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Customer Lists and Other Identifiable Intangible Assets [Member]

10.	Distribution Agreements, Net

Distribution agreements, net, which are amortized on a straight line basis and have an estimated useful life of 20 to 40 years, consisted of the following:

(in thousands)	December 31, 2017		January 1, 2017
Distribution agreements at cost	$	939,527	$	242,486
Less: Accumulated amortization		26,175		7,498
Distribution agreements, net	$	913,352	$	234,988

A reconciliation of the activity for distribution agreements, net for 2017 and 2016 is as follows:

	Fiscal Year
(in thousands)	2017			2016
Beginning balance - distribution agreements, net	$	234,988		$	129,786
Conversion to distribution rights from franchise rights		533,040			-
System Transformation Transactions acquisitions⁽¹⁾		213,000			86,650
October 2017 Divestitures		(65,043	)		-
Measurement period adjustment⁽²⁾		16,000			-
Glacéau Distribution Agreement		-			21,032
Other distribution agreements		44			1,695
Additional accumulated amortization		(18,677	)		(4,175	)
Ending balance - distribution agreements, net	$	913,352		$	234,988

⁽¹⁾System Transformation Transactions acquisitions includes an increase of $51.5 million in 2017 from the opening balance sheets for the Expansion Territories and Expansion Facilities acquired in the System Transformation during 2017, as disclosed in the financial statements in the Company’s filed periodic reports. These adjustments are for post-closing adjustments made in accordance with the terms and conditions of the applicable asset purchase agreement or asset exchange agreement for each System Transformation Transaction. The adjustments to amortization expense associated with these measurement period adjustments were not material to the consolidated financial statements.

⁽²⁾ Measurement period adjustment relates to post-closing adjustments made in accordance with the terms and conditions of the September 2016 Distribution APA and the September 2016 Manufacturing APA for the October 2016 Transactions. The adjustments to amortization expense associated with this measurement period adjustment were not material to the consolidated financial statements.

Concurrent with its entrance into the CBA in the first quarter of 2017, the Company converted its franchise rights for the Legacy Territories to distribution rights, with an estimated useful life of 40 years.

Assuming no impairment of distribution agreements, net, amortization expense in future years based upon recorded amounts as of December 31, 2017 will be $23.6 million for each year 2018 through 2022.

Customer Lists and Other Identifiable Intangible Assets, Net

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

11.	Customer Lists and Other Identifiable Intangible Assets, Net

Customer lists and other identifiable intangible assets, net, which are amortized on a straight line basis and have an estimated useful life of 12 to 20 years, consisted of the following:

(in thousands)	December 31, 2017		January 1, 2017
Customer lists and other identifiable intangible assets at cost	$	25,288	$	15,938
Less: Accumulated amortization		6,968		5,511
Customer lists and other identifiable intangible assets, net	$	18,320	$	10,427

A reconciliation of the activity for customer lists and other identifiable intangible assets, net for 2017 and 2016 is as follows:

	Fiscal Year
(in thousands)	2017			2016
Beginning balance - customer lists and other identifiable intangible assets, net	$	10,427		$	6,662
System Transformation Transactions acquisitions⁽¹⁾		9,200			4,600
Measurement period adjustment⁽²⁾		150			-
Additional accumulated amortization		(1,457	)		(835	)
Ending balance - customer lists and other identifiable intangible assets, net	$	18,320		$	10,427

⁽¹⁾System Transformation Transactions acquisitions includes an increase of $0.5 million in 2017 from the opening balance sheets for the Expansion Territories and Expansion Facilities acquired in the System Transformation during 2017, as disclosed in the financial statements in the Company’s filed periodic reports. These adjustments are for post-closing adjustments made in accordance with the applicable asset purchase agreement or asset exchange agreement for each System Transformation Transaction. The adjustments to amortization expense associated with these measurement period adjustments were not material to the consolidated financial statements.

Assuming no impairment of customer lists and other identifiable intangible assets, net, amortization expense in future years based upon recorded amounts as of December 31, 2017 will be $1.8 million for each year 2018 through 2022.

Other Accrued Liabilities

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Other Accrued Liabilities

12.	Other Accrued Liabilities

Other accrued liabilities consisted of the following:

(in thousands)	December 31, 2017		January 1, 2017
Checks and transfers yet to be presented for payment from zero balance cash accounts	$	37,262	$	19,326
Accrued insurance costs		35,433		28,248
Accrued marketing costs		33,376		24,714
Employee and retiree benefit plan accruals		27,024		23,858
Current portion of acquisition related contingent consideration		23,339		15,782
Accrued taxes (other than income taxes)		6,391		2,836
Current deferred proceeds from bottling agreements conversion		2,286		-
All other accrued expenses		20,419		19,121
Total other accrued liabilities	$	185,530	$	133,885

See Note 22 to the consolidated financial statements for additional information on the proceeds from the bottling agreements conversion.

Debt

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Debt

13.

Debt

Following is a summary of the Company’s debt:

(in thousands)	Maturity	Interest Rate	Interest Paid	Public / Non-public	December 31, 2017			January 1, 2017
Revolving credit facility	2019	Variable	Varies	Non-public	$	207,000		$	152,000
Term Loan	2021	Variable	Varies	Non-public		300,000			300,000
Senior Notes	2023	3.28%	Semi-annually	Non-public		125,000			-
Senior Notes	2019	7.00%	Semi-annually	Public		110,000			110,000
Senior Notes	2025	3.80%	Semi-annually	Public		350,000			350,000
Unamortized discount on Senior Notes⁽¹⁾	2019					(332	)		(570	)
Unamortized discount on Senior Notes⁽¹⁾	2025					(70	)		(78	)
Debt issuance costs						(3,580	)		(4,098	)
Total debt						1,088,018			907,254
Less: Current portion of debt						-			-
Long-term debt					$	1,088,018		$	907,254

⁽¹⁾	The Senior Notes due 2019 were issued at 98.238% of par and the Senior Notes due 2025 were issued at 99.975% of par.

The principal maturities of debt outstanding on December 31, 2017 were as follows:

(in thousands)	Debt Maturities
2018	$	15,000
2019		347,000
2020		37,500
2021		217,500
2022		-
Thereafter		475,000
Total debt	$	1,092,000

Under the Company’s Term Loan Facility (as defined below), $15 million will become due in fiscal 2018. The Company intends to repay this amount through use of its Revolving Credit Facility (as defined below), which is classified as long-term debt. As such, the $15 million has been classified as non-current as of December 31, 2017.

The Company had capital lease obligations of $43.5 million on December 31, 2017 and $48.7 million on January 1, 2017. The Company mitigates its financing risk by using multiple financial institutions and only entering into credit arrangements with institutions with investment grade credit ratings. The Company monitors counterparty credit ratings on an ongoing basis.

On February 27, 2017, the Company sold $125 million aggregate principal amount of senior unsecured notes due 2023 to PGIM, Inc. (“Prudential”) and certain of its affiliates pursuant to the Note Purchase and Private Shelf Agreement dated June 10, 2016 between the Company, Prudential and the other parties thereto (the “Private Shelf Facility”). These notes bear interest at 3.28%, payable semi-annually in arrears on February 27 and August 27 of each year, and will mature on February 27, 2023 unless earlier redeemed by the Company. The Company may request that Prudential consider the purchase of additional senior unsecured notes of the Company under the Private Shelf Facility in an aggregate principal amount of up to $175 million.

In October 2014, the Company entered into a five-year unsecured revolving credit facility (the “Revolving Credit Facility”), and in April 2015, the Company exercised an accordion feature which established a $450 million aggregate maximum borrowing capacity on the Revolving Credit Facility. The $450 million borrowing capacity includes up to $50 million available for the issuance of letters of credit. Borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility bear interest at a floating base rate or a floating Eurodollar rate plus an applicable margin, at the Company’s option, dependent on the Company’s credit ratings at the time of borrowing. At the Company’s current credit ratings, the Company must pay an annual facility fee of 0.15% of the lenders’ aggregate commitments under the Revolving Credit Facility. The Revolving Credit Facility has a scheduled maturity date of October 16, 2019.

In June 2016, the Company entered into a five-year term loan agreement for a senior unsecured term loan facility (the “Term Loan Facility”) in the aggregate principal amount of $300 million, maturing June 7, 2021. The Company may request additional term loans under the agreement, provided the Company’s aggregate borrowings under the Term Loan Facility do not exceed $500 million. Borrowings under the Term Loan Facility bear interest at a floating base rate or a floating Eurodollar rate plus an applicable margin, at the Company’s option, dependent on the Company’s credit ratings.

The Revolving Credit Facility, the Term Loan Facility and the Private Shelf Facility include two financial covenants: a consolidated cash flow/fixed charges ratio and a consolidated funded indebtedness/cash flow ratio, each as defined in the respective agreements. The Company was in compliance with these covenants as of December 31, 2017. These covenants do not currently, and the Company does not anticipate they will, restrict its liquidity or capital resources.

The indentures under which the Company’s public debt was issued do not include financial covenants but do limit the incurrence of certain liens and encumbrances as well as indebtedness by the Company’s subsidiaries in excess of certain amounts.

All outstanding long-term debt has been issued by the Company and none has been issued by any of its subsidiaries. There are no guarantees of the Company’s debt.

Derivative Financial Instruments

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Derivative Instruments And Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]

Derivative Financial Instruments

14.	Derivative Financial Instruments

The Company uses several different financial institutions for commodity derivative instruments to minimize the concentration of credit risk. While the Company would be exposed to credit loss in the event of nonperformance by these counterparties, the Company does not anticipate nonperformance by these parties.

The following table summarizes pre-tax changes in the fair value of the Company’s commodity derivative financial instruments and the classification of such changes in the consolidated statements of operations.

		Fiscal Year
(in thousands)	Classification of Gain (Loss)	2017		2016		2015
Commodity hedges	Cost of sales	$	2,815	$	2,896	$	(2,354	)
Commodity hedges	Selling, delivery and administrative expenses		315		1,832		(1,085	)
Total gain (loss)		$	3,130	$	4,728	$	(3,439	)

The following table summarizes the fair values and classification in the consolidated balance sheets of derivative instruments held by the Company:

(in thousands)	Balance Sheet Classification	December 31, 2017		January 1, 2017
Assets:
Commodity hedges at fair market value	Prepaid expenses and other current assets	$	4,420	$	1,289
Total assets		$	4,420	$	1,289

The Company has master agreements with the counterparties to its derivative financial agreements that provide for net settlement of derivative transactions. Accordingly, the net amounts of derivative assets are recognized in either prepaid expenses and other current assets or other assets in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets and the net amounts of derivative liabilities are recognized in other accrued liabilities or other liabilities in the consolidated balance sheets. The following table summarizes the Company’s gross derivative assets and gross derivative liabilities in the consolidated balance sheets:

(in thousands)	December 31, 2017		January 1, 2017
Gross derivative assets	$	4,481	$	1,297
Gross derivative liabilities		61		8

The following table summarizes the Company’s outstanding commodity derivative agreements:

(in thousands)	December 31, 2017		January 1, 2017
Notional amount of outstanding commodity derivative agreements	$	59,564	$	13,146
Latest maturity date of outstanding commodity derivative agreements	December 2018		December 2017

Subsequent to December 31, 2017, the Company entered into additional agreements to hedge certain commodity costs for 2018. The notional amount of these agreements was $91.7 million. Concurrently, the Company terminated certain hedge agreements for commodity costs for 2018. The notional amount of the terminated agreements was $22.6 million.

Fair Values of Financial Instruments

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]

Fair Values of Financial Instruments

15.	Fair Values of Financial Instruments

GAAP requires assets and liabilities carried at fair value to be classified and disclosed in one of the following categories:

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Level 1: Quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

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Level 2: Observable market based inputs or unobservable inputs that are corroborated by market data.

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Level 3: Unobservable inputs that are not corroborated by market data.

The following methods and assumptions were used by the Company in estimating the fair values of its financial instruments. There were no transfers of assets or liabilities between levels in any period presented.

Financial Instrument	Fair Value Level	Method and Assumptions
Deferred compensation plan assets and liabilities	Level 1	The fair value of the Company’s non-qualified deferred compensation plan for certain executives and other highly compensated employees is based on the fair values of associated assets and liabilities, which are held in mutual funds and are based on the quoted market value of the securities held within the mutual funds.
Commodity hedging agreements	Level 2	The fair values of the Company’s commodity hedging agreements are based on current settlement values at each balance sheet date. The fair values of the commodity hedging agreements at each balance sheet date represent the estimated amounts the Company would have received or paid upon termination of these agreements. The Company’s credit risk related to the derivative financial instruments is managed by requiring high standards for its counterparties and periodic settlements. The Company considers nonperformance risk in determining the fair value of derivative financial instruments.
Non-public variable rate debt	Level 2	The carrying amounts of the Company’s non-public variable rate debt approximate their fair values due to variable interest rates with short reset periods.
Non-public fixed rate debt	Level 2	The fair values of the Company’s non-public fixed rate debt are based on estimated current market prices.
Public debt securities	Level 2	The fair values of the Company’s public debt securities are based on estimated current market prices.
Acquisition related contingent consideration	Level 3	The fair values of acquisition related contingent consideration are based on internal forecasts and the weighted average cost of capital (“WACC”) derived from market data.

The following tables summarize, by assets and liabilities, the carrying amounts and fair values by level of the Company’s deferred compensation plan, commodity hedging agreements, debt and acquisition related contingent consideration:

	December 31, 2017
	Carrying		Total		Fair Value		Fair Value		Fair Value
(in thousands)	Amount		Fair Value		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Assets:
Deferred compensation plan assets	$	33,166	$	33,166	$	33,166	$	-	$	-
Commodity hedging agreements		4,420		4,420		-		4,420		-
Liabilities:
Deferred compensation plan liabilities		33,166		33,166		33,166		-		-
Non-public variable rate debt		506,398		507,000		-		507,000		-
Non-public fixed rate debt		124,829		126,400		-		126,400		-
Public debt securities		456,791		475,100		-		475,100		-
Acquisition related contingent consideration		381,291		381,291		-		-		381,291

	January 1, 2017
	Carrying		Total		Fair Value		Fair Value		Fair Value
(in thousands)	Amount		Fair Value		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Assets:
Deferred compensation plan assets	$	24,903	$	24,903	$	24,903	$	-	$	-
Commodity hedging agreements		1,289		1,289		-		1,289		-
Liabilities:
Deferred compensation plan liabilities		24,903		24,903		24,903		-		-
Non-public variable rate debt		451,222		452,000		-		452,000		-
Public debt securities		456,032		475,800		-		475,800		-
Acquisition related contingent consideration		253,437		253,437		-		-		253,437

Under the CBA, the Company will make a quarterly sub-bottling payment to CCR on a continuing basis for the grant of exclusive rights to distribute, promote, market and sell specified covered beverages and beverage products in the Expansion Territories. This acquisition related contingent consideration is valued using a probability weighted discounted cash flow model based on internal forecasts and the WACC derived from market data, which are considered Level 3 inputs. Each reporting period, the Company adjusts its acquisition related contingent consideration liability related to the Expansion Territories to fair value by discounting future expected sub-bottling payments required under the CBA using the Company’s estimated WACC. These future expected sub-bottling payments extend through the life of the related distribution assets acquired in each Expansion Territory, which is generally 40 years. As a result, the fair value of the acquisition related contingent consideration liability is impacted by the Company’s WACC, management’s estimate of the amounts that will be paid in the future under the CBA, and current sub-bottling payments (all Level 3 inputs). Changes in any of these Level 3 inputs, particularly the underlying risk-free interest rate used to estimate the Company’s WACC, could result in material changes to the fair value of the acquisition related contingent consideration and could materially impact the amount of noncash expense (or income) recorded each reporting period.

The acquisition related contingent consideration is the Company’s only Level 3 asset or liability. A reconciliation of the Level 3 activity is as follows:

	Fiscal Year
(in thousands)	2017			2016
Opening balance - Level 3 liability	$	253,437		$	136,570
Increase due to System Transformation Transactions acquisitions⁽¹⁾		128,880			133,857
Measurement period adjustment⁽²⁾		14,826			-
Payment of acquisition related contingent consideration		(16,738	)		(13,550	)
Reclassification to current payables		(2,340	)		(1,530	)
(Favorable)/unfavorable fair value adjustment		3,226			(1,910	)
Ending balance - Level 3 liability	$	381,291		$	253,437

⁽¹⁾ Increase due to System Transformation Transactions acquisitions includes an increase in the acquisition related contingent consideration of $62.5 million in 2017 from the opening balance sheets for the Expansion Territories and Expansion Facilities acquired in the System Transformation during 2017, as disclosed in the financial statements in the Company’s filed periodic reports. These adjustments are for post-closing adjustments made in accordance with the terms and conditions of the applicable asset purchase agreement or asset exchange agreement for each System Transformation Transaction.

The fair value adjustment to the acquisition related contingent consideration liability during 2017 was primarily driven by final settlement of previously closed System Transformation Transactions and a decrease in the risk-free interest rate, partially offset by a benefit resulting from the Tax Act. The fair value adjustments to the acquisition related contingent consideration liability during 2016 were primarily driven by a change in the projected future operating results of the Expansion Territories subject to sub-bottling fees and changes in the risk-free interest rate. These adjustments were recorded in other income (expense), net on the Company’s consolidated statements of operations.

The amount the Company could pay annually under the acquisition related contingent consideration arrangements for the System Transformation Transactions is expected to be in the range of $23 million to $47 million.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for the fair value of financial instruments (as defined), including financial assets and financial liabilities (collectively, as defined), and the measurements of those instruments as well as disclosures related to the fair value of non-financial assets and liabilities. Such disclosures about the financial instruments, assets, and liabilities would include: (1) the fair value of the required items together with their carrying amounts (as appropriate); (2) for items for which it is not practicable to estimate fair value, disclosure would include: (a) information pertinent to estimating fair value (including, carrying amount, effective interest rate, and maturity, and (b) the reasons why it is not practicable to estimate fair value; (3) significant concentrations of credit risk including: (a) information about the activity, region, or economic characteristics identifying a concentration, (b) the maximum amount of loss the entity is exposed to based on the gross fair value of the related item, (c) policy for requiring collateral or other security and information as to accessing such collateral or security, and (d) the nature and brief description of such collateral or security; (4) quantitative information about market risks and how such risks are managed; (5) for items measured on both a recurring and nonrecurring basis information regarding the inputs used to develop the fair value measurement; and (6) for items presented in the financial statement for which fair value measurement is elected: (a) information necessary to understand the reasons for the election, (b) discussion of the effect of fair value changes on earnings, (c) a description of [similar groups] items for which the election is made and the relation thereof to the balance sheet, the aggregate carrying value of items included in the balance sheet that are not eligible for the election; (7) all other required (as defined) and desired information.

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Other Liabilities

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Commitments And Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Other Liabilities

16.	Other Liabilities

Other liabilities consisted of the following:

(in thousands)	December 31, 2017		January 1, 2017
Non-current portion of acquisition related contingent consideration	$	357,952	$	237,655
Accruals for executive benefit plans		125,791		123,078
Non-current deferred proceeds from bottling agreements conversion		87,449		-
Non-current deferred proceeds from Legacy Facilities Credit		29,881		-
Other		19,506		17,839
Total other liabilities	$	620,579	$	378,572

See Note 15 and Note 21 to the consolidated financial statements for additional information on acquisition related contingent consideration and benefit plans, respectively. See Note 22 to the consolidated financial statements for additional information on the proceeds from the bottling agreements conversion and the Legacy Facilities Discount.

Commitments and Contingencies

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Commitments and Contingencies

17.	Commitments and Contingencies

Leases

The Company leases office and warehouse space, machinery and other equipment under noncancellable operating lease agreements which expire at various dates through 2033. These leases generally contain scheduled rent increases or escalation clauses, renewal options, or in some cases, purchase options. The Company also leases certain warehouse space and other equipment under capital lease agreements which expire at various dates through 2030. These leases contain scheduled rent increases or escalation clauses. Amortization of assets recorded under capital leases is included in depreciation expense.

Rental expense incurred for noncancellable operating leases was $18.7 million in 2017, $13.6 million in 2016 and $8.9 million in 2015. See Note 7 and Note 13 to the consolidated financial statements for additional information on leased property under capital leases.

The following is a summary of future minimum lease payments, including renewal options the Company has determined to be reasonably assured, for all noncancellable operating leases and capital leases as of December 31, 2017:

(in thousands)	Capital Leases		Operating Leases		Total
2018	$	10,706	$	12,497	$	23,203
2019		10,434		11,872		22,306
2020		10,613		11,380		21,993
2021		6,218		10,879		17,097
2022		2,697		9,867		12,564
Thereafter		10,859		34,717		45,576
Total minimum lease payments including interest	$	51,527	$	91,212	$	142,739
Less: Amounts representing interest		8,058
Present value of minimum lease principal payments		43,469
Less: Current portion of principal payment obligations under capital leases		8,221
Long-term portion of principal payment obligations under capital leases	$	35,248

Manufacturing Cooperatives

The Company is a shareholder of South Atlantic Canners, Inc. (“SAC”), a manufacturing cooperative in Bishopville, South Carolina, managed by the Company. All eight shareholders of SAC are Coca‑Cola bottlers and each has equal voting rights. The Company accounts for SAC as an equity method investment.

The Company receives a fee for managing the day-to-day operations of SAC pursuant to a management agreement. Proceeds from management fees received from SAC were $9.1 million in 2017, $9.0 million in 2016 and $8.5 million in 2015.

The Company is obligated to purchase 17.5 million cases of finished product from SAC on an annual basis through June 2024. The Company purchased 29.9 million cases, 29.9 million cases and 28.3 million cases of finished product from SAC in 2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

The Company is also a shareholder of Southeastern Container (“Southeastern”), a plastic bottle manufacturing cooperative from which the Company is obligated to purchase at least 80% of its requirements of plastic bottles for certain designated territories. The Company accounts for Southeastern as an equity method investment.

The following table summarizes the Company’s purchases from these manufacturing cooperatives:

	Fiscal Year
(in thousands)	2017		2016		2015
Purchases from SAC	$	148,511	$	149,878	$	144,511
Purchases from Southeastern		108,528		80,123		63,257
Total purchases from manufacturing cooperatives	$	257,039	$	230,001	$	207,768

The Company guarantees a portion of SAC’s debt, which expires at various dates through 2021. The amounts guaranteed were $23.9 million as of December 31, 2017 and $23.3 million as of January 1, 2017. Effective November 17, 2017, the Company’s guarantees for a portion of Southeastern’s debt were eliminated.

The Company does not anticipate SAC will fail to fulfill its commitment related to the debt. The Company further believes SAC has sufficient assets, including production equipment, facilities and working capital, and the ability to adjust selling prices of its products to adequately mitigate the risk of material loss from the Company’s guarantee.

In the event SAC fails to fulfill its commitments under the related debt, the Company would be responsible for payments to the lenders up to the level of the guarantee. The following table summarizes the Company’s maximum exposure under this guarantee if SAC had borrowed up to its aggregate borrowing capacity:

(in thousands)	December 31, 2017
Maximum guaranteed debt	$	23,938
Equity investments⁽¹⁾		7,325
Maximum total exposure, including equity investments	$	31,263

⁽¹⁾	Recorded in other assets on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets using the equity method.

The Company holds no assets as collateral against the SAC guarantee, the fair value of which is immaterial to the Company’s consolidated financial statements. The Company monitors its investments in SAC and would be required to write down its investment if an impairment was identified and the Company determined it to be other than temporary. No impairment of the Company’s investments in SAC has been identified as of December 31, 2017, and there was no impairment in 2016 or 2015.

Other Commitments and Contingencies

The Company has standby letters of credit, primarily related to its property and casualty insurance programs. These letters of credit totaled $35.6 million on December 31, 2017 and $29.7 million on January 1, 2017.

The Company participates in long-term marketing contractual arrangements with certain prestige properties, athletic venues and other locations. As of December 31, 2017, the future payments related to these contractual arrangements, which expire at various dates through 2030, amounted to $132.8 million.

The Company is involved in various claims and legal proceedings which have arisen in the ordinary course of its business. Although it is difficult to predict the ultimate outcome of these claims and legal proceedings, management believes that the ultimate disposition of these matters will not have a material adverse effect on the financial condition, cash flows or results of operations of the Company. No material amount of loss in excess of recorded amounts is believed to be reasonably possible as a result of these claims and legal proceedings.

The Company is subject to audits by tax authorities in jurisdictions where it conducts business. These audits may result in assessments that are subsequently resolved with the authorities or potentially through the courts. Management believes the Company has adequately provided for any assessments likely to result from these audits; however, final assessments, if any, could be different than the amounts recorded in the consolidated financial statements.

Income Taxes

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Income Taxes

18.	Income Taxes

The current income tax provision represents the estimated amount of income taxes paid or payable for the year, as well as changes in estimates from prior years. The deferred income tax provision represents the change in deferred tax liabilities and assets. The following table presents the significant components of the provision for income taxes:

	Fiscal Year
(in thousands)	2017			2016			2015
Current:
Federal	$	12,978		$	(6,920	)	$	20,107
State		5,292			27			3,563
Total current provision (benefit)	$	18,270		$	(6,893	)	$	23,670

Deferred:
Federal	$	(54,232	)	$	39,644		$	10,638
State		(3,879	)		3,298			(230	)
Total deferred provision (benefit)	$	(58,111	)	$	42,942		$	10,408

Income tax expense (benefit)	$	(39,841	)	$	36,049		$	34,078

The Company’s effective income tax rate, as calculated by dividing income tax expense (benefit) by income before income taxes, was (63.2)% for 2017, 38.9% for 2016 and 34.4% for 2015. The following table provides a reconciliation of income tax expense (benefit) at the statutory federal rate to actual income tax expense (benefit).

	Fiscal Year
	2017						2016						2015
(in thousands)	Income tax expense			% pre-tax income			Income tax expense			% pre-tax income			Income tax expense			% pre-tax income
Statutory expense	$	22,052			35.0	%	$	32,449			35.0	%	$	34,692			35.0	%
Adjustment for federal tax legislation		(69,014	)		(109.5	)		-			-			-			-
Meals and entertainment		2,771			4.4			1,879			2.0			1,666			1.7
Valuation allowance change		2,718			4.3			(689	)		(0.7	)		(1,332	)		(1.3	)
State income taxes, net of federal benefit		2,029			3.2			3,243			3.5			3,496			3.5
Noncontrolling interest – Piedmont		(1,692	)		(2.7	)		(2,406	)		(2.6	)		(2,261	)		(2.3	)
Adjustment for uncertain tax positions		(521	)		(0.8	)		(43	)		-			51			0.1
Adjustment for state tax legislation		-			-			(625	)		(0.7	)		(1,145	)		(1.2	)
Manufacturing deduction benefit		-			-			(56	)		(0.1	)		(1,330	)		(1.3	)
Bargain purchase gain		-			-			-			-			(704	)		(0.7	)
Other, net		1,816			2.9			2,297			2.5			945			0.9
Income tax expense (benefit)	$	(39,841	)	(63.2)%			$	36,049			38.9	%	$	34,078			34.4	%

The Company’s effective tax rate, as calculated by dividing income tax expense (benefit) by income before income taxes minus net income attributable to noncontrolling interest, was (70.3)% for 2017, 41.8% for 2016 and 36.6% for 2015.

On December 22, 2017, the Tax Act was signed into law and significantly reformed the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. The Tax Act will significantly impact the Company by reducing the federal corporate tax rate from 35% to 21%, effective January 1, 2018, and by allowing expensing of certain capital expenditures. However, the Tax Act limits the deductibility of meals, entertainment expenses and certain executive compensation, imposes limitations on the deductibility of interest expense and eliminates the domestic production activities deduction.

As of December 31, 2017, the Company completed its estimate for the tax effects of the enactment of the Tax Act, and as a result, the Company revalued and reduced its net deferred tax liability to the newly enacted corporate tax rate of 21%. The Company recognized an estimated benefit of $69.0 million, primarily as a result of revaluing its net deferred tax liability. This benefit was partially offset by a $2.4 million increase to the valuation allowance as a result of the deductibility of certain deferred compensation based on the current interpretation of the Tax Act. The net benefit of $66.6 million was recorded to income tax expense (benefit) in the 2017 consolidated financial statements.

Shortly after the Tax Act was enacted, the Securities and Exchange Commission issued guidance under Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 118, Income Tax Accounting Implications of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (“SAB 118”) to address the application of GAAP and direct taxpayers to consider the impact of the Act as “provisional” when a registrant does not have the necessary information available, prepared or analyzed (including computations) in reasonable detail to complete the accounting for the change in tax law. In accordance with SAB 118, the Company has recognized the provisional tax impacts, outlined above, related to the re-measurement of its net deferred tax liability. The ultimate impact may differ from the provisional amounts, possibly materially, due to, among other things, the significant complexity of the Tax Act, anticipated additional regulatory guidance or related interpretations that may be issued by the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”), changes in accounting standards, legislative actions, future actions by states within the U.S. and changes in estimate, analysis, interpretations and assumptions the Company has made.

The amounts recorded to gain (loss) on exchange transactions, gain on sale of business and bargain purchase gain, net of tax on the consolidated statements of operations did not have a significant impact on the effective income tax rate for any periods presented.

The Company records liabilities for uncertain tax positions related to certain income tax positions. These liabilities reflect the Company’s best estimate of the ultimate income tax liability based on currently known facts and information. Material changes in facts or information, as well as the expiration of statute and/or settlements with individual tax jurisdictions, may result in material adjustments to these estimates in the future.

The Company recognizes potential interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions in income tax expense (benefit). During 2017, 2016 and 2015, the interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions recognized in income tax expense (benefit) were not material. In addition, the amount of interest and penalties accrued at December 31, 2017 and January 1, 2017 were not material.

The Company had uncertain tax positions, including accrued interest of $2.4 million on December 31, 2017 and $2.9 million on January 1, 2017, all of which would affect the Company’s effective tax rate if recognized. While it is expected the amount of uncertain tax positions may change in the next 12 months, the Company does not expect such change would have a significant impact on the consolidated financial statements.

