US Foods Holding (USFD) 10-K16 Feb 212020 FY Annual reportFinancial data

Company Profile

Document and Entity Information

Document and Entity Information - USD ($) $ in Billions	12 Months Ended
Document and Entity Information - USD ($) $ in Billions	Jan. 02, 2021	Feb. 11, 2021	Jun. 27, 2020
Document And Entity Information [Abstract]
Document Type	10-K
Document Annual Report	true
Document Period End Date	Jan. 2, 2021
Document Transition Report	false
Entity File Number	001-37786
Entity Registrant Name	US FOODS HOLDING CORP.
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code	DE
Entity Tax Identification Number	26-0347906
Entity Address, Address Line One	9399 W. Higgins Road
Entity Address, Address Line Two	Suite 100
Entity Address, City or Town	Rosemont
Entity Address, State or Province	IL
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code	60018
City Area Code	847
Local Phone Number	720-8000
Title of 12(b) Security	Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share
Trading Symbol	USFD
Security Exchange Name	NYSE
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Interactive Data Current	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Small Business	false
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false
Entity Shell Company	false
Entity Public Float			$ 4.2
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding (in shares)		221,078,750
Amendment Flag	false
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2020
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Entity Central Index Key	0001665918
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--01-02
Documents Incorporated by Reference [Text Block]	Portions of the registrant’s definitive proxy statement to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Regulation 14A under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, relating to the registrant’s Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on May 20, 2021, are incorporated herein by reference for purposes of Items 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14 of Part III of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. The definitive proxy statement will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission not later than 120 days after the registrant’s fiscal year ended January 2, 2021.
ICFR Auditor Attestation Flag	true

Consolidated Balance Sheets

Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jan. 02, 2021	Dec. 28, 2019
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 828	$ 90
Accounts receivable, less allowances of $67 and $30	1,084	1,455
Vendor receivables, less allowances of $5 and $4	121	143
Inventories—net	1,273	1,432
Prepaid expenses	132	109
Assets Held-for-sale, Not Part of Disposal Group, Current	1	1
Other current assets	26	32
Total current assets	3,465	3,262
Property and equipment—net	2,021	2,075
Goodwill	5,637	4,728
Other intangibles—net	892	967
Deferred tax assets	1	0
Other assets	407	256
Total assets	12,423	11,288
Current liabilities:
Cash overdraft liability	136	222
Accounts payable	1,218	1,460
Accrued Liabilities, Current	497	538
Current portion of long-term debt	131	142
Total current liabilities	1,982	2,362
Long-term debt	5,617	4,594
Noncurrent deferred tax liability	270	308
Other long-term liabilities	505	315
Total liabilities	8,374	7,579
Commitments and contingencies (Note 24)
Series A convertible preferred stock, $0.01 par value—25 shares authorized; 0.5 and 0.0 issued and outstanding as of January 2, 2021 and December 28, 2019	519	0
Shareholders’ equity:
Common stock, $0.01 par value—600 shares authorized; 221 and 220 issued and outstanding as of January 2, 2021 and December 28, 2019, respectively	2	2
Additional paid-in capital	2,901	2,845
Retained earnings	661	916
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(34)	(54)
Total shareholders’ equity	3,530	3,709
Total liabilities, mezzanine equity and shareholders' equity	$ 12,423	$ 11,288

Consolidated Balance Sheets (Pa

Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jan. 02, 2021	Dec. 28, 2019
Statement of Financial Position [Abstract]
Accounts receivable, allowances	$ 67	$ 30
Vendor receivables, allowances	$ 5	$ 4
Preferred Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share	$ 0.01	$ 0
Preferred Stock, authorized (in shares)	25,000,000	0
Preferred Stock, Number of shares issued	500,000	0
Preferred Stock, shares outstanding (in shares)	523,127	0
Common stock, par value (in USD per share)	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Common stock, shares authorized (in shares)	600,000,000	600,000,000
Common stock, shares issued (in shares)	221,000,000	220,000,000
Common stock, shares outstanding (in shares)	221,000,000	220,000,000

Consolidated Statements of Comp

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income - USD ($) shares in Millions, $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 02, 2021	Dec. 28, 2019	Dec. 29, 2018
Statement of Comprehensive Income [Abstract]
Net sales	$ 22,885	$ 25,939	$ 24,175
Cost of goods sold	19,166	21,352	19,869
Gross profit	3,719	4,587	4,306
Operating expenses:
Distribution, selling and administrative costs	3,757	3,888	3,647
Restructuring costs and asset impairment charges	39	0	1
Total operating expenses	3,796	3,888	3,648
Operating (loss) income	(77)	699	658
Other (income) expense—net	(21)	4	(13)
Interest expense—net	238	184	175
(Loss) income before income taxes	(294)	511	496
Income tax (benefit) provision	(68)	126	89
Net (loss) income	(226)	385	407
Other comprehensive (loss) income—net of tax:
Changes in retirement benefit obligations	23	45	6
Unrecognized (loss) gain on interest rate swaps	(3)	(15)	5
Comprehensive (loss) income	(206)	415	418
Series A convertible preferred stock dividends	28	0	0
Net (loss) income available to common shareholders	$ (254)	$ 385	$ 407
Net (loss) income per share:
Basic	$ (1.15)	$ 1.77	$ 1.88
Diluted	$ (1.15)	$ 1.75	$ 1.87
Weighted-average common shares outstanding
Basic	220	218	216
Diluted	220	220	218

Consolidated Statements of Shar

Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' Equity - USD ($) $ in Millions	Total	Common Stock	Additional Paid-In Capital	Retained Earnings	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
Balance at beginning of year (in shares) at Dec. 30, 2017		215,000,000
Balance at beginning of year at Dec. 30, 2017	$ 2,751	$ 2	$ 2,720	$ 124	$ (95)
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Share-based compensation expense	28		28
Proceeds from employee share purchase plan (in shares)		1,000,000
Proceeds from employee stock purchase plan	19		19
Exercise of stock options (in shares)		1,000,000
Exercise of stock options	19		19
Tax withholding payments for net share-settled equity awards	(6)		(6)
Changes in retirement benefit obligations, net of income tax	6				6
Unrecognized (loss) gain on interest rate swaps	5				5
Net (loss) income	407			407
Balance at end of year at Dec. 29, 2018	3,229	$ 2	2,780	531	(84)
Shares, Outstanding, Ending Balance at Dec. 29, 2018		217,000,000
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Share-based compensation expense	32		32
Proceeds from employee share purchase plan (in shares)		1,000,000
Proceeds from employee stock purchase plan	19		19
Exercise of stock options (in shares)		2,000,000
Exercise of stock options	19		19
Tax withholding payments for net share-settled equity awards	(5)		(5)
Changes in retirement benefit obligations, net of income tax	45				45
Unrecognized (loss) gain on interest rate swaps	(15)				(15)
Net (loss) income	385			385
Balance at end of year at Dec. 28, 2019	3,709	$ 2	2,845	916	(54)
Shares, Outstanding, Ending Balance at Dec. 28, 2019		220,000,000
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Share-based compensation expense	40		40
Proceeds from employee share purchase plan (in shares)		1,000,000
Proceeds from employee stock purchase plan	$ 18		18
Exercise of stock options (in shares)	192,878	0
Exercise of stock options	$ 3		3
Tax withholding payments for net share-settled equity awards	(5)		(5)
Series A convertible preferred stock dividends	(28)			(28)
Changes in retirement benefit obligations, net of income tax	23				23
Unrecognized (loss) gain on interest rate swaps	(3)				(3)
Adoption of ASU 2016-13 (Note 3 and Note 7)	(1)			(1)
Net (loss) income	(226)			(226)
Balance at end of year at Jan. 02, 2021	$ 3,530	$ 2	$ 2,901	$ 661	$ (34)
Shares, Outstanding, Ending Balance at Jan. 02, 2021		221,000,000

Consolidated Statements of Cash

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 02, 2021	Dec. 28, 2019	Dec. 29, 2018
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net (loss) income	$ (226)	$ 385	$ 407
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	422	362	340
Gain on disposal of property and equipment, net	(17)	(1)	(1)
Tangible asset impairment charges	3	1	1
Intangible asset impairment charges	9	0	0
Amortization of deferred financing costs	16	7	7
Deferred tax (benefit) provision	(51)	7	45
Share-based compensation expense	40	32	28
Provision for doubtful accounts	63	21	17
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of business acquisitions:
Decrease (increase) in receivables	334	(19)	(71)
Decrease (increase) in inventories	201	16	(72)
(Increase) decrease in prepaid expenses and other assets	(30)	9	(45)
(Decrease) increase in accounts payable and cash overdraft liability	(339)	(56)	79
Decrease in accrued expenses and other liabilities	(12)	(4)	(126)
Net cash provided by operating activities	413	760	609
Cash flows from investing activities:
Acquisition of businesses—net of cash	(972)	(1,832)	0
Proceeds from sales of divested assets	7	94	0
Proceeds from sales of property and equipment	44	9	3
Purchases of property and equipment	(189)	(258)	(235)
Net cash used in investing activities	(1,110)	(1,987)	(232)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from debt borrowings	3,645	6,198	4,178
Principal payments on debt and financing leases	(2,692)	(4,967)	(4,595)
Net proceeds from issuance of Series A convertible preferred stock	491	0	0
Payment for debt financing costs and fees	(33)	(44)	(1)
Contingent consideration paid for business acquisitions	0	0	(5)
Proceeds from employee stock purchase plan	18	19	19
Proceeds from exercise of stock options	3	19	19
Tax withholding payments for net share-settled equity awards	(5)	(5)	(6)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	1,427	1,220	(391)
Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	730	(7)	(14)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash—beginning of year	98	105	119
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash—end of year	828	98	105
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
Interest paid—net of amounts capitalized	216	173	160
Income taxes (received) paid—net	(1)	137	78
Property and equipment purchases included in accounts payable	21	49	28
Leased assets obtained in exchange for financing lease liabilities	73	86	101
Leased assets obtained in exchange for operating lease liabilities	48	39	0
Cashless exercise of stock options	0	1	2
Paid-in-kind Series A convertible preferred stock dividends	$ 28	$ 0	$ 0

Overview and Basis of Presentat

Overview and Basis of Presentation	12 Months Ended
Overview and Basis of Presentation	Jan. 02, 2021
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Overview and Basis of Presentation	US Foods Holding Corp., a Delaware corporation, and its consolidated subsidiaries are referred to in these consolidated financial statements and notes as “we,” “our,” “us,” the “Company,” or “US Foods.” US Foods Holding Corp. conducts all of its operations through its wholly owned subsidiary US Foods, Inc. (“USF”) and its subsidiaries. All of the Company’s indebtedness, as further described in Note 13, Debt, is a direct obligation of USF and its subsidiaries. Business Description —The Company, through USF, operates in one business segment in which it markets and distributes fresh, frozen and dry food and non-food products to foodservice customers throughout the U.S. These customers include independently owned single and multi-unit restaurants, regional concepts, national restaurant chains, hospitals, nursing homes, hotels and motels, country clubs, government and military organizations, colleges and universities, and retail locations.

Summary of Significant Accounti

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies	12 Months Ended
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies	Jan. 02, 2021
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies	Principles of Consolidation —The Company's consolidated financial statements include the accounts of US Foods and its wholly owned subsidiary, USF, and its subsidiaries. Intercompany transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. Use of Estimates —The Company's consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S. (“GAAP”). This requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities as of the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from these estimates. Cash and Cash Equivalents —The Company considers all highly liquid investments purchased with an original maturity of three or fewer months to be cash equivalents. Accounts Receivable —Accounts receivable represent amounts due from customers in the ordinary course of business and are recorded at the invoiced amount and do not bear interest. Receivables are presented net of the allowance for doubtful accounts in the Company's accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets. The Company performs on-going credit evaluations of its customers and adjusts credit limits based upon payment history and the customer’s current credit worthiness, as determined by the review of their current credit information. Collections and payments from customers are continuously monitored. The Company evaluates the collectability of its accounts receivable and determines the appropriate allowance for doubtful accounts based on a combination of factors. The Company maintains an allowance for doubtful accounts, which is based upon historical experience, future expected losses, as well as specific customer collection issues that have been identified. The Company uses specific criteria to determine uncollectible receivables to be written off, including bankruptcy, accounts referred to outside parties for collection, and accounts past due over specified periods. Additionally, during fiscal year 2020, the Company recorded an additional allowance for doubtful accounts due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our business. Vendor Consideration and Receivables —The Company participates in various rebate and promotional incentives with its suppliers, primarily through purchase-based programs. Consideration earned is estimated during the year as the Company’s obligations under the programs are fulfilled, which is primarily when products are purchased. Changes in the estimated amount of incentives earned are recognized in the period of change. Vendor consideration is typically deducted from invoices or collected in cash within 30 days of being earned. Vendor receivables represent the uncollected balance of the vendor consideration. Since collections occur primarily from deducting the consideration from the amounts due to the vendor, the Company does not experience significant collectability issues. The Company evaluates the collectability of its vendor receivables based on specific vendor information and vendor collection history. Inventories —The Company’s inventories, consisting mainly of food and other food-related products, are primarily considered finished goods. Inventory costs include the purchase price of the product, freight costs to deliver it to the Company’s distribution and retail facilities, and depreciation and labor related to processing facilities and equipment, and are net of certain cash or non-cash consideration received from vendors. The Company assesses the need for valuation allowances for slow-moving, excess and obsolete inventories by estimating the net recoverable value of such goods based upon inventory category, inventory age, specifically identified items, and overall economic conditions. The Company records inventories at the lower of cost or market primarily using the last-in, first-out (“LIFO”) method, except for Smart Foodservice, as further described in Note 5, Business Acquisitions, which uses the retail method of inventory accounting. For our LIFO based inventories, the base year values of beginning and ending inventories are determined using the inventory price index computation method. This “links” current costs to original costs in the base year when the Company adopted LIFO. As of January 2, 2021 and December 28, 2019, LIFO reserves in the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets were $177 million and $152 million, respectively. As a result of changes in LIFO reserves, cost of goods sold increased $25 million in fiscal year 2020, increased $22 million in fiscal year 2019, and was de minimis in fiscal year 2018. Additionally, during fiscal year 2020, due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our business, the Company recognized additional charges in cost of goods sold related to inventory adjustments and product donations. Property and Equipment —Property and equipment are stated at cost. Depreciation of property and equipment is calculated using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets, which range from 3 to 40 years. Property and equipment under financing leases and leasehold improvements are amortized on a straight-line basis over the shorter of the remaining term of the related lease or the estimated useful lives of the assets. Routine maintenance and repairs are charged to expense as incurred. Applicable interest charges incurred during the construction of new facilities or development of software for internal use are capitalized as one of the elements of cost and are amortized over the useful life of the respective assets. Property and equipment held and used by the Company are tested for recoverability whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset or asset group may not be recoverable. For purposes of evaluating the recoverability of property and equipment, the Company compares the carrying value of the asset or asset group to the estimated, undiscounted future cash flows expected to be generated by the long-lived asset or asset group. If the future cash flows do not exceed the carrying value, the carrying value is compared to the fair value of such asset. If the carrying value exceeds the fair value, an impairment charge is recorded for the excess. The Company also assesses the recoverability of its vacant land and closed facilities actively marketed for sale. If an asset’s carrying value exceeds its fair value, less an estimated cost to sell, an impairment charge is recorded for the excess. Assets held for sale are not depreciated. Impairments resulting from restructuring activities are recorded as a component of restructuring costs and asset impairment charges in the Company's Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income, and a reduction of the asset’s carrying value in the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheets. Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets —Goodwill includes the cost of acquired businesses in excess of the fair value of the tangible and other intangible net assets acquired. Other intangible assets include customer relationships, amortizable trade names, noncompete agreements, the brand names comprising the Company’s portfolio of exclusive brands, and trademarks. Brand names and trademarks are indefinite-lived intangible assets and, accordingly, are not subject to amortization, but are subject to impairment assessments as described below. The Company assesses goodwill and other intangible assets with indefinite lives for impairment annually, or more frequently if events occur that indicate an asset may be impaired. For goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets, the Company’s policy is to assess for impairment as of the beginning of each fiscal third quarter. For intangible assets with definite lives, the Company assesses impairment only if events occur that indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. All goodwill is assigned to the consolidated Company as the reporting unit. Impairments are recorded as a component of restructuring costs and asset impairment charges in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income, and a reduction of the asset’s carrying value in the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets. Self-Insurance Programs —The Company estimates its liabilities for claims covering general, fleet, and workers’ compensation. Amounts in excess of certain levels, which range from $1 million to $10 million per occurrence, are insured as a risk reduction strategy, to mitigate catastrophic losses. The workers’ compensation liability is discounted, as the amount and timing of cash payments is reliably determinable given the nature of benefits and the level of historic claim volume to support the actuarial assumptions and judgments used to derive the expected loss payment pattern. The amount accrued is discounted using an interest rate that approximates the U.S. Treasury rate consistent with the duration of the liability. The inherent uncertainty of future loss projections could cause actual claims to differ from our estimates. We are primarily self-insured for group medical claims not covered under multiemployer health plans covering certain of our union-represented employees. The Company accrues its self-insured medical liability, including an estimate for incurred but not reported claims, based on known claims and past claims history. These accruals are included in accrued expenses and other current liabilities and other long-term liabilities in the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheets. Share-Based Compensation —The Company measures compensation expense for stock-based awards at fair value as of the date of grant, and recognizes compensation expense over the service period for awards expected to vest. Forfeitures are recognized as incurred. Fair value is the closing price per share for the Company’s common stock as reported on the New York Stock Exchange. Prior to the Company's 2016 initial public offering, the grant date fair value of stock-based awards was measured as of the end of each fiscal quarter using the combination of a market and income approach. The fair value was applied to all stock and stock award activity in the subsequent fiscal quarter. Shares issued as a result of stock options exercises will be funded with the issuance of new shares. Compensation expense related to our employee stock purchase plan, which allows eligible employees to purchase our common stock at a discount of up to 15% represents the difference between the fair market value as of acquisition date and the employee purchase price. Business Acquisitions —The Company accounts for business acquisitions under the acquisition method. Assets acquired and liabilities assumed are recorded at fair value as of the acquisition date. The operating results of the acquired companies are included in the Company’s consolidated financial statements from the date of acquisition. Cost of Goods Sold —Cost of goods sold includes amounts paid to vendors for products sold, net of vendor consideration, including in-bound freight necessary to bring the products to the Company’s distribution facilities. Depreciation related to processing facilities and equipment is presented in cost of goods sold. Because the majority of the inventories are finished goods, depreciation related to warehouse facilities and equipment is presented in distribution, selling and administrative costs. See “Inventories” above for discussion of the LIFO impact on cost of goods sold. Shipping and Handling Costs —Shipping and handling costs, which include costs related to the selection of products and their delivery to customers, are presented in distribution, selling and administrative costs. Shipping and handling costs were $1.7 billion, $1.8 billion, and $1.7 billion in fiscal years 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively. Income Taxes —The Company accounts for income taxes under the asset and liability method. This requires the recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities for the expected future tax consequences of events that have been included in the Company's consolidated financial statements. Under this method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on the differences between the financial statement carrying amounts and tax basis of assets and liabilities, using enacted tax rates in effect for the year in which the differences are expected to reverse. The effect of a change in tax rates on deferred tax assets and liabilities is recognized in income during the period that includes the enactment date. Net deferred tax assets are recorded to the extent the Company believes these assets will more likely than not be realized. An uncertain tax position is recognized when it is more likely than not that the position will be sustained upon examination, including resolutions of any related appeals or litigation processes, based on the technical merits. Uncertain tax positions are recorded at the largest amount that is more likely than not to be sustained. The Company adjusts the amounts recorded for uncertain tax positions when its judgment changes, as a result of evaluating new information not previously available. These differences are reflected as increases or decreases to income tax expense (benefit) in the period in which they are determined. Derivative Financial Instruments —The Company utilizes derivative financial instruments to assist in managing its exposure to variable interest rates on certain borrowings. The Company does not enter into derivatives or other financial instruments for trading or speculative purposes. Interest rate swaps, designated as cash flow hedges, are recorded in the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets at fair value. In the normal course of business, the Company enters into forward purchase agreements to procure fuel, electricity and product commodities related to its business. These agreements often meet the definition of a derivative. However, the Company does not measure its forward purchase commitments at fair value as the amounts under contract meet the physical delivery criteria in the normal purchase exception. Concentration Risks —Financial instruments that subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk consist primarily of cash equivalents and accounts receivable. The Company’s cash equivalents are invested primarily in money market funds at major financial institutions. The account balances at these institutions may exceed Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) insurance coverage, and as a result, there may be a concentration of risk related to amounts invested in excess of FDIC insurance coverage. Credit risk related to accounts receivable is dispersed across a significantly large number of customers located throughout the U.S. The Company attempts to reduce credit risk through initial and ongoing credit evaluations of its customers’ financial condition. There were no receivables from any one customer representing more than 5% of our consolidated gross accounts receivable as of January 2, 2021.

Recent Accounting Pronouncement

Recent Accounting Pronouncements	12 Months Ended
Recent Accounting Pronouncements	Jan. 02, 2021
New Accounting Pronouncements and Changes in Accounting Principles [Abstract]
Recent Accounting Pronouncements	Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements In March 2020, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") No. 2020-04, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848): Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting , which provides optional expedients and exceptions for applying GAAP to contract modifications and hedge accounting to ease the financial reporting burdens of the expected market transition from the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) and other interbank offered rates to alternative reference rates. ASU 2020-04 was further amended in January 2021 by ASU 2021-01, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848): Scope . This guidance is currently effective prospectively for all entities through December 31, 2022 when the reference rate replacement activity is expected to have completed. The Company adopted the provisions of ASU No. 2020-04 on a prospective basis at the beginning of the second quarter of fiscal year 2020 with no impact to the Company’s financial position or results of operations. In December 2019, the FASB issued ASU No. 2019-12, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes, which is intended to simplify various aspects related to accounting for income taxes. ASU 2019-12 removes certain exceptions to the general principles in Topic 740 and also clarifies and amends existing guidance to improve consistent application. This guidance is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2020, with early adoption permitted. The Company adopted the relevant provisions of this standard on a prospective basis at the beginning of the third quarter of fiscal year 2020. The Company's adoption of the relevant provisions of the new standard did not materially affect the Company's financial position or results of operations. In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-15, Intangibles-Goodwill and Other-Internal-Use Software (Subtopic 350-40): Customer’s Accounting for Implementation Costs Incurred in a Cloud Computing Arrangement That Is a Service Contract , which provides new guidance on the accounting for implementation, set-up, and other upfront costs incurred in a hosted cloud computing arrangement. Under the new guidance, entities will apply the same criteria for capitalizing implementation costs as they would for an internal-use software license arrangement. This guidance is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2019. The Company adopted the provisions of this standard on a prospective basis at the beginning of fiscal year 2020. The Company's adoption of the provisions of the new standard did not materially affect its financial position or results of operations. In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-13, Financial Instruments-Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments , which requires entities to use a forward-looking, expected loss model to estimate credit losses. It also requires entities to consider additional disclosures related to credit quality of trade and other receivables, including information related to management’s estimate of credit allowances. ASU 2016-13 was further amended in November 2018 by ASU 2018-19, Codification Improvements to Topic 236, Financial Instrument-Credit Losses . This guidance is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2019. The Company adopted the provisions of this standard on a modified retrospective basis at the beginning of fiscal year 2020, which resulted in the recording of a cumulative-effect adjustment to retained earnings of $1 million. The adoption of the provision of the new standard did not materially affect the Company's financial position or results of operations. See Note 7, Allowance For Doubtful Accounts, for further discussion over the Company's allowance for doubtful accounts. Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements In August 2020, the FASB issued ASU No. 2020-06, Accounting for Convertible Instruments and Contracts in an Entity's Own Equity , which simplifies the accounting for convertible instruments by removing the separation models for (1) convertible debt with a cash conversion feature and (2) convertible instruments with a beneficial conversion feature. As a result, convertible debt will be accounted for as a single liability measured at its amortized cost. Additionally, the new guidance requires the application of the if-converted method to calculate the impact of convertible instruments on diluted earnings per share. This guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2021, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impacts of the provision of the new standard on our financial position, results of operation and cash flows.

