Hanesbrands (HBI) 10-K 6 Feb 15 2014 FY Annual report Financial data

Document_and_Entity_Informatio

Document and Entity Information (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 03, 2015	Jan. 30, 2015	Jun. 27, 2014
Document Documentand Entity Information [Abstract]
Document Type	10-K
Amendment Flag	FALSE
Document Period End Date	3-Jan-15
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2014
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Trading Symbol	HBI
Entity Registrant Name	Hanesbrands Inc.
Entity Central Index Key	1359841
Current Fiscal Year End Date	-2
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		100,199,650
Entity Public Float			$9,651,455,720

Consolidated_Statements_of_Inc

Consolidated Statements of Income (USD $)	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	Jan. 03, 2015	Sep. 27, 2014	Jun. 28, 2014	Mar. 29, 2014	Dec. 28, 2013	Sep. 28, 2013	Jun. 29, 2013	Mar. 30, 2013	Jan. 03, 2015	Dec. 28, 2013	Dec. 29, 2012
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net sales	$1,522,596	$1,400,728	$1,342,052	$1,059,370	$1,285,790	$1,197,346	$1,199,205	$945,461	$5,324,746	$4,627,802	$4,525,721
Cost of sales									3,420,339	3,016,109	3,105,674
Gross profit	545,561	497,715	504,354	356,777	427,232	421,680	435,482	327,299	1,904,407	1,611,693	1,420,047
Selling, general and administrative expenses									1,340,453	1,096,507	979,932
Operating profit									563,954	515,186	440,115
Other expenses									2,599	17,501	40,315
Interest expense, net									96,387	101,884	136,855
Income from continuing operations before income tax expense									464,968	395,801	262,945
Income tax expense									60,449	65,307	30,502
Income from continuing operations									404,519	330,494	232,443
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax									0	0	-67,762
Net income	$89,437	$118,944	$154,578	$41,560	$32,266	$125,263	$121,586	$51,379	$404,519	$330,494	$164,681
Earnings per share — basic:
Continuing operations									$4.02	$3.31	$2.35
Discontinued operations									$0	$0	$0.69
Net income	$0.89	$1.18	$1.54	$0.41	$0.32	$1.25	$1.22	$0.52	$4.02	$3.31	$1.67
Earnings per share — diluted:
Continuing operations									$3.97	$3.25	$2.32
Discontinued operations									$0	$0	($0.68)
Net income	$0.88	$1.16	$1.51	$0.41	$0.32	$1.23	$1.19	$0.51	$3.97	$3.25	$1.64

Consolidated_Statements_of_Com

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jan. 03, 2015	Dec. 28, 2013	Dec. 29, 2012
Statement Consolidated Statements Of Comprehensive Income [Abstract]
Net income	$404,519	$330,494	$164,681
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Foreign currency translation	-12,171	-13,594	-838
Cash flow hedges, net of tax effect of ($1,114), ($476) and $1,264, respectively	1,679	717	-1,906
Interest rate hedge, net of tax effect of $0, $0 and ($1,371), respectively	0	0	2,066
Defined benefit plans, net of tax effect of $81,731, ($61,582) and ($11,514), respectively	-125,080	93,473	16,316
Other comprehensive income (loss)	-135,572	80,596	15,638
Comprehensive income	$268,947	$411,090	$180,319

Consolidated_Statements_of_Com1

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Parenthetical) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jan. 03, 2015	Dec. 28, 2013	Dec. 29, 2012
Statement of Comprehensive Income [Abstract]
Cash flow hedges, tax	($1,114)	($476)	$1,264
Interest rate hedge, tax	0	0	-1,371
Defined benefit plans, tax	$81,731	($61,582)	($11,514)

Consolidated_Balance_Sheets

Consolidated Balance Sheets (USD $)	Jan. 03, 2015	Dec. 28, 2013
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$239,855	$115,863
Trade accounts receivable, net	672,048	578,558
Inventories	1,537,200	1,283,331
Deferred tax assets	215,065	197,260
Other current assets	101,064	68,654
Total current assets	2,765,232	2,243,666
Property, net	674,379	579,883
Trademarks and other identifiable intangibles, net	691,201	377,751
Goodwill	723,120	626,392
Deferred tax assets	294,347	207,426
Other noncurrent assets	73,502	54,930
Total assets	5,221,781	4,090,048
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Accounts payable	621,220	466,270
Accrued liabilities and other:
Payroll and employee benefits	143,335	143,543
Advertising and promotion	149,345	73,841
Other	202,947	97,642
Notes payable	144,438	36,192
Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility	210,963	181,790
Current portion of long-term debt	14,354	0
Total current liabilities	1,486,602	999,278
Long-term debt	1,613,997	1,467,000
Pension and postretirement benefits	472,003	263,819
Other noncurrent liabilities	262,407	129,328
Total liabilities	3,835,009	2,859,425
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 — 100,197,280 and 99,455,478, respectively	1,002	995
Additional paid-in capital	293,932	285,227
Retained earnings	1,464,427	1,181,418
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	-372,589	-237,017
Total stockholders’ equity	1,386,772	1,230,623
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$5,221,781	$4,090,048

Consolidated_Balance_Sheets_Pa

Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical) (USD $)	Jan. 03, 2015	Dec. 28, 2013
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	100,197,280	99,455,478
Common stock, shares outstanding	100,197,280	99,455,478

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 Dec. 31, 2011
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		98,270,000
Net income	330,494			330,494
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
Net income	404,519			404,519
Dividends	-121,510			-121,510
Translation adjustments	-12,171				-12,171
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	1,679				1,679
Net unrecognized gain (loss) from pension and postretirement plans	-125,080				-125,080
Stock-based compensation	30,230		30,230
Exercise of stock options, vesting of restricted stock units and other	-21,518	7	-21,525
Exercise of stock options, vesting of restricted stock units and other, shares		742,000
Ending Balance at Jan. 03, 2015	$1,386,772	$1,002	$293,932	$1,464,427	($372,589)
Ending Balance, Shares at Jan. 03, 2015	100,197,280	100,197,000

Consolidated_Statements_of_Cas

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jan. 03, 2015	Dec. 28, 2013	Dec. 29, 2012
Operating activities:
Net income	$404,519	$330,494	$164,681
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities:
Depreciation	75,977	76,125	78,784
Amortization of intangibles	22,225	14,765	14,252
Impairment of intangibles	0	0	37,425
Loss on disposition of business	0	0	32,829
Write-off on early extinguishment of debt	0	4,865	9,559
Amortization of debt issuance costs	6,011	6,921	9,168
Stock compensation expense	30,587	24,178	20,496
Deferred taxes	-12,401	14,616	-32,583
Other	1,962	-3,027	-7,253
Changes in assets and liabilities, net of acquisition and disposition of businesses:
Accounts receivable	1,228	4,803	-46,812
Inventories	-40,248	83,748	313,818
Other assets	14,270	12,857	5,453
Accounts payable	71,901	30,897	-40,583
Accrued liabilities and other	-67,941	-9,961	-5,627
Net cash from operating activities	508,090	591,281	553,607
Investing activities:
Purchases of property, plant and equipment	-64,311	-43,627	-40,994
Proceeds from sales of assets	7,120	6,089	424
Acquisition of business, net of cash acquired	-360,439	-559,855	0
Disposition of business	0	0	12,704
Payments for (Proceeds from) Investments	64,380	0	0
Payments for (Proceeds from) Other Investing Activities	-5,065	0	0
Net cash from investing activities	-358,315	-597,393	-27,866
Financing activities:
Borrowings on notes payable	158,217	101,175	78,036
Repayments on notes payable	-138,225	-91,027	-115,117
Borrowings on Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility	161,167	145,715	177,300
Repayments on Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility	-131,994	-137,761	-170,397
Borrowings on Revolving Loan Facility	3,536,000	4,053,500	2,938,500
Repayments on Revolving Loan Facility	-3,826,500	-3,654,000	-2,885,500
Incurrence of debt under the Euro Term Loan Facility	476,566	0	0
Repayments of Euro Term Loan Facility	-2,226	0	0
Repayments of assumed debt related to acquisition of business	-117,400	0	0
Redemption of Floating Rate Senior Notes	0	0	-293,277
Redemption of debt under 8% Senior Notes	0	250,000	250,000
Cash dividends paid	-119,607	-59,442	0
Payments to amend and refinance credit facilities	-6,011	-5,630	-2,353
Proceeds from stock options exercised	0	5,279	8,752
Taxes paid related to net shares settlement of equity awards	-54,593	-41,839	-4,705
Excess tax benefit from stock-based compensation	39,568	26,784	1,253
Other	1,273	1,003	-269
Net cash from financing activities	-23,765	93,757	-517,777
Effect of changes in foreign exchange rates on cash	-2,018	-14,578	-513
Change in cash and cash equivalents	123,992	73,067	7,451
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year	115,863	42,796	35,345
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year	$239,855	$115,863	$42,796

Consolidated_Statements_of_Cas1

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Parenthetical)	Dec. 29, 2012	Nov. 09, 2010	Jan. 03, 2015	Dec. 28, 2013
Interest rate	6.38%	6.38%
8% Senior Notes [Member]
Interest rate	8.00%		8.00%	8.00%

Background

Background	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 03, 2015
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, DIM, JMS/Just My Size, L’eggs, Nur Die/Nur Der, Flexees, barely there, Wonderbra, Gear for Sports, Lilyette, Lovable, Rinbros, Shock Absorber, Track N Field, Abanderado and Zorba. 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 “2014”, “2013” and “2012” relate to the 53 week fiscal year ended on January 3, 2015, and the 52 week fiscal years ended on December 28, 2013 and December 29, 2012, respectively. A significant subsidiary of the Company, DBA Lux Holding S.A. (“DBA”), had a December 27, 2014 fiscal year end. The difference in reporting one week of financial information for DBA did not have a material impact on the Company’s financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.

Summary_of_Significant_Account

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 03, 2015
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 (“AOCI”) 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 $183,333, $161,541 and $123,354 in 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively.
	(f) Shipping and Handling Costs
	Revenue received for shipping and handling costs is included in net sales and was $22,903, $25,423 and $25,062 in 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively. Shipping costs, which comprise payments to third party shippers, and handling costs, which consist of warehousing costs in the Company’s various distribution facilities, were $295,280, $241,026 and $239,464 in 2014, 2013 and 2012, 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 $63,268, $51,316 and $48,323 in 2014, 2013 and 2012, 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 $22,898, $23,489 and $21,564 in 2014, 2013 and 2012, 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. GAAP.
	(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 seven to 30 years, license agreements are being amortized over periods ranging from three to 17 years, customer and distributor relationships are being amortized over periods ranging from two 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 2014. 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 AOCI 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
	Disclosures About Offsetting Assets and Liabilities
	In December 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (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 were effective for the Company in the first quarter of 2014 with retrospective application required. 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.
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 were effective for the Company in the first quarter of 2014 and applied prospectively. 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.
Discontinued Operations
In April 2014, the FASB issued new accounting rules related to updating the criteria for reporting discontinued operations and enhancing related disclosures requirements. The new rules are effective for the Company in the first quarter of 2015. 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.
Revenue from Contracts with Customers
In May 2014, the FASB issued new accounting rules related to revenue recognition for contracts with customers requiring revenue recognition based on the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects consideration the Company expects to be entitled to in exchange for goods or services. The new rules supercede prior revenue recognition requirements and most industry-specific accounting guidance. The new rules will be effective for the Company in the first quarter of 2017 with retrospective application required. 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.
Extraordinary and Unusual Items
In January 2015, the FASB issued new accounting rules that remove the concept of extraordinary items from U.S. GAAP. Under the existing guidance, an entity is required to separately disclose extraordinary items, net of tax, in the income statement after income from continuing operations if an event or transaction is of an unusual nature and occurs infrequently. This separate, net-of-tax presentation (and corresponding earnings per share impact) will no longer be allowed. The new rules will be effective for the Company in the first quarter of 2016. 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 had no impact on the Company’s results of operations.

Acquisitions

Acquisitions	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 03, 2015
Business Combinations [Abstract]
Acquisitions	Acquisitions
	DBApparel Acquisition
	In August 2014, MFB International Holdings S.à r.l. (“MF Lux”), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, acquired DBA Lux Holding S.A. (“DBA”) from SLB Brands Holdings, Ltd and certain individual DBA shareholders in an all-cash transaction equal to €400,000 enterprise value less net debt and working capital adjustments as defined in the purchase agreement. Total purchase price at closing was €297,031 (approximately $391,861 based on acquisition date exchange rates). The acquisition was financed through a combination of cash on hand and third party borrowings.
	DBA contributed net revenues of $291,208 and pretax earnings of $24,075 (excluding acquisition and integration related charges of approximately $35,600) since the date of acquisition. The results of DBA have been included in the Company’s consolidated financial statements since the date of acquisition and are reported as part of the International segment based on geographic location and distribution channel.
	DBA is a leading marketer of intimate apparel, hosiery and underwear in Europe with a portfolio of strong brands including DIM, Nur Die/Nur Der and Lovable. The Company believes the acquisition will create growth and cost savings opportunities and increased scale to serve retailers. DBA utilizes a mix of self-owned manufacturing and third-party manufacturers. Factors that contribute to the amount of goodwill recognized for the acquisition include the value of the existing work force and 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 DIM, Nur Die/Nur Der, Lovable, Shock Absorber, Abanderado, Bellinda, Elbeo and Edoo trademarks and brand names, which management believes to have indefinite lives, have been valued at $272,653. Perpetual license agreements associated with the Playtex and Wonderbra brands, which management believes to have indefinite lives, have been valued at $37,821. Amortizable intangible assets have been assigned values of $40,193 for distribution networks, $12,255 for license and franchise agreements and $2,182 for computer software and other intangibles. Distributor relationships are being amortized over 10 years. License and franchise agreements are being amortized over three to 17 years, respectively. Computer software and other intangibles are amortized over one to three 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, working capital adjustments as defined in the purchase agreement 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 that existed at the valuation date. The acquired assets and assumed liabilities at the date of acquisition (August 29, 2014) include the following:
	Cash and cash equivalents	$	38,875
	Trade accounts receivable, net	121,169
	Inventories	245,161
	Deferred tax assets	7,968
	Other current assets	106,489
	Property, net	104,868
	Trademarks and other identifiable intangibles, net	365,104
	Deferred tax assets, noncurrent	5,864
	Other noncurrent assets	5,755
	Total assets acquired	1,001,253
	Accounts payables	79,785
	Accrued liabilities and other	181,626
	Notes payable	97,599
	Deferred tax liabilities	4,352
	Current portion of long-term debt	123,891
	Long-term debt	8,683
	Deferred tax liabilities, noncurrent	106,720
	Other noncurrent liabilities	100,621
	Total liabilities assumed	703,277
	Net assets acquired	297,976
	Goodwill	101,338
	Purchase price	$	399,314
	During the fourth quarter of 2014, goodwill increased $7,453 for additional working capital payments made.
	As of January 3, 2015, the Company had a total of $5,065 in escrow deposits remaining related to the DBA acquisition in “Other Current Assets.”
	In connection with the DBA acquisition, the Company assumed debt, totaling $132,574 as of the acquisition date. Concurrent with the closing, $107,665 was repaid utilizing proceeds from the Euro Term Loan (See Note 10, “Debt”). In addition, $9,735 of debt assumed was repaid since the date of acquisition from operating cash flows. Notes payable of $97,599 is comprised of term loans in France, Italy and Germany as well as asset backed loans in Italy and Germany.
	Unaudited pro forma results of operations for the Company are presented below assuming that the 2014 acquisition of DBA had occurred at the beginning of 2013. Pro forma operating results for the year ended December 28, 2013 include expenses totaling $32,088 for acquisition-related charges.
			Years Ended
			January 3,		December 28,
			2015		2013
	Net sales		$	5,872,848	$	5,485,144
	Net income		427,296		349,514
	Earnings per share:
	Basic		$	4.25	$	3.5
	Diluted		4.19		3.43
	Pro forma financial information is not necessarily indicative of the Company’s operations results if the acquisition had 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.
	In connection with the DBA acquisition, the Company acquired certain time deposits with maturity dates beyond three months. These investments were reported in the “Other current assets” line on the Consolidated Balance Sheets at acquisition date. Since the acquisition, the Company liquidated these investments for $64,380 and reported the proceeds as investing activities on the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.
	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.
	In 2013, 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 was 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 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	13,302
	Deferred tax liabilities, noncurrent	118,189
	Other noncurrent liabilities	8,429
	Total liabilities assumed	174,021
	Net assets acquired	382,573
	Goodwill	197,932
Purchase price	$	580,505
Since December 2013, goodwill increased by $4,606 as a result of measurement period adjustments to the acquired income tax balances. The purchase price allocation was finalized in the third quarter 2014.
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.
	Year Ended
	December 28,
	2013
Net sales	$	5,067,197
Income from continuing operations	370,469
Earnings per share from continuing operations:
Basic	$	3.71
Diluted	3.64
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
	Jan. 03, 2015
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Earnings Per Share	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
		January 3,	December 28,	December 29,
		2015	2013	2012
	Basic weighted average shares outstanding	100,575	99,859	98,709
	Effect of potentially dilutive securities:
	Stock options	1,113	1,536	1,245
	Restricted stock units	323	427	314
	Employee stock purchase plan and other	—	1	1
	Diluted weighted average shares outstanding	102,011	101,823	100,269
	Restricted stock units totaling 94, 206 and 263 units were excluded from the diluted earnings per share calculation because their effect would be anti-dilutive for 2014, 2013, and 2012, respectively. In 2014, 2013 and 2012, there were no anti-dilutive options to purchase shares of common stock.

StockBased_Compensation

Stock-Based Compensation	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 03, 2015
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Stock-Based Compensation	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 the Company’s 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 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
	Exercised	(950	)	19.29
	Forfeited	(5	)	22.37
	Options outstanding at January 3, 2015	1,823		$	23.67	$	158,469	3.4
	Options exercisable at January 3, 2015	1,823		$	23.67	$	158,469	3.4
	There were 0, 63 and 1,704 options that vested during 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively. The total intrinsic value of options that were exercised during 2014, 2013 and 2012 was $86,843, $95,380 and $6,800 respectively.
	The actual tax benefit realized for the tax deductions from option exercise of the share-based payment arrangements totaled $70,196, $56,679 and $5,998 for 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively.
	Stock Unit Awards
	Restricted stock units (RSUs) of the Company’s 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 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
	Granted — non-performanced based	122		109.05
	Granted — performanced based	217		68.16
	Vested	(591	)	30.15
	Forfeited	(87	)	37.47
	Nonvested share units outstanding at January 3, 2015	854		$	64.46	$	94,521	1.71
	The total fair value of shares vested during 2014, 2013 and 2012 was $17,831, $16,933 and $9,824, 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 2014, 2013 and 2012, the Company recognized total compensation expense of $30,230, $23,845 and $20,183 and recognized a deferred tax benefit of $11,757, $11,045 and $7,915, respectively.
	At January 3, 2015, there was $17,506 of total unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested stock-based compensation arrangements, of which $12,406, $3,837, $1,255 and $8 is expected to be recognized in 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018, 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 3,210 were available for future grants as of January 3, 2015.
	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 the Company’s 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 2014, 2013 and 2012, 26, 40 and 73 shares, respectively, were purchased under the ESPP by eligible employees. The Company had 1,779 shares of common stock available for issuance under the ESPP as of January 3, 2015. The Company recognized $345, $333 and $313 of stock compensation expense under the ESPP during 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

Trade_Accounts_Receivable

Trade Accounts Receivable	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 03, 2015
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Trade Accounts Receivable	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 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
	Charged to expenses	7,230			18,159			25,389
	Deductions and write-offs	(4,399		)	(17,470		)	(21,869		)
	Balance at January 3, 2015	$	8,117		$	8,739		$	16,856
	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 $2,599, $2,636 and $3,136 in 2014, 2013 and 2012, 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
	Jan. 03, 2015
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Inventories	Inventories
	Inventories consisted of the following:
		January 3,		December 28,
		2015		2013
	Raw materials	$	207,647	$	170,524
	Work in process	164,686		142,713
	Finished goods	1,164,867		970,094
		$	1,537,200	$	1,283,331

Property_Net

Property, Net	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 03, 2015
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Property, Net	Property, Net
	Property is summarized as follows:
		January 3,		December 28,
		2015		2013
	Land	$	48,109	$	28,895
	Buildings and improvements	541,096		477,167
	Machinery and equipment	891,345		872,038
	Construction in progress	51,440		20,855
	Capital leases	6,054		4,031
		1,538,044		1,402,986
	Less accumulated depreciation	863,665		823,103
	Property, net	$	674,379	$	579,883

Notes_Payable

Notes Payable	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 03, 2015
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Notes Payable	Notes Payable
	The Company had the following short-term revolving facilities at January 3, 2015 and December 28, 2013:
		Interest	Principal Amount
		Rate as of January 3, 2015	January 3,		December 28,
			2015		2013
	El Salvador	3.00%	$	30,000	$	30,000
	Philippines	5.35%	1,409		1,417
	China	6.25%	6,929		4,775
	Australia	4.50%	409		—
	Europe	2.07%	105,691		—
			$	144,438	$	36,192
	As of January 3, 2015 and December 28, 2013, the Company had total borrowing availability of $200,327 and $104,889, respectively, under the international loan facilities. Total interest paid on notes payable was $672, $567 and $4,014 in 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively. The Company was in compliance with the financial covenants contained in each of the facilities at January 3, 2015.