The Company reduced its liability for uncertain tax positions in 2017, 2016 and 2015, primarily as a result of the expiration of applicable statutes of limitation. These reductions resulted in corresponding decreases to income tax expense (benefit). A reconciliation of uncertain tax positions, excluding accrued interest, is as follows:

	Fiscal Year
(in thousands)	2017			2016			2015
Gross uncertain tax positions at the beginning of the year	$	2,679		$	2,633		$	2,620
Increase as a result of tax positions taken in the current period		966			687			547
Reduction as a result of the expiration of the applicable statute of limitations		(1,359	)		(641	)		(534	)
Gross uncertain tax positions at the end of the year	$	2,286		$	2,679		$	2,633

Deferred income taxes are recorded based upon temporary differences between the financial statement and tax bases of assets and liabilities and available net operating loss and tax credit carryforwards. Temporary differences and carryforwards that comprised deferred income tax assets and liabilities were as follows:

(in thousands)	December 31, 2017			January 1, 2017
Acquisition related contingent consideration	$	94,055		$	97,573
Deferred compensation		27,097			44,185
Deferred revenue		18,704			-
Postretirement benefits		16,443			32,656
Accrued liabilities		15,523			21,666
Pension (nonunion)		8,303			17,381
Transactional costs		5,733			7,155
Capital lease agreements		3,377			5,817
Charitable contribution carryover		3,770			4,409
Pension (union)		1,922			3,162
Net operating loss carryforwards		1,923			2,148
Other		1,669			111
Deferred income tax assets	$	198,519		$	236,263
Less: Valuation allowance for deferred tax assets		4,337			1,618
Net deferred income tax asset	$	194,182		$	234,645

Intangible assets	$	(154,425	)	$	(204,661	)
Depreciation		(105,685	)		(134,872	)
Investment in Piedmont		(25,895	)		(45,128	)
Inventory		(9,781	)		(13,814	)
Prepaid expenses		(8,399	)		(6,300	)
Patronage dividend		(2,361	)		(4,724	)
Deferred income tax liabilities	$	(306,546	)	$	(409,499	)

Net deferred income tax liability	$	(112,364	)	$	(174,854	)

The Company’s deferred income tax assets and liabilities are subject to adjustment in future periods based on the Company’s ongoing evaluations of such deferred assets and liabilities and new information available to the Company.

Valuation allowances are recognized on deferred tax assets if the Company believes it is more likely than not that some or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. The Company believes the majority of the deferred tax assets will be realized due to the reversal of certain significant temporary differences and anticipated future taxable income from operations.

The valuation allowance of $4.3 million on December 31, 2017 and $1.6 million on January 1, 2017 was established primarily for certain loss carryforwards and deferred compensation. The increase in the valuation allowance as of December 31, 2017, was a result of the Company’s assessment of its ability to use certain loss carryforwards and the deductibility of certain deferred compensation as a result of the current interpretation of the Tax Act. The reduction in the valuation allowance as of January 1, 2017, was a result of the Company’s assessment of its ability to use certain loss carryforwards.

As of December 31, 2017, the Company had $38.8 million of state net operating losses available to reduce future income taxes, which would expire in varying amounts through 2036. The Company utilized all of its federal net operating losses during 2017.

Prior tax years beginning in year 2002 remain open to examination by the IRS, and various tax years beginning in year 1998 remain open to examination by certain state tax jurisdictions due to loss carryforwards.

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

19.	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (“AOCI(L)”) is comprised of adjustments relative to the Company’s pension and postretirement medical benefit plans and foreign currency translation adjustments required for a subsidiary of the Company that performs data analysis and provides consulting services outside the United States.

A summary of AOCI(L) for 2017, 2016 and 2015 is as follows:

				Gains (Losses) During the Period					Reclassification to Income
	January 1,			Pre-tax			Tax		Pre-tax			Tax			December 31,
(in thousands)	2017			Activity			Effect		Activity			Effect			2017
Net pension activity:
Actuarial loss	$	(72,393	)	$	(11,219	)	$	2,768	$	3,402		$	(1,176	)	$	(78,618	)
Prior service costs		(61	)		-			-		28			(10	)		(43	)
Net postretirement benefits activity:
Actuarial loss		(24,111	)		(1,796	)		443		2,942			(997	)		(23,519	)
Prior service costs		3,679			-			-		(2,982	)		1,047			1,744
Recognized loss due to divestiture of the Deep South and Somerset Exchange Business and the Florence and Laurel Distribution Business		-			-			-		8,257			(2,037	)		6,220
Foreign currency translation adjustment		(11	)		-			-		40			(15	)		14
Total AOCI(L)	$	(92,897	)	$	(13,015	)	$	3,211	$	11,687		$	(3,188	)	$	(94,202	)

				Gains (Losses) During the Period					Reclassification to Income
	January 3,			Pre-tax			Tax		Pre-tax			Tax			January 1,
(in thousands)	2016			Activity			Effect		Activity			Effect			2017
Net pension activity:
Actuarial loss	$	(68,243	)	$	(9,777	)	$	3,764	$	3,031		$	(1,168	)	$	(72,393	)
Prior service costs		(78	)		-			-		28			(11	)		(61	)
Net postretirement benefits activity:
Actuarial loss		(19,825	)		(9,152	)		3,523		2,186			(843	)		(24,111	)
Prior service costs		5,744			-			-		(3,360	)		1,295			3,679
Foreign currency translation adjustment		(5	)		-			-		(11	)		5			(11	)
Total AOCI(L)	$	(82,407	)	$	(18,929	)	$	7,287	$	1,874		$	(722	)	$	(92,897	)

				Gains (Losses) During the Period					Reclassification to Income
	December 28,			Pre-tax		Tax			Pre-tax			Tax			January 3,
(in thousands)	2014			Activity		Effect			Activity			Effect			2016
Net pension activity:
Actuarial loss	$	(74,867	)	$	7,513	$	(2,877	)	$	3,230		$	(1,242	)	$	(68,243	)
Prior service costs		(99	)	-		-				35			(14	)		(78	)
Net postretirement benefits activity:
Actuarial loss		(22,759	)		1,599		(613	)		3,164			(1,216	)		(19,825	)
Prior service costs		7,812		-		-				(3,360	)		1,292			5,744
Foreign currency translation adjustment		(1	)	-		-				(8	)		4			(5	)
Total AOCI(L)	$	(89,914	)	$	9,112	$	(3,490	)	$	3,061		$	(1,176	)	$	(82,407	)

A summary of the impact on the income statement line items is as follows:

	Fiscal 2017
(in thousands)	Net Pension Activity		Net Postretirement Benefits Activity			Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment			Total
Cost of sales	$	377	$	(9	)	$	-		$	368
S,D&A expenses		3,053		(31	)		40			3,062
Subtotal pre-tax		3,430		(40	)		40			3,430
Income tax expense		1,186		(50	)		15			1,151
Total after tax effect	$	2,244	$	10		$	25		$	2,279

	Fiscal 2016
(in thousands)	Net Pension Activity		Net Postretirement Benefits Activity			Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment			Total
Cost of sales	$	331	$	(174	)	$	-		$	157
S,D&A expenses		2,728		(1,000	)		(11	)		1,717
Subtotal pre-tax		3,059		(1,174	)		(11	)		1,874
Income tax expense		1,179		(452	)		(5	)		722
Total after tax effect	$	1,880	$	(722	)	$	(6	)	$	1,152

	Fiscal 2015
(in thousands)	Net Pension Activity		Net Postretirement Benefits Activity			Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment			Total
Cost of sales	$	359	$	(27	)	$	-		$	332
S,D&A expenses		2,906		(169	)		(8	)		2,729
Subtotal pre-tax		3,265		(196	)		(8	)		3,061
Income tax expense		1,256		(76	)		(4	)		1,176
Total after tax effect	$	2,009	$	(120	)	$	(4	)	$	1,885

Capital Transactions

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Compensation And Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]

Capital Transactions

20.	Capital Transactions

During the first quarter of each year, the Compensation Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors determines whether any shares of the Company’s Class B Common Stock should be issued to J. Frank Harrison, III, in connection with his services for the prior year as Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, pursuant to a performance unit award agreement approved in 2008 (the “Performance Unit Award Agreement”). As permitted under the terms of the Performance Unit Award Agreement, a number of shares were settled in cash in 2017, 2016 and 2015 to satisfy tax withholding obligations in connection with the vesting of the performance units. The remaining number of shares increased the total shares of Class B Common Stock outstanding. A summary of the awards issued in 2017, 2016 and 2015 is as follows:

	Fiscal Year
	2017		2016		2015
Date of approval for award	March 7, 2017		March 8, 2016		March 3, 2015
Fiscal year of service covered by award	2016		2015		2014
Shares settled in cash		18,980		19,080		19,080
Increase in Class B Common Stock shares outstanding		21,020		20,920		20,920
Total Class B Common Stock awarded		40,000		40,000		40,000

The Company has two classes of common stock outstanding, Common Stock and Class B Common Stock. The Common Stock is traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market^sm under the symbol COKE. There is no established public trading market for the Class B Common Stock. Shares of the Class B Common Stock are convertible on a share-for-share basis into shares of Common Stock at any time at the option of the holders of Class B Common Stock.

No cash dividend or dividend of property or stock other than stock of the Company, as specifically described in the Company’s certificate of incorporation, may be declared and paid on the Class B Common Stock unless an equal or greater dividend is declared and paid on the Common Stock. During 2017, 2016 and 2015, dividends of $1.00 per share were declared and paid on both Common Stock and Class B Common Stock. Total cash dividends paid were $9.3 million per year in 2017, 2016 and 2015.

Each share of Common Stock is entitled to one vote per share and each share of Class B Common Stock is entitled to 20 votes per share at all meetings of shareholders. Except as otherwise required by law, holders of the Common Stock and Class B Common Stock vote together as a single class on all matters brought before the Company’s stockholders. In the event of liquidation, there is no preference between the two classes of common stock.

Compensation expense for the Performance Unit Award Agreement, recognized on the share price of the last trading day prior to the end of the fiscal year, was as follows:

	Fiscal Year
(in thousands, except per share data)	2017		2016		2015
Total compensation expense	$	7,922	$	7,154	$	7,300
Share price for compensation expense	$	215.26	$	178.85	$	182.51
Share price date for compensation expense	December 29, 2017		December 30, 2016		December 31, 2015

Benefit Plans

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Benefit Plans

21.	Benefit Plans

Executive Benefit Plans

The Company has four executive benefit plans: the Supplemental Savings Incentive Plan (“Supplemental Savings Plan”), the Long-Term Retention Plan (“LTRP”), the Officer Retention Plan (“Retention Plan”) and the Long-Term Performance Plan (“Performance Plan”).

Pursuant to the Supplemental Savings Plan, as amended, eligible participants may elect to defer a portion of their annual salary and bonus. Participants are immediately vested in all deferred contributions they make and become fully vested in Company contributions upon completion of five years of service, termination of employment due to death or retirement or a change in control. Participant deferrals and Company contributions made in years prior to 2006 are invested in either a fixed benefit option or certain investment funds specified by the Company. Beginning in 2010, the Company may elect at its discretion to match up to 50% of the first 6% of salary, excluding bonuses, deferred by the participant. During 2017, 2016 and 2015, the Company matched up to 50% of the first 6% of salary, excluding bonus, deferred by the participant. The Company may also make discretionary contributions to participants’ accounts. The liability under this plan was as follows:

(in thousands)	December 31, 2017		January 1, 2017
Current liabilities	$	8,205	$	7,339
Noncurrent liabilities		74,958		70,709
Total liability - Supplemental Savings Plan	$	83,163	$	78,048

Under the LTRP, the Company accrues a defined amount each year for an eligible participant based upon an award schedule. Amounts awarded may earn an investment return based on certain investment funds specified by the Company. Benefits under the LTRP are 50% vested until age 50. After age 50, the vesting percentage increases by 5% each year until the benefits are fully vested at age 60. Participants receive payments from the plan upon retirement or in certain instances upon termination of employment. Payments are made in the form of monthly installments over a period of ten, fifteen or twenty years. The liability under this plan was as follows:

(in thousands)	December 31, 2017		January 1, 2017
Current liabilities	$	3	$	2
Noncurrent liabilities		2,563		1,256
Total liability - LTRP	$	2,566	$	1,258

Under the Retention Plan, as amended effective January 1, 2007, eligible participants may elect to receive an annuity payable in equal monthly installments over a 10, 15 or 20-year period commencing at retirement or, in certain instances, upon termination of employment. The benefits under the Retention Plan increase with each year of participation as set forth in an agreement between the participant and the Company. Benefits under the Retention Plan are 50% vested until age 50. After age 50, the vesting percentage increases by an additional 5% each year until the benefits are fully vested at age 60. The liability under this plan was as follows:

(in thousands)	December 31, 2017		January 1, 2017
Current liabilities	$	2,949	$	3,359
Noncurrent liabilities		42,694		44,480
Total liability - Retention Plan	$	45,643	$	47,839

Under the Performance Plan, adopted as of January 1, 2007, the Compensation Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors establishes dollar amounts to which a participant shall be entitled upon attainment of the applicable performance measures. Bonus awards under the Performance Plan are made based on the relative achievement of performance measures in terms of the Company-sponsored objectives or objectives related to the performance of the individual participants or of the subsidiary, division, department, region or function in which the participant is employed. The liability under this plan was as follows:

(in thousands)	December 31, 2017		January 1, 2017
Current liabilities	$	5,561	$	5,282
Noncurrent liabilities		4,527		5,651
Total liability - Performance Plan	$	10,088	$	10,933

Pension Plans

There are two Company-sponsored pension plans. The primary Company-sponsored pension plan (the “Primary Plan”) was frozen as of June 30, 2006 and no benefits accrued to participants after this date. The second Company-sponsored pension plan (the “Bargaining Plan”) is for certain employees under collective bargaining agreements. Benefits under the Bargaining Plan are determined in accordance with negotiated formulas for the respective participants. Contributions to the plans are based on actuarially determined amounts and are limited to the amounts currently deductible for income tax purposes.

Each year, the Company updates its mortality assumptions used in the calculation of its pension liability using The Society of Actuaries’ latest mortality tables. In 2017, 2016 and 2015, the mortality table reflected a lower increase in longevity.

The following tables set forth pertinent information for the two Company-sponsored pension plans:

Changes in Projected Benefit Obligation

	Fiscal Year
(in thousands)	2017			2016
Projected benefit obligation at beginning of year	$	273,148		$	261,469
Service cost		2,553			461
Interest cost		11,938			12,182
Actuarial loss		27,388			8,268
Benefits paid		(11,109	)		(9,232	)
Projected benefit obligation at end of year	$	303,918		$	273,148

The discount rate for the Primary Plan and the Bargaining Plan decreased to 3.80% and 3.90%, respectively, in 2017 from 4.44% and 4.49%, respectively, in 2016, which was the primary driver of the actuarial loss in 2017. The discount rate decreased to 4.44% and 4.49% for the Primary Plan and the Bargaining Plan, respectively, in 2016, from 4.72% for both Company-sponsored pension plans in 2015, which was the primary driver in the actuarial loss in 2016. The actuarial gain and losses, net of tax, were recorded in other comprehensive loss.

The projected benefit obligations and accumulated benefit obligations for both the Company’s pension plans were in excess of plan assets at December 31, 2017 and January 1, 2017. The accumulated benefit obligation was $303.9 million on December 31, 2017 and $273.1 million on January 1, 2017.

Change in Plan Assets

	Fiscal Year
(in thousands)	2017			2016
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year	$	228,256		$	214,055
Actual return on plan assets		29,766			12,313
Employer contributions		11,600			11,120
Benefits paid		(11,109	)		(9,232	)
Fair value of plan assets at end of year	$	258,513		$	228,256

Funded Status

(in thousands)	December 31, 2017			January 1, 2017
Projected benefit obligation	$	(303,918	)	$	(273,148	)
Plan assets at fair value		258,513			228,256
Net funded status	$	(45,405	)	$	(44,892	)

Amounts Recognized in the Consolidated Balance Sheets

(in thousands)	December 31, 2017			January 1, 2017
Current liabilities	$	-		$	-
Noncurrent liabilities		(45,405	)		(44,892	)
Total liability - pension plans	$	(45,405	)	$	(44,892	)

Net Periodic Pension Cost (Benefit)

	Fiscal Year
(in thousands)	2017			2016			2015
Service cost	$	2,553		$	461		$	116
Interest cost		11,938			12,182			11,875
Expected return on plan assets		(13,597	)		(13,822	)		(13,541	)
Recognized net actuarial loss		3,402			3,031			3,230
Amortization of prior service cost		28			28			35
Net periodic pension cost (benefit)	$	4,324		$	1,880		$	1,715

Significant Assumptions

	Fiscal Year
	2017			2016			2015
Projected benefit obligation at the measurement date:
Discount rate - Primary Plan		3.80	%		4.44	%		4.72	%
Discount rate - Bargaining Plan		3.90	%		4.49	%		4.72	%
Weighted average rate of compensation increase	N/A			N/A			N/A
Net periodic pension cost for the fiscal year:
Discount rate - Primary Plan and Bargaining Plan		4.44	%		4.72	%		4.32	%
Weighted average expected long-term rate of return on plan assets		6.00	%		6.50	%		6.50	%
Weighted average rate of compensation increase	N/A			N/A			N/A

Cash Flows

(in thousands)	Anticipated Future Pension Benefit Payments for the Fiscal Years
2018	$	10,726
2019		11,350
2020		12,063
2021		12,815
2022		13,523
2023 – 2027		78,179

Contributions to the two Company-sponsored pension plans are expected to be in the range of $10 million to $20 million in 2018.

Plan Assets

The Company’s pension plans target asset allocation for 2018, actual asset allocation at December 31, 2017 and January 1, 2017, and the expected weighted average long-term rate of return by asset category were as follows:

	Target			Percentage of Plan						Weighted Average Expected
	Allocation			Assets at Fiscal Year-End						Long-Term Rate of Return
	2018			2017			2016			2017
U.S. large capitalization equity securities		40	%		41	%		41	%		3.0	%
U.S. small/mid-capitalization equity securities		5	%		5	%		5	%		0.5	%
International equity securities		15	%		15	%		15	%		1.2	%
Debt securities		40	%		39	%		39	%		1.3	%
Total		100	%		100	%		100	%		6.0	%

All assets in the Company’s pension plans are invested in institutional investment funds managed by professional investment advisors which hold U.S. equities, international equities and debt securities. The objective of the Company’s investment philosophy is to earn the plans’ targeted rate of return over longer periods without assuming excess investment risk. The general guidelines for plan investments include 30% - 45% in large capitalization equity securities, 0% - 20% in U.S. small and mid-capitalization equity securities, 0% - 10% in international equity securities and 10% - 50% in debt securities. The Company currently has 61% of its plan investments in equity securities and 39% in debt securities.

U.S. large capitalization equity securities include domestic based companies that are generally included in common market indices such as the S&P 500™ and the Russell 1000™. U.S. small and mid-capitalization equity securities include small domestic equities as represented by the Russell 2000™ index. International equity securities include companies from developed markets outside the United States. Debt securities as of December 31, 2017 are comprised of investments in two institutional bond funds with a weighted average duration of approximately three years.

A weighted average expected long-term rate of return of plan assets of 6.0% in 2017 and 6.5% in 2016 was used to determine net periodic pension cost. The rate reflects an estimate of long-term future returns for the pension plan assets net of expenses. The estimate is primarily a function of the asset classes, equities versus fixed income, in which the pension plan assets are invested and the analysis of past performance of these asset classes over a long period of time. The analysis includes expected long-term inflation and the risk premiums associated with equity investments and fixed income investments.

The following table summarizes the Company’s common/collective trust fund pension plan assets. The underlying investments held in common/collective trust funds are actively managed equity securities and fixed income investment vehicles that are valued at the net asset value per share multiplied by the number of shares held as of the measurement date.

(in thousands)	December 31, 2017		January 1, 2017
Common/collective trust funds - equity securities	$	157,290	$	139,735
Common/collective trust funds - fixed income		100,500		87,814
Total common/collective trust funds	$	257,790	$	227,549

In addition, the Company had other level 1 pension plan assets related to its equity securities of $0.7 million in both 2017 and 2016. The level 1 assets had quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets available for fair value measurement.

The Company does not have any unobservable inputs (Level 3) pension plan assets.

401(k) Savings Plan

The Company provides a 401(k) Savings Plan for substantially all its employees who are not part of collective bargaining agreements and for certain employees under collective bargaining agreements. The Company’s matching contribution for employees who are not part of collective bargaining agreements is discretionary, with the option to match contributions for eligible participants up to 5% based on the Company’s financial results. For all years presented, the Company matched the maximum 5% of participants’ contributions. The Company’s matching contributions for employees who are part of collective bargaining agreements are determined in accordance with negotiated formulas for the respective employees. The total expense for the Company’s matching contributions to the 401(k) Savings Plan was $18.4 million in 2017, $14.9 million in 2016 and $10.7 million in 2015.

Postretirement Benefits

The Company provides postretirement benefits for a portion of its current employees. The Company recognizes the cost of postretirement benefits, which consist principally of medical benefits, during employees’ periods of active service. The Company does not pre-fund these benefits and has the right to modify or terminate certain of these benefits in the future.

The following tables set forth pertinent information for the Company’s postretirement benefit plan:

Reconciliation of Activity

	Fiscal Year
(in thousands)	2017			2016
Benefit obligation at beginning of year	$	85,255		$	70,361
Service cost		2,232			1,567
Interest cost		3,636			3,094
Acquisition of benefits		3,291			3,458
Plan participants’ contributions		752			662
Actuarial (gain)/loss		1,796			9,152
Benefits paid		(2,994	)		(3,135	)
Medicare Part D subsidy reimbursement		37			96
Divestiture of benefits related to the Deep South and Somerset Exchange Business and the Florence and Laurel Distribution Business		(17,340	)		-
Benefit obligation at end of year	$	76,665		$	85,255

Reconciliation of Plan Assets Fair Value

	Fiscal Year
(in thousands)	2017			2016
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year	$	-		$	-
Employer contributions		2,205			2,377
Plan participants’ contributions		752			662
Benefits paid		(2,994	)		(3,135	)
Medicare Part D subsidy reimbursement		37			96
Fair value of plan assets at end of year	$	-		$	-

Funded Status

(in thousands)	December 31, 2017		January 1, 2017
Current liabilities	$	3,678	$	3,468
Noncurrent liabilities		72,987		81,787
Total liability - postretirement benefits	$	76,665	$	85,255

Net Periodic Postretirement Benefit Cost

	Fiscal Year
(in thousands)	2017			2016			2015
Service cost	$	2,232		$	1,567		$	1,118
Interest cost		3,636			3,094			2,878
Recognized net actuarial loss		2,942			2,186			3,164
Amortization of prior service cost		(2,982	)		(3,360	)		(3,360	)
Net periodic postretirement benefit cost	$	5,828		$	3,487		$	3,800

Significant Assumptions

	Fiscal Year
	2017			2016			2015
Benefit obligation discount rate at measurement date		3.72	%		4.36	%		4.53	%
Net periodic postretirement benefit cost discount rate for fiscal year		4.36	%		4.53	%		4.13	%

Postretirement benefit expense - Pre-Medicare:
Weighted average health care cost trend rate		6.94	%		6.20	%		7.50	%
Trend rate graded down to ultimate rate		4.50	%		4.50	%		5.00	%
Ultimate rate year	2025			2024			2021

Postretirement benefit expense - Post-Medicare:
Weighted average health care cost trend rate		8.07	%		7.50	%		7.00	%
Trend rate graded down to ultimate rate		4.50	%		4.50	%		5.00	%
Ultimate rate year	2025			2024			2021

A 1% increase or decrease in the annual health care cost trend would have impacted the postretirement benefit obligation and service cost and interest cost of the Company’s postretirement benefit plan as follows:

(in thousands)	1% Increase		1% Decrease
Postretirement benefit obligation at December 31, 2017	$	9,389	$	(8,323	)
Service cost and interest cost in 2017		668		(593	)

Cash Flows

(in thousands)	Anticipated Future Postretirement Benefit Payments Reflecting Expected Future Service
2018	$	3,678
2019		3,834
2020		4,063
2021		4,253
2022		4,603
2023 – 2027		25,204

Anticipated future postretirement benefit payments are shown net of Medicare Part D subsidy reimbursements, which are not material.

A reconciliation of the amounts in accumulated other comprehensive loss not yet recognized as components of net periodic benefit cost is as follows:

(in thousands)	January 1, 2017			Actuarial Gain (Loss)			Reclassification Adjustments			December 31, 2017
Pension Plans:
Actuarial (loss)	$	(119,644	)	$	(11,219	)	$	3,402		$	(127,461	)
Prior service (cost) credit		(101	)		-			28			(73	)
Postretirement Medical:
Actuarial (loss)		(40,502	)		(1,796	)		2,942			(39,356	)
Prior service (cost) credit		6,122			-			(2,982	)		3,140
Recognized loss due to the divestiture of the Deep South and Somerset Exchange Business and the Florence and Laurel Distribution Business		-			-			8,257			8,257
Total within accumulated other comprehensive loss	$	(154,125	)	$	(13,015	)	$	11,647		$	(155,493	)

The amounts in accumulated other comprehensive loss expected to be recognized as components of net periodic cost during 2018 are as follows:

(in thousands)	Pension Plans		Postretirement Medical			Total
Actuarial loss	$	3,681	$	1,238		$	4,919
Prior service cost (credit)		25		(1,734	)		(1,709	)
Total expected to be recognized during 2018	$	3,706	$	(496	)	$	3,210

Multi-Employer Pension Plans

Certain employees of the Company whose employment is covered under collective bargaining agreements participate in a multi-employer pension plan, the Employers-Teamsters Local Union Nos. 175 and 505 Pension Fund (the “Teamsters Plan”). The Company makes monthly contributions to the Teamsters Plan on behalf of such employees. Certain collective bargaining agreements covering the Teamsters Plan expired on April 29, 2017. These agreements were renewed and will now expire in April 2020. The remainder of these agreements will expire on July 26, 2018.

The risks of participating in the Teamsters Plan are different from single-employer plans as contributed assets are pooled and may be used to provide benefits to employees of other participating employers. If a participating employer stops contributing to the Teamsters Plan, the unfunded obligations of the Teamsters Plan may be borne by the remaining participating employers. If the Company chooses to stop participating in the Teamsters Plan, the Company could be required to pay the Teamsters Plan a withdrawal liability based on the underfunded status of the Teamsters Plan. The Company does not anticipate withdrawing from the Teamsters Plan.

In 2015, the Company increased its contribution rates to the Teamsters Plan, with additional increases occurring annually, as part of a rehabilitation plan, which was incorporated into the renewal of collective bargaining agreements with the unions effective April 28, 2014 and adopted by the Company as a rehabilitation plan effective January 1, 2015. This is a result of the Teamsters Plan being certified by its actuary as being in “critical” status for the plan year beginning January 1, 2013.

The Company’s participation in the Teamsters Plan is outlined in the table below. A red zone represents less than 80% funding and requires a financial improvement plan (“FIP”) or rehabilitation plan (“RP”).

Fiscal Year

(in thousands)

2017

2016

2015

Pension Protection Act Zone Status

Red

FIP or RP pending or implemented

Yes

Surcharge imposed

Yes

Contribution

800

728

692

According to the Teamsters Plan’s Forms 5500, the Company was not listed as providing more than 5% of the total contributions for the plan years ending December 31, 2016 or December 31, 2015. At the date these financial statements were issued, Forms 5500 were not available for the plan year ending December 31, 2017.

The Company has a liability recorded for exiting a multi-employer pension plan in 2008 and is required to make payments of approximately $1 million to this multi-employer pension plan each year through 2028. As of December 31, 2017 the Company has $7.7 million remaining on this liability.

Related Party Transactions

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Related Party Transactions

22.	Related Party Transactions

The Coca‑Cola Company

The Company’s business consists primarily of the production, marketing and distribution of nonalcoholic beverages of The Coca‑Cola Company, which is the sole owner of the secret formulas under which the primary components of its soft drink products, either concentrate or syrup, are manufactured.

As of December 31, 2017, The Coca‑Cola Company owned approximately 35% of the Company’s total outstanding Common Stock, representing approximately 5% of the total voting power of the Company’s Common Stock and Class B Common Stock voting together. As long as The Coca‑Cola Company holds the number of shares of Common Stock it currently owns, it has the right to have a designee proposed by the Company for nomination to the Company’s Board of Directors. J. Frank Harrison, III, the Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, and trustees of certain trusts established for the benefit of certain relatives of J. Frank Harrison, Jr. have agreed to vote the shares of the Company’s Class B Common Stock which they control, representing approximately 86% of the total voting power of the Company’s Common Stock and Class B Common Stock voting together, in favor of such designee. The Coca‑Cola Company does not own any shares of the Company’s Class B Common Stock.

The following table and the subsequent descriptions summarize the significant transactions between the Company and The Coca‑Cola Company:

	Fiscal Year
(in thousands)	2017		2016		2015
Payments made by the Company to The Coca-Cola Company for:
Concentrate, syrup, sweetener and other purchases	$	1,085,898	$	669,783	$	482,673
Customer marketing programs		139,542		116,537		70,754
Cold drink equipment parts		25,381		21,558		16,260
Glacéau distribution agreement consideration		15,598		-		-

Payments made by The Coca-Cola Company to the Company for:
Conversion of bottling agreements	$	91,450	$	-	$	-
Marketing funding support payments		83,177		73,513		56,284
Fountain delivery and equipment repair fees		35,335		27,624		17,400
Legacy Facilities Credit (excluding portion related to Mobile, Alabama facility)		30,647		-		-
Portion of Legacy Facilities Credit related to Mobile, Alabama facility		12,364		-		-
Facilitating the distribution of certain brands and packages to other Coca-Cola bottlers		10,474		7,193		4,670
Cold drink equipment		8,400		-		-
Presence marketing funding support on the Company’s behalf		4,843		2,064		2,415

Coca‑Cola Refreshments USA, Inc.

The Company has a production arrangement with CCR to buy and sell finished products at cost. In addition, the Company transports product for CCR to the Company’s and other Coca-Cola bottlers’ locations. The following table summarizes purchases and sales under these arrangements between the Company and CCR:

	Fiscal Year
(in thousands)	2017		2016		2015
Purchases from CCR	$	114,891	$	269,575	$	229,954
Gross sales to CCR		76,718		72,568		30,500
Sales to CCR for transporting CCR's product		2,036		21,940		16,523

Prior to the sale of BYB to The Coca‑Cola Company, CCR distributed one of the Company’s brands, Tum-E Yummies. During the third quarter of 2015, the Company sold BYB, the subsidiary that owned and distributed Tum-E Yummies to The Coca‑Cola Company and recorded a gain of $22.7 million on the sale. The Company continues to distribute Tum-E Yummies following the sale. Total sales to CCR for Tum-E Yummies were $14.8 million in 2015.