Revenue Recognition

Revenue Recognition	12 Months Ended
Revenue Recognition	Jan. 02, 2021
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]
Revenue Recognition	The Company recognizes revenue when the performance obligation is satisfied, which occurs when a customer obtains control of the promised goods or services. The amount of revenue recognized reflects the consideration which the Company expects to be entitled to receive in exchange for these goods or services. The Company generates substantially all of its revenue from the distribution and sale of food and food-related products and recognizes revenue when title and risk of loss passes and the customer accepts the goods, which occurs at delivery. Customer sales incentives such as volume-based rebates or discounts are treated as a reduction of revenue at the time the revenue is recognized. Sales taxes invoiced to customers and remitted to governmental authorities are excluded from net sales. Shipping and handling costs are treated as fulfillment costs and included in distribution, selling and administrative costs. The Company did not have any material outstanding performance obligations, contract liabilities or capitalized contract acquisition costs as of January 2, 2021. Customer receivables, which are included in accounts receivable, less allowances for doubtful accounts in the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets, were $1.1 billion and $1.5 billion as of January 2, 2021 and December 28, 2019, respectively. The Company has certain customer contracts under which incentives are paid upfront to its customers. These payments have become industry practice and are not related to financing any customer’s business, nor are these costs associated with any distinct good or service to be received from any customer. These incentive payments are capitalized in prepaid expenses and other assets and amortized as a reduction of revenue over the life of the contract or as goods or services are transferred to the customer. The Company’s contract assets for these upfront payments were $30 million and $35 million included in prepaid expenses in the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets as of January 2, 2021 and December 28, 2019, respectively, and $27 million and $39 million included in other assets in the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets as of January 2, 2021 and December 28, 2019, respectively. The following table presents the disaggregation of revenue for each of the Company’s principal product categories: 2020 2019 2018 Meats and seafood $ 8,131 $ 9,313 $ 8,635 Dry grocery products 3,931 4,427 4,239 Refrigerated and frozen grocery products 3,583 4,253 3,898 Dairy 2,394 2,685 2,520 Equipment, disposables and supplies 2,455 2,483 2,298 Beverage products 1,186 1,403 1,315 Produce 1,205 1,375 1,270 Total Net sales $ 22,885 $ 25,939 $ 24,175

Business Acquisitions

Business Acquisitions	12 Months Ended
Business Acquisitions	Jan. 02, 2021
Business Combinations [Abstract]
Business Combination Disclosure [Text Block]	Smart Foodservice Acquisition —On April 24, 2020, USF completed the acquisition of Smart Stores Holding Corp., a Delaware corporation (“Smart Foodservice”), from funds managed by affiliates of Apollo Global Management, Inc. Total consideration paid at the closing of the acquisition (net of cash acquired) was $972 million. At the time of the acquisition, Smart Foodservice operated 70 small-format cash and carry stores across California, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, and Washington that serve small and mid-sized restaurants and other food business customers. The acquisition of Smart Foodservice expands the Company’s cash and carry business in the West and Northwest parts of the U.S. USF financed the Smart Foodservice acquisition with a new $700 million incremental senior secured term loan facility under its existing term loan credit agreement, as further described in Note 13, Debt, and with cash on hand. The assets, liabilities and results of operations of Smart Foodservice have been included in the Company’s consolidated financial statements since the date the acquisition was completed. The following table summarizes the preliminary purchase price allocation recognized for the Smart Foodservice acquisition based upon preliminary estimates of the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed. The preliminary purchase price allocation is subject to further adjustment as additional information becomes available and final valuations are completed. There can be no assurances that these final valuations and additional analyses and studies will not result in significant changes to the preliminary estimates of fair value set forth below. Adjustments to the preliminary purchase price allocation recorded in fiscal year 2020 were immaterial to the Company's consolidated financial statements. Preliminary Purchase Price Allocation Accounts receivable $ 5 Inventories 43 Other current assets 23 Property and equipment 84 Goodwill (1) 907 Other intangibles (2) 14 Other assets 130 Accounts payable (38) Accrued expenses and other current liabilities (31) Deferred income taxes (5) Other long-term liabilities, including financing leases (160) Cash paid for acquisition $ 972 (1) Goodwill recognized is primarily attributable to intangible assets that do not qualify for separate recognition, as well as expected synergies from the combined company. The acquired goodwill is not deductible for U.S. federal income tax purposes. (2) Other intangibles consist of a trade name of $14 million with an estimated useful life of approximately 1 year. Net sales and net income for Smart Foodservice, which have been included in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income since the date the acquisition was completed, were $759 million and $28 million, respectively, during fiscal year 2020. Smart Foodservice acquisition and integration related costs included in distribution, selling and administrative costs in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income were $21 million during fiscal year 2020. Food Group Acquisition —On September 13, 2019, USF completed the $1.8 billion acquisition of five foodservice companies (the “Food Group”) from Services Group of America, Inc.: Food Services of America, Inc., Systems Services of America, Inc., Amerifresh, Inc., Ameristar Meats, Inc. and GAMPAC Express, Inc. The acquisition of the Food Group expands the Company’s network in the West and Northwest parts of the U.S. USF financed the acquisition with a new $1.5 billion incremental senior secured term loan facility, as further described in Note 13, Debt, and with borrowings under its revolving credit facilities. The assets, liabilities and results of operations of the Food Group have been included in the Company’s consolidated financial statements since the date the acquisition was completed. As a condition to receiving regulatory clearance for the acquisition from the Federal Trade Commission, USF divested three Food Group distribution facilities (the “Divested Assets”). The total amount of proceeds received from the October 11, 2019 sales of the Divested Assets at closing was $94 million, which, together with approximately $20 million in holdback funds and working capital adjustments, approximated the fair value of the Divested Assets. The assets and liabilities of the Divested Assets were included in assets of discontinued operations and liabilities of discontinued operations, respectively, in the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheets until their disposition. The operating results of the Divested Assets from the date the acquisition was completed through the date of sale were not significant. The following table summarizes the final purchase price allocation for the acquisition of Food Group as of September 13, 2019. Adjustments to the preliminary purchase price allocation were immaterial to the Company's consolidated financial statements. Purchase Price Allocation Accounts receivable $ 145 Inventories 165 Assets of discontinued operations 130 Other current assets 7 Property and equipment 210 Goodwill (1) 764 Other intangibles (2) 695 Other assets 47 Accounts payable (200) Accrued expenses and other current liabilities (69) Liabilities of discontinued operations (19) Other long-term liabilities, including financing leases (43) Cash paid for acquisition $ 1,832 (1) Goodwill recognized is primarily attributable to intangible assets that do not qualify for separate recognition, as well as expected synergies from the combined company. The acquired goodwill is deductible for U.S. federal income tax purposes. (2) Other intangibles consist of customer relationships of $656 million with estimated useful lives of 15 years and indefinite-lived brand names and trademarks of $39 million. Food Group acquisition and integration related costs included in distribution, selling and administrative costs in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income were $24 million, $52 million and $29 million for fiscal years 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively. Pro Forma Financial Information —The following table presents the Company’s unaudited pro forma consolidated net sales, net income and earnings per share (“EPS”) for fiscal years 2020, 2019 and 2018. The unaudited pro forma financial information presents the combined results of operations as if the acquisitions and related financings of Smart Foodservice and the Food Group had occurred as of December 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively, which dates represent the first day of the Company’s fiscal year prior to their respective acquisition dates. 2020 2019 2018 (Unaudited) Pro forma net sales $ 23,258 $ 29,141 $ 26,985 Pro forma net income $ (225) $ 420 $ 397 Pro forma net income per share: Basic $ (1.02) $ 1.92 $ 1.84 Diluted $ (1.02) $ 1.91 $ 1.82 The unaudited pro forma financial information for all periods presented above excludes the results of operations related to the Divested Assets, as the results of operations related to the Divested Assets were reflected as discontinued operations. Unaudited pro forma net sales, net income and net income per share related to the Divested Assets for fiscal years 2019 and 2018: 2019 2018 (Unaudited) Pro forma net sales $ 392 $ 516 Pro forma net income $ 5 $ 13 Pro forma income per share: Basic $ 0.03 $ 0.06 Diluted $ 0.02 $ 0.06 The unaudited pro forma financial information above includes adjustments for: (1) incremental depreciation expense related to fair value increases of certain acquired property and equipment, (2) amortization expense related to the fair value of amortizable intangible assets acquired, (3) interest expense related to the incremental senior secured term loan facilities and revolving credit facilities used to finance the acquisitions, (4) the elimination of acquisition-related costs that were included in the Company’s historical results, and (5) adjustments to the income tax provision based on pro forma results of operations. No effect has been given to potential synergies, operating efficiencies or costs arising from the integration of Smart Foodservice and the Food Group with our previously existing operations or the standalone cost estimates and estimated costs incurred by their former respective parent companies. Accordingly, the unaudited pro forma financial information is not necessarily indicative of the operating results that would have been achieved had the pro forma events taken place on the date indicated. Further, the pro forma financial information does not purport to project the Company’s future consolidated results of operations following the acquisitions.

Restricted Cash

Restricted Cash	12 Months Ended
Restricted Cash	Jan. 02, 2021
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Abstract]
Restricted Cash	Restricted cash primarily consists of cash on deposit with financial institutions as collateral for certain letters of credit. Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash as presented in the Company's Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows as of January 2, 2021 and December 28, 2019 consisted of the following: January 2, 2021 December 28, 2019 Cash and cash equivalents $ 828 $ 90 Restricted cash—included in other assets — 8 Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash $ 828 $ 98

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts	12 Months Ended
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts	Jan. 02, 2021
Receivables [Abstract]
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts	Since mid-March 2020, our business has been significantly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. In March 2020, many countries, including the United States, took steps to restrict travel, temporarily close or enforce capacity restrictions in businesses, schools and other public gathering spaces. Restrictions on public gatherings and attendance at retail or other establishments, including restaurants and recreational, sporting and other similar venues, continue to evolve and are expected to continue to remain in effect in some capacity until the COVID-19 pandemic has abated. These government mandates have forced many of our customers to seek government support in order to continue operating, to drastically curtail their dining options, to temporarily suspend operations or to cease operations entirely. In December 2020, two vaccines for COVID-19 were approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration and, as of the date hereof, a limited number of doses have been made available in the United States to certain frontline workers and at-risk individuals. However, it remains unclear when either of these vaccines or others will be widely available to the general American public. As a result, it remains unclear when and to what extent the COVID-19 pandemic will fully abate. Due to the impact that the COVID-19 pandemic had on our customers, particularly our restaurant and hospitality customers, and to reflect the increased collection risk associated with our customers, we significantly increased our allowance for doubtful accounts during fiscal year 2020. A summary of the activity in the allowance for doubtful accounts for the last three fiscal years is as follows: 2020 2019 2018 Balance as of beginning of year $ 30 $ 29 $ 26 Charged to costs and expenses 63 21 17 Adoption of ASU 2016-13 (see Note 3) 1 — — Customer accounts written off—net of recoveries (27) (20) (14) Balance as of end of year $ 67 $ 30 $ 29 This table excludes the vendor receivable related allowance for doubtful accounts of $5 million, $4 million, and $3 million as of January 2, 2021, December 28, 2019 and December 29, 2018, respectively.

Accounts Receivable Financing P

Accounts Receivable Financing Program	12 Months Ended
Accounts Receivable Financing Program	Jan. 02, 2021
Accounts Receivable Financing Program [Abstract]
Former Accounts Receivable Financing Program	Pursuant to a since-terminated accounts receivable financing facility (the “ABS Facility”), USF sold, on a revolving basis, eligible receivables to a wholly owned, special purpose, bankruptcy remote subsidiary (the “Receivables Company”). While the ABS Facility was in effect, the Company consolidated the Receivables Company and, consequently, the transfer of the eligible receivables was a transaction internal to the Company and the eligible receivables held by the Receivables Company were previously not derecognized from the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets. Included in the Company’s accounts receivable balance as of December 28, 2019 was approximately $1.0 billion of eligible receivables held by the Receivables Company as collateral in support of amounts borrowed under the ABS Facility. On May 1, 2020, USF repaid all outstanding borrowings under the ABS Facility in full and terminated the ABS Facility, as further discussed in Note 13, Debt, and as a result, the Company's eligible receivables are no longer transferred to or held by the Receivables Company.

Assets Held for Sale

Assets Held for Sale	12 Months Ended
Assets Held for Sale	Dec. 28, 2019
Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]
Assets Held for Sale	The Company classifies its vacant land and closed facilities as assets held for sale at the time management commits to a plan to sell the asset, the asset is actively marketed and available for immediate sale, and the sale is expected to be completed within one year. Due to market conditions, certain assets may be classified as assets held for sale for more than one year as the Company continues to actively market the assets. During fiscal year 2020, vacant land previously held for future use and two excess facilities were transferred to assets held for sale. The Company sold the vacant land for cash proceeds of $32 million, resulting in a gain on sale of $17 million, which was included in distribution, selling and administrative costs in the Company's Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income. The Company also sold the two excess facilities for aggregate cash proceeds of $10 million, which approximated their aggregate carrying values. During fiscal year 2019, we sold two closed distribution facilities and an excess parcel of land for aggregate cash proceeds of $6 million, which approximated their aggregate carrying values. The changes in assets held for sale for fiscal years 2020 and 2019 were as follows: 2020 2019 Balance as of beginning of year $ 1 $ 7 Transfers in 24 — Assets sold (24) (6) Balance as of end of the year $ 1 $ 1

Property and Equipment

Property and Equipment	12 Months Ended
Property and Equipment	Jan. 02, 2021
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]
Property and Equipment	Property and equipment as of January 2, 2021 and December 28, 2019 consisted of the following: January 2, 2021 December 28, 2019 Range of Useful Lives Land $ 365 $ 378 Buildings and building improvements 1,471 1,411 10–40 years Transportation equipment 1,181 1,137 5–10 years Warehouse equipment 501 481 5–12 years Office equipment, furniture and software 961 867 3–7 years Construction in process 108 99 4,587 4,373 Less accumulated depreciation and amortization (2,566) (2,298) Property and equipment—net $ 2,021 $ 2,075 Transportation equipment included $530 million and $572 million of financing lease assets as of January 2, 2021 and December 28, 2019, respectively. Buildings and building improvements included $30 million of financing lease assets as of both January 2, 2021 and December 28, 2019. Accumulated amortization of financing lease assets was $244 million and $269 million as of January 2, 2021 and December 28, 2019, respectively. Interest capitalized was not material in both fiscal years 2020 and 2019. Depreciation and amortization expense of property and equipment, including amortization of financing lease assets, was $343 million, $311 million and $300 million for fiscal years 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

Goodwill and Other Intangibles

Goodwill and Other Intangibles	12 Months Ended
Goodwill and Other Intangibles	Jan. 02, 2021
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]
Goodwill and Other Intangibles	Goodwill includes the cost of acquired businesses in excess of the fair value of the tangible and other intangible net assets acquired. Other intangible assets include customer relationships, amortizable trade names, noncompete agreements, the brand names comprising the Company’s portfolio of exclusive brands, and trademarks. Brand names and trademarks are indefinite-lived intangible assets and, accordingly, are not subject to amortization, but are subject to impairment assessments as described below. Customer relationships, amortizable trade names and noncompete agreements are intangible assets with definite lives, and are carried at the acquired fair value less accumulated amortization. Customer relationships, amortizable trade names and noncompete agreements are amortized over the estimated useful lives (which range from approximately 1 to 15 years). Amortization expense was $79 million, $51 million and $40 million for fiscal years 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively. The weighted-average remaining useful life of all definite lived intangibles was approximately twelve years as of January 2, 2021. Amortization of these definite lived intangible assets is estimated to be $55 million for fiscal year 2021, $44 million for each of fiscal years 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025, and $380 million in the aggregate thereafter. Goodwill and other intangibles—net consisted of the following: January 2, 2021 December 28, 2019 Goodwill $ 5,637 $ 4,728 Other intangibles—net Customer relationships—amortizable: Gross carrying amount $ 725 $ 789 Accumulated amortization (119) (115) Net carrying value 606 674 Trade names—amortizable: Gross carrying amount 15 $ — Accumulated amortization (11) — Net carrying value 4 — Noncompete agreements—amortizable: Gross carrying amount 3 3 Accumulated amortization (2) (2) Net carrying value 1 1 Brand names and trademarks—not amortizing 281 292 Total other intangibles—net $ 892 $ 967 The increase in goodwill and the amortizable trade name as of January 2, 2021 is primarily attributable to the Smart Foodservice acquisition, as described in Note 5, Business Acquisitions. The net decrease in the gross carrying amount of customer relationships as of January 2, 2021 is attributable to the write-off of fully amortized intangible assets related to certain 2016 business acquisitions. The Company assesses for impairment intangible assets with definite lives only if events occur that indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. The Company assesses goodwill and other intangible assets with indefinite lives for impairment annually, or more frequently if events occur that indicate an asset may be impaired. For goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets, the Company’s policy is to assess for impairment as of the beginning of each fiscal third quarter. The Company completed its most recent annual impairment assessment for goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets as of June 28, 2020, the first day of the third quarter of fiscal year 2020. For goodwill, the reporting unit used in assessing impairment is the Company’s one business segment as described in Note 26, Business Information. Our assessment for impairment of goodwill utilized a discounted cash flow analysis to determine the fair value of the reporting unit for comparison to the corresponding carrying value. Based upon the Company’s fiscal year 2020 annual goodwill impairment analysis, the Company concluded that it is more likely than not that the fair value of goodwill exceeded its carrying value and there is no risk of impairment. The Company’s fair value estimates of the brand names and trademarks indefinite-lived intangible assets are based on a relief from royalty method. The fair value of these intangible assets is determined for comparison to the corresponding carrying value. If the carrying value of these assets exceeds its fair value, an impairment loss is recognized in an amount equal to the excess. Due to the adverse impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on forecasted earnings and the discount rate utilized in our valuation models, the Company recognized impairment charges of $9 million related to two trade names acquired as part of the Food Group acquisition, which was included in restructuring costs and asset impairment charges in the Company's Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income. Key assumptions used in the relief from royalty method included the long-term growth rates of future revenues, the royalty rate for such revenue, and a discount rate. These assumptions require significant judgment by management, and are therefore considered Level 3 inputs in the fair value hierarchy. No other impairments were noted as part of the annual impairment assessment. Due to the many variables inherent in estimating fair value and the relative size of the recorded indefinite-lived intangible assets, differences in assumptions may have a material effect on the results of the Company’s impairment analysis in future periods.

Fair Value Measurements

Fair Value Measurements	12 Months Ended
Fair Value Measurements	Jan. 02, 2021
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]
Fair Value Measurements	The Company follows the accounting standards for fair value, under which fair value is a market-based measurement, not an entity-specific measurement. The Company’s fair value measurements are based on the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. As a basis for considering market participant assumptions in fair value measurements, fair value accounting standards establish a fair value hierarchy which prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value as follows: • Level 1—observable inputs, such as quoted prices in active markets • Level 2—observable inputs other than those included in Level 1, such as quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active or inactive markets that are observable either directly or indirectly, or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data • Level 3—unobservable inputs for which there is little or no market data, which require the reporting entity to develop its own assumptions Any transfers of assets or liabilities between Level 1, Level 2, and Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy will be recognized as of the end of the reporting period in which the transfer occurs. There were no transfers between fair value levels in any of the periods presented below. The Company’s assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of January 2, 2021 and December 28, 2019, aggregated by the level in the fair value hierarchy within which those measurements fall, were as follows: January 2, 2021 Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total Assets Money market funds $ 696 $ — $ — $ 696 Liabilities Interest rate swaps $ — $ 5 $ — $ 5 December 28, 2019 Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total Liabilities Interest rate swaps $ — $ 1 $ — $ 1 There were no significant assets or liabilities on the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheets measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis, except as further disclosed in Note 11, Goodwill and Other Intangibles. Recurring Fair Value Measurements Money Market Funds Money market funds include highly liquid investments with an original maturity of three or fewer months. These funds are valued using quoted market prices in active markets and are classified under Level 1 within the fair value hierarchy. Derivative Financial Instruments The Company uses interest rate swaps, designated as cash flow hedges, to manage its exposure to interest rate movements in connection with its variable-rate Initial Term Loan Facility (as defined in Note 13, Debt). On August 1, 2017, USF entered into four On May 31, 2019, an interest rate swap agreement with a notional amount of $367 million was terminated, and the Company received cash proceeds of $1 million, the fair value of the interest rate swap on the termination date. The proceeds were recorded as cash provided by operating activities in the Company's Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows. The $1 million gain from the termination of the interest rate swap agreement was reflected in accumulated other comprehensive loss and will be amortized to interest expense through July 31, 2021, the remaining term of the original interest rate swap agreement. After giving effect to the termination of the interest rate swap agreement, the remaining interest rate swap agreements collectively have a notional value of $550 million, which was reduced from $733 million on July 31, 2020. The Company pays an aggregate effective rate of 3.45% on the notional amount of the Initial Term Loan Facility covered by the interest rate swap agreements, comprised of a rate of 1.70% plus a spread of 1.75% (see Note 13, Debt). The Company records its interest rate swaps in its Consolidated Balance Sheets at fair value, based on projections of cash flows and future interest rates. The determination of fair value includes the consideration of any credit valuation adjustments necessary, giving consideration to the creditworthiness of the respective counterparties and the Company. The following table presents t he balance sheet location and fair value of the interest rate swaps as of January 2, 2021 and December 28, 2019 : Fair Value Balance Sheet Location January 2, 2021 December 28, 2019 Derivatives designated as hedging instruments Interest rate swaps Accrued expenses and $ 5 $ — Interest rate swaps Other long-term liabilities — 1 Total liabilities $ 5 $ 1 Gains and losses on the interest rate swaps are initially recorded in accumulated o ther comprehensive loss and reclassified to interest expense during the period in which the hedged transaction affects income. The following table presents the effect of the Company’s interest rate swaps in its Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the fiscal years ended January 2, 2021, December 28, 2019 , and December 29, 2018: Derivatives in Cash Flow Hedging Relationships Amount of (Loss) Gain Recognized in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss, net of tax Location of Amounts Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss Amount of (Gain) Loss Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss to Income, net of tax For the fiscal year ended January 2, 2021 Interest rate swaps $ (8) Interest expense—net $ 5 For the fiscal year ended December 28, 2019 Interest rate swaps $ (10) Interest expense—net $ (5) For the fiscal year ended December 29, 2018 Interest rate swaps $ 7 Interest expense—net $ (2) During the next twelve months, the Company estimates that $5 million will be reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss to income. Other Fair Value Measurements The carrying value of cash, accounts receivable, vendor receivables, cash overdraft liability and accounts payable approximate their fair values due to their short-term maturities.

Debt

Debt	12 Months Ended
Debt	Jan. 02, 2021
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]
Debt	Total debt consisted of the following: Debt Description Maturity Interest Rate as of January 2, 2021 Carrying Value as of January 2, 2021 Carrying Value as of December 28, 2019 ABL Facility May 31, 2024 — $ — $ — ABS Facility (1) — — — 190 Initial Term Loan Facility (net of $3 and $4 of unamortized deferred financing costs, respectively) June 27, 2023 1.90% 2,098 2,125 2019 Incremental Term Loan Facility (net of $30 and $35 September 13, 2026 2.15% 1,451 1,465 2020 Incremental Term Loan Facility (net of $11 of April 24, 2025 4.25% 284 — Senior Secured Notes (net of $13 of unamortized deferred financing costs) April 15, 2025 6.25% 987 — Unsecured Senior Notes due 2024 (net of $3 and $4 of unamortized deferred financing costs, respectively) June 15, 2024 5.88% 597 596 Obligations under financing leases 2021–2030 1.63% - 6.17% 323 352 Other debt 2021–2031 5.75% - 9.00% 8 8 Total debt 5,748 4,736 Current portion of long-term debt (131) (142) Long-term debt $ 5,617 $ 4,594 (1) The ABS Facility was paid in full on May 1, 2020 and subsequently terminated as further discussed below. As of January 2, 2021, after considering interest rate swaps that fixed the interest rate on $550 million of principal of the Initial Term Loan Facility described below, approximately 57% of the Company’s total debt bears interest at a floating rate. Principal payments to be made on outstanding debt, exclusive of deferred financing costs, as of January 2, 2021, were as follows: 2021 $ 131 2022 116 2023 2,151 2024 679 2025 1,290 Thereafter 1,441 $ 5,808 ABL Facility On May 4, 2020, USF entered into an amendment to its asset based senior secured revolving credit facility (the “ABL Facility”). Pursuant to this amendment, the total aggregate amount of commitments under the ABL Facility was increased from $1,600 million to $1,990 million. Extensions of credit under the ABL Facility are subject to availability under a borrowing base comprised of various percentages of the value of eligible accounts receivable, inventory, transportation equipment and certain unrestricted cash and cash equivalents, which, along with other assets, also serve as collateral for borrowings under the ABL Facility. As discussed below, on May 1, 2020, USF terminated the ABS Facility and transitioned the accounts receivable that secured the ABS Facility to the collateral pool that secures the ABL Facility. This transition increased the size of the borrowing base under the ABL Facility. The ABL Facility is scheduled to mature on May 31, 2024, subject to a springing maturity date in the event that more than $300 million of aggregate principal amount of earlier maturing indebtedness under USF’s Initial Term Loan Facility or 2019 Incremental Term Loan Facility (each, as further described below) on a date that is sixty (60) days prior to the maturity date for borrowings under the Initial Term Loan Facility or the 2019 Incremental Term Loan Facility, as applicable. Borrowings under the ABL Facility bear interest, at USF's periodic election, at a rate equal to the sum of an alternative base rate (“ABR”), as described under the ABL Facility, plus a margin ranging from 0.00% to 0.50%, or the sum of a LIBOR plus a margin ranging from 1.00% to 1.50%, in each case based on USF’s excess availability under the ABL Facility. The margin under the ABL Facility as of January 2, 2021 was 0.00% for ABR loans and 1.00% for LIBOR loans. The ABL Facility also carries letter of credit financing fees equal to 0.125% per annum in respect of each letter of credit outstanding, letter of credit participation fees equal to a percentage per annum equal to the applicable LIBOR margin minus the letter of credit facing fees in respect of each letter of credit outstanding and a commitment fee of 0.25% per annum on the average unused amount of the commitments under the ABL Facility. The weighted-average interest rate on outstanding borrowings for the ABL Facility and our former asset based senior secured revolving credit facility was 1.95% and 2.63% for fiscal years 2020 and 2019, respectively. The Company incurred $3 million of third party costs in connection with the ABL Facility amendment which were capitalized as deferred financing costs. These deferred financing costs, along with $5 million of unamortized deferred financing costs related to the former asset based senior secured revolving credit facility, will be amortized through May 31, 2024, the ABL Facility maturity date. USF had no outstanding borrowings, and had issued letters of credit totaling $281 million, under the ABL Facility as of January 2, 2021. The outstanding letters of credit primarily relate to securing USF's obligations with respect to its insurance program and certain real estate leases. There was available capacity of $1,584 million under the ABL Facility as of January 2, 2021. ABS Facility On May 1, 2020, USF repaid in full all $542 million principal amount of borrowings then outstanding under the ABS Facility using cash on hand and subsequently terminated the ABS Facility. The accounts receivable that secured the ABS Facility were transitioned to the collateral pool that secures the ABL Facility. The Company recorded a debt extinguishment loss of $1 million in interest expense, primarily consisting of a write-off of unamortized debt costs associated with the ABS Facility and its termination. Term Loan Facilities The Amended and Restated Term Loan Credit Agreement, dated as of June 27, 2016 (as amended, the “Term Loan Credit Agreement”), provides USF with a senior secured term loan (the “Initial Term Loan Facility”), an incremental senior secured term loan borrowed in September 2019 (the “2019 Incremental Term Loan Facility”), an incremental senior secured term loan borrowed in April 2020 (the “2020 Incremental Term Loan Facility”) and the right to request additional incremental senior secured term loan commitments. Initial Term Loan Facility The Initial Term Loan Facility had an outstanding balance of $2.1 billion, net of $3 million of unamortized deferred financing costs, as of January 2, 2021. Borrowings under the Initial Term Loan Facility bear interest at a rate per annum equal to, at USF’s option, either (1) LIBOR plus a margin of 1.75% or (2) an ABR plus a margin of 0.75%. The table above reflects the January 2, 2021 interest rate on the unhedged portion of the Initial Term Loan Facility. The effective interest rate of the portion of the Initial Term Loan Facility subject to interest rate swap agreements was 3.45% as of January 2, 2021. The Initial Term Loan Facility was amended on November 26, 2019 to lower the interest rate margins on outstanding borrowings, among other things. In connection with the November 2019 amendment of the Initial Term Loan Facility, the Company applied modification accounting to the majority of the continuing lenders as the terms of the facility were not substantially different from the terms that applied to those lenders prior to the amendment. For the remaining lenders, the Company applied debt extinguishment accounting. The Company recorded a debt extinguishment loss of $2 million in interest expense, consisting primarily of a write-off of unamortized deferred financing costs related to the amendment. The Initial Term Loan Facility is scheduled to mature on June 27, 2023. Borrowings under the Initial Term Loan Facility may be voluntarily prepaid without penalty or premium, other than customary breakage costs related to prepayments of LIBOR-based borrowings. The Initial Term Loan Facility may require mandatory repayments if certain assets are sold. 2019 Incremental Term Loan Facility The 2019 Incremental Term Loan Facility entered into to finance a portion of the Food Group acquisition, had an outstanding balance of $1,451 million, net of $30 million of unamortized deferred financing costs, as of January 2, 2021. Borrowings under the 2019 Incremental Term Loan Facility bear interest at a rate per annum equal to, at USF’s option, either the sum of LIBOR plus a margin of 2.00%, or the sum of an ABR, as described under the 2019 Incremental Term Loan Facility, plus a margin of 1.00% (subject to a LIBOR “floor” of 0.00%). The 2019 Incremental Term Loan Facility is scheduled to mature on September 13, 2026. Similar to the borrowings under the Initial Term Loan Facility, borrowings under the 2019 Incremental Term Loan Facility may be voluntarily prepaid without penalty or premium, other than customary breakage costs related to prepayments of LIBOR-based borrowings. The 2019 Incremental Term Loan Facility may require mandatory repayments if certain assets are sold. 2020 Incremental Term Loan Facility On April 24, 2020, USF entered into a new incremental term loan in an aggregate principal amount of $700 million under the Term Loan Credit Agreement (the “2020 Incremental Term Loan Facility”) to finance a portion of the purchase price for its acquisition of Smart Foodservice. On April 28, 2020, USF repaid $400 million of the principal amount of the 2020 Incremental Term Loan Facility with a portion of the proceeds from the senior secured notes offering further discussed below. In connection with the 2020 Incremental Term Loan Facility repayment, the Company applied debt extinguishment accounting and recorded a debt extinguishment loss of $2 million in interest expense, consisting of a write-off of debt issuance costs associated with the $400 million in principal amount of the 2020 Incremental Term Loan Facility that was repaid. Lender fees and third-party costs of $13 million associated with the remaining $300 million in principal amount of the 2020 Incremental Term Loan Facility were capitalized as deferred financing costs. The 2020 Incremental Term Loan Facility had an outstanding balance of $284 million, net of $11 million of unamortized deferred financing costs, as of January 2, 2021. On February 4, 2021, we repaid all of the then outstanding borrowings under the 2020 Incremental Term Loan Facility, as further discussed in Note 27, Subsequent Events. Prior to the repayment, borrowings under the 2020 Incremental Term Loan Facility bore interest at a rate per annum equal to, at USF’s option, either LIBOR plus a margin of 3.25% (subject to a LIBOR “floor” of 1.00%), or an ABR plus a margin of 2.25%. Senior Secured Notes On April 28, 2020, USF completed a private offering of $1.0 billion aggregate principal amount of Secured Notes. USF used the net proceeds of the Secured Notes to repay $400 million of borrowings under the 2020 Incremental Term Loan Facility and the balance of the net proceeds has been and will be used for general corporate purposes. The Secured Notes had a carrying value of $987 million, net of $13 million of unamortized deferred financing costs, as of January 2, 2021. The Secured Notes bear interest at a rate of 6.25% per annum and will mature on April 15, 2025. On or after April 15, 2022, the Secured Notes are redeemable, at USF’s option, in whole or in part at a price of 103.125% of the remaining principal, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the redemption date. On or after April 15, 2023 and April 15, 2024, the optional redemption price for the Secured Notes declines to 101.563% and 100.000%, respectively, of the remaining principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the redemption date. Unsecured Senior Notes due 2024 The Unsecured Senior Notes due 2024, had a carrying value of $597 million, net of $3 million of unamortized deferred financing costs, as of January 2, 2021. As of June 15, 2020, this debt was redeemable, at USF’s option, in whole or in part at a price of 101.469% of the remaining principal, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the redemption date. On February 4, 2021, we redeemed all of the then outstanding Unsecured Senior Notes due 2024, as further discussed in Note 27, Subsequent Events. Prior to the redemption, the Unsecured Senior Notes bore interest at a rate of 5.875% per annum. Financing Leases— Obligations under financing leases of $323 million as of January 2, 2021 consist primarily of amounts due for transportation equipment and building leases. Security Interests Substantially all of the Company’s assets are pledged under the various agreements governing our indebtedness. The ABL Facility is secured by certain designated receivables, as well as inventory and certain owned transportation equipment and certain unrestricted cash and cash equivalents. Additionally, the lenders under the ABL Facility have a second priority interest in all of the capital stock of USF and its subsidiaries and substantially all other non-real estate assets of USF and its subsidiaries. USF’s obligations under the Initial Term Loan Facility, the 2019 Incremental Term Loan Facility and the 2020 Incremental Term Loan Facility are secured by all the capital stock of USF and its subsidiaries and substantially all the non-real estate assets of USF. Additionally, the lenders under the Initial Term Loan Facility, the 2019 Incremental Term Loan Facility and the 2020 Incremental Term Loan Facility have a second priority interest in the inventory and certain transportation equipment pledged under the ABL Facility. USF’s interest rate swap obligations are secured by the collateral securing the ABL Facility. Pursuant to the terms of the interest rate swap agreements between the interest rate swap counterparty and USF, the interest rate swap counterparty has agreed that its right to receive payment from the sale of the collateral is subordinate to the rights of the lenders under the ABL Facility. Debt Covenants The agreements governing our indebtedness contain customary covenants. These include, among other things, covenants that restrict our ability to incur certain additional indebtedness, create or permit liens on assets, pay dividends, or engage in mergers or consolidations. USF had approximately $1.3 billion of restricted payment capacity under these covenants, and approximately $2.8 billion of its net assets were restricted after taking into consideration the net deferred tax assets and intercompany balances that eliminate in consolidation as of January 2, 2021. The agreements governing our indebtedness also contain customary events of default. Those include, without limitation, the failure to pay interest or principal when it is due under the agreements, cross default provisions, the failure of representations and warranties contained in the agreements to be true when made, and certain insolvency events. If an event of default occurs and remains uncured, the principal amounts outstanding, together with all accrued unpaid interest and other amounts owed, may be declared immediately due and payable. Were such an event to occur, the Company would be forced to seek new financing that may not be on as favorable terms as its existing debt. The Company’s ability to refinance its indebtedness on favorable terms, or at all, is directly affected by the then prevailing economic and financial conditions. In addition, the Company’s ability to incur secured indebtedness (which may enable it to achieve more favorable terms than the incurrence of unsecured indebtedness) depends in part on the value of its assets. This, in turn, is dependent on the strength of its cash flows, results of operations, economic and market conditions, and other factors.