Debt

Debt	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 03, 2015
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Debt	Debt
	The Company had the following debt at January 3, 2015 and December 28, 2013:
		Interest	Principal Amount
		Rate as of
		January 3,
		2015	January 3,		December 28,		Maturity Date
			2015		2013
	Senior Secured Credit Facility:
	Revolving Loan Facility	1.88%	$	176,500	$	467,000	Jul-18
	Euro Term Loan	3.50%	436,953		—		Aug-21
	6.375% Senior Notes	6.38%	1,000,000		1,000,000		December 2020
	Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility	1.22%	210,963		181,790		Mar-15
	Other International Debt	Various	14,898		—		Various
			1,839,314		1,648,790
	Less current maturities		225,317		181,790
			$	1,613,997	$	1,467,000
	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 January 3, 2015 are reported in the “Current portion of long-term debt”, “Long-term debt” and “Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility” lines of the Consolidated Balance Sheets.
	Total cash paid for interest related to debt in 2014, 2013 and 2012 was $85,512, $96,434 and $124,427, respectively.
	Senior Secured Credit Facility
	In July 2014, the Company amended and restated the Senior Secured Credit Facility to increase the committed aggregate facility size to $1,600,000 (from $1,100,000), consisting of (a) Revolving Loan Facility, and (b) the Euro Term Loan. The Euro Term Loan accrues interest utilizing the EURIBOR rate (as defined in the Senior Secured Credit Facility) plus 2.75%. The proceeds of the Euro Term Loan are denominated in Euros and were utilized in part to purchase DBA. 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, and the Euro Term Loan matures on August 29, 2021. All borrowings under the Revolving Loan Facility must be repaid in full upon maturity. Outstanding borrowings under the Euro Term loan are repayable in quarterly payments of 0.25% of the original borrowings, with the remainder of the outstanding principle due at 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, that the Company is in pro forma compliance with the financial covenants described below and that the Company’s senior secured leverage ratio is less than 2.50 to 1 on a pro forma basis after giving effect to the incurrence of such indebtedness. As of January 3, 2015, the Company had $176,500 outstanding under the Revolving Loan Facility, $16,824 of standby and trade letters of credit issued and outstanding under this facility and $906,676 of borrowing availability. At January 3, 2015, the interest rate on the Revolving Loan Facility was 1.88%, and the interest rate of the Euro Term Loan was 3.50%.
	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.
	Additionally, the Euro Term Loan is guaranteed by substantially all of our subsidiary MFB International Holdings S.à r.l.’s (“MFB International Holdings”) existing and future direct and indirect subsidiaries, with certain customary or agreed-upon exceptions for certain subsidiaries and secured by a pledge of 100% of the equity interests of MFB International Holdings and its direct subsidiaries, 100% of the equity interests owned by any subsidiary of MFB International Holdings that is domiciled in Luxembourg and substantially all present and future property and assets, real and personal, tangible and intangible, of each Luxembourg domiciled guarantor, except for certain enumerated interests, and all proceeds and products of such property and assets.
	At the Company’s option, borrowings under the Revolving Loan 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 LIBOR01 or LIBOR02 Page for the respective interest period or other commercially available source designated by an administrative agent, plus the applicable margin. 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 and 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 this 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 4.0 to 1 beginning with the third fiscal quarter of 2014 and declines over time until it reaches 3.75 to 1 for the third fiscal quarter of 2015 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 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 January 3, 2015 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. In March 2014, the Company amended the Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility to decrease certain fee rates, revise concentration limits and dilutions triggers, and extended the termination date to March 14, 2015. 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 January 3, 2015, Receivables LLC had $210,963 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 January 3, 2015 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 January 3, 2015, the Company was in compliance with all financial covenants.
	The total amount of receivables used as collateral for the credit facility was $320,117 at January 3, 2015 and is reported on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheet in “Trade accounts receivable, net.”
	Other International Debt
	In connection with the DBA acquisition, the Company assumed debt (the “Other International Debt”), totaling $132,574 as of the acquisition date. Concurrent with the closing, $107,665 was repaid utilizing proceeds from the Euro Term Loan. The long-term debt outstanding as of January 3, 2015 consists of mortgage loans and term loans collateralized by fixed assets. These loans have maturity dates ranging from January, 2015 to May, 2018, and bear interest primarily based on EURIBOR rates ranging from 1.38% to 6.25% as of January 3, 2015.
	Future Principal Payments
	Future principal payments for all of the facilities described above are as follows: $225,317 due in 2015, $5,885 due in 2016 and 2017, $182,839 due in 2018, $4,391 due in 2019 and $1,414,997 due in 2020 and thereafter.
	Debt Issuance Costs
	During 2014, 2013 and 2012, the Company incurred $5,560, $5,630 and $2,353, 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 10 years. As of January 3, 2015, the net carrying value of unamortized debt issuance costs was $30,597 which is included in “Other Noncurrent Assets” in the Consolidated Balance Sheet. The Company’s debt issuance cost amortization was $6,011, $6,921 and $9,168 in 2014, 2013 and 2012, 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.

Commitments_and_Contingencies

Commitments and Contingencies	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 03, 2015
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Commitments and Contingencies	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 $89,569, $75,178 and $72,639 in 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively.
	Future minimum lease payments under noncancelable operating leases (with initial or remaining lease terms in excess of one year) are as follows: $83,704 in 2015, $74,732 in 2016, $65,788 in 2017, $57,410 in 2018, $42,316 in 2019 and $114,301 thereafter.
	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 2014, 2013 and 2012, the Company incurred royalty expense of approximately $57,072, $42,075 and $37,593, respectively.
	Minimum amounts due under the license agreements are approximately $22,656 in 2015, $21,639 in 2016, $8,979 in 2017, $9,325 in 2018, $6,919 in 2019. In addition to the minimum guaranteed amounts under license agreements, the Company is a party to a partnership agreement that includes a minimum fee of $5,558 for each year from 2015 through 2017.

Intangible_Assets_and_Goodwill

Intangible Assets and Goodwill	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 03, 2015
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Intangible Assets and Goodwill	Intangible Assets and Goodwill
	As described in Note 3, “Acquisitions,” the Company acquired DBA in August 2014, which resulted in the recognition of $101,338 of goodwill and $365,104 of intangible assets, which consisted primarily of trademarks, perpetual license agreements and customer and distribution relationships. Since acquisition, goodwill increased $7,453 as a result of additional working capital payments made.
	As described in Note 3, “Acquisitions,” the Company acquired Maidenform in October 2013, which resulted in the recognition of $197,932 of goodwill and $270,430 of intangible assets, which consisted primarily of trademarks and customer and distribution relationships. Since December 2013, goodwill increased by $4,606 as a result of measurement period adjustments to the acquired income tax balances. The purchase price allocation was finalized in the third quarter 2014.
	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 trademarks and $172 of goodwill. See Note 19, “Discontinued Operations,” for further details.
	(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 January 3, 2015:
	Intangible assets subject to amortization:
	Trademarks and brand names	$	135,622	$	78,199	$	57,423
	Licensing agreements	69,225		16,122		53,103
	Customer and distributor relationships	74,137		6,463		67,674
	Computer software	68,164		60,937		7,227
	Other intangibles	1,820		1,267		553
		$	348,968	$	162,988	185,980
	Intangible assets not subject to amortization:
	Trademarks					470,501
	Perpetual license agreements					34,720
	Net book value of intangible assets					$	691,201
		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
	The amortization expense for intangibles subject to amortization was $22,225, $14,765 and $13,526 for 2014, 2013 and 2012, 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: $23,277 in 2015, $16,251 in 2016, $15,371 in 2017, $15,045 in 2018 and $15,041 in 2019.
	(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 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
	Acquisition of business	4,330		—		69		101,545			105,944
	Other	—		—		—		(9,216		)	(9,216		)
	Net book value at January 3, 2015	$	431,561	$	171,214	$	3,224	$	117,121		$	723,120

Accumulated_Other_Comprehensiv

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 03, 2015
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Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
	The components of AOCI are as follows:
		Cumulative Translation Adjustment				Hedges				Defined Benefit Plans				Income Taxes			Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
	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	)
	Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss	—				(1,113		)		10,417				(3,709		)	5,595
	Current-period other comprehensive income (loss) activity	(12,171		)		3,905				(217,745		)		84,844			(141,167		)
	Balance at January 3, 2015	$	(34,099	)		$	4,834			$	(564,831	)		$	221,507		$	(372,589	)
	The Company had the following reclassifications out of AOCI:
	Component of AOCI		Location of Reclassification into Income		Amount of Reclassification from AOCI
					January 3,				December 28,				December 29,
					2015				2013				2012
	Gain (loss) on foreign exchange contracts		Cost of sales		$	(1,113	)		$	(400	)		$	(2,594	)
			Income tax		444				160				1,034
			Net of tax		$	(669	)		$	(240	)		$	(1,560	)
	Amortization of loss on interest rate hedge		Interest expense, net		$	—			$	—			$	3,437
			Income tax		—				—				(1,371		)
			Net of tax		$	—			$	—			$	2,066
	Amortization of deferred actuarial loss and prior service cost		Selling, general and administrative expenses		$	10,417			$	15,418			$	15,987
			Income tax		(4,153		)		(6,034		)		(6,375		)
			Net of tax		$	6,264			$	9,384			$	9,612
	Total reclassifications				$	5,595			$	9,144			$	10,118

Financial_Instruments_and_Risk

Financial Instruments and Risk Management	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 03, 2015
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Financial Instruments and Risk Management	Financial Instruments and Risk Management
	The Company uses forward foreign exchange contracts to manage its exposures to movements in foreign exchange rates. As of January 3, 2015, The notional U.S. dollar equivalent of commitments to sell and purchase foreign currencies within the Company’s derivative portfolio were $163,873 and $9,629, respectively, consisting of contracts hedging primarily exposures to the Euro, Mexican peso, Canadian dollar, Australian dollar, Brazilian real and Japanese yen. As of December 28, 2013, the notional U.S. dollar equivalent of commitments to sell and purchase foreign currencies within the Company’s derivative portfolio were $92,577 and $9,776 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 AOCI 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		January 3,				December 28,
				2015				2013
	Hedges	Other current assets		$	3,447			$	32
	Non-hedges	Other current assets		2,960				970
	Total derivative assets			$	6,407			$	1,002
	Non-hedges	Accrued liabilities		(109		)		(28		)
	Total derivative liabilities			$	(109	)		$	(28	)
	Net derivative asset			$	6,298			$	974
	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 gain from AOCI of approximately $6,255.
	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
		January 3,				December 28,				December 29,
		2015				2013				2012
	Interest rate contracts	$	—			$	—			$	—
	Foreign exchange contracts	3,905				1,593				(262		)
	Total	$	3,905			$	1,593			$	(262	)
		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)		January 3,				December 28,				December 29,
				2015				2013				2012
	Interest rate contracts	Interest		$	—			$	—			$	(2,560	)
		expense, net
	Interest rate contracts	Other expenses		—				—				(877		)
	Foreign exchange contracts	Cost of sales		1,113				400				(47		)
	Total			$	1,113			$	400			$	(3,484	)
	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		January 3,				December 28,				December 29,
				2015				2013				2012
	Foreign exchange contracts	Selling, general and		$	(1,188	)		$	458			$	(3,757	)
		administrative expenses

Fair_Value_of_Assets_and_Liabi

Fair Value of Assets and Liabilities	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 03, 2015
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Fair Value of Assets and Liabilities	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 January 3, 2015 and December 28, 2013, 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, insurance contracts 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 2014 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 January 3, 2015, 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
		3-Jan-15
		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	$	—		$	—		$	305,499
	U.S. equity securities	124,136			29,192			—
	Foreign equity securities	44,684			72,871			—
	Debt securities	19,872			128,181			—
	Real estate	—			—			40,874
	Commodities	—			12,649			—
	Insurance contracts	—			5,797			—
	Cash and other	4,243			—			—
		192,935			248,690			346,373
	Derivative contracts:
	Foreign exchange derivative contracts	—			6,407			—
	Foreign exchange derivative contracts	—			(109		)	—
		—			6,298			—
	Deferred compensation plan liability	—			(28,289		)	—
	Total	$	192,935		$	226,699		$	346,373
		Assets (Liabilities) at Fair Value as of
		28-Dec-13
		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
	The table below sets forth a summary of changes in the fair value of the Level 3 investment assets in 2014 and 2013.
		Hedge fund of			Real estate
		funds
	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
	Actual return on assets	13,038			4,869
Sale of assets	(1,447		)	(720		)
Purchase of assets	12,000			3,150
Balance at January 3, 2015	$	305,499		$	40,874
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 January 3, 2015 and December 28, 2013. The fair value of debt, which is classified as a Level 2 liability, was $1,893,514 and $1,744,115 as of January 3, 2015 and December 28, 2013 and had a carrying value of $1,839,314 and $1,648,790, 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 January 3, 2015 and December 28, 2013, primarily due to the short-term nature of these instruments.

Defined_Benefit_Pension_Plans

Defined Benefit Pension Plans	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 03, 2015
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Defined Benefit Pension Plans	Defined Benefit Pension Plans
	At January 3, 2015, the Company’s pension plans consisted of the Hanesbrands Inc. Pension Plan, the Maidenform LLC Retirement Plan, various nonqualified retirement plans and international plans, which include certain defined benefit plans acquired in connection with the purchase of DBA. 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
		January 3,				December 28,				December 29,
		2015				2013				2012
	Service cost	$	1,903			$	1,565			$	1,471
	Interest cost	48,768				44,174				44,276
	Expected return on assets	(52,515		)		(46,777		)		(44,708		)
	Settlement cost	130				—				—
	Amortization of:
	Prior service cost	40				35				31
	Net actuarial loss	10,377				15,382				15,946
	Net periodic benefit cost	$	8,703			$	14,379			$	17,016
	Other Changes in Plan Assets and Benefit Obligations Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income
	Net loss (gain)	$	206,756			$	(155,314	)		$	(26,633	)
	Prior service (credit) cost	(40		)		208				(31		)
	Total loss (gain) recognized in other comprehensive income	206,716				(155,106		)		(26,664		)
	Total recognized in net periodic benefit cost and other comprehensive income	$	215,419			$	(140,727	)		$	(9,648	)
	The estimated net loss and prior service cost for the defined benefit pension plans that will be amortized from AOCI into net periodic benefit cost in 2015 are $16,315 and $22, respectively.
	The funded status of the Company’s defined benefit pension plans at the respective year ends was as follows:
		January 3,				December 28,
		2015				2013
	Benefit obligation:
	Beginning of year	$	1,000,065			$	1,085,177
	Service cost	1,903				1,565
	Interest cost	48,768				44,483
	Plan amendment	—				244
	Benefits paid	(53,348		)		(52,829		)
	Curtailments	(997		)		—
	Settlements	(1,209		)		—
	Impact of exchange rate change	(9,910		)		(3,198		)
	Business combination	72,279				24,403
	Actuarial loss (gain)	197,665				(99,780		)
	End of year	1,255,216				1,000,065
	Fair value of plan assets:
	Beginning of year	739,579				643,768
	Actual return on plan assets	30,703				86,524
	Employer contributions	68,738				41,177
	Benefits paid	(53,348		)		(52,829		)
	Settlements	(1,209		)		—
	Business combination	6,378				22,721
	Impact of exchange rate change	(2,843		)		(1,782		)
	End of year	787,998				739,579
	Funded status	$	(467,218	)		$	(260,486	)
	As most of the Company’s pension plans are frozen, the accumulated benefit obligation (“ABO”) approximates the benefit obligation. 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:
		January 3,				December 28,
		2015				2013
	Benefit obligation	$	1,255,216			$	1,000,065
	Plans with benefit obligation in excess of plan assets:
	Benefit obligation	1,252,743				1,000,065
	Fair value of plan assets	785,524				739,579
	Amounts recognized in the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets consist of:
		January 3,				December 28,
		2015				2013
	Current liabilities	$	(5,142	)		$	(3,289	)
	Noncurrent liabilities	(462,076		)		(257,197		)
	Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(565,534		)		(358,818		)
	Amounts recognized in accumulated other comprehensive loss consist of:
		January 3,				December 28,
		2015				2013
	Prior service cost	$	248			$	288
	Actuarial loss	565,286				358,530
		$	565,534			$	358,818
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:
	January 3,			December 28,			December 29,
	2015			2013			2012
Net periodic benefit cost:
Discount rate	4.96	%		4.17	%		4.2	%
Long-term rate of return on plan assets	6.9			7.29			7.58
Rate of compensation increase (1)	3.74			3.74			3.75
Plan obligations:
Discount rate	4.04	%		4.96	%		4.17	%
Rate of compensation increase (1)	3.5			3.74			3.74
-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 January 3, 2015, December 28, 2013 and December 29, 2012.
(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:
	January 3,			December 28,
	2015			2013
Asset category:
Hedge fund of funds	38	%		38	%
U.S. equity securities	19			23
Foreign equity securities	15			17
Debt securities	19			14
Real estate	5			5
Commodities	2			2
Insurance contracts	1			—
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 January 3, 2015. 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 that 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 January 3, 2015, the Company had $192,935 classified as Level 1 assets, $248,690 classified as Level 2 assets and $346,373 classified as Level 3 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. 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, insurance contracts 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 contributions of approximately $108,000 into the Company’s pension plans in 2015, of which $100,000 was made in January 2015. Expected benefit payments are as follows: $60,380 in 2015, $59,705 in 2016, $62,073 in 2017, $63,976 in 2018, $66,969 in 2019 and $347,086 thereafter.

Income_Taxes

Income Taxes	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 03, 2015
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Income Taxes	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
		January 3,			December 28,			December 29,
		2015			2013			2012
	Income before income tax expense:
	Domestic	13.6	%		21.5	%		(5.8	)%
	Foreign	86.4			78.5			105.8
		100	%		100	%		100	%
	Tax expense at U.S. statutory rate	35	%		35	%		35	%
	State income taxes	0.6			0.4			0.3
	Tax on remittance of foreign earnings	0.8			2.5			3.1
	Foreign taxes less than U.S. statutory rate	(24.0	)		(19.6	)		(24.3	)
	Employee benefits	0.5			1			0.9
	Change in valuation allowance	2.1			0.5			0.3
	Release of unrecognized tax benefit reserves	(1.7	)		(2.3	)		(3.8	)
	Other, net	(0.3	)		(1.0	)		0.1
	Taxes at effective worldwide tax rates	13	%		16.5	%		11.6	%
	The Company has been granted lower effective income tax rates in two foreign jurisdictions through 2019. These lower rates, when compared with the country’s statutory rates, resulted in an income tax reduction of approximately $5,000 ($0.05 per diluted share) in 2014, 2013 and 2012.
	Current and deferred tax provisions (benefits) were:
		Current				Deferred				Total
	Year ended January 3, 2015
	Domestic	$	41,608			$	(10,517	)		$	31,067
	Foreign	24,290				3,663				27,977
	State	6,951				(5,546		)		1,405
		$	72,849			$	(12,400	)		$	60,449
	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
		Years Ended
		January 3,				December 28,				December 29,
		2015				2013				2012
	Cash payments for income taxes	$	19,126			$	34,221			$	32,274
	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:
		January 3,				December 28,
		2015				2013
	Deferred tax assets:
	Nondeductible reserves	$	8,841			$	790
	Inventories	124,910				102,482
	Property and equipment	12,007				7,179
	Intangibles	—				50,355
	Bad debt allowance	8,575				12,781
	Accrued expenses	21,600				8,838
	Employee benefits	223,554				150,391
	Tax credits	34,186				30,020
	Net operating loss and other tax carryforwards	56,482				60,724
	Other	6,091				17,975
	Gross deferred tax assets	496,246				441,535
	Less valuation allowances	(43,757		)		(32,131		)
	Deferred tax assets	452,489				409,404
	Deferred tax liabilities:
	Derivatives	1,994				873
	Intangibles	32,281				—
	Prepaids	11,076				4,798
	Deferred tax liabilities	45,351				5,671
	Net deferred tax assets	$	407,138			$	403,733
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 January 3, 2015, the valuation allowance for deferred tax assets was $43,757, made up of $35,599 for foreign loss carryforwards, $3,560 for other foreign deferred tax assets, and $4,598 for federal operating loss carryforwards. The net change in the total valuation allowance for 2014 was $11,626 related to an increase of $11,626 for foreign loss carryforwards and other foreign deferred tax assets.
At January 3, 2015, the Company has total net operating loss carryforwards of approximately $152,110 for foreign jurisdictions, which will expire as follows:
Fiscal Year:
2015	$	3,180
2016	11,176
2017	24,078
2018	19,611
2019	46,174
Thereafter	47,891
At January 3, 2015, the Company had tax credit carryforwards totaling $34,186,which expire beginning after 2020.
At January 3, 2015, the Company had federal and state net operating loss carryforwards of approximately $0 and $309,122, respectively, which expire beginning after 2018.
At January 3, 2015, 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 $664,000 would have been recognized in the Consolidated Financial Statements.
In 2014, the Company recognized a benefit of $10,391 related to the realization of unrecognized tax benefits resulting from the expiration of statutes of limitations.
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.
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 $6,300 for unrecognized tax benefits accrued at January 3, 2015 within the next 12 months.
A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits is as follows:
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
Additions based on tax positions related to the current year	14,703
Additions for tax positions of prior years	10,058
Reductions for tax positions of prior years	(10,004		)
Balance at January 3, 2015 (gross balance of $66,207)	$	63,110
Included in unrecognized tax benefits are $63,110 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 $(636), $(969) and $1,430 for interest and penalties classified as income tax expense (benefit) in the Consolidated Statement of Income for 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively. At January 3, 2015 and December 28, 2013, the Company had a total of $6,371 and $6,383, 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. During the third quarter of 2014, the IRS began an examination of the Company’s 2012 tax year. 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.

