to amend and refinance credit facilities	-5,630	-2,353	-3,757
Proceeds from stock options exercised	5,279	8,752	17,104
Taxes paid related to net shares settlement of equity awards	-41,839	-4,705	-5,521
Excess tax benefit from stock-based compensation	26,784	1,253	1,673
Transactions with Sara Lee Corporation	0	0	-11,403
Other	1,003	-269	920
Dividends paid to related entities	0	0	0
Net transactions with related entities	0	0	0
Net cash from financing activities	93,757	-517,777	-95,040
Effect of changes in foreign exchange rates on cash	-14,578	-513	-1,131
Change in cash and cash equivalents	73,067	7,451	-8,326
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year	42,796	35,345	43,671
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year	115,863	42,796	35,345
Parent Company [Member]	'	'	'
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]	'	'	'
Net cash provided by operating activities	757,127	791,636	490,106
Investing activities:	'	'	'
Purchases of property, plant and equipment	-13,493	-10,688	-16,247
Proceeds from sales of assets	3,338	70	381
Acquisition of business, net of cash acquired	0	'	0
Disposition of business	'	0	'
Net cash from investing activities	-10,155	-10,618	-15,866
Financing activities:	'	'	'
Borrowings on notes payable	0	0	0
Repayments on notes payable	0	0	0
Borrowings on Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility	0	0	0
Repayments on Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility	0	0	0
Borrowings on Revolving Loan Facility	4,053,500	2,938,500	2,890,000
Repayments on Revolving Loan Facility	-3,654,000	-2,885,500	-2,875,500
Redemption of Floating Rate Senior Notes	'	-293,277	-197,458
Redemption of debt under 8% Senior Notes	-250,000	-250,000	'
Cash dividends paid	-59,442	'	'
Payments to amend and refinance credit facilities	-5,405	-2,128	-3,089
Proceeds from stock options exercised	5,279	8,752	17,104
Taxes paid related to net shares settlement of equity awards	-41,839	-4,705	-5,521
Excess tax benefit from stock-based compensation	26,784	1,253	1,673
Transactions with Sara Lee Corporation	'	'	-11,403
Other	1,116	-173	975
Dividends paid to related entities	0	0	0
Net transactions with related entities	-822,887	-296,453	-300,226
Net cash from financing activities	-746,894	-783,731	-483,445
Effect of changes in foreign exchange rates on cash	0	0	0
Change in cash and cash equivalents	78	-2,713	-9,205
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year	5,617	8,330	17,535
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year	5,695	5,617	8,330
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]	'	'	'
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]	'	'	'
Net cash provided by operating activities	173,085	168,544	202,098
Investing activities:	'	'	'
Purchases of property, plant and equipment	-5,189	-5,493	-10,090
Proceeds from sales of assets	33	16	918
Acquisition of business, net of cash acquired	-61,870	'	0
Disposition of business	'	0	'
Net cash from investing activities	-67,026	-5,477	-9,172
Financing activities:	'	'	'
Borrowings on notes payable	0	0	0
Repayments on notes payable	0	0	0
Borrowings on Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility	0	0	0
Repayments on Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility	0	0	0
Borrowings on Revolving Loan Facility	0	0	0
Repayments on Revolving Loan Facility	0	0	0
Redemption of Floating Rate Senior Notes	'	0	0
Redemption of debt under 8% Senior Notes	0	0	'
Cash dividends paid	0	'	'
Payments to amend and refinance credit facilities	0	0	0
Proceeds from stock options exercised	0	0	0
Taxes paid related to net shares settlement of equity awards	0	0	0
Excess tax benefit from stock-based compensation	0	0	0
Transactions with Sara Lee Corporation	'	'	0
Other	0	0	0
Dividends paid to related entities	-6,696	-16,056	-43,784
Net transactions with related entities	-93,471	-147,818	-148,455
Net cash from financing activities	-100,167	-163,874	-192,239
Effect of changes in foreign exchange rates on cash	0	0	0