Accrued Expenses and Other Long

Accrued Expenses and Other Long-Term Liabilities	12 Months Ended
Accrued Expenses and Other Long-Term Liabilities	Jan. 02, 2021
Payables and Accruals [Abstract]
Accrued Expenses and Other Long-Term Liabilities	Accrued expenses and other long-term liabilities consisted of the following: January 2, 2021 December 28, 2019 Accrued expenses and other current liabilities: Salary, wages and bonus expenses $ 105 $ 172 Operating expenses 64 75 Workers’ compensation, general and fleet liability 43 44 Group medical liability 26 25 Customer rebates and other selling expenses 89 105 Property and sales tax 44 37 Operating lease liability 44 40 Interest payable 18 14 Other 64 26 Total accrued expenses and other current liabilities $ 497 $ 538 Other long-term liabilities: Workers’ compensation, general and fleet liability $ 132 $ 121 Operating lease liability 263 131 Accrued pension and other postretirement benefit obligations 8 7 Uncertain tax positions 33 33 Other 69 23 Total Other long-term liabilities $ 505 $ 315 Self-Insured Liabilities — The Company is self-insured for general liability, fleet liability and workers’ compensation claims. Claims in excess of certain levels are insured by external parties. The workers’ compensation liability, included in the table above under “Workers’ compensation, general liability and fleet liability,” is recorded at present value. This table summarizes self-insurance liability activity for the last three fiscal years: 2020 2019 2018 Balance as of beginning of the year $ 165 $ 159 $ 170 Charged to costs and expenses 83 80 56 Acquisition 3 17 — Reinsurance recoverable 2 — 7 Payments (78) (91) (74) Balance as of end of the year $ 175 $ 165 $ 159 Discount rate 0.15 % 1.58 % 2.50 % Estimated future payments for self-insured liabilities are as follows: 2021 $ 43 2022 33 2023 18 2024 13 2025 10 Thereafter 59 Total self-insured liability 176 Less amount representing interest (1) Present value of self-insured liability $ 175

Restructuring Liabilities (Note

Restructuring Liabilities (Notes)	12 Months Ended
Restructuring Liabilities (Notes)	Jan. 02, 2021
Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]
Restructuring Liabilities	The following table summarizes the changes in the restructuring liabilities for the last three fiscal years: Severance and Related Costs Facility Closing Costs Total Balance at December 30, 2017 $ 4 $ 1 $ 5 Current period costs 1 — 1 Payments, net (4) — (4) Balance as of December 29, 2018 1 1 2 Current period costs — — — Payments, net — (1) (1) Balance at December 28, 2019 1 $ — $ 1 Current period costs 27 3 30 Payments, net (27) (2) (29) Balance as of January 2, 2021 $ 1 $ 1 $ 2 From time to time, the Company may implement initiatives or close or consolidate facilities in an effort to reduce costs and improve operating effectiveness. In connection with these activities, the Company may incur various costs including severance and other employee-related separation costs. 2020 Activities During fiscal year 2020, in order to adjust its cost structure in line with the decrease in Net sales caused by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the operations of our restaurant, hospitality and education customers, the Company reduced its work force, and separately closed two facilities, incurring net restructuring costs of $30 million. See Note 11, Goodwill and Other Intangibles, for discussion related to asset impairment charges incurred during fiscal year 2020. 2019 and 2018 Activities During fiscal years 2019 and 2018, the Company incurred de minimis restructuring costs.

Convertible Preferred Stock (No

Convertible Preferred Stock (Notes)	12 Months Ended
Convertible Preferred Stock (Notes)	Jan. 02, 2021
Convertible Preferred Stock [Abstract]
Convertible Preferred Stock	On May 6, 2020 (the “Issuance Date”), pursuant to the terms of an Investment Agreement (the “Investment Agreement”) with KKR Fresh Aggregator L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“KKR”), the Company issued and sold 500,000 shares of the Company’s Series A convertible preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Series A Preferred Stock”) to KKR for an aggregate purchase price of $500 million, or $1,000 per share (the “Issuance”). The Company used the net proceeds from the Issuance for working capital and general corporate purposes. On June 30, 2020, September 30, 2020, and December 31, 2020, the Company paid a dividend (the “Dividend”) on the shares of the Series A Preferred Stock in the form of 5,288; 8,842 and 8,997 shares of Series A Preferred Stock, respectively, plus a de minimis amount in cash in lieu of fractional shares in accordance with the terms of the Certificate of Designations for the Series A Preferred Stock (the “Certificate of Designations”). The Series A Preferred Stock ranks senior to the shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Common Stock”), with respect to dividend rights and rights on the distribution of assets on any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the affairs of the Company. The Series A Preferred Stock has a liquidation preference of $1,000 per share. Holders of the Series A Preferred Stock are entitled to a cumulative dividend at the rate of 7.0% per annum. If the Company does not declare and pay a dividend on the Series A Preferred Stock, the dividend rate will increase by 3.0% to 10.0% per annum until all accrued but unpaid dividends have been paid in full. Dividends are payable in kind through the issuance of additional shares of Series A Preferred Stock for the first four dividend payments following the Issuance Date, and thereafter, in cash or in kind, or a combination of both, at the option of the Company. The Series A Preferred Stock is convertible at the option of the holders thereof at any time into shares of Common Stock at an initial conversion price of $21.50 per share and an initial conversion rate of 46.5116 shares of Common Stock per share of Series A Preferred Stock, subject to certain anti-dilution adjustments set forth in the Certificate of Designations. At any time after May 6, 2023 (the third anniversary of the Issuance Date), if the volume weighted average price of the Common Stock exceeds $43.00 per share, as may be adjusted pursuant to the Certificate of Designations, for at least 20 trading days in any period of 30 consecutive trading days, at the election of the Company, all of the Series A Preferred Stock will be convertible into the relevant number of shares of Common Stock. At any time after May 6, 2025 (the fifth anniversary of the Issuance Date), the Company may redeem some or all of the Series A Preferred Stock for a per share amount in cash equal to: (i) the sum of (x) 100% of the liquidation preference thereof, plus (y) all accrued and unpaid dividends, multiplied by (ii) (A) 105% if the redemption occurs at any time after the fifth anniversary of the Issuance Date and prior to the sixth anniversary of the Issuance Date, (B) 103% if the redemption occurs at any time after May 6, 2026 (the sixth anniversary of the Issuance Date) and prior to May 6, 2027 (the seventh anniversary of the Issuance Date), and (C) 100% if the redemption occurs at any time after May 6, 2027 (the seventh anniversary of the Issuance Date). Upon certain change of control events involving the Company, the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock must either (i) convert their shares of Series A Preferred Stock into Common Stock at the then-current conversion price or (ii) cause the Company to redeem their shares of Series A Preferred Stock for an amount in cash equal to 100% of the liquidation preference thereof plus all accrued but unpaid dividends. If any such change of control event occurs on or before May 6, 2025 (the fifth anniversary of the Issuance Date), the Company will also be required to pay the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock a “make-whole” premium of 5%. Holders of the Series A Preferred Stock are entitled to vote with the holders of the Common Stock on an as-converted basis. Holders of the Series A Preferred Stock are also entitled to a separate class vote with respect to, among other things, amendments to the Company’s organizational documents that have an adverse effect on the Series A Preferred Stock, authorization or issuances by the Company of securities that are senior to, or equal in priority with, the Series A Preferred Stock, increases or decreases in the number of authorized shares of Series A Preferred Stock, and issuances of shares of Series A Preferred Stock after the Issuance Date, other than shares issued as in-kind dividends with respect to shares of the Series A Preferred Stock issued after the Issuance Date. The following table summarizes the activity for the outstanding Series A Preferred Stock and associated carrying value for fiscal year 2020: Series A Preferred Stock Shares Carrying Value Balance, December 28, 2019 — $ — Shares issued for cash - Series A Preferred Stock, net of issuance costs 500,000 491 Shares issued as paid in kind dividend - Series A Preferred Stock 23,127 28 Balance, January 2, 2021 523,127 $ 519

Related Party Transactions

Related Party Transactions	12 Months Ended
Related Party Transactions	Jan. 02, 2021
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]
Related Party Transactions	KKR Capital Markets LLC (“KKR Capital Markets”), an affiliate of KKR, received $6 million for debt advisory services rendered in connection with the financing of the Smart Foodservice acquisition during fiscal year 2020. As reported by the administrative agent of the Initial Term Loan Facility and the 2019 Incremental Term Loan Facility (the “Term Loan Agent”), investment funds managed by an affiliate of KKR held approximately $65 million in aggregate principal amount of the Initial Term Loan Facility and the 2019 Incremental Term Loan Facility as of January 2, 2021.

Share-Based Compensation, Commo

Share-Based Compensation, Common Stock Issuances and Common Stock	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 02, 2021
Share-based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]
Share-Based Compensation, Common Stock Issuances and Common Stock	Our long-term incentive plans provide for the grant of various forms of share-based awards to our directors, officers and other eligible employees. Total compensation expense related to share-based arrangements was $40 million, $32 million and $28 million for fiscal years 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively, and is reflected in distribution, selling and administrative costs in the Company's Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income. The total income tax benefit associated with share-based compensation recorded in the Company's Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income was $8 million, $8 million and $6 million for fiscal years 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively. In addition, the Company sponsors an employee stock purchase plan to provide eligible employees with the opportunity to acquire shares of our common stock at a discount of 15% of the fair market value of the common stock on the date of purchase, and as such, the plan is considered compensatory for federal income tax purposes. The Company recorded $3 million, $4 million and $3 million of share-based compensation expense for fiscal years 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively, associated with the employee stock purchase plan. Stock Options —Certain directors, executive officers and other eligible employees have been granted time-based stock options (the “Time-Based Options”) and performance-based options (the “Performance Options” and, together with the Time-Based Options, the “Options”) to purchase shares of our common stock. The Time-Based Options generally vest and become exercisable ratably over a period of three to four years, from the date of the grant. Share-based compensation expense related to the Time-Based Options was $10 million, $8 million and $7 million for fiscal years 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively. The Performance Options generally vest and become exercisable ratably over a period of four years, from the date of the grant, provided that the Company achieves a predetermined financial performance condition established by the Compensation Committee of our Board of Directors for the respective award tranche. The Company recorded share-based compensation expense of $1 million for fiscal year 2018 related to the expected vesting of the Performance Options. No share-based compensation expense attributable to Performance Options was recorded in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 as a result of the performance conditions for fiscal years 2018 and 2019, respectively, not expected to be met and the Performance Options related to these performance periods were subsequently forfeited. The Options are nonqualified, with exercise prices equal to the estimated fair value of a share of common stock as of the date of the grant. Exercise prices range from $8.51 to $38.12 per share and generally have a 10-year life. The fair value of each Option is estimated as of the date of grant using a Black-Scholes option-pricing model. The weighted-average assumptions for Options granted in fiscal years 2020, 2019 and 2018 are included in the following table: 2020 2019 2018 Expected volatility 29.3 % 23.7 % 35.7 % Expected dividends — — — Risk-free interest rate 0.5 % 2.3 % 2.6 % Expected term (in years) 6.1 5.6 5.4 Expected volatility is calculated leveraging the historical volatility of public companies similar to US Foods. The assumed dividend yield is zero because the Company has not historically paid dividends. The risk-free interest rate is the implied zero-coupon yield for U.S. Treasury securities having a maturity approximately equal to the expected term, as of the grant date. Due to a lack of relevant historical data, the simplified approach was used to determine the expected term of the options. The summary of Options outstanding and changes during fiscal year 2020 are presented below: Time Performance Total Weighted- Weighted- Weighted- Outstanding as of December 28, 2019 2,770,850 751,452 3,522,302 $ 10.03 $ 26.62 Granted 2,620,253 — 2,620,253 $ 3.91 $ 13.29 Exercised (122,081) (70,797) (192,878) $ 6.87 $ 16.19 Forfeited (142,114) (13,067) (155,181) $ 7.91 $ 24.01 Performance-based Forfeitures (1) — (308,759) (308,759) $ 17.65 $ 19.47 Outstanding as of January 2, 2021 5,126,908 358,829 5,485,737 $ 6.85 $ 21.10 7.7 Vested and exercisable as of January 2, 2021 1,826,067 358,829 2,184,896 $ 9.09 $ 25.83 5.8 (1) Represents the forfeiture of unvested Performance Options due to performance conditions not being met based on performance in fiscal years 2018 and 2019. The weighted-average grant date fair value of Options granted for fiscal years 2020, 2019 and 2018 was $3.91, $10.63 and $14.55, respectively. During fiscal years 2020, 2019 and 2018, Options were exercised with total intrinsic values of $3 million, $21 million and $28 million, respectively, representing the excess of fair value over the exercise price. There was $10 million of total unrecognized compensation costs related to unvested Options expected to vest as of January 2, 2021, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of two years. Restricted Stock Awards —Certain executive officers have been granted restricted stock awards (“RSAs”), some of which vest ratably over a three-year period from the date of grant (the “Time-Based RSA”) and others of which vest to the extent certain performance conditions are met (the “Performance RSAs”). The Company recorded share-based compensation expense for the Time-Based RSAs of $1 million for both fiscal years 2020 and 2019. The Performance RSAs were granted assuming the maximum level of performance and vest on the third anniversary of the grant date if specific performance conditions over a three-year performance period are achieved. The number of shares eligible to vest on the vesting date range from zero to 200% of the target award amount, based on the achievement of the performance conditions. The fair value of the Performance RSAs is measured using the fair market value of our common stock on the date of grant and recognized over the three-year vesting period for the portion of the award that is expected to vest. Compensation expense for the Performance RSAs is remeasured as of the end of each reporting period, based on management’s evaluation of whether, and to what extent, it is probable that performance conditions will be met. Share-based compensation expense for the Performance RSAs was $2 million, $3 million and $2 million for fiscal years 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively. The summary of unvested RSAs and changes during fiscal year 2020 is presented below: Time-Based RSAs Performance RSAs Total RSAs Weighted- Average Fair Value Unvested as of December 28, 2019 116,713 682,249 798,962 $ 33.13 Granted — — — $ — Vested (38,902) (98,415) (137,317) $ 31.57 Performance adjustment (1) — (120,960) (120,960) $ 30.39 Unvested as of January 2, 2021 77,811 462,874 540,685 $ 34.14 (1) Represents an adjustment to the 2017 Performance RSAs based on the actual performance during the three-year performance period. The weighted-average grant date fair value for the RSAs granted in fiscal years 2019 and 2018 was $34.56 and $33.56, respectively. There were no RSAs granted in fiscal year 2020. There was $3 million of unrecognized compensation expense related to the RSAs as of January 2, 2021, that is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of one year. Restricted Stock Units —Certain directors, executive officers and other eligible employees have been granted time-based restricted stock units (the “Time-Based RSUs”) and performance-based restricted stock units (the “Performance RSUs” and, collectively with the Time-Based RSUs, the “RSUs”). The Time-Based RSUs generally vest ratably over three to four years, starting on the anniversary date of the grant. For fiscal years 2020, 2019 and 2018, the Company recognized $23 million, $14 million and $12 million, respectively, in share-based compensation expense related to the Time-Based RSUs. The Performance RSUs generally vest over a three or four year period, as and to the extent predetermined performance conditions are met. The fair value of each share underlying the Performance RSUs is measured at the fair market value of our common stock on the date of grant and recognized over the vesting period for the portion of the award that is expected to vest. Compensation expense for the Performance RSUs is remeasured as of the end of each reporting period, based on management’s evaluation of whether it is probable that the performance conditions will be met. The Company recognized $1 million, $2 million and $3 million of share-based compensation expense in fiscal years 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively, for the Performance RSUs. A summary of RSUs outstanding and changes during fiscal year 2020 is presented below. Time-Based Performance Total Weighted- Unvested as of December 28, 2019 927,174 432,001 1,359,175 $ 33.24 Granted 2,361,332 — 2,361,332 $ 13.83 Vested (471,808) (83,235) (555,043) $ 31.85 Forfeited (124,248) (24,922) (149,170) $ 24.25 Performance adjustment (1) — (114,107) (114,107) $ 33.61 Unvested as of January 2, 2021 2,692,450 209,737 2,902,187 $ 18.16 (1) Represents an adjustment to the Performance RSUs based on actual performance during the respective three- or four-year performance period. The weighted-average grant date fair values for the RSUs granted in fiscal years 2020, 2019, and 2018 was $13.83, $35.09 and $33.48, respectively. As of January 2, 2021, there was $30 million of unrecognized compensation cost related to the RSUs that is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of two years.

Leases

Leases	12 Months Ended
Leases	Jan. 02, 2021
Leases [Abstract]
Operating leases	The Company leases certain distribution and warehouse facilities, office facilities, fleet vehicles, and office and warehouse equipment. The Company determines if an arrangement is a lease at inception and recognizes a financing or operating lease liability and right-of-use (“ROU”) asset in the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets. ROU assets and lease liabilities are recognized based on the present value of future minimum lease payments over the lease term as of commencement date. For the Company’s leases that do not provide an implicit borrowing rate, the Company uses its incremental borrowing rate based on the information available as of commencement date in determining the present value of future payments. The lease terms may include options to extend, terminate or buy out the lease. When it is reasonably certain that the Company will exercise these options, the associated payments are included in ROU assets and the estimated lease liabilities. Leases with an initial term of 12 months or less are not recorded in the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheets. The Company recognizes lease expense for leases on a straight-line basis over the lease term. The Company has lease agreements with lease and non-lease components, which are accounted for separately. For office and warehouse equipment leases, the Company accounts for the lease and non-lease components as a single lease component. Variable lease payments that do not depend on an index or a rate, such as insurance and property taxes, are excluded from the measurement of the lease liability and are recognized as variable lease cost when the obligation for that payment is incurred. The Company adopted ASU No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842) , on December 30, 2018, using the modified retrospective approach. The following table presents the location of the ROU assets and lease liabilities in the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets: Leases Consolidated Balance Sheet Location January 2, 2021 December 28, 2019 Assets Operating Other assets $ 284 $ 145 Financing Property and equipment-net (1) 316 333 Total leased assets $ 600 $ 478 Liabilities Current: Operating Accrued expenses and other current liabilities $ 44 $ 40 Financing Current portion of long-term debt 86 95 Noncurrent: Operating Other long-term liabilities 263 131 Financing Long-term debt 237 257 Total lease liabilities $ 630 $ 523 (1) Financing lease assets are recorded net of accumulated amortization of $244 million and $269 million as of January 2, 2021 and December 28, 2019. The following table presents the location of lease costs in fiscal years 2020 and 2019 in the Company's Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income: Lease Cost Statement of Comprehensive Income Location 2020 2019 Operating lease cost Distribution, selling and administrative costs $ 52 $ 29 Financing lease cost: Amortization of leased assets Distribution, selling and administrative costs 79 76 Interest on lease liabilities Interest expense-net 12 12 Variable lease cost Distribution, selling and administrative costs 13 6 Net lease cost $ 156 $ 123 Future lease payments under lease agreements as of January 2, 2021 were as follows: Maturity of Lease Liabilities Operating Leases Financing Lease Total 2021 $ 57 $ 94 $ 151 2022 60 73 133 2023 58 68 126 2024 39 51 90 2025 38 32 70 After 2025 175 28 203 Total lease payments 427 346 773 Less amount representing interest (120) (23) (143) Present value of lease liabilities $ 307 $ 323 $ 630 Future minimum lease payments in effect as of December 28, 2019 under noncancelable lease arrangements were as follows: Future Minimum Lease Payments Operating Financing Leases Total 2020 $ 48 $ 106 $ 154 2021 38 84 122 2022 33 62 95 2023 30 58 88 2024 12 41 53 After 2024 42 29 71 Total lease payments 203 380 583 Less amount representing interest (32) (28) (60) Present value of minimum lease payments $ 171 $ 352 $ 523 Other information related to lease agreements for fiscal years 2020 and 2019 was as follows: Cash Paid For Amounts Included In Measurement of Liabilities 2020 2019 Operating cash flows from operating leases $ 56 $ 37 Operating cash flows from financing leases 12 12 Financing cash flows from financing leases 102 90 Lease Term and Discount Rate January 2, 2021 December 28, 2019 Weighted-average remaining lease term (years): Operating leases 8.42 6.14 Financing leases 5.31 4.85 Weighted-average discount rate: Operating leases 6.6 % 4.4 % Financing leases 3.2 % 3.5 %
Finance leases	The Company leases certain distribution and warehouse facilities, office facilities, fleet vehicles, and office and warehouse equipment. The Company determines if an arrangement is a lease at inception and recognizes a financing or operating lease liability and right-of-use (“ROU”) asset in the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets. ROU assets and lease liabilities are recognized based on the present value of future minimum lease payments over the lease term as of commencement date. For the Company’s leases that do not provide an implicit borrowing rate, the Company uses its incremental borrowing rate based on the information available as of commencement date in determining the present value of future payments. The lease terms may include options to extend, terminate or buy out the lease. When it is reasonably certain that the Company will exercise these options, the associated payments are included in ROU assets and the estimated lease liabilities. Leases with an initial term of 12 months or less are not recorded in the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheets. The Company recognizes lease expense for leases on a straight-line basis over the lease term. The Company has lease agreements with lease and non-lease components, which are accounted for separately. For office and warehouse equipment leases, the Company accounts for the lease and non-lease components as a single lease component. Variable lease payments that do not depend on an index or a rate, such as insurance and property taxes, are excluded from the measurement of the lease liability and are recognized as variable lease cost when the obligation for that payment is incurred. The Company adopted ASU No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842) , on December 30, 2018, using the modified retrospective approach. The following table presents the location of the ROU assets and lease liabilities in the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets: Leases Consolidated Balance Sheet Location January 2, 2021 December 28, 2019 Assets Operating Other assets $ 284 $ 145 Financing Property and equipment-net (1) 316 333 Total leased assets $ 600 $ 478 Liabilities Current: Operating Accrued expenses and other current liabilities $ 44 $ 40 Financing Current portion of long-term debt 86 95 Noncurrent: Operating Other long-term liabilities 263 131 Financing Long-term debt 237 257 Total lease liabilities $ 630 $ 523 (1) Financing lease assets are recorded net of accumulated amortization of $244 million and $269 million as of January 2, 2021 and December 28, 2019. The following table presents the location of lease costs in fiscal years 2020 and 2019 in the Company's Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income: Lease Cost Statement of Comprehensive Income Location 2020 2019 Operating lease cost Distribution, selling and administrative costs $ 52 $ 29 Financing lease cost: Amortization of leased assets Distribution, selling and administrative costs 79 76 Interest on lease liabilities Interest expense-net 12 12 Variable lease cost Distribution, selling and administrative costs 13 6 Net lease cost $ 156 $ 123 Future lease payments under lease agreements as of January 2, 2021 were as follows: Maturity of Lease Liabilities Operating Leases Financing Lease Total 2021 $ 57 $ 94 $ 151 2022 60 73 133 2023 58 68 126 2024 39 51 90 2025 38 32 70 After 2025 175 28 203 Total lease payments 427 346 773 Less amount representing interest (120) (23) (143) Present value of lease liabilities $ 307 $ 323 $ 630 Future minimum lease payments in effect as of December 28, 2019 under noncancelable lease arrangements were as follows: Future Minimum Lease Payments Operating Financing Leases Total 2020 $ 48 $ 106 $ 154 2021 38 84 122 2022 33 62 95 2023 30 58 88 2024 12 41 53 After 2024 42 29 71 Total lease payments 203 380 583 Less amount representing interest (32) (28) (60) Present value of minimum lease payments $ 171 $ 352 $ 523 Other information related to lease agreements for fiscal years 2020 and 2019 was as follows: Cash Paid For Amounts Included In Measurement of Liabilities 2020 2019 Operating cash flows from operating leases $ 56 $ 37 Operating cash flows from financing leases 12 12 Financing cash flows from financing leases 102 90 Lease Term and Discount Rate January 2, 2021 December 28, 2019 Weighted-average remaining lease term (years): Operating leases 8.42 6.14 Financing leases 5.31 4.85 Weighted-average discount rate: Operating leases 6.6 % 4.4 % Financing leases 3.2 % 3.5 %