Stockholders_Equity

Stockholders' Equity	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 03, 2015
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Stockholders' Equity	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 January 3, 2015 and December 28, 2013, 100,197 and 99,455 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.
	On January 28, 2014, April 22, 2014, July 22, 2014 and October 28, 2014, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized regular quarterly dividends of $0.30 per share, which were paid on March 11, 2014, June 3, 2014, September 3, 2014 and December 9, 2014, respectively.

Discontinued_Operations

Discontinued Operations	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 03, 2015
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Discontinued Operations	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:
		December 29,
		2012
	Net sales	$	89,686
	Cost of sales	116,798
	Gross loss	(27,112		)
	Selling, general and administrative expenses	7,200
	Impairment of intangibles	37,425
	Operating loss	(71,737		)
	Interest expense, net	5
	Loss on disposal of business	32,829
	Loss from discontinued operations before income tax expense benefit	(104,571		)
	Income tax benefit	(36,809		)
	Net income loss from discontinued operations, net of tax	$	(67,762	)

Subsequent_Event

Subsequent Event	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 03, 2015
Subsequent Events [Abstract]
Subsequent Events [Text Block]	Subsequent Events
	On January 27, 2015, the Board of Directors of the Company approved a four-for-one stock split on the Company’s Class A common stock in the form of a 100% stock dividend. The record date for the four-for-one stock split is the close of business on February 9, 2015, payable on March 3, 2015. As a result of the stock split, stockholders will receive three additional shares of Class A common stock, par value $0.01, for each share they hold as of the record date.
	All numbers of shares outstanding and per share amounts in the consolidated financial statements and notes to the consolidated financial statements are presented on a pre-split basis. Subsequent to the effective date of the stock split, all historical numbers of shares outstanding and per share data amounts presented in future financial statements will be retroactively adjusted.
	Pro-forma unaudited earnings per share are as follows, giving retroactive effect to the stock split:
		Years Ended
		January 3,		December 28,		December 29,
		2015		2013		2012
	Basic:
	Net Income	$	404,519	$	330,494	$	164,681
	Weighted average shares outstanding, as reported	100,575		99,859		98,709
	Weighted average shares outstanding, pro-forma	402,300		399,436		394,836
	Earnings per share, as reported	4.02		3.31		1.67
	Earnings per share, pro-forma	1.01		0.83		0.42
		Years Ended
		January 3,		December 28,		December 29,
		2015		2013		2012
	Diluted:
	Net Income	$	404,519	$	330,494	$	164,681
	Weighted average shares outstanding, as reported	102,011		101,823		100,269
	Weighted average shares outstanding, pro-forma	408,044		407,292		401,076
	Earnings per share, as reported	3.97		3.25		1.64
	Earnings per share, pro-forma	0.99		0.81		0.41

Business_Segment_Information

Business Segment Information	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 03, 2015
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Business Segment Information	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. 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 operating results for DBA are included in the Company’s International segment.
	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 that 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 Europe, 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.”
		Years Ended
		January 3,			December 28,			December 29,
		2015			2013			2012
	Net sales:
	Innerwear	$	2,707,474		$	2,444,935		$	2,334,006
	Activewear	1,410,036			1,306,936			1,318,012
	Direct to Consumer	409,028			380,079			372,359
	International	798,208			495,852			501,344
	Total net sales	$	5,324,746		$	4,627,802		$	4,525,721
		Years Ended
		January 3,			December 28,			December 29,
		2015			2013			2012
	Segment operating profit:
	Innerwear	$	552,507		$	467,398		$	407,318
	Activewear	193,952			170,749			72,820
	Direct to Consumer	40,367			34,737			25,890
	International	89,979			42,850			46,713
	Total segment operating profit	876,805			715,734			552,741
	Items not included in segment operating profit:
	General corporate expenses	(91,693		)	(104,993		)	(99,100		)
	Acquisition, integration and other action related charges	(198,933		)	(80,790		)	—
	Amortization of intangibles	(22,225		)	(14,765		)	(13,526		)
	Total operating profit	563,954			515,186			440,115
	Other expenses	(2,599		)	(17,501		)	(40,315		)
	Interest expense, net	(96,387		)	(101,884		)	(136,855		)
	Income from continuing operations before income tax expense	$	464,968		$	395,801		$	262,945
		January 3,			December 28,
		2015			2013
	Assets:
	Innerwear	$	1,493,977		$	1,519,555
	Activewear	788,610			654,049
	Direct to Consumer	108,278			95,428
	International	810,844			332,012
		3,201,709			2,601,044
	Corporate (1)	2,020,072			1,489,004
	Total assets	$	5,221,781		$	4,090,048
		Years Ended
		January 3,			December 28,			December 29,
		2015			2013			2012
	Depreciation and amortization expense:
	Innerwear	$	40,688		$	42,990		$	42,617
	Activewear	21,314			21,827			21,907
	Direct to Consumer	6,931			7,773			9,323
	International	7,044			3,535			4,154
		75,977			76,125			78,001
	Corporate	22,225			14,765			14,252
	Total depreciation and amortization expense	$	98,202		$	90,890		$	92,253
		Years Ended
		January 3,			December 28,			December 29,
		2015			2013			2012
	Additions to long-lived assets:
	Innerwear	$	37,641		$	24,192		$	22,241
	Activewear	13,378			11,653			11,532
	Direct to Consumer	7,641			2,188			2,962
	International	4,737			3,025			2,054
		63,397			41,058			38,789
Corporate	914			2,569			2,202
Total additions to long-lived assets	$	64,311		$	43,627		$	40,991
-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 24%, 17% and 5% of total sales in 2014, respectively.
Worldwide sales by product category for Innerwear and Activewear were $3,734 and $1,591, respectively, in 2014.

Geographic_Area_Information

Geographic Area Information	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 03, 2015
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Geographic Area Information	Geographic Area Information
		Years Ended or at
		3-Jan-15				28-Dec-13				29-Dec-12
		Sales		Long-Lived		Sales		Long-Lived		Sales		Long-Lived
				Assets				Assets				Assets
	United States	$	4,525,216	$	126,239	$	4,133,645	$	132,980	$	4,026,139	$	132,147
	Europe	302,397		91,497		4,721		421		—		—
	Canada	140,132		1,316		142,004		1,561		129,919		1,943
	Japan	107,820		524		101,371		563		120,498		172
	Mexico	74,698		1,889		68,379		1,659		70,482		1,871
	Brazil	48,462		2,643		53,062		1,912		58,972		792
	China	9,152		116,656		17,827		132,564		15,778		144,494
	Central America and the Caribbean Basin	3,832		278,678		3,568		267,277		1,604		270,611
	Other	113,037		54,937		103,225		40,946		102,329		44,128
		$	5,324,746	$	674,379	$	4,627,802	$	579,883	$	4,525,721	$	596,158
	The net sales by geographic region are attributed by customer location.

Quarterly_Financial_Data

Quarterly Financial Data	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 03, 2015
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Quarterly Financial Data	Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited)
		First		Second		Third		Fourth		Total
	2014
	Net sales	$	1,059,370	$	1,342,052	$	1,400,728	$	1,522,596	$	5,324,746
	Gross profit	356,777		504,354		497,715		545,561		1,904,407
	Net income	41,560		154,578		118,944		89,437		404,519
	Basic weighted average shares outstanding, as reported	100,391		100,480		100,598		100,829		100,575
	Diluted weighted average shares outstanding, as reported	101,969		102,057		102,131		102,100		102,011
	Basic earnings per share, as reported	0.41		1.54		1.18		0.89		4.02
	Diluted earnings per share, as reported	0.41		1.51		1.16		0.88		3.97
	Basic weighted average shares outstanding, pro-forma	401,564		401,920		402,392		403,316		402,300
	Diluted weighted average shares outstanding, pro-forma	407,876		408,228		408,056		408,400		408,044
	Basic earnings per share, pro forma	0.1		0.38		0.3		0.22		1.01
	Diluted earnings per share, pro forma	0.1		0.38		0.29		0.22		0.99
	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 weighted average shares outstanding, as reported	99,369		99,855		100,066		100,159		99,859
	Diluted weighted average shares outstanding, as reported	101,460		102,013		101,987		101,881		101,823
	Basic earnings per share, as reported	0.52		1.22		1.25		0.32		3.31
	Diluted earnings per share, as reported	0.51		1.19		1.23		0.32		3.25
	Basic weighted average shares outstanding, pro-forma	397,476		399,420		400,264		400,636		399,436
	Diluted weighted average shares outstanding, pro-forma	405,840		408,052		407,948		407,524		407,292
	Basic earnings per share, pro forma	0.13		0.3		0.31		0.08		0.83
	Diluted earnings per share, pro forma	0.13		0.3		0.31		0.08		0.81

Consolidating_Financial_Inform

Consolidating Financial Information	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 03, 2015
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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 that are eliminated upon consolidation.
		Consolidating Statement of Comprehensive Income
		Year Ended January 3, 2015
		Parent			Guarantor			Non-Guarantor			Consolidating			Consolidated
		Company			Subsidiaries			Subsidiaries			Entries and
											Eliminations
	Net sales	$	4,325,897		$	839,306		$	2,743,114		$	(2,583,571	)	$	5,324,746
	Cost of sales	3,728,833			437,262			2,105,317			(2,851,073		)	3,420,339
	Gross profit	597,064			402,044			637,797			267,502			1,904,407
	Selling, general and administrative expenses	920,002			227,853			199,022			(6,424		)	1,340,453
	Operating profit	(322,938		)	174,191			438,775			273,926			563,954
	Equity in earnings of subsidiaries	833,642			276,369			—			(1,110,011		)	—
	Other expenses	2,599			—			—			—			2,599
	Interest expense, net	76,096			2,228			17,312			751			96,387
	Income from continuing operations before income tax expense	432,009			448,332			421,463			(836,836		)	464,968
	Income tax expense	27,490			12,210			20,749			—			60,449
	Income from continuing operations	404,519			436,122			400,714			(836,836		)	404,519
	Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax	—			—			—			—			—
	Net income	$	404,519		$	436,122		$	400,714		$	(836,836	)	$	404,519
	Comprehensive income	$	268,947		$	436,122		$	386,959		$	(823,081	)	$	268,947
		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 (loss)	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
	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
	Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet
	January 3, 2015
	Parent			Guarantor			Non-Guarantor			Consolidating			Consolidated
	Company			Subsidiaries			Subsidiaries			Entries and
										Eliminations
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$	10,910		$	10,796		$	218,149		$	—		$	239,855
Trade accounts receivable, net	73,794			37,511			561,514			(771		)	672,048
Inventories	958,376			120,341			607,356			(148,873		)	1,537,200
Deferred tax assets	200,050			3,515			11,500			—			215,065
Other current assets	38,446			11,224			51,394			—			101,064
Total current assets	1,281,576			183,387			1,449,913			(149,644		)	2,765,232
Property, net	88,599			46,221			539,559			—			674,379
Trademarks and other identifiable intangibles, net	4,102			79,393			607,706			—			691,201
Goodwill	232,881			124,247			365,992			—			723,120
Investments in subsidiaries	3,732,783			1,792,790			—			(5,525,573		)	—
Deferred tax assets	202,910			74,735			16,702			—			294,347
Receivables from related entities	4,585,755			4,471,644			2,087,280			(11,144,679		)	—
Other noncurrent assets	55,540			428			17,534			—			73,502
Total assets	$	10,184,146		$	6,772,845		$	5,084,686		$	(16,819,896	)	$	5,221,781
Liabilities and Stockholders’
Equity
Accounts payable	$	353,799		$	11,925		$	255,496		$	—		$	621,220
Accrued liabilities	190,739			61,339			242,437			1,112			495,627
Notes payable	—			—			144,438			—			144,438
Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility	—			—			210,963			—			210,963
Current portion of long-term debt	—			—			14,354			—			14,354
Total current liabilities	544,538			73,264			867,688			1,112			1,486,602
Long-term debt	1,176,500			—			437,497			—			1,613,997
Pension and postretirement benefits	399,931			—			72,072			—			472,003
Payables to related entities	6,544,095			3,270,513			1,330,071			(11,144,679		)	—
Other noncurrent liabilities	132,310			12,609			118,287			(799		)	262,407
Total liabilities	8,797,374			3,356,386			2,825,615			(11,144,366		)	3,835,009
Stockholders’ equity	1,386,772			3,416,459			2,259,071			(5,675,530		)	1,386,772
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$	10,184,146		$	6,772,845		$	5,084,686		$	(16,819,896	)	$	5,221,781
	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 Statement of Cash Flows
	Year Ended January 3, 2015
	Parent			Guarantor			Non-Guarantor			Consolidating			Consolidated
	Company			Subsidiaries			Subsidiaries			Entries and
										Eliminations
Net cash from operating activities	$	1,012,798		$	219,645		$	381,797		$	(1,106,150	)	$	508,090
Investing activities:
Purchases of property, plant and equipment	(13,045		)	(8,970		)	(42,296		)	—			(64,311		)
Proceeds from sales of assets	83			55			6,982			—			7,120
Acquisition of business, net of cash acquired							(360,439		)	—			(360,439		)
Proceeds from sale of investments	—			—			64,380			—			64,380
Other	—			—			(5,065		)	—			(5,065		)
Net cash from investing activities	(12,962		)	(8,915		)	(336,438		)	—			(358,315		)
Financing activities:
Borrowings on notes payable	—			—			158,217			—			158,217
Repayments on notes payable	—			—			(138,225		)	—			(138,225		)
Borrowings on Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility	—			—			161,167			—			161,167
Repayments on Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility	—			—			(131,994		)	—			(131,994		)
Borrowings on Revolving Loan Facility	3,536,000			—			—			—			3,536,000
Repayments on Revolving Loan Facility	(3,826,500		)	—			—			—			(3,826,500		)
Incurrence of debt under the Euro Term Loan Facility	—			—			476,566			—			476,566
Repayments of Euro Term Loan Facility	—			—			(2,226		)	—			(2,226		)
Repayments of assumed debt related to acquisition of business	—			—			(117,400		)	—			(117,400		)
Cash dividends paid	(119,607		)	—			—			—			(119,607		)
Payments to amend and refinance credit facilities	—			—			(6,011		)	—			(6,011		)
Taxes paid related to net shares settlement of equity awards	(54,593		)	—			—			—			(54,593		)
Excess tax benefit from stock-based compensation	39,568			—			—			—			39,568
Other	1,741			—			332			(800		)	1,273
Net transactions with related entities	(571,230		)	(207,745		)	(327,975		)	1,106,950			—
Net cash from financing activities	(994,621		)	(207,745		)	72,451			1,106,150			(23,765		)
Effect of changes in foreign exchange rates on cash	—			—			(2,018		)	—			(2,018		)
Change in cash and cash equivalents	5,215			2,985			115,792			—			123,992
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year	5,695			7,811			102,357			—			115,863
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year	$	10,910		$	10,796		$	218,149		$	—		$	239,855
	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
Net transactions with related entities	(822,887		)	(100,167		)	282,161			640,893			—
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		)
Net transactions with related entities	(296,453		)	(163,874		)	(79,945		)	540,272			—
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

Summary_of_Significant_Account1

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 03, 2015
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 (“AOCI”) 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 $183,333, $161,541 and $123,354 in 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively.
Shipping and Handling Costs	Shipping and Handling Costs
	Revenue received for shipping and handling costs is included in net sales and was $22,903, $25,423 and $25,062 in 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively. Shipping costs, which comprise payments to third party shippers, and handling costs, which consist of warehousing costs in the Company’s various distribution facilities, were $295,280, $241,026 and $239,464 in 2014, 2013 and 2012, 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 $63,268, $51,316 and $48,323 in 2014, 2013 and 2012, 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 $22,898, $23,489 and $21,564 in 2014, 2013 and 2012, 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. GAAP.
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 seven to 30 years, license agreements are being amortized over periods ranging from three to 17 years, customer and distributor relationships are being amortized over periods ranging from two 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 2014. 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 AOCI 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
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 had no impact on the Company’s results of operations.