As discussed in Note 3 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company and CCR recently concluded a series of System Transformation Transactions involving several asset purchase and asset exchange transactions for the acquisition and exchange of the following Expansion Territories and Expansion Facilities:

Expansion Territories	Definitive Agreement Date		Acquisition / Exchange Date
Johnson City and Morristown, Tennessee	May 7, 2014		May 23, 2014
Knoxville, Tennessee	August 28, 2014		October 24, 2014
Cleveland and Cookeville, Tennessee	December 5, 2014		January 30, 2015
Louisville, Kentucky and Evansville, Indiana	December 17, 2014		February 27, 2015
Paducah and Pikeville, Kentucky	February 13, 2015		May 1, 2015
Lexington, Kentucky for Jackson, Tennessee Exchange	October 17, 2014		May 1, 2015
Norfolk, Fredericksburg and Staunton, Virginia and Elizabeth City, North Carolina	September 23, 2015		October 30, 2015
Easton and Salisbury, Maryland and Richmond and Yorktown, Virginia	September 23, 2015		January 29, 2016
Alexandria, Virginia and Capitol Heights and La Plata, Maryland	September 23, 2015		April 1, 2016
Baltimore, Hagerstown and Cumberland, Maryland	September 23, 2015		April 29, 2016
Cincinnati, Dayton, Lima and Portsmouth, Ohio and Louisa, Kentucky	September 1, 2016	¹	October 28, 2016
Anderson, Fort Wayne, Lafayette, South Bend and Terre Haute, Indiana	September 1, 2016		January 27, 2017
Indianapolis and Bloomington, Indiana and Columbus and Mansfield, Ohio	September 1, 2016		March 31, 2017
Akron, Elyria, Toledo, Willoughby and Youngstown, Ohio	April 13, 2017		April 28, 2017
Memphis, Tennessee	September 29, 2017		October 2, 2017
Little Rock and West Memphis, Arkansas for Leroy, Mobile and Robertsdale, Alabama, Panama City, Florida, Bainbridge, Columbus and Sylvester, Georgia, Ocean Springs, Mississippi and Somerset, Kentucky (as part of the CCR Exchange Transaction)	September 29, 2017		October 2, 2017

Expansion Facilities	Definitive Agreement Date		Acquisition / Exchange Date
Annapolis, Maryland Make-Ready Center	October 30, 2015		October 30, 2015
Sandston, Virginia	October 30, 2015		January 29, 2016
Silver Spring and Baltimore, Maryland	October 30, 2015		April 29, 2016
Cincinnati, Ohio	September 1, 2016		October 28, 2016
Indianapolis and Portland, Indiana	September 1, 2016		March 31, 2017
Twinsburg, Ohio	April 13, 2017		April 28, 2017
Memphis, Tennessee and West Memphis, Arkansas for Mobile, Alabama (as part of the CCR Exchange Transaction)	September 29, 2017		October 2, 2017

⁽¹⁾

As amended by Amendment No. 1, dated January 27, 2017.

As part of the transactions for the Expansion Territories, the Company entered into the CBA, as described above in Note 8. Under the CBA, the Company makes a quarterly sub-bottling payment to CCR on a continuing basis for the grant of exclusive rights to distribute, promote, market and sell the authorized brands of The Coca‑Cola Company and related products in the Expansion Territories. The quarterly sub-bottling payment is based on gross profit derived from sales of certain beverages and beverage products that are sold under the same trademarks that identify a covered beverage, beverage product or certain cross-licensed brands. The liability recorded by the Company to reflect the estimated fair value of contingent consideration related to future sub-bottling payments was $381.3 million on December 31, 2017 and $253.4 million on January 1, 2017. Sub-bottling payments to CCR were $16.7 million in 2017, $13.5 million in 2016 and $4.0 million in 2015.

Glacéau Distribution Termination Agreement

On January 1, 2017, the Company obtained the rights to market, promote, distribute and sell glacéau vitaminwater, glacéau smartwater and glacéau vitaminwater zero drops in certain geographic territories including the District of Columbia and portions of Delaware, Maryland and Virginia, pursuant to an agreement entered into by the Company, The Coca‑Cola Company and CCR in June 2016. Pursuant to the agreement, the Company made a payment of $15.6 million during the first quarter of 2017 to The Coca‑Cola Company, which represented a portion of the total payment made by The Coca‑Cola Company to terminate a distribution arrangement with a prior distributor in this territory.

Bottling Agreements Conversion

Pursuant to a territory conversion agreement entered into by the Company, The Coca‑Cola Company and CCR in September 2015 (as amended), upon the conversion of the Company’s then-existing bottling agreements to the CBA on March 31, 2017, the Company received a one-time fee from CCR, which, after final adjustments made during the second quarter of 2017, totaled $91.5 million. This one-time fee was recorded as a deferred liability and will be amortized as a reduction to cost of sales over a period of 40 years. As of December 31, 2017, $2.3 million of this fee was recorded in other accrued liabilities, $87.4 million of this fee was recorded to other liabilities and $1.8 million was amortized during 2017 on the consolidated financial statements.

Legacy Facilities Credit

In December 2017, The Coca‑Cola Company agreed to provide the Company the Legacy Facilities Credit, a one-time fee of $43.0 million to compensate for the net economic impact of changes made by The Coca‑Cola Company to the authorized pricing on sales of covered beverages produced at the Company’s Legacy Facilities prior to implementation of new pricing mechanisms included in the RMA. The Company immediately recognized $12.4 million of this fee, representing the portion applicable to a facility in Mobile, Alabama which the Company transferred to CCR as part of the CCR Exchange Transaction. The remaining $30.6 million of the Legacy Facilities Credit, of which $0.7 million was classified as current, was recorded as a deferred liability and will be amortized as a reduction to cost of sales over a period of 40 years.

Investment in Southeastern Container

In December 2017, CCR redistributed a portion of its investment in Southeastern Container. As a result of this redistribution, the Company increased its investment in Southeastern Container by $6.0 million, which was recorded as other income in the consolidated financial statements.

Coca‑Cola Bottlers’ Sales and Services Company, LLC (“CCBSS”)

Along with all other Coca‑Cola bottlers in the United States, including CCR, the Company is a member of CCBSS, a company formed in 2003 for the purpose of facilitating various procurement functions and distributing certain specified beverage products of The Coca‑Cola Company with the intention of enhancing the efficiency and competitiveness of the Coca‑Cola bottling system in the United States.

CCBSS negotiates the procurement for the majority of the Company’s raw materials, excluding concentrate, and the Company receives a rebate from CCBSS for the purchase of these raw materials. The Company had rebates due from CCBSS of $11.2 million on December 31, 2017 and $7.4 million on January 1, 2017.

In addition, the Company pays an administrative fee to CCBSS for its services. The Company incurred administrative fees to CCBSS of $2.3 million in 2017, $1.3 million in 2016 and $0.7 million in 2015, which were classified as accounts receivable, other in the consolidated financial statements.

National Product Supply Group

The Company is a member of a national product supply group (the “NPSG”), comprised of The Coca‑Cola Company and other Coca‑Cola bottlers who are regional producing bottlers (“RPBs”) in The Coca‑Cola Company’s national product supply system, pursuant to a national product supply governance agreement executed in October 2015 with The Coca‑Cola Company and other RPBs (the “NPSG Governance Agreement”). The stated objectives of the NPSG include, among others, (i) Coca‑Cola system strategic infrastructure investment and divestment planning; (ii) network optimization of all plant to distribution center sourcing; and (iii) new product/packaging infrastructure planning.

Under the NPSG Governance Agreement, the NPSG members established certain governance mechanisms, including a governing board (the “NPSG Board”) comprised of a representative of (i) the Company, (ii) The Coca‑Cola Company and (iii) each other RPB. As of December 31, 2017, the NPSG Board consisted of The Coca‑Cola Company, the Company and seven other RPBs. The NPSG Board makes and/or oversees and directs certain key decisions regarding the NPSG, including decisions regarding the management and staffing of the NPSG and the funding for its ongoing operations. Pursuant to the decisions of the NPSG Board made from time to time and subject to the terms and conditions of the NPSG Governance Agreement, each RPB is required to make investments in its respective manufacturing assets and implement Coca‑Cola system strategic investment opportunities consistent with the NPSG Governance Agreement. The Company is also obligated to pay a certain portion of the costs of operating the NPSG. The Company incurred NPSG operating costs of $1.1 million in 2017 and $0.4 million in 2016, which were classified as S,D&A expense in the consolidated financial statements.

CONA Services LLC

The Company is a member of CONA Services LLC (“CONA”), an entity formed with The Coca‑Cola Company and certain other Coca‑Cola bottlers pursuant to a limited liability company agreement executed in January 2016 (as amended, the “CONA LLC Agreement”) to provide business process and information technology services to its members.

Under the CONA LLC Agreement, the business and affairs of CONA are managed by a board of directors comprised of representatives of its members (the “CONA Board”). All directors are entitled to one vote, regardless of the percentage interest in CONA held by each member. The Company currently has the right to designate one of the members of the CONA Board and has a percentage interest in CONA of approximately 20%. Most matters to be decided by the CONA Board require approval by a majority of a quorum of the directors, provided that the approval of 80% of the directors is required to, among other things, require members to make additional capital contributions, approve CONA’s annual operating and capital budgets, and approve capital expenditures in excess of certain agreed upon amounts. Each CONA member is required to make capital contributions to CONA if and when approved by the CONA Board. The Company made capital contributions to CONA of $3.6 million in 2017 and $7.9 million in 2016, which were classified as other assets in the consolidated financial statements. No CONA member may transfer its membership interest (or any portion thereof) except to a purchaser of the member’s bottling business (or any portion thereof) and as permitted under the member’s comprehensive beverage agreement with The Coca‑Cola Company.

The CONA LLC Agreement further provides that, if CCR grants any major North American Coca‑Cola bottler other than a CONA member rights to (i) manufacture, produce and package or (ii) market, promote, distribute and sell Coca‑Cola products, CCR will require the bottler to become a CONA member, to implement the CONA System in the bottler’s operations and to enter into a master services agreement with CONA.

The Company is also party to an amended and restated master services agreement with CONA (the “CONA MSA”), pursuant to which CONA agreed to make available, and the Company became authorized to use, the Coke One North America system (the “CONA System”), a uniform information technology system developed to promote operational efficiency and uniformity among North American Coca‑Cola bottlers. As part of making the CONA System available, CONA provides the Company with certain business process and information technology services, including the planning, development, management and operation of the CONA System in connection with our direct store delivery and manufacture of products (collectively, the “CONA Services”). The Company is also authorized under the CONA MSA to use the CONA System in connection with its distribution, promotion, marketing, sale and manufacture of beverages it is authorized to distribute or manufacture under the CBA, the RMA or any other agreement with The Coca‑Cola Company, subject to the provisions of the CONA LLC Agreement and any licenses or other agreements relating to products or services provided by third parties and used in connection with the CONA System.

In exchange for the Company’s rights to use the CONA System and receive the CONA Services under the CONA MSA, it is charged service fees by CONA based on the number of physical cases of beverages the Company distributed or manufactured during the applicable period in the portion of its territories where the CONA Services have then been implemented. Upon the earlier of (i) all members of CONA beginning to use the CONA System in all territories in which they distribute and manufacture Coca‑Cola products (excluding certain territories of CCR that are expected to be sold to bottlers that are neither members of CONA nor users of the CONA System), or (ii) December 31, 2018, the service fees will be changed to be an amount per physical case of beverages distributed or manufactured in any portion of the Company’s territories equal to the aggregate costs incurred by CONA to maintain and operate the CONA System and provide the CONA Services divided by the total number of cases distributed or manufactured by all of the members of CONA, subject to certain exceptions and provided that the aggregate costs related to CONA’s manufacturing functionality will be borne solely amongst the CONA members who have rights to manufacture beverages of The Coca‑Cola Company. The Company is obligated to pay the service fees under the CONA MSA even if it is not using the CONA System for all or any portion of its distribution and manufacturing operations. The Company incurred CONA Services Fees of $12.6 million in 2017 and $7.5 million in 2016.

Snyder Production Center (“SPC”)

The Company leases the SPC and an adjacent sales facility, which are located in Charlotte, North Carolina, from Harrison Limited Partnership One (“HLP”). HLP is directly and indirectly owned by trusts of which J. Frank Harrison, III, Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, Sue Anne H. Wells, a director of the Company, and Deborah H. Everhart, a former director of the Company, are trustees and beneficiaries. Morgan H. Everett, Vice President and a director of the Company, is a permissible, discretionary beneficiary of the trusts that directly or indirectly own HLP. The SPC lease expires on December 31, 2020. The principal balance outstanding under this capital lease was $11.6 million on December 31, 2017 and $14.7 million on January 1, 2017. The annual base rent the Company is obligated to pay under the lease is subject to an adjustment for an inflation factor. Rental payments related to this lease were $4.1 million in 2017, $4.0 million in 2016 and $3.8 million in 2015.

Company Headquarters

The Company leases its headquarters office facility and an adjacent office facility from Beacon Investment Corporation (“Beacon”). The lease expires on December 31, 2021. J. Frank Harrison, III is Beacon’s majority shareholder and Morgan H. Everett is a minority shareholder. The principal balance outstanding under this capital lease was $12.8 million on December 31, 2017 and $15.5 million on January 1, 2017. The annual base rent the Company is obligated to pay under the lease is subject to adjustment for increases in the Consumer Price Index. The minimum rentals and contingent rental payments related to this lease were as follows:

	Fiscal Year
(in thousands)	2017		2016		2015
Minimum rentals	$	3,509	$	3,526	$	3,540
Contingent rentals		877		767		682
Total rental payments	$	4,386	$	4,293	$	4,222

The contingent rentals in 2017, 2016 and 2015 are a result of changes in the Consumer Price Index. Increases or decreases in lease payments that result from changes in the Consumer Price Index were recorded as adjustments to interest expense.

Net Income Per Share

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Net Income Per Share

23.	Net Income Per Share

The following table sets forth the computation of basic net income per share and diluted net income per share under the two-class method. See Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements for additional information related to net income per share.

	Fiscal Year
(in thousands, except per share data)	2017		2016		2015
Numerator for basic and diluted net income per Common Stock and Class B Common Stock share:
Net income attributable to Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated	$	96,535	$	50,146	$	59,002
Less dividends:
Common Stock		7,141		7,141		7,141
Class B Common Stock		2,187		2,166		2,146
Total undistributed earnings	$	87,207	$	40,839	$	49,715

Common Stock undistributed earnings – basic	$	66,754	$	31,328	$	38,223
Class B Common Stock undistributed earnings – basic		20,453		9,511		11,492
Total undistributed earnings	$	87,207	$	40,839	$	49,715

Common Stock undistributed earnings – diluted	$	66,469	$	31,194	$	38,059
Class B Common Stock undistributed earnings – diluted		20,738		9,645		11,656
Total undistributed earnings – diluted	$	87,207	$	40,839	$	49,715

Numerator for basic net income per Common Stock share:
Dividends on Common Stock	$	7,141	$	7,141	$	7,141
Common Stock undistributed earnings – basic		66,754		31,328		38,223
Numerator for basic net income per Common Stock share	$	73,895	$	38,469	$	45,364

Numerator for basic net income per Class B Common Stock share:
Dividends on Class B Common Stock	$	2,187	$	2,166	$	2,146
Class B Common Stock undistributed earnings – basic		20,453		9,511		11,492
Numerator for basic net income per Class B Common Stock share	$	22,640	$	11,677	$	13,638

	Fiscal Year
(in thousands, except per share data)	2017		2016		2015
Numerator for diluted net income per Common Stock share:
Dividends on Common Stock	$	7,141	$	7,141	$	7,141
Dividends on Class B Common Stock assumed converted to Common Stock		2,187		2,166		2,146
Common Stock undistributed earnings – diluted		87,207		40,839		49,715
Numerator for diluted net income per Common Stock share	$	96,535	$	50,146	$	59,002

Numerator for diluted net income per Class B Common Stock share:
Dividends on Class B Common Stock	$	2,187	$	2,166	$	2,146
Class B Common Stock undistributed earnings – diluted		20,738		9,645		11,656
Numerator for diluted net income per Class B Common Stock share	$	22,925	$	11,811	$	13,802

Denominator for basic net income per Common Stock and Class B Common Stock share:
Common Stock weighted average shares outstanding – basic		7,141		7,141		7,141
Class B Common Stock weighted average shares outstanding – basic		2,188		2,168		2,147

Denominator for diluted net income per Common Stock and Class B Common Stock share:
Common Stock weighted average shares outstanding – diluted (assumes conversion of Class B Common Stock to Common Stock)		9,369		9,349		9,328
Class B Common Stock weighted average shares outstanding – diluted		2,228		2,208		2,187

Basic net income per share:
Common Stock	$	10.35	$	5.39	$	6.35
Class B Common Stock	$	10.35	$	5.39	$	6.35

Diluted net income per share:
Common Stock	$	10.30	$	5.36	$	6.33
Class B Common Stock	$	10.29	$	5.35	$	6.31

NOTES TO TABLE

⁽¹⁾	For purposes of the diluted net income per share computation for Common Stock, all shares of Class B Common Stock are assumed to be converted; therefore, 100% of undistributed earnings is allocated to Common Stock.

⁽²⁾	For purposes of the diluted net income per share computation for Class B Common Stock, weighted average shares of Class B Common Stock are assumed to be outstanding for the entire period and not converted.

⁽³⁾	Denominator for diluted net income per share for Common Stock and Class B Common Stock includes the dilutive effect of shares relative to the Performance Unit Award Agreement.

⁽⁴⁾	The Company does not have anti-dilutive shares.

Risks and Uncertainties

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Risks And Uncertainties [Abstract]

Risks and Uncertainties

24.	Risks and Uncertainties

Approximately 93% of the Company’s total bottle/can sales volume to retail customers consists of products of The Coca‑Cola Company, which is the sole supplier of these products or of the concentrates or syrups required to manufacture these products. The remaining bottle/can sales volume to retail customers consists of products of other beverage companies or those owned by the Company. The Company has beverage agreements with The Coca‑Cola Company and other beverage companies under which it has various requirements. Failure to meet the requirements of these beverage agreements could result in the loss of distribution rights for the respective products.

The Company’s products are sold and distributed through various channels, which include selling directly to retail stores and other outlets such as food markets, institutional accounts and vending machine outlets. During 2017, approximately 65% of the Company’s bottle/can sales volume to retail customers was sold for future consumption, while the remaining bottle/can sales volume to retail customers was sold for immediate consumption.

The following table summarizes the percentage of the Company’s total bottle/can sales volume to its largest customers, as well as the percentage of the Company’s total net sales, which are included in the Nonalcoholic Beverages operating segment, that such volume represents. No other customer represented greater than 10% of the Company’s total net sales for any years presented.

	Fiscal Year
	2017			2016			2015
Approximate percent of the Company's total bottle/can sales volume
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.		19	%		20	%		22	%
The Kroger Company		10	%		6	%		6	%
Food Lion, LLC		6	%		8	%		7	%
Total approximate percent of the Company's total bottle/can sales volume		35	%		34	%		35	%

Approximate percent of the Company's total net sales
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.		13	%		14	%		15	%
The Kroger Company		7	%		5	%		5	%
Food Lion, LLC		4	%		5	%		5	%
Total approximate percent of the Company's total net sales		24	%		24	%		25	%

The NPSG Governance Agreement was executed in October 2015 by The Coca‑Cola Company, the Company and other RPBs. The Coca‑Cola Company and each member RPB has a representative on the NPSG Board. As of December 31, 2017, the NPSG Board consisted of The Coca‑Cola‑Company, the Company and seven other RPBs. Pursuant to the NPSG Governance Agreement, the Company has agreed to abide by decisions made by the NPSG Board, which include decisions regarding strategic investment and divestment, optimal national product supply sourcing and new product or packaging infrastructure planning. Even though the Company has a representative on the NPSG Board, the Company will not exercise sole decision-making authority relating to the decisions of the NPSG Board, and the interests of other members of the NPSG Board may diverge from those of the Company.

The Company purchases all its aluminum cans from two domestic suppliers and all of its plastic bottles from two manufacturing cooperatives. See Note 17 and Note 22 of the consolidated financial statements for additional information.

The Company is exposed to price risk on commodities such as aluminum, corn and resin which affects the cost of raw materials used in the production of finished products. The Company both produces and procures these finished products. Examples of the raw materials affected are aluminum cans and plastic bottles used for packaging and high fructose corn syrup used as a product ingredient. Further, the Company is exposed to commodity price risk on crude oil which impacts the Company’s cost of fuel used in the movement and delivery of the Company’s products. The Company participates in commodity hedging and risk mitigation programs administered both by CCBSS and by the Company. In addition, there is no limit on the price The Coca‑Cola Company and other beverage companies can charge for concentrate.

Certain liabilities of the Company, including floating rate debt, retirement benefit obligations and the Company’s pension liability, are subject to risk of changes in both long-term and short-term interest rates.

The Company’s contingent consideration liability resulting from the acquisition of the Expansion Territories is subject to risk as a result of changes in the Company’s probability weighted discounted cash flow model, which is based on internal forecasts, and changes in the Company’s WACC, which is derived from market data.

Approximately 14% of the Company’s labor force is covered by collective bargaining agreements. The Company’s collective bargaining agreements, which generally have 3- to 5-year terms, expire at various dates through 2022. Terms and conditions of the new labor union agreements could increase the Company’s exposure to work interruptions or stoppages, as an increased percentage of its workforce is covered by collective bargaining agreements.

Supplemental Disclosures of Cash Flow Information

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Supplemental Cash Flow Elements [Abstract]

Supplemental Disclosures of Cash Flow Information

25.	Supplemental Disclosures of Cash Flow Information

Changes in current assets and current liabilities affecting cash were as follows:

	Fiscal Year
(in thousands)	2017			2016			2015
Accounts receivable, trade, net	$	(121,203	)	$	(83,204	)	$	(62,542	)
Accounts receivable from The Coca-Cola Company		3,272			(31,231	)		(5,258	)
Accounts receivable, other		(9,190	)		(5,723	)		(9,543	)
Inventories		2,527			(8,301	)		(13,849	)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		(22,870	)		2,277			(6,264	)
Accounts payable, trade		73,603			32,186			21,728
Accounts payable to The Coca-Cola Company		33,757			39,842			26,769
Other accrued liabilities		31,525			6,474			24,784
Accrued compensation		7,351			7,613			6,087
Accrued interest payable		1,487			158			(174	)
Change in current assets less current liabilities (exclusive of acquisitions)	$	259		$	(39,909	)	$	(18,262	)

The Company had the following cash payments (refunds) during the period for interest and income taxes:

	Fiscal Year
(in thousands)	2017		2016			2015
Interest	$	39,609	$	34,764		$	27,391
Income taxes		30,965		(7,111	)		31,782

The Company had the following significant noncash investing and financing activities:

	Fiscal Year
(in thousands)	2017		2016		2015
Estimated fair value related to the divestiture of the Deep South and Somerset Exchange Business and the Florence and Laurel Distribution Business	$	151,434	$	-	$	-
Additions to property, plant and equipment accrued and recorded in accounts payable, trade		22,329		15,704		14,006
Gain on acquisition of Southeastern Container preferred shares in CCR redistribution		6,012		-		-
Accounts receivable from The Coca-Cola Company for adjustments to the cash purchase price for the April 2017 Transactions		4,707		-		-
Issuance of Class B Common Stock in connection with stock award		3,669		3,726		2,225
Capital lease obligations incurred		2,233		-		3,361

Segments

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Segments

26.

Segments

The Company evaluates segment reporting in accordance with FASB ASC 280, Segment Reporting, each reporting period, including evaluating the reporting package reviewed by the Chief Operation Decision Maker (“CODM”). The Company has concluded the Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as a group, represent the CODM.

The Company believes four operating segments exist. Nonalcoholic Beverages represents the vast majority of the Company’s consolidated revenues, income from operations and assets. The additional three operating segments do not meet the quantitative thresholds for separate reporting, either individually or in the aggregate, and therefore have been combined into “All Other.”

The Company’s segment results are as follows:

	Fiscal Year
(in thousands)	2017			2016			2015
Net Sales:
Nonalcoholic Beverages	$	4,243,007		$	3,060,937		$	2,245,836
All Other		301,801			234,732			160,191
Eliminations⁽¹⁾		(221,140	)		(139,241	)		(99,569	)
Consolidated net sales	$	4,323,668		$	3,156,428		$	2,306,458

Income from operations:
Nonalcoholic Beverages	$	84,775		$	123,230		$	92,921
All Other		11,404			4,629			5,223
Consolidated income from operations	$	96,179		$	127,859		$	98,144

Depreciation and Amortization:
Nonalcoholic Beverages	$	160,524		$	109,716		$	76,127
All Other		8,317			6,907			4,769
Consolidated depreciation and amortization	$	168,841		$	116,623		$	80,896

(in thousands)	December 31, 2017			January 1, 2017
Total Assets:
Nonalcoholic Beverages	$	2,958,521		$	2,349,284
All Other		119,894			105,785
Eliminations⁽¹⁾		(5,455	)		(5,585	)
Consolidated total assets	$	3,072,960		$	2,449,484

⁽¹⁾

The entire net sales elimination for each period presented represents net sales from All Other to the Nonalcoholic Beverages segment. Sales between these segments are recognized at either fair market value or cost depending on the nature of the transaction. Asset eliminations relate to eliminations of intercompany receivables and payables between Nonalcoholic Beverages and All Other.

Net sales by product category were as follows:

	Fiscal Year
(in thousands)	2017		2016		2015
Bottle/can sales:
Sparkling beverages (carbonated)	$	2,285,621	$	1,764,558	$	1,323,712
Still beverages (noncarbonated, including energy products)		1,325,969		892,125		577,872
Total bottle/can sales		3,611,590		2,656,683		1,901,584

Other sales:
Sales to other Coca-Cola bottlers		383,065		238,182		178,777
Post-mix and other		329,013		261,563		226,097
Total other sales		712,078		499,745		404,874

Total net sales	$	4,323,668	$	3,156,428	$	2,306,458

Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Quarterly Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract]

Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited)

27.	Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited)

The unaudited quarterly financial data for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2017 and January 1, 2017 is included in the tables shown below. Excluding the impact of System Transformation Transactions completed during the fiscal year, sales volume has historically been the highest in the second and third quarter of each fiscal year. Additional meaningful financial information is included in the table following each presented period.

	Quarter Ended
(in thousands, except per share data)	April 2, 2017			July 2, 2017		October 1, 2017		December 31, 2017
Net sales	$	865,702		$	1,169,291	$	1,162,526	$	1,126,149
Gross profit		332,021			415,178		410,324		383,424
Net income (loss) attributable to Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated		(5,051	)		6,348		17,316		77,922
Basic net income (loss) per share based on net income attributable to Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated:
Common Stock	$	(0.54	)	$	0.68	$	1.86	$	8.35
Class B Common Stock	$	(0.54	)	$	0.68	$	1.86	$	8.35
Diluted net income (loss) per share based on net income attributable to Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated:
Common Stock	$	(0.54	)	$	0.68	$	1.85	$	8.31
Class B Common Stock	$	(0.54	)	$	0.67	$	1.84	$	8.32

Additional Information:	Quarter Ended
(in thousands, except per share data)	April 2, 2017			July 2, 2017			October 1, 2017		December 31, 2017
System Transformation Transactions acquisitions impact:
Net sales impact	$	264,906		$	472,649		$	478,272	$	536,070
Pre-tax income (loss) impact		4,450			15,320			10,329		(415	)
Net income (loss) impact		2,746			9,452			6,373		(179	)
Per basic common share impact	$	0.29		$	1.02		$	0.68	$	(0.02	)
System Transformation Transactions settlement impact:
Pre-tax total (income) expense	$	-		$	9,442		$	-	$	(2,446	)
(Income) expense net of tax		-			5,826			-		(1,054	)
(Income) expense per basic common share	$	-		$	0.61		$	-	$	(0.11	)
Expenses related to System Transformation Transactions:
Pre-tax total expense	$	7,652		$	11,574		$	13,148	$	17,171
Expense net of tax		4,721			7,141			8,112		7,401
Expense per basic common share	$	0.50		$	0.77		$	0.86	$	0.79
Gain on exchange of franchise territories:
Pre-tax income impact	$	-		$	-		$	-	$	529
Net income impact		-			-			-		228
Per basic common share impact	$	-		$	-		$	-	$	0.02
Portion of Legacy Facilities Credit related to Mobile, Alabama facility impact:
Pre-tax income impact	$	-		$	-		$	-	$	12,364
Net income impact		-			-			-		5,329
Per basic common share impact	$	-		$	-		$	-	$	0.57
Acquisition of Southeastern Container preferred shares from CCR impact:
Pre-tax income impact	$	-		$	-		$	-	$	6,012
Net income impact		-			-			-		2,591
Per basic common share impact	$	-		$	-		$	-	$	0.28
Fair value income/(expense) for acquisition related contingent consideration:
Pre-tax total income/(expense)	$	(12,246	)	$	(16,119	)	$	5,225	$	19,914
Income/(expense) net of tax		(7,556	)		(9,945	)		3,224		8,583
Income/(expense) per basic common share	$	(0.81	)	$	(1.07	)	$	0.35	$	0.92
Amortization of converted distribution rights:
Pre-tax total expense	$	-		$	2,760		$	2,760	$	2,330
Expense net of tax		-			1,703			1,703		1,004
Expense per basic common share	$	-		$	0.18		$	0.18	$	0.11
Mark-to-market income/(expense) related to commodity hedging program:
Pre-tax total income/(expense)	$	327		$	(1,187	)	$	3,401	$	589
Income/(expense) net of tax		202			(732	)		2,098		254
Income/(expense) per basic common share	$	0.02		$	(0.08	)	$	0.22	$	0.03
Tax Act impact:
Income net of tax	$	-		$	-		$	-	$	66,595
Income per basic common share	$	-		$	-		$	-	$	7.14

	Quarter Ended
(in thousands, except per share data)	April 3, 2016			July 3, 2016		October 2, 2016		January 1, 2017
Net sales	$	625,456		$	840,384	$	849,028	$	841,560
Gross profit		243,898			319,707		327,190		324,927
Net income (loss) attributable to Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated		(10,041	)		15,652		23,142		21,393
Basic net income (loss) per share based on net income attributable to Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated:
Common Stock	$	(1.08	)	$	1.68	$	2.48	$	2.31
Class B Common Stock	$	(1.08	)	$	1.68	$	2.48	$	2.31
Diluted net income (loss) per share based on net income attributable to Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated:
Common Stock	$	(1.08	)	$	1.67	$	2.47	$	2.30
Class B Common Stock	$	(1.08	)	$	1.67	$	2.47	$	2.29

Additional Information:	Quarter Ended
(in thousands, except per share data)	April 3, 2016			July 3, 2016			October 2, 2016		January 1, 2017
System Transformation Transactions acquisitions impact:
Net sales impact	$	35,311		$	162,819		$	174,420	$	219,780
Pre-tax income impact		1,206			13,502			2,512		5,153
Net income impact		742			8,304			1,545		3,169
Per basic common share impact	$	0.08		$	0.89		$	0.17	$	0.34
System Transformation Transactions divestitures impact:
Net sales impact	$	-		$	-		$	-	$	68,929
Pre-tax income impact		-			-			-		11,538
Net income impact		-			-			-		7,096
Per basic common share impact	$	-		$	-		$	-	$	0.76
Expenses related to System Transformation Transactions:
Pre-tax total expense	$	6,423		$	7,005		$	9,780	$	9,066
Expense net of tax		3,950			4,308			6,015		5,576
Expense per basic common share	$	0.43		$	0.46		$	0.66	$	0.59
Reduction of gain related to exchange of franchise territories:
Pre-tax total adjustment	$	-		$	692		$	-	$	-
Adjustment net of tax		-			426			-		-
Adjustment per basic common share	$	-		$	0.05		$	-	$	-
Fair value income/(expense) for acquisition related contingent consideration:
Pre-tax total income/(expense)	$	(17,151	)	$	(16,274	)	$	7,365	$	27,970
Income/(expense) net of tax		(10,548	)		(10,009	)		4,530		17,202
Income/(expense) per basic common share	$	(1.14	)	$	(1.06	)	$	0.49	$	1.85
Mark-to-market income/(expense) related to commodity hedging program:
Pre-tax total income/(expense)	$	1,040		$	2,770		$	388	$	530
Income/(expense) net of tax		640			1,704			239		326
Income/(expense) per basic common share	$	0.07		$	0.18		$	0.03	$	0.04
Impact of changes in product supply governance:
Pre-tax total income	$	2,213		$	1,105		$	1,614	$	2,591
Income net of tax		1,361			680			993		1,593
Income per basic common share	$	0.15		$	0.07		$	0.11	$	0.17
Expense related to special charitable contribution:
Pre-tax total expense	$	4,000		$	-		$	-	$	-
Expense net of tax		2,460			-			-		-
Expense per basic common share	$	0.26		$	-		$	-	$	-

Valuation and Qualifying Accounts and Reserves

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Valuation And Qualifying Accounts [Abstract]

Valuation and Qualifying Accounts and Reserves

Schedule II

COCA-COLA BOTTLING CO. CONSOLIDATED

VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS AND RESERVES

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

	Fiscal Year
(in thousands)	2017		2016		2015
Balance at beginning of year	$	4,448	$	2,117	$	1,330
Additions charged to costs and expenses		4,464		2,534		1,234
Deductions		1,306		203		447
Balance at end of year	$	7,606	$	4,448	$	2,117

Deferred Income Tax Valuation Allowance

	Fiscal Year
(in thousands)	2017		2016		2015
Balance at beginning of year	$	1,618	$	2,307	$	3,640
Adjustment for federal tax legislation⁽¹⁾		2,419		-		-
Additions charged to costs and expenses		877		-		28
Deductions credited to expense		577		689		1,361
Balance at end of year	$	4,337	$	1,618	$	2,307

⁽¹⁾ The recorded impact of the Tax Act is estimated and any final amount may differ, possibly materially, due to changes in estimates, interpretations and assumptions, changes in IRS interpretations, issuance of new guidance, legislative actions, changes in accounting standards or related interpretation in response to the Tax Act and future actions by states within the U.S.