Retirement Plans

Retirement Plans	12 Months Ended
Retirement Plans	Jan. 02, 2021
Retirement Benefits [Abstract]
Retirement Plans	The Company sponsors a defined benefit pension plan and 401(k) plan for eligible employees, and provides certain postretirement health and welfare benefits to eligible retirees and their dependents. Company Sponsored Defined Benefit Plans —The Company sponsors the US Foods Consolidated Defined Benefit Retirement Plan, a qualified defined benefit retirement plan (the “Retirement Plan”), that pays benefits to certain employees at the time of retirement, using actuarial formulas based upon a participant’s years of credited service and compensation. During fiscal year 2020, in connection with the Smart Foodservice acquisition, the Company assumed a defined benefit pension plan with net liabilities of approximately $19 million. This defined benefit pension plan was merged into the US Foods Consolidated Defined Benefit Retirement Plan as of December 31, 2020. The Company also maintains postretirement health and welfare plans for certain employees. Amounts related to the Retirement Plan and other postretirement plans recognized in the Company's consolidated financial statements are determined on an actuarial basis. The components of net periodic pension benefit costs (credits) for the Retirement Plan the last three fiscal years were as follows: 2020 2019 2018 Components of net periodic pension benefit (credits) costs: Service cost $ 3 $ 2 $ 2 Interest cost 32 37 36 Expected return on plan assets (55) (49) (52) Amortization of net loss 1 4 3 Settlements — 12 — Net periodic pension benefit (credits) costs $ (19) $ 6 $ (11) Other postretirement benefit costs were de minimis for fiscal years 2020, 2019 and 2018. The service cost component of net periodic benefit costs (credits) is included in distribution, selling and administrative costs, while the other components of net periodic benefit costs (credits) are included in other (income) expense—net in the Company's Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income. The Company did not make a significant contribution to the Retirement Plan in fiscal years 2020 and 2019. The Company contributed approximately $71 million to the Retirement Plan during fiscal year 2018, of which $35 million represented an additional, voluntary contribution. During fiscal year 2019, the Company completed a voluntary lump sum settlement offer to certain terminated plan participants who held vested accrued benefits under a certain threshold amount. In addition, during fiscal year 2019, the Company completed a spin-off of liabilities associated with certain active participants with small accrued benefits and retirees into a separate plan and immediately terminated that plan. As a result of the termination of the spin-off of the plan, those participants were able to elect to receive immediate lump sum payouts, with any remaining liabilities transferred to an insurance company through the purchase of an annuity contract. Pension obligation settlement payments of $66 million related to these transactions, consisting of lump sum payments and the annuity contract premium, were paid from plan assets. The Company incurred non-cash settlement costs of $12 million in fiscal year 2019. The fiscal year 2019 settlement costs were included in other (income) expense—net in the Company's Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income. No non-cash settlement costs were incurred in fiscal years 2020 and 2018. Changes in plan assets and benefit obligations recorded in accumulated other comprehensive loss for pension benefits for the last three fiscal years were as follows: 2020 2019 2018 Changes recognized in accumulated other comprehensive loss: Actuarial gain $ 29 $ 44 $ 6 Amortization of net loss 1 4 3 Settlements — 12 — Net amount recognized $ 30 $ 60 $ 9 Changes in plan assets and benefit obligations recorded in accumulated other comprehensive loss for other postretirement benefits for the last three fiscal years were de minimis. The funded status of the Retirement Plan for the last three fiscal years was as follows: Pension Benefits 2020 2019 2018 Change in benefit obligation: Benefit obligation as of beginning of year $ 903 $ 871 $ 976 Service cost 3 2 2 Interest cost 32 37 36 Actuarial loss (gain) 98 100 (97) Settlements — (84) — Benefit disbursements (45) (23) (46) Smart Foodservice assumed benefit obligations 70 — — Benefit obligation as of end of year 1,061 903 871 Change in plan assets: Fair value of plan assets as of beginning of year 923 836 851 Return on plan assets 183 193 (40) Employer contribution — 1 71 Settlements — (84) — Benefit disbursements (45) (23) (46) Smart Foodservice acquired plan assets 51 — — Fair value of plan assets as of end of year 1,112 923 836 Net funded status $ 51 $ 20 $ (35) The net funded status of the Retirement Plan for fiscal year 2020 improved from a net asset of $20 million to a net asset of $51 million, primarily due to asset returns, partially offset by a decrease in the discount rate and the merger of the Smart Foodservice pension plan. The net funded status of the Retirement Plan for fiscal year 2019 improved from a net liability of $35 million to a net asset of $20 million, primarily due to asset returns and lump sum payments made that released more benefit obligation than assets paid, partially offset by a decrease in the discount rate. The net funded status of the Retirement Plan for fiscal year 2018 improved from a net liability of $125 million to a net liability of $35 million due to an increase in the discount rate, which reduced the value of the benefit obligations, and a $71 million contribution by the Company to the Retirement Plan, partially offset by negative asset returns. The fiscal year 2020 pension benefits actuarial loss of $98 million was primarily due to a decrease in the discount rate. The fiscal year 2019 pension benefits actuarial loss of $100 million was primarily due to a decrease in the discount rate. The fiscal year 2018 pension benefits actuarial gain of $97 million was primarily due to an increase in the discount rate. Other Postretirement Plans 2020 2019 2018 Change in benefit obligation: Benefit obligation as of beginning of year $ 6 $ 6 $ 7 Benefit disbursements (1) (1) (1) Other 1 1 — Benefit obligation as of end of year 6 6 6 Change in plan assets: Fair value of plan assets as of beginning of year — — — Employer contribution 1 1 1 Benefit disbursements (1) (1) (1) Fair value of plan assets as of end of year — — — Net funded status $ (6) $ (6) $ (6) Service cost, interest cost and actuarial (gain) loss for other postretirement benefits were de minimis for fiscal years 2020, 2019 and 2018. The amounts recognized on the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheets related to the company-sponsored defined benefit plans and other postretirement benefit plans consisted of the following: Pension Benefits 2020 2019 2018 Amounts recognized in the consolidated balance sheets consist of the following: Prepaid benefit obligation—noncurrent $ 53 $ 22 $ — Accrued benefit obligation—current — — — Accrued benefit obligation—noncurrent (2) (2) (35) Net amount recognized in the consolidated balance sheets $ 51 $ 20 $ (35) Amounts recognized in accumulated other comprehensive loss consist of the following: Net loss $ 98 $ 129 $ 190 Net loss recognized in accumulated other comprehensive loss $ 98 $ 129 $ 190 Additional information: Accumulated benefit obligation $ 1,057 $ 899 $ 869 Other Postretirement Plans 2020 2019 2018 Amounts recognized in the consolidated balance sheets consist of the following: Accrued benefit obligation—current $ — $ (1) $ (1) Accrued benefit obligation—noncurrent (6) (5) (5) Net amount recognized in the consolidated balance sheets $ (6) $ (6) $ (6) Amounts recognized in accumulated other comprehensive loss consist of the following: Gain, net of prior service cost $ — $ 1 $ 1 Net gain recognized in accumulated other comprehensive loss $ — $ 1 $ 1 Additional information: Accumulated postretirement benefit obligation $ 6 $ 6 $ 6 Weighted average assumptions used to determine benefit obligations as of period-end and net pension costs for the last three fiscal years were as follows: Pension Benefits 2020 2019 2018 Benefit obligation: Discount rate 2.80 % 3.50 % 4.35 % Annual compensation increase 2.96 % 3.60 % 3.60 % Net cost: Discount rate 3.50 % 4.35 % 3.70 % Expected return on plan assets 6.00 % 6.00 % 6.00 % Annual compensation increase 3.60 % 3.60 % 3.60 % Other Postretirement Plans 2020 2019 2018 Benefit obligation—discount rate 2.80 % 3.50 % 4.35 % Net cost—discount rate 3.50 % 4.35 % 3.70 % The measurement date for the defined benefit and other postretirement benefit plans was December 31 for fiscal years 2020, 2019 and 2018. The Company applies the practical expedient under ASU No. 2015-4 to measure defined benefit retirement obligations and related plan assets as of the month-end that is closest to its fiscal year-end. The mortality assumptions used to determine the pension benefit obligation as of December 31, 2020 are based on the Pri-2012 base mortality table with the MP-2020 mortality improvement scale published by the Society of Actuaries. A health care cost trend rate is used in the calculations of postretirement medical benefit plan obligations. The assumed healthcare trend rates for the last three fiscal years were as follows: 2020 2019 2018 Immediate rate 5.60 % 5.90 % 6.30 % Ultimate trend rate 4.50 % 4.50 % 4.50 % Year the rate reaches the ultimate trend rate 2037 2037 2037 Retirees covered under these plans are responsible for the cost of coverage in excess of the subsidy, including all future cost increases. In determining the discount rate, the Company determines the implied rate of return on a hypothetical portfolio of high-quality fixed-income investments, for which the timing and amount of cash outflows approximates the estimated pension plan payouts. The discount rate assumption is reviewed annually and revised as appropriate. The expected long-term rate of return on plan assets is derived from a mathematical asset model. This model incorporates assumptions on the various asset class returns, reflecting a combination of historical performance analysis and the forward-looking views of the financial markets regarding the yield on long-term bonds and the historical returns of the major stock markets. The rate of return assumption is reviewed annually and revised as deemed appropriate. The US Foods, Inc. Retirement Investment Committee (the “Committee”) has authority and responsibility to oversee the investment and management of the trust (“the Trust”) which holds the assets of the Retirement Plan and has adopted an Investment Policy to provide a framework for the management of the Trust’s assets, including the objectives and long-term strategy with respect to the investment program of the Trust. Pursuant to the Investment Policy, the primary goal of investing Trust assets is to ensure that pension liabilities are met over time, and that Trust assets are invested in a manner that maximizes the probability of meeting pension liabilities. The second goal of investing Trust assets is to maximize long-term investment return consistent with a reasonable level of risk. Through consultation with its investment consultant, the Committee has developed long-term asset allocation guidelines intended to achieve investment objectives relative to projected liabilities. Based on those projections, the Committee has approved a dynamic asset allocation strategy that increases the liability-hedging assets of the Trust and decreases the return-seeking assets of the Trust as the funded ratio of the Retirement Plan improves. Based upon the funded ratio of the Retirement Plan, an asset allocation of 35% equity securities (U.S. large cap equities, U.S. small and mid-cap equities and non-U.S. equities) and 65% fixed income securities (U.S. Treasuries, STRIPs, and investment grade corporate bonds) was targeted during the Company’s fiscal year 2020. The actual mix of assets in the Trust as of January 2, 2021 consisted of 35% equity securities and 65% fixed income securities. The following table sets forth the fair value of our defined benefit plans’ assets by asset fair value hierarchy level: Asset Fair Value as of January 2, 2021 Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total Cash and cash equivalents $ 7 $ — $ — $ 7 Equities: Domestic 56 — — 56 International 2 — — 2 Mutual fund: International equities 29 — — 29 Long-term debt securities: Corporate debt securities: Domestic — 292 — 292 International — 36 — 36 U.S. government securities — 53 — 53 Other — 3 — 3 $ 94 $ 384 $ — 478 Common collective trust funds: Cash equivalents 11 Domestic equities 240 International equities 62 Treasury STRIPS 321 Total investments measured at net asset value as a practical expedient 634 Total defined benefit plans’ assets $ 1,112 Asset Fair Value as of December 28, 2019 Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total Cash and cash equivalents $ 3 $ — $ — $ 3 Equities: Domestic 46 — — 46 International 2 — — 2 Mutual fund: International equities 26 — — 26 Long-term debt securities: Corporate debt securities: Domestic — 248 — 248 International — 38 — 38 U.S. government securities — 6 — 6 Other — 2 — 2 $ 77 $ 294 $ — 371 Common collective trust funds: Cash equivalents 16 Domestic equities 193 International equities 50 Treasury STRIPS 293 Total investments measured at net asset value as a practical expedient 552 Total defined benefit plans’ assets $ 923 A description of the valuation methodologies used for assets measured at fair value is as follows: • Cash and cash equivalents are valued at original cost plus accrued interest. • Equities are valued at the closing price reported on the active market on which individual securities are traded. • Mutual funds are valued at the closing price reported on the active market on which individual funds are traded. • Long-term debt securities are valued at the estimated price a dealer will pay for the individual securities. • Common collective trust funds are measured at the net asset value as of the December 31, 2020 and 2019 measurement dates. This class represents investments in common collective trust funds that invest in: ◦ Equity securities, which may include common stocks, options and futures in actively managed funds; and ◦ Treasury STRIPS (Separate Trading of Registered Interest and Principal of Securities) representing zero coupon Treasury securities with long-term maturities. Estimated future benefit payments, under Company sponsored plans as of January 2, 2021, were as follows: Pension Benefits Other Postretirement Plans 2021 $ 50 $ — 2022 51 — 2023 52 1 2024 53 1 2025 53 1 Subsequent five years 247 2 The Company does not expect to make a significant contribution to the Retirement Plans in fiscal year 2021. Other Company Sponsored Benefit Plans —Certain employees are eligible to participate in the Company's 401(k) savings plan. The Company made employer matching contributions to the 401(k) plan of $47 million, $51 million and $47 million for fiscal years 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively. Multiemployer Pension Plans —The Company is also required to contribute to various multiemployer pension plans under the terms of collective bargaining agreement (“CBAs”) that cover certain of its union-represented employees. These plans are jointly administered by trustees for participating employers and the applicable unions. The risks of participating in multiemployer pension plans differ from traditional single-employer defined benefit plans as follows: • Assets contributed to a multiemployer pension plan by one employer may be used to provide benefits to the employees of other participating employers. • If a participating employer stops contributing to a multiemployer pension plan, the unfunded obligations of the plan may be borne by the remaining participating employers. • If the Company elects to stop participation in a multiemployer pension plan, or if the number of the Company’s employees participating in a plan is reduced to a certain degree over certain periods of time, the Company may be required to pay a withdrawal liability based upon the underfunded status of the plan. The Company’s participation in multiemployer pension plans for the fiscal year ended January 2, 2021 is outlined in the tables below. The Company considers significant plans to be those plans to which the Company contributed more than 5% of total contributions to the plan in a given plan year, or for which the Company believes its estimated withdrawal liability, should it decide to voluntarily withdraw from the plan, may be material to the Company. For each plan that is considered individually significant to the Company, the following information is provided: • The EIN/Plan Number column provides the Employee Identification Number (“EIN”) and the three-digit plan number assigned to a plan by the Internal Revenue Service. • The most recent Pension Protection Act (“PPA”) zone status available for fiscal years 2020 and 2019 is for the plan years beginning in 2019 and 2018, respectively. The zone status is based on information provided to participating employers by each plan and is certified by the plan’s actuary. A plan in the red zone has been determined to be in critical status, or critical and declining status, based on criteria established under the Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”), and is generally less than 65% funded. Plans are generally considered “critical and declining” if they are projected to become insolvent within 20 years. A plan in the yellow zone has been determined to be in endangered status, based on criteria established under the Code, and is generally less than 80% but more than 65% funded. A plan in the green zone has been determined to be neither in critical status nor in endangered status, and is generally at least 80% funded. • The FIP/RP Status Pending/Implemented column indicates plans for which a financial improvement plan (“FIP”) or a rehabilitation plan (“RP”) is either pending or has been implemented. In addition to regular plan contributions, participating employers may be subject to a surcharge if the plan is in the red zone. • The Surcharge Imposed column indicates whether a surcharge has been imposed on participating employers contributing to the plan. • The Expiration Dates column indicates the expiration dates of the CBAs to which the plans are subject. Pension Fund EIN/ Plan Number PPA Zone Status FIP/RP Status Pending/ Implemented Surcharge Imposed Expiration Dates 2020 2019 Minneapolis Food Distributing Industry Pension Plan 41-6047047/001 Green Green N/A No 04/01/21 Teamster Pension Trust Fund of Philadelphia and Vicinity 23-1511735/001 Yellow Yellow Implemented No 2/13/22 Local 703 I.B. of T. Grocery and 36-6491473/001 Green Green N/A No 6/30/21 United Teamsters Trust Fund A 13-5660513/001 Yellow Yellow Implemented No 5/30/22 Warehouse Employees Local 169 and Employers Joint Pension Fund 23-6230368/001 Red Red Implemented No 2/13/22 The following table provides information about the Company’s contributions to its multiemployer pension plans. For plans that are not individually significant to the Company, the total amount of the Company's contributions is aggregated. Contributions (1)(2) Contributions That Exceed 5% of Total Plan Contributions (3) 2020 2019 2018 2019 2018 Pension Fund Minneapolis Food Distributing Industry Pension Plan $ 5 $ 5 $ 5 Yes Yes Teamster Pension Trust Fund of Philadelphia and Vicinity 4 4 4 No No Local 703 I.B. of T. Grocery and Food Employees’ 2 2 2 Yes Yes United Teamsters Trust Fund A 1 2 2 Yes Yes Warehouse Employees Local 169 and Employers 1 1 1 Yes Yes Other funds 31 24 21 — — $ 44 $ 38 $ 35 (1) Contributions made to these plans during the Company’s fiscal year, which may not coincide with the plans’ respective fiscal years. (2) Contributions do not include payments related to multiemployer pension plan withdrawals/settlements. (3) Indicates whether the Company was listed in the respective multiemployer pension plan Form 5500 for the applicable plan year as having made more than 5% of total contributions to the plan. If the Company elects to voluntarily withdraw from a multiemployer pension plan, it may be responsible for its proportionate share of the respective plan’s unfunded vested liability. Based on the latest information available from plan administrators, the Company estimates its aggregate withdrawal liability from the multiemployer pension plans in which it participates to be approximately $157 million as of January 2, 2021. Actual withdrawal liabilities incurred by the Company, if it were to withdraw from one or more plans, could be materially different from the estimates noted here, based on better or more timely information from plan administrators or other changes affecting the respective plans' funded status.

Earnings Per Share

Earnings Per Share	12 Months Ended
Earnings Per Share	Jan. 02, 2021
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
Earnings Per Share	The Company computes earnings per share (“EPS”) in accordance with ASC 260, Earnings per Share . Basic EPS is computed by dividing net income (loss) available to common shareholders by the weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding. Diluted EPS is computed using the weighted average number of shares of common stock, plus the effect of potentially dilutive securities. The Company applies the treasury method to calculate the dilution impact of share-based awards—stock options, non-vested restricted shares with forfeitable dividend rights, restricted stock units, and employee stock purchase plan deferrals. The Company applies the if-converted method to calculate the dilution impact of the Series A convertible preferred Stock. For fiscal years 2020, 2019 and 2018, share-based awards representi ng 9 million, 2 million and 2 million u nderlying common shares, respectively, were not included in the computation because the effect would have been anti-dilutive. For fiscal year 2020, convertible preferred stock representing 15 million of underlying common shares were not included in the computation because the effect would have been anti-dilutive. The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted EPS: 2020 2019 2018 Numerator: Net (loss) income $ (226) $ 385 $ 407 Series A convertible preferred stock dividends 28 — — Net (loss) income available to common shareholders $ (254) $ 385 $ 407 Denominator: Weighted-average common shares outstanding 220 218 216 Effect of dilutive securities — 2 2 Effect of dilutive underlying shares of the Series A convertible preferred stock — — — Weighted-average dilutive shares outstanding 220 220 218 Net (loss) income per share: Basic $ (1.15) $ 1.77 $ 1.88 Diluted $ (1.15) $ 1.75 $ 1.87

Changes in Accumulated Other Co

Changes in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss	12 Months Ended
Changes in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss	Jan. 02, 2021
Equity [Abstract]
Changes in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss	The following table presents changes in accumulated other comprehensive loss, by component, for the last three fiscal years: 2020 2019 2018 Accumulated other comprehensive loss components Retirement benefit obligations: Balance as of beginning of year (1) $ (52) $ (97) $ (103) Other comprehensive income before reclassifications 29 44 6 Reclassification adjustments: Amortization of net loss (2) (3) 1 4 3 Settlements (2) (3) — 12 — Total before income tax 30 60 9 Income tax provision 7 15 3 Current year comprehensive income, net of tax 23 45 6 Balance as of end of year (1) $ (29) $ (52) $ (97) Interest rate swaps: Balance as of beginning of year (1) $ (2) $ 13 $ 8 Change in fair value of interest rate swaps (11) (14) 10 Amounts reclassified to interest expense 6 (6) (3) Total before income tax (5) (20) 7 Income tax (benefit) provision (2) (5) 2 Current year comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax (3) (15) 5 Balance as of end of year (1) $ (5) $ (2) $ 13 Accumulated other comprehensive loss as of end of year (1) $ (34) $ (54) $ (84) (1) Amounts are presented net of tax. (2) Included in the computation of net periodic benefit costs. See Note 20, Retirement Plans, for additional information. (3) Included in other (income) expense—net in the Company's Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income.

Income Taxes

Income Taxes	12 Months Ended
Income Taxes	Jan. 02, 2021
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Income Taxes	The income tax (benefit) provision for the fiscal years 2020, 2019 and 2018 consisted of the following: 2020 2019 2018 Current: Federal $ (20) $ 102 $ 32 State 3 17 12 Current income tax (benefit) provision (17) 119 44 Deferred: Federal (39) (6) 31 State (12) 13 14 Deferred income tax (benefit) provision (51) 7 45 Total income tax (benefit) provision $ (68) $ 126 $ 89 The Company’s effective income tax rates for the fiscal years ended January 2, 2021, December 28, 2019 and December 29, 2018 were 23.0%, 25.0% and 18.0%, respectively. The determination of the Company’s overall effective income tax rate requires the use of estimates. The effective income tax rate reflects the income earned and taxed in U.S. federal and various state jurisdictions based on enacted tax law, permanent differences between book and tax items, tax credits and the Company’s change in relative income in each jurisdiction. Changes in tax laws and rates may affect recorded deferred tax assets and liabilities and the Company’s effective income tax rate in the future. The reconciliation of the provision (benefit) for income taxes at the U.S. federal statutory income tax rate of 21% to the Company’s income tax provision (benefit) for the fiscal years 2020, 2019 and 2018 is shown below: 2020 2019 2018 Federal income taxes computed at statutory rate $ (62) $ 107 $ 104 State income taxes, net of federal income tax benefit (10) 24 20 Stock-based compensation 1 (4) (6) Non-deductible expenses 7 4 3 Change in the valuation allowance for deferred tax assets (1) 6 1 Net operating loss expirations 3 — 3 Tax credits (3) (10) (6) Change in unrecognized tax benefits (3) (1) (21) Change in U.S. federal statutory tax rate — — (8) Other — — (1) Total income tax (benefit) provision $ (68) $ 126 $ 89 Temporary differences and carryforwards that created significant deferred tax assets and liabilities were as follows: January 2, 2021 December 28, 2019 Deferred tax assets: Operating lease liabilities $ 71 $ 38 Workers’ compensation, general and fleet liabilities 40 36 Financing lease and other long term liabilities 78 90 Net operating loss carryforwards 64 64 Other deferred tax assets 100 63 Total gross deferred tax assets 353 291 Less valuation allowance (35) (36) Total net deferred tax assets 318 255 Deferred tax liabilities: Property and equipment (201) (221) Operating lease assets (70) (37) Inventories (21) (35) Intangibles (274) (259) Other deferred tax liabilities (21) (11) Total deferred tax liabilities (587) (563) Net deferred tax liability $ (269) $ (308) The net deferred tax liabilities presented in the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheets were as follows: January 2, 2021 December 28, 2019 Noncurrent deferred tax assets $ 1 $ — Noncurrent deferred tax liability (270) (308) Net deferred tax liability $ (269) $ (308) The Company had tax affected state net operating loss carryforwards of $64 million as of January 2, 2021. The Company’s net operating loss carryforwards expire as follows: State 2021-2025 $ 33 2026-2030 17 2031-2035 7 2036-2040 5 Indefinite 2 $ 64 The Company also has state credit carryforwards of $21 million. The U.S. federal and state net operating loss carryforwards in the income tax returns filed included unrecognized tax benefits taken in prior years. The net operating losses for which a deferred tax asset is recognized for financial statement purposes in accordance with ASC 740, Income Taxes, are presented net of these unrecognized tax benefits. Because of the change of ownership provisions of the Tax Reform Act of 1986, use of a portion of the Company’s domestic net operating losses and tax credit carryforwards may be limited in future periods. Further, a portion of the carryforwards may expire before being applied to reduce future income tax liabilities. The Company maintained a valuation allowance on certain state net operating loss and tax credit carryforwards expected to expire unutilized as a result of insufficient forecasted taxable income in the carryforward period or the utilization of which is subject to limitation. A summary of the activity in the valuation allowance for the fiscal years 2020, 2019 and 2018 is as follows: 2020 2019 2018 Balance as of beginning of year $ 36 $ 30 29 (Benefit) expense recognized (1) 6 1 Balance as of end of year $ 35 $ 36 $ 30 The calculation of the Company’s tax liabilities involves uncertainties in the application of complex tax laws and regulations in U.S. federal and state jurisdictions. The Company (1) records unrecognized tax benefits as liabilities in accordance with ASC 740, Income Taxes and (2) adjusts these liabilities when the Company’s judgment changes because of the evaluation of new information not previously available. Because of the complexity of some of these uncertainties, the ultimate resolution may result in a payment that is materially different from the current estimate of liabilities for unrecognized tax benefits. These differences will be reflected as increases or decreases to income tax expense in the period in which new information is available. The Company recognizes an uncertain tax position when it is more likely than not that the position will be sustained upon examination, including resolution of any related appeals or litigation processes, based on the technical merits. Reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits as of fiscal years 2020, 2019, and 2018 was as follows: Balance as of December 30, 2017 $ 108 Gross increases due to positions taken in prior years 2 Gross decreases due to positions taken in prior years (64) Decreases due to lapses of statute of limitations (1) Decreases due to changes in tax rates (5) Balance as of December 29, 2018 40 Decreases due to lapses of statute of limitations (1) Balance as of December 28, 2019 39 Gross increases due to positions taken in prior years 3 Decreases due to lapses of statute of limitations (1) Decreases due to changes in tax rates (5) Positions assumed in business acquisition 3 Balance as of January 2, 2021 $ 39 The Company does not expect the liability for unrecognized tax benefits to change significantly in the next 12 months. Included in the balance of unrecognized tax benefits as of the end of fiscal years 2020, 2019 and 2018 was $34 million, $35 million and $36 million, respectively, of tax benefits that, if recognized, would affect the effective income tax rate. The Company recognizes interest related to unrecognized tax benefits in interest expense and penalties in operating expenses. The Company had accrued interest and penalties of approximately $7 million and $5 million as of January 2, 2021 and December 28, 2019, respectively. The Company files U.S. federal and state income tax returns in jurisdictions with varying statutes of limitations. Our 2007 through 2019 U.S. federal income tax years, and various state income tax years from 2000 through 2019, remain subject to income tax examinations by the relevant taxing authorities. Prior to 2007, the Company was owned by Royal Ahold N.V. (“Ahold”). Ahold indemnified the Company for 2007 pre-closing consolidated U.S. federal and certain combined state income taxes, and the Company is responsible for all other taxes, interest and penalties.