Acquisitions_Tables

Acquisitions (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 03, 2015
DBA Lux Holding S.A. [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquired assets and assumed liabilities at date of acquisition	The acquired assets and assumed liabilities at the date of acquisition (August 29, 2014) include the following:
	Cash and cash equivalents	$	38,875
	Trade accounts receivable, net	121,169
	Inventories	245,161
	Deferred tax assets	7,968
	Other current assets	106,489
	Property, net	104,868
	Trademarks and other identifiable intangibles, net	365,104
	Deferred tax assets, noncurrent	5,864
	Other noncurrent assets	5,755
	Total assets acquired	1,001,253
	Accounts payables	79,785
	Accrued liabilities and other	181,626
	Notes payable	97,599
	Deferred tax liabilities	4,352
	Current portion of long-term debt	123,891
	Long-term debt	8,683
	Deferred tax liabilities, noncurrent	106,720
	Other noncurrent liabilities	100,621
	Total liabilities assumed	703,277
	Net assets acquired	297,976
	Goodwill	101,338
	Purchase price	$	399,314
Unaudited pro forma results of operations	Pro forma operating results for the year ended December 28, 2013 include expenses totaling $32,088 for acquisition-related charges.
			Years Ended
			January 3,		December 28,
			2015		2013
	Net sales		$	5,872,848	$	5,485,144
	Net income		427,296		349,514
	Earnings per share:
	Basic		$	4.25	$	3.5
	Diluted		4.19		3.43
Maidenform Brands, Inc [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
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	13,302
	Deferred tax liabilities, noncurrent	118,189
	Other noncurrent liabilities	8,429
	Total liabilities assumed	174,021
	Net assets acquired	382,573
	Goodwill	197,932
	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.
		Year Ended
		December 28,
		2013
	Net sales	$	5,067,197
	Income from continuing operations	370,469
	Earnings per share from continuing operations:
	Basic	$	3.71
	Diluted	3.64

Earnings_Per_Share_Tables

Earnings Per Share (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 03, 2015
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Reconciliation of Basic to Diluted Weighted Average Shares	The reconciliation of basic to diluted weighted average shares outstanding is as follows:
		Years Ended
		January 3,			December 28,		December 29,
		2015			2013		2012
	Basic weighted average shares outstanding	100,575			99,859		98,709
	Effect of potentially dilutive securities:
	Stock options	1,113			1,536		1,245
	Restricted stock units	323			427		314
	Employee stock purchase plan and other	—			1		1
	Diluted weighted average shares outstanding	102,011			101,823		100,269
	Pro-forma unaudited earnings per share are as follows, giving retroactive effect to the stock split:
			Years Ended
			January 3,			December 28,		December 29,
			2015			2013		2012
	Basic:
	Net Income		$	404,519		$	330,494	$	164,681
	Weighted average shares outstanding, as reported		100,575			99,859		98,709
	Weighted average shares outstanding, pro-forma		402,300			399,436		394,836
	Earnings per share, as reported		4.02			3.31		1.67
	Earnings per share, pro-forma		1.01			0.83		0.42
			Years Ended
			January 3,			December 28,		December 29,
			2015			2013		2012
	Diluted:
	Net Income		$	404,519		$	330,494	$	164,681
	Weighted average shares outstanding, as reported		102,011			101,823		100,269
	Weighted average shares outstanding, pro-forma		408,044			407,292		401,076
	Earnings per share, as reported		3.97			3.25		1.64
	Earnings per share, pro-forma		0.99			0.81		0.41

StockBased_Compensation_Tables

Stock-Based Compensation (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 03, 2015
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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 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
	Exercised	(950	)	19.29
	Forfeited	(5	)	22.37
	Options outstanding at January 3, 2015	1,823		$	23.67	$	158,469	3.4
	Options exercisable at January 3, 2015	1,823		$	23.67	$	158,469	3.4
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 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
	Granted — non-performanced based	122		109.05
	Granted — performanced based	217		68.16
	Vested	(591	)	30.15
	Forfeited	(87	)	37.47
	Nonvested share units outstanding at January 3, 2015	854		$	64.46	$	94,521	1.71

Trade_Accounts_Receivable_Tabl

Trade Accounts Receivable (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 03, 2015
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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 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
	Charged to expenses	7,230			18,159			25,389
	Deductions and write-offs	(4,399		)	(17,470		)	(21,869		)
	Balance at January 3, 2015	$	8,117		$	8,739		$	16,856

Inventories_Tables

Inventories (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 03, 2015
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Inventories	Inventories consisted of the following:
		January 3,		December 28,
		2015		2013
	Raw materials	$	207,647	$	170,524
	Work in process	164,686		142,713
	Finished goods	1,164,867		970,094
		$	1,537,200	$	1,283,331

Property_Net_Tables

Property, Net (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 03, 2015
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Summary of Property	Property is summarized as follows:
		January 3,		December 28,
		2015		2013
	Land	$	48,109	$	28,895
	Buildings and improvements	541,096		477,167
	Machinery and equipment	891,345		872,038
	Construction in progress	51,440		20,855
	Capital leases	6,054		4,031
		1,538,044		1,402,986
	Less accumulated depreciation	863,665		823,103
	Property, net	$	674,379	$	579,883

Notes_Payable_Tables

Notes Payable (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 03, 2015
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Summary of Short Term Obligations	The Company had the following short-term revolving facilities at January 3, 2015 and December 28, 2013:
		Interest	Principal Amount
		Rate as of January 3, 2015	January 3,		December 28,
			2015		2013
	El Salvador	3.00%	$	30,000	$	30,000
	Philippines	5.35%	1,409		1,417
	China	6.25%	6,929		4,775
	Australia	4.50%	409		—
	Europe	2.07%	105,691		—
			$	144,438	$	36,192

Debt_Tables

Debt (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 03, 2015
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Debt	The Company had the following debt at January 3, 2015 and December 28, 2013:
		Interest	Principal Amount
		Rate as of
		January 3,
		2015	January 3,		December 28,		Maturity Date
			2015		2013
	Senior Secured Credit Facility:
	Revolving Loan Facility	1.88%	$	176,500	$	467,000	Jul-18
	Euro Term Loan	3.50%	436,953		—		Aug-21
	6.375% Senior Notes	6.38%	1,000,000		1,000,000		December 2020
	Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility	1.22%	210,963		181,790		Mar-15
	Other International Debt	Various	14,898		—		Various
			1,839,314		1,648,790
	Less current maturities		225,317		181,790
			$	1,613,997	$	1,467,000

Intangible_Assets_and_Goodwill1

Intangible Assets and Goodwill (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 03, 2015
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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 January 3, 2015:
	Intangible assets subject to amortization:
	Trademarks and brand names	$	135,622	$	78,199	$	57,423
	Licensing agreements	69,225		16,122		53,103
	Customer and distributor relationships	74,137		6,463		67,674
	Computer software	68,164		60,937		7,227
	Other intangibles	1,820		1,267		553
		$	348,968	$	162,988	185,980
	Intangible assets not subject to amortization:
	Trademarks					470,501
	Perpetual license agreements					34,720
	Net book value of intangible assets					$	691,201
		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
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 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
	Acquisition of business	4,330		—		69		101,545			105,944
	Other	—		—		—		(9,216		)	(9,216		)
	Net book value at January 3, 2015	$	431,561	$	171,214	$	3,224	$	117,121		$	723,120

Accumulated_Other_Comprehensiv1

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 03, 2015
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Schedule of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss	The components of AOCI are as follows:
		Cumulative Translation Adjustment				Hedges				Defined Benefit Plans				Income Taxes			Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
	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	)
	Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss	—				(1,113		)		10,417				(3,709		)	5,595
	Current-period other comprehensive income (loss) activity	(12,171		)		3,905				(217,745		)		84,844			(141,167		)
	Balance at January 3, 2015	$	(34,099	)		$	4,834			$	(564,831	)		$	221,507		$	(372,589	)
Schedule of Reclassifications Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss	The Company had the following reclassifications out of AOCI:
	Component of AOCI		Location of Reclassification into Income		Amount of Reclassification from AOCI
					January 3,				December 28,				December 29,
					2015				2013				2012
	Gain (loss) on foreign exchange contracts		Cost of sales		$	(1,113	)		$	(400	)		$	(2,594	)
			Income tax		444				160				1,034
			Net of tax		$	(669	)		$	(240	)		$	(1,560	)
	Amortization of loss on interest rate hedge		Interest expense, net		$	—			$	—			$	3,437
			Income tax		—				—				(1,371		)
			Net of tax		$	—			$	—			$	2,066
	Amortization of deferred actuarial loss and prior service cost		Selling, general and administrative expenses		$	10,417			$	15,418			$	15,987
			Income tax		(4,153		)		(6,034		)		(6,375		)
			Net of tax		$	6,264			$	9,384			$	9,612
	Total reclassifications				$	5,595			$	9,144			$	10,118

Financial_Instruments_and_Risk1

Financial Instruments and Risk Management (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 03, 2015
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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		January 3,				December 28,
				2015				2013
	Hedges	Other current assets		$	3,447			$	32
	Non-hedges	Other current assets		2,960				970
	Total derivative assets			$	6,407			$	1,002
	Non-hedges	Accrued liabilities		(109		)		(28		)
	Total derivative liabilities			$	(109	)		$	(28	)
	Net derivative asset			$	6,298			$	974
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
		January 3,				December 28,				December 29,
		2015				2013				2012
	Interest rate contracts	$	—			$	—			$	—
	Foreign exchange contracts	3,905				1,593				(262		)
	Total	$	3,905			$	1,593			$	(262	)
		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)		January 3,				December 28,				December 29,
				2015				2013				2012
	Interest rate contracts	Interest		$	—			$	—			$	(2,560	)
		expense, net
	Interest rate contracts	Other expenses		—				—				(877		)
	Foreign exchange contracts	Cost of sales		1,113				400				(47		)
	Total			$	1,113			$	400			$	(3,484	)
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		January 3,				December 28,				December 29,
				2015				2013				2012
	Foreign exchange contracts	Selling, general and		$	(1,188	)		$	458			$	(3,757	)
		administrative expenses

Fair_Value_of_Assets_and_Liabi1

Fair Value of Assets and Liabilities (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 03, 2015
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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
		3-Jan-15
		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	$	—		$	—		$	305,499
	U.S. equity securities	124,136			29,192			—
	Foreign equity securities	44,684			72,871			—
	Debt securities	19,872			128,181			—
	Real estate	—			—			40,874
	Commodities	—			12,649			—
	Insurance contracts	—			5,797			—
	Cash and other	4,243			—			—
		192,935			248,690			346,373
	Derivative contracts:
	Foreign exchange derivative contracts	—			6,407			—
	Foreign exchange derivative contracts	—			(109		)	—
		—			6,298			—
	Deferred compensation plan liability	—			(28,289		)	—
	Total	$	192,935		$	226,699		$	346,373
		Assets (Liabilities) at Fair Value as of
		28-Dec-13
		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
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 2014 and 2013.
		Hedge fund of			Real estate
		funds
	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
	Actual return on assets	13,038			4,869
	Sale of assets	(1,447		)	(720		)
	Purchase of assets	12,000			3,150
	Balance at January 3, 2015	$	305,499		$	40,874

Defined_Benefit_Pension_Plans_

Defined Benefit Pension Plans (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 03, 2015
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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
		January 3,				December 28,				December 29,
		2015				2013				2012
	Service cost	$	1,903			$	1,565			$	1,471
	Interest cost	48,768				44,174				44,276
	Expected return on assets	(52,515		)		(46,777		)		(44,708		)
	Settlement cost	130				—				—
	Amortization of:
	Prior service cost	40				35				31
	Net actuarial loss	10,377				15,382				15,946
	Net periodic benefit cost	$	8,703			$	14,379			$	17,016
	Other Changes in Plan Assets and Benefit Obligations Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income
	Net loss (gain)	$	206,756			$	(155,314	)		$	(26,633	)
	Prior service (credit) cost	(40		)		208				(31		)
	Total loss (gain) recognized in other comprehensive income	206,716				(155,106		)		(26,664		)
	Total recognized in net periodic benefit cost and other comprehensive income	$	215,419			$	(140,727	)		$	(9,648	)
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:
		January 3,				December 28,
		2015				2013
	Benefit obligation:
	Beginning of year	$	1,000,065			$	1,085,177
	Service cost	1,903				1,565
	Interest cost	48,768				44,483
	Plan amendment	—				244
	Benefits paid	(53,348		)		(52,829		)
	Curtailments	(997		)		—
	Settlements	(1,209		)		—
	Impact of exchange rate change	(9,910		)		(3,198		)
	Business combination	72,279				24,403
	Actuarial loss (gain)	197,665				(99,780		)
	End of year	1,255,216				1,000,065
	Fair value of plan assets:
	Beginning of year	739,579				643,768
	Actual return on plan assets	30,703				86,524
	Employer contributions	68,738				41,177
	Benefits paid	(53,348		)		(52,829		)
	Settlements	(1,209		)		—
	Business combination	6,378				22,721
	Impact of exchange rate change	(2,843		)		(1,782		)
	End of year	787,998				739,579
	Funded status	$	(467,218	)		$	(260,486	)
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:
		January 3,				December 28,
		2015				2013
	Benefit obligation	$	1,255,216			$	1,000,065
	Plans with benefit obligation in excess of plan assets:
	Benefit obligation	1,252,743				1,000,065
	Fair value of plan assets	785,524				739,579
Amounts Recognized in Company's Consolidated Balance Sheets	Amounts recognized in the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets consist of:
		January 3,				December 28,
		2015				2013
	Current liabilities	$	(5,142	)		$	(3,289	)
	Noncurrent liabilities	(462,076		)		(257,197		)
	Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(565,534		)		(358,818		)
Amounts Recognized in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss	Amounts recognized in accumulated other comprehensive loss consist of:
		January 3,				December 28,
		2015				2013
	Prior service cost	$	248			$	288
	Actuarial loss	565,286				358,530
		$	565,534			$	358,818
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:
		January 3,			December 28,			December 29,
		2015			2013			2012
	Net periodic benefit cost:
	Discount rate	4.96	%		4.17	%		4.2	%
	Long-term rate of return on plan assets	6.9			7.29			7.58
	Rate of compensation increase (1)	3.74			3.74			3.75
	Plan obligations:
	Discount rate	4.04	%		4.96	%		4.17	%
	Rate of compensation increase (1)	3.5			3.74			3.74
	-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 January 3, 2015, December 28, 2013 and December 29, 2012.
Allocation of Pension Plan Assets	The allocation of pension plan assets as of the respective period end measurement dates is as follows:
		January 3,			December 28,
		2015			2013
	Asset category:
	Hedge fund of funds	38	%		38	%
	U.S. equity securities	19			23
	Foreign equity securities	15			17
	Debt securities	19			14
	Real estate	5			5
	Commodities	2			2
	Insurance contracts	1			—
	Cash and other	1			1

Income_Taxes_Tables

Income Taxes (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 03, 2015
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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
		January 3,			December 28,			December 29,
		2015			2013			2012
	Income before income tax expense:
	Domestic	13.6	%		21.5	%		(5.8	)%
	Foreign	86.4			78.5			105.8
		100	%		100	%		100	%
	Tax expense at U.S. statutory rate	35	%		35	%		35	%
	State income taxes	0.6			0.4			0.3
	Tax on remittance of foreign earnings	0.8			2.5			3.1
	Foreign taxes less than U.S. statutory rate	(24.0	)		(19.6	)		(24.3	)
	Employee benefits	0.5			1			0.9
	Change in valuation allowance	2.1			0.5			0.3
	Release of unrecognized tax benefit reserves	(1.7	)		(2.3	)		(3.8	)
	Other, net	(0.3	)		(1.0	)		0.1
	Taxes at effective worldwide tax rates	13	%		16.5	%		11.6	%
Current and Deferred Tax Provisions (Benefits)	Current and deferred tax provisions (benefits) were:
		Current				Deferred				Total
	Year ended January 3, 2015
	Domestic	$	41,608			$	(10,517	)		$	31,067
	Foreign	24,290				3,663				27,977
	State	6,951				(5,546		)		1,405
		$	72,849			$	(12,400	)		$	60,449
	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
Cash Tax Payments Made by Company Primarily in Foreign Jurisdictions
		Years Ended
		January 3,				December 28,				December 29,
		2015				2013				2012
	Cash payments for income taxes	$	19,126			$	34,221			$	32,274
Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities	The deferred tax assets and liabilities at the respective year-ends were as follows:
		January 3,				December 28,
		2015				2013
	Deferred tax assets:
	Nondeductible reserves	$	8,841			$	790
	Inventories	124,910				102,482
	Property and equipment	12,007				7,179
	Intangibles	—				50,355
	Bad debt allowance	8,575				12,781
	Accrued expenses	21,600				8,838
	Employee benefits	223,554				150,391
	Tax credits	34,186				30,020
	Net operating loss and other tax carryforwards	56,482				60,724
	Other	6,091				17,975
	Gross deferred tax assets	496,246				441,535
	Less valuation allowances	(43,757		)		(32,131		)
	Deferred tax assets	452,489				409,404
	Deferred tax liabilities:
	Derivatives	1,994				873
	Intangibles	32,281				—
	Prepaids	11,076				4,798
	Deferred tax liabilities	45,351				5,671
	Net deferred tax assets	$	407,138			$	403,733
Net Operating Loss Carryforwards	At January 3, 2015, the Company has total net operating loss carryforwards of approximately $152,110 for foreign jurisdictions, which will expire as follows:
	Fiscal Year:
	2015	$	3,180
	2016	11,176
	2017	24,078
	2018	19,611
	2019	46,174
	Thereafter	47,891
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 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
	Additions based on tax positions related to the current year	14,703
	Additions for tax positions of prior years	10,058
	Reductions for tax positions of prior years	(10,004		)
	Balance at January 3, 2015 (gross balance of $66,207)	$	63,110

Discontinued_Operations_Tables

Discontinued Operations (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 03, 2015
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Components of Loss from Discontinued Operations	The key components from discontinued operations related to the European and domestic imagewear businesses were as follows:
		December 29,
		2012
	Net sales	$	89,686
	Cost of sales	116,798
	Gross loss	(27,112		)
	Selling, general and administrative expenses	7,200
	Impairment of intangibles	37,425
	Operating loss	(71,737		)
	Interest expense, net	5
	Loss on disposal of business	32,829
	Loss from discontinued operations before income tax expense benefit	(104,571		)
	Income tax benefit	(36,809		)
	Net income loss from discontinued operations, net of tax	$	(67,762	)

Subsequent_Event_Tables

Subsequent Event (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 03, 2015
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Pro forma earnings per share	The reconciliation of basic to diluted weighted average shares outstanding is as follows:
		Years Ended
		January 3,			December 28,		December 29,
		2015			2013		2012
	Basic weighted average shares outstanding	100,575			99,859		98,709
	Effect of potentially dilutive securities:
	Stock options	1,113			1,536		1,245
	Restricted stock units	323			427		314
	Employee stock purchase plan and other	—			1		1
	Diluted weighted average shares outstanding	102,011			101,823		100,269
	Pro-forma unaudited earnings per share are as follows, giving retroactive effect to the stock split:
			Years Ended
			January 3,			December 28,		December 29,
			2015			2013		2012
	Basic:
	Net Income		$	404,519		$	330,494	$	164,681
	Weighted average shares outstanding, as reported		100,575			99,859		98,709
	Weighted average shares outstanding, pro-forma		402,300			399,436		394,836
	Earnings per share, as reported		4.02			3.31		1.67
	Earnings per share, pro-forma		1.01			0.83		0.42
			Years Ended
			January 3,			December 28,		December 29,
			2015			2013		2012
	Diluted:
	Net Income		$	404,519		$	330,494	$	164,681
	Weighted average shares outstanding, as reported		102,011			101,823		100,269
	Weighted average shares outstanding, pro-forma		408,044			407,292		401,076
	Earnings per share, as reported		3.97			3.25		1.64
	Earnings per share, pro-forma		0.99			0.81		0.41

Business_Segment_Information_T

Business Segment Information (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 03, 2015
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Net Sales
		Years Ended
		January 3,			December 28,			December 29,
		2015			2013			2012
	Net sales:
	Innerwear	$	2,707,474		$	2,444,935		$	2,334,006
	Activewear	1,410,036			1,306,936			1,318,012
	Direct to Consumer	409,028			380,079			372,359
	International	798,208			495,852			501,344
	Total net sales	$	5,324,746		$	4,627,802		$	4,525,721
Segment Operating Profit
		Years Ended
		January 3,			December 28,			December 29,
		2015			2013			2012
	Segment operating profit:
	Innerwear	$	552,507		$	467,398		$	407,318
	Activewear	193,952			170,749			72,820
	Direct to Consumer	40,367			34,737			25,890
	International	89,979			42,850			46,713
	Total segment operating profit	876,805			715,734			552,741
	Items not included in segment operating profit:
	General corporate expenses	(91,693		)	(104,993		)	(99,100		)
	Acquisition, integration and other action related charges	(198,933		)	(80,790		)	—
	Amortization of intangibles	(22,225		)	(14,765		)	(13,526		)
	Total operating profit	563,954			515,186			440,115
	Other expenses	(2,599		)	(17,501		)	(40,315		)
	Interest expense, net	(96,387		)	(101,884		)	(136,855		)
	Income from continuing operations before income tax expense	$	464,968		$	395,801		$	262,945
Assets	Principally cash and equivalents, certain fixed assets, net deferred tax assets, goodwill, trademarks and other identifiable intangibles, and certain other noncurrent assets.
		January 3,			December 28,
		2015			2013
	Assets:
	Innerwear	$	1,493,977		$	1,519,555
	Activewear	788,610			654,049
	Direct to Consumer	108,278			95,428
	International	810,844			332,012
		3,201,709			2,601,044
	Corporate (1)	2,020,072			1,489,004
	Total assets	$	5,221,781		$	4,090,048
Depreciation and Amortization Expense
		Years Ended
		January 3,			December 28,			December 29,
		2015			2013			2012
	Depreciation and amortization expense:
	Innerwear	$	40,688		$	42,990		$	42,617
	Activewear	21,314			21,827			21,907
	Direct to Consumer	6,931			7,773			9,323
	International	7,044			3,535			4,154
		75,977			76,125			78,001
	Corporate	22,225			14,765			14,252
	Total depreciation and amortization expense	$	98,202		$	90,890		$	92,253
Additions to Long-Lived Assets
		Years Ended
		January 3,			December 28,			December 29,
		2015			2013			2012
	Additions to long-lived assets:
	Innerwear	$	37,641		$	24,192		$	22,241
	Activewear	13,378			11,653			11,532
	Direct to Consumer	7,641			2,188			2,962
	International	4,737			3,025			2,054
		63,397			41,058			38,789
	Corporate	914			2,569			2,202
	Total additions to long-lived assets	$	64,311		$	43,627		$	40,991

Geographic_Area_Information_Ta

Geographic Area Information (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 03, 2015
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Sales and Long Lived Assets by Geographical Area	Geographic Area Information
		Years Ended or at
		3-Jan-15				28-Dec-13				29-Dec-12
		Sales		Long-Lived		Sales		Long-Lived		Sales		Long-Lived
				Assets				Assets				Assets
	United States	$	4,525,216	$	126,239	$	4,133,645	$	132,980	$	4,026,139	$	132,147
	Europe	302,397		91,497		4,721		421		—		—
	Canada	140,132		1,316		142,004		1,561		129,919		1,943
	Japan	107,820		524		101,371		563		120,498		172
	Mexico	74,698		1,889		68,379		1,659		70,482		1,871
	Brazil	48,462		2,643		53,062		1,912		58,972		792
	China	9,152		116,656		17,827		132,564		15,778		144,494
	Central America and the Caribbean Basin	3,832		278,678		3,568		267,277		1,604		270,611
	Other	113,037		54,937		103,225		40,946		102,329		44,128
		$	5,324,746	$	674,379	$	4,627,802	$	579,883	$	4,525,721	$	596,158