Description of Business and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Description of Business

Principles of Consolidation

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its majority-owned subsidiaries. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated.

Use of Estimates

Fiscal Year

The Company’s fiscal year generally ends on the Sunday closest to December 31 of each year. The fiscal years presented are:

•

The 52-week period ended December 31, 2017 (“2017”)

•

The 52-week period ended January 1, 2017 (“2016”); and

•

The 53-week period ended January 3, 2016 (“2015”).

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Accounts Receivable, Trade

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

Inventories

Property, Plant and Equipment

Leased Property Under Capital Leases

Leased property under capital leases is depreciated using the straight-line method over the lease term.

Internal Use Software

Goodwill

•

market value, using the Company’s stock price plus outstanding debt;

•

discounted cash flow analysis; and

•

multiple of earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization based upon relevant industry data.

Distribution Agreements, Customer Lists and Other Identifiable Intangible Assets

Pension and Postretirement Benefit Plans

Income Taxes

A valuation allowance will be provided against deferred tax assets if the Company determines it is more likely than not such assets will not ultimately be realized.

Revenue Recognition

Revenues do not include sales or other taxes collected from customers.

Marketing Programs and Sales Incentives

Marketing Funding Support

Derivative Financial Instruments

Risk Management Programs

Cost of Sales

Selling, Delivery and Administrative Expenses

Shipping and Handling Costs

Stock Compensation with Contingent Vesting

See Note 20 to the consolidated financial statements for additional information on Mr. Harrison’s stock compensation program.

Net Income Per Share

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Basic and diluted earnings per share (“EPS”) data are presented for each class of common stock.

Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

Over the past several years, the FASB has issued several accounting standards for revenue recognition:

•

ASU 2014‑09 “Revenue from Contracts with Customers” was issued in May 2014, which was originally going to be effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2016.

•

ASU 2016-08 “Principal Versus Agent Considerations (Reporting Revenue Gross Versus Net)” was issued in March 2016, which amended certain aspects of ASU 2014‑09.

•

ASU 2016-12 “Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606): Narrow-Scope Improvements and Practical Expedients” was issued in May 2016, which amended certain aspects of ASU 2014‑09.

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Acquisitions and Divestitures (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Summary of Carrying Value of Assets and Liabilities of Divesture

(in thousands)	October 2017 Divestitures
Cash	$	303
Inventories		13,717
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		1,199
Property, plant and equipment		44,380
Other assets (including deferred taxes)		604
Goodwill		13,073
Distribution agreements		65,043
Total divested assets	$	138,319

Other current liabilities	$	5,683
Pension and postretirement benefit obligations		16,855
Total divested liabilities	$	22,538

BYB Brands Inc [Member]

Schedule of Consolidated Statement of Operations

BYB contributed the following amounts to the Company’s consolidated statement of operations:

(in thousands)	2015
Net sales	$	23,875
Income from operations		1,809

2017 Acquisition [Member]

Summary of Fair Values of Acquired Assets and Assumed Liabilities as of Acquisition Date

The fair value of acquired assets and assumed liabilities in the 2017 System Transformation Transactions as of the acquisition dates is summarized as follows:

(in thousands)	January 2017 Transaction		March 2017 Transactions		April 2017 Transactions		October 2017 Transactions Acquisitions		Total 2017 Transactions
Cash	$	107	$	211	$	103	$	191	$	612
Inventories		5,953		20,952		14,554		14,850		56,309
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		1,155		5,117		4,068		4,754		15,094
Accounts receivable from The Coca-Cola Company		1,042		1,807		2,552		2,391		7,792
Property, plant and equipment		25,708		81,638		52,263		70,645		230,254
Other assets (including deferred taxes)		1,158		3,227		4,369		889		9,643
Goodwill		1,544		2,527		17,804		13,992		35,867
Distribution agreements		22,000		46,750		19,500		124,750		213,000
Customer lists		1,500		1,750		1,000		4,950		9,200
Total acquired assets	$	60,167	$	163,979	$	116,213	$	237,412	$	577,771

Current liabilities (acquisition related contingent consideration)	$	1,350	$	2,958	$	1,546	$	1,458	$	7,312
Other current liabilities		324		3,760		2,860		6,492		13,436
Other liabilities (acquisition related contingent consideration)		26,377		49,739		26,604		18,848		121,568
Other liabilities		43		2,953		2,005		95		5,096
Total assumed liabilities	$	28,094	$	59,410	$	33,015	$	26,893	$	147,412

October 2017 Transactions Acquisitions [Member]

Summary of Acquired Assets and Assumed Liabilities as of Acquisition Date

(in thousands)	CCR Exchange Transaction Acquisitions		Memphis Transaction		United Exchange Transaction Acquisitions		October 2017 Transactions Acquisitions
Cash	$	91	$	100	$	-	$	191
Inventories		10,667		3,354		829		14,850
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		3,218		1,222		314		4,754
Accounts receivable from The Coca-Cola Company		1,092		1,089		210		2,391
Property, plant and equipment		47,066		20,795		2,784		70,645
Other assets (including deferred taxes)		624		265		-		889
Goodwill		6,378		4,917		2,697		13,992
Distribution agreements		80,500		30,300		13,950		124,750
Customer lists		3,200		1,200		550		4,950
Total acquired assets	$	152,836	$	63,242	$	21,334	$	237,412

Current liabilities (acquisition related contingent consideration)	$	-	$	1,458	$	-	$	1,458
Other current liabilities		2,760		3,241		491		6,492
Other liabilities (acquisition related contingent consideration)		-		18,848		-		18,848
Other liabilities		1		94		-		95
Total assumed liabilities	$	2,761	$	23,641	$	491	$	26,893

2016 Acquisition [Member]

Summary of Fair Values of Acquired Assets and Assumed Liabilities as of Acquisition Date

The fair value of acquired assets and assumed liabilities of the 2016 System Transformation Transactions as of the acquisition dates is summarized as follows:

(in thousands)	January 2016 Transactions		April 1, 2016 Transaction		April 29, 2016 Transactions		October 2016 Transactions		Total 2016 Transactions
Cash	$	179	$	219	$	161	$	150	$	709
Inventories		10,159		3,748		13,850		18,513		46,270
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		2,775		1,945		3,774		4,228		12,722
Accounts receivable from The Coca-Cola Company		1,121		1,162		1,126		1,327		4,736
Property, plant and equipment		46,149		54,135		57,738		67,943		225,965
Other assets (including deferred taxes)		2,351		1,541		5,514		682		10,088
Goodwill		9,396		1,962		8,368		8,473		28,199
Distribution agreements		750	-			22,000		79,900		102,650
Customer lists		550	-			1,450		2,750		4,750
Total acquired assets	$	73,430	$	64,712	$	113,981	$	183,966	$	436,089

Current liabilities (acquisition related contingent consideration)	$	361	$	742	$	1,307	$	3,973	$	6,383
Other current liabilities		591		4,231		5,482		8,513		18,817
Accounts payable to The Coca-Cola Company		650	-		-		-			650
Other liabilities (acquisition related contingent consideration)		6,144		23,924		35,561		71,237		136,866
Other liabilities	-			266		2,635		573		3,474
Total assumed liabilities	$	7,746	$	29,163	$	44,985	$	84,296	$	166,190

2015 Expansion Territories and 2016 and 2017 System Transformation Transactions and 2015 Asset Exchange [Member]

Schedule of Consolidated Statement of Operations

	Fiscal Year
(in thousands)	2017		2016		2015
Net sales from 2015 Expansion Territories & 2015 Asset Exchange	$	484,485	$	469,440	$	278,691
Net sales from 2016 System Transformation Transactions		1,011,638		592,329		-
Net sales from 2017 System Transformation Transactions		740,259		-		-
Total System Transformation Transactions impact to net sales	$	2,236,382	$	1,061,769	$	278,691

Income from operations from 2015 Expansion Territories & 2015 Asset Exchange	$	1,540	$	1,907	$	3,364
Income from operations from 2016 System Transformation Transactions		18,930		22,373		-
Income from operations from 2017 System Transformation Transactions		10,754		-		-
Total System Transformation Transactions impact to income from operations	$	31,224	$	24,280	$	3,364

2016 and 2017 System Transformation Transactions [Member]

Schedule of Unaudited Pro Forma Information

	Fiscal Year
(in thousands)	2017		2016
Net sales as reported	$	4,323,668	$	3,156,428
Pro forma adjustments (unaudited)		196,224		1,153,358
Net sales pro forma (unaudited)	$	4,519,892	$	4,309,786

	Fiscal Year
(in thousands)	2017		2016
Income from operations as reported	$	96,179	$	127,859
Pro forma adjustments (unaudited)		5,391		76,906
Income from operations pro forma (unaudited)	$	101,570	$	204,765

Inventories (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]

Summary of Inventories

Inventories consisted of the following:

(in thousands)	December 31, 2017		January 1, 2017
Finished products	$	116,354	$	90,259
Manufacturing materials		33,073		23,196
Plastic shells, plastic pallets and other inventories		34,191		30,098
Total inventories	$	183,618	$	143,553

Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Prepaid Expense And Other Assets [Abstract]

Summary of Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets

Prepaid expenses and other current assets consisted of the following:

(in thousands)	December 31, 2017		January 1, 2017
Current portion of income taxes	$	35,930	$	21,227
Repair parts		30,530		20,338
Prepayments for sponsorships		6,358		1,879
Prepaid software		5,855		5,331
Commodity hedges at fair market value		4,420		1,289
Other prepaid expenses and other current assets		17,553		13,770
Total prepaid expenses and other current assets	$	100,646	$	63,834

Property, Plant and Equipment (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Property Plant And Equipment [Abstract]

Principal Categories and Estimated Useful Lives of Property, Plant and Equipment, Net

The principal categories and estimated useful lives of property, plant and equipment, net were as follows:

					Estimated
(in thousands)	December 31, 2017		January 1, 2017		Useful Lives
Land	$	78,825	$	68,541
Buildings		211,308		201,247	8-50 years
Machinery and equipment		315,117		229,119	5-20 years
Transportation equipment		351,479		316,929	4-20 years
Furniture and fixtures		89,559		78,219	3-10 years
Cold drink dispensing equipment		488,208		484,771	5-17 years
Leasehold and land improvements		125,348		112,393	5-20 years
Software for internal use		113,490		105,405	3-10 years
Construction in progress		25,490		14,818
Total property, plant and equipment, at cost		1,798,824		1,611,442
Less: Accumulated depreciation and amortization		767,436		798,453
Property, plant and equipment, net	$	1,031,388	$	812,989

Leased Property Under Capital Leases (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Leases [Abstract]

Leased Property Under Capital Leases

Leased property under capital leases, which consisted of real estate and have an estimated useful life of 3 to 20 years, were as following:

(in thousands)	December 31, 2017		January 1, 2017
Leased property under capital leases	$	95,870	$	94,125
Less: Accumulated amortization		66,033		60,573
Leased property under capital leases, net	$	29,837	$	33,552

Franchise Rights (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Goodwill And Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Reconciliation of Activity for Franchise Rights

A reconciliation of the activity for franchise rights for 2017 and 2016 is as follows:

	Fiscal Year
(in thousands)	2017			2016
Beginning balance - franchise rights	$	533,040		$	527,540
Conversion from franchise rights to distribution rights		(533,040	)		-
2015 Asset Exchange		-			5,500
Ending balance - franchise rights	$	-		$	533,040

Goodwill (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Goodwill And Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Reconciliation of Activity for Goodwill

A reconciliation of the activity for goodwill for 2017 and 2016 is as follows:

	Fiscal Year
(in thousands)	2017			2016
Beginning balance - goodwill	$	144,586		$	117,954
System Transformation Transactions acquisitions⁽¹⁾		35,867			26,272
October 2017 Divestitures		(13,073	)		-
2015 Asset Exchange		-			(682	)
Measurement period adjustments⁽²⁾		1,936			1,042
Ending balance - goodwill	$	169,316		$	144,586

Distribution Agreements, Net (Tables) - Distribution Agreements [Member]

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Reconciliation of Activity for Other Identifiable Intangible Assets Net

Distribution agreements, net, which are amortized on a straight line basis and have an estimated useful life of 20 to 40 years, consisted of the following:

(in thousands)	December 31, 2017		January 1, 2017
Distribution agreements at cost	$	939,527	$	242,486
Less: Accumulated amortization		26,175		7,498
Distribution agreements, net	$	913,352	$	234,988

A reconciliation of the activity for distribution agreements, net for 2017 and 2016 is as follows:

	Fiscal Year
(in thousands)	2017			2016
Beginning balance - distribution agreements, net	$	234,988		$	129,786
Conversion to distribution rights from franchise rights		533,040			-
System Transformation Transactions acquisitions⁽¹⁾		213,000			86,650
October 2017 Divestitures		(65,043	)		-
Measurement period adjustment⁽²⁾		16,000			-
Glacéau Distribution Agreement		-			21,032
Other distribution agreements		44			1,695
Additional accumulated amortization		(18,677	)		(4,175	)
Ending balance - distribution agreements, net	$	913,352		$	234,988

Customer Lists and Other Identifiable Intangible Assets, Net (Tables) - Customer Lists and Other Identifiable Intangible Assets [Member]

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Reconciliation of Activity for Other Identifiable Intangible Assets Net

Customer lists and other identifiable intangible assets, net, which are amortized on a straight line basis and have an estimated useful life of 12 to 20 years, consisted of the following:

(in thousands)	December 31, 2017		January 1, 2017
Customer lists and other identifiable intangible assets at cost	$	25,288	$	15,938
Less: Accumulated amortization		6,968		5,511
Customer lists and other identifiable intangible assets, net	$	18,320	$	10,427

A reconciliation of the activity for customer lists and other identifiable intangible assets, net for 2017 and 2016 is as follows:

	Fiscal Year
(in thousands)	2017			2016
Beginning balance - customer lists and other identifiable intangible assets, net	$	10,427		$	6,662
System Transformation Transactions acquisitions⁽¹⁾		9,200			4,600
Measurement period adjustment⁽²⁾		150			-
Additional accumulated amortization		(1,457	)		(835	)
Ending balance - customer lists and other identifiable intangible assets, net	$	18,320		$	10,427

Other Accrued Liabilities (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Summary of Other Accrued Liabilities

Other accrued liabilities consisted of the following:

(in thousands)	December 31, 2017		January 1, 2017
Checks and transfers yet to be presented for payment from zero balance cash accounts	$	37,262	$	19,326
Accrued insurance costs		35,433		28,248
Accrued marketing costs		33,376		24,714
Employee and retiree benefit plan accruals		27,024		23,858
Current portion of acquisition related contingent consideration		23,339		15,782
Accrued taxes (other than income taxes)		6,391		2,836
Current deferred proceeds from bottling agreements conversion		2,286		-
All other accrued expenses		20,419		19,121
Total other accrued liabilities	$	185,530	$	133,885

See Note 22 to the consolidated financial statements for additional information on the proceeds from the bottling agreements conversion.

Debt (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Summary of Debt

Following is a summary of the Company’s debt:

(in thousands)	Maturity	Interest Rate	Interest Paid	Public / Non-public	December 31, 2017			January 1, 2017
Revolving credit facility	2019	Variable	Varies	Non-public	$	207,000		$	152,000
Term Loan	2021	Variable	Varies	Non-public		300,000			300,000
Senior Notes	2023	3.28%	Semi-annually	Non-public		125,000			-
Senior Notes	2019	7.00%	Semi-annually	Public		110,000			110,000
Senior Notes	2025	3.80%	Semi-annually	Public		350,000			350,000
Unamortized discount on Senior Notes⁽¹⁾	2019					(332	)		(570	)
Unamortized discount on Senior Notes⁽¹⁾	2025					(70	)		(78	)
Debt issuance costs						(3,580	)		(4,098	)
Total debt						1,088,018			907,254
Less: Current portion of debt						-			-
Long-term debt					$	1,088,018		$	907,254

⁽¹⁾	The Senior Notes due 2019 were issued at 98.238% of par and the Senior Notes due 2025 were issued at 99.975% of par.

Principal Maturities of Debt Outstanding

The principal maturities of debt outstanding on December 31, 2017 were as follows:

(in thousands)	Debt Maturities
2018	$	15,000
2019		347,000
2020		37,500
2021		217,500
2022		-
Thereafter		475,000
Total debt	$	1,092,000

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of long-debt instruments or arrangements, including identification, terms, features, collateral requirements and other information necessary to a fair presentation. These are debt arrangements that originally required repayment more than twelve months after issuance or greater than the normal operating cycle of the entity, if longer.

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Derivative Financial Instruments (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Derivative Instruments And Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]

Summary of Pre-Tax Changes in Fair Value

		Fiscal Year
(in thousands)	Classification of Gain (Loss)	2017		2016		2015
Commodity hedges	Cost of sales	$	2,815	$	2,896	$	(2,354	)
Commodity hedges	Selling, delivery and administrative expenses		315		1,832		(1,085	)
Total gain (loss)		$	3,130	$	4,728	$	(3,439	)

Summary of Fair Values and Classification in Consolidated Balance Sheets of Derivative Instruments

The following table summarizes the fair values and classification in the consolidated balance sheets of derivative instruments held by the Company:

(in thousands)	Balance Sheet Classification	December 31, 2017		January 1, 2017
Assets:
Commodity hedges at fair market value	Prepaid expenses and other current assets	$	4,420	$	1,289
Total assets		$	4,420	$	1,289

Summary of Gross Derivative Assets and Gross Derivative Liabilities in Consolidated Balance Sheets

The following table summarizes the Company’s gross derivative assets and gross derivative liabilities in the consolidated balance sheets

(in thousands)	December 31, 2017		January 1, 2017
Gross derivative assets	$	4,481	$	1,297
Gross derivative liabilities		61		8

Summary of Outstanding Commodity Derivative Agreements

The following table summarizes the Company’s outstanding commodity derivative agreements:

(in thousands)	December 31, 2017		January 1, 2017
Notional amount of outstanding commodity derivative agreements	$	59,564	$	13,146
Latest maturity date of outstanding commodity derivative agreements	December 2018		December 2017

Fair Values of Financial Instruments (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]

Deferred Compensation Plan Commodity Hedging Agreements and Acquisition Related Contingent Consideration

	December 31, 2017
	Carrying		Total		Fair Value		Fair Value		Fair Value
(in thousands)	Amount		Fair Value		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Assets:
Deferred compensation plan assets	$	33,166	$	33,166	$	33,166	$	-	$	-
Commodity hedging agreements		4,420		4,420		-		4,420		-
Liabilities:
Deferred compensation plan liabilities		33,166		33,166		33,166		-		-
Non-public variable rate debt		506,398		507,000		-		507,000		-
Non-public fixed rate debt		124,829		126,400		-		126,400		-
Public debt securities		456,791		475,100		-		475,100		-
Acquisition related contingent consideration		381,291		381,291		-		-		381,291

	January 1, 2017
	Carrying		Total		Fair Value		Fair Value		Fair Value
(in thousands)	Amount		Fair Value		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Assets:
Deferred compensation plan assets	$	24,903	$	24,903	$	24,903	$	-	$	-
Commodity hedging agreements		1,289		1,289		-		1,289		-
Liabilities:
Deferred compensation plan liabilities		24,903		24,903		24,903		-		-
Non-public variable rate debt		451,222		452,000		-		452,000		-
Public debt securities		456,032		475,800		-		475,800		-
Acquisition related contingent consideration		253,437		253,437		-		-		253,437

Summary of Reconciliation of Acquisition Related Contingent Consideration

The acquisition related contingent consideration is the Company’s only Level 3 asset or liability. A reconciliation of the Level 3 activity is as follows:

	Fiscal Year
(in thousands)	2017			2016
Opening balance - Level 3 liability	$	253,437		$	136,570
Increase due to System Transformation Transactions acquisitions⁽¹⁾		128,880			133,857
Measurement period adjustment⁽²⁾		14,826			-
Payment of acquisition related contingent consideration		(16,738	)		(13,550	)
Reclassification to current payables		(2,340	)		(1,530	)
(Favorable)/unfavorable fair value adjustment		3,226			(1,910	)
Ending balance - Level 3 liability	$	381,291		$	253,437

Other Liabilities (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Summary of Other Liabilities

Other liabilities consisted of the following:

(in thousands)	December 31, 2017		January 1, 2017
Non-current portion of acquisition related contingent consideration	$	357,952	$	237,655
Accruals for executive benefit plans		125,791		123,078
Non-current deferred proceeds from bottling agreements conversion		87,449		-
Non-current deferred proceeds from Legacy Facilities Credit		29,881		-
Other		19,506		17,839
Total other liabilities	$	620,579	$	378,572

Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Commitments And Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Summary of Future Minimum Lease Payments Including Renewal Options for all Noncancellable Operating Leases and Capital Leases

(in thousands)	Capital Leases		Operating Leases		Total
2018	$	10,706	$	12,497	$	23,203
2019		10,434		11,872		22,306
2020		10,613		11,380		21,993
2021		6,218		10,879		17,097
2022		2,697		9,867		12,564
Thereafter		10,859		34,717		45,576
Total minimum lease payments including interest	$	51,527	$	91,212	$	142,739
Less: Amounts representing interest		8,058
Present value of minimum lease principal payments		43,469
Less: Current portion of principal payment obligations under capital leases		8,221
Long-term portion of principal payment obligations under capital leases	$	35,248

Summary of Company's Purchases from Manufacturing Cooperatives

The following table summarizes the Company’s purchases from these manufacturing cooperatives:

	Fiscal Year
(in thousands)	2017		2016		2015
Purchases from SAC	$	148,511	$	149,878	$	144,511
Purchases from Southeastern		108,528		80,123		63,257
Total purchases from manufacturing cooperatives	$	257,039	$	230,001	$	207,768

Summary of Guaranteed Debt and Maximum Exposure under Guarantees

The following table summarizes the Company’s maximum exposure under this guarantee if SAC had borrowed up to its aggregate borrowing capacity:

(in thousands)	December 31, 2017
Maximum guaranteed debt	$	23,938
Equity investments⁽¹⁾		7,325
Maximum total exposure, including equity investments	$	31,263

Recorded in other assets on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets using the equity method.

Income Taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Significant Components of the Provision for Income Taxes

The following table presents the significant components of the provision for income taxes:

	Fiscal Year
(in thousands)	2017			2016			2015
Current:
Federal	$	12,978		$	(6,920	)	$	20,107
State		5,292			27			3,563
Total current provision (benefit)	$	18,270		$	(6,893	)	$	23,670

Deferred:
Federal	$	(54,232	)	$	39,644		$	10,638
State		(3,879	)		3,298			(230	)
Total deferred provision (benefit)	$	(58,111	)	$	42,942		$	10,408

Income tax expense (benefit)	$	(39,841	)	$	36,049		$	34,078

Reconciliation of Income Tax Expense at Statutory Federal Rate to Actual Income Tax Expense

The following table provides a reconciliation of income tax expense (benefit) at the statutory federal rate to actual income tax expense (benefit).