Commitments and Contingencies

Commitments and Contingencies	12 Months Ended
Commitments and Contingencies	Jan. 02, 2021
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]
Commitments and Contingencies	Purchase Commitments —The Company enters into purchase orders with vendors and other parties in the ordinary course of business and has a limited number of purchase contracts with certain vendors that require it to buy a predetermined volume of products. The Company had $1,530 million of purchase orders and purchase contract commitments as of January 2, 2021 to be purchased in fiscal year 2021 and $79 million of information technology commitments through August 2025 that are not recorded in the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheets. To minimize fuel price risk, the Company enters into forward purchase commitments for a portion of its projected diesel fuel requirements. The Company had diesel fuel forward purchase commitments totaling $53 million through December 2021, as of January 2, 2021. Additionally, the Company had electricity forward purchase commitments totaling $5 million through November 2023, as of January 2, 2021. The Company does not measure its forward purchase commitments for fuel and electricity at fair value, as the amounts under contract meet the physical delivery criteria in the normal purchase exception. Legal Proceedings —The Company is subject to a number of legal proceedings arising in the normal course of business. These legal proceedings, whether pending, threatened or unasserted, if decided adversely to or settled by the Company, may result in liabilities material to its financial position, results of operations, or cash flows. The Company has recognized provisions with respect to the proceedings, where appropriate, in its Consolidated Balance Sheets. It is possible that the Company could settle one or more of these proceedings or could be required to make expenditures, in excess of the established provisions, in amounts that cannot be reasonably estimated. However, the Company, at present, believes that the ultimate outcome of these proceedings will not have a material adverse effect on its consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

US Foods Holding Corp. Condense

US Foods Holding Corp. Condensed Financial Information	12 Months Ended
US Foods Holding Corp. Condensed Financial Information	Jan. 02, 2021
Condensed Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract]
US Foods Holding Corp. Condensed Financial Information	These condensed parent company financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company's consolidated financial statements. Under terms of the agreements governing its indebtedness, the net assets of USF are restricted from being transferred to US Foods in the form of loans, advances or dividends with the exception of income tax payments, share-based compensation settlements and minor administrative costs. USF had $1.3 billion of restricted payment capacity under these covenants, and approximately $2.8 billion of its net assets were restricted after taking into consideration the net deferred tax assets and intercompany balances that eliminate in consolidation, as of January 2, 2021. See Note 18, Share-Based Compensation, Common Stock Issuances and Common Stock, for a discussion of the Company’s equity-related transactions. In the condensed parent company financial statements below, the investment in the operating subsidiary, USF, is accounted for using the equity method. Condensed Parent Company Balance Sheets (In millions, except par value) January 2, 2021 December 28, 2019 ASSETS Investment in subsidiary $ 4,050 $ 3,715 Total assets $ 4,050 $ 3,715 LIABILITIES, MEZZANINE EQUITY AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY Deferred tax liabilities $ 1 $ 1 Other liabilities — 5 Total liabilities 1 6 Commitments and Contingencies (Note 24) Mezzanine equity: Series A convertible preferred stock, $0.01 par value—25 shares authorized; 519 — Shareholders’ Equity Common stock, $0.01 par value—600 shares authorized; 221 and 220 issued and outstanding as of January 2, 2021 and December 28, 2019, respectively 2 2 Additional paid-in capital 2,901 2,845 Retained earnings 661 916 Accumulated other comprehensive loss (34) (54) Total shareholders’ equity 3,530 3,709 Total liabilities, mezzanine equity and shareholders’ equity $ 4,050 $ 3,715 Condensed Parent Company Statements of Comprehensive Income Fiscal Years Ended January 2, 2021 December 28, 2019 December 29, 2018 Loss before income taxes $ — $ — $ — Income tax benefit (5) — (31) Income before equity in net earnings of subsidiary 5 — 31 Equity in net earnings of subsidiary (231) 385 376 Net (loss) income (226) 385 407 Other comprehensive income—net of tax: Changes in retirement benefit obligations 23 45 6 Unrecognized (loss) gain on interest rate swaps (3) (15) 5 Comprehensive (loss) income $ (206) $ 415 $ 418 Net (loss) income $ (226) $ 385 $ 407 Series A convertible preferred stock dividends 28 — — Net (loss) income available to common shareholders $ (254) $ 385 $ 407 Condensed Parent Company Statements of Cash Flows Fiscal Years Ended January 2, 2021 December 28, 2019 December 29, 2018 Cash flows from operating activities: Net (loss) income $ (226) $ 385 $ 407 Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: Equity in net earnings of subsidiary 231 (385) (376) Deferred income tax benefit — — (23) Changes in operating assets and liabilities: Decrease in accrued expenses and other liabilities (5) — (8) Net cash used in operating activities — — — Cash flows from investing activities: Investment in subsidiary (491) — — Net cash used in investing activities (491) — — Cash flows from financing activities: Net proceeds from issuance of Series A convertible preferred stock 491 — — Net cash provided by financing activities 491 — — Net increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash — — — Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash—beginning of year — — — Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash—end of year $ — $ — $ —

Business Information

Business Information	12 Months Ended
Business Information	Jan. 02, 2021
Segment Reporting [Abstract]
BUSINESS INFORMATION	The Company’s consolidated results represent the results of its one business segment based on how the Company’s chief operating decision maker, the Chief Executive Officer, views the business for purposes of evaluating performance and making operating decisions. The Company markets and distributes fresh, frozen and dry food and non-food products to foodservice customers throughout the U.S. The Company uses a centralized management structure, and its strategies and initiatives are implemented and executed consistently across the organization to maximize value to the organization as a whole. The Company uses shared resources for sales, procurement, and general and administrative activities across each of its distribution facilities and operations. The Company’s distribution facilities form a single network to reach its customers; it is common for a single customer to make purchases from several different distribution facilities. Capital projects, whether for cost savings or generating incremental revenue, are evaluated based on estimated economic returns to the organization as a whole. No single customer accounted for more than 3% of the Company’s consolidated net sales for fiscal years 2020, 2019 and 2018. However, customers who are members of one group purchasing organization accounted, in the aggregate, for approximately 13% of the Company's consolidated net sales in fiscal years 2020, 2019, and 2018.

Subsequent Events

Subsequent Events	12 Months Ended
Subsequent Events	Jan. 02, 2021
Subsequent Events [Abstract]
Subsequent Events	Unsecured Notes Offering —On February 4, 2021, USF completed a private offering of $900 million aggregate principal amount of Unsecured Senior Notes due 2029. The initial offering price to investors was 100% of the principal amount thereof. The Unsecured Notes due 2029 bear interest at a rate of 4.75% per annum and will mature on February 15, 2029. On or after February 15, 2024, the Unsecured Notes due 2029 are redeemable, at USF’s option, in whole or in part at a price of 102.375% of the remaining principal, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the redemption date. On or after February 15, 2025 and February 15, 2026, the optional redemption price for the Unsecured Notes due 2029 declines to 101.188% and 100.000%, respectively, of the remaining principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the redemption date. USF used the proceeds of the Unsecured Senior Notes due 2029, together with cash on hand, to redeem all of the then outstanding Unsecured Senior Notes due 2024 and repay all of the then outstanding borrowings under the 2020 Incremental Term Loan Facility and to pay related fees and expenses.

Summary of Significant Accoun_2

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)	12 Months Ended
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)	Jan. 02, 2021
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Principles of Consolidation	Principles of Consolidation —The Company's consolidated financial statements include the accounts of US Foods and its wholly owned subsidiary, USF, and its subsidiaries. Intercompany transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
Use of Estimates	Use of Estimates —The Company's consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S. (“GAAP”). This requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities as of the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from these estimates.
Cash and Cash Equivalents	Cash and Cash Equivalents —The Company considers all highly liquid investments purchased with an original maturity of three or fewer months to be cash equivalents.
Accounts Receivable	Accounts Receivable —Accounts receivable represent amounts due from customers in the ordinary course of business and are recorded at the invoiced amount and do not bear interest. Receivables are presented net of the allowance for doubtful accounts in the Company's accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets. The Company performs on-going credit evaluations of its customers and adjusts credit limits based upon payment history and the customer’s current credit worthiness, as determined by the review of their current credit information. Collections and payments from customers are continuously monitored. The Company evaluates the collectability of its accounts receivable and determines the appropriate allowance for doubtful accounts based on a combination of factors. The Company maintains an allowance for doubtful accounts, which is based upon historical experience, future expected losses, as well as specific customer collection issues that have been identified. The Company uses specific criteria to determine uncollectible receivables to be written off, including bankruptcy, accounts referred to outside parties for collection, and accounts past due over specified periods. Additionally, during fiscal year 2020, the Company recorded an additional allowance for doubtful accounts due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our business.
Vendor Consideration and Receivables	Vendor Consideration and Receivables —The Company participates in various rebate and promotional incentives with its suppliers, primarily through purchase-based programs. Consideration earned is estimated during the year as the Company’s obligations under the programs are fulfilled, which is primarily when products are purchased. Changes in the estimated amount of incentives earned are recognized in the period of change. Vendor consideration is typically deducted from invoices or collected in cash within 30 days of being earned. Vendor receivables represent the uncollected balance of the vendor consideration. Since collections occur primarily from deducting the consideration from the amounts due to the vendor, the Company does not experience significant collectability issues. The Company evaluates the collectability of its vendor receivables based on specific vendor information and vendor collection history.
Inventories	Inventories —The Company’s inventories, consisting mainly of food and other food-related products, are primarily considered finished goods. Inventory costs include the purchase price of the product, freight costs to deliver it to the Company’s distribution and retail facilities, and depreciation and labor related to processing facilities and equipment, and are net of certain cash or non-cash consideration received from vendors. The Company assesses the need for valuation allowances for slow-moving, excess and obsolete inventories by estimating the net recoverable value of such goods based upon inventory category, inventory age, specifically identified items, and overall economic conditions.
Property and Equipment	Property and Equipment —Property and equipment are stated at cost. Depreciation of property and equipment is calculated using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets, which range from 3 to 40 years. Property and equipment under financing leases and leasehold improvements are amortized on a straight-line basis over the shorter of the remaining term of the related lease or the estimated useful lives of the assets. Routine maintenance and repairs are charged to expense as incurred. Applicable interest charges incurred during the construction of new facilities or development of software for internal use are capitalized as one of the elements of cost and are amortized over the useful life of the respective assets. Property and equipment held and used by the Company are tested for recoverability whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset or asset group may not be recoverable. For purposes of evaluating the recoverability of property and equipment, the Company compares the carrying value of the asset or asset group to the estimated, undiscounted future cash flows expected to be generated by the long-lived asset or asset group. If the future cash flows do not exceed the carrying value, the carrying value is compared to the fair value of such asset. If the carrying value exceeds the fair value, an impairment charge is recorded for the excess. The Company also assesses the recoverability of its vacant land and closed facilities actively marketed for sale. If an asset’s carrying value exceeds its fair value, less an estimated cost to sell, an impairment charge is recorded for the excess. Assets held for sale are not depreciated. Impairments resulting from restructuring activities are recorded as a component of restructuring costs and asset impairment charges in the Company's Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income, and a reduction of the asset’s carrying value in the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheets.
Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets	Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets —Goodwill includes the cost of acquired businesses in excess of the fair value of the tangible and other intangible net assets acquired. Other intangible assets include customer relationships, amortizable trade names, noncompete agreements, the brand names comprising the Company’s portfolio of exclusive brands, and trademarks. Brand names and trademarks are indefinite-lived intangible assets and, accordingly, are not subject to amortization, but are subject to impairment assessments as described below. The Company assesses goodwill and other intangible assets with indefinite lives for impairment annually, or more frequently if events occur that indicate an asset may be impaired. For goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets, the Company’s policy is to assess for impairment as of the beginning of each fiscal third quarter. For intangible assets with definite lives, the Company assesses impairment only if events occur that indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. All goodwill is assigned to the consolidated Company as the reporting unit. Impairments are recorded as a component of restructuring costs and asset impairment charges in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income, and a reduction of the asset’s carrying value in the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets.
Self-Insurance Programs	Self-Insurance Programs —The Company estimates its liabilities for claims covering general, fleet, and workers’ compensation. Amounts in excess of certain levels, which range from $1 million to $10 million per occurrence, are insured as a risk reduction strategy, to mitigate catastrophic losses. The workers’ compensation liability is discounted, as the amount and timing of cash payments is reliably determinable given the nature of benefits and the level of historic claim volume to support the actuarial assumptions and judgments used to derive the expected loss payment pattern. The amount accrued is discounted using an interest rate that approximates the U.S. Treasury rate consistent with the duration of the liability. The inherent uncertainty of future loss projections could cause actual claims to differ from our estimates. We are primarily self-insured for group medical claims not covered under multiemployer health plans covering certain of our union-represented employees. The Company accrues its self-insured medical liability, including an estimate for incurred but not reported claims, based on known claims and past claims history. These accruals are included in accrued expenses and other current liabilities and other long-term liabilities in the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheets.
Share-Based Compensation	Share-Based Compensation —The Company measures compensation expense for stock-based awards at fair value as of the date of grant, and recognizes compensation expense over the service period for awards expected to vest. Forfeitures are recognized as incurred. Fair value is the closing price per share for the Company’s common stock as reported on the New York
Business Acquisitions	Business Acquisitions —The Company accounts for business acquisitions under the acquisition method. Assets acquired and liabilities assumed are recorded at fair value as of the acquisition date. The operating results of the acquired companies are included in the Company’s consolidated financial statements from the date of acquisition.
Cost of Goods Sold	Cost of Goods Sold —Cost of goods sold includes amounts paid to vendors for products sold, net of vendor consideration, including in-bound freight necessary to bring the products to the Company’s distribution facilities. Depreciation related to processing facilities and equipment is presented in cost of goods sold. Because the majority of the inventories are finished goods, depreciation related to warehouse facilities and equipment is presented in distribution, selling and administrative costs. See “Inventories” above for discussion of the LIFO impact on cost of goods sold.
Shipping and Handling Costs	Shipping and Handling Costs —Shipping and handling costs, which include costs related to the selection of products and their delivery to customers, are presented in distribution, selling and administrative costs. Shipping and handling costs were $1.7 billion, $1.8 billion, and $1.7 billion in fiscal years 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively.
Income Taxes	Income Taxes —The Company accounts for income taxes under the asset and liability method. This requires the recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities for the expected future tax consequences of events that have been included in the Company's consolidated financial statements. Under this method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on the differences between the financial statement carrying amounts and tax basis of assets and liabilities, using enacted tax rates in effect for the year in which the differences are expected to reverse. The effect of a change in tax rates on deferred tax assets and liabilities is recognized in income during the period that includes the enactment date. Net deferred tax assets are recorded to the extent the Company believes these assets will more likely than not be realized. An uncertain tax position is recognized when it is more likely than not that the position will be sustained upon examination, including resolutions of any related appeals or litigation processes, based on the technical merits. Uncertain tax positions are recorded at the largest amount that is more likely than not to be sustained. The Company adjusts the amounts recorded for uncertain tax positions when its judgment changes, as a result of evaluating new information not previously available. These differences are reflected as increases or decreases to income tax expense (benefit) in the period in which they are determined.
Derivative Financial Instruments	Derivative Financial Instruments —The Company utilizes derivative financial instruments to assist in managing its exposure to variable interest rates on certain borrowings. The Company does not enter into derivatives or other financial instruments for trading or speculative purposes. Interest rate swaps, designated as cash flow hedges, are recorded in the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets at fair value. In the normal course of business, the Company enters into forward purchase agreements to procure fuel, electricity and product commodities related to its business. These agreements often meet the definition of a derivative. However, the Company does not measure its forward purchase commitments at fair value as the amounts under contract meet the physical delivery criteria in the normal purchase exception.
Concentration Risks	Concentration Risks —Financial instruments that subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk consist primarily of cash equivalents and accounts receivable. The Company’s cash equivalents are invested primarily in money market funds at major financial institutions. The account balances at these institutions may exceed Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) insurance coverage, and as a result, there may be a concentration of risk related to amounts invested in excess of FDIC insurance coverage. Credit risk related to accounts receivable is dispersed across a significantly large number of customers located throughout the U.S. The Company attempts to reduce credit risk through initial and ongoing credit evaluations of its customers’ financial condition. There were no receivables from any one customer representing more than 5% of our consolidated gross accounts receivable as of January 2, 2021.

Revenue Recognition (Tables)

Revenue Recognition (Tables)	12 Months Ended
Revenue Recognition (Tables)	Jan. 02, 2021
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]
Schedule of Disaggregation of Revenue According to Sales Mix for Principal Product Categories	The following table presents the disaggregation of revenue for each of the Company’s principal product categories: 2020 2019 2018 Meats and seafood $ 8,131 $ 9,313 $ 8,635 Dry grocery products 3,931 4,427 4,239 Refrigerated and frozen grocery products 3,583 4,253 3,898 Dairy 2,394 2,685 2,520 Equipment, disposables and supplies 2,455 2,483 2,298 Beverage products 1,186 1,403 1,315 Produce 1,205 1,375 1,270 Total Net sales $ 22,885 $ 25,939 $ 24,175

Business Acquisitions (Tables)

Business Acquisitions (Tables)	12 Months Ended
Business Acquisitions (Tables)	Jan. 02, 2021
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Pro Forma Information	The following table presents the Company’s unaudited pro forma consolidated net sales, net income and earnings per share (“EPS”) for fiscal years 2020, 2019 and 2018. The unaudited pro forma financial information presents the combined results of operations as if the acquisitions and related financings of Smart Foodservice and the Food Group had occurred as of December 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively, which dates represent the first day of the Company’s fiscal year prior to their respective acquisition dates. 2020 2019 2018 (Unaudited) Pro forma net sales $ 23,258 $ 29,141 $ 26,985 Pro forma net income $ (225) $ 420 $ 397 Pro forma net income per share: Basic $ (1.02) $ 1.92 $ 1.84 Diluted $ (1.02) $ 1.91 $ 1.82
Divested Entities Pro Forma Information	The unaudited pro forma financial information for all periods presented above excludes the results of operations related to the Divested Assets, as the results of operations related to the Divested Assets were reflected as discontinued operations. Unaudited pro forma net sales, net income and net income per share related to the Divested Assets for fiscal years 2019 and 2018: 2019 2018 (Unaudited) Pro forma net sales $ 392 $ 516 Pro forma net income $ 5 $ 13 Pro forma income per share: Basic $ 0.03 $ 0.06 Diluted $ 0.02 $ 0.06
Smart Foodservice [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Purchase Price Allocation	The following table summarizes the preliminary purchase price allocation recognized for the Smart Foodservice acquisition based upon preliminary estimates of the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed. The preliminary purchase price allocation is subject to further adjustment as additional information becomes available and final valuations are completed. There can be no assurances that these final valuations and additional analyses and studies will not result in significant changes to the preliminary estimates of fair value set forth below. Adjustments to the preliminary purchase price allocation recorded in fiscal year 2020 were immaterial to the Company's consolidated financial statements. Preliminary Purchase Price Allocation Accounts receivable $ 5 Inventories 43 Other current assets 23 Property and equipment 84 Goodwill (1) 907 Other intangibles (2) 14 Other assets 130 Accounts payable (38) Accrued expenses and other current liabilities (31) Deferred income taxes (5) Other long-term liabilities, including financing leases (160) Cash paid for acquisition $ 972 (1) Goodwill recognized is primarily attributable to intangible assets that do not qualify for separate recognition, as well as expected synergies from the combined company. The acquired goodwill is not deductible for U.S. federal income tax purposes. (2) Other intangibles consist of a trade name of $14 million with an estimated useful life of approximately 1 year.
Food Group
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Purchase Price Allocation	The following table summarizes the final purchase price allocation for the acquisition of Food Group as of September 13, 2019. Adjustments to the preliminary purchase price allocation were immaterial to the Company's consolidated financial statements. Purchase Price Allocation Accounts receivable $ 145 Inventories 165 Assets of discontinued operations 130 Other current assets 7 Property and equipment 210 Goodwill (1) 764 Other intangibles (2) 695 Other assets 47 Accounts payable (200) Accrued expenses and other current liabilities (69) Liabilities of discontinued operations (19) Other long-term liabilities, including financing leases (43) Cash paid for acquisition $ 1,832 (1) Goodwill recognized is primarily attributable to intangible assets that do not qualify for separate recognition, as well as expected synergies from the combined company. The acquired goodwill is deductible for U.S. federal income tax purposes. (2) Other intangibles consist of customer relationships of $656 million with estimated useful lives of 15 years and indefinite-lived brand names and trademarks of $39 million.

Restricted Cash (Tables)

Restricted Cash (Tables)	12 Months Ended
Restricted Cash (Tables)	Jan. 02, 2021
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Abstract]
Restricted Cash	Restricted cash primarily consists of cash on deposit with financial institutions as collateral for certain letters of credit. Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash as presented in the Company's Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows as of January 2, 2021 and December 28, 2019 consisted of the following: January 2, 2021 December 28, 2019 Cash and cash equivalents $ 828 $ 90 Restricted cash—included in other assets — 8 Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash $ 828 $ 98

Allowance for Doubtful Accoun_2

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts (Tables)	12 Months Ended
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts (Tables)	Jan. 02, 2021
Receivables [Abstract]
Summary of Activity in Allowance for Doubtful Accounts	A summary of the activity in the allowance for doubtful accounts for the last three fiscal years is as follows: 2020 2019 2018 Balance as of beginning of year $ 30 $ 29 $ 26 Charged to costs and expenses 63 21 17 Adoption of ASU 2016-13 (see Note 3) 1 — — Customer accounts written off—net of recoveries (27) (20) (14) Balance as of end of year $ 67 $ 30 $ 29

Assets Held for Sale (Tables)

Assets Held for Sale (Tables)	12 Months Ended
Assets Held for Sale (Tables)	Jan. 02, 2021
Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]
Assets Held for Sale	The changes in assets held for sale for fiscal years 2020 and 2019 were as follows: 2020 2019 Balance as of beginning of year $ 1 $ 7 Transfers in 24 — Assets sold (24) (6) Balance as of end of the year $ 1 $ 1

Property and Equipment (Tables)

Property and Equipment (Tables)	12 Months Ended
Property and Equipment (Tables)	Jan. 02, 2021
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]
Summary of Property and Equipment	Property and equipment as of January 2, 2021 and December 28, 2019 consisted of the following: January 2, 2021 December 28, 2019 Range of Useful Lives Land $ 365 $ 378 Buildings and building improvements 1,471 1,411 10–40 years Transportation equipment 1,181 1,137 5–10 years Warehouse equipment 501 481 5–12 years Office equipment, furniture and software 961 867 3–7 years Construction in process 108 99 4,587 4,373 Less accumulated depreciation and amortization (2,566) (2,298) Property and equipment—net $ 2,021 $ 2,075

Goodwill and Other Intangibles

Goodwill and Other Intangibles (Tables)	12 Months Ended
Goodwill and Other Intangibles (Tables)	Jan. 02, 2021
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]
Schedule of Goodwill and Other Intangibles, Net	Goodwill and other intangibles—net consisted of the following: January 2, 2021 December 28, 2019 Goodwill $ 5,637 $ 4,728 Other intangibles—net Customer relationships—amortizable: Gross carrying amount $ 725 $ 789 Accumulated amortization (119) (115) Net carrying value 606 674 Trade names—amortizable: Gross carrying amount 15 $ — Accumulated amortization (11) — Net carrying value 4 — Noncompete agreements—amortizable: Gross carrying amount 3 3 Accumulated amortization (2) (2) Net carrying value 1 1 Brand names and trademarks—not amortizing 281 292 Total other intangibles—net $ 892 $ 967

Fair Value Measurements (Tables

Fair Value Measurements (Tables)	12 Months Ended
Fair Value Measurements (Tables)	Jan. 02, 2021
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]
Schedule of Fair Value Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis	The Company’s assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of January 2, 2021 and December 28, 2019, aggregated by the level in the fair value hierarchy within which those measurements fall, were as follows: January 2, 2021 Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total Assets Money market funds $ 696 $ — $ — $ 696 Liabilities Interest rate swaps $ — $ 5 $ — $ 5 December 28, 2019 Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total Liabilities Interest rate swaps $ — $ 1 $ — $ 1
Schedule of Balance Sheet Location and Fair Value of Company’s Interest Rate Swaps	The following table presents t he balance sheet location and fair value of the interest rate swaps as of January 2, 2021 and December 28, 2019 : Fair Value Balance Sheet Location January 2, 2021 December 28, 2019 Derivatives designated as hedging instruments Interest rate swaps Accrued expenses and $ 5 $ — Interest rate swaps Other long-term liabilities — 1 Total liabilities $ 5 $ 1
Schedule of Effect of Company Interest Rate Swaps in Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income	The following table presents the effect of the Company’s interest rate swaps in its Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the fiscal years ended January 2, 2021, December 28, 2019 , and December 29, 2018: Derivatives in Cash Flow Hedging Relationships Amount of (Loss) Gain Recognized in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss, net of tax Location of Amounts Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss Amount of (Gain) Loss Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss to Income, net of tax For the fiscal year ended January 2, 2021 Interest rate swaps $ (8) Interest expense—net $ 5 For the fiscal year ended December 28, 2019 Interest rate swaps $ (10) Interest expense—net $ (5) For the fiscal year ended December 29, 2018 Interest rate swaps $ 7 Interest expense—net $ (2)

Debt (Tables)