Quarterly_Financial_Data_Table

Quarterly Financial Data (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 03, 2015
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Quarterly Information	Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited)
		First		Second		Third		Fourth		Total
	2014
	Net sales	$	1,059,370	$	1,342,052	$	1,400,728	$	1,522,596	$	5,324,746
	Gross profit	356,777		504,354		497,715		545,561		1,904,407
	Net income	41,560		154,578		118,944		89,437		404,519
	Basic weighted average shares outstanding, as reported	100,391		100,480		100,598		100,829		100,575
	Diluted weighted average shares outstanding, as reported	101,969		102,057		102,131		102,100		102,011
	Basic earnings per share, as reported	0.41		1.54		1.18		0.89		4.02
	Diluted earnings per share, as reported	0.41		1.51		1.16		0.88		3.97
	Basic weighted average shares outstanding, pro-forma	401,564		401,920		402,392		403,316		402,300
	Diluted weighted average shares outstanding, pro-forma	407,876		408,228		408,056		408,400		408,044
	Basic earnings per share, pro forma	0.1		0.38		0.3		0.22		1.01
	Diluted earnings per share, pro forma	0.1		0.38		0.29		0.22		0.99
	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 weighted average shares outstanding, as reported	99,369		99,855		100,066		100,159		99,859
	Diluted weighted average shares outstanding, as reported	101,460		102,013		101,987		101,881		101,823
	Basic earnings per share, as reported	0.52		1.22		1.25		0.32		3.31
	Diluted earnings per share, as reported	0.51		1.19		1.23		0.32		3.25
	Basic weighted average shares outstanding, pro-forma	397,476		399,420		400,264		400,636		399,436
	Diluted weighted average shares outstanding, pro-forma	405,840		408,052		407,948		407,524		407,292
	Basic earnings per share, pro forma	0.13		0.3		0.31		0.08		0.83
	Diluted earnings per share, pro forma	0.13		0.3		0.31		0.08		0.81

Consolidating_Financial_Inform1

Consolidating Financial Information (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 03, 2015
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Consolidating Statement of Comprehensive Income
		Consolidating Statement of Comprehensive Income
		Year Ended January 3, 2015
		Parent			Guarantor			Non-Guarantor			Consolidating			Consolidated
		Company			Subsidiaries			Subsidiaries			Entries and
											Eliminations
	Net sales	$	4,325,897		$	839,306		$	2,743,114		$	(2,583,571	)	$	5,324,746
	Cost of sales	3,728,833			437,262			2,105,317			(2,851,073		)	3,420,339
	Gross profit	597,064			402,044			637,797			267,502			1,904,407
	Selling, general and administrative expenses	920,002			227,853			199,022			(6,424		)	1,340,453
	Operating profit	(322,938		)	174,191			438,775			273,926			563,954
	Equity in earnings of subsidiaries	833,642			276,369			—			(1,110,011		)	—
	Other expenses	2,599			—			—			—			2,599
	Interest expense, net	76,096			2,228			17,312			751			96,387
	Income from continuing operations before income tax expense	432,009			448,332			421,463			(836,836		)	464,968
	Income tax expense	27,490			12,210			20,749			—			60,449
	Income from continuing operations	404,519			436,122			400,714			(836,836		)	404,519
	Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax	—			—			—			—			—
	Net income	$	404,519		$	436,122		$	400,714		$	(836,836	)	$	404,519
	Comprehensive income	$	268,947		$	436,122		$	386,959		$	(823,081	)	$	268,947
		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 (loss)	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
	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
Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet
		Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet
		January 3, 2015
		Parent			Guarantor			Non-Guarantor			Consolidating			Consolidated
		Company			Subsidiaries			Subsidiaries			Entries and
											Eliminations
	Assets
	Cash and cash equivalents	$	10,910		$	10,796		$	218,149		$	—		$	239,855
	Trade accounts receivable, net	73,794			37,511			561,514			(771		)	672,048
	Inventories	958,376			120,341			607,356			(148,873		)	1,537,200
	Deferred tax assets	200,050			3,515			11,500			—			215,065
	Other current assets	38,446			11,224			51,394			—			101,064
	Total current assets	1,281,576			183,387			1,449,913			(149,644		)	2,765,232
	Property, net	88,599			46,221			539,559			—			674,379
	Trademarks and other identifiable intangibles, net	4,102			79,393			607,706			—			691,201
	Goodwill	232,881			124,247			365,992			—			723,120
	Investments in subsidiaries	3,732,783			1,792,790			—			(5,525,573		)	—
	Deferred tax assets	202,910			74,735			16,702			—			294,347
	Receivables from related entities	4,585,755			4,471,644			2,087,280			(11,144,679		)	—
	Other noncurrent assets	55,540			428			17,534			—			73,502
	Total assets	$	10,184,146		$	6,772,845		$	5,084,686		$	(16,819,896	)	$	5,221,781
	Liabilities and Stockholders’
	Equity
	Accounts payable	$	353,799		$	11,925		$	255,496		$	—		$	621,220
	Accrued liabilities	190,739			61,339			242,437			1,112			495,627
	Notes payable	—			—			144,438			—			144,438
	Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility	—			—			210,963			—			210,963
	Current portion of long-term debt	—			—			14,354			—			14,354
	Total current liabilities	544,538			73,264			867,688			1,112			1,486,602
	Long-term debt	1,176,500			—			437,497			—			1,613,997
	Pension and postretirement benefits	399,931			—			72,072			—			472,003
	Payables to related entities	6,544,095			3,270,513			1,330,071			(11,144,679		)	—
	Other noncurrent liabilities	132,310			12,609			118,287			(799		)	262,407
	Total liabilities	8,797,374			3,356,386			2,825,615			(11,144,366		)	3,835,009
	Stockholders’ equity	1,386,772			3,416,459			2,259,071			(5,675,530		)	1,386,772
	Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$	10,184,146		$	6,772,845		$	5,084,686		$	(16,819,896	)	$	5,221,781
		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 Statement of Cash Flows
		Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows
		Year Ended January 3, 2015
		Parent			Guarantor			Non-Guarantor			Consolidating			Consolidated
		Company			Subsidiaries			Subsidiaries			Entries and
											Eliminations
	Net cash from operating activities	$	1,012,798		$	219,645		$	381,797		$	(1,106,150	)	$	508,090
	Investing activities:
	Purchases of property, plant and equipment	(13,045		)	(8,970		)	(42,296		)	—			(64,311		)
	Proceeds from sales of assets	83			55			6,982			—			7,120
	Acquisition of business, net of cash acquired							(360,439		)	—			(360,439		)
	Proceeds from sale of investments	—			—			64,380			—			64,380
	Other	—			—			(5,065		)	—			(5,065		)
	Net cash from investing activities	(12,962		)	(8,915		)	(336,438		)	—			(358,315		)
	Financing activities:
	Borrowings on notes payable	—			—			158,217			—			158,217
	Repayments on notes payable	—			—			(138,225		)	—			(138,225		)
	Borrowings on Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility	—			—			161,167			—			161,167
	Repayments on Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility	—			—			(131,994		)	—			(131,994		)
	Borrowings on Revolving Loan Facility	3,536,000			—			—			—			3,536,000
	Repayments on Revolving Loan Facility	(3,826,500		)	—			—			—			(3,826,500		)
	Incurrence of debt under the Euro Term Loan Facility	—			—			476,566			—			476,566
	Repayments of Euro Term Loan Facility	—			—			(2,226		)	—			(2,226		)
	Repayments of assumed debt related to acquisition of business	—			—			(117,400		)	—			(117,400		)
	Cash dividends paid	(119,607		)	—			—			—			(119,607		)
	Payments to amend and refinance credit facilities	—			—			(6,011		)	—			(6,011		)
	Taxes paid related to net shares settlement of equity awards	(54,593		)	—			—			—			(54,593		)
	Excess tax benefit from stock-based compensation	39,568			—			—			—			39,568
	Other	1,741			—			332			(800		)	1,273
	Net transactions with related entities	(571,230		)	(207,745		)	(327,975		)	1,106,950			—
	Net cash from financing activities	(994,621		)	(207,745		)	72,451			1,106,150			(23,765		)
	Effect of changes in foreign exchange rates on cash	—			—			(2,018		)	—			(2,018		)
	Change in cash and cash equivalents	5,215			2,985			115,792			—			123,992
	Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year	5,695			7,811			102,357			—			115,863
	Cash and cash equivalents at end of year	$	10,910		$	10,796		$	218,149		$	—		$	239,855
		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
	Net transactions with related entities	(822,887		)	(100,167		)	282,161			640,893			—
	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		)
Net transactions with related entities	(296,453		)	(163,874		)	(79,945		)	540,272			—
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

Summary_of_Significant_Account2

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jan. 03, 2015	Dec. 28, 2013	Dec. 29, 2012
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Advertising Expense	$183,333	$161,541	$123,354
Shipping and handling revenue	22,903	25,423	25,062
Shipping and handling costs	295,280	241,026	239,464
Research and development expense	63,268	51,316	48,323
Defined contribution benefit plans	$22,898	$23,489	$21,564
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	7 years
Minimum [Member] | Licensing Agreements [Member]
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Finite-lived intangible assets amortization period	3 years
Minimum [Member] | Customer and Distributor Relationships [Member]
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Finite-lived intangible assets amortization period	2 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	17 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

Acquisitions_Narrative_Details

Acquisitions Narrative (Details)

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0 Months Ended

1 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

1 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

0 Months Ended

1 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

Jan. 03, 2015

Dec. 28, 2013

Dec. 29, 2012

Aug. 29, 2014

Aug. 29, 2014

Jan. 03, 2015

Aug. 29, 2014

Oct. 31, 2013

Dec. 28, 2013

Oct. 07, 2013

Aug. 29, 2014

Sep. 27, 2014

Aug. 29, 2014

Oct. 31, 2013

Aug. 29, 2014

Aug. 29, 2014

Aug. 29, 2014

Oct. 31, 2013

Oct. 31, 2013

Aug. 29, 2014

Oct. 31, 2013

Jan. 03, 2015

Oct. 31, 2013

Jan. 03, 2015

Aug. 29, 2014

Aug. 29, 2014

Oct. 31, 2013

Jan. 03, 2015

Oct. 31, 2013

Jan. 03, 2015

Aug. 29, 2014

Aug. 29, 2014

Oct. 31, 2013

Jan. 03, 2015

Jan. 03, 2015

USD ($)

USD ($)

USD ($)

DBA Lux Holding S.A. [Member]

DBA Lux Holding S.A. [Member]

DBA Lux Holding S.A. [Member]

DBA Lux Holding S.A. [Member]

Maidenform Brands, Inc [Member]

Maidenform Brands, Inc [Member]

Maidenform Brands, Inc [Member]

Paid from Euro Term Loan[Member] [Member]

Paid With Operating Cash [Member]

Trademarks And Brand Names [Member]

Trademarks And Brand Names [Member]

Licensing Agreements [Member]

Distributor Relationships [Member]

Licensing and Franchise Agreements [Member]

Customer and Distributor Relationships [Member]

Licensing Agreements [Member]

Computer Software and Other Intangibles [Member]

Computer Software and Other Intangibles [Member]

Minimum [Member]

Minimum [Member]

Minimum [Member]

Minimum [Member]

Minimum [Member]

Minimum [Member]

Maximum [Member]

Maximum [Member]

Maximum [Member]

Maximum [Member]

Maximum [Member]

Maximum [Member]

Deferred Taxes [Member]

Working Capital [Member]

USD ($)

EUR (€)

USD ($)

USD ($)

USD ($)

USD ($)

USD ($)

USD ($)

USD ($)

DBA Lux Holding S.A. [Member]

Maidenform Brands, Inc [Member]

DBA Lux Holding S.A. [Member]

DBA Lux Holding S.A. [Member]

DBA Lux Holding S.A. [Member]

Maidenform Brands, Inc [Member]

Maidenform Brands, Inc [Member]

DBA Lux Holding S.A. [Member]

Maidenform Brands, Inc [Member]

Customer and Distributor Relationships [Member]

Customer and Distributor Relationships [Member]

Licensing Agreements [Member]

Licensing Agreements [Member]

Computer Software and Other Intangibles [Member]

Computer Software and Other Intangibles [Member]

Customer and Distributor Relationships [Member]

Customer and Distributor Relationships [Member]

Licensing Agreements [Member]

Licensing Agreements [Member]

Computer Software and Other Intangibles [Member]

Computer Software and Other Intangibles [Member]

Maidenform Brands, Inc [Member]

DBA Lux Holding S.A. [Member]

USD ($)

USD ($)

USD ($)

USD ($)

USD ($)

USD ($)

USD ($)

USD ($)

USD ($)

Maidenform Brands, Inc [Member]

DBA Lux Holding S.A. [Member]

DBA Lux Holding S.A. [Member]

Maidenform Brands, Inc [Member]

Maidenform Brands, Inc [Member]

DBA Lux Holding S.A. [Member]

DBA Lux Holding S.A. [Member]

Maidenform Brands, Inc [Member]

USD ($)

USD ($)

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Goodwill, Purchase Accounting Adjustments

$4,606,000

$7,453,000

Escrow deposit

5,065,000

Payments to acquire businesses

400,000,000

Percentage of business acquired

100.00%

Acquisition share price (in dollars per share)

$23.50

Total purchase price

391,861,000

297,031,000

580,505,000

Pro forma revenue since acquisition

291,208,000

98,400,000

Pro forma profit since acquisition

24,075,000

827,000

Acquisition related costs

198,933,000

80,790,000

0

35,600,000

73,798,000

Indefinite-lived intangible assets

272,653,000

220,200,000

37,821,000

Acquisition of intangible assets

40,193,000

12,255,000

34,340,000

11,300,000

2,182,000

4,590,000

Finite-lived intangible assets amortization period

10 years

10 years

7 years

2 years

2 years

3 years

3 years

1 year

1 year

15 years

15 years

17 years

17 years

3 years

5 years

Long-term debt assumed

132,574,000

Repayments of Assumed Debt

117,400,000

0

0

107,665,000

9,735,000

Notes payable

$97,599,000

Acquisitions_Acquired_Assets_a

Acquisitions - Acquired Assets and Assumed Liabilities (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jan. 03, 2015	Dec. 28, 2013	Dec. 29, 2012	Aug. 29, 2014	Oct. 07, 2013
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Payments for (Proceeds from) Investments	($64,380)	$0	$0
Goodwill	723,120	626,392	433,300
DBA Lux Holding S.A. [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents				38,875
Trade accounts receivable, net				121,169
Inventories				245,161
Property, net				104,868
Trademarks and other identifiable intangibles, net				365,104
Other noncurrent assets				5,755
Total assets acquired				1,001,253
Accounts payables				79,785
Deferred tax liabilities, noncurrent				106,720
Other noncurrent liabilities				100,621
Total liabilities assumed				703,277
Net assets acquired				297,976
Goodwill				101,338
Purchase price				399,314
Business Combination, Acquired Assets and Liabilities Assumed, Deferred Tax Assets, Current				7,968
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Assets, Other				106,489
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Deferred Tax Assets Noncurrent				5,864
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Liabilities, Other				181,626
Notes payable				97,599
Business Combination, Acquired Assets and Assumed Liabilities, Deferred Tax Liabilities, Current				4,352
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Liabilities, Long-term Debt				123,891
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Noncurrent Liabilities, Long-term Debt				8,683
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					13,302
Deferred tax liabilities, noncurrent					118,189
Other noncurrent liabilities					8,429
Total liabilities assumed					174,021
Net assets acquired					382,573
Goodwill					197,932
Purchase price					$580,505

Acquisitions_Pro_Forma_Informa

Acquisitions - Pro Forma Information (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended			3 Months Ended
	Jan. 03, 2015	Dec. 28, 2013	Dec. 29, 2012	Dec. 28, 2013
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquisition related costs	$198,933,000	$80,790,000	$0
DBA Lux Holding S.A. [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquisition related costs	35,600,000
Maidenform Brands, Inc [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquisition related costs				73,798,000
Net sales	5,067,197,000
Income from continuing operations	370,469,000
Earnings per share from continuing operations:
Basic	$3.71
Diluted	$3.64
Pro Forma [Member] | DBA Lux Holding S.A. [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquisition related costs		32,088,000
Net sales	5,872,848,000	5,485,144,000
Income from continuing operations	$427,296,000	$349,514,000
Earnings per share from continuing operations:
Basic	$4.25	$3.50
Diluted	$4.19	$3.43

Earnings_Per_Share_Reconciliat

Earnings Per Share - Reconciliation of Basic to Diluted Weighted Average Shares (Detail)	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jan. 03, 2015	Sep. 27, 2014	Jun. 28, 2014	Mar. 29, 2014	Dec. 28, 2013	Sep. 28, 2013	Jun. 29, 2013	Mar. 30, 2013	Jan. 03, 2015	Dec. 28, 2013	Dec. 29, 2012
Disclosure Earnings Per Share Reconciliation Of Basic To Diluted Weighted Average Shares [Abstract]
Basic weighted average shares outstanding	100,829	100,598	100,480	100,391	100,159	100,066	99,855	99,369	100,575	99,859	98,709
Effect of potentially dilutive securities:
Stock options									1,113	1,536	1,245
Restricted stock units									323	427	314
Employee stock purchase plan and other									0	1	1
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding	102,100	102,131	102,057	101,969	101,881	101,987	102,013	101,460	102,011	101,823	100,269

Earnings_Per_Share_Additional_

Earnings Per Share - Additional Information (Detail)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jan. 03, 2015	Dec. 28, 2013	Dec. 29, 2012
Common Stock [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Options to Purchase shares of Common Stock	0
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Options to Purchase shares of Common Stock	94	206	263

Stock_Based_Compensation_Addit

Stock Based Compensation - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jan. 03, 2015	Dec. 28, 2013	Dec. 29, 2012
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	0	63	1,704
The total intrinsic value of options that were exercised	$86,843	$95,380	$6,800
Total of actual tax benefit realized for the tax deductions from option exercise of the share-based payment arrangements	70,196	56,679	5,998
Total compensation expense, recognized	30,230	23,845	20,183
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	17,831	16,933	9,824
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	11,757	11,045	7,915
Total unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested stock-based compensation arrangements	17,506
Unrecognized compensation cost expected to be recognized in 2012	12,406
Unrecognized compensation cost expected to be recognized in 2013	3,837
Unrecognized compensation cost expected to be recognized in 2014	1,255
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	3,210
Employee Stock Purchase Plan [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Total compensation expense, recognized	$345	$333	$313
Common stock shares may be purchased by eligible employees	2,442
Number of shares available for Future grants	1,779
Shares purchased by eligible employees	26	40	73

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	Jan. 03, 2015	Dec. 28, 2013	Dec. 29, 2012	Jan. 01, 2011
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding [Roll Forward]
Options outstanding, Shares, Beginning Balance	2,778	4,857
Exercised, Shares	-950	-2,077	-448
Forfeited, Shares	-5	-2	-9
Options outstanding, Shares, Ending Balance	1,823	2,778	4,857	5,314
Options exercisable, Shares, Ending Balance	1,823
Options outstanding,Weighted-Average Exercise Price, Beginning Balance	$22.12	$22.68
Weighted-Average Exercise Price, Exercised	$19.29	$23.42	$19.79
Weighted-Average Exercise Price, Forfeited	$22.37	$22.37	$23.73
Options outstanding, Weighted Average Exercise Price, Ending Balance	$23.67	$22.12	$22.68	$22.42
Weighted-Average Exercise Price, Exercisable	$23.67
Options Outstanding, Aggregate Intrinsic Value, Beginning Balance	$158,469	$131,219	$59,744	$7,202
Options Outstanding, Aggregate Intrinsic Value, Ending Balance	$158,469
Option Outstanding, Weighted-Average Remaining Contractual Term (Years)	3 years 4 months 24 days	4 years 3 months 22 days	4 years 10 months 28 days	5 years 10 months 24 days
Option Exercisable, Weighted-Average Remaining Contractual Term (Years), Ending Balance	3 years 4 months 24 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	Jan. 03, 2015	Dec. 28, 2013	Dec. 29, 2012	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	1,193	1,406
Vested, Shares	-591	-606	-400
Forfeited, Shares	-87	-32	-42
Nonvested share units outstanding, Ending Balance	854	1,193	1,406	1,225
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value, Share units, Beginning Balance	$40.23	$28.76
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value, Vested	$30.15	$27.95	$24.56
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value, Forfeited	$37.47	$28.17	$25.38
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value, Share units, Ending Balance	$64.46	$40.23	$28.76	$24.61
Aggregate Intrinsic Value	$94,521	$82,742	$49,188	$26,782
Weighted-Average Remaining Contractual Term (Years), Beginning	1 year 8 months 16 days	1 year 9 months 15 days	1 year 11 months 27 days	2 years 4 months 13 days
Weighted-Average Remaining Contractual Term (Years), Ending	1 year 8 months 16 days	1 year 9 months 15 days	1 year 11 months 27 days	2 years 4 months 13 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	122	201	335
Granted, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value	$109.05	$67.37	$35.62
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	217	224	288
Granted, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value	$68.16	$52.93	$32.20