	Fiscal Year
	2017						2016						2015
(in thousands)	Income tax expense			% pre-tax income			Income tax expense			% pre-tax income			Income tax expense			% pre-tax income
Statutory expense	$	22,052			35.0	%	$	32,449			35.0	%	$	34,692			35.0	%
Adjustment for federal tax legislation		(69,014	)		(109.5	)		-			-			-			-
Meals and entertainment		2,771			4.4			1,879			2.0			1,666			1.7
Valuation allowance change		2,718			4.3			(689	)		(0.7	)		(1,332	)		(1.3	)
State income taxes, net of federal benefit		2,029			3.2			3,243			3.5			3,496			3.5
Noncontrolling interest – Piedmont		(1,692	)		(2.7	)		(2,406	)		(2.6	)		(2,261	)		(2.3	)
Adjustment for uncertain tax positions		(521	)		(0.8	)		(43	)		-			51			0.1
Adjustment for state tax legislation		-			-			(625	)		(0.7	)		(1,145	)		(1.2	)
Manufacturing deduction benefit		-			-			(56	)		(0.1	)		(1,330	)		(1.3	)
Bargain purchase gain		-			-			-			-			(704	)		(0.7	)
Other, net		1,816			2.9			2,297			2.5			945			0.9
Income tax expense (benefit)	$	(39,841	)	(63.2)%			$	36,049			38.9	%	$	34,078			34.4	%

Reconciliation of Uncertain Tax Positions Excluding Accrued Interest

A reconciliation of uncertain tax positions, excluding accrued interest, is as follows:

	Fiscal Year
(in thousands)	2017			2016			2015
Gross uncertain tax positions at the beginning of the year	$	2,679		$	2,633		$	2,620
Increase as a result of tax positions taken in the current period		966			687			547
Reduction as a result of the expiration of the applicable statute of limitations		(1,359	)		(641	)		(534	)
Gross uncertain tax positions at the end of the year	$	2,286		$	2,679		$	2,633

Temporary Differences and Carryforwards that Comprised Deferred Income Tax Assets and Liabilities

Temporary differences and carryforwards that comprised deferred income tax assets and liabilities were as follows:

(in thousands)	December 31, 2017			January 1, 2017
Acquisition related contingent consideration	$	94,055		$	97,573
Deferred compensation		27,097			44,185
Deferred revenue		18,704			-
Postretirement benefits		16,443			32,656
Accrued liabilities		15,523			21,666
Pension (nonunion)		8,303			17,381
Transactional costs		5,733			7,155
Capital lease agreements		3,377			5,817
Charitable contribution carryover		3,770			4,409
Pension (union)		1,922			3,162
Net operating loss carryforwards		1,923			2,148
Other		1,669			111
Deferred income tax assets	$	198,519		$	236,263
Less: Valuation allowance for deferred tax assets		4,337			1,618
Net deferred income tax asset	$	194,182		$	234,645

Intangible assets	$	(154,425	)	$	(204,661	)
Depreciation		(105,685	)		(134,872	)
Investment in Piedmont		(25,895	)		(45,128	)
Inventory		(9,781	)		(13,814	)
Prepaid expenses		(8,399	)		(6,300	)
Patronage dividend		(2,361	)		(4,724	)
Deferred income tax liabilities	$	(306,546	)	$	(409,499	)

Net deferred income tax liability	$	(112,364	)	$	(174,854	)

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Summary of Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss)

A summary of AOCI(L) for 2017, 2016 and 2015 is as follows:

				Gains (Losses) During the Period					Reclassification to Income
	January 1,			Pre-tax			Tax		Pre-tax			Tax			December 31,
(in thousands)	2017			Activity			Effect		Activity			Effect			2017
Net pension activity:
Actuarial loss	$	(72,393	)	$	(11,219	)	$	2,768	$	3,402		$	(1,176	)	$	(78,618	)
Prior service costs		(61	)		-			-		28			(10	)		(43	)
Net postretirement benefits activity:
Actuarial loss		(24,111	)		(1,796	)		443		2,942			(997	)		(23,519	)
Prior service costs		3,679			-			-		(2,982	)		1,047			1,744
Recognized loss due to divestiture of the Deep South and Somerset Exchange Business and the Florence and Laurel Distribution Business		-			-			-		8,257			(2,037	)		6,220
Foreign currency translation adjustment		(11	)		-			-		40			(15	)		14
Total AOCI(L)	$	(92,897	)	$	(13,015	)	$	3,211	$	11,687		$	(3,188	)	$	(94,202	)

				Gains (Losses) During the Period					Reclassification to Income
	January 3,			Pre-tax			Tax		Pre-tax			Tax			January 1,
(in thousands)	2016			Activity			Effect		Activity			Effect			2017
Net pension activity:
Actuarial loss	$	(68,243	)	$	(9,777	)	$	3,764	$	3,031		$	(1,168	)	$	(72,393	)
Prior service costs		(78	)		-			-		28			(11	)		(61	)
Net postretirement benefits activity:
Actuarial loss		(19,825	)		(9,152	)		3,523		2,186			(843	)		(24,111	)
Prior service costs		5,744			-			-		(3,360	)		1,295			3,679
Foreign currency translation adjustment		(5	)		-			-		(11	)		5			(11	)
Total AOCI(L)	$	(82,407	)	$	(18,929	)	$	7,287	$	1,874		$	(722	)	$	(92,897	)

				Gains (Losses) During the Period					Reclassification to Income
	December 28,			Pre-tax		Tax			Pre-tax			Tax			January 3,
(in thousands)	2014			Activity		Effect			Activity			Effect			2016
Net pension activity:
Actuarial loss	$	(74,867	)	$	7,513	$	(2,877	)	$	3,230		$	(1,242	)	$	(68,243	)
Prior service costs		(99	)	-		-				35			(14	)		(78	)
Net postretirement benefits activity:
Actuarial loss		(22,759	)		1,599		(613	)		3,164			(1,216	)		(19,825	)
Prior service costs		7,812		-		-				(3,360	)		1,292			5,744
Foreign currency translation adjustment		(1	)	-		-				(8	)		4			(5	)
Total AOCI(L)	$	(89,914	)	$	9,112	$	(3,490	)	$	3,061		$	(1,176	)	$	(82,407	)

Summary of Impact of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) on Income Statement

A summary of the impact on the income statement line items is as follows:

	Fiscal 2017
(in thousands)	Net Pension Activity		Net Postretirement Benefits Activity			Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment			Total
Cost of sales	$	377	$	(9	)	$	-		$	368
S,D&A expenses		3,053		(31	)		40			3,062
Subtotal pre-tax		3,430		(40	)		40			3,430
Income tax expense		1,186		(50	)		15			1,151
Total after tax effect	$	2,244	$	10		$	25		$	2,279

	Fiscal 2016
(in thousands)	Net Pension Activity		Net Postretirement Benefits Activity			Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment			Total
Cost of sales	$	331	$	(174	)	$	-		$	157
S,D&A expenses		2,728		(1,000	)		(11	)		1,717
Subtotal pre-tax		3,059		(1,174	)		(11	)		1,874
Income tax expense		1,179		(452	)		(5	)		722
Total after tax effect	$	1,880	$	(722	)	$	(6	)	$	1,152

	Fiscal 2015
(in thousands)	Net Pension Activity		Net Postretirement Benefits Activity			Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment			Total
Cost of sales	$	359	$	(27	)	$	-		$	332
S,D&A expenses		2,906		(169	)		(8	)		2,729
Subtotal pre-tax		3,265		(196	)		(8	)		3,061
Income tax expense		1,256		(76	)		(4	)		1,176
Total after tax effect	$	2,009	$	(120	)	$	(4	)	$	1,885

Capital Transactions (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Compensation Expense for the Performance Unit Award Agreement

Summary of Awards

A summary of the awards issued in 2017, 2016 and 2015 is as follows:

	Fiscal Year
	2017		2016		2015
Date of approval for award	March 7, 2017		March 8, 2016		March 3, 2015
Fiscal year of service covered by award	2016		2015		2014
Shares settled in cash		18,980		19,080		19,080
Increase in Class B Common Stock shares outstanding		21,020		20,920		20,920
Total Class B Common Stock awarded		40,000		40,000		40,000

Compensation expense for the Performance Unit Award Agreement, recognized on the share price of the last trading day prior to the end of the fiscal year, was as follows:

	Fiscal Year
(in thousands, except per share data)	2017		2016		2015
Total compensation expense	$	7,922	$	7,154	$	7,300
Share price for compensation expense	$	215.26	$	178.85	$	182.51
Share price date for compensation expense	December 29, 2017		December 30, 2016		December 31, 2015

Benefit Plans (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Changes in Projected Benefit Obligation

The following tables set forth pertinent information for the two Company-sponsored pension plans:

Changes in Projected Benefit Obligation

	Fiscal Year
(in thousands)	2017			2016
Projected benefit obligation at beginning of year	$	273,148		$	261,469
Service cost		2,553			461
Interest cost		11,938			12,182
Actuarial loss		27,388			8,268
Benefits paid		(11,109	)		(9,232	)
Projected benefit obligation at end of year	$	303,918		$	273,148

Change in Plan Assets

	Fiscal Year
(in thousands)	2017			2016
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year	$	228,256		$	214,055
Actual return on plan assets		29,766			12,313
Employer contributions		11,600			11,120
Benefits paid		(11,109	)		(9,232	)
Fair value of plan assets at end of year	$	258,513		$	228,256

Funded Status

(in thousands)	December 31, 2017			January 1, 2017
Projected benefit obligation	$	(303,918	)	$	(273,148	)
Plan assets at fair value		258,513			228,256
Net funded status	$	(45,405	)	$	(44,892	)

Amounts Recognized in the Consolidated Balance Sheet

Amounts Recognized in the Consolidated Balance Sheets

(in thousands)	December 31, 2017			January 1, 2017
Current liabilities	$	-		$	-
Noncurrent liabilities		(45,405	)		(44,892	)
Total liability - pension plans	$	(45,405	)	$	(44,892	)

Net Periodic Pension Cost (Benefit)

	Fiscal Year
(in thousands)	2017			2016			2015
Service cost	$	2,553		$	461		$	116
Interest cost		11,938			12,182			11,875
Expected return on plan assets		(13,597	)		(13,822	)		(13,541	)
Recognized net actuarial loss		3,402			3,031			3,230
Amortization of prior service cost		28			28			35
Net periodic pension cost (benefit)	$	4,324		$	1,880		$	1,715

Significant Assumptions

	Fiscal Year
	2017			2016			2015
Projected benefit obligation at the measurement date:
Discount rate - Primary Plan		3.80	%		4.44	%		4.72	%
Discount rate - Bargaining Plan		3.90	%		4.49	%		4.72	%
Weighted average rate of compensation increase	N/A			N/A			N/A
Net periodic pension cost for the fiscal year:
Discount rate - Primary Plan and Bargaining Plan		4.44	%		4.72	%		4.32	%
Weighted average expected long-term rate of return on plan assets		6.00	%		6.50	%		6.50	%
Weighted average rate of compensation increase	N/A			N/A			N/A

Expected Weighted Average Long-Term Rate of Return

	Target			Percentage of Plan						Weighted Average Expected
	Allocation			Assets at Fiscal Year-End						Long-Term Rate of Return
	2018			2017			2016			2017
U.S. large capitalization equity securities		40	%		41	%		41	%		3.0	%
U.S. small/mid-capitalization equity securities		5	%		5	%		5	%		0.5	%
International equity securities		15	%		15	%		15	%		1.2	%
Debt securities		40	%		39	%		39	%		1.3	%
Total		100	%		100	%		100	%		6.0	%

Summary of Common/Collective Trust Fund Pension Plan Assets

(in thousands)	December 31, 2017		January 1, 2017
Common/collective trust funds - equity securities	$	157,290	$	139,735
Common/collective trust funds - fixed income		100,500		87,814
Total common/collective trust funds	$	257,790	$	227,549

Reconciliation of Activity in Postretirement Benefit Plan

Reconciliation of Activity

	Fiscal Year
(in thousands)	2017			2016
Benefit obligation at beginning of year	$	85,255		$	70,361
Service cost		2,232			1,567
Interest cost		3,636			3,094
Acquisition of benefits		3,291			3,458
Plan participants’ contributions		752			662
Actuarial (gain)/loss		1,796			9,152
Benefits paid		(2,994	)		(3,135	)
Medicare Part D subsidy reimbursement		37			96
Divestiture of benefits related to the Deep South and Somerset Exchange Business and the Florence and Laurel Distribution Business		(17,340	)		-
Benefit obligation at end of year	$	76,665		$	85,255

Reconciliation of Plan Assets Fair Value in Postretirement Benefit Plan

Reconciliation of Plan Assets Fair Value

	Fiscal Year
(in thousands)	2017			2016
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year	$	-		$	-
Employer contributions		2,205			2,377
Plan participants’ contributions		752			662
Benefits paid		(2,994	)		(3,135	)
Medicare Part D subsidy reimbursement		37			96
Fair value of plan assets at end of year	$	-		$	-

Funded Status in Postretirement Benefit Plan

Funded Status

(in thousands)	December 31, 2017		January 1, 2017
Current liabilities	$	3,678	$	3,468
Noncurrent liabilities		72,987		81,787
Total liability - postretirement benefits	$	76,665	$	85,255

Components of Net Periodic Postretirement Benefit Cost

Net Periodic Postretirement Benefit Cost

	Fiscal Year
(in thousands)	2017			2016			2015
Service cost	$	2,232		$	1,567		$	1,118
Interest cost		3,636			3,094			2,878
Recognized net actuarial loss		2,942			2,186			3,164
Amortization of prior service cost		(2,982	)		(3,360	)		(3,360	)
Net periodic postretirement benefit cost	$	5,828		$	3,487		$	3,800

Significant Assumptions

	Fiscal Year
	2017			2016			2015
Benefit obligation discount rate at measurement date		3.72	%		4.36	%		4.53	%
Net periodic postretirement benefit cost discount rate for fiscal year		4.36	%		4.53	%		4.13	%

Postretirement benefit expense - Pre-Medicare:
Weighted average health care cost trend rate		6.94	%		6.20	%		7.50	%
Trend rate graded down to ultimate rate		4.50	%		4.50	%		5.00	%
Ultimate rate year	2025			2024			2021

Postretirement benefit expense - Post-Medicare:
Weighted average health care cost trend rate		8.07	%		7.50	%		7.00	%
Trend rate graded down to ultimate rate		4.50	%		4.50	%		5.00	%
Ultimate rate year	2025			2024			2021

A 1% Increase or Decrease in Annual Health Care Cost

(in thousands)	1% Increase		1% Decrease
Postretirement benefit obligation at December 31, 2017	$	9,389	$	(8,323	)
Service cost and interest cost in 2017		668		(593	)

Reconciliation of Amounts in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss That Have Not Yet Been Recognized as Components of Net Periodic Benefit Cost

A reconciliation of the amounts in accumulated other comprehensive loss not yet recognized as components of net periodic benefit cost is as follows:

(in thousands)	January 1, 2017			Actuarial Gain (Loss)			Reclassification Adjustments			December 31, 2017
Pension Plans:
Actuarial (loss)	$	(119,644	)	$	(11,219	)	$	3,402		$	(127,461	)
Prior service (cost) credit		(101	)		-			28			(73	)
Postretirement Medical:
Actuarial (loss)		(40,502	)		(1,796	)		2,942			(39,356	)
Prior service (cost) credit		6,122			-			(2,982	)		3,140
Recognized loss due to the divestiture of the Deep South and Somerset Exchange Business and the Florence and Laurel Distribution Business		-			-			8,257			8,257
Total within accumulated other comprehensive loss	$	(154,125	)	$	(13,015	)	$	11,647		$	(155,493	)

Amounts in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss Expected to be Recognized as Components of Net Periodic Pension Costs or Postretirement Benefits Costs in 2018

The amounts in accumulated other comprehensive loss expected to be recognized as components of net periodic cost during 2018 are as follows:

(in thousands)	Pension Plans		Postretirement Medical			Total
Actuarial loss	$	3,681	$	1,238		$	4,919
Prior service cost (credit)		25		(1,734	)		(1,709	)
Total expected to be recognized during 2018	$	3,706	$	(496	)	$	3,210

Multi-Employer Plans

Fiscal Year

(in thousands)

2017

2016

2015

Pension Protection Act Zone Status

Red

FIP or RP pending or implemented

Yes

Surcharge imposed

Yes

Contribution

800

728

692

Supplemental Savings Plan [Member]

Long-Term Retention Plan [Member]

The liability under this plan was as follows:

(in thousands)	December 31, 2017		January 1, 2017
Current liabilities	$	8,205	$	7,339
Noncurrent liabilities		74,958		70,709
Total liability - Supplemental Savings Plan	$	83,163	$	78,048

The liability under this plan was as follows:

(in thousands)	December 31, 2017		January 1, 2017
Current liabilities	$	3	$	2
Noncurrent liabilities		2,563		1,256
Total liability - LTRP	$	2,566	$	1,258

Retention Plan [Member]

Performance Plan [Member]

The liability under this plan was as follows:

(in thousands)	December 31, 2017		January 1, 2017
Current liabilities	$	2,949	$	3,359
Noncurrent liabilities		42,694		44,480
Total liability - Retention Plan	$	45,643	$	47,839

Anticipated Future Pension Benefit Payments

The liability under this plan was as follows:

(in thousands)	December 31, 2017		January 1, 2017
Current liabilities	$	5,561	$	5,282
Noncurrent liabilities		4,527		5,651
Total liability - Performance Plan	$	10,088	$	10,933

Pension Plans [Member]

Cash Flows

(in thousands)	Anticipated Future Pension Benefit Payments for the Fiscal Years
2018	$	10,726
2019		11,350
2020		12,063
2021		12,815
2022		13,523
2023 – 2027		78,179

Postretirement Benefits [Member]

Anticipated Future Pension Benefit Payments

Cash Flows

(in thousands)	Anticipated Future Postretirement Benefit Payments Reflecting Expected Future Service
2018	$	3,678
2019		3,834
2020		4,063
2021		4,253
2022		4,603
2023 – 2027		25,204

Related Party Transactions (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

The Coca-Cola Company [Member]

Summary of Significant Transactions between Company and The Coca-Cola Company

The following table and the subsequent descriptions summarize the significant transactions between the Company and The Coca‑Cola Company:

	Fiscal Year
(in thousands)	2017		2016		2015
Payments made by the Company to The Coca-Cola Company for:
Concentrate, syrup, sweetener and other purchases	$	1,085,898	$	669,783	$	482,673
Customer marketing programs		139,542		116,537		70,754
Cold drink equipment parts		25,381		21,558		16,260
Glacéau distribution agreement consideration		15,598		-		-

Payments made by The Coca-Cola Company to the Company for:
Conversion of bottling agreements	$	91,450	$	-	$	-
Marketing funding support payments		83,177		73,513		56,284
Fountain delivery and equipment repair fees		35,335		27,624		17,400
Legacy Facilities Credit (excluding portion related to Mobile, Alabama facility)		30,647		-		-
Portion of Legacy Facilities Credit related to Mobile, Alabama facility		12,364		-		-
Facilitating the distribution of certain brands and packages to other Coca-Cola bottlers		10,474		7,193		4,670
Cold drink equipment		8,400		-		-
Presence marketing funding support on the Company’s behalf		4,843		2,064		2,415

CCR [Member]

Summary of Purchases and Sales Arrangements Between Related Parties

The following table summarizes purchases and sales under these arrangements between the Company and CCR:

	Fiscal Year
(in thousands)	2017		2016		2015
Purchases from CCR	$	114,891	$	269,575	$	229,954
Gross sales to CCR		76,718		72,568		30,500
Sales to CCR for transporting CCR's product		2,036		21,940		16,523

Schedule of Asset Purchase and Asset Exchange Transactions for the Acquisition and Exchange of Expansion Territories and Facilities

the Company and CCR recently concluded a series of System Transformation Transactions involving several asset purchase and asset exchange transactions for the acquisition and exchange of the following Expansion Territories and Expansion Facilities:

Expansion Territories	Definitive Agreement Date		Acquisition / Exchange Date
Johnson City and Morristown, Tennessee	May 7, 2014		May 23, 2014
Knoxville, Tennessee	August 28, 2014		October 24, 2014
Cleveland and Cookeville, Tennessee	December 5, 2014		January 30, 2015
Louisville, Kentucky and Evansville, Indiana	December 17, 2014		February 27, 2015
Paducah and Pikeville, Kentucky	February 13, 2015		May 1, 2015
Lexington, Kentucky for Jackson, Tennessee Exchange	October 17, 2014		May 1, 2015
Norfolk, Fredericksburg and Staunton, Virginia and Elizabeth City, North Carolina	September 23, 2015		October 30, 2015
Easton and Salisbury, Maryland and Richmond and Yorktown, Virginia	September 23, 2015		January 29, 2016
Alexandria, Virginia and Capitol Heights and La Plata, Maryland	September 23, 2015		April 1, 2016
Baltimore, Hagerstown and Cumberland, Maryland	September 23, 2015		April 29, 2016
Cincinnati, Dayton, Lima and Portsmouth, Ohio and Louisa, Kentucky	September 1, 2016	¹	October 28, 2016
Anderson, Fort Wayne, Lafayette, South Bend and Terre Haute, Indiana	September 1, 2016		January 27, 2017
Indianapolis and Bloomington, Indiana and Columbus and Mansfield, Ohio	September 1, 2016		March 31, 2017
Akron, Elyria, Toledo, Willoughby and Youngstown, Ohio	April 13, 2017		April 28, 2017
Memphis, Tennessee	September 29, 2017		October 2, 2017
Little Rock and West Memphis, Arkansas for Leroy, Mobile and Robertsdale, Alabama, Panama City, Florida, Bainbridge, Columbus and Sylvester, Georgia, Ocean Springs, Mississippi and Somerset, Kentucky (as part of the CCR Exchange Transaction)	September 29, 2017		October 2, 2017

Expansion Facilities	Definitive Agreement Date		Acquisition / Exchange Date
Annapolis, Maryland Make-Ready Center	October 30, 2015		October 30, 2015
Sandston, Virginia	October 30, 2015		January 29, 2016
Silver Spring and Baltimore, Maryland	October 30, 2015		April 29, 2016
Cincinnati, Ohio	September 1, 2016		October 28, 2016
Indianapolis and Portland, Indiana	September 1, 2016		March 31, 2017
Twinsburg, Ohio	April 13, 2017		April 28, 2017
Memphis, Tennessee and West Memphis, Arkansas for Mobile, Alabama (as part of the CCR Exchange Transaction)	September 29, 2017		October 2, 2017

⁽¹⁾

As amended by Amendment No. 1, dated January 27, 2017.

Beacon [Member]

Minimum Rentals and Contingent Rental Payments

The minimum rentals and contingent rental payments related to this lease were as follows:

	Fiscal Year
(in thousands)	2017		2016		2015
Minimum rentals	$	3,509	$	3,526	$	3,540
Contingent rentals		877		767		682
Total rental payments	$	4,386	$	4,293	$	4,222

Net Income Per Share (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Computation of Basic Net Income Per Share and Diluted Net Income Per Share

	Fiscal Year
(in thousands, except per share data)	2017		2016		2015
Numerator for basic and diluted net income per Common Stock and Class B Common Stock share:
Net income attributable to Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated	$	96,535	$	50,146	$	59,002
Less dividends:
Common Stock		7,141		7,141		7,141
Class B Common Stock		2,187		2,166		2,146
Total undistributed earnings	$	87,207	$	40,839	$	49,715

Common Stock undistributed earnings – basic	$	66,754	$	31,328	$	38,223
Class B Common Stock undistributed earnings – basic		20,453		9,511		11,492
Total undistributed earnings	$	87,207	$	40,839	$	49,715

Common Stock undistributed earnings – diluted	$	66,469	$	31,194	$	38,059
Class B Common Stock undistributed earnings – diluted		20,738		9,645		11,656
Total undistributed earnings – diluted	$	87,207	$	40,839	$	49,715

Numerator for basic net income per Common Stock share:
Dividends on Common Stock	$	7,141	$	7,141	$	7,141
Common Stock undistributed earnings – basic		66,754		31,328		38,223
Numerator for basic net income per Common Stock share	$	73,895	$	38,469	$	45,364

Numerator for basic net income per Class B Common Stock share:
Dividends on Class B Common Stock	$	2,187	$	2,166	$	2,146
Class B Common Stock undistributed earnings – basic		20,453		9,511		11,492
Numerator for basic net income per Class B Common Stock share	$	22,640	$	11,677	$	13,638

	Fiscal Year
(in thousands, except per share data)	2017		2016		2015
Numerator for diluted net income per Common Stock share:
Dividends on Common Stock	$	7,141	$	7,141	$	7,141
Dividends on Class B Common Stock assumed converted to Common Stock		2,187		2,166		2,146
Common Stock undistributed earnings – diluted		87,207		40,839		49,715
Numerator for diluted net income per Common Stock share	$	96,535	$	50,146	$	59,002

Numerator for diluted net income per Class B Common Stock share:
Dividends on Class B Common Stock	$	2,187	$	2,166	$	2,146
Class B Common Stock undistributed earnings – diluted		20,738		9,645		11,656
Numerator for diluted net income per Class B Common Stock share	$	22,925	$	11,811	$	13,802

Denominator for basic net income per Common Stock and Class B Common Stock share:
Common Stock weighted average shares outstanding – basic		7,141		7,141		7,141
Class B Common Stock weighted average shares outstanding – basic		2,188		2,168		2,147

Denominator for diluted net income per Common Stock and Class B Common Stock share:
Common Stock weighted average shares outstanding – diluted (assumes conversion of Class B Common Stock to Common Stock)		9,369		9,349		9,328
Class B Common Stock weighted average shares outstanding – diluted		2,228		2,208		2,187

Basic net income per share:
Common Stock	$	10.35	$	5.39	$	6.35
Class B Common Stock	$	10.35	$	5.39	$	6.35

Diluted net income per share:
Common Stock	$	10.30	$	5.36	$	6.33
Class B Common Stock	$	10.29	$	5.35	$	6.31

NOTES TO TABLE

⁽¹⁾	For purposes of the diluted net income per share computation for Common Stock, all shares of Class B Common Stock are assumed to be converted; therefore, 100% of undistributed earnings is allocated to Common Stock.

⁽²⁾	For purposes of the diluted net income per share computation for Class B Common Stock, weighted average shares of Class B Common Stock are assumed to be outstanding for the entire period and not converted.

⁽³⁾	Denominator for diluted net income per share for Common Stock and Class B Common Stock includes the dilutive effect of shares relative to the Performance Unit Award Agreement.

⁽⁴⁾	The Company does not have anti-dilutive shares.

Risks and Uncertainties (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Risks And Uncertainties [Abstract]

Summary of Percentage of Total Bottle/Can Sales Volume and Percentage Total Net Sales to Its Largest Customers

	Fiscal Year
	2017			2016			2015
Approximate percent of the Company's total bottle/can sales volume
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.		19	%		20	%		22	%
The Kroger Company		10	%		6	%		6	%
Food Lion, LLC		6	%		8	%		7	%
Total approximate percent of the Company's total bottle/can sales volume		35	%		34	%		35	%

Approximate percent of the Company's total net sales
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.		13	%		14	%		15	%
The Kroger Company		7	%		5	%		5	%
Food Lion, LLC		4	%		5	%		5	%
Total approximate percent of the Company's total net sales		24	%		24	%		25	%

Supplemental Disclosures of Cash Flow Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Supplemental Cash Flow Elements [Abstract]

Summary of Changes in Current Assets and Current Liabilities Affecting Cash Flows

Changes in current assets and current liabilities affecting cash were as follows:

	Fiscal Year
(in thousands)	2017			2016			2015
Accounts receivable, trade, net	$	(121,203	)	$	(83,204	)	$	(62,542	)
Accounts receivable from The Coca-Cola Company		3,272			(31,231	)		(5,258	)
Accounts receivable, other		(9,190	)		(5,723	)		(9,543	)
Inventories		2,527			(8,301	)		(13,849	)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		(22,870	)		2,277			(6,264	)
Accounts payable, trade		73,603			32,186			21,728
Accounts payable to The Coca-Cola Company		33,757			39,842			26,769
Other accrued liabilities		31,525			6,474			24,784
Accrued compensation		7,351			7,613			6,087
Accrued interest payable		1,487			158			(174	)
Change in current assets less current liabilities (exclusive of acquisitions)	$	259		$	(39,909	)	$	(18,262	)

Cash Payments (Refunds) During the Period for Interest and Income Taxes

The Company had the following cash payments (refunds) during the period for interest and income taxes:

	Fiscal Year
(in thousands)	2017		2016			2015
Interest	$	39,609	$	34,764		$	27,391
Income taxes		30,965		(7,111	)		31,782

Significant Noncash Investing and Financing Activities

The Company had the following significant noncash investing and financing activities:

	Fiscal Year
(in thousands)	2017		2016		2015
Estimated fair value related to the divestiture of the Deep South and Somerset Exchange Business and the Florence and Laurel Distribution Business	$	151,434	$	-	$	-
Additions to property, plant and equipment accrued and recorded in accounts payable, trade		22,329		15,704		14,006
Gain on acquisition of Southeastern Container preferred shares in CCR redistribution		6,012		-		-
Accounts receivable from The Coca-Cola Company for adjustments to the cash purchase price for the April 2017 Transactions		4,707		-		-
Issuance of Class B Common Stock in connection with stock award		3,669		3,726		2,225
Capital lease obligations incurred		2,233		-		3,361

Segments (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Summary of Financial Information by Segment

The Company’s segment results are as follows:

	Fiscal Year
(in thousands)	2017			2016			2015
Net Sales:
Nonalcoholic Beverages	$	4,243,007		$	3,060,937		$	2,245,836
All Other		301,801			234,732			160,191
Eliminations⁽¹⁾		(221,140	)		(139,241	)		(99,569	)
Consolidated net sales	$	4,323,668		$	3,156,428		$	2,306,458

Income from operations:
Nonalcoholic Beverages	$	84,775		$	123,230		$	92,921
All Other		11,404			4,629			5,223
Consolidated income from operations	$	96,179		$	127,859		$	98,144

Depreciation and Amortization:
Nonalcoholic Beverages	$	160,524		$	109,716		$	76,127
All Other		8,317			6,907			4,769
Consolidated depreciation and amortization	$	168,841		$	116,623		$	80,896

(in thousands)	December 31, 2017			January 1, 2017
Total Assets:
Nonalcoholic Beverages	$	2,958,521		$	2,349,284
All Other		119,894			105,785
Eliminations⁽¹⁾		(5,455	)		(5,585	)
Consolidated total assets	$	3,072,960		$	2,449,484

⁽¹⁾

Net Sales by Product Category

Net sales by product category were as follows:

	Fiscal Year
(in thousands)	2017		2016		2015
Bottle/can sales:
Sparkling beverages (carbonated)	$	2,285,621	$	1,764,558	$	1,323,712
Still beverages (noncarbonated, including energy products)		1,325,969		892,125		577,872
Total bottle/can sales		3,611,590		2,656,683		1,901,584

Other sales:
Sales to other Coca-Cola bottlers		383,065		238,182		178,777
Post-mix and other		329,013		261,563		226,097
Total other sales		712,078		499,745		404,874

Total net sales	$	4,323,668	$	3,156,428	$	2,306,458

Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited) (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Quarterly Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Quarterly Financial Data

	Quarter Ended
(in thousands, except per share data)	April 2, 2017			July 2, 2017		October 1, 2017		December 31, 2017
Net sales	$	865,702		$	1,169,291	$	1,162,526	$	1,126,149
Gross profit		332,021			415,178		410,324		383,424
Net income (loss) attributable to Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated		(5,051	)		6,348		17,316		77,922
Basic net income (loss) per share based on net income attributable to Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated:
Common Stock	$	(0.54	)	$	0.68	$	1.86	$	8.35
Class B Common Stock	$	(0.54	)	$	0.68	$	1.86	$	8.35
Diluted net income (loss) per share based on net income attributable to Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated:
Common Stock	$	(0.54	)	$	0.68	$	1.85	$	8.31
Class B Common Stock	$	(0.54	)	$	0.67	$	1.84	$	8.32

Additional Information:	Quarter Ended
(in thousands, except per share data)	April 2, 2017			July 2, 2017			October 1, 2017		December 31, 2017
System Transformation Transactions acquisitions impact:
Net sales impact	$	264,906		$	472,649		$	478,272	$	536,070
Pre-tax income (loss) impact		4,450			15,320			10,329		(415	)
Net income (loss) impact		2,746			9,452			6,373		(179	)
Per basic common share impact	$	0.29		$	1.02		$	0.68	$	(0.02	)
System Transformation Transactions settlement impact:
Pre-tax total (income) expense	$	-		$	9,442		$	-	$	(2,446	)
(Income) expense net of tax		-			5,826			-		(1,054	)
(Income) expense per basic common share	$	-		$	0.61		$	-	$	(0.11	)
Expenses related to System Transformation Transactions:
Pre-tax total expense	$	7,652		$	11,574		$	13,148	$	17,171
Expense net of tax		4,721			7,141			8,112		7,401
Expense per basic common share	$	0.50		$	0.77		$	0.86	$	0.79
Gain on exchange of franchise territories:
Pre-tax income impact	$	-		$	-		$	-	$	529
Net income impact		-			-			-		228
Per basic common share impact	$	-		$	-		$	-	$	0.02
Portion of Legacy Facilities Credit related to Mobile, Alabama facility impact:
Pre-tax income impact	$	-		$	-		$	-	$	12,364
Net income impact		-			-			-		5,329
Per basic common share impact	$	-		$	-		$	-	$	0.57
Acquisition of Southeastern Container preferred shares from CCR impact:
Pre-tax income impact	$	-		$	-		$	-	$	6,012
Net income impact		-			-			-		2,591
Per basic common share impact	$	-		$	-		$	-	$	0.28
Fair value income/(expense) for acquisition related contingent consideration:
Pre-tax total income/(expense)	$	(12,246	)	$	(16,119	)	$	5,225	$	19,914
Income/(expense) net of tax		(7,556	)		(9,945	)		3,224		8,583
Income/(expense) per basic common share	$	(0.81	)	$	(1.07	)	$	0.35	$	0.92
Amortization of converted distribution rights:
Pre-tax total expense	$	-		$	2,760		$	2,760	$	2,330
Expense net of tax		-			1,703			1,703		1,004
Expense per basic common share	$	-		$	0.18		$	0.18	$	0.11
Mark-to-market income/(expense) related to commodity hedging program:
Pre-tax total income/(expense)	$	327		$	(1,187	)	$	3,401	$	589
Income/(expense) net of tax		202			(732	)		2,098		254
Income/(expense) per basic common share	$	0.02		$	(0.08	)	$	0.22	$	0.03
Tax Act impact:
Income net of tax	$	-		$	-		$	-	$	66,595
Income per basic common share	$	-		$	-		$	-	$	7.14