Debt (Tables)	12 Months Ended
Debt (Tables)	Jan. 02, 2021
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]
Components of Total Debt	Total debt consisted of the following: Debt Description Maturity Interest Rate as of January 2, 2021 Carrying Value as of January 2, 2021 Carrying Value as of December 28, 2019 ABL Facility May 31, 2024 — $ — $ — ABS Facility (1) — — — 190 Initial Term Loan Facility (net of $3 and $4 of unamortized deferred financing costs, respectively) June 27, 2023 1.90% 2,098 2,125 2019 Incremental Term Loan Facility (net of $30 and $35 September 13, 2026 2.15% 1,451 1,465 2020 Incremental Term Loan Facility (net of $11 of April 24, 2025 4.25% 284 — Senior Secured Notes (net of $13 of unamortized deferred financing costs) April 15, 2025 6.25% 987 — Unsecured Senior Notes due 2024 (net of $3 and $4 of unamortized deferred financing costs, respectively) June 15, 2024 5.88% 597 596 Obligations under financing leases 2021–2030 1.63% - 6.17% 323 352 Other debt 2021–2031 5.75% - 9.00% 8 8 Total debt 5,748 4,736 Current portion of long-term debt (131) (142) Long-term debt $ 5,617 $ 4,594 (1) The ABS Facility was paid in full on May 1, 2020 and subsequently terminated as further discussed below.
Principal Payments on Outstanding Debt	Principal payments to be made on outstanding debt, exclusive of deferred financing costs, as of January 2, 2021, were as follows: 2021 $ 131 2022 116 2023 2,151 2024 679 2025 1,290 Thereafter 1,441 $ 5,808

Accrued Expenses and Other Lo_2

Accrued Expenses and Other Long-Term Liabilities (Tables)	12 Months Ended
Accrued Expenses and Other Long-Term Liabilities (Tables)	Jan. 02, 2021
Payables and Accruals [Abstract]
Accrued Expenses and Other Long-Term Liabilities	Accrued expenses and other long-term liabilities consisted of the following: January 2, 2021 December 28, 2019 Accrued expenses and other current liabilities: Salary, wages and bonus expenses $ 105 $ 172 Operating expenses 64 75 Workers’ compensation, general and fleet liability 43 44 Group medical liability 26 25 Customer rebates and other selling expenses 89 105 Property and sales tax 44 37 Operating lease liability 44 40 Interest payable 18 14 Other 64 26 Total accrued expenses and other current liabilities $ 497 $ 538 Other long-term liabilities: Workers’ compensation, general and fleet liability $ 132 $ 121 Operating lease liability 263 131 Accrued pension and other postretirement benefit obligations 8 7 Uncertain tax positions 33 33 Other 69 23 Total Other long-term liabilities $ 505 $ 315
Summary of Self-Insurance Liability Activity	This table summarizes self-insurance liability activity for the last three fiscal years: 2020 2019 2018 Balance as of beginning of the year $ 165 $ 159 $ 170 Charged to costs and expenses 83 80 56 Acquisition 3 17 — Reinsurance recoverable 2 — 7 Payments (78) (91) (74) Balance as of end of the year $ 175 $ 165 $ 159 Discount rate 0.15 % 1.58 % 2.50 %
Estimated Future Payments for Self-Insured Liabilities	Estimated future payments for self-insured liabilities are as follows: 2021 $ 43 2022 33 2023 18 2024 13 2025 10 Thereafter 59 Total self-insured liability 176 Less amount representing interest (1) Present value of self-insured liability $ 175

Restructuring Liabilities (Tabl

Restructuring Liabilities (Tables)	12 Months Ended
Restructuring Liabilities (Tables)	Jan. 02, 2021
Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]
Restructuring Liabilities	The following table summarizes the changes in the restructuring liabilities for the last three fiscal years: Severance and Related Costs Facility Closing Costs Total Balance at December 30, 2017 $ 4 $ 1 $ 5 Current period costs 1 — 1 Payments, net (4) — (4) Balance as of December 29, 2018 1 1 2 Current period costs — — — Payments, net — (1) (1) Balance at December 28, 2019 1 $ — $ 1 Current period costs 27 3 30 Payments, net (27) (2) (29) Balance as of January 2, 2021 $ 1 $ 1 $ 2

Convertible Preferred Stock (Ta

Convertible Preferred Stock (Tables)	12 Months Ended
Convertible Preferred Stock (Tables)	Jan. 02, 2021
Convertible Preferred Stock [Abstract]
Preferred Stock	The following table summarizes the activity for the outstanding Series A Preferred Stock and associated carrying value for fiscal year 2020: Series A Preferred Stock Shares Carrying Value Balance, December 28, 2019 — $ — Shares issued for cash - Series A Preferred Stock, net of issuance costs 500,000 491 Shares issued as paid in kind dividend - Series A Preferred Stock 23,127 28 Balance, January 2, 2021 523,127 $ 519

Share-Based Compensation, Com_2

Share-Based Compensation, Common Stock Issuances and Common Stock (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 02, 2021
Weighted-Average Assumptions for Options Granted	The weighted-average assumptions for Options granted in fiscal years 2020, 2019 and 2018 are included in the following table: 2020 2019 2018 Expected volatility 29.3 % 23.7 % 35.7 % Expected dividends — — — Risk-free interest rate 0.5 % 2.3 % 2.6 % Expected term (in years) 6.1 5.6 5.4
Summary of Options Outstanding	The summary of Options outstanding and changes during fiscal year 2020 are presented below: Time Performance Total Weighted- Weighted- Weighted- Outstanding as of December 28, 2019 2,770,850 751,452 3,522,302 $ 10.03 $ 26.62 Granted 2,620,253 — 2,620,253 $ 3.91 $ 13.29 Exercised (122,081) (70,797) (192,878) $ 6.87 $ 16.19 Forfeited (142,114) (13,067) (155,181) $ 7.91 $ 24.01 Performance-based Forfeitures (1) — (308,759) (308,759) $ 17.65 $ 19.47 Outstanding as of January 2, 2021 5,126,908 358,829 5,485,737 $ 6.85 $ 21.10 7.7 Vested and exercisable as of January 2, 2021 1,826,067 358,829 2,184,896 $ 9.09 $ 25.83 5.8 (1) Represents the forfeiture of unvested Performance Options due to performance conditions not being met based on performance in fiscal years 2018 and 2019.
Summary of Nonvested Restricted Shares	A summary of RSUs outstanding and changes during fiscal year 2020 is presented below. Time-Based Performance Total Weighted- Unvested as of December 28, 2019 927,174 432,001 1,359,175 $ 33.24 Granted 2,361,332 — 2,361,332 $ 13.83 Vested (471,808) (83,235) (555,043) $ 31.85 Forfeited (124,248) (24,922) (149,170) $ 24.25 Performance adjustment (1) — (114,107) (114,107) $ 33.61 Unvested as of January 2, 2021 2,692,450 209,737 2,902,187 $ 18.16 (1) Represents an adjustment to the Performance RSUs based on actual performance during the respective three- or four-year performance period.
Performance Shares
Summary of Nonvested Restricted Shares	The summary of unvested RSAs and changes during fiscal year 2020 is presented below: Time-Based RSAs Performance RSAs Total RSAs Weighted- Average Fair Value Unvested as of December 28, 2019 116,713 682,249 798,962 $ 33.13 Granted — — — $ — Vested (38,902) (98,415) (137,317) $ 31.57 Performance adjustment (1) — (120,960) (120,960) $ 30.39 Unvested as of January 2, 2021 77,811 462,874 540,685 $ 34.14 (1) Represents an adjustment to the 2017 Performance RSAs based on the actual performance during the three-year performance period.

Leases (Tables)

Leases (Tables)	12 Months Ended
Leases (Tables)	Jan. 02, 2021
Leases [Abstract]
Components of leases	The following table presents the location of the ROU assets and lease liabilities in the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets: Leases Consolidated Balance Sheet Location January 2, 2021 December 28, 2019 Assets Operating Other assets $ 284 $ 145 Financing Property and equipment-net (1) 316 333 Total leased assets $ 600 $ 478 Liabilities Current: Operating Accrued expenses and other current liabilities $ 44 $ 40 Financing Current portion of long-term debt 86 95 Noncurrent: Operating Other long-term liabilities 263 131 Financing Long-term debt 237 257 Total lease liabilities $ 630 $ 523 (1) Financing lease assets are recorded net of accumulated amortization of $244 million and $269 million as of January 2, 2021 and December 28, 2019. The following table presents the location of lease costs in fiscal years 2020 and 2019 in the Company's Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income: Lease Cost Statement of Comprehensive Income Location 2020 2019 Operating lease cost Distribution, selling and administrative costs $ 52 $ 29 Financing lease cost: Amortization of leased assets Distribution, selling and administrative costs 79 76 Interest on lease liabilities Interest expense-net 12 12 Variable lease cost Distribution, selling and administrative costs 13 6 Net lease cost $ 156 $ 123
Schedule of future finance lease payments	Future lease payments under lease agreements as of January 2, 2021 were as follows: Maturity of Lease Liabilities Operating Leases Financing Lease Total 2021 $ 57 $ 94 $ 151 2022 60 73 133 2023 58 68 126 2024 39 51 90 2025 38 32 70 After 2025 175 28 203 Total lease payments 427 346 773 Less amount representing interest (120) (23) (143) Present value of lease liabilities $ 307 $ 323 $ 630
Schedule of future operating lease payments	Future lease payments under lease agreements as of January 2, 2021 were as follows: Maturity of Lease Liabilities Operating Leases Financing Lease Total 2021 $ 57 $ 94 $ 151 2022 60 73 133 2023 58 68 126 2024 39 51 90 2025 38 32 70 After 2025 175 28 203 Total lease payments 427 346 773 Less amount representing interest (120) (23) (143) Present value of lease liabilities $ 307 $ 323 $ 630
Schedule of future capital lease payments	Future minimum lease payments in effect as of December 28, 2019 under noncancelable lease arrangements were as follows: Future Minimum Lease Payments Operating Financing Leases Total 2020 $ 48 $ 106 $ 154 2021 38 84 122 2022 33 62 95 2023 30 58 88 2024 12 41 53 After 2024 42 29 71 Total lease payments 203 380 583 Less amount representing interest (32) (28) (60) Present value of minimum lease payments $ 171 $ 352 $ 523
Schedule of future operating lease payments	Future minimum lease payments in effect as of December 28, 2019 under noncancelable lease arrangements were as follows: Future Minimum Lease Payments Operating Financing Leases Total 2020 $ 48 $ 106 $ 154 2021 38 84 122 2022 33 62 95 2023 30 58 88 2024 12 41 53 After 2024 42 29 71 Total lease payments 203 380 583 Less amount representing interest (32) (28) (60) Present value of minimum lease payments $ 171 $ 352 $ 523
Schedule of other information related to lease agreements	Other information related to lease agreements for fiscal years 2020 and 2019 was as follows: Cash Paid For Amounts Included In Measurement of Liabilities 2020 2019 Operating cash flows from operating leases $ 56 $ 37 Operating cash flows from financing leases 12 12 Financing cash flows from financing leases 102 90 Lease Term and Discount Rate January 2, 2021 December 28, 2019 Weighted-average remaining lease term (years): Operating leases 8.42 6.14 Financing leases 5.31 4.85 Weighted-average discount rate: Operating leases 6.6 % 4.4 % Financing leases 3.2 % 3.5 %

Retirement Plans (Tables)

Retirement Plans (Tables)	12 Months Ended
Retirement Plans (Tables)	Jan. 02, 2021
Retirement Benefits [Abstract]
Components of Net Periodic Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Costs	The components of net periodic pension benefit costs (credits) for the Retirement Plan the last three fiscal years were as follows: 2020 2019 2018 Components of net periodic pension benefit (credits) costs: Service cost $ 3 $ 2 $ 2 Interest cost 32 37 36 Expected return on plan assets (55) (49) (52) Amortization of net loss 1 4 3 Settlements — 12 — Net periodic pension benefit (credits) costs $ (19) $ 6 $ (11)
Changes in Plan Assets and Benefit Obligations	Changes in plan assets and benefit obligations recorded in accumulated other comprehensive loss for pension benefits for the last three fiscal years were as follows: 2020 2019 2018 Changes recognized in accumulated other comprehensive loss: Actuarial gain $ 29 $ 44 $ 6 Amortization of net loss 1 4 3 Settlements — 12 — Net amount recognized $ 30 $ 60 $ 9
Funded Status of the Defined Benefit Plans	The funded status of the Retirement Plan for the last three fiscal years was as follows: Pension Benefits 2020 2019 2018 Change in benefit obligation: Benefit obligation as of beginning of year $ 903 $ 871 $ 976 Service cost 3 2 2 Interest cost 32 37 36 Actuarial loss (gain) 98 100 (97) Settlements — (84) — Benefit disbursements (45) (23) (46) Smart Foodservice assumed benefit obligations 70 — — Benefit obligation as of end of year 1,061 903 871 Change in plan assets: Fair value of plan assets as of beginning of year 923 836 851 Return on plan assets 183 193 (40) Employer contribution — 1 71 Settlements — (84) — Benefit disbursements (45) (23) (46) Smart Foodservice acquired plan assets 51 — — Fair value of plan assets as of end of year 1,112 923 836 Net funded status $ 51 $ 20 $ (35)
Schedule of Net Funded Status [Table Text Block]	Other Postretirement Plans 2020 2019 2018 Change in benefit obligation: Benefit obligation as of beginning of year $ 6 $ 6 $ 7 Benefit disbursements (1) (1) (1) Other 1 1 — Benefit obligation as of end of year 6 6 6 Change in plan assets: Fair value of plan assets as of beginning of year — — — Employer contribution 1 1 1 Benefit disbursements (1) (1) (1) Fair value of plan assets as of end of year — — — Net funded status $ (6) $ (6) $ (6)
Schedule of Amounts in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) to be Recognized over Next Fiscal Year [Table Text Block]	Pension Benefits 2020 2019 2018 Amounts recognized in the consolidated balance sheets consist of the following: Prepaid benefit obligation—noncurrent $ 53 $ 22 $ — Accrued benefit obligation—current — — — Accrued benefit obligation—noncurrent (2) (2) (35) Net amount recognized in the consolidated balance sheets $ 51 $ 20 $ (35) Amounts recognized in accumulated other comprehensive loss consist of the following: Net loss $ 98 $ 129 $ 190 Net loss recognized in accumulated other comprehensive loss $ 98 $ 129 $ 190 Additional information: Accumulated benefit obligation $ 1,057 $ 899 $ 869 Other Postretirement Plans 2020 2019 2018 Amounts recognized in the consolidated balance sheets consist of the following: Accrued benefit obligation—current $ — $ (1) $ (1) Accrued benefit obligation—noncurrent (6) (5) (5) Net amount recognized in the consolidated balance sheets $ (6) $ (6) $ (6) Amounts recognized in accumulated other comprehensive loss consist of the following: Gain, net of prior service cost $ — $ 1 $ 1 Net gain recognized in accumulated other comprehensive loss $ — $ 1 $ 1 Additional information: Accumulated postretirement benefit obligation $ 6 $ 6 $ 6
Assumptions to Determine Benefit Obligations at Period-end and Net Pension Costs	Weighted average assumptions used to determine benefit obligations as of period-end and net pension costs for the last three fiscal years were as follows: Pension Benefits 2020 2019 2018 Benefit obligation: Discount rate 2.80 % 3.50 % 4.35 % Annual compensation increase 2.96 % 3.60 % 3.60 % Net cost: Discount rate 3.50 % 4.35 % 3.70 % Expected return on plan assets 6.00 % 6.00 % 6.00 % Annual compensation increase 3.60 % 3.60 % 3.60 % Other Postretirement Plans 2020 2019 2018 Benefit obligation—discount rate 2.80 % 3.50 % 4.35 % Net cost—discount rate 3.50 % 4.35 % 3.70 %
Assumed Health Care Trend Rates	The assumed healthcare trend rates for the last three fiscal years were as follows: 2020 2019 2018 Immediate rate 5.60 % 5.90 % 6.30 % Ultimate trend rate 4.50 % 4.50 % 4.50 % Year the rate reaches the ultimate trend rate 2037 2037 2037
Fair Value of Defined Benefit Plans' Assets by Asset Fair Value Hierarchy Level	The following table sets forth the fair value of our defined benefit plans’ assets by asset fair value hierarchy level: Asset Fair Value as of January 2, 2021 Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total Cash and cash equivalents $ 7 $ — $ — $ 7 Equities: Domestic 56 — — 56 International 2 — — 2 Mutual fund: International equities 29 — — 29 Long-term debt securities: Corporate debt securities: Domestic — 292 — 292 International — 36 — 36 U.S. government securities — 53 — 53 Other — 3 — 3 $ 94 $ 384 $ — 478 Common collective trust funds: Cash equivalents 11 Domestic equities 240 International equities 62 Treasury STRIPS 321 Total investments measured at net asset value as a practical expedient 634 Total defined benefit plans’ assets $ 1,112 Asset Fair Value as of December 28, 2019 Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total Cash and cash equivalents $ 3 $ — $ — $ 3 Equities: Domestic 46 — — 46 International 2 — — 2 Mutual fund: International equities 26 — — 26 Long-term debt securities: Corporate debt securities: Domestic — 248 — 248 International — 38 — 38 U.S. government securities — 6 — 6 Other — 2 — 2 $ 77 $ 294 $ — 371 Common collective trust funds: Cash equivalents 16 Domestic equities 193 International equities 50 Treasury STRIPS 293 Total investments measured at net asset value as a practical expedient 552 Total defined benefit plans’ assets $ 923
Estimated Future Benefit Payments	Estimated future benefit payments, under Company sponsored plans as of January 2, 2021, were as follows: Pension Benefits Other Postretirement Plans 2021 $ 50 $ — 2022 51 — 2023 52 1 2024 53 1 2025 53 1 Subsequent five years 247 2
Contributions to Multiemployer Pension Plans	Pension Fund EIN/ Plan Number PPA Zone Status FIP/RP Status Pending/ Implemented Surcharge Imposed Expiration Dates 2020 2019 Minneapolis Food Distributing Industry Pension Plan 41-6047047/001 Green Green N/A No 04/01/21 Teamster Pension Trust Fund of Philadelphia and Vicinity 23-1511735/001 Yellow Yellow Implemented No 2/13/22 Local 703 I.B. of T. Grocery and 36-6491473/001 Green Green N/A No 6/30/21 United Teamsters Trust Fund A 13-5660513/001 Yellow Yellow Implemented No 5/30/22 Warehouse Employees Local 169 and Employers Joint Pension Fund 23-6230368/001 Red Red Implemented No 2/13/22 The following table provides information about the Company’s contributions to its multiemployer pension plans. For plans that are not individually significant to the Company, the total amount of the Company's contributions is aggregated. Contributions (1)(2) Contributions That Exceed 5% of Total Plan Contributions (3) 2020 2019 2018 2019 2018 Pension Fund Minneapolis Food Distributing Industry Pension Plan $ 5 $ 5 $ 5 Yes Yes Teamster Pension Trust Fund of Philadelphia and Vicinity 4 4 4 No No Local 703 I.B. of T. Grocery and Food Employees’ 2 2 2 Yes Yes United Teamsters Trust Fund A 1 2 2 Yes Yes Warehouse Employees Local 169 and Employers 1 1 1 Yes Yes Other funds 31 24 21 — — $ 44 $ 38 $ 35 (1) Contributions made to these plans during the Company’s fiscal year, which may not coincide with the plans’ respective fiscal years. (2) Contributions do not include payments related to multiemployer pension plan withdrawals/settlements.

Earnings Per Share (Tables)

Earnings Per Share (Tables)	12 Months Ended
Earnings Per Share (Tables)	Jan. 02, 2021
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
Schedule of Computation of Basic and Diluted Earnings Per Share	The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted EPS: 2020 2019 2018 Numerator: Net (loss) income $ (226) $ 385 $ 407 Series A convertible preferred stock dividends 28 — — Net (loss) income available to common shareholders $ (254) $ 385 $ 407 Denominator: Weighted-average common shares outstanding 220 218 216 Effect of dilutive securities — 2 2 Effect of dilutive underlying shares of the Series A convertible preferred stock — — — Weighted-average dilutive shares outstanding 220 220 218 Net (loss) income per share: Basic $ (1.15) $ 1.77 $ 1.88 Diluted $ (1.15) $ 1.75 $ 1.87

Changes in Accumulated Other _2

Changes in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss (Tables)	12 Months Ended
Changes in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss (Tables)	Jan. 02, 2021
Equity [Abstract]
Schedule of Changes in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss	The following table presents changes in accumulated other comprehensive loss, by component, for the last three fiscal years: 2020 2019 2018 Accumulated other comprehensive loss components Retirement benefit obligations: Balance as of beginning of year (1) $ (52) $ (97) $ (103) Other comprehensive income before reclassifications 29 44 6 Reclassification adjustments: Amortization of net loss (2) (3) 1 4 3 Settlements (2) (3) — 12 — Total before income tax 30 60 9 Income tax provision 7 15 3 Current year comprehensive income, net of tax 23 45 6 Balance as of end of year (1) $ (29) $ (52) $ (97) Interest rate swaps: Balance as of beginning of year (1) $ (2) $ 13 $ 8 Change in fair value of interest rate swaps (11) (14) 10 Amounts reclassified to interest expense 6 (6) (3) Total before income tax (5) (20) 7 Income tax (benefit) provision (2) (5) 2 Current year comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax (3) (15) 5 Balance as of end of year (1) $ (5) $ (2) $ 13 Accumulated other comprehensive loss as of end of year (1) $ (34) $ (54) $ (84) (1) Amounts are presented net of tax. (2) Included in the computation of net periodic benefit costs. See Note 20, Retirement Plans, for additional information. (3) Included in other (income) expense—net in the Company's Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income.

Income Taxes (Tables)

Income Taxes (Tables)	12 Months Ended
Income Taxes (Tables)	Jan. 02, 2021
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Income tax (benefit) provision	The income tax (benefit) provision for the fiscal years 2020, 2019 and 2018 consisted of the following: 2020 2019 2018 Current: Federal $ (20) $ 102 $ 32 State 3 17 12 Current income tax (benefit) provision (17) 119 44 Deferred: Federal (39) (6) 31 State (12) 13 14 Deferred income tax (benefit) provision (51) 7 45 Total income tax (benefit) provision $ (68) $ 126 $ 89
Reconciliation of (benefit) provision for income taxes	The reconciliation of the provision (benefit) for income taxes at the U.S. federal statutory income tax rate of 21% to the Company’s income tax provision (benefit) for the fiscal years 2020, 2019 and 2018 is shown below: 2020 2019 2018 Federal income taxes computed at statutory rate $ (62) $ 107 $ 104 State income taxes, net of federal income tax benefit (10) 24 20 Stock-based compensation 1 (4) (6) Non-deductible expenses 7 4 3 Change in the valuation allowance for deferred tax assets (1) 6 1 Net operating loss expirations 3 — 3 Tax credits (3) (10) (6) Change in unrecognized tax benefits (3) (1) (21) Change in U.S. federal statutory tax rate — — (8) Other — — (1) Total income tax (benefit) provision $ (68) $ 126 $ 89
Significant deferred tax assets and liabilities	Temporary differences and carryforwards that created significant deferred tax assets and liabilities were as follows: January 2, 2021 December 28, 2019 Deferred tax assets: Operating lease liabilities $ 71 $ 38 Workers’ compensation, general and fleet liabilities 40 36 Financing lease and other long term liabilities 78 90 Net operating loss carryforwards 64 64 Other deferred tax assets 100 63 Total gross deferred tax assets 353 291 Less valuation allowance (35) (36) Total net deferred tax assets 318 255 Deferred tax liabilities: Property and equipment (201) (221) Operating lease assets (70) (37) Inventories (21) (35) Intangibles (274) (259) Other deferred tax liabilities (21) (11) Total deferred tax liabilities (587) (563) Net deferred tax liability $ (269) $ (308)
Net deferred tax liabilities in balance sheet	The net deferred tax liabilities presented in the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheets were as follows: January 2, 2021 December 28, 2019 Noncurrent deferred tax assets $ 1 $ — Noncurrent deferred tax liability (270) (308) Net deferred tax liability $ (269) $ (308)
Net operating loss carryforwards expiration periods	The Company had tax affected state net operating loss carryforwards of $64 million as of January 2, 2021. The Company’s net operating loss carryforwards expire as follows: State 2021-2025 $ 33 2026-2030 17 2031-2035 7 2036-2040 5 Indefinite 2 $ 64
Summary of activity in valuation allowance	A summary of the activity in the valuation allowance for the fiscal years 2020, 2019 and 2018 is as follows: 2020 2019 2018 Balance as of beginning of year $ 36 $ 30 29 (Benefit) expense recognized (1) 6 1 Balance as of end of year $ 35 $ 36 $ 30
Reconciliation of unrecognized tax benefits	Reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits as of fiscal years 2020, 2019, and 2018 was as follows: Balance as of December 30, 2017 $ 108 Gross increases due to positions taken in prior years 2 Gross decreases due to positions taken in prior years (64) Decreases due to lapses of statute of limitations (1) Decreases due to changes in tax rates (5) Balance as of December 29, 2018 40 Decreases due to lapses of statute of limitations (1) Balance as of December 28, 2019 39 Gross increases due to positions taken in prior years 3 Decreases due to lapses of statute of limitations (1) Decreases due to changes in tax rates (5) Positions assumed in business acquisition 3 Balance as of January 2, 2021 $ 39

US Foods Holding Corp. Conden_2

US Foods Holding Corp. Condensed Financial Information (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 02, 2021
Condensed Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract]
Schedule of Condensed Balance Sheet	Condensed Parent Company Balance Sheets (In millions, except par value) January 2, 2021 December 28, 2019 ASSETS Investment in subsidiary $ 4,050 $ 3,715 Total assets $ 4,050 $ 3,715 LIABILITIES, MEZZANINE EQUITY AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY Deferred tax liabilities $ 1 $ 1 Other liabilities — 5 Total liabilities 1 6 Commitments and Contingencies (Note 24) Mezzanine equity: Series A convertible preferred stock, $0.01 par value—25 shares authorized; 519 — Shareholders’ Equity Common stock, $0.01 par value—600 shares authorized; 221 and 220 issued and outstanding as of January 2, 2021 and December 28, 2019, respectively 2 2 Additional paid-in capital 2,901 2,845 Retained earnings 661 916 Accumulated other comprehensive loss (34) (54) Total shareholders’ equity 3,530 3,709 Total liabilities, mezzanine equity and shareholders’ equity $ 4,050 $ 3,715
Schedule of Condensed Statement of Comprehensive Income (Loss)	Condensed Parent Company Statements of Comprehensive Income Fiscal Years Ended January 2, 2021 December 28, 2019 December 29, 2018 Loss before income taxes $ — $ — $ — Income tax benefit (5) — (31) Income before equity in net earnings of subsidiary 5 — 31 Equity in net earnings of subsidiary (231) 385 376 Net (loss) income (226) 385 407 Other comprehensive income—net of tax: Changes in retirement benefit obligations 23 45 6 Unrecognized (loss) gain on interest rate swaps (3) (15) 5 Comprehensive (loss) income $ (206) $ 415 $ 418 Net (loss) income $ (226) $ 385 $ 407 Series A convertible preferred stock dividends 28 — — Net (loss) income available to common shareholders $ (254) $ 385 $ 407
Schedule of Condensed Statements of Cash Flows	Condensed Parent Company Statements of Cash Flows Fiscal Years Ended January 2, 2021 December 28, 2019 December 29, 2018 Cash flows from operating activities: Net (loss) income $ (226) $ 385 $ 407 Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: Equity in net earnings of subsidiary 231 (385) (376) Deferred income tax benefit — — (23) Changes in operating assets and liabilities: Decrease in accrued expenses and other liabilities (5) — (8) Net cash used in operating activities — — — Cash flows from investing activities: Investment in subsidiary (491) — — Net cash used in investing activities (491) — — Cash flows from financing activities: Net proceeds from issuance of Series A convertible preferred stock 491 — — Net cash provided by financing activities 491 — — Net increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash — — — Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash—beginning of year — — — Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash—end of year $ — $ — $ —