Trade_Accounts_Receivable_Allo

Trade Accounts Receivable - Allowances for Trade Accounts Receivable (Detail) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jan. 03, 2015	Dec. 28, 2013	Dec. 29, 2012
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts Receivable [Roll Forward]
Beginning Balance	$13,336	$14,940	$17,418
Charged to expenses	25,389	6,733	8,317
Deductions and write-offs	-21,869	-8,337	-10,795
Ending Balance	16,856	13,336	14,940
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts [Member]
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts Receivable [Roll Forward]
Beginning Balance	5,286	6,187	8,724
Charged to expenses	7,230	1,445	747
Deductions and write-offs	-4,399	-2,346	-3,284
Ending Balance	8,117	5,286	6,187
Allowance for Charge backs and other Deductions [Member]
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts Receivable [Roll Forward]
Beginning Balance	8,050	8,753	8,694
Charged to expenses	18,159	5,288	7,570
Deductions and write-offs	-17,470	-5,991	-7,511
Ending Balance	$8,739	$8,050	$8,753

Trade_Accounts_Receivable_Addi

Trade Accounts Receivable - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jan. 03, 2015	Dec. 28, 2013	Dec. 29, 2012
Disclosure Trade Accounts Receivable Additional Information [Abstract]
Funding fees for sales of accounts receivable	$2,599	$2,636	$3,136

Inventories_Inventories_Detail

Inventories - Inventories (Detail) (USD $)	Jan. 03, 2015	Dec. 28, 2013
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Disclosure Inventories Inventories [Abstract]
Raw materials	$207,647	$170,524
Work in process	164,686	142,713
Finished goods	1,164,867	970,094
Total Inventories	$1,537,200	$1,283,331

Property_Net_Summary_of_Proper

Property, Net - Summary of Property (Detail) (USD $)	Jan. 03, 2015	Dec. 28, 2013	Dec. 29, 2012
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Disclosure Property Net Summary Of Property [Abstract]
Land	$48,109	$28,895
Buildings and improvements	541,096	477,167
Machinery and equipment	891,345	872,038
Construction in progress	51,440	20,855
Capital leases	6,054	4,031
Property, gross	1,538,044	1,402,986
Less accumulated depreciation	863,665	823,103
Property, net	$674,379	$579,883	$596,158

Notes_Payable_Summary_of_Short

Notes Payable - Summary of Short Term Obligations (Detail) (USD $)	Jan. 03, 2015	Dec. 28, 2013
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Principal amount	$144,438	$36,192
Revolving Facility [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Principal amount	144,438	36,192
Revolving Facility [Member] | El Salvador [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Interest rate	3.00%
Principal amount	30,000	30,000
Revolving Facility [Member] | Philippines [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Interest rate	5.35%
Principal amount	1,409	1,417
Revolving Facility [Member] | China [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Interest rate	6.25%
Principal amount	6,929	4,775
Revolving Facility [Member] | Australia [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Interest rate	4.50%
Principal amount	409	0
Revolving Facility [Member] | DBA Lux Holding S.A. [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Interest rate	2.07%
Principal amount	$105,691	$0

Notes_Payable_Additional_Infor

Notes Payable - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jan. 03, 2015	Dec. 28, 2013	Dec. 29, 2012
Notes Payable [Line Items]
Total interest paid on notes payable	$85,512	$96,434	$124,427
Revolving Facility [Member] | Notes Payable to Banks [Member]
Notes Payable [Line Items]
Total borrowing availability	200,327	104,889
Total interest paid on notes payable	$672	$567	$4,014

Debt_Debt_Detail

Debt - Debt (Detail) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jan. 03, 2015	Dec. 28, 2013	Dec. 29, 2012	Nov. 09, 2010
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate			6.38%	6.38%
Principal Amount	$1,839,314	$1,648,790
Less current maturities	225,317	181,790
Long-term debt non current	1,613,997	1,467,000
Revolving Loan Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate	1.88%
Principal Amount	176,500	467,000
Maturity Date	Jul-18
6.375% Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate	6.38%	6.38%	6.38%	6.38%
Interest rate	6.38%
Principal Amount	1,000,000	1,000,000
Maturity Date	December 2020
Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate	1.22%
Principal Amount	210,963	181,790
Maturity Date	Mar-15
8% Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate	8.00%	8.00%	8.00%
Principal Amount	$14,898	$0

Debt_Additional_Information_De

Debt - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jan. 03, 2015	Dec. 28, 2013	Dec. 29, 2012	Jan. 01, 2011	Nov. 09, 2010
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal Amount	$1,839,314	$1,648,790
Interest rate			6.38%		6.38%
Cash paid for interest related to debt	85,512	96,434	124,427
Extension of maturity, End date	23-Jul-18
Rate at which margin rate will step down	0.25%
Maximum senior secured leverage ratio pursuant to amendment of senior secured credit facility	2.5
Maximum ratio of senior secured indebtedness to leverage ratio original	3.25
Minimum leverage ratio original	3.75
Increased leverage ratio pursuant to amendment of senior secured credit facility	4
Carrying value of unamortized debt issuance costs	30,597
Outstanding under Account receivable securitization facility	210,963	181,790
Trade accounts receivable less allowances	672,048	578,558
Future principal payment, 2014	225,317
Future principal payment, 2015	5,885
Future principal payment, 2016	0
Future principal payment, 2017	0
Future principal payment, 2018	4,391
Future principal payment, 2020	1,414,997
Amortization of debt issuance costs	6,011	6,921	9,168
Write-off on early extinguishment of debt	0	-4,865	-9,559
Senior Secured Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Trade letters of credit issued	16,824
Voting securities of first tier foreign subsidiaries granted under Security interest	65.00%
Variable rate on base rate	0.50%
Leverage ratio minimum for determining maximum margin ranges	4
8% Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal Amount	14,898	0
Interest rate	8.00%	8.00%	8.00%
Premiums and an acceleration of unamortized debt issue cost		33,906
6.375% Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal Amount	1,000,000	1,000,000
Interest rate	6.38%	6.38%	6.38%		6.38%
Interest rate	6.38%
Debt Instrument, Face Amount					1,000,000
Maturity Date	15-Dec-20
Proceeds from sale of senior notes				979,000
6.375% Senior Notes [Member] | Dec 15, 2016 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Premium on redemption of notes	2.13%
6.375% Senior Notes [Member] | Dec 15, 2017 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Premium on redemption of notes	1.06%
6.375% Senior Notes [Member] | Dec 15, 2015 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Premium on redemption of notes	3.19%
6.375% Senior Notes [Member] | Dec 15, 2013 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Redemption price of notes equal to specific percentage of principal amount	100.00%
Revolving Loan Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal Amount	176,500	467,000
Interest rate	1.88%
Revolving Loan Facility [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable rate on base rate	0.25%
Revolving Loan Facility [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable rate on base rate	0.35%
Revolving Loan Facility [Member] | Senior Secured Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal Amount	176,500
Remaining capacity under senior secured credit facility	906,676
Interest rate	1.88%
LIBOR Based Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Margin rate Maximum	2.25%
Margin rate Minimum	1.50%
Base Rate Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Margin rate Maximum	1.25%
Margin rate Minimum	0.50%
Senior Secured Credit Facility [Member] | Leverage Ratio Range One [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Leverage Ratio	4
Applicable commitment fee margin	0.35%
Senior Secured Credit Facility [Member] | Leverage Ratio Range Two [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Leverage Ratio	3.25
Applicable commitment fee margin	0.30%
Senior Secured Credit Facility [Member] | Leverage Ratio Range Three [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Leverage Ratio	3.25
Applicable commitment fee margin	0.25%
Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal Amount	210,963	181,790
Interest rate	1.22%
Accounts receivable securitization facility current borrowing capacity	225,000
Average blended interest rate for outstanding balances	1.22%
Trade accounts receivable less allowances	320,117
Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility [Member] | Senior Secured Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Capitalized debt issuance cost	5,560	5,630	2,353
Floating Rate Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Write-off on early extinguishment of debt		($3,272)
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] | Senior Secured Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable rate on base rate	1.00%

Commitments_and_Contingencies_

Commitments and Contingencies - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jan. 03, 2015	Dec. 28, 2013	Dec. 29, 2012
Disclosure Commitments And Contingencies Additional Information [Abstract]
Rental expense under operating leases	$89,569	$75,178	$72,639
Future minimum lease payments under noncancelable operating leases in 2014	83,704
Future minimum lease payments under noncancelable operating leases in 2015	74,732
Future minimum lease payments under noncancelable operating leases in 2016	65,788
Future minimum lease payments under noncancelable operating leases in 2017	57,410
Future minimum lease payments under noncancelable operating leases in 2018	42,316
Future minimum lease payments under noncancelable operating leases thereafter	114,301
Royalty expense	57,072	42,075	37,593
Minimum amounts due under license agreements, 2014	22,656
Minimum amounts due under license agreements, 2015	21,639
Minimum amounts due under license agreements, 2016	8,979
Minimum amounts due under license agreements, 2017	9,325
Minimum amounts due under license agreements, 2018	6,919
Minimum partnership fee, 2014	5,558
Minimum partnership fee, 2015	5,558
Minimum partnership fee, 2016	5,558
Minimum partnership fee, 2017	$5,558

Intangible_Assets_and_Goodwill2

Intangible Assets and Goodwill - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jan. 03, 2015	Dec. 28, 2013	Dec. 29, 2012	Aug. 29, 2014	Oct. 07, 2013
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill	$723,120	$626,392	$433,300
Written down of trademark	0	0	37,425
Written down of goodwill	172
Amortization expense for intangibles subject to amortization	22,225	14,765	13,526
Estimated Amortization Expense, 2014	23,277
Estimated Amortization Expense, 2015	16,251
Estimated Amortization Expense, 2016	15,371
Estimated Amortization Expense, 2017	15,045
Estimated Amortization Expense, 2018	15,041
Trademarks [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Written down of trademark	37,253
DBA Lux Holding S.A. [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill				101,338
Maidenform Brands, Inc [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill					197,932
Working Capital [Member] | DBA Lux Holding S.A. [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill, Purchase Accounting Adjustments	7,453
Deferred Taxes [Member] | Maidenform Brands, Inc [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill, Purchase Accounting Adjustments	$4,606

Intangible_Assets_and_Goodwill3

Intangible Assets and Goodwill - Intangible Assets and Related Accumulated Amortization (Detail) (USD $)	Jan. 03, 2015	Dec. 28, 2013
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Finite And Infinite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross	$348,968	$304,469
Accumulated Amortization	162,988	146,918
Net Book Value	185,980	157,551
Trademarks and other identifiable intangibles, net	691,201	377,751
Trademarks And Brand Names [Member]
Finite And Infinite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross	135,622	136,379
Accumulated Amortization	78,199	75,559
Net Book Value	57,423	60,820
Licensing Agreements [Member]
Finite And Infinite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross	69,225	58,901
Accumulated Amortization	16,122	11,501
Net Book Value	53,103	47,400
Customer and Distributor Relationships [Member]
Finite And Infinite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross	74,137	37,654
Accumulated Amortization	6,463	2,430
Net Book Value	67,674	35,224
Computer Software [Member]
Finite And Infinite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross	68,164	68,254
Accumulated Amortization	60,937	56,658
Net Book Value	7,227	11,596
Other Intangibles [Member]
Finite And Infinite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross	1,820	3,281
Accumulated Amortization	1,267	770
Net Book Value	553	2,511
Trademarks [Member]
Finite And Infinite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Intangible assets not subject to amortization	470,501	220,200
Licensing Agreements [Member]
Finite And Infinite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Intangible assets not subject to amortization	$34,720

Intangible_Assets_and_Goodwill4

Intangible Assets and Goodwill - Goodwill (Detail) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jan. 03, 2015	Dec. 28, 2013
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill, Beginning Balance	$626,392	$433,300
Other	-9,216	-234
Acquisition of business	105,944	193,326
Goodwill, Ending Balance	723,120	626,392
Innerwear [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill, Beginning Balance	427,231	245,505
Other	0	0
Acquisition of business	4,330	181,726
Goodwill, Ending Balance	431,561	427,231
Outerwear [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill, Beginning Balance	171,214	171,214
Other	0	0
Acquisition of business	0	0
Goodwill, Ending Balance	171,214	171,214
Direct to Consumer [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill, Beginning Balance	3,155	255
Other	0	0
Acquisition of business	69	2,900
Goodwill, Ending Balance	3,224	3,155
International [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill, Beginning Balance	24,792	16,326
Other	-9,216	-234
Acquisition of business	101,545	8,700
Goodwill, Ending Balance	$117,121	$24,792

Accumulated_Other_Comprehensiv2

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss - Rollforward (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jan. 03, 2015	Dec. 28, 2013
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Tax [Roll Forward]
Beginning Balance, tax	$140,372	$202,430
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss, tax	-3,709	-5,874
Current-period other comprehensive income (loss) activity, tax	84,844	-56,184
Ending Balance, tax	221,507	140,372
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax [Roll Forward]
Beginning Period, net of tax	-237,017	-317,613
Reclassification from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income, Current Period, Net of Tax	5,595	9,144
Current-period other comprehensive income (loss) activity, net of tax	-141,167	71,452
Ending Period, net of tax	-372,589	-237,017
Cumulative translation adjustment [Member]
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Before Tax [Roll Forward]
Beginning Balance, before tax	-21,928	-8,334
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss, before tax	0	0
Current-period other comprehensive income (loss) activity, before tax	-12,171	-13,594
Ending Balance, before tax	-34,099	-21,928
Foreign exchange contracts [Member]
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Before Tax [Roll Forward]
Beginning Balance, before tax	2,042	849
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss, before tax	-1,113	-400
Current-period other comprehensive income (loss) activity, before tax	3,905	1,593
Ending Balance, before tax	4,834	2,042
Defined benefit plans [Member]
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Before Tax [Roll Forward]
Beginning Balance, before tax	-357,503	-512,558
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss, before tax	10,417	15,418
Current-period other comprehensive income (loss) activity, before tax	-217,745	139,637
Ending Balance, before tax	($564,831)	($357,503)

Accumulated_Other_Comprehensiv3

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jan. 03, 2015	Sep. 27, 2014	Jun. 28, 2014	Mar. 29, 2014	Dec. 28, 2013	Sep. 28, 2013	Jun. 29, 2013	Mar. 30, 2013	Jan. 03, 2015	Dec. 28, 2013	Dec. 29, 2012
Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Line Items]
Cost of sales									($3,420,339)	($3,016,109)	($3,105,674)
Income tax expense (benefit)									-60,449	-65,307	-30,502
Interest expense, net									-96,387	-101,884	-136,855
Selling, general and administrative expenses									-1,340,453	-1,096,507	-979,932
Net income	89,437	118,944	154,578	41,560	32,266	125,263	121,586	51,379	404,519	330,494	164,681
Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income
Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Line Items]
Net income									5,595	9,144	10,118
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	0	-1,371
Interest expense, net									0	0	3,437
Net income									0	0	2,066
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)									-4,153	-6,034	-6,375
Selling, general and administrative expenses									10,417	15,418	15,987
Net income									6,264	9,384	9,612
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									-1,113	-400	-2,594
Income tax expense (benefit)									444	160	1,034
Net income									($669)	($240)	($1,560)

Financial_Instruments_and_Risk2

Financial Instruments and Risk Management - Fair Values of Derivative Instruments (Detail) (USD $)	Jan. 03, 2015	Dec. 28, 2013
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Derivative [Line Items]
Total derivative assets	$6,407	$1,002
Total derivative liabilities	-109	-28
Net derivative asset	6,298	974
Other Current Assets [Member] | Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Total derivative assets	3,447	32
Other Current Assets [Member] | Non Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Total derivative assets	2,960	970
Accrued Liabilities [Member] | Non Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Total derivative liabilities	-109	-28
Forward Contracts [Member] | Foreign Exchange Contract [Member] | Long [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, notional amount	$9,629	$9,776

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	Jan. 03, 2015	Dec. 28, 2013	Dec. 29, 2012
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss (Effective Portion) Year Ended	$3,905	$1,593	($262)
Amount of Gain (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss into Income (Effective Portion) Year Ended	1,113	400	-3,484
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	0
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	0	-2,560
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	0	-877
Foreign Exchange Contract [Member]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss (Effective Portion) Year Ended	3,905	1,593	-262
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	$1,113	$400	($47)

Financial_Instruments_and_Risk4

Financial Instruments and Risk Management - Effect of Mark to Market Hedge Derivative Instruments on Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (Detail) (Selling, General and Administrative Expenses [Member], Foreign Exchange Contract [Member], USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jan. 03, 2015	Dec. 28, 2013	Dec. 29, 2012
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses [Member] | Foreign Exchange Contract [Member]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income	($1,188)	$458	($3,757)

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	Jan. 03, 2015	Dec. 28, 2013
Derivative [Line Items]
Amount expected to be reclassified into earnings	($6,255)
Short [Member] | Foreign Exchange Contract [Member] | Forward Contracts [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, notional amount	$163,873	$92,577

Fair_Value_of_Assets_and_Liabi2

Fair Value of Assets and Liabilities - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jan. 03, 2015	Dec. 28, 2013
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	$1,893,514	$1,744,115
Carrying value of debt	$1,839,314	$1,648,790

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 $)	Jan. 03, 2015	Dec. 28, 2013	Dec. 29, 2012
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Defined benefit pension plan investment assets	$787,998	$739,579	$643,768
Total derivative assets	6,407	1,002
Total derivative liabilities	-109	-28
Net derivative asset	6,298	974
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	192,935	216,057
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	192,935	216,057
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	124,136	140,880
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	44,684	50,661
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	19,872	18,644
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	4,243	5,872
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	248,690	208,039
Total derivative assets	6,407	1,002
Total derivative liabilities	-109	-28
Net derivative asset	6,298	974
Deferred Compensation Plan, Fair Value of Plan Liability	-28,289	-17,036
Net effect of financial asset less financial liability	226,699	191,977
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	29,192	27,902
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	72,871	77,152
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	128,181	87,578
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	12,649	15,407
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	346,373	315,483
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	346,373	315,483
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	305,499	281,908	253,391
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	305,499	281,908
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	40,874	33,575	32,584
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	40,874	33,575
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	Jan. 03, 2015	Dec. 28, 2013
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Beginning of year	$739,579	$643,768
Actual return on assets	30,703	86,524
End of year	787,998	739,579
Hedge Funds [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Beginning of year	281,908	253,391
Actual return on assets	13,038	31,253
Sale of assets	-1,447	-2,736
Purchase of assets	12,000	0
End of year	305,499	281,908
Real Estate [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Beginning of year	33,575	32,584
Actual return on assets	4,869	4,491
Sale of assets	-720	-6,992
Purchase of assets	3,150	3,492
End of year	$40,874	$33,575

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	Jan. 03, 2015	Dec. 28, 2013	Dec. 29, 2012
Disclosure Defined Benefit Pension Plans Components Of Net Periodic Benefit Cost And Other Amounts Recognized In Other Comprehensive Loss [Abstract]
Service cost	$1,903	$1,565	$1,471
Interest cost	48,768	44,174	44,276
Expected return on assets	-52,515	-46,777	-44,708
Settlement cost
Amortization of:	40	35	31
Prior service cost	10,377	15,382	15,946
Net periodic benefit cost	8,703	14,379	17,016
Other Changes in Plan Assets and Benefit Obligations Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income
Net loss (gain)	206,756	-155,314	-26,633
Prior service (credit) cost	-40	208	-31
Total loss (gain) recognized in other comprehensive income	206,716	-155,106	-26,664
Total recognized in net periodic benefit cost and other comprehensive income	$215,419	($140,727)	($9,648)