	Quarter Ended
(in thousands, except per share data)	April 3, 2016			July 3, 2016		October 2, 2016		January 1, 2017
Net sales	$	625,456		$	840,384	$	849,028	$	841,560
Gross profit		243,898			319,707		327,190		324,927
Net income (loss) attributable to Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated		(10,041	)		15,652		23,142		21,393
Basic net income (loss) per share based on net income attributable to Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated:
Common Stock	$	(1.08	)	$	1.68	$	2.48	$	2.31
Class B Common Stock	$	(1.08	)	$	1.68	$	2.48	$	2.31
Diluted net income (loss) per share based on net income attributable to Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated:
Common Stock	$	(1.08	)	$	1.67	$	2.47	$	2.30
Class B Common Stock	$	(1.08	)	$	1.67	$	2.47	$	2.29

Additional Information:	Quarter Ended
(in thousands, except per share data)	April 3, 2016			July 3, 2016			October 2, 2016		January 1, 2017
System Transformation Transactions acquisitions impact:
Net sales impact	$	35,311		$	162,819		$	174,420	$	219,780
Pre-tax income impact		1,206			13,502			2,512		5,153
Net income impact		742			8,304			1,545		3,169
Per basic common share impact	$	0.08		$	0.89		$	0.17	$	0.34
System Transformation Transactions divestitures impact:
Net sales impact	$	-		$	-		$	-	$	68,929
Pre-tax income impact		-			-			-		11,538
Net income impact		-			-			-		7,096
Per basic common share impact	$	-		$	-		$	-	$	0.76
Expenses related to System Transformation Transactions:
Pre-tax total expense	$	6,423		$	7,005		$	9,780	$	9,066
Expense net of tax		3,950			4,308			6,015		5,576
Expense per basic common share	$	0.43		$	0.46		$	0.66	$	0.59
Reduction of gain related to exchange of franchise territories:
Pre-tax total adjustment	$	-		$	692		$	-	$	-
Adjustment net of tax		-			426			-		-
Adjustment per basic common share	$	-		$	0.05		$	-	$	-
Fair value income/(expense) for acquisition related contingent consideration:
Pre-tax total income/(expense)	$	(17,151	)	$	(16,274	)	$	7,365	$	27,970
Income/(expense) net of tax		(10,548	)		(10,009	)		4,530		17,202
Income/(expense) per basic common share	$	(1.14	)	$	(1.06	)	$	0.49	$	1.85
Mark-to-market income/(expense) related to commodity hedging program:
Pre-tax total income/(expense)	$	1,040		$	2,770		$	388	$	530
Income/(expense) net of tax		640			1,704			239		326
Income/(expense) per basic common share	$	0.07		$	0.18		$	0.03	$	0.04
Impact of changes in product supply governance:
Pre-tax total income	$	2,213		$	1,105		$	1,614	$	2,591
Income net of tax		1,361			680			993		1,593
Income per basic common share	$	0.15		$	0.07		$	0.11	$	0.17
Expense related to special charitable contribution:
Pre-tax total expense	$	4,000		$	-		$	-	$	-
Expense net of tax		2,460			-			-		-
Expense per basic common share	$	0.26		$	-		$	-	$	-

Description of Business and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Additional Information (Detail) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2008 shares	Apr. 02, 2017	Dec. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) Segment Benefit_Plan Vote shares	Jan. 01, 2017 USD ($) shares	Jan. 03, 2016 USD ($) shares
Description Of Business And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Bottle and can volume to retail customers				93.00%
Number of operating segments \| Segment				4
Number of additional operating segments that do not meet quantitative thresholds for separate reporting \| Segment				3
Period of collection of trade account receivable				30 days
Amortization expenses of internal-use software				$ 11,900	$ 10,900	$ 9,300
Percentage of maximum tax benefit				50.00%
Cost of marketing programs and sales incentives				$ 137,300	$ 117,000	$ 71,400
Number of votes per share \| Vote				1
Percentage control of total voting power				86.00%
Class B Common Stock is convertible into Common Stock Ratio				one-for-one per share
Anti-dilutive shares \| shares				0	0	0
ASU 2017-07 [Member]
Description Of Business And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Reclassification of service cost from income from operations to other income (expense), net				$ 5,400	$ 3,300
Class B Common Stock [Member]
Description Of Business And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Performance units authorized \| shares	400,000
Common B stock per performance unit \| shares	1
Term of performance unit award agreement	10 years
Maximum overall goal achievement factor	100.00%
Annual performance units granted \| shares	40,000
Number of votes per share \| Vote				20
Selling, Delivery and Administrative Expenses [Member]
Description Of Business And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Shipping and handling costs				$ 550,900	395,400	$ 277,900
Nonalcoholic Beverages [Member]
Description Of Business And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Percentage of service revenue				1.00%
Delivery fees in net sales				$ 5,700	6,000	6,300
All Other [Member]
Description Of Business And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Number of operating segments \| Segment				3
Percentage of third party freight revenue				2.00%
Pension Plans [Member]
Description Of Business And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Number of company-sponsored pension plans \| Benefit_Plan				2
Expected service cost				$ 2,553	$ 461	$ 116
Non-service Cost Components of Net Periodic Benefit Cost [Member] \| ASU 2017-07 [Member] \| Scenario Forecast [Member]
Description Of Business And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Expected service cost			$ 7,700
Non-service Cost Components of Other Benefit Plan Charges [Member] \| ASU 2017-07 [Member] \| Scenario Forecast [Member]
Description Of Business And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Expected service cost			$ 2,700
Distribution Rights [Member]
Description Of Business And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Estimated useful life		40 years
Minimum [Member] \| Distribution Rights [Member]
Description Of Business And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Estimated useful life				20 years
Minimum [Member] \| Customer Relationships [Member]
Description Of Business And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Estimated useful life				12 years
Maximum [Member] \| Distribution Rights [Member]
Description Of Business And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Estimated useful life				40 years
Maximum [Member] \| Customer Relationships [Member]
Description Of Business And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Estimated useful life				20 years

Piedmont Coca-Cola Bottling Partnership - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Jan. 01, 2017	Jan. 03, 2016
Minority Interest [Line Items]
Noncontrolling interest income	$ 6,312,000	$ 6,517,000	$ 6,042,000
Noncontrolling interest	$ 92,205,000	$ 85,893,000
Piedmont Coca-Cola Bottling Partnership [Member]
Minority Interest [Line Items]
Minority interest	22.70%
Piedmont Coca-Cola Bottling Partnership [Member] \| Financing Agreement Provided from Company to Piedmont [Member]
Minority Interest [Line Items]
Finance under financial agreement	$ 100,000,000
Financial agreement expiration date	Dec. 31, 2019
Automatic renewal period of financial agreement	1 year
Period of prior written notice for cancellation	10 days
Subsidiary's intercompany interest rate over the Company's average rate	0.50%
Amounts outstanding under financing agreement with subsidiary	$ 0
Piedmont Coca-Cola Bottling Partnership [Member] \| Financing Agreement Provided form Piedmont to Company [Member]
Minority Interest [Line Items]
Financial agreement expiration date	Dec. 31, 2022
Automatic renewal period of financial agreement	1 year
Financing under agreement	$ 200,000,000
Revolving loan agreement maturity period	30 days
Interest rate percentage over revolving loan agreement	1.47%
Amount outstanding under financing agreement from subsidiary	$ 111,800,000

Acquisitions and Divestitures - Additional Information (Detail)								1 Months Ended				3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Oct. 02, 2017 USD ($)	Apr. 28, 2017 USD ($)	Jan. 27, 2017 USD ($)	Oct. 28, 2016 USD ($)	Apr. 29, 2016 USD ($)	Apr. 01, 2016 USD ($)	Jan. 29, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Apr. 02, 2017	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) Facility	Jan. 01, 2017 USD ($)	Jan. 03, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 28, 2014 USD ($)	Dec. 26, 2017 USD ($)	Aug. 24, 2015 USD ($)
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Gain (loss) on exchange transactions														$ 12,893,000	$ (692,000)	$ 8,807,000
Amortization period of Legacy facilities credit as reduction to cost of sales														40 years
Bargain purchase gain, net of tax of $1,265																2,011,000
Transaction related expenses incurred														$ 6,800,000	$ 6,100,000	5,800,000
Gain on sale of business																22,651,000
Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations [Member] \| BYB Brands Inc [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Cash purchase price on sale of brands																				$ 26,400,000
Gain on sale of business																	$ 22,700,000
Distribution Agreements [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Estimated useful life													40 years
Manufacturing Facilities Letter Agreement
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Aggregate valuation adjustment discount										$ 5,400,000	$ 22,900,000
Legacy Facilities Credit [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Amount of compensation receivable																			$ 43,000,000
Amount of compensation paid								$ 43,000,000
CCR [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Deferred liability recorded								30,600,000				$ 30,600,000		$ 30,600,000
Amortization period of Legacy facilities credit as reduction to cost of sales														40 years
CCR [Member] \| Manufacturing Facilities Letter Agreement
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Cash purchase											33,100,000
Aggregate valuation adjustment discount														$ 4,800,000
Number of additional expansion facility applicable for discount \| Facility														2
Remaining outstanding amount								0				0		$ 0
CCR [Member] \| Legacy Facilities Credit [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Deferred liability recorded								$ 30,600,000				30,600,000		$ 30,600,000
Amortization period of Legacy facilities credit as reduction to cost of sales														40 years
C C R Exchange Transaction And United Exchange Transaction
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Gain (loss) on exchange transactions														$ 500,000
Anderson, Fort Wayne, Lafayette, South Bend and Terre Haute, Indiana Expansion Territories Acquisitions [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill recognized, expected to be deductible for tax purposes			$ 0
Anderson, Fort Wayne, Lafayette, South Bend and Terre Haute, Indiana Expansion Territories Acquisitions [Member] \| CCR [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Cash purchase			$ 32,100,000
Increase (decrease) cash purchase price														$ 500,000
Bloomington and Indianapolis, Indiana and Columbus and Mansfield, Ohio Expansion Territories Acquisitions and Indianapolis and Portland, Indiana Expansion Facilities Acquisitions [Member] \| CCR [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Cash purchase											104,600,000
Increase (decrease) cash purchase price												(4,100,000)
Akron, Elyria, Toledo, Willoughby and Youngstown, Ohio Expansion Territories Acquisitions and Twinsburg, Ohio Expansion Facility Acquisition [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill recognized, expected to be deductible for tax purposes		$ 11,600,000
Akron, Elyria, Toledo, Willoughby and Youngstown, Ohio Expansion Territories Acquisitions and Twinsburg, Ohio Expansion Facility Acquisition [Member] \| CCR [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Cash purchase		$ 87,900,000
Increase (decrease) cash purchase price												$ (4,700,000)
October 2017 CCR Exchange Transaction
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Effective date of business acquisition														Oct. 02, 2017
Arkansas Expansion Territory and Memphis and West Memphis Expansion Facilities Acquisition [Member] \| CCR [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Cash purchase									$ 15,900,000
Aggregate valuation adjustment discount									4,800,000
Memphis Expansion Territory [Member] \| CCR [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Cash purchase	$ 39,600,000
Effective date of business acquisition	Oct. 02, 2017
Acquisition of Spartanburg and Bluffton Expansion Territory in exchange for the Company’s Florence and Laurel Territory and Piedmont's Northeastern Georgia Territory [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Cash purchase									$ 3,400,000
Effective date of business acquisition	Oct. 02, 2017
Memphis Tennessee For Leroy Mobile And Robertsdale Alabama Panama City Florida Bainbridge Columbus And Sylvester Georgia Ocean Springs Mississippi And Somerset Kentucky Exchange Acquisition \| CCR [Member] \| Legacy Facilities Credit [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Gain (loss) on exchange transactions														$ 12,400,000
Coca Cola Refreshments Exchange Transactions
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill recognized, expected to be deductible for tax purposes	$ 6,400,000
Memphis Transaction [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill recognized, expected to be deductible for tax purposes	6,600,000
Memphis Transaction [Member] \| CCR [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Effective date of business acquisition														Oct. 02, 2017
Bloomington and Indianapolis, Indiana and Columbus and Mansfield, Ohio Expansion Territories Acquisitions and Indianapolis and Portland, Indiana Expansion Facilities Acquisitions [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill recognized, expected to be deductible for tax purposes											$ 0
United Exchange Transaction Acquisitions
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill recognized, expected to be deductible for tax purposes	$ 2,700,000
2017 Acquisition [Member] \| Distribution Agreements [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Estimated useful life														40 years
2017 Acquisition [Member] \| Customer Lists [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Estimated useful life														12 years
Easton and Salisbury, Maryland and Richmond and Yorktown, Virginia Expansion Territories Acquisitions and Sandston, Virginia Expansion Facility Acquisition [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Cash purchase							$ 75,900,000
Effective date of business acquisition															Jan. 29, 2016
Goodwill recognized, expected to be deductible for tax purposes							14,900,000
Cash purchase price, settled beyond one year from transaction closing date							$ 10,200,000
Alexandria, Virginia and Capitol Heights and La Plata, Maryland Expansion Territories Acquisitions [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Cash purchase						$ 34,800,000
Effective date of business acquisition															Apr. 01, 2016
Goodwill recognized, expected to be deductible for tax purposes						0
Cash purchase price, settled beyond one year from transaction closing date						$ 800,000
Baltimore, Hagerstown and Cumberland, Maryland Expansion Territories Acquisitions and Silver Spring and Baltimore, Maryland Expansion Facilities Acquisitions [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Cash purchase					$ 68,500,000
Effective date of business acquisition															Apr. 29, 2016
Goodwill recognized, expected to be deductible for tax purposes					0
Cash purchase price, settled beyond one year from transaction closing date					$ 500,000
Cincinnati, Dayton, Lima and Portsmouth, Ohio and Louisa, Kentucky Expansion Territories Acquisitions and Cincinnati, Ohio Expansion Facility Acquisition [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Cash purchase				$ 99,700,000
Effective date of business acquisition															Oct. 28, 2016
Goodwill recognized, expected to be deductible for tax purposes				$ 15,800,000
Cash purchase price increased from post-closing adjustments															$ 1,500,000
2015 Expansion Territories and 2015 Asset Exchange Center [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Cash purchase																85,600,000
2015 Asset Exchange [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Gain (loss) on exchange transactions																8,100,000
Bargain purchase gain, net of tax of $1,265																2,000,000
Deferred tax liability																$ 1,300,000
2014 Expansion Territories [Member] \| CCR [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Cash purchase																		$ 43,100,000

Acquisitions and Divestitures - Summary of Fair Value of Acquired Assets and Assumed Liabilities as of Acquisition Date (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2017	Oct. 02, 2017	Apr. 28, 2017	Mar. 31, 2017	Jan. 27, 2017	Jan. 01, 2017	Oct. 28, 2016	Apr. 29, 2016	Apr. 01, 2016	Jan. 29, 2016	Jan. 03, 2016
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill	$ 169,316					$ 144,586					$ 117,954
Current liabilities (acquisition related contingent consideration)	23,339					15,782
Other liabilities (acquisition related contingent consideration)	357,952					237,655
Anderson, Fort Wayne, Lafayette, South Bend and Terre Haute, Indiana Expansion Territories Acquisitions [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Cash					$ 107
Inventories					5,953
Prepaid expenses and other current assets					1,155
Accounts receivable from The Coca-Cola Company					1,042
Property, plant and equipment					25,708
Other assets (including deferred taxes)					1,158
Goodwill					1,544
Total acquired assets					60,167
Current liabilities (acquisition related contingent consideration)					1,350
Other current liabilities					324
Other liabilities (acquisition related contingent consideration)					26,377
Other liabilities					43
Total assumed liabilities					28,094
Anderson, Fort Wayne, Lafayette, South Bend and Terre Haute, Indiana Expansion Territories Acquisitions [Member] \| Distribution Agreements [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Other identifiable intangible assets					22,000
Anderson, Fort Wayne, Lafayette, South Bend and Terre Haute, Indiana Expansion Territories Acquisitions [Member] \| Customer Lists [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Other identifiable intangible assets					$ 1,500
Bloomington and Indianapolis, Indiana and Columbus and Mansfield, Ohio Expansion Territories Acquisitions and Indianapolis and Portland, Indiana Expansion Facilities Acquisitions [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Cash				$ 211
Inventories				20,952
Prepaid expenses and other current assets				5,117
Accounts receivable from The Coca-Cola Company				1,807
Property, plant and equipment				81,638
Other assets (including deferred taxes)				3,227
Goodwill				2,527
Total acquired assets				163,979
Current liabilities (acquisition related contingent consideration)				2,958
Other current liabilities				3,760
Other liabilities (acquisition related contingent consideration)				49,739
Other liabilities				2,953
Total assumed liabilities				59,410
Bloomington and Indianapolis, Indiana and Columbus and Mansfield, Ohio Expansion Territories Acquisitions and Indianapolis and Portland, Indiana Expansion Facilities Acquisitions [Member] \| Distribution Agreements [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Other identifiable intangible assets				46,750
Bloomington and Indianapolis, Indiana and Columbus and Mansfield, Ohio Expansion Territories Acquisitions and Indianapolis and Portland, Indiana Expansion Facilities Acquisitions [Member] \| Customer Lists [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Other identifiable intangible assets				$ 1,750
Akron, Elyria, Toledo, Willoughby and Youngstown, Ohio Expansion Territories Acquisitions and Twinsburg, Ohio Expansion Facility Acquisition [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Cash			$ 103
Inventories			14,554
Prepaid expenses and other current assets			4,068
Accounts receivable from The Coca-Cola Company			2,552
Property, plant and equipment			52,263
Other assets (including deferred taxes)			4,369
Goodwill			17,804
Total acquired assets			116,213
Current liabilities (acquisition related contingent consideration)			1,546
Other current liabilities			2,860
Other liabilities (acquisition related contingent consideration)			26,604
Other liabilities			2,005
Total assumed liabilities			33,015
Akron, Elyria, Toledo, Willoughby and Youngstown, Ohio Expansion Territories Acquisitions and Twinsburg, Ohio Expansion Facility Acquisition [Member] \| Distribution Agreements [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Other identifiable intangible assets			19,500
Akron, Elyria, Toledo, Willoughby and Youngstown, Ohio Expansion Territories Acquisitions and Twinsburg, Ohio Expansion Facility Acquisition [Member] \| Customer Lists [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Other identifiable intangible assets			$ 1,000
October 2017 Transactions Acquisitions [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Cash		$ 191
Inventories		14,850
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		4,754
Accounts receivable from The Coca-Cola Company		2,391
Property, plant and equipment		70,645
Other assets (including deferred taxes)		889
Goodwill		13,992
Total acquired assets		237,412
Current liabilities (acquisition related contingent consideration)		1,458
Other current liabilities		6,492
Other liabilities (acquisition related contingent consideration)		18,848
Other liabilities		95
Total assumed liabilities		26,893
October 2017 Transactions Acquisitions [Member] \| Distribution Agreements [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Other identifiable intangible assets		124,750
October 2017 Transactions Acquisitions [Member] \| Customer Lists [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Other identifiable intangible assets		$ 4,950
2017 Acquisition [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Cash	612
Inventories	56,309
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	15,094
Accounts receivable from The Coca-Cola Company	7,792
Property, plant and equipment	230,254
Other assets (including deferred taxes)	9,643
Goodwill	35,867
Total acquired assets	577,771
Current liabilities (acquisition related contingent consideration)	7,312
Other current liabilities	13,436
Other liabilities (acquisition related contingent consideration)	121,568
Other liabilities	5,096
Total assumed liabilities	147,412
2017 Acquisition [Member] \| Distribution Agreements [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Other identifiable intangible assets	213,000
2017 Acquisition [Member] \| Customer Lists [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Other identifiable intangible assets	$ 9,200
Easton and Salisbury, Maryland and Richmond and Yorktown, Virginia Expansion Territories Acquisitions and Sandston, Virginia Expansion Facility Acquisition [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Cash										$ 179
Inventories										10,159
Prepaid expenses and other current assets										2,775
Accounts receivable from The Coca-Cola Company										1,121
Property, plant and equipment										46,149
Other assets (including deferred taxes)										2,351
Goodwill										9,396
Total acquired assets										73,430
Current liabilities (acquisition related contingent consideration)										361
Other current liabilities										591
Accounts payable to The Coca-Cola Company										650
Other liabilities (acquisition related contingent consideration)										6,144
Total assumed liabilities										7,746
Easton and Salisbury, Maryland and Richmond and Yorktown, Virginia Expansion Territories Acquisitions and Sandston, Virginia Expansion Facility Acquisition [Member] \| Distribution Agreements [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Other identifiable intangible assets										750
Easton and Salisbury, Maryland and Richmond and Yorktown, Virginia Expansion Territories Acquisitions and Sandston, Virginia Expansion Facility Acquisition [Member] \| Customer Lists [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Other identifiable intangible assets										$ 550
Alexandria, Virginia and Capitol Heights and La Plata, Maryland Expansion Territories Acquisitions [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Cash									$ 219
Inventories									3,748
Prepaid expenses and other current assets									1,945
Accounts receivable from The Coca-Cola Company									1,162
Property, plant and equipment									54,135
Other assets (including deferred taxes)									1,541
Goodwill									1,962
Total acquired assets									64,712
Current liabilities (acquisition related contingent consideration)									742
Other current liabilities									4,231
Other liabilities (acquisition related contingent consideration)									23,924
Other liabilities									266
Total assumed liabilities									$ 29,163
Baltimore, Hagerstown and Cumberland, Maryland Expansion Territories Acquisitions and Silver Spring and Baltimore, Maryland Expansion Facilities Acquisitions [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Cash								$ 161
Inventories								13,850
Prepaid expenses and other current assets								3,774
Accounts receivable from The Coca-Cola Company								1,126
Property, plant and equipment								57,738
Other assets (including deferred taxes)								5,514
Goodwill								8,368
Total acquired assets								113,981
Current liabilities (acquisition related contingent consideration)								1,307
Other current liabilities								5,482
Other liabilities (acquisition related contingent consideration)								35,561
Other liabilities								2,635
Total assumed liabilities								44,985
Baltimore, Hagerstown and Cumberland, Maryland Expansion Territories Acquisitions and Silver Spring and Baltimore, Maryland Expansion Facilities Acquisitions [Member] \| Distribution Agreements [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Other identifiable intangible assets								22,000
Baltimore, Hagerstown and Cumberland, Maryland Expansion Territories Acquisitions and Silver Spring and Baltimore, Maryland Expansion Facilities Acquisitions [Member] \| Customer Lists [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Other identifiable intangible assets								$ 1,450
Cincinnati, Dayton, Lima and Portsmouth, Ohio and Louisa, Kentucky Expansion Territories Acquisitions and Cincinnati, Ohio Expansion Facility Acquisition [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Cash							$ 150
Inventories							18,513
Prepaid expenses and other current assets							4,228
Accounts receivable from The Coca-Cola Company							1,327
Property, plant and equipment							67,943
Other assets (including deferred taxes)							682
Goodwill							8,473
Total acquired assets							183,966
Current liabilities (acquisition related contingent consideration)							3,973
Other current liabilities							8,513
Other liabilities (acquisition related contingent consideration)							71,237
Other liabilities							573
Total assumed liabilities							84,296
Cincinnati, Dayton, Lima and Portsmouth, Ohio and Louisa, Kentucky Expansion Territories Acquisitions and Cincinnati, Ohio Expansion Facility Acquisition [Member] \| Distribution Agreements [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Other identifiable intangible assets							79,900
Cincinnati, Dayton, Lima and Portsmouth, Ohio and Louisa, Kentucky Expansion Territories Acquisitions and Cincinnati, Ohio Expansion Facility Acquisition [Member] \| Customer Lists [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Other identifiable intangible assets							$ 2,750
2016 Acquisition [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Cash						709
Inventories						46,270
Prepaid expenses and other current assets						12,722
Accounts receivable from The Coca-Cola Company						4,736
Property, plant and equipment						225,965
Other assets (including deferred taxes)						10,088
Goodwill						28,199
Total acquired assets						436,089
Current liabilities (acquisition related contingent consideration)						6,383
Other current liabilities						18,817
Accounts payable to The Coca-Cola Company						650
Other liabilities (acquisition related contingent consideration)						136,866
Other liabilities						3,474
Total assumed liabilities						166,190
2016 Acquisition [Member] \| Distribution Agreements [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Other identifiable intangible assets						102,650
2016 Acquisition [Member] \| Customer Lists [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Other identifiable intangible assets						$ 4,750

Acquisitions and Divestitures - Summary of Acquired Assets and Assumed Liabilities as of Acquisition Date (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2017	Oct. 02, 2017	Jan. 01, 2017	Jan. 03, 2016
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill	$ 169,316		$ 144,586	$ 117,954
Current liabilities (acquisition related contingent consideration)	23,339		15,782
Other liabilities (acquisition related contingent consideration)	$ 357,952		$ 237,655
CCR Exchange Transaction Acquisitions [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Cash		$ 91
Inventories		10,667
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		3,218
Accounts receivable from The Coca-Cola Company		1,092
Property, plant and equipment		47,066
Other assets (including deferred taxes)		624
Goodwill		6,378
Total acquired assets		152,836
Other current liabilities		2,760
Other liabilities		1
Total assumed liabilities		2,761
Memphis Transaction [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Cash		100
Inventories		3,354
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		1,222
Accounts receivable from The Coca-Cola Company		1,089
Property, plant and equipment		20,795
Other assets (including deferred taxes)		265
Goodwill		4,917
Total acquired assets		63,242
Current liabilities (acquisition related contingent consideration)		1,458
Other current liabilities		3,241
Other liabilities (acquisition related contingent consideration)		18,848
Other liabilities		94
Total assumed liabilities		23,641
United Exchange Transaction Acquisitions [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Inventories		829
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		314
Accounts receivable from The Coca-Cola Company		210
Property, plant and equipment		2,784
Goodwill		2,697
Total acquired assets		21,334
Other current liabilities		491
Total assumed liabilities		491
October 2017 Transactions Acquisitions [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Cash		191
Inventories		14,850
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		4,754
Accounts receivable from The Coca-Cola Company		2,391
Property, plant and equipment		70,645
Other assets (including deferred taxes)		889
Goodwill		13,992
Total acquired assets		237,412
Current liabilities (acquisition related contingent consideration)		1,458
Other current liabilities		6,492
Other liabilities (acquisition related contingent consideration)		18,848
Other liabilities		95
Total assumed liabilities		26,893
Distribution Agreements [Member] \| CCR Exchange Transaction Acquisitions [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Other identifiable intangible assets		80,500
Distribution Agreements [Member] \| Memphis Transaction [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Other identifiable intangible assets		30,300
Distribution Agreements [Member] \| United Exchange Transaction Acquisitions [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Other identifiable intangible assets		13,950
Distribution Agreements [Member] \| October 2017 Transactions Acquisitions [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Other identifiable intangible assets		124,750
Customer Lists [Member] \| CCR Exchange Transaction Acquisitions [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Other identifiable intangible assets		3,200
Customer Lists [Member] \| Memphis Transaction [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Other identifiable intangible assets		1,200
Customer Lists [Member] \| United Exchange Transaction Acquisitions [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Other identifiable intangible assets		550
Customer Lists [Member] \| October 2017 Transactions Acquisitions [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Other identifiable intangible assets		$ 4,950

Acquisitions and Divestitures - Summary of Carrying Value of Assets and Liabilities of Divesture (Detail) - October 2017 Divestitures [Member] $ in Millions	Oct. 31, 2017 USD ($)
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Cash	$ 303
Inventories	13,717
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	1,199
Property, plant and equipment	44,380
Other assets (including deferred taxes)	604
Goodwill	13,073
Distribution agreements	65,043
Total divested assets	138,319
Other current liabilities	5,683
Pension and postretirement benefit obligations	16,855
Total divested liabilities	$ 22,538

Acquisitions and Divestitures - Schedule of Consolidated Statement of Operations (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Oct. 01, 2017	Jul. 02, 2017	Apr. 02, 2017	Jan. 01, 2017	Oct. 02, 2016	Jul. 03, 2016	Apr. 03, 2016	Dec. 31, 2017	Jan. 01, 2017	Jan. 03, 2016
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Net sales	$ 1,126,149	$ 1,162,526	$ 1,169,291	$ 865,702	$ 841,560	$ 849,028	$ 840,384	$ 625,456	$ 4,323,668	$ 3,156,428	$ 2,306,458
Income from operations									96,179	127,859	98,144
Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations [Member] \| BYB Brands Inc [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Net sales											23,875
Income from operations											1,809
2015 Expansion Territories & 2015 Asset Exchange [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Net sales									484,485	469,440	278,691
Income from operations									1,540	1,907	3,364
2016 System Transformation Transactions [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Net sales									1,011,638	592,329
Income from operations									18,930	22,373
2017 System Transformation Transactions [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Net sales									740,259
Income from operations									10,754
2015 Expansion Territories and 2016 and 2017 System Transformation Transactions and 2015 Asset Exchange [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Net sales									2,236,382	1,061,769	278,691
Income from operations									$ 31,224	$ 24,280	$ 3,364

Acquisitions and Divestitures - Schedule of Unaudited Pro Forma Net Sales (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Oct. 01, 2017	Jul. 02, 2017	Apr. 02, 2017	Jan. 01, 2017	Oct. 02, 2016	Jul. 03, 2016	Apr. 03, 2016	Dec. 31, 2017	Jan. 01, 2017	Jan. 03, 2016
Business Combinations [Abstract]
Net sales as reported	$ 1,126,149	$ 1,162,526	$ 1,169,291	$ 865,702	$ 841,560	$ 849,028	$ 840,384	$ 625,456	$ 4,323,668	$ 3,156,428	$ 2,306,458
Pro forma adjustments (unaudited)									196,224	1,153,358
Net sales pro forma (unaudited)									$ 4,519,892	$ 4,309,786

Acquisitions and Divestitures - Schedule of Unaudited Pro Forma Income From Operations (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Jan. 01, 2017	Jan. 03, 2016
Business Combinations [Abstract]
Income from operations as reported	$ 96,179	$ 127,859	$ 98,144
Pro forma adjustments (unaudited)	5,391	76,906
Income from operations pro forma (unaudited)	$ 101,570	$ 204,765

Inventories - Summary of Inventories (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2017	Jan. 01, 2017
Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]
Finished products	$ 116,354	$ 90,259
Manufacturing materials	33,073	23,196
Plastic shells, plastic pallets and other inventories	34,191	30,098
Total inventories	$ 183,618	$ 143,553

Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets - Summary of Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2017	Jan. 01, 2017
Prepaid Expense And Other Assets [Abstract]
Current portion of income taxes	$ 35,930	$ 21,227
Repair parts	30,530	20,338
Prepayments for sponsorships	6,358	1,879
Prepaid software	5,855	5,331
Commodity hedges at fair market value	4,420	1,289
Other prepaid expenses and other current assets	17,553	13,770
Total prepaid expenses and other current assets	$ 100,646	$ 63,834

Property, Plant and Equipment - Principal Categories and Estimated Useful Lives of Property, Plant and Equipment, Net (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Jan. 01, 2017
Property Plant And Equipment [Line Items]
Total property, plant and equipment, at cost	$ 1,798,824	$ 1,611,442
Less: Accumulated depreciation and amortization	767,436	798,453
Property, plant and equipment, net	1,031,388	812,989
Land [Member]
Property Plant And Equipment [Line Items]
Total property, plant and equipment, at cost	78,825	68,541
Buildings [Member]
Property Plant And Equipment [Line Items]
Total property, plant and equipment, at cost	$ 211,308	201,247
Buildings [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Property Plant And Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, estimated useful lives	8 years
Buildings [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Property Plant And Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, estimated useful lives	50 years
Machinery and Equipment [Member]
Property Plant And Equipment [Line Items]
Total property, plant and equipment, at cost	$ 315,117	229,119
Machinery and Equipment [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Property Plant And Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, estimated useful lives	5 years
Machinery and Equipment [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Property Plant And Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, estimated useful lives	20 years
Transportation Equipment [Member]
Property Plant And Equipment [Line Items]
Total property, plant and equipment, at cost	$ 351,479	316,929
Transportation Equipment [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Property Plant And Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, estimated useful lives	4 years
Transportation Equipment [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Property Plant And Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, estimated useful lives	20 years
Furniture and Fixtures [Member]
Property Plant And Equipment [Line Items]
Total property, plant and equipment, at cost	$ 89,559	78,219
Furniture and Fixtures [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Property Plant And Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, estimated useful lives	3 years
Furniture and Fixtures [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Property Plant And Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, estimated useful lives	10 years
Cold Drink Dispensing Equipment [Member]
Property Plant And Equipment [Line Items]
Total property, plant and equipment, at cost	$ 488,208	484,771
Cold Drink Dispensing Equipment [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Property Plant And Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, estimated useful lives	5 years
Cold Drink Dispensing Equipment [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Property Plant And Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, estimated useful lives	17 years
Leasehold and Land Improvements [Member]
Property Plant And Equipment [Line Items]
Total property, plant and equipment, at cost	$ 125,348	112,393
Leasehold and Land Improvements [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Property Plant And Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, estimated useful lives	5 years
Leasehold and Land Improvements [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Property Plant And Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, estimated useful lives	20 years
Software for Internal Use [Member]
Property Plant And Equipment [Line Items]
Total property, plant and equipment, at cost	$ 113,490	105,405
Software for Internal Use [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Property Plant And Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, estimated useful lives	3 years
Software for Internal Use [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Property Plant And Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, estimated useful lives	10 years
Construction in Progress [Member]
Property Plant And Equipment [Line Items]
Total property, plant and equipment, at cost	$ 25,490	$ 14,818

Property, Plant and Equipment - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Jan. 01, 2017	Jan. 03, 2016
Property Plant And Equipment [Abstract]
Depreciation expense including amortization expense	$ 150,400,000	$ 111,600,000	$ 78,100,000
Impairment expense	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0

Leased Property Under Capital Leases - Additional Information (Detail) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)
Capital Leased Assets [Line Items]
Leased property under capital leases from related party transactions	$ 15.1
Minimum [Member] \| Assets Held under Capital Leases [Member]
Capital Leased Assets [Line Items]
Estimated useful lives of leased property under capital lease	3 years
Maximum [Member] \| Assets Held under Capital Leases [Member]
Capital Leased Assets [Line Items]
Estimated useful lives of leased property under capital lease	20 years

Leased Property Under Capital Leases - Leased Property Under Capital Leases (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2017	Jan. 01, 2017
Leases [Abstract]
Leased property under capital leases	$ 95,870	$ 94,125
Less: Accumulated amortization	66,033	60,573
Leased property under capital leases, net	$ 29,837	$ 33,552

Franchise Rights - Reconciliation of Activity for Franchise Rights (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jul. 03, 2016	Dec. 31, 2017	Jan. 01, 2017
Indefinite Lived Intangible Assets Excluding Goodwill [Line Items]
Beginning balance - franchise rights		$ 533,040	$ 527,540
Conversion from franchise rights to distribution rights		$ (533,040)
Ending balance - franchise rights			533,040
2015 Asset Exchange [Member]
Indefinite Lived Intangible Assets Excluding Goodwill [Line Items]
2015 Asset Exchange	$ 5,500		$ 5,500

Franchise Rights - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jul. 03, 2016	Jan. 01, 2017
2015 Asset Exchange [Member]
Indefinite Lived Intangible Assets Excluding Goodwill [Line Items]
Franchise rights	$ 5,500	$ 5,500

Goodwill - Schedule of Reconciliation of Activity for Goodwill (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Jan. 01, 2017
Goodwill And Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]
Beginning balance - goodwill	$ 144,586	$ 117,954
Goodwill, System Transformation Transactions acquisitions	35,867	26,272
Goodwill, Divestitures	(13,073)
Goodwill, 2015 Asset Exchange		(682)
Goodwill, Measurement period adjustments	1,936	1,042
Ending balance - goodwill	$ 169,316	$ 144,586

Goodwill - Schedule of Reconciliation of Activity for Goodwill (Parenthetical) (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Jan. 01, 2017
System Transformation Transactions [Member]
Indefinite Lived Intangible Assets Including Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill, increase (decrease)	$ 7.4	$ (5.8)

Goodwill - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
Goodwill - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017	Jan. 01, 2017	Jan. 03, 2016
Goodwill And Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]
Impairment of the carrying value of goodwill	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0

Distribution Agreements,Net - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Apr. 02, 2017	Dec. 31, 2017
Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Impairment of distribution agreements, net		$ 0
Distribution Agreements [Member]
Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Estimated useful life	40 years
Amortization expense for 2018		23,600,000
Amortization expense for 2019		23,600,000
Amortization expense for 2020		23,600,000
Amortization expense for 2021		23,600,000
Amortization expense for 2022		$ 23,600,000
Distribution Agreements [Member] \| Comprehensive Beverage Agreement [Member]
Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Estimated useful life		40 years
Distribution Agreements [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Estimated useful life		20 years
Distribution Agreements [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Estimated useful life		40 years

Distribution Agreements, Net - Other Identifiable Intangible Assets Net (Detail) - Distribution Agreements [Member] - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2017	Jan. 01, 2017	Jan. 03, 2016
Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Distribution agreements at cost	$ 939,527	$ 242,486
Less: Accumulated amortization	26,175	7,498
Total other identifiable intangible assets, net	$ 913,352	$ 234,988	$ 129,786

Distribution Agreements, Net - Reconciliation of Activity for Other Identifiable Intangible Assets Net (Detail) - Distribution Agreements [Member] - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Jan. 01, 2017
Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Total Other Identifiable Intangible Assets, Beginning Balance	$ 234,988	$ 129,786
Conversion to distribution rights from franchise rights	533,040
System Transformation Transactions acquisitions	213,000	86,650
October 2017 Divestitures	(65,043)
Measurement period adjustment	16,000
Glacéau Distribution Agreement		21,032
Other distribution agreements	44	1,695
Additional accumulated amortization	(18,677)	(4,175)
Total Other Identifiable Intangible Assets, Ending Balance	$ 913,352	$ 234,988

Distribution Agreements, Net - Reconciliation of Activity for Other Identifiable Intangible Assets Net (Parenthetical) (Detail) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)
System Transformation Transactions [Member]
Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Increase in acquisitions for expansion territories and expansion facilities acquired	$ 51.5

Customer Lists and Other Identifiable Intangible Assets, Net - Additional Information (Detail)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)
Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Impairment of finite-lived identifiable intangible assets	$ 0
Customer Lists and Other Identifiable Intangible Assets [Member]
Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Amortization expense for 2018	1,800,000
Amortization expense for 2019	1,800,000
Amortization expense for 2020	1,800,000
Amortization expense for 2021	1,800,000
Amortization expense for 2022	$ 1,800,000
Customer Lists and Other Identifiable Intangible Assets [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Estimated useful life	12 years
Customer Lists and Other Identifiable Intangible Assets [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Estimated useful life	20 years

Customer Lists and Other Identifiable Intangible Assets, Net - Other Identifiable Intangible Assets (Detail) - Customer Lists and Other Identifiable Intangible Assets [Member] - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2017	Jan. 01, 2017	Jan. 03, 2016
Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Other identifiable intangible assets, cost	$ 25,288	$ 15,938
Less: Accumulated amortization	6,968	5,511
Total other identifiable intangible assets, net	$ 18,320	$ 10,427	$ 6,662

Customer Lists and Other Identifiable Intangible Assets, Net - Reconciliation of Activity for Other Identifiable Intangible Assets (Detail) - Customer Lists and Other Identifiable Intangible Assets [Member] - USD ($)
$ in Thousands

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Jan. 01, 2017

Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]

Total Other Identifiable Intangible Assets, Beginning Balance

$ 10,427

$ 6,662

System Transformation Transactions acquisitions

^[1]

9,200

4,600

Measurement period adjustment

^[2]

150

Additional accumulated amortization

(1,457)

(835)

Total Other Identifiable Intangible Assets, Ending Balance

$ 18,320

$ 10,427

[1]

System Transformation Transactions acquisitions includes an increase of $0.5 million in 2017 from the opening balance sheets for the Expansion Territories and Expansion Facilities acquired in the System Transformation during 2017, as disclosed in the financial statements in the Company’s filed periodic reports. These adjustments are for post-closing adjustments made in accordance with the applicable asset purchase agreement or asset exchange agreement for each System Transformation Transaction. The adjustments to amortization expense associated with these measurement period adjustments were not material to the consolidated financial statements.

[2]

Measurement period adjustment relates to post-closing adjustments made in accordance with the terms and conditions of the September 2016 Distribution APA and the September 2016 Manufacturing APA for the October 2016 Transactions. The adjustments to amortization expense associated with this measurement period adjustment were not material to the consolidated financial statements.

Customer Lists and Other Identifiable Intangible Assets, Net - Reconciliation of Activity for Other Identifiable Intangible Assets (Parenthetical) (Detail) - System Transformation Transactions [Member] $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)
Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Increase in acquisitions for expansion territories and expansion facilities acquired	$ 51.5
Customer Lists [Member]
Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Increase in acquisitions for expansion territories and expansion facilities acquired	$ 0.5

Other Accrued Liabilities - Summary of Other Accrued Liabilities (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2017	Jan. 01, 2017
Accounts Payable And Accrued Liabilities Current [Abstract]
Checks and transfers yet to be presented for payment from zero balance cash accounts	$ 37,262	$ 19,326
Accrued insurance costs	35,433	28,248
Accrued marketing costs	33,376	24,714
Employee and retiree benefit plan accruals	27,024	23,858
Current portion of acquisition related contingent consideration	23,339	15,782
Accrued taxes (other than income taxes)	6,391	2,836
Current deferred proceeds from bottling agreements conversion	2,286
All other accrued expenses	20,419	19,121
Total other accrued liabilities	$ 185,530	$ 133,885

Debt - Summary of Debt (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Debt - Summary of Debt (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2017	Jan. 01, 2017
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt issuance costs	$ (3,580)	$ (4,098)
Total debt	1,088,018	907,254
Long-term debt	$ 1,088,018	907,254
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Non-public [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maturity	2019
Line of credit	$ 207,000	152,000
Interest Rate, Term	Variable
Interest Paid	Varies
3.28% Senior Notes 2023 [Member] \| Non-public [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maturity	2023
Interest Rate	3.28%
Senior Notes	$ 125,000
Interest Paid	Semi-annually
7.00% Senior Notes 2019 [Member] \| Public [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maturity	2019
Interest Rate	7.00%
Senior Notes	$ 110,000	110,000
Unamortized discount on Senior Notes	$ (332)	(570)
Interest Paid	Semi-annually
3.80% Senior Notes 2025 [Member] \| Public [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maturity	2025
Interest Rate	3.80%
Senior Notes	$ 350,000	350,000
Unamortized discount on Senior Notes	$ (70)	(78)
Interest Paid	Semi-annually
Term Loan [Member] \| Non-public [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maturity	2021
Term Loan	$ 300,000	$ 300,000
Interest Rate, Term	Variable
Interest Paid	Varies

Debt - Summary of Debt (Parenthetical) (Detail)	Dec. 31, 2017
7.00% Senior Notes 2019 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior notes, issued at par percentage	98.238%
3.80% Senior Notes 2025 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior notes, issued at par percentage	99.975%

Debt - Principal Maturities of Debt Outstanding (Detail) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]
2018	$ 15,000
2019	347,000
2020	37,500
2021	217,500
Thereafter	475,000
Total debt	$ 1,092,000

Debt - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
Debt - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017	Feb. 27, 2017	Jan. 01, 2017	Jun. 07, 2016	Apr. 30, 2015
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Company's outstanding obligations for capital leases	$ 43,500,000		$ 48,700,000
Debt issued by subsidiaries	0
Guarantees of company debt	$ 0
Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maturity date of debt instruments	Oct. 16, 2019
Aggregate maximum borrowing capacity					$ 450,000,000
Period of unsecured revolving credit agreement	5 years
Letters of credit	$ 50,000,000
Annual facility fee, percentage	0.15%
Senior Unsecured Notes Due in 2023 [Member] \| PGIM, Inc and Certain of Its Affiliates [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior notes, face amount		$ 125,000,000
Debt instrument, interest rate		3.28%
Debt instrument, frequency of periodic payment	semi-annually
Maturity date of debt instruments	Feb. 27, 2023
Aggregate maximum borrowing capacity		$ 175,000,000
Term Loan Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Term loan facility due in fiscal 2018 using Revolving Credit Facility	$ 15,000,000
Senior notes, face amount				$ 300,000,000
Maturity date of debt instruments	Jun. 07, 2021
Aggregate maximum borrowing capacity				$ 500,000,000
Period of unsecured term loan agreement	5 years

Derivative Financial Instruments - Summary of Pre-Tax Changes in Fair Value (Detail) - Commodity Contract [Member] - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Jan. 01, 2017	Jan. 03, 2016
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Total gain (loss)	$ 3,130	$ 4,728	$ (3,439)
Cost of Sales [Member]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Total gain (loss)	2,815	2,896	(2,354)
Selling, Delivery and Administrative Expenses [Member]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Total gain (loss)	$ 315	$ 1,832	$ (1,085)

Derivative Financial Instruments - Summary of Fair Values and Classification in Consolidated Balance Sheets of Derivative Instruments (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2017	Jan. 01, 2017
Assets:
Total assets	$ 4,420	$ 1,289
Commodity Contract [Member] \| Not Designated as Hedging Instruments [Member] \| Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets [Member]
Assets:
Total assets	$ 4,420	$ 1,289

Derivative Financial Instruments - Summary of Gross Derivative Assets and Gross Derivative Liabilities in Consolidated Balance Sheets (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2017	Jan. 01, 2017
Derivative Instruments And Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]
Gross derivative assets	$ 4,481	$ 1,297
Gross derivative liabilities	$ 61	$ 8

Derivative Financial Instruments - Summary of Outstanding Commodity Derivative Agreements (Detail) - Commodity Hedging Agreements [Member] - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Jan. 01, 2017
Derivative Instruments And Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Notional amount of outstanding commodity derivative agreements	$ 59,564,000	$ 13,146,000
Latest maturity date of outstanding commodity derivative agreements	2018-12	2017-12

Derivative Financial Instruments - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)	Feb. 28, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Jan. 01, 2017
Commodity Contract [Member]
Derivative Instruments And Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Notional amount of commodity derivative		$ 59,564,000	$ 13,146,000
Commodity Contract [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member]
Derivative Instruments And Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Notional amount of commodity derivative	$ 91,700,000
Commodity Hedge Agreements Terminated [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member]
Derivative Instruments And Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Notional amount of commodity derivative	$ 22,600,000

Fair Values of Financial Instruments - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Apr. 02, 2017	Dec. 31, 2017	Jan. 01, 2017	Jan. 03, 2016
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Fair Value, Assets, Level 1 to Level 2 Transfers, Amount		$ 0	$ 0	$ 0
Fair Value, Assets, Level 2 to Level 1 Transfers, Amount		0	0	0
Fair Value, Liabilities, Level 1 to Level 2 Transfers, Amount		0	0	0
Fair Value, Liabilities, Level 2 to Level 1 Transfers, Amount		0	0	0
Fair Value, Measurement with Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation, Recurring Basis, Asset, Transfers, Net		0	0	0
Fair Value, Measurement with Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation, Recurring Basis, Liability, Transfers, Net		0	$ 0	$ 0
Amount payable annually under acquisition related contingent consideration arrangements, value, low		23,000,000
Amount payable annually under acquisition related contingent consideration arrangements, value, high		$ 47,000,000
Distribution Rights [Member]
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Estimated useful life	40 years
Distribution Rights [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Estimated useful life		40 years
Distribution Rights [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Estimated useful life		20 years

Fair Values of Financial Instruments - Deferred Compensation Plan Commodity Hedging Agreements and Acquisition Related Contingent Consideration (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2017	Jan. 01, 2017	Jan. 03, 2016
Assets:
Commodity hedging agreements	$ 4,420	$ 1,289
Fair Value Level 1 [Member]
Assets:
Deferred compensation plan assets	33,166	24,903
Liabilities:
Deferred compensation plan liabilities	33,166	24,903
Fair Value Level 2 [Member]
Liabilities:
Non-public variable rate debt	507,000	452,000
Non-public fixed rate debt	126,400
Public debt securities	475,100	475,800
Fair Value Level 2 [Member] \| Commodity Contract [Member]
Assets:
Commodity hedging agreements	4,420	1,289
Fair Value Level 3 [Member]
Liabilities:
Acquisition related contingent consideration	381,291	253,437	$ 136,570
Carrying Amount [Member]
Assets:
Deferred compensation plan assets	33,166	24,903
Liabilities:
Deferred compensation plan liabilities	33,166	24,903
Non-public variable rate debt	506,398	451,222
Non-public fixed rate debt	124,829
Public debt securities	456,791	456,032
Acquisition related contingent consideration	381,291	253,437
Carrying Amount [Member] \| Commodity Contract [Member]
Assets:
Commodity hedging agreements	4,420	1,289
Total Fair Value [Member]
Assets:
Deferred compensation plan assets	33,166	24,903
Liabilities:
Deferred compensation plan liabilities	33,166	24,903
Acquisition related contingent consideration	381,291	253,437
Non-public variable rate debt	507,000	452,000
Non-public fixed rate debt	126,400
Public debt securities	475,100	475,800
Total Fair Value [Member] \| Commodity Contract [Member]
Assets:
Commodity hedging agreements	$ 4,420	$ 1,289

Fair Values of Financial Instruments - Summary of Reconciliation of Acquisition Related Contingent Consideration (Detail) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Jan. 01, 2017

Jan. 03, 2016

Fair Value Liabilities Measured On Recurring Basis Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]

Payment of acquisition related contingent consideration

$ 16,738

$ 13,550

$ 4,039

(Favorable)/unfavorable fair value adjustment

3,226

(1,910)

3,576

Level 3 [Member]

Fair Value Liabilities Measured On Recurring Basis Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]

Opening balance - Level 3 liability

253,437

136,570

Measurement period adjustment

^[1]

14,826

Payment of acquisition related contingent consideration

(16,738)

(13,550)

Reclassification to current payables

(2,340)

(1,530)

(Favorable)/unfavorable fair value adjustment

3,226

(1,910)

Ending balance - Level 3 liability

381,291

253,437

$ 136,570

Level 3 [Member] | System Transformation Transactions [Member]

Fair Value Liabilities Measured On Recurring Basis Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]

Increase due to acquisitions

^[2]

$ 128,880

$ 133,857

[1]

Measurement period adjustments relate to post-closing adjustments made in accordance with the terms and conditions of the applicable asset purchase agreement or asset exchange agreement for each System Transformation Transaction.

[2]

Increase due to System Transformation Transactions acquisitions includes an increase in the acquisition related contingent consideration of $62.5 million in 2017 from the opening balance sheets for the Expansion Territories and Expansion Facilities acquired in the System Transformation during 2017, as disclosed in the financial statements in the Company’s filed periodic reports. These adjustments are for post-closing adjustments made in accordance with the terms and conditions of the applicable asset purchase agreement or asset exchange agreement for each System Transformation Transaction.

Fair Values of Financial Instruments - Summary of Reconciliation of Acquisition Related Contingent Consideration (Parenthetical) (Detail) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)
System Transformation Transactions [Member]
Fair Value Liabilities Measured On Recurring Basis Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]
Increase in acquisition related contingent consideration	$ 62.5

Other Liabilities - Summary of Other Liabilities (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2017	Jan. 01, 2017
Other Liabilities Disclosure [Abstract]
Non-current portion of acquisition related contingent consideration	$ 357,952	$ 237,655
Accruals for executive benefit plans	125,791	123,078
Non-current deferred proceeds from bottling agreements conversion	87,449
Non-current deferred proceeds from Legacy Facilities Credit	29,881
Other	19,506	17,839
Total other liabilities	$ 620,579	$ 378,572

Commitments and Contingencies - Additional Information (Detail)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) Product	Jan. 01, 2017 USD ($) Product	Jan. 03, 2016 USD ($) Product
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Rental expense for noncancellable operating leases	$ 18,700,000	$ 13,600,000	$ 8,900,000
Letters of credit totaled	35,600,000	29,700,000
Long-term marketing contractual arrangements	132,800,000
SAC [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Proceeds from management fees received from SAC	$ 9,100,000	$ 9,000,000	$ 8,500,000
Cases of finished product obligated to purchase on an annual basis \| Product	17,500,000
Purchased number of cases finished product from SAC \| Product	29,900,000	29,900,000	28,300,000
Debt guarantee for related party	$ 23,900,000	$ 23,300,000
Guaranteed portion of SAC's and Southeastern's debt, collateral held	The Company holds no assets as collateral against the SAC guarantee
Impairment of investments	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0
Southeastern [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Purchase requirements of plastic bottles	80.00%
Effective date of debt guarantee for related party eliminated	Nov. 17, 2017

Commitments and Contingencies - Summary of Future Minimum Lease Payments Including Renewal Options for all Noncancellable Operating Leases and Capital Leases (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2017	Jan. 01, 2017
Capital Leases, 2018	$ 10,706
Capital Leases, 2019	10,434
Capital Leases, 2020	10,613
Capital Leases, 2021	6,218
Capital Leases, 2022	2,697
Capital Leases, Thereafter	10,859
Total Capital Leases including interest	51,527
Less: Amounts representing interest	8,058
Present value of minimum lease principal payments	43,469
Less: Current portion of principal payment obligations under capital leases	8,221	$ 7,527
Long-term portion of principal payment obligations under capital leases	35,248	$ 41,194
Operating Leases, 2018	12,497
Operating Leases, 2019	11,872
Operating Leases, 2020	11,380
Operating Leases, 2021	10,879
Operating Leases, 2022	9,867
Operating Leases, Thereafter	34,717
Total Operating Leases	91,212
Total Capital And Operating Leases [Member]
Total future minimum payments due in 2018	23,203
Total future minimum payments due in 2019	22,306
Total future minimum payments due in 2020	21,993
Total future minimum payments due in 2021	17,097
Total future minimum payments due in 2022	12,564
Total future minimum payments due, in Thereafter	45,576
Total minimum lease payments including interest	$ 142,739

Commitments and Contingencies - Summary of Company's Purchases from Manufacturing Cooperatives (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Jan. 01, 2017	Jan. 03, 2016
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Total purchases from manufacturing cooperatives	$ 257,039	$ 230,001	$ 207,768
SAC [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Total purchases from manufacturing cooperatives	148,511	149,878	144,511
Southeastern [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Total purchases from manufacturing cooperatives	$ 108,528	$ 80,123	$ 63,257

Commitments and Contingencies - Summary of Maximum Exposure under Guarantee (Detail) - SAC [Member]
$ in Thousands

Dec. 31, 2017

USD ($)

Loss Contingencies [Line Items]

Maximum guaranteed debt

$ 23,938

Equity investments

7,325

^[1]

Maximum total exposure, including equity investments

$ 31,263

[1]	Recorded in other assets on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets using the equity method.

Income Taxes - Significant Components of the Provision for Income Taxes (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Jan. 01, 2017	Jan. 03, 2016
Current:
Federal	$ 12,978	$ (6,920)	$ 20,107
State	5,292	27	3,563
Total current provision (benefit)	18,270	(6,893)	23,670
Deferred:
Federal	(54,232)	39,644	10,638
State	(3,879)	3,298	(230)
Total deferred provision (benefit)	(58,111)	42,942	10,408
Income tax expense (benefit)	$ (39,841)	$ 36,049	$ 34,078

Income Taxes - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Jan. 01, 2017	Jan. 03, 2016
Income Tax [Line Items]
Effective income tax rate		(63.20%)	38.90%	34.40%
Effective income tax rate with noncontrolling interest		(70.30%)	41.80%	36.60%
Federal corporate tax rate		35.00%	35.00%	35.00%
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, estimated impact one-time benefit within income tax expense (benefit)		$ 69,000,000
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, benefit partially offset and increase to valuation allowance		2,400,000
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, change in tax rate income tax benefit net		66,600,000
Uncertain tax positions		2,400,000	$ 2,900,000
Uncertain tax positions that would affect tax rate		2,400,000	2,900,000
Change in uncertain tax positions, expected material impact on consolidated financial statements		0
Valuation allowance for deferred tax assets		$ 4,337,000	$ 1,618,000
Earliest Tax Year [Member] \| Internal Revenue Service (IRS) [Member]
Income Tax [Line Items]
Tax year open for examination		2002
State and Local Jurisdiction [Member]
Income Tax [Line Items]
Federal net operating losses		$ 38,800,000
Net operating loss carryforwards expiration ending year		2036
State and Local Jurisdiction [Member] \| Earliest Tax Year [Member]
Income Tax [Line Items]
Tax year open for examination		1998
Scenario Forecast [Member]
Income Tax [Line Items]
Federal corporate tax rate	21.00%

Income Taxes - Reconciliation of Income Tax Expense at Statutory Federal Rate to Actual Income Tax Expense (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Jan. 01, 2017	Jan. 03, 2016
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Statutory expense	$ 22,052	$ 32,449	$ 34,692
Adjustment for federal tax legislation	(69,014)
Meals and entertainment	2,771	1,879	1,666
Valuation allowance change	2,718	(689)	(1,332)
State income taxes, net of federal benefit	2,029	3,243	3,496
Noncontrolling interest – Piedmont	(1,692)	(2,406)	(2,261)
Adjustment for uncertain tax positions	(521)	(43)	51
Adjustment for state tax legislation		(625)	(1,145)
Manufacturing deduction benefit		(56)	(1,330)
Bargain purchase gain			(704)
Other, net	1,816	2,297	945
Income tax expense (benefit)	$ (39,841)	$ 36,049	$ 34,078
Statutory expense	35.00%	35.00%	35.00%
Adjustment for federal tax legislation	(109.50%)
Meals and entertainment	4.40%	2.00%	1.70%
Valuation allowance change	4.30%	(0.70%)	(1.30%)
State income taxes, net of federal benefit	3.20%	3.50%	3.50%
Noncontrolling interest – Piedmont	(2.70%)	(2.60%)	(2.30%)
Adjustment for uncertain tax positions	(0.80%)		0.10%
Adjustment for state tax legislation		(0.70%)	(1.20%)
Manufacturing deduction benefit		(0.10%)	(1.30%)
Bargain purchase gain			(0.70%)
Other, net	2.90%	2.50%	0.90%
Income tax expense (benefit)	(63.20%)	38.90%	34.40%

Income Taxes - Reconciliation of Uncertain Tax Positions Excluding Accrued Interest (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Jan. 01, 2017	Jan. 03, 2016
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Gross uncertain tax positions at the beginning of the year	$ 2,679	$ 2,633	$ 2,620
Increase as a result of tax positions taken in the current period	966	687	547
Reduction as a result of the expiration of the applicable statute of limitations	(1,359)	(641)	(534)
Gross uncertain tax positions at the end of the year	$ 2,286	$ 2,679	$ 2,633

Income Taxes - Temporary Differences and Carryforwards that Comprised Deferred Income Tax Assets and Liabilities (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2017	Jan. 01, 2017
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Acquisition related contingent consideration	$ 94,055	$ 97,573
Deferred compensation	27,097	44,185
Deferred revenue	18,704
Postretirement benefits	16,443	32,656
Accrued liabilities	15,523	21,666
Pension (nonunion)	8,303	17,381
Transactional costs	5,733	7,155
Capital lease agreements	3,377	5,817
Charitable contribution carryover	3,770	4,409
Pension (union)	1,922	3,162
Net operating loss carryforwards	1,923	2,148
Other	1,669	111
Deferred income tax assets	198,519	236,263
Less: Valuation allowance for deferred tax assets	4,337	1,618
Net deferred income tax asset	194,182	234,645
Intangible assets	(154,425)	(204,661)
Depreciation	(105,685)	(134,872)
Investment in Piedmont	(25,895)	(45,128)
Inventory	(9,781)	(13,814)
Prepaid expenses	(8,399)	(6,300)
Patronage dividend	(2,361)	(4,724)
Deferred income tax liabilities	(306,546)	(409,499)
Net deferred income tax liability	$ (112,364)	$ (174,854)