Overview and Basis of Present_2

Overview and Basis of Presentation (Details)	12 Months Ended
Overview and Basis of Presentation (Details)	Jan. 02, 2021segment
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Number of reportable segments	1

Summary of Significant Accoun_3

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 02, 2021	Dec. 28, 2019	Dec. 29, 2018
Schedule Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Accounts receivable collection period (days)	30 days
LIFO balance sheet reserves	$ 177,000,000	$ 152,000,000
Effect of LIFO reserves on cost of goods sold increase (decrease)	25,000,000	22,000,000	$ 0
Shipping and handling costs	$ 1,700,000,000	$ 1,800,000,000	$ 1,700,000,000
Minimum
Schedule Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Estimated useful lives of assets	3 years
Risk reduction strategy	$ 1,000,000
Maximum
Schedule Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Estimated useful lives of assets	40 years
Risk reduction strategy	$ 10,000,000
Maximum \| Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Schedule Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Purchase of common stock discount, percentage	15.00%

Recent Accounting Pronounceme_2

Recent Accounting Pronouncements (Details) $ in Millions	Dec. 29, 2019USD ($)
Adoption of ASU 2016-13 [Member]
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Cumulative Effect of New Accounting Principle in Period of Adoption	$ 1

Revenue Recognition Schedule of

Revenue Recognition Schedule of Disaggregation of Revenue (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 02, 2021	Dec. 28, 2019	Dec. 29, 2018
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net sales	$ 22,885	$ 25,939	$ 24,175
Meats and seafood
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net sales	8,131	9,313	8,635
Dry grocery products
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net sales	3,931	4,427	4,239
Refrigerated and frozen grocery products
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net sales	3,583	4,253	3,898
Dairy
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net sales	2,394	2,685	2,520
Equipment, disposables and supplies
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net sales	2,455	2,483	2,298
Beverage products
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net sales	1,186	1,403	1,315
Produce
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net sales	$ 1,205	$ 1,375	$ 1,270

Revenue Recognition Additional

Revenue Recognition Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jan. 02, 2021	Dec. 28, 2019
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Accounts receivable	$ 1,084	$ 1,455
Prepaid expenses
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Contract assets	30	35
Other assets
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Contract assets	$ 27	$ 39

Business Acquisitions Smart Foo

Business Acquisitions Smart Foodservice - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Apr. 24, 2020	Jan. 02, 2021	Dec. 28, 2019	Dec. 29, 2018
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquisition of businesses—net of cash		$ 972	$ 1,832	$ 0
Total debt		5,748	4,736
2020 Term Loan Facility \| Senior secured term loan facility
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Total debt	$ 700	284	$ 0
Smart Foodservice [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquisition of businesses—net of cash	$ 972
Revenue since acquisition date		759
Earnings since acquisition date		28
Acquisition related costs		$ 21

Business Acquisitions Smart F_2

Business Acquisitions Smart Foodservice - Purchase Price Allocation (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Apr. 24, 2020	Jan. 02, 2021	Dec. 28, 2019
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill		$ 5,637	$ 4,728
Trade Names [Member] \| Minimum
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Estimated useful lives of intangible assets (in years)		1 year
Customer Relationships \| Minimum
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Estimated useful lives of intangible assets (in years)		1 year
Smart Foodservice [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Accounts receivable		$ 5
Inventories		43
Other current assets		23
Property and equipment		84
Goodwill		907
Other intangibles		14
Other assets		130
Accounts payable		(38)
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities		(31)
Deferred income taxes		(5)
Other long-term liabilities, including financing leases		(160)
Cash paid for acquisition		$ 972
Smart Foodservice [Member] \| Trade Names [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Amortizable trade name	$ 14

Business Acquisitions Food Grou

Business Acquisitions Food Group - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 13, 2019	Jan. 02, 2021	Dec. 28, 2019	Dec. 29, 2018	Oct. 11, 2019
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Long-term debt		$ 5,808
Proceeds from sale of discontinued operations					$ 94
Proceeds from sale of discontinued operations, holdback					$ 20
Food Group
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Payments for acquisition	$ 1,800
Acquisition related costs		$ 24	$ 52	$ 29
Senior secured term loan facility \| 2019 Term Loan Facility
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Long-term debt	$ 1,500

Business Acquisitions Food Gr_2

Business Acquisitions Food Group - Purchase Price Allocation (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 02, 2021	Dec. 28, 2019
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill	$ 5,637	$ 4,728
Food Group
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Accounts receivable	145
Inventories	165
Assets of discontinued operations	130
Other current assets	7
Property and equipment	210
Goodwill	764
Other intangibles	695
Other assets	47
Accounts payable	(200)
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	(69)
Liabilities of discontinued operations	(19)
Other long-term liabilities, including financing leases	(43)
Cash paid for acquisition	1,832
Indefinite-lived brand names and trade names	$ 39
Purchase Price Allocation	The following table summarizes the final purchase price allocation for the acquisition of Food Group as of September 13, 2019. Adjustments to the preliminary purchase price allocation were immaterial to the Company's consolidated financial statements. Purchase Price Allocation Accounts receivable $ 145 Inventories 165 Assets of discontinued operations 130 Other current assets 7 Property and equipment 210 Goodwill (1) 764 Other intangibles (2) 695 Other assets 47 Accounts payable (200) Accrued expenses and other current liabilities (69) Liabilities of discontinued operations (19) Other long-term liabilities, including financing leases (43) Cash paid for acquisition $ 1,832 (1) Goodwill recognized is primarily attributable to intangible assets that do not qualify for separate recognition, as well as expected synergies from the combined company. The acquired goodwill is deductible for U.S. federal income tax purposes. (2) Other intangibles consist of customer relationships of $656 million with estimated useful lives of 15 years and indefinite-lived brand names and trademarks of $39 million.
Customer Relationships
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Gross carrying amount	$ 725	$ 789
Customer Relationships \| Food Group
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Gross carrying amount	$ 656
Maximum
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Estimated useful lives of intangible assets (in years)	15 years
Maximum \| Customer Relationships \| Food Group
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Estimated useful lives of intangible assets (in years)	15 years

Business Acquisitions Pro Forma

Business Acquisitions Pro Forma Information (Details) - Food Group - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 02, 2021	Dec. 28, 2019	Dec. 29, 2018
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Pro forma net sales	$ 23,258	$ 29,141	$ 26,985
Pro forma net income	$ (225)	$ 420	$ 397
Pro forma earnings per share, basic	$ (1.02)	$ 1.92	$ 1.84
Pro forma earnings per share, dDiluted	$ (1.02)	$ 1.91	$ 1.82

Business Acquisitions Divested

Business Acquisitions Divested Entities Pro Forma Information (Details) - Food Group - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 02, 2021	Dec. 28, 2019
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Divested entities pro forma net sales	$ 392	$ 516
Income from discontinued operations—net of tax	$ 5	$ 13
Divested entities pro forma basic earnings per share	$ 0.03	$ 0.06
Divested entities pro forma diluted earnings per share	$ 0.02	$ 0.06

Restricted Cash Schedule of Res

Restricted Cash Schedule of Restricted Cash (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jan. 02, 2021	Dec. 28, 2019	Dec. 29, 2018	Dec. 30, 2017
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Abstract]
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 828	$ 90
Restricted cash—included in other assets	0	8
Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	$ 828	$ 98	$ 105	$ 119

Allowance for Doubtful Accoun_3

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 02, 2021	Dec. 28, 2019	Dec. 29, 2018
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts Receivable [Roll Forward]
Charged to costs and expenses	$ 63	$ 21	$ 17
Vendor receivable related allowance for doubtful accounts	5	4	3
SEC Schedule, 12-09, Allowance, Credit Loss [Member]
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts Receivable [Roll Forward]
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts Receivable	30	29	26
Charged to costs and expenses	63	21	17
Adoption of ASU 2016-13 (see Note 3)	1	0	0
Customer accounts written off—net of recoveries	(27)	(20)	(14)
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts Receivable	$ 67	$ 30	$ 29

Accounts Receivable Financing_2

Accounts Receivable Financing Program (Details) $ in Billions	Dec. 28, 2019USD ($)
ABS Facility
Accounts Receivable Financing Program
Accounts receivable held as collateral	$ 1

Assets Held for Sale Schedule o

Assets Held for Sale Schedule of Assets Held for Sale Activity (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 02, 2021	Dec. 28, 2019
Movement in Property, Plant and Equipment [Roll Forward]
Balance as of beginning of year	$ 4,373
Balance as of end of the year	4,587	$ 4,373
Held-for-sale
Movement in Property, Plant and Equipment [Roll Forward]
Balance as of beginning of year	1	7
Transfers in	24	0
Assets sold	(24)	(6)
Balance as of end of the year	1	$ 1
Vacant Land [Member]
Movement in Property, Plant and Equipment [Roll Forward]
Proceeds from sale of fixed assets	32
Gain on sale of fixed assets	17
Excess Facilities [Member]
Movement in Property, Plant and Equipment [Roll Forward]
Assets sold	$ (10)

Property and Equipment Summary

Property and Equipment Summary of Property and Equipment (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 02, 2021	Dec. 28, 2019
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property and equipment, gross	$ 4,587	$ 4,373
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization	(2,566)	(2,298)
Property and equipment—net	$ 2,021	2,075
Minimum
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Range of Useful Lives	3 years
Maximum
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Range of Useful Lives	40 years
Land
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property and equipment, gross	$ 365	378
Buildings and building improvements
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property and equipment, gross	$ 1,471	1,411
Buildings and building improvements \| Minimum
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Range of Useful Lives	10 years
Buildings and building improvements \| Maximum
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Range of Useful Lives	40 years
Transportation equipment
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property and equipment, gross	$ 1,181	1,137
Transportation equipment \| Minimum
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Range of Useful Lives	5 years
Transportation equipment \| Maximum
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Range of Useful Lives	10 years
Warehouse equipment
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property and equipment, gross	$ 501	481
Warehouse equipment \| Minimum
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Range of Useful Lives	5 years
Warehouse equipment \| Maximum
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Range of Useful Lives	12 years
Office equipment, furniture and software
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property and equipment, gross	$ 961	867
Office equipment, furniture and software \| Minimum
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Range of Useful Lives	3 years
Office equipment, furniture and software \| Maximum
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Range of Useful Lives	7 years
Construction in process
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property and equipment, gross	$ 108	$ 99

Property and Equipment Addition

Property and Equipment Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 02, 2021	Dec. 28, 2019	Dec. 29, 2018
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Accumulated amortization of financing lease assets	$ 244	$ 269
Depreciation and amortization expense	343	311	$ 300
Transportation equipment
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Financing lease assets	530	$ 572
Buildings and building improvements
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Financing lease assets	$ 30

Goodwill and Other Intangible_2

Goodwill and Other Intangibles Additional Information (Details)	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 02, 2021USD ($)segment	Dec. 28, 2019USD ($)	Dec. 29, 2018USD ($)
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Amortization expense	$ 79,000,000	$ 51,000,000	$ 40,000,000
Weighted-average remaining useful lives of intangible assets	12 years
Future amortization expense, 2021	$ 55,000,000
Future amortization expense, 2022	44,000,000
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Amortization Expense, 2023	44,000,000
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Amortization Expense, 2024	44,000,000
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Amortization Expense, 2025	44,000,000
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Amortization Expense, Rolling after Year Five	$ 380,000,000
Number of reportable segments \| segment	1
Trade Names [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Indefinite-lived intangible assets, impairment	$ 9,000,000
Maximum
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Estimated useful lives of intangible assets (in years)	15 years
Customer Relationships \| Minimum
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Estimated useful lives of intangible assets (in years)	1 year
Trade Names [Member] \| Minimum
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Estimated useful lives of intangible assets (in years)	1 year

Goodwill and Other Intangible_3

Goodwill and Other Intangibles Schedule of Goodwill and Other Intangibles, Net (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jan. 02, 2021	Dec. 28, 2019
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Goodwill	$ 5,637	$ 4,728
Total other intangibles—net	892	967
Brand Names and Trademarks
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Brand names and trademarks—not amortizing	281	292
Customer Relationships
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross carrying amount	725	789
Accumulated amortization	(119)	(115)
Net carrying value	606	674
Trade Names [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross carrying amount	15	0
Accumulated amortization	(11)	0
Net carrying value	4	0
Noncompete Agreements
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross carrying amount	3	3
Accumulated amortization	(2)	(2)
Net carrying value	$ 1	$ 1

Fair Value Measurements Schedul

Fair Value Measurements Schedule of Fair Value Assets and Liabilities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jan. 02, 2021	Dec. 28, 2019
Assets
Money market funds	$ 696
Liabilities
Interest rate swaps	5	$ 1
Level 1
Assets
Money market funds	696
Liabilities
Interest rate swaps	0	0
Level 2
Assets
Money market funds	0
Liabilities
Interest rate swaps	5	1
Level 3
Assets
Money market funds	0
Liabilities
Interest rate swaps	$ 0	$ 0

Fair Value Measurements Interes

Fair Value Measurements Interest Rate Swaps (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jan. 02, 2021	Dec. 28, 2019
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Interest rate swaps	$ 5	$ 1
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Interest rate swaps, at fair value, net	5	1
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments \| Accrued expenses and other current liabilities
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Interest rate swaps	5	0
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments \| Other long-term liabilities
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Interest rate swaps	$ 0	$ 1

Fair Value Measurements Inter_2

Fair Value Measurements Interest Rate Swaps in Comprehensive Income (Details) - Cash Flow Hedging - Interest Rate Swap - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 02, 2021	Dec. 28, 2019	Dec. 29, 2018
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Amount of (Loss) Gain Recognized in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss, net of tax	$ (8)	$ (10)	$ 7
Interest Expense - Net
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Amount of (Gain) Loss Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss to Income, net of tax	$ 5	$ (5)	$ (2)

Fair Value Measurements Additio

Fair Value Measurements Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	May 31, 2019	Aug. 01, 2017	Jan. 02, 2021	Jul. 31, 2020	Dec. 28, 2019
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Cash Flow Hedge Gain (Loss) to be Reclassified within Twelve Months			$ 5
Senior secured term loan facility \| Initial Term Loan Facility
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Interest rate			1.90%
Senior notes \| Senior Secured Notes due 2025
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Interest rate			6.25%
Senior notes \| Senior Notes due 2024
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Interest rate			5.875%
Interest Rate Swap \| Senior secured term loan facility
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Other comprehensive income before reclassifications	$ 1
Interest Rate Swap \| Initial Term Loan
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Interest rate swap agreements term		4 years
Approximated carrying value of total debt	367	$ 1,100
Notional amount of debt hedged		$ 825
Variable rate on notional amount			1.70%
Basis spread on variable rate on notional amount			1.75%
Interest Rate Swap \| Senior secured term loan facility \| Initial Term Loan Facility
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Notional amount of debt hedged			$ 550
Proceeds From Interest Rate Swap	$ 1
Derivative notional amount first three years				$ 733
Aggregate rate on notional amount			3.45%
Carrying Value
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Approximated carrying value of total debt			$ 5,700		$ 4,700
Fair value
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Approximated carrying value of total debt			5,800		4,700
Fair value \| Senior notes \| Senior Secured Notes due 2025 \| Level 2
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Approximated carrying value of total debt			1,100
Fair value \| Senior notes \| Senior Notes due 2024 \| Level 2
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Approximated carrying value of total debt			$ 600		$ 600

Debt Components of Total Debt (

Debt Components of Total Debt (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jan. 02, 2021	Apr. 24, 2020	Dec. 28, 2019
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt	$ 5,748		$ 4,736
Current portion of long-term debt	(131)		(142)
Long-term debt	5,617		4,594
ABL Facility \| Revolving credit facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt	0		0
ABS Facility \| Revolving credit facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt	0		190
Initial Term Loan Facility \| Senior secured term loan facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unamortized deferred financing costs	$ 3		4
Interest rate	1.90%
Total debt	$ 2,098		2,125
2019 Term Loan Facility \| Senior secured term loan facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unamortized deferred financing costs	$ 30		35
Interest rate	2.15%
Total debt	$ 1,451		1,465
2020 Term Loan Facility \| Senior secured term loan facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unamortized deferred financing costs	$ 11		0
Interest rate	4.25%
Total debt	$ 284	$ 700	0
Senior Secured Notes due 2025 \| Senior notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unamortized deferred financing costs	$ 13		0
Interest rate	6.25%
Total debt	$ 987		0
Senior Notes due 2024 \| Senior notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unamortized deferred financing costs	$ 3		4
Interest rate	5.875%
Total debt	$ 597		596
Obligations under financing leases \| Lease agreements
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt	$ 323		352
Obligations under financing leases \| Lease agreements \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate	1.63%
Obligations under financing leases \| Lease agreements \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate	6.17%
Other debt \| Other debt obligations
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt	$ 8		$ 8
Other debt \| Other debt obligations \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate	5.75%
Other debt \| Other debt obligations \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate	9.00%

Debt Additional Information (De

Debt Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jan. 02, 2021	Dec. 28, 2019
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt	$ 5,748	$ 4,736
Senior secured term loan facility \| Initial Term Loan Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt	$ 2,098	$ 2,125
Interest Rate Swap \| Senior secured term loan facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Percentage of principal amount of total debt borrowed at floating rate	57.00%
Interest Rate Swap \| Senior secured term loan facility \| Initial Term Loan Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt	$ 550

Debt Principal Payments on Outs

Debt Principal Payments on Outstanding Debt (Details) $ in Millions	Jan. 02, 2021USD ($)
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]
2021	$ 131
2022	116
2023	2,151
2024	679
2025	1,290
Thereafter	1,441
Total debt	$ 5,808

Debt ABL Facility (Details)

Debt ABL Facility (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
Debt ABL Facility (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jan. 02, 2021	May 04, 2020	May 03, 2020	Dec. 28, 2019
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Borrowings under facility	$ 5,748			$ 4,736
Revolving credit facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Amount of debt resulting in spring maturity	$ 300
Revolving credit facility \| ABL Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity		$ 1,990	$ 1,600
Letter of Credit Financing Fee	0.125%
Credit facility unused capacity commitment fee percentage	0.25%
Weighted-average interest rate on outstanding borrowings	1.95%			2.63%
Debt issuance costs	$ 3
Borrowings under facility	0			$ 0
Letters of credit, outstanding amount	281
Available capacity in credit facility	$ 1,584
Revolving credit facility \| ABL Facility \| ABR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable interest rate	0.00%
Revolving credit facility \| ABL Facility \| ABR \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable interest rate	0.00%
Revolving credit facility \| ABL Facility \| ABR \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable interest rate	0.50%
Revolving credit facility \| ABL Facility \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable interest rate	1.00%
Revolving credit facility \| ABL Facility \| LIBOR \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable interest rate	1.00%
Revolving credit facility \| ABL Facility \| LIBOR \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable interest rate	1.50%
Revolving credit facility \| Former ABL senior secured revolving credit facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt issuance costs	$ 5

Debt ABS Facility (Details)

Debt ABS Facility (Details) - Revolving credit facility - ABS Facility $ in Millions	May 01, 2020USD ($)
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Repayments of Debt	$ 542
Loss on Extinguishment of Debt	$ (1)

Debt Term Loan Facility (Detail

Debt Term Loan Facility (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Apr. 28, 2020	Jan. 02, 2021	Apr. 24, 2020	Dec. 28, 2019	Sep. 13, 2019
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Borrowings under facility		$ 5,748		$ 4,736
Long-term debt		5,808
Initial Term Loan Facility \| Senior secured term loan facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Borrowings under facility		2,098		2,125
Unamortized deferred financing costs		3		4
Write-off of unamortized deferred financing costs		2
Initial Term Loan Facility \| Senior secured term loan facility \| Interest Rate Swap
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Borrowings under facility		$ 550
Aggregate rate on notional amount		3.45%
Initial Term Loan Facility \| LIBOR \| Senior secured term loan facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable interest rate		1.75%
Initial Term Loan Facility \| Alternative base rate \| Senior secured term loan facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable interest rate		0.75%
2019 Term Loan Facility \| Senior secured term loan facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Borrowings under facility		$ 1,451		1,465
Unamortized deferred financing costs		$ 30		35
Long-term debt					$ 1,500
2019 Term Loan Facility \| LIBOR \| Senior secured term loan facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable interest rate		2.00%
2019 Term Loan Facility \| Alternative base rate \| Senior secured term loan facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable interest rate		1.00%
2019 Term Loan Facility \| Interest Rate Floor [Member] \| Senior secured term loan facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable interest rate		0.00%
2020 Term Loan Facility \| Senior secured term loan facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Borrowings under facility		$ 284	$ 700	0
Unamortized deferred financing costs		11		$ 0
Debt Instrument original amount			$ 700
Repayments of Debt	$ 400
Loss on Extinguishment of Debt		(2)
Long-term debt		300
2020 Term Loan Facility \| Senior secured term loan facility \| Third Party Costs [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unamortized deferred financing costs		$ 13
2020 Term Loan Facility \| LIBOR \| Senior secured term loan facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable interest rate		3.25%
2020 Term Loan Facility \| Alternative base rate \| Senior secured term loan facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable interest rate		2.25%
2020 Term Loan Facility \| Interest Rate Floor [Member] \| Senior secured term loan facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable interest rate		1.00%

Senior Notes (Details)

Senior Notes (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
Senior Notes (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jan. 02, 2021	Apr. 28, 2020	Dec. 28, 2019
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Borrowings under facility	$ 5,748		$ 4,736
Senior notes \| Senior Notes due 2024
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Borrowings under facility	597		596
Unamortized deferred financing costs	$ 3		4
Interest rate	5.875%
Senior notes \| Senior Notes due 2024 \| Debt redemption, period one
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Redemption price percentage of principal amount	101.469%
Senior notes \| Senior Secured Notes due 2025
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument original amount		$ 1,000
Borrowings under facility	$ 987		0
Unamortized deferred financing costs	$ 13		$ 0
Interest rate	6.25%
Senior notes \| Senior Secured Notes due 2025 \| Debt redemption, period one
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Redemption price percentage of principal amount	103.125%
Senior notes \| Senior Secured Notes due 2025 \| Debt redemption, period two
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Redemption price percentage of principal amount	101.563%
Senior notes \| Senior Secured Notes due 2025 \| Debt redemption, period three
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Redemption price percentage of principal amount	100.00%

Financing Leases (Details)

Financing Leases (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jan. 02, 2021	Dec. 28, 2019
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Borrowings under facility	$ 5,748	$ 4,736
Obligations under financing leases \| Lease agreements
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Borrowings under facility	$ 323	$ 352

Debt Covenants (Details)

Debt Covenants (Details) $ in Billions	Jan. 02, 2021USD ($)
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]
Restricted payment capacity	$ 1.3
Restricted asset	$ 2.8

Accrued Expenses and Other Lo_3

Accrued Expenses and Other Long-Term Liabilities Schedule of Accrued Expenses and Other Long-Term Liabilities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jan. 02, 2021	Dec. 28, 2019
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities:
Salary, wages and bonus expenses	$ 105	$ 172
Operating expenses	64	75
Workers’ compensation, general and fleet liability	43	44
Group medical liability	26	25
Customer rebates and other selling expenses	89	105
Property and sales tax	44	37
Operating lease liability	$ 44	$ 40
Operating lease liability	us-gaap:LiabilitiesCurrentAbstract	us-gaap:LiabilitiesCurrentAbstract
Interest payable	$ 18	$ 14
Other	64	26
Total accrued expenses and other current liabilities	497	538
Other long-term liabilities:
Workers’ compensation, general and fleet liability	132	121
Operating lease liability	$ 263	$ 131
Operating lease liability	us-gaap:LiabilitiesNoncurrentAbstract	us-gaap:LiabilitiesNoncurrentAbstract
Accrued pension and other postretirement benefit obligations	$ 8	$ 7
Uncertain tax positions	33	33
Other	69	23
Total Other long-term liabilities	$ 505	$ 315

Accrued Expenses and Other Lo_4

Accrued Expenses and Other Long-Term Liabilities Summary of Self-Insurance Liability (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 02, 2021	Dec. 28, 2019	Dec. 29, 2018
Movement in Self Insurance Reserve [Roll Forward]
Balance as of beginning of the year	$ 165	$ 159	$ 170
Charged to costs and expenses	83	80	56
Acquisitions	3	17	0
Reinsurance recoverable	2	0	7
Payments	(78)	(91)	(74)
Balance as of end of the year	$ 175	$ 165	$ 159
Discount rate	0.15%	1.58%	2.50%

Accrued Expenses and Other Lo_5

Accrued Expenses and Other Long-Term Liabilities Estimated Future Payments for Self-Insured Liabilities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jan. 02, 2021	Dec. 28, 2019	Dec. 29, 2018	Dec. 30, 2017
Payables and Accruals [Abstract]
2021	$ 43
2022	33
2023	18
2024	13
2025	10
Thereafter	59
Total self-insured liability	176
Less amount representing interest	(1)
Present value of self-insured liability	$ 175	$ 165	$ 159	$ 170

Restructuring and Related Activ

Restructuring and Related Activities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 02, 2021	Dec. 28, 2019	Dec. 29, 2018
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring Reserve	$ 1	$ 2	$ 5
Restructuring costs and asset impairment charges	39	0	1
Payments for Restructuring	(29)	(1)	(4)
Restructuring Reserve	2	1	2
Severance and Related Costs
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring Reserve	1	1	4
Restructuring costs and asset impairment charges	27	0	1
Payments for Restructuring	(27)	0	(4)
Restructuring Reserve	1	1	1
Facility Closing Costs
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring Reserve	0	1	1
Restructuring costs and asset impairment charges	3	0	0
Payments for Restructuring	(2)	(1)	0
Restructuring Reserve	1	0	1
Severance and Related Costs and Facility Closing Costs [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring costs and asset impairment charges	$ 30	$ 0	$ 1