Defined_Benefit_Pension_Plans_2

Defined Benefit Pension Plans - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	12 Months Ended		1 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jan. 03, 2015	Dec. 28, 2013	Feb. 07, 2015	Dec. 29, 2012
Pension Plans, Postretirement and Other Employee Benefits [Line Items]
Estimated net loss that will be amortized from accumulated other comprehensive loss	$16,315
Estimated prior service credit that will be amortized from accumulated other comprehensive loss	22
Target asset allocation period		5 years
End of year	787,998	739,579		643,768
Expected contribution to pension plan in 2015	108,000
Contribution already made in 2015	68,738	41,177
Expected benefit payments, 2014	60,380
Expected benefit payments, 2015	59,705
Expected benefit payments, 2016	62,073
Expected benefit payments, 2017	63,976
Expected benefit payments, 2018	66,969
Expected benefit payments, Thereafter	347,086
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]
Pension Plans, Postretirement and Other Employee Benefits [Line Items]
End of year	192,935	216,057
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
Pension Plans, Postretirement and Other Employee Benefits [Line Items]
End of year	248,690	208,039
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
Pension Plans, Postretirement and Other Employee Benefits [Line Items]
End of year	346,373	315,483
Subsequent Event [Member]
Pension Plans, Postretirement and Other Employee Benefits [Line Items]
Contribution already made in 2015			$100,000

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	Jan. 03, 2015	Dec. 28, 2013	Dec. 29, 2012
Benefit obligation:
Beginning of year	$1,000,065	$1,085,177
Service cost	1,903	1,565	1,471
Interest cost	48,768	44,483
Plan amendment	0	244
Benefits paid	-53,348	-52,829
Impact of exchange rate change	-9,910	-3,198
Business combination	72,279	24,403
Actuarial loss (gain)	197,665	-99,780
End of year	1,255,216	1,000,065	1,085,177
Fair value of plan assets:
Beginning of year	739,579	643,768
Actual return on plan assets	30,703	86,524
Employer contributions	68,738	41,177
Benefits paid	-53,348	-52,829
Business combination	6,378	22,721
Impact of exchange rate change	-2,843	-1,782
End of year	787,998	739,579	643,768
Funded status	($467,218)	($260,486)

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 $)	Jan. 03, 2015	Dec. 28, 2013	Dec. 29, 2012
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	$1,255,216	$1,000,065	$1,085,177
Plans with benefit obligation in excess of plan assets:
Fair value of plan assets	$785,524	$739,579

Defined_Benefit_Pension_Plans_5

Defined Benefit Pension Plans - Amounts Recognized in Company's Consolidated Balance Sheets (Detail) (USD $)	Jan. 03, 2015	Dec. 28, 2013
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Disclosure Defined Benefit Pension Plans Amounts Recognized In Companys Consolidated Balance Sheets [Abstract]
Current liabilities	($5,142)	($3,289)
Noncurrent liabilities	-462,076	-257,197
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	($565,534)	($358,818)

Defined_Benefit_Pension_Plans_6

Defined Benefit Pension Plans - Amounts Recognized in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss (Detail) (USD $)	Jan. 03, 2015	Dec. 28, 2013
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Disclosure Defined Benefit Pension Plans Amounts Recognized In Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss [Abstract]
Prior service cost	$248	$288
Actuarial loss	565,286	358,530
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	$565,534	$358,818

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
	Jan. 03, 2015		Dec. 28, 2013		Dec. 29, 2012
Net periodic benefit cost:
Discount rate	4.96%		4.17%		4.20%
Long-term rate of return on plan assets	6.90%		7.29%		7.58%
Rate of compensation increase	3.74%	[1]	3.74%	[1]	3.75%	[1]
Plan obligations:
Discount rate	4.04%		4.96%		4.17%
Rate of compensation increase	3.50%	[1]	3.74%	[1]	3.74%	[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 January 3, 2015, December 28, 2013 and December 29, 2012.

Defined_Benefit_Pension_Plans_8

Defined Benefit Pension Plans - Allocation of Pension Plan Assets (Detail)	Jan. 03, 2015	Dec. 28, 2013
Hedge Funds [Member]
Pension Plans, Postretirement and Other Employee Benefits [Line Items]
Pension plan assets allocation percentage	38.00%	38.00%
U.S. Equity Securities [Member]
Pension Plans, Postretirement and Other Employee Benefits [Line Items]
Pension plan assets allocation percentage	19.00%	23.00%
Debt Securities [Member]
Pension Plans, Postretirement and Other Employee Benefits [Line Items]
Pension plan assets allocation percentage	19.00%	14.00%
Foreign Equity Securities [Member]
Pension Plans, Postretirement and Other Employee Benefits [Line Items]
Pension plan assets allocation percentage	15.00%	17.00%
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) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	Jan. 03, 2015	Dec. 28, 2013	Dec. 29, 2012
Disclosure Income Taxes Provision For Income Tax Computed By Applying U S Statutory Rate To Income Before Taxes As Reconciled To Actual Provisions [Abstract]
IncomeTaxReconciliationIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate,EPS	$0.05	$0.05	$0.05
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation at Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate, Amount	$5,000	$5,000	$5,000
Domestic	13.60%	21.50%	-5.80%
Foreign	86.40%	78.50%	105.80%
Total	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%
Tax expense at U.S. statutory rate	35.00%	35.00%	35.00%
State income taxes	0.60%	0.40%	0.30%
Tax on remittance of foreign earnings	0.80%	2.50%	3.10%
Foreign taxes less than U.S. statutory rate	-24.00%	-19.60%	-24.30%
Employee benefits	0.50%	1.00%	0.90%
Change in valuation allowance	2.10%	0.50%	0.30%
Release of unrecognized tax benefit reserves	-1.70%	-2.30%	-3.80%
Other, net	-0.30%	-1.00%	0.10%
Taxes at effective worldwide tax rates	13.00%	16.50%	11.60%

Income_taxes_Current_and_Defer

Income taxes - Current and Deferred Tax Provisions (Benefits) (Detail) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jan. 03, 2015	Dec. 28, 2013	Dec. 29, 2012
Disclosure Income Taxes Current And Deferred Tax Provisions Benefits [Abstract]
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation at Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate, Amount	$5,000	$5,000	$5,000
Domestic, current	41,608	24,166	21,222
Foreign, current	24,290	22,037	29,053
State, current	6,951	4,488	1,027
Current Total	72,849	50,691	51,302
Deferred, Domestic	-10,517	16,310	-21,555
Deferred, Foreign	3,663	-590	-2,022
Deferred, State	-5,546	-1,104	2,777
Deferred, Total	-12,400	14,616	-20,800
Total, Domestic	31,067	40,476	-333
Total, Foreign	27,977	21,447	27,031
Total, State	1,405	3,384	3,804
Total, Current and deferred tax provisions (benefits)	$60,449	$65,307	$30,502

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	Jan. 03, 2015	Dec. 28, 2013	Dec. 29, 2012
Disclosure Income Taxes Cash Tax Payments Made By Company Primarily In Foreign Jurisdictions [Abstract]
Cash payments for income taxes	$19,126	$34,221	$32,274

Income_Taxes_Deferred_Tax_Asse

Income Taxes - Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities (Detail) (USD $)	Jan. 03, 2015	Dec. 28, 2013
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Deferred tax assets:
Nondeductible reserves	$8,841	$790
Inventories	124,910	102,482
Property and equipment	12,007	7,179
Intangibles	0	50,355
Bad debt allowance	8,575	12,781
Accrued expenses	21,600	8,838
Employee benefits	223,554	150,391
Tax credits	34,186	30,020
Net operating loss and other tax carryforwards	56,482	60,724
Other	6,091	17,975
Gross deferred tax assets	496,246	441,535
Less valuation allowances	-43,757	-32,131
Deferred tax assets	452,489	409,404
Deferred Tax Liabilities, Net [Abstract]
Derivatives	1,994	873
Deferred Tax Liabilities, Intangible Assets	32,281	0
Prepaids	11,076	4,798
Deferred tax liabilities	45,351	5,671
Net deferred tax assets	$407,138	$403,733

Income_Taxes_Additional_Inform

Income Taxes - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jan. 03, 2015	Dec. 28, 2013	Dec. 29, 2012
Unrecognized Tax Benefits [Line Items]
Valuation allowance for deferred tax assets	$43,757	$32,131
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2014
Net change in the total valuation allowance, including foreign currency fluctuations	11,626
Net operating loss carryforwards, approximately, for foreign jurisdictions	152,110
Tax credit carryforwards, Total	34,186
Years after which tax credit carryforwards expires	beginning after 2020
Estimated deferred taxes if earnings had not been permanently reinvested	664,000
Recognized Benefit Related to Realization of Unrecognized Tax Benefit Resulting from Expiration of Statutes of Limitations	10,391	12,962
Recognized Income Tax Benefit Related To Increase In Research And Development Tax Credit		6,249
Reduction of unrecognized tax benefits	6,300
Unrecognized tax benefits increase or decrease	12 months
Tax benefits that may reduce company's annual effective tax rate	63,110
Interest and penalties classified as income tax expense in the Consolidated Statement of Income	-636	-969	1,430
Interest and penalties accrued related to unrecognized tax benefits	6,371	6,383
Federal [Member]
Unrecognized Tax Benefits [Line Items]
Net operating loss carryforwards	0
State [Member]
Unrecognized Tax Benefits [Line Items]
Net operating loss carryforwards	309,122
Valuation Allowance, Operating Loss Carryforwards [Member]
Unrecognized Tax Benefits [Line Items]
Valuation allowance for deferred tax assets	4,598
Valuation Allowance, Operating Loss Carryforwards [Member] | Foreign Tax Authority [Member]
Unrecognized Tax Benefits [Line Items]
Valuation allowance for deferred tax assets	35,599
Net change in the total valuation allowance, including foreign currency fluctuations	11,626
Other Foreign Deferred Tax Assets [Member]
Unrecognized Tax Benefits [Line Items]
Valuation allowance for deferred tax assets	$3,560

Income_Taxes_Net_Operating_Los

Income Taxes - Net Operating Loss Carryforwards (Detail) (USD $)	Jan. 03, 2015
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Disclosure Income Taxes Net Operating Loss Carryforwards [Abstract]
2014	$3,180
2015	11,176
2016	24,078
2017	19,611
2018	46,174
Thereafter	$47,891

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	Jan. 03, 2015	Dec. 28, 2013	Dec. 29, 2012
Disclosure Income Taxes Reconciliation Of Beginning And Ending Amount Of Unrecognized Tax Benefits [Abstract]
Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Gross	$66,207	$51,315	$51,572
Beginning Balance	48,353	48,916
Additions based on tax positions related to the current year	14,703	12,377
Reductions for tax positions of prior years	10,058
Reductions for tax positions of prior years	-10,004	-12,940
Ending Balance	$63,110	$48,353

Stockholders_Equity_Additional

Stockholders' Equity - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	0 Months Ended		1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	Oct. 29, 2013	Apr. 04, 2013	Jan. 31, 2014	Jan. 03, 2015	Dec. 28, 2013	Feb. 01, 2007
				Right
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
Preferred stock, par value (in dollars per share)				$0.01	$0.01
Common stock, shares issued				100,197,280	99,455,478
Common stock, shares outstanding				100,197,280	99,455,478
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
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
Series A Preferred Stock [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Preferred stock, shares authorized				500,000
Exercise price per right to purchase Series A preferred stock				$75

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	Jan. 03, 2015	Dec. 28, 2013	Dec. 29, 2012
	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	0	-32,829
Pre-tax charges					$63,000

Discontinued_Operations_Compon

Discontinued Operations - Components of loss from Discontinued Operations (Detail) (USD $)	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	31-May-12	Jan. 03, 2015	Dec. 28, 2013	Dec. 29, 2012
Division [Line Items]
Loss on disposal of business	($33,000)	$0	$0	$32,829
Net income loss from discontinued operations, net of tax		0	0	-67,762
European and Domestic Imagewear [Member]
Division [Line Items]
Net sales				89,686
Cost of sales				116,798
Gross loss				-27,112
Selling, general and administrative expenses				7,200
Impairment of intangibles				37,425
Operating loss				-71,737
Interest expense, net				5
Loss on disposal of business				32,829
Loss from discontinued operations before income tax expense benefit				-104,571
Income tax benefit				-36,809
Net income loss from discontinued operations, net of tax				($67,762)

Subsequent_Event_Pro_forma_inf

Subsequent Event - Pro forma information (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	Jan. 03, 2015	Sep. 27, 2014	Jun. 28, 2014	Mar. 29, 2014	Dec. 28, 2013	Sep. 28, 2013	Jun. 29, 2013	Mar. 30, 2013	Jan. 03, 2015	Dec. 28, 2013	Dec. 29, 2012
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Net income	$89,437	$118,944	$154,578	$41,560	$32,266	$125,263	$121,586	$51,379	$404,519	$330,494	$164,681
Basic weighted average shares outstanding	100,829	100,598	100,480	100,391	100,159	100,066	99,855	99,369	100,575	99,859	98,709
Weighted Average Basic Shares Outstanding, Pro Forma	403,316	402,392	401,920	401,564	400,636	400,264	399,420	397,476	402,300	399,436	394,836
Earnings Per Share, Basic	$0.89	$1.18	$1.54	$0.41	$0.32	$1.25	$1.22	$0.52	$4.02	$3.31	$1.67
Basic Earnings Per Share, Pro Forma	$0.22	$0.30	$0.38	$0.10	$0.08	$0.31	$0.30	$0.13	$1.01	$0.83	$0.42
Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding, Diluted	102,100	102,131	102,057	101,969	101,881	101,987	102,013	101,460	102,011	101,823	100,269
Pro Forma Weighted Average Shares Outstanding, Diluted	408,400	408,056	408,228	407,876	407,524	407,948	408,052	405,840	408,044	407,292	401,076
Earnings Per Share, Diluted	$0.88	$1.16	$1.51	$0.41	$0.32	$1.23	$1.19	$0.51	$3.97	$3.25	$1.64
Diluted Earnings Per Share Pro Forma	$0.22	$0.29	$0.38	$0.10	$0.08	$0.31	$0.30	$0.13	$0.99	$0.81	$0.41

Subsequent_Event_Subsequent_Ev

Subsequent Event Subsequent Event (Details) (USD $)	0 Months Ended
	Jan. 27, 2015	Jan. 03, 2015	Dec. 28, 2013
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)		$0.01	$0.01
Common Stock [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Stockholders' Equity Note, Stock Split, Conversion Ratio	4
Number of additional shares to be received in stock split for each share held	3

Business_Segment_Information_N

Business Segment Information - Net Sales (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jan. 03, 2015	Sep. 27, 2014	Jun. 28, 2014	Mar. 29, 2014	Dec. 28, 2013	Sep. 28, 2013	Jun. 29, 2013	Mar. 30, 2013	Jan. 03, 2015	Dec. 28, 2013	Dec. 29, 2012
Net sales:
Net sales	$1,522,596	$1,400,728	$1,342,052	$1,059,370	$1,285,790	$1,197,346	$1,199,205	$945,461	$5,324,746	$4,627,802	$4,525,721
Innerwear [Member]
Net sales:
Net sales									2,707,474	2,444,935	2,334,006
Outerwear [Member]
Net sales:
Net sales									1,410,036	1,306,936	1,318,012
Direct to Consumer [Member]
Net sales:
Net sales									409,028	380,079	372,359
International [Member]
Net sales:
Net sales									$798,208	$495,852	$501,344

Business_Segment_Information_S

Business Segment Information - Segment Operating Profit (Detail) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 03, 2015	Dec. 28, 2013	Dec. 29, 2012
Segment operating profit:
General corporate expenses	($91,693,000)	($104,993,000)	($99,100,000)
Acquisition, integration and other action related charges	-198,933,000	-80,790,000	0
Amortization of intangibles	-22,225,000	-14,765,000	-13,526,000
Total operating profit	563,954,000	515,186,000	440,115,000
Other expenses	-2,599,000	-17,501,000	-40,315,000
Interest expense, net	-96,387,000	-101,884,000	-136,855,000
Income from continuing operations before income tax expense	464,968,000	395,801,000	262,945,000
Innerwear [Member]
Segment operating profit:
Total operating profit	552,507,000	467,398,000	407,318,000
Outerwear [Member]
Segment operating profit:
Total operating profit	193,952,000	170,749,000	72,820,000
Direct to Consumer [Member]
Segment operating profit:
Total operating profit	40,367,000	34,737,000	25,890,000
International [Member]
Segment operating profit:
Total operating profit	89,979,000	42,850,000	46,713,000
Operating Segments [Member]
Segment operating profit:
Total operating profit	$876,805,000	$715,734,000	$552,741,000

Business_Segment_Information_A

Business Segment Information - Assets (Detail) (USD $)	Jan. 03, 2015		Dec. 28, 2013
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Assets:
Total assets	$5,221,781		$4,090,048
Corporate, Non-Segment [Member]
Assets:
Total assets	2,020,072	[1]	1,489,004	[1]
Operating Segments [Member]
Assets:
Total assets	3,201,709		2,601,044
Operating Segments [Member] | Innerwear [Member]
Assets:
Total assets	1,493,977		1,519,555
Operating Segments [Member] | Outerwear [Member]
Assets:
Total assets	788,610		654,049
Operating Segments [Member] | Direct to Consumer [Member]
Assets:
Total assets	108,278		95,428
Operating Segments [Member] | International [Member]
Assets:
Total assets	$810,844		$332,012
[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	Jan. 03, 2015	Dec. 28, 2013	Dec. 29, 2012
Depreciation and amortization expense:
Segment depreciation and amortization expense	$98,202	$90,890	$92,253
Innerwear [Member]
Depreciation and amortization expense:
Segment depreciation and amortization expense	40,688	42,990	42,617
Outerwear [Member]
Depreciation and amortization expense:
Segment depreciation and amortization expense	21,314	21,827	21,907
Direct to Consumer [Member]
Depreciation and amortization expense:
Segment depreciation and amortization expense	6,931	7,773	9,323
International [Member]
Depreciation and amortization expense:
Segment depreciation and amortization expense	7,044	3,535	4,154
Operating Segments [Member]
Depreciation and amortization expense:
Segment depreciation and amortization expense	75,977	76,125	78,001
Corporate Segment [Member]
Depreciation and amortization expense:
Segment depreciation and amortization expense	$22,225	$14,765	$14,252

Business_Segment_Information_A1

Business Segment Information - Additions to Long-Lived Assets (Detail) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jan. 03, 2015	Dec. 28, 2013	Dec. 29, 2012
Additions to long-lived assets:
Total additions to long-lived assets	$64,311	$43,627	$40,991
Operating Segments [Member]
Additions to long-lived assets:
Total additions to long-lived assets	63,397	41,058	38,789
Operating Segments [Member] | Innerwear [Member]
Additions to long-lived assets:
Total additions to long-lived assets	37,641	24,192	22,241
Operating Segments [Member] | Outerwear [Member]
Additions to long-lived assets:
Total additions to long-lived assets	13,378	11,653	11,532
Operating Segments [Member] | Direct to Consumer [Member]
Additions to long-lived assets:
Total additions to long-lived assets	7,641	2,188	2,962
Operating Segments [Member] | International [Member]
Additions to long-lived assets:
Total additions to long-lived assets	4,737	3,025	2,054
Corporate, Non-Segment [Member]
Additions to long-lived assets:
Total additions to long-lived assets	$914	$2,569	$2,202

Business_Segment_Information_A2

Business Segment Information - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jan. 03, 2015	Sep. 27, 2014	Jun. 28, 2014	Mar. 29, 2014	Dec. 28, 2013	Sep. 28, 2013	Jun. 29, 2013	Mar. 30, 2013	Jan. 03, 2015	Dec. 28, 2013	Dec. 29, 2012
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Worldwide sales by product category	$1,522,596	$1,400,728	$1,342,052	$1,059,370	$1,285,790	$1,197,346	$1,199,205	$945,461	$5,324,746	$4,627,802	$4,525,721
Innerwear Product Category [Member]
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Worldwide sales by product category									3,734
Outerwear Product Category [Member]
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Worldwide sales by product category									$1,591
Wal-Mart [Member]
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Percentage sales in the Innerwear and Outerwear segments									24.00%
Target [Member]
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Percentage sales in the Innerwear and Outerwear segments									17.00%
Kohl's [Member]
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Percentage sales in the Innerwear and Outerwear segments									5.00%