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) - Summary of Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Jan. 01, 2017	Jan. 03, 2016
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]
Beginning Balance	$ 363,024	$ 322,432	$ 256,943
Gains (Losses) During the Period, Pre-tax Activity	(13,015)	(18,929)	9,112
Gains (Losses) During the Period, Tax Effect	3,211	7,287	(3,490)
Reclassification to income, Pre-tax Activity	11,687	1,874	3,061
Reclassification to income, Tax Effect	(3,188)	(722)	(1,176)
Ending Balance	458,907	363,024	322,432
Deep South and Somerset Exchange Business and the Florence and Laurel Distribution Business [Member]
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]
Reclassification to income, Pre-tax Activity	8,257
Reclassification to income, Tax Effect	(2,037)
Ending Balance	6,220
Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment [Member]
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]
Beginning Balance	(11)	(5)	(1)
Reclassification to income, Pre-tax Activity	40	(11)	(8)
Reclassification to income, Tax Effect	(15)	5	4
Ending Balance	14	(11)	(5)
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss [Member]
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]
Beginning Balance	(92,897)	(82,407)	(89,914)
Ending Balance	(94,202)	(92,897)	(82,407)
Net Pension Activity [Member] \| Actuarial Loss [Member]
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]
Beginning Balance	(72,393)	(68,243)	(74,867)
Gains (Losses) During the Period, Pre-tax Activity	(11,219)	(9,777)	7,513
Gains (Losses) During the Period, Tax Effect	2,768	3,764	(2,877)
Reclassification to income, Pre-tax Activity	3,402	3,031	3,230
Reclassification to income, Tax Effect	(1,176)	(1,168)	(1,242)
Ending Balance	(78,618)	(72,393)	(68,243)
Net Pension Activity [Member] \| Prior Service Costs [Member]
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]
Beginning Balance	(61)	(78)	(99)
Reclassification to income, Pre-tax Activity	28	28	35
Reclassification to income, Tax Effect	(10)	(11)	(14)
Ending Balance	(43)	(61)	(78)
Net Postretirement Benefits Activity [Member] \| Actuarial Loss [Member]
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]
Beginning Balance	(24,111)	(19,825)	(22,759)
Gains (Losses) During the Period, Pre-tax Activity	(1,796)	(9,152)	1,599
Gains (Losses) During the Period, Tax Effect	443	3,523	(613)
Reclassification to income, Pre-tax Activity	2,942	2,186	3,164
Reclassification to income, Tax Effect	(997)	(843)	(1,216)
Ending Balance	(23,519)	(24,111)	(19,825)
Net Postretirement Benefits Activity [Member] \| Prior Service Costs [Member]
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]
Beginning Balance	3,679	5,744	7,812
Reclassification to income, Pre-tax Activity	(2,982)	(3,360)	(3,360)
Reclassification to income, Tax Effect	1,047	1,295	1,292
Ending Balance	$ 1,744	$ 3,679	$ 5,744

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) - Summary of Impact of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) on Income Statement (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Oct. 01, 2017	Jul. 02, 2017	Apr. 02, 2017	Jan. 01, 2017	Oct. 02, 2016	Jul. 03, 2016	Apr. 03, 2016	Dec. 31, 2017	Jan. 01, 2017	Jan. 03, 2016
Reclassification Adjustment Out Of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Line Items]
Cost of sales									$ 2,782,721	$ 1,940,706	$ 1,405,426
S,D&A expenses									1,444,768	1,087,863	802,888
Subtotal pre-tax									(63,006)	(92,712)	(99,122)
Income tax expense									(39,841)	36,049	34,078
Total after tax effect	$ (77,922)	$ (17,316)	$ (6,348)	$ 5,051	$ (21,393)	$ (23,142)	$ (15,652)	$ 10,041	(96,535)	(50,146)	(59,002)
Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Member]
Reclassification Adjustment Out Of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Line Items]
Cost of sales									368	157	332
S,D&A expenses									3,062	1,717	2,729
Subtotal pre-tax									3,430	1,874	3,061
Income tax expense									1,151	722	1,176
Total after tax effect									2,279	1,152	1,885
Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Member] \| Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment [Member]
Reclassification Adjustment Out Of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Line Items]
S,D&A expenses									40	(11)	(8)
Subtotal pre-tax									40	(11)	(8)
Income tax expense									15	(5)	(4)
Total after tax effect									25	(6)	(4)
Net Pension Activity [Member] \| Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Member] \| Accumulated Defined Benefit Plans Adjustment Attributable to Parent [Member]
Reclassification Adjustment Out Of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Line Items]
Cost of sales									377	331	359
S,D&A expenses									3,053	2,728	2,906
Subtotal pre-tax									3,430	3,059	3,265
Income tax expense									1,186	1,179	1,256
Total after tax effect									2,244	1,880	2,009
Net Postretirement Benefits Activity [Member] \| Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Member] \| Accumulated Defined Benefit Plans Adjustment Attributable to Parent [Member]
Reclassification Adjustment Out Of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Line Items]
Cost of sales									(9)	(174)	(27)
S,D&A expenses									(31)	(1,000)	(169)
Subtotal pre-tax									(40)	(1,174)	(196)
Income tax expense									(50)	(452)	(76)
Total after tax effect									$ 10	$ (722)	$ (120)

Capital Transactions - Summary of the Awards Each Year (Detail) - Class B Common Stock [Member] - shares	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Jan. 01, 2017	Jan. 03, 2016
Schedule of Capitalization, Equity [Line Items]
Date of approval for award	Mar. 07, 2017	Mar. 08, 2016	Mar. 03, 2015
Fiscal year of service covered by award	2016	2015	2014
Shares settled in cash	18,980	19,080	19,080
Class B common stock shares issued	21,020	20,920	20,920
Total Class B Common Stock awarded	40,000	40,000	40,000

Capital Transactions - Additional Information (Detail) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) Vote Stock $ / shares	Jan. 01, 2017 USD ($) $ / shares	Jan. 03, 2016 USD ($) $ / shares
Schedule of Capitalization, Equity [Line Items]
Number of classes of common stock outstanding \| Stock	2
Dividend is declared and paid on the Common Stock \| $ / shares	$ 1.00	$ 1.00	$ 1.00
Payment of dividend \| $	$ 9,328	$ 9,307	$ 9,287
Number of votes per share \| Vote	1
Class B Common Stock [Member]
Schedule of Capitalization, Equity [Line Items]
Dividend is declared and paid on the Common Stock \| $ / shares	$ 1.00	$ 1.00	$ 1.00
Number of votes per share \| Vote	20

Capital Transactions - Summary of Compensation Expense for the Performance Unit Award Agreement (Detail) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Jan. 01, 2017	Jan. 03, 2016
Statement Of Stockholders Equity [Abstract]
Stock compensation expense	$ 7,922	$ 7,154	$ 7,300
Share price for compensation expense	$ 215.26	$ 178.85	$ 182.51
Share price date for compensation expense	Dec. 29, 2017	Dec. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015

Benefit Plans - Additional Information (Detail) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) Benefit_Plan Security	Jan. 01, 2017 USD ($)	Jan. 03, 2016 USD ($)
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Accumulated benefit obligation	$ 303,900	$ 273,100
Weighted average asset allocation as per guidelines, minimum	100.00%
Defined benefit plan investment allocation	100.00%	100.00%
Debt securities comprised number of institutional bond \| Security	2
Weighted average duration of institutional bond	3 years
Weighted average expected long-term rate of return on plan assets	6.00%
Plan assets at fair value	$ 257,790	$ 227,549
Multi-employer plans status green zone minimum funded percentage	80.00%
Multi-employer plans listing in pension funds minimum contribution reckoning percent	5.00%
Multi-employer pension plan exit liability recorded	$ 7,700
Multi-employer pension plan exit annual payment amount	$ 1,000
Rehabilitation Plan [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Multi-employer pension plan Rehabilitation Plan adoption effective date	Jan. 01, 2015
Collective bargaining agreement, effective date	Apr. 28, 2014
Employer-Teamsters and Pension Trust Fund [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Multi-employer plans collective bargaining remainder of arrangements, expiration date	Jul. 26, 2018
Equity Securities [Member] \| Fair Value Level 1 [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Plan assets at fair value	$ 700	$ 700
U.S. Large Capitalization Equity Securities [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Weighted average asset allocation as per guidelines, minimum	40.00%
Defined benefit plan investment allocation	41.00%	41.00%
Weighted average expected long-term rate of return on plan assets	3.00%
U.S. Small/Mid-Capitalization Equity Securities [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Weighted average asset allocation as per guidelines, minimum	5.00%
Defined benefit plan investment allocation	5.00%	5.00%
Weighted average expected long-term rate of return on plan assets	0.50%
International Equity Securities [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Weighted average asset allocation as per guidelines, minimum	15.00%
Defined benefit plan investment allocation	15.00%	15.00%
Weighted average expected long-term rate of return on plan assets	1.20%
Debt Securities [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Weighted average asset allocation as per guidelines, minimum	40.00%
Defined benefit plan investment allocation	39.00%	39.00%
Weighted average expected long-term rate of return on plan assets	1.30%
Equity Securities [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined benefit plan investment allocation	61.00%
Minimum [Member] \| Employer-Teamsters and Pension Trust Fund [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Multi-employer plans collective bargaining arrangements, expiration date	Apr. 29, 2017
Minimum [Member] \| U.S. Large Capitalization Equity Securities [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Weighted average asset allocation as per guidelines, minimum	30.00%
Minimum [Member] \| U.S. Small/Mid-Capitalization Equity Securities [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Weighted average asset allocation as per guidelines, minimum	0.00%
Minimum [Member] \| International Equity Securities [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Weighted average asset allocation as per guidelines, minimum	0.00%
Minimum [Member] \| Debt Securities [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Weighted average asset allocation as per guidelines, minimum	10.00%
Maximum [Member] \| Employer-Teamsters and Pension Trust Fund [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Multi-employer plans collective bargaining arrangements, renewal expiration term	2020-04
Maximum [Member] \| U.S. Large Capitalization Equity Securities [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Weighted average asset allocation as per guidelines, minimum	45.00%
Maximum [Member] \| U.S. Small/Mid-Capitalization Equity Securities [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Weighted average asset allocation as per guidelines, minimum	20.00%
Maximum [Member] \| International Equity Securities [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Weighted average asset allocation as per guidelines, minimum	10.00%
Maximum [Member] \| Debt Securities [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Weighted average asset allocation as per guidelines, minimum	50.00%
Executive Benefit Plans [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Number of executive benefit plans \| Benefit_Plan	4
Supplemental Savings Plan [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Company contributions vesting period	5 years
Company maximum contribution percentage under plan	50.00%	50.00%	50.00%
Company actual contribution percentage under plan	50.00%	50.00%	50.00%
Participant contributions percentage under plan	6.00%	6.00%	6.00%
Long-Term Retention Plan [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Vested percentage until age 50 under plan	50.00%
Age vesting percentage increases	50 years
Annual vested percentage increase under plan after age 50	5.00%
Fully vested age	60 years
Annuity to eligible participants installment payment period one	10 years
Annuity to eligible participants installment payment period two	15 years
Annuity to eligible participants installment payment period three	20 years
Retention Plan [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Vested percentage until age 50 under plan	50.00%
Age vesting percentage increases	50 years
Annual vested percentage increase under plan after age 50	5.00%
Fully vested age	60 years
Annuity to eligible participants installment payment period one	10 years
Annuity to eligible participants installment payment period two	15 years
Annuity to eligible participants installment payment period three	20 years
Pension Plans [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Number of company-sponsored pension plans \| Benefit_Plan	2
Benefit pension plan, contributions	$ 10,726
Weighted average expected long-term rate of return on plan assets	6.00%	6.50%
Plan assets at fair value	$ 258,513	$ 228,256	$ 214,055
Pension Plans [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Benefit pension plan, contributions	10,000
Pension Plans [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Benefit pension plan, contributions	$ 20,000
Primary Plan [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Benefit pension plans, benefit obligation, discount rate	3.80%	4.44%	4.72%
Bargaining Plan [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Benefit pension plans, benefit obligation, discount rate	3.90%	4.49%	4.72%
401(k) Savings Plan [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Company maximum contribution percentage under plan	5.00%	5.00%	5.00%
Cost recognized	$ 18,400	$ 14,900	$ 10,700

Benefit Plans - Liability Under Executive Benefit Plans (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2017	Jan. 01, 2017
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Current liabilities	$ 27,024	$ 23,858
Supplemental Savings Plan [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Current liabilities	8,205	7,339
Noncurrent liabilities	74,958	70,709
Total liability	83,163	78,048
Long-Term Retention Plan [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Current liabilities	3	2
Noncurrent liabilities	2,563	1,256
Total liability	2,566	1,258
Retention Plan [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Current liabilities	2,949	3,359
Noncurrent liabilities	42,694	44,480
Total liability	45,643	47,839
Performance Plan [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Current liabilities	5,561	5,282
Noncurrent liabilities	4,527	5,651
Total liability	$ 10,088	$ 10,933

Benefit Plans - Changes in Projected Benefit Obligation (Detail) - Pension Plans [Member] - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Jan. 01, 2017	Jan. 03, 2016
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Benefit obligation at beginning of year	$ 273,148	$ 261,469
Service cost	2,553	461	$ 116
Interest cost	11,938	12,182	11,875
Actuarial loss	27,388	8,268
Benefits paid	(11,109)	(9,232)
Benefit obligation at end of year	$ 303,918	$ 273,148	$ 261,469

Benefit Plans - Change in Plan Assets (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Jan. 01, 2017
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year	$ 227,549
Fair value of plan assets at end of year	257,790	$ 227,549
Pension Plans [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year	228,256	214,055
Actual return on plan assets	29,766	12,313
Employer contributions	11,600	11,120
Benefits paid	(11,109)	(9,232)
Fair value of plan assets at end of year	$ 258,513	$ 228,256

Benefit Plans - Funded Status (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2017	Jan. 01, 2017	Jan. 03, 2016
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Plan assets at fair value	$ 257,790	$ 227,549
Noncurrent liabilities	118,392	126,679
Pension Plans [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Projected benefit obligation	(303,918)	(273,148)	$ (261,469)
Plan assets at fair value	258,513	228,256	214,055
Net funded status	(45,405)	(44,892)
Noncurrent liabilities	45,405	44,892
Total liability - postretirement benefits	45,405	44,892
Postretirement Benefits [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Projected benefit obligation	(76,665)	(85,255)	(70,361)
Plan assets at fair value	0	0	$ 0
Current liabilities	3,678	3,468
Noncurrent liabilities	72,987	81,787
Total liability - postretirement benefits	$ 76,665	$ 85,255

Benefit Plans - Amounts Recognized in the Consolidated Balance Sheet (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2017	Jan. 01, 2017
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Noncurrent liabilities	$ (118,392)	$ (126,679)
Pension Plans [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Noncurrent liabilities	(45,405)	(44,892)
Total liability - pension plans	$ (45,405)	$ (44,892)

Benefit Plans - Net Periodic Pension Cost (Benefit) (Detail) - Pension Plans [Member] - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Jan. 01, 2017	Jan. 03, 2016
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Service cost	$ 2,553	$ 461	$ 116
Interest cost	11,938	12,182	11,875
Expected return on plan assets	(13,597)	(13,822)	(13,541)
Recognized net actuarial loss	3,402	3,031	3,230
Amortization of prior service cost	28	28	35
Net periodic pension cost (benefit)	$ 4,324	$ 1,880	$ 1,715

Benefit Plans - Significant Assumptions Used (Detail)	12 Months Ended
Benefit Plans - Significant Assumptions Used (Detail)	Dec. 31, 2017	Jan. 01, 2017	Jan. 03, 2016
Net periodic pension cost for the fiscal year:
Weighted average expected long-term rate of return on plan assets	6.00%
Primary Plan [Member]
Projected benefit obligation at the measurement date:
Discount rate	3.80%	4.44%	4.72%
Bargaining Plan [Member]
Projected benefit obligation at the measurement date:
Discount rate	3.90%	4.49%	4.72%
Postretirement Benefits [Member]
Projected benefit obligation at the measurement date:
Discount rate	3.72%	4.36%	4.53%
Net periodic pension cost for the fiscal year:
Discount rate	4.36%	4.53%	4.13%
Pre Medicare [Member]
Postretirement benefit expense - Pre-Medicare:
Weighted average health care cost trend rate	6.94%	6.20%	7.50%
Trend rate graded down to ultimate rate	4.50%	4.50%	5.00%
Ultimate rate year	2025	2024	2021
Post Medicare [Member]
Postretirement benefit expense - Pre-Medicare:
Weighted average health care cost trend rate	8.07%	7.50%	7.00%
Trend rate graded down to ultimate rate	4.50%	4.50%	5.00%
Ultimate rate year	2025	2024	2021
Pension Plans [Member]
Projected benefit obligation at the measurement date:
Weighted average rate of compensation increase	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Net periodic pension cost for the fiscal year:
Weighted average expected long-term rate of return on plan assets	6.00%	6.50%	6.50%
Weighted average rate of compensation increase	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Pension Plans [Member] \| Primary Plan [Member]
Projected benefit obligation at the measurement date:
Discount rate	3.80%	4.44%	4.72%
Pension Plans [Member] \| Bargaining Plan [Member]
Projected benefit obligation at the measurement date:
Discount rate	3.90%	4.49%	4.72%
Pension Plans [Member] \| Primary Plan and Bargaining Plan [Member]
Net periodic pension cost for the fiscal year:
Discount rate	4.44%	4.72%	4.32%

Benefit Plans - Anticipated Future Pension Benefit Payments (Detail) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)
Pension Plans [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
2018	$ 10,726
2019	11,350
2020	12,063
2021	12,815
2022	13,523
2023 – 2027	78,179
Postretirement Benefits [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
2018	3,678
2019	3,834
2020	4,063
2021	4,253
2022	4,603
2023 – 2027	$ 25,204

Benefit Plans - Expected Weighted Average Long-Term Rate of Return (Detail)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Jan. 01, 2017
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Target Allocation 2018	100.00%
Percentage of Plan Assets at Fiscal Year-End	100.00%	100.00%
Weighted Average Expected Long-Term Rate of Return - 2017	6.00%
U.S. Large Capitalization Equity Securities [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Target Allocation 2018	40.00%
Percentage of Plan Assets at Fiscal Year-End	41.00%	41.00%
Weighted Average Expected Long-Term Rate of Return - 2017	3.00%
U.S. Small/Mid-Capitalization Equity Securities [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Target Allocation 2018	5.00%
Percentage of Plan Assets at Fiscal Year-End	5.00%	5.00%
Weighted Average Expected Long-Term Rate of Return - 2017	0.50%
International Equity Securities [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Target Allocation 2018	15.00%
Percentage of Plan Assets at Fiscal Year-End	15.00%	15.00%
Weighted Average Expected Long-Term Rate of Return - 2017	1.20%
Debt Securities [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Target Allocation 2018	40.00%
Percentage of Plan Assets at Fiscal Year-End	39.00%	39.00%
Weighted Average Expected Long-Term Rate of Return - 2017	1.30%

Benefit Plans - Summary of Common/Collective Trust Fund Pension Plan Assets (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2017	Jan. 01, 2017
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Total common/collective trust funds	$ 257,790	$ 227,549
Common/Collective Trust Funds - Equity Securities [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Total common/collective trust funds	157,290	139,735
Common/Collective Trust Funds - Fixed Income [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Total common/collective trust funds	$ 100,500	$ 87,814

Benefit Plans - Reconciliation of Benefit Obligation (Detail) - Postretirement Benefits [Member] - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Jan. 01, 2017	Jan. 03, 2016
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Benefit obligation at beginning of year	$ 85,255	$ 70,361
Service cost	2,232	1,567	$ 1,118
Interest cost	3,636	3,094	2,878
Acquisition of benefits	3,291	3,458
Plan participants’ contributions	752	662
Actuarial (gain)/loss	1,796	9,152
Benefits paid	(2,994)	(3,135)
Medicare Part D subsidy reimbursement	37	96
Divestiture of benefits related to the Deep South and Somerset Exchange Business and the Florence and Laurel Distribution Business	(17,340)
Benefit obligation at end of year	$ 76,665	$ 85,255	$ 70,361

Benefit Plans - Reconciliation of Plan Assets Fair Value (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Jan. 01, 2017
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year	$ 227,549
Fair value of plan assets at end of year	257,790	$ 227,549
Postretirement Benefits [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year	0	0
Employer contributions	2,205	2,377
Plan participants’ contributions	752	662
Benefits paid	(2,994)	(3,135)
Medicare Part D subsidy reimbursement	37	96
Fair value of plan assets at end of year	$ 0	$ 0

Benefit Plans - Components of Net Periodic Postretirement Benefit Cost (Detail) - Postretirement Benefits [Member] - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Jan. 01, 2017	Jan. 03, 2016
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Service cost	$ 2,232	$ 1,567	$ 1,118
Interest cost	3,636	3,094	2,878
Recognized net actuarial loss	2,942	2,186	3,164
Amortization of prior service cost	(2,982)	(3,360)	(3,360)
Net periodic pension cost (benefit)	$ 5,828	$ 3,487	$ 3,800

Benefit Plans - A 1% Increase or Decrease in Annual Health Care Cost (Detail) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)
Compensation And Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]
Postretirement benefit obligation 1% Increase	$ 9,389
Postretirement benefit obligation 1% Decrease	(8,323)
Service cost and interest cost 1% Increase	668
Service cost and interest cost 1% Decrease	$ (593)

Benefit Plans - Reconciliation of Amounts in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss That Have Not Yet Been Recognized as Components of Net Periodic Benefit Cost (Detail) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Actuarial gain (loss)	$ (13,015)
Net periodic benefit cost, beginning balance	(154,125)
Reclassification Adjustments, Net periodic benefit cost	11,647
Net periodic benefit cost, ending balance	(155,493)
Pension Plans [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Actuarial loss, beginning balance	(119,644)
Actuarial gain (loss)	(11,219)
Reclassification Adjustments, Actuarial loss	3,402
Actuarial loss, ending balance	(127,461)
Prior service (cost) credit, beginning balance	(101)
Reclassification Adjustments, Prior service (cost) credit	28
Prior service (cost) credit, ending balance	(73)
Postretirement Medical [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Actuarial loss, beginning balance	(40,502)
Actuarial gain (loss)	(1,796)
Reclassification Adjustments, Actuarial loss	2,942
Actuarial loss, ending balance	(39,356)
Prior service (cost) credit, beginning balance	6,122
Reclassification Adjustments, Prior service (cost) credit	(2,982)
Prior service (cost) credit, ending balance	3,140
Postretirement Medical [Member] \| Deep South and Somerset Exchange Business and the Florence and Laurel Distribution Business [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Reclassification Adjustments, Recognized loss due to the divestiture	8,257
Recognized loss due to the divestiture, ending balance	$ 8,257

Benefit Plans - Amounts in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss Expected to be Recognized as Components of Net Periodic Pension Costs or Postretirement Benefits Costs in 2016 (Detail) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Actuarial loss	$ 4,919
Prior service cost (credit)	(1,709)
Total expected to be recognized	3,210
Pension Plans [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Actuarial loss	3,681
Prior service cost (credit)	25
Total expected to be recognized	3,706
Postretirement Medical [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Actuarial loss	1,238
Prior service cost (credit)	(1,734)
Total expected to be recognized	$ (496)

Benefit Plans - Multi-Employer Plans (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Jan. 01, 2017	Jan. 03, 2016
Multiemployer Plans [Line Items]
Pension trust fund, Contribution	$ 800	$ 728	$ 692
Employer-Teamsters and Pension Trust Fund [Member]
Multiemployer Plans [Line Items]
Pension Trust Fund	Red	Red	Red
Pension trust fund FIP/RP Status pending/implemented	Implemented	Implemented	Implemented
Pension trust fund, Surcharge imposed	Yes	Yes	Yes

Related Party Transactions - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Apr. 02, 2017	Sep. 27, 2015	Dec. 31, 2017	Jan. 01, 2017	Jan. 03, 2016
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Gain on sale of business					$ 22,651,000
Payment of acquisition related contingent consideration			$ 16,738,000	$ 13,550,000	4,039,000
Payment to The Coca-Cola Company			15,598,000
One time fee received pursuant to bottling agreement conversion			$ 91,450,000
Amortization period as reduction to cost of sales			40 years
Other accrued liabilities			$ 2,300,000
Other Liabilities			87,400,000
One-time fee amortized			1,800,000
Legacy Facilities Credit (excluding portion related to Mobile, Alabama facility)			30,647,000
Accounts receivable from The Coca-Cola Company			65,996,000	67,591,000
Capital contribution in CONA Services LLC			3,615,000	7,875,000
Principal balance outstanding under capital lease			43,500,000	48,700,000
Glaceau Distribution Termination Agreement [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Payment to The Coca-Cola Company	$ 15,600,000
CCR [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
One time fee received pursuant to bottling agreement conversion			$ 91,500,000
The Coca-Cola Company [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Percentage of interest held in outstanding common stock by The Coca-Cola Company			35.00%
Voting power of stock held by related party			5.00%
Gain on sale of business		$ 22,700
Payment to The Coca-Cola Company			$ 15,598,000
One time fee received pursuant to bottling agreement conversion			91,450,000
Legacy Facilities Credit (excluding portion related to Mobile, Alabama facility)			$ 30,647,000
Harrison Family [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Voting power of stock held by related party			86.00%
CCR [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Amortization period as reduction to cost of sales			40 years
Legacy Facilities Credit (excluding portion related to Mobile, Alabama facility)			$ 43,000,000
Proceeds from legacy facilities credit			30,600,000
Proceeds from legacy facilities credit current			700,000
CCR [Member] \| Mobile, Alabama Facility [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Fee recognized from related party			12,400,000
CCR [Member] \| Comprehensive Beverage Agreement [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Contingent consideration liability			381,300,000	253,400,000
Payment of acquisition related contingent consideration			16,700,000	13,500,000	4,000,000
CCR [Member] \| Tum-E Yummies [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Sales to related parties					14,800,000
Southeastern [Member] \| Other Income [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Increase in investment			6,000,000
CCBSS [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Accounts receivable from The Coca-Cola Company			11,200,000	7,400,000
Administrative fees due to CCBSS			2,300,000	1,300,000	700,000
NPSG [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Operating costs			$ 1,100,000	400,000
CONA [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Percentage interest in subsidiary			20.00%
Percentage required for approval of decision			80.00%
Service fees			$ 12,600,000	7,500,000
HLP, SPC & Adjacent Sales Facility [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Lease expiration date			Dec. 31, 2020
Principal balance outstanding under capital lease			$ 11,600,000	14,700,000
Rental payments related to the lease			$ 4,100,000	4,000,000	$ 3,800,000
Beacon [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Lease expiration date			Dec. 31, 2021
Principal balance outstanding under capital lease			$ 12,800,000	$ 15,500,000

Related Party Transactions - Summary of Significant Transactions between Company and The Coca-Cola Company (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Jan. 01, 2017	Jan. 03, 2016
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Glacéau distribution agreement consideration	$ 15,598
Conversion of bottling agreements	91,450
Legacy Facilities Credit (excluding portion related to Mobile, Alabama facility)	30,647
Portion of Legacy Facilities Credit related to Mobile, Alabama facility	12,364
Cold drink equipment	8,400
The Coca-Cola Company [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Concentrate, syrup, sweetener and other purchases	1,085,898	$ 669,783	$ 482,673
Customer marketing programs	139,542	116,537	70,754
Cold drink equipment parts	25,381	21,558	16,260
Glacéau distribution agreement consideration	15,598
Conversion of bottling agreements	91,450
Marketing funding support payments	83,177	73,513	56,284
Fountain delivery and equipment repair fees	35,335	27,624	17,400
Legacy Facilities Credit (excluding portion related to Mobile, Alabama facility)	30,647
Portion of Legacy Facilities Credit related to Mobile, Alabama facility	12,364
Facilitating the distribution of certain brands and packages to other Coca-Cola bottlers	10,474	7,193	4,670
Cold drink equipment	8,400
Presence marketing funding support on the Company’s behalf	$ 4,843	$ 2,064	$ 2,415

Related Party Transactions - Summarizes Purchases and Sales Arrangements between the Company and CCR (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Jan. 01, 2017	Jan. 03, 2016
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Purchases from	$ 257,039	$ 230,001	$ 207,768
CCR [Member] \| Transportation [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Sales to	2,036	21,940	16,523
CCR [Member] \| Production Agreement [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Purchases from	114,891	269,575	229,954
Gross sales to	$ 76,718	$ 72,568	$ 30,500

Related Party Transactions - Schedule of Asset Purchase and Asset Exchange Transactions for the Acquisition and Exchange of Expansion Territories and Facilities (Detail) - CCR [Member]

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Jan. 01, 2017

Jan. 03, 2016

Dec. 28, 2014

Johnson City and Morristown Tennessee [Member]

May 07, 2014

Knoxville, Tennessee [Member]

May 23, 2014

Aug. 28, 2014

Cleveland and Cookeville Tennessee [Member]

Oct. 24, 2014

Dec. 05, 2014

Louisville, Kentucky and Evansville, Indiana [Member]

Jan. 30, 2015

Dec. 17, 2014

Paducah and Pikeville, Kentucky [Member]

Feb. 27, 2015

Feb. 13, 2015

Lexington, Kentucky for Jackson, Tennessee Exchange [Member]

May 01, 2015

Norfolk, Fredericksburg and Staunton, Virginia and Elizabeth City, North Carolina [Member]

May 01, 2015

Sep. 23, 2015

Easton and Salisbury, Maryland and Richmond and Yorktown, Virginia [Member]

Oct. 30, 2015

Sep. 23, 2015

Alexandria, Virginia and Capitol Heights and La Plata, Maryland [Member]

Jan. 29, 2016

Sep. 23, 2015

Baltimore Hagerstown and Cumberland, Maryland [Member]

Apr. 01, 2016

Sep. 23, 2015

Cincinnati, Dayton, Lima and Portsmouth, Ohio and Louisa, Kentucky [Member]

Apr. 29, 2016

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Sep. 01, 2016

Anderson Fort Wayne Lafayette South Bend And Terre Haute Indiana Acquisitions [Member]

Oct. 28, 2016

Sep. 01, 2016

Sandston, Virginia [Member]

Jan. 27, 2017

Oct. 30, 2015

Indianapolis and Bloomington, Indiana and Columbus and Mansfield, Ohio [Member]

Jan. 29, 2016

Sep. 01, 2016

Silver Spring and Baltimore, Maryland [Member]

Mar. 31, 2017

Oct. 30, 2015

Akron, Elyria, Toledo, Willoughby and Youngstown, Ohio [Member]

Apr. 29, 2016

Apr. 13, 2017

Cincinnati, Ohio [Member]

Apr. 28, 2017

Sep. 01, 2016

Memphis, Tennessee [Member]

Oct. 28, 2016

Sep. 29, 2017

Little Rock and West Memphis, Arkansas for Leroy, Mobile and Robertsdale, Alabama, Panama City, Florida, Bainbridge, Columbus and Sylvester, Georgia, Ocean Springs, Mississippi and Somerset, Kentucky Exchange Transaction [Member]

Oct. 02, 2017

Sep. 29, 2017

Annapolis, Maryland Make-Ready Center [Member]

Oct. 02, 2017

Oct. 30, 2015

Indianapolis and Portland, Indiana [Member]

Oct. 30, 2015

Sep. 01, 2016

Expansion Facilities Twinsburg, Ohio [Member]

Mar. 31, 2017

Apr. 13, 2017

Memphis, Tennessee and West Memphis, Arkansas for Mobile, Alabama Exchange Transaction [Member]

Apr. 28, 2017

Sep. 29, 2017