Change in cash and cash equivalents	5,892	-807	687
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year	1,919	2,726	2,039
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year	7,811	1,919	2,726
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]	'	'	'
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]	'	'	'
Net cash provided by operating activities	301,962	133,699	128,746
Investing activities:	'	'	'
Purchases of property, plant and equipment	-24,945	-24,813	-63,762
Proceeds from sales of assets	2,718	338	12,321
Acquisition of business, net of cash acquired	-497,985	'	-9,154
Disposition of business	'	12,704	'
Net cash from investing activities	-520,212	-11,771	-60,595
Financing activities:	'	'	'
Borrowings on notes payable	101,175	78,036	360,893
Repayments on notes payable	-91,027	-115,117	-348,924
Borrowings on Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility	145,715	177,300	280,629
Repayments on Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility	-137,761	-170,397	-203,696
Borrowings on Revolving Loan Facility	0	0	0
Repayments on Revolving Loan Facility	0	0	0
Redemption of Floating Rate Senior Notes	'	0	0
Redemption of debt under 8% Senior Notes	0	0	'
Cash dividends paid	0	'	'
Payments to amend and refinance credit facilities	-225	-225	-668
Proceeds from stock options exercised	0	0	0
Taxes paid related to net shares settlement of equity awards	0	0	0
Excess tax benefit from stock-based compensation	0	0	0
Transactions with Sara Lee Corporation	'	'	0
Other	-113	-96	-55
Dividends paid to related entities	-7,049	-16,901	-44,906
Net transactions with related entities	289,210	-63,044	-110,101
Net cash from financing activities	299,925	-110,444	-66,828
Effect of changes in foreign exchange rates on cash	-14,578	-513	-1,131
Change in cash and cash equivalents	67,097	10,971	192
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year	35,260	24,289	24,097
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year	102,357	35,260	24,289
Consolidating Entries and Eliminations [Member]	'	'	'
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]	'	'	'
Net cash provided by operating activities	-640,893	-540,272	-647,472
Investing activities:	'	'	'
Purchases of property, plant and equipment	0	0	0
Proceeds from sales of assets	0	0	0
Acquisition of business, net of cash acquired	0	'	0
Disposition of business	'	0	'
Net cash from investing activities	0	0	0
Financing activities:	'	'	'
Borrowings on notes payable	0	0	0
Repayments on notes payable	0	0	0
Borrowings on Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility	0	0	0
Repayments on Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility	0	0	0
Borrowings on Revolving Loan Facility	0	0	0
Repayments on Revolving Loan Facility	0	0	0
Redemption of Floating Rate Senior Notes	'	0	0
Redemption of debt under 8% Senior Notes	0	0	'
Cash dividends paid	0	'	'
Payments to amend and refinance credit facilities	0	0	0
Proceeds from stock options exercised	0	0	0
Taxes paid related to net shares settlement of equity awards	0	0	0
Excess tax benefit from stock-based compensation	0	0	0
Transactions with Sara Lee Corporation	'	'	0
Other	0	0	0
Dividends paid to related entities	13,745	32,957	88,690
Net transactions with related entities	627,148	507,315	558,782
Net cash from financing activities	640,893	540,272	647,472
Effect of changes in foreign exchange rates on cash	0	0	0
Change in cash and cash equivalents	0	0	0
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year	0	0	0
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year	$0	$0	$0

Consolidating_Financial_Inform6

Consolidating Financial Information - Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows (Parenthetical) (Detail)	Dec. 31, 2011	Nov. 09, 2010	Dec. 28, 2013	Dec. 29, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 10, 2009
			8% Senior Notes [Member]	8% Senior Notes [Member]	8% Senior Notes [Member]	8% Senior Notes [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'	'
Interest rate	6.38%	6.38%	8.00%	8.00%	8.00%	8.00%