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	Jan. 03, 2015	Sep. 27, 2014	Jun. 28, 2014	Mar. 29, 2014	Dec. 28, 2013	Sep. 28, 2013	Jun. 29, 2013	Mar. 30, 2013	Jan. 03, 2015	Dec. 28, 2013	Dec. 29, 2012
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Net sales	$1,522,596	$1,400,728	$1,342,052	$1,059,370	$1,285,790	$1,197,346	$1,199,205	$945,461	$5,324,746	$4,627,802	$4,525,721
Long-Lived Assets	674,379				579,883				674,379	579,883	596,158
United States [Member]
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Net sales									4,525,216	4,133,645	4,026,139
Long-Lived Assets	126,239				132,980				126,239	132,980	132,147
Canada [Member]
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Net sales									140,132	142,004	129,919
Long-Lived Assets	1,316				1,561				1,316	1,561	1,943
Japan [Member]
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Net sales									107,820	101,371	120,498
Long-Lived Assets	524				563				524	563	172
Mexico [Member]
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Net sales									74,698	68,379	70,482
Long-Lived Assets	1,889				1,659				1,889	1,659	1,871
Brazil [Member]
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Net sales									48,462	53,062	58,972
Long-Lived Assets	2,643				1,912				2,643	1,912	792
China [Member]
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Net sales									9,152	17,827	15,778
Long-Lived Assets	116,656				132,564				116,656	132,564	144,494
Central America and Caribbean Basin [Member]
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Net sales									3,832	3,568	1,604
Long-Lived Assets	278,678				267,277				278,678	267,277	270,611
Other [Member]
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Net sales									113,037	103,225	102,329
Long-Lived Assets	$54,937				$40,946				$54,937	$40,946	$44,128

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	Jan. 03, 2015	Sep. 27, 2014	Jun. 28, 2014	Mar. 29, 2014	Dec. 28, 2013	Sep. 28, 2013	Jun. 29, 2013	Mar. 30, 2013	Jan. 03, 2015	Dec. 28, 2013	Dec. 29, 2012
Disclosure Quarterly Financial Data Quarterly Information [Abstract]
Net sales	$1,522,596	$1,400,728	$1,342,052	$1,059,370	$1,285,790	$1,197,346	$1,199,205	$945,461	$5,324,746	$4,627,802	$4,525,721
Gross profit	545,561	497,715	504,354	356,777	427,232	421,680	435,482	327,299	1,904,407	1,611,693	1,420,047
Net income	$89,437	$118,944	$154,578	$41,560	$32,266	$125,263	$121,586	$51,379	$404,519	$330,494	$164,681
Basic weighted average shares outstanding	100,829	100,598	100,480	100,391	100,159	100,066	99,855	99,369	100,575	99,859	98,709
Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding, Diluted	102,100	102,131	102,057	101,969	101,881	101,987	102,013	101,460	102,011	101,823	100,269
Earnings per share — basic:
Continuing operations									$4.02	$3.31	$2.35
Discontinued operations									$0	$0	$0.69
Net income	$0.89	$1.18	$1.54	$0.41	$0.32	$1.25	$1.22	$0.52	$4.02	$3.31	$1.67
Earnings per share — diluted:
Continuing operations									$3.97	$3.25	$2.32
Discontinued operations									$0	$0	($0.68)
Net income	$0.88	$1.16	$1.51	$0.41	$0.32	$1.23	$1.19	$0.51	$3.97	$3.25	$1.64
Weighted Average Basic Shares Outstanding, Pro Forma	403,316	402,392	401,920	401,564	400,636	400,264	399,420	397,476	402,300	399,436	394,836
Pro Forma Weighted Average Shares Outstanding, Diluted	408,400	408,056	408,228	407,876	407,524	407,948	408,052	405,840	408,044	407,292	401,076
Basic Earnings Per Share, Pro Forma	$0.22	$0.30	$0.38	$0.10	$0.08	$0.31	$0.30	$0.13	$1.01	$0.83	$0.42
Diluted Earnings Per Share Pro Forma	$0.22	$0.29	$0.38	$0.10	$0.08	$0.31	$0.30	$0.13	$0.99	$0.81	$0.41

Consolidating_Financial_Inform2

Consolidating Financial Information - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	Jan. 03, 2015	Dec. 28, 2013	Dec. 29, 2012	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	Jan. 03, 2015	Sep. 27, 2014	Jun. 28, 2014	Mar. 29, 2014	Dec. 28, 2013	Sep. 28, 2013	Jun. 29, 2013	Mar. 30, 2013	Jan. 03, 2015	Dec. 28, 2013	Dec. 29, 2012
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net sales	$1,522,596	$1,400,728	$1,342,052	$1,059,370	$1,285,790	$1,197,346	$1,199,205	$945,461	$5,324,746	$4,627,802	$4,525,721
Cost of sales									3,420,339	3,016,109	3,105,674
Gross profit	545,561	497,715	504,354	356,777	427,232	421,680	435,482	327,299	1,904,407	1,611,693	1,420,047
Selling, general and administrative expenses									1,340,453	1,096,507	979,932
Operating profit									563,954	515,186	440,115
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries									0	0	0
Other expenses									2,599	17,501	40,315
Interest expense, net									96,387	101,884	136,855
Income from continuing operations before income tax expense									464,968	395,801	262,945
Income tax expense									60,449	65,307	30,502
Income from continuing operations									404,519	330,494	232,443
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax									0	0	-67,762
Net income	89,437	118,944	154,578	41,560	32,266	125,263	121,586	51,379	404,519	330,494	164,681
Comprehensive income									268,947	411,090	180,319
Parent Company [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net sales									4,325,897	3,933,591	3,887,087
Cost of sales									3,728,833	3,097,826	3,170,582
Gross profit									597,064	835,765	716,505
Selling, general and administrative expenses									920,002	802,325	730,116
Operating profit									-322,938	33,440	-13,611
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries									833,642	425,833	345,094
Other expenses									2,599	17,501	40,315
Interest expense, net									76,096	95,116	126,654
Income from continuing operations before income tax expense									432,009	346,656	164,514
Income tax expense									27,490	16,162	-24,467
Income from continuing operations									404,519	330,494	188,981
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax									0	0	-24,300
Net income									404,519	330,494	164,681
Comprehensive income									268,947	411,090	180,319
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net sales									839,306	762,257	661,270
Cost of sales									437,262	396,489	318,326
Gross profit									402,044	365,768	342,944
Selling, general and administrative expenses									227,853	178,434	129,978
Operating profit									174,191	187,334	212,966
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries									276,369	215,230	195,183
Other expenses									0	0	0
Interest expense, net									2,228	-20	-9
Income from continuing operations before income tax expense									448,332	402,584	408,158
Income tax expense									12,210	21,850	28,281
Income from continuing operations									436,122	380,734	379,877
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax									0	0	-31,792
Net income									436,122	380,734	348,085
Comprehensive income									436,122	380,734	348,085
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net sales									2,743,114	2,300,794	2,284,831
Cost of sales									2,105,317	1,852,065	1,849,219
Gross profit									637,797	448,729	435,612
Selling, general and administrative expenses									199,022	121,478	124,174
Operating profit									438,775	327,251	311,438
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries									0	0	0
Other expenses									0	0	0
Interest expense, net									17,312	6,867	10,210
Income from continuing operations before income tax expense									421,463	320,384	301,228
Income tax expense									20,749	27,295	26,688
Income from continuing operations									400,714	293,089	274,540
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax									0	0	-15,655
Net income									400,714	293,089	258,885
Comprehensive income									386,959	282,050	253,850
Consolidating Entries and Eliminations [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net sales									-2,583,571	-2,368,840	-2,307,467
Cost of sales									-2,851,073	-2,330,271	-2,232,453
Gross profit									267,502	-38,569	-75,014
Selling, general and administrative expenses									-6,424	-5,730	-4,336
Operating profit									273,926	-32,839	-70,678
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries									-1,110,011	-641,063	-540,277
Other expenses									0	0	0
Interest expense, net									751	-79	0
Income from continuing operations before income tax expense									-836,836	-673,823	-610,955
Income tax expense									0	0	0
Income from continuing operations									-836,836	-673,823	-610,955
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax									0	0	3,985
Net income									-836,836	-673,823	-606,970
Comprehensive income									($823,081)	($662,784)	($601,935)

Consolidating_Financial_Inform4

Consolidating Financial Information - Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet (Detail) (USD $)	Jan. 03, 2015	Dec. 28, 2013	Dec. 29, 2012	Jan. 01, 2011
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$239,855	$115,863	$42,796
Trade accounts receivable, net	672,048	578,558
Inventories	1,537,200	1,283,331
Deferred tax assets	215,065	197,260
Other current assets	101,064	68,654
Total current assets	2,765,232	2,243,666
Property, net	674,379	579,883	596,158
Trademarks and other identifiable intangibles, net	691,201	377,751
Goodwill	723,120	626,392	433,300
Investments in subsidiaries	0	0
Deferred tax assets	294,347	207,426
Receivables from related entities	0	0
Other noncurrent assets	73,502	54,930
Total assets	5,221,781	4,090,048
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Accounts payable	621,220	466,270
Accrued liabilities	495,627	315,026
Notes payable	144,438	36,192
Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility	210,963	181,790
Current portion of long-term debt	14,354	0
Total current liabilities	1,486,602	999,278
Long-term debt	1,613,997	1,467,000
Pension and postretirement benefits	472,003	263,819
Payables to related entities	0	0
Other noncurrent liabilities	262,407	129,328
Total liabilities	3,835,009	2,859,425
Total stockholders’ equity	1,386,772	1,230,623	886,866	681,061
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	5,221,781	4,090,048
Parent Company [Member]
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	10,910	5,695	5,617
Trade accounts receivable, net	73,794	44,366
Inventories	958,376	825,300
Deferred tax assets	200,050	178,732
Other current assets	38,446	37,429
Total current assets	1,281,576	1,091,522
Property, net	88,599	82,786
Trademarks and other identifiable intangibles, net	4,102	8,385
Goodwill	232,881	232,882
Investments in subsidiaries	3,732,783	2,881,739
Deferred tax assets	202,910	139,102
Receivables from related entities	4,585,755	4,706,001
Other noncurrent assets	55,540	52,712
Total assets	10,184,146	9,195,129
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Accounts payable	353,799	253,494
Accrued liabilities	190,739	184,653
Notes payable	0	0
Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility	0	0
Current portion of long-term debt	0
Total current liabilities	544,538	438,147
Long-term debt	1,176,500	1,467,000
Pension and postretirement benefits	399,931	253,299
Payables to related entities	6,544,095	5,699,670
Other noncurrent liabilities	132,310	106,390
Total liabilities	8,797,374	7,964,506
Total stockholders’ equity	1,386,772	1,230,623
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	10,184,146	9,195,129
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	10,796	7,811	1,919
Trade accounts receivable, net	37,511	69,944
Inventories	120,341	208,250
Deferred tax assets	3,515	15,373
Other current assets	11,224	14,354
Total current assets	183,387	315,732
Property, net	46,221	50,193
Trademarks and other identifiable intangibles, net	79,393	88,716
Goodwill	124,247	124,247
Investments in subsidiaries	1,792,790	1,535,404
Deferred tax assets	74,735	53,317
Receivables from related entities	4,471,644	4,065,909
Other noncurrent assets	428	412
Total assets	6,772,845	6,233,930
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Accounts payable	11,925	61,964
Accrued liabilities	61,339	63,906
Notes payable	0	0
Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility	0	0
Current portion of long-term debt	0
Total current liabilities	73,264	125,870
Long-term debt	0	0
Pension and postretirement benefits	0	2,159
Payables to related entities	3,270,513	3,114,701
Other noncurrent liabilities	12,609	11,318
Total liabilities	3,356,386	3,254,048
Total stockholders’ equity	3,416,459	2,979,882
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	6,772,845	6,233,930
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	218,149	102,357	35,260
Trade accounts receivable, net	561,514	465,662
Inventories	607,356	405,756
Deferred tax assets	11,500	3,155
Other current assets	51,394	16,871
Total current assets	1,449,913	993,801
Property, net	539,559	446,904
Trademarks and other identifiable intangibles, net	607,706	280,650
Goodwill	365,992	269,263
Investments in subsidiaries	0	0
Deferred tax assets	16,702	15,007
Receivables from related entities	2,087,280	1,987,603
Other noncurrent assets	17,534	1,806
Total assets	5,084,686	3,995,034
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Accounts payable	255,496	150,812
Accrued liabilities	242,437	66,497
Notes payable	144,438	36,192
Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility	210,963	181,790
Current portion of long-term debt	14,354
Total current liabilities	867,688	435,291
Long-term debt	437,497	0
Pension and postretirement benefits	72,072	8,361
Payables to related entities	1,330,071	1,673,828
Other noncurrent liabilities	118,287	11,620
Total liabilities	2,825,615	2,129,100
Total stockholders’ equity	2,259,071	1,865,934
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	5,084,686	3,995,034
Consolidating Entries and Eliminations [Member]
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	0	0	0
Trade accounts receivable, net	-771	-1,414
Inventories	-148,873	-155,975
Deferred tax assets	0	0
Other current assets	0	0
Total current assets	-149,644	-157,389
Property, net	0	0
Trademarks and other identifiable intangibles, net	0	0
Goodwill	0	0
Investments in subsidiaries	-5,525,573	-4,417,143
Deferred tax assets	0	0
Receivables from related entities	-11,144,679	-10,759,513
Other noncurrent assets	0	0
Total assets	-16,819,896	-15,334,045
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Accounts payable	0	0
Accrued liabilities	1,112	-30
Notes payable	0	0
Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility	0	0
Current portion of long-term debt	0
Total current liabilities	1,112	-30
Long-term debt	0	0
Pension and postretirement benefits	0	0
Payables to related entities	-11,144,679	-10,488,199
Other noncurrent liabilities	-799	0
Total liabilities	-11,144,366	-10,488,229
Total stockholders’ equity	-5,675,530	-4,845,816
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	($16,819,896)	($15,334,045)

Consolidating_Financial_Inform5

Consolidating Financial Information - Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows (Detail) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jan. 03, 2015	Dec. 28, 2013	Dec. 29, 2012
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net cash provided by operating activities	$508,090	$591,281	$553,607
Investing activities:
Purchases of property, plant and equipment	-64,311	-43,627	-40,994
Proceeds from sales of assets	7,120	6,089	424
Disposition of business	-360,439	-559,855	0
Payments for (Proceeds from) Investments	64,380	0	0
Payments for (Proceeds from) Other Investing Activities	-5,065	0	0
Disposition of business	0	0	12,704
Net cash from investing activities	-358,315	-597,393	-27,866
Financing activities:
Borrowings on notes payable	158,217	101,175	78,036
Repayments on notes payable	-138,225	-91,027	-115,117
Borrowings on Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility	161,167	145,715	177,300
Repayments on Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility	-131,994	-137,761	-170,397
Borrowings on Revolving Loan Facility	3,536,000	4,053,500	2,938,500
Repayments on Revolving Loan Facility	-3,826,500	-3,654,000	-2,885,500
Incurrence of debt under the Euro Term Loan Facility	476,566	0	0
Repayments of Long-term Debt	2,226	0	0
Repayments of Assumed Debt	117,400	0	0
Redemption of Floating Rate Senior Notes			-293,277
Redemption Of Floating Rate Senior Notes	0	0	-293,277
Repayments of Other Long-term Debt	0	-250,000	-250,000
Cash dividends paid	-119,607	-59,442	0
Payments to amend and refinance credit facilities	-6,011	-5,630	-2,353
Proceeds from stock options exercised	0	5,279	8,752
Taxes paid related to net shares settlement of equity awards	-54,593	-41,839	-4,705
Excess tax benefit from stock-based compensation	39,568	26,784	1,253
Other	1,273	1,003	-269
Net transactions with related entities	0	0	0
Net cash from financing activities	-23,765	93,757	-517,777
Effect of changes in foreign exchange rates on cash	-2,018	-14,578	-513
Change in cash and cash equivalents	123,992	73,067	7,451
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year	115,863	42,796	35,345
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year	239,855	115,863	42,796
Parent Company [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net cash provided by operating activities	1,012,798	757,127	791,636
Investing activities:
Purchases of property, plant and equipment	-13,045	-13,493	-10,688
Proceeds from sales of assets	83	3,338	70
Disposition of business		0
Payments for (Proceeds from) Investments	0
Payments for (Proceeds from) Other Investing Activities	0
Disposition of business			0
Net cash from investing activities	-12,962	-10,155	-10,618
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	3,536,000	4,053,500	2,938,500
Repayments on Revolving Loan Facility	-3,826,500	-3,654,000	-2,885,500
Incurrence of debt under the Euro Term Loan Facility	0
Repayments of Long-term Debt	0
Repayments of Assumed Debt	0
Redemption of Floating Rate Senior Notes			-293,277
Repayments of Other Long-term Debt		-250,000	-250,000
Cash dividends paid	-119,607	-59,442
Payments to amend and refinance credit facilities	0	-5,405	-2,128
Proceeds from stock options exercised		5,279	8,752
Taxes paid related to net shares settlement of equity awards	-54,593	-41,839	-4,705
Excess tax benefit from stock-based compensation	39,568	26,784	1,253
Other	1,741	1,116	-173
Net transactions with related entities	-571,230	-822,887	-296,453
Net cash from financing activities	-994,621	-746,894	-783,731
Effect of changes in foreign exchange rates on cash	0	0	0
Change in cash and cash equivalents	5,215	78	-2,713
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year	5,695	5,617
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year	10,910	5,695	5,617
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net cash provided by operating activities	219,645	173,085	168,544
Investing activities:
Purchases of property, plant and equipment	-8,970	-5,189	-5,493
Proceeds from sales of assets	55	33	16
Disposition of business		-61,870
Payments for (Proceeds from) Investments	0
Payments for (Proceeds from) Other Investing Activities	0
Disposition of business			0
Net cash from investing activities	-8,915	-67,026	-5,477
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
Incurrence of debt under the Euro Term Loan Facility	0
Repayments of Long-term Debt	0
Repayments of Assumed Debt	0
Redemption of Floating Rate Senior Notes			0
Repayments of Other Long-term Debt		0	0
Cash dividends paid	0	0
Payments to amend and refinance credit facilities	0	0	0
Proceeds from stock options exercised		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
Other	0	0	0
Net transactions with related entities	-207,745	-100,167	-163,874
Net cash from financing activities	-207,745	-100,167	-163,874
Effect of changes in foreign exchange rates on cash	0	0	0
Change in cash and cash equivalents	2,985	5,892	-807
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year	7,811	1,919
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year	10,796	7,811	1,919
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net cash provided by operating activities	381,797	301,962	133,699
Investing activities:
Purchases of property, plant and equipment	-42,296	-24,945	-24,813
Proceeds from sales of assets	6,982	2,718	338
Disposition of business	-360,439	-497,985
Payments for (Proceeds from) Investments	64,380
Payments for (Proceeds from) Other Investing Activities	-5,065
Disposition of business			12,704
Net cash from investing activities	-336,438	-520,212	-11,771
Financing activities:
Borrowings on notes payable	158,217	101,175	78,036
Repayments on notes payable	-138,225	-91,027	-115,117
Borrowings on Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility	161,167	145,715	177,300
Repayments on Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility	-131,994	-137,761	-170,397
Borrowings on Revolving Loan Facility	0	0	0
Repayments on Revolving Loan Facility	0	0	0
Incurrence of debt under the Euro Term Loan Facility	476,566
Repayments of Long-term Debt	2,226
Repayments of Assumed Debt	117,400
Redemption of Floating Rate Senior Notes			0
Repayments of Other Long-term Debt		0	0
Cash dividends paid	0	0
Payments to amend and refinance credit facilities	-6,011	-225	-225
Proceeds from stock options exercised		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
Other	332	-113	-96
Net transactions with related entities	-327,975	282,161	-79,945
Net cash from financing activities	72,451	299,925	-110,444
Effect of changes in foreign exchange rates on cash	-2,018	-14,578	-513
Change in cash and cash equivalents	115,792	67,097	10,971
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year	102,357	35,260
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year	218,149	102,357	35,260
Consolidating Entries and Eliminations [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net cash provided by operating activities	-1,106,150	-640,893	-540,272
Investing activities:
Purchases of property, plant and equipment	0	0	0
Proceeds from sales of assets	0	0	0
Disposition of business	0	0
Payments for (Proceeds from) Investments	0
Payments for (Proceeds from) Other Investing Activities	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
Incurrence of debt under the Euro Term Loan Facility	0
Repayments of Long-term Debt	0
Repayments of Assumed Debt	0
Redemption of Floating Rate Senior Notes			0
Repayments of Other Long-term Debt		0	0
Cash dividends paid	0	0
Payments to amend and refinance credit facilities	0	0	0
Proceeds from stock options exercised		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
Other	-800	0	0
Net transactions with related entities	1,106,950	640,893	540,272
Net cash from financing activities	1,106,150	640,893	540,272
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
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. 29, 2012	Nov. 09, 2010	Jan. 03, 2015	Dec. 28, 2013
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Interest rate	6.38%	6.38%
8% Senior Notes [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Interest rate	8.00%		8.00%	8.00%

Uncategorized_Items

Uncategorized Items	1/1/11
	USD ($)
[us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue]	35,345,000	0	2,726,000	24,289,000	8,330,000
[us-gaap_CommonStockSharesOutstanding]						97,517,000
[us-gaap_StockholdersEquity]							-333,251,000	266,551,000	975,000	746,786,000