Convertible Preferred Stock (De

Convertible Preferred Stock (Details)	Dec. 31, 2020shares	Sep. 30, 2020shares	Jun. 30, 2020shares	May 06, 2020USD ($)$ / sharesshares	Jan. 02, 2021USD ($)$ / sharesshares	Dec. 28, 2019$ / sharesshares
Convertible Preferred Stock [Abstract]
Preferred Stock, Number of shares issued \| shares				500,000	500,000	0
Preferred Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share \| $ / shares				$ 0.01	$ 0.01	$ 0
Proceeds from Issuance of Preferred Stock and Preference Stock \| $				$ 500,000,000
Preferred Stock Per Share Proceeds \| $ / shares				$ 1,000
Preferred Stock Dividends, Shares \| shares	8,997,000	8,842,000	5,288,000		23,127
Common stock, par value (in USD per share) \| $ / shares					$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Preferred Stock, Liquidation Preference, Value \| $				$ 1,000
Preferred Stock, Dividend Rate, Percentage				7.00%
Preferred Stock, Dividend Rate Percentage Increase				3.00%
Preferred Stock, Dividend Rate, Percentage Subsequent Years				10.00%
Preferred Stock, Conversion Price \| $ / shares				$ 21.50
Convertible Preferred Stock, Shares Issued upon Conversion \| shares				46.5116
Preferred Stock, Redemption Price Per Share \| $ / shares				$ 43
Preferred Stock, Liquidation Preference Per Share Percent				1
Preferred Stock, Redemption Amount, Future Redeemable Percentage, Fifth Anniversary				1.05
Preferred Stock, Redemption Amount, Future Redeemable Percentage, Sixth Anniversary				1.03
Preferred Stock, Redemption Amount, Future Redeemable Percentage, Seventh Anniversary				1
Preferred Stock Redemption Premium \| $				$ 0.05
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Preferred Stock, Shares Outstanding, Beginning Balance \| shares					0
Preferred Stock, Number of shares issued \| shares					500,000
Preferred Stock Dividends, Shares \| shares	8,997,000	8,842,000	5,288,000		23,127
Preferred Stock, Shares Outstanding, Ending Balance \| shares					523,127
Preferred Stock, Value, Outstanding, Beginning Balance \| $					$ 0
Preferred Stock, Value, Issued \| $					491,000,000
Dividends, Preferred Stock 1 \| $					28,000,000
Preferred Stock, Value, Outstanding, Ending Balance \| $					$ 519,000,000

Related Party Transactions (Det

Related Party Transactions (Details) - KKR Capital Markets LLC [Member] $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 02, 2021USD ($)
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Payments of Debt Restructuring Costs	$ 6
Long-term Debt [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Principal amount	$ 65

Share-Based Compensation, Com_3

Share-Based Compensation, Common Stock Issuances and Common Stock Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 02, 2021	Dec. 28, 2019	Dec. 29, 2018
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based compensation expense	$ 40	$ 32	$ 28
Income tax benefit related to share-based compensation expense	8	8	6
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based compensation expense	$ 3	$ 4	$ 3
Employee Stock Purchase Plan \| Maximum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Purchase of common stock discount, percentage	15.00%

Share-Based Compensation, Com_4

Share-Based Compensation, Common Stock Issuances and Common Stock Stock Option Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 02, 2021	Dec. 28, 2019	Dec. 29, 2018
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based compensation expense	$ 40	$ 32	$ 28
Stock options, exercise price per share, lower range (in USD per share)	$ 8.51
Stock options, exercise price per share, upper range (in USD per share)	38.12
Weighted-average grant date fair value (in USD per share)	$ 3.91	$ 10.63	$ 14.55
Intrinsic value	$ 3	$ 21	$ 28
Time Options
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based compensation expense	$ 10	8	7
Time Options \| Minimum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Options vesting and exercisable period	3 years
Time Options \| Maximum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Options vesting and exercisable period	4 years
Performance Options
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Options vesting and exercisable period	4 years
Share-based compensation expense	$ 0	$ 0	$ 1
Employee Stock Option
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period (in years)	10 years
Expected dividends	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Unrecognized compensation cost related to options	$ 10
Weighted average recognition period	2 years

Share-Based Compensation, Com_5

Share-Based Compensation, Common Stock Issuances and Common Stock Assumptions for Options (Details) - Employee Stock Option	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 02, 2021	Dec. 28, 2019	Dec. 29, 2018
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Expected volatility	29.30%	23.70%	35.70%
Expected dividends	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Risk-free interest rate	0.50%	2.30%	2.60%
Expected term (in years)	6 years 1 month 6 days	5 years 7 months 6 days	5 years 4 months 24 days

Share-Based Compensation, Com_6

Share-Based Compensation, Common Stock Issuances and Common Stock Schedule of Options Outstanding (Details) - $ / shares	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 02, 2021	Dec. 28, 2019	Dec. 29, 2018
Total Options
Outstanding, beginning balance (in shares)	3,522,302
Options, granted (in shares)	2,620,253
Options, exercised (in shares)	(192,878)
Options, forfeited (in shares)	(155,181)
Options, performance adjustment (in shares)	(308,759)
Outstanding, ending balance (in shares)	5,485,737	3,522,302
Outstanding, vested and exercisable (in shares)	2,184,896
Weighted- Average Fair Value
Average Fair Value, Outstanding, beginning balance (in USD per share)	$ 10.03
Average Fair Value, Granted (in USD per share)	3.91	$ 10.63	$ 14.55
Average Fair Value, Exercised (in USD per share)	6.87
Average Fair Value, Forfeited (in USD per share)	7.91
Average Fair Value, Performance Adjustment (in USD per share)	17.65
Average Fair Value, Outstanding, ending balance (in USD per share)	6.85	10.03
Average Fair Value, Vested and Exercisable (in USD per share)	9.09
Weighted- Average Exercise Price
Average Exercise Price, Outstanding, beginning balance (in USD per share)	26.62
Average Exercise Price, Granted (in USD per share)	13.29
Average Exercise Price, Exercised (in USD per share)	16.19
Average Exercise Price, Forfeited (in USD per share)	24.01
Average Exercise Price, Performance Adjustment (in USD per share)	19.47
Average Exercise Price, Outstanding, ending balance (in USD per share)	21.10	$ 26.62
Average Exercise Price, Vested and Exercisable (in USD per share)	$ 25.83
Weighted- Average Remaining Contractual Years
Remaining contractual term, Outstanding	7 years 8 months 12 days
Remaining contractual term, Vested and Exercisable	5 years 9 months 18 days
Employee Stock Option
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Weighted average recognition period	2 years
Time Options
Total Options
Outstanding, beginning balance (in shares)	2,770,850
Options, granted (in shares)	2,620,253
Options, exercised (in shares)	(122,081)
Options, forfeited (in shares)	(142,114)
Options, performance adjustment (in shares)	0
Outstanding, ending balance (in shares)	5,126,908	2,770,850
Outstanding, vested and exercisable (in shares)	1,826,067
Performance Options
Total Options
Outstanding, beginning balance (in shares)	751,452
Options, granted (in shares)	0
Options, exercised (in shares)	(70,797)
Options, forfeited (in shares)	(13,067)
Options, performance adjustment (in shares)	(308,759)
Outstanding, ending balance (in shares)	358,829	751,452
Outstanding, vested and exercisable (in shares)	358,829

Share-Based Compensation, Com_7

Share-Based Compensation, Common Stock Issuances and Common Stock Restricted Shares Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 02, 2021	Dec. 28, 2019	Dec. 29, 2018
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based compensation expense	$ 40	$ 32	$ 28
Time-Based Restricted Shares
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based compensation expense	1	1	0
Performance Shares
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based compensation expense	2	$ 3	$ 2
Weighted Average Fair Value, Granted (in USD per share)		$ 34.56	$ 33.56
Unrecognized compensation cost	$ 3
Weighted average recognition period	1 year
Performance Shares \| Minimum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting rights (percentage)	0.00%
Performance Shares \| Maximum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting rights (percentage)	200.00%

Share-Based Compensation, Com_8

Share-Based Compensation, Common Stock Issuances and Common Stock Schedule of Restricted Share Units (Details) - $ / shares	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 02, 2021	Dec. 28, 2019	Dec. 29, 2018
Time-Based Restricted Shares
Shares
Beginning balance (in shares)	116,713
Granted (in shares)	0
Vested (in shares)	(38,902)
Performance Adjustment (in shares)	0
Ending balance (in shares)	77,811	116,713
Performance Shares
Shares
Beginning balance (in shares)	682,249
Granted (in shares)	0
Vested (in shares)	(98,415)
Performance Adjustment (in shares)	(120,960)
Ending balance (in shares)	462,874	682,249
Weighted- Average Fair Value
Weighted Average Fair Value, Granted (in USD per share)		$ 34.56	$ 33.56
Restricted Stock
Shares
Beginning balance (in shares)	798,962
Granted (in shares)	0
Vested (in shares)	(137,317)
Performance Adjustment (in shares)	(120,960)
Ending balance (in shares)	540,685	798,962
Weighted- Average Fair Value
Weighted Average Fair Value, Beginning balance (in USD per share)	$ 33.13
Weighted Average Fair Value, Granted (in USD per share)	0
Weighted Average Fair Value, Vested (in USD per share)	31.57
Weighted Average Fair Value, Performance Adjustment (in USD per share)	30.39
Weighted Average Fair Value, Ending balance (in USD per share)	$ 34.14	$ 33.13

Share-Based Compensation, Com_9

Share-Based Compensation, Common Stock Issuances and Common Stock Restricted Stock Unit Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 02, 2021	Dec. 28, 2019	Dec. 29, 2018
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based compensation expense	$ 40	$ 32	$ 28
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Weighted Average Fair Value, Granted (in USD per share)	$ 13.83	$ 35.09	$ 33.48
Unrecognized compensation cost	$ 30
Weighted average recognition period	2 years
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) \| Minimum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period (in years)	3 years
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) \| Maximum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period (in years)	4 years
Time-Based RSUs
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based compensation expense	$ 23	$ 14	$ 12
Performance RSUs
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Compensation charges recorded for achieving performance target	$ 1	$ 2	$ 3

Share-Based Compensation, Co_10

Share-Based Compensation, Common Stock Issuances and Common Stock Schedule of Restricted Stock Units (Details) - $ / shares	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 02, 2021	Dec. 28, 2019	Dec. 29, 2018
Time-Based RSUs
Shares
Beginning balance (in shares)	927,174
Granted (in shares)	2,361,332
Vested (in shares)	(471,808)
Forfeited (in shares)	(124,248)
Performance Adjustment (in shares)	0
Ending balance (in shares)	2,692,450	927,174
Performance RSUs
Shares
Beginning balance (in shares)	432,001
Granted (in shares)	0
Vested (in shares)	(83,235)
Forfeited (in shares)	(24,922)
Performance Adjustment (in shares)	(114,107)
Ending balance (in shares)	209,737	432,001
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)
Shares
Beginning balance (in shares)	1,359,175
Granted (in shares)	2,361,332
Vested (in shares)	(555,043)
Forfeited (in shares)	(149,170)
Performance Adjustment (in shares)	(114,107)
Ending balance (in shares)	2,902,187	1,359,175
Weighted- Average Fair Value
Weighted Average Fair Value, Beginning balance (in USD per share)	$ 33.24
Weighted Average Fair Value, Granted (in USD per share)	13.83	$ 35.09	$ 33.48
Weighted Average Fair Value, Vested (in USD per share)	31.85
Weighted Average Fair Value, Forfeited (in USD per share)	24.25
Weighted Average Fair Value, Performance Adjustment (in USD per share)	33.61
Weighted Average Fair Value, Ending balance (in USD per share)	$ 18.16	$ 33.24

Leases Balance Sheet Location o

Leases Balance Sheet Location of ROU Assets and Lease Liabilities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jan. 02, 2021	Dec. 28, 2019
ASSETS
Operating	$ 284	$ 145
Financing	316	333
Total leased assets	600	478
Current:
Operating	44	40
Financing	86	95
Noncurrent:
Operating	263	131
Financing	237	257
Total lease liabilities	630	523
Finance lease assets, net of accumulated amortization	$ 244	$ 269

Leases Location of Lease Costs

Leases Location of Lease Costs (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 02, 2021	Dec. 28, 2019
Leases [Abstract]
Operating lease cost	$ 52	$ 29
Amortization of leased assets	79	76
Interest on lease liabilities	12	12
Variable lease cost	13	6
Net lease cost	$ 156	$ 123

Leases Future Minimum Lease Pay

Leases Future Minimum Lease Payments (Details) $ in Millions	Jan. 02, 2021USD ($)
Operating Leases
2021	$ 57
2022	60
2023	58
2024	39
2025	38
After 2025	175
Total lease payments	427
Less amount representing interest	(120)
Present value of lease liabilities	307
Financing Lease Obligation
2021	94
2022	73
2023	68
2024	51
2025	32
After 2025	28
Total lease payments	346
Less amount representing interest	(23)
Present value of lease liabilities	323
Total
2021	151
2022	133
2023	126
2024	90
2025	70
After 2025	203
Total lease payments	773
Less amount representing interest	(143)
Present value of lease liabilities	$ 630

Leases Minimum Lease Payments P

Leases Minimum Lease Payments Prior Year (Details) $ in Millions	Dec. 28, 2019USD ($)
Operating Leases
2020	$ 48
2021	38
2022	33
2023	30
2024	12
After 2024	42
Total lease payments	203
Less amount representing interest	(32)
Present value of minimum lease payments	171
Financing Lease Obligation
2020	106
2021	84
2022	62
2023	58
2024	41
After 2024	29
Total lease payments	380
Less amount representing interest	(28)
Present value of minimum lease payments	352
Total
2020	154
2021	122
2022	95
2023	88
2024	53
After 2024	71
Total lease payments	583
Less amount representing interest	(60)
Present value of minimum lease payments	$ 523

Leases Other Information Relate

Leases Other Information Related to Lease Agreements (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 02, 2021	Dec. 28, 2019
Cash Paid For Amounts Included In Measurement of Liabilities
Operating cash flows from operating leases	$ 56	$ 37
Operating cash flows from financing leases	12	12
Financing cash flows from financing leases	$ 102	$ 90
Weighted-average Remaining Lease Term [Abstract]
Operating leases	8 years 5 months 1 day	6 years 1 month 20 days
Financing leases	5 years 3 months 21 days	4 years 10 months 6 days
Weighted-average Discount Rate [Abstract]
Operating leases	6.60%	4.40%
Financing leases	3.20%	3.50%

Retirement Plans Components of

Retirement Plans Components of Net Periodic Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Costs (Credits) (Details) - Pension Benefits - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 02, 2021	Dec. 28, 2019	Dec. 29, 2018
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Service cost	$ 3	$ 2	$ 2
Interest cost	32	37	36
Expected return on plan assets	(55)	(49)	(52)
Amortization of net loss	1	4	3
Settlements	0	12	0
Net periodic pension benefit (credits) costs	$ (19)	$ 6	$ (11)

Retirement Plans Additional Inf

Retirement Plans Additional Information (Details) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
Retirement Plans Additional Information (Details) - USD ($)	Jan. 02, 2021	Dec. 28, 2019	Dec. 29, 2018	Apr. 24, 2020
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Employer contribution			$ 71,000,000
Defined benefit plans, incremental contributions by employer			35,000,000
Settlement payments		$ 66,000,000
Settlements	$ 0	(12,000,000)
Actuarial (loss) gain	98,000,000	100,000,000	(97,000,000)
Smart Foodservice [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Smart Foodservice Net Benefit Obligation				$ 19,000,000
Pension Benefits
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Smart Foodservice Net Benefit Obligation	51,000,000	20,000,000	(35,000,000)
Prepaid benefit obligation—noncurrent	53,000,000	22,000,000	0
Employer contribution	0	1,000,000	71,000,000
Actuarial (loss) gain	98,000,000	100,000,000	(97,000,000)
Defined Contribution Plan 401K
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Company's contributions to plan	$ 47,000,000	$ 51,000,000	$ 47,000,000
Equity Securities
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined benefit plan target asset allocations	35.00%
Defined benefit actual plan asset allocations	35.00%
Debt Securities
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined benefit plan target asset allocations	65.00%
Defined benefit actual plan asset allocations	65.00%

Retirement Plans Changes in Pla

Retirement Plans Changes in Plan Assets and Benefit Obligations (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 02, 2021	Dec. 28, 2019	Dec. 29, 2018
Changes recognized in accumulated other comprehensive loss:
Net amount recognized	$ (23)	$ (45)	$ (6)
Pension Benefits
Changes recognized in accumulated other comprehensive loss:
Actuarial gain	29	44	6
Amortization of net loss	1	4	3
Settlements	0	12	0
Net amount recognized	$ 30	$ 60	$ 9

Retirement Plans Funded Status

Retirement Plans Funded Status of the Defined Benefit Plans (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 02, 2021	Dec. 28, 2019	Dec. 29, 2018
Change in benefit obligation:
Actuarial loss (gain)	$ 98	$ 100	$ (97)
Change in plan assets:
Fair value of plan assets as of beginning of year	923
Employer contribution			71
Fair value of plan assets as of end of year	1,112	923
Amounts recognized in the consolidated balance sheets consist of the following:
Accrued benefit obligation—noncurrent	(8)	(7)
Pension Benefits
Change in benefit obligation:
Benefit obligation as of beginning of year	903	871	976
Service cost	3	2	2
Interest cost	32	37	36
Actuarial loss (gain)	98	100	(97)
Settlements	0	(84)	0
Benefit disbursements	(45)	(23)	(46)
Smart Foodservice assumed benefit obligations	70	0	0
Benefit obligation as of end of year	1,061	903	871
Change in plan assets:
Fair value of plan assets as of beginning of year	923	836	851
Return on plan assets	183	193	(40)
Employer contribution	0	1	71
Settlements	0	(84)	0
Benefit disbursements	(45)	(23)	(46)
Smart Foodservice acquired plan assets	51	0	0
Fair value of plan assets as of end of year	1,112	923	836
Net funded status	51	20	(35)
Amounts recognized in the consolidated balance sheets consist of the following:
Prepaid benefit obligation—noncurrent	53	22	0
Accrued benefit obligation—current	0	0	0
Accrued benefit obligation—noncurrent	(2)	(2)	(35)
Net amount recognized in the consolidated balance sheets	51	20	(35)
Amounts recognized in accumulated other comprehensive loss consist of the following:
Net loss	98	129	190
Net loss recognized in accumulated other comprehensive loss	98	129	190
Accumulated benefit obligation	1,057	899	869
Other Postretirement Plans
Change in benefit obligation:
Benefit obligation as of beginning of year	6	6	7
Benefit disbursements	(1)	(1)	(1)
Other	1	1	0
Benefit obligation as of end of year	6	6	6
Change in plan assets:
Fair value of plan assets as of beginning of year	0	0	0
Employer contribution	1	1	1
Benefit disbursements	(1)	(1)	(1)
Fair value of plan assets as of end of year	0	0	0
Net funded status	(6)	(6)	(6)
Amounts recognized in the consolidated balance sheets consist of the following:
Accrued benefit obligation—current	0	(1)	(1)
Accrued benefit obligation—noncurrent	(6)	(5)	(5)
Net amount recognized in the consolidated balance sheets	(6)	(6)	(6)
Amounts recognized in accumulated other comprehensive loss consist of the following:
Net loss	0	1	1
Net loss recognized in accumulated other comprehensive loss	0	1	1
Accumulated benefit obligation	$ 6	$ 6	$ 6

Retirement Plans Assumptions to

Retirement Plans Assumptions to Determine Benefit Obligations at Period-end and Net Pension Costs (Details)	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 02, 2021	Dec. 28, 2019	Dec. 29, 2018
Pension Benefits
Defined Benefit Plan, Weighted Average Assumptions Used in Calculating Benefit Obligation [Abstract]
Benefit obligation, discount rate	2.80%	3.50%	4.35%
Benefit obligation, annual compensation increase	2.96%	3.60%	3.60%
Net cost, discount rate	3.50%	4.35%	3.70%
Net cost, expected return on plan assets	6.00%	6.00%	6.00%
Net cost, annual compensation increase	3.60%	3.60%	3.60%
Other Postretirement Plans
Defined Benefit Plan, Weighted Average Assumptions Used in Calculating Benefit Obligation [Abstract]
Benefit obligation, discount rate	2.80%	3.50%	4.35%
Net cost, discount rate	3.50%	4.35%	3.70%

Retirement Plans Assumed Health

Retirement Plans Assumed Health Care Trend Rates (Details)	Jan. 02, 2021	Dec. 28, 2019	Dec. 29, 2018
Retirement Benefits [Abstract]
Immediate rate	5.60%	5.90%	6.30%
Ultimate trend rate	4.50%	4.50%	4.50%

Retirement Plans Fair Value of

Retirement Plans Fair Value of Defined Benefit Plans' Assets by Asset Fair Value Hierarchy Level (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jan. 02, 2021	Dec. 28, 2019
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	$ 1,112	$ 923
Cash and cash equivalents
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	7	3
Domestic Equity Securities
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	56	46
International equities
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	2	2
International Mutual Funds
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	29	26
Domestic Corporate Debt Securities
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	292	248
International Corporate Debt Securities
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	36	38
U.S. Governmental Securities
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	53	6
Other Securities
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	3	2
Securities at Fair Values, Excluding NAV
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	478	371
Level 1 \| Cash and cash equivalents
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	7	3
Level 1 \| Domestic Equity Securities
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	56	46
Level 1 \| International equities
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	2	2
Level 1 \| International Mutual Funds
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	29	26
Level 1 \| Domestic Corporate Debt Securities
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	0	0
Level 1 \| International Corporate Debt Securities
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	0	0
Level 1 \| U.S. Governmental Securities
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	0	0
Level 1 \| Other Securities
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	0	0
Level 1 \| Securities at Fair Values, Excluding NAV
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	94	77
Level 2 \| Cash and cash equivalents
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	0	0
Level 2 \| Domestic Equity Securities
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	0	0
Level 2 \| International equities
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	0	0
Level 2 \| International Mutual Funds
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	0	0
Level 2 \| Domestic Corporate Debt Securities
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	292	248
Level 2 \| International Corporate Debt Securities
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	36	38
Level 2 \| U.S. Governmental Securities
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	53	6
Level 2 \| Other Securities
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	3	2
Level 2 \| Securities at Fair Values, Excluding NAV
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	384	294
Level 3 \| Cash and cash equivalents
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	0	0
Level 3 \| Domestic Equity Securities
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	0	0
Level 3 \| International equities
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	0	0
Level 3 \| International Mutual Funds
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	0	0
Level 3 \| Domestic Corporate Debt Securities
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	0	0
Level 3 \| International Corporate Debt Securities
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	0	0
Level 3 \| U.S. Governmental Securities
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	0	0
Level 3 \| Other Securities
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	0	0
Level 3 \| Securities at Fair Values, Excluding NAV
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	0	0
Fair Value Hierarchy \| Common collective trust funds, Cash Equivalents
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	11	16
Fair Value Hierarchy \| Common collective trust funds, Domestic Equity Securities
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	240	193
Fair Value Hierarchy \| Common collective trust funds, International Equity Securities
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	62	50
Fair Value Hierarchy \| Common collective trust funds, Treasury STRIPS
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	321	293
Fair Value Hierarchy \| Securities Valued at NAV
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	$ 634	$ 552

Retirement Plans Estimated Futu

Retirement Plans Estimated Future Benefit Payments (Details) $ in Millions	Jan. 02, 2021USD ($)
Pension Benefits
Defined Benefit Plan, Expected Future Benefit Payment [Abstract]
2021	$ 50
2022	51
2023	52
2024	53
2025	53
Subsequent five years	247
Other Postretirement Plans
Defined Benefit Plan, Expected Future Benefit Payment [Abstract]
2021	0
2022	0
2023	1
2024	1
2025	1
Subsequent five years	$ 2

Retirement Plans Contributions

Retirement Plans Contributions to Multiemployer Pension Plans (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 02, 2021	Dec. 28, 2019	Dec. 29, 2018
Multiemployer Plans [Line Items]
USF Contributions	$ 44	$ 38	$ 35
Multiemployer plans, withdrawal liability	157
Minneapolis Food Distributing Industry Pension Plan
Multiemployer Plans [Line Items]
USF Contributions	5	5	5
Teamster Pension Trust Fund of Philadelphia and Vicinity
Multiemployer Plans [Line Items]
USF Contributions	4	4	4
Local 703 I.B. of T. Grocery and Food Employees’ Pension Plan
Multiemployer Plans [Line Items]
USF Contributions	2	2	2
United Teamsters Trust Fund A
Multiemployer Plans [Line Items]
USF Contributions	1	2	2
Warehouse Employees Local 169 and Employers Joint Pension Fund
Multiemployer Plans [Line Items]
USF Contributions	1	1	1
Other funds
Multiemployer Plans [Line Items]
USF Contributions	$ 31	$ 24	$ 21
Minimum
Multiemployer Plans [Line Items]
Minimum Contribution by the employer to multi-employer plans as percentage of total contribution	5.00%

Earnings Per Share (Details)

Earnings Per Share (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Millions, $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 02, 2021	Dec. 28, 2019	Dec. 29, 2018
Numerator:
Net (loss) income	$ (226)	$ 385	$ 407
Series A convertible preferred stock dividends	28	0	0
Net (loss) income available to common shareholders	$ (254)	$ 385	$ 407
Denominator:
Weighted-average common shares outstanding (in shares)	220	218	216
Dilutive effect of share-based awards (in shares)	0	2	2
Effect of dilutive underlying shares of the Series A convertible preferred stock	0	0	0
Weighted-average dilutive shares outstanding (in shares)	220	220	218
Basic	$ (1.15)	$ 1.77	$ 1.88
Diluted	$ (1.15)	$ 1.75	$ 1.87

Earnings Per Share Other Inform

Earnings Per Share Other Information (Details) - shares shares in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 02, 2021	Dec. 28, 2019	Dec. 29, 2018
Common Stock
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share, Amount	9	2	2
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share, Amount	9	2	2
Series A Preferred Stock [Member]
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share, Amount	15
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share, Amount	15

Changes in Accumulated Other _3

Changes in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 02, 2021	Dec. 28, 2019	Dec. 29, 2018
AOCI Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest, Net of Tax [Roll Forward]
Balance at beginning of year	$ 3,709	$ 3,229	$ 2,751
Balance at end of year	3,530	3,709	3,229
Retirement benefit obligations
AOCI Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest, Net of Tax [Roll Forward]
Balance at beginning of year	(52)	(97)	(103)
Other comprehensive income before reclassifications	29	44	6
Balance at end of year	(29)	(52)	(97)
Accumulated Defined Benefit Plans Adjustment Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest [Member]
AOCI Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest, Net of Tax [Roll Forward]
Total before income tax	30	60	9
Income tax (benefit) provision	7	15	3
Current period comprehensive income, net of tax	23	45	6
Amortization of net loss
AOCI Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest, Net of Tax [Roll Forward]
Amounts reclassified from other comprehensive loss, before tax	1	4	3
Settlements
AOCI Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest, Net of Tax [Roll Forward]
Settlements	0	12	0
Interest rate swaps
AOCI Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest, Net of Tax [Roll Forward]
Balance at beginning of year	(2)	13	8
Other comprehensive income before reclassifications	(11)	(14)	10
Amounts reclassified from other comprehensive loss, before tax	6	(6)	(3)
Total before income tax	(5)	(20)	7
Income tax (benefit) provision	(2)	(5)	2
Current period comprehensive income, net of tax	(3)	(15)	5
Balance at end of year	(5)	(2)	13
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
AOCI Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest, Net of Tax [Roll Forward]
Balance at beginning of year	(54)	(84)	(95)
Balance at end of year	$ (34)	$ (54)	$ (84)

Income Taxes Income Tax (Benefi

Income Taxes Income Tax (Benefit) Provision (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 02, 2021	Dec. 28, 2019	Dec. 29, 2018
Current:
Federal	$ (20)	$ 102	$ 32
State	3	17	12
Current income tax (benefit) provision	(17)	119	44
Deferred:
Federal	(39)	(6)	31
State	(12)	13	14
Deferred income tax (benefit) provision	(51)	7	45
Total income tax (benefit) provision	$ (68)	$ 126	$ 89

Income Taxes Additional Informa

Income Taxes Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 02, 2021	Dec. 28, 2019	Dec. 29, 2018
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Effective income tax rates	23.00%	25.00%	18.00%
Variation of effective tax rate from federal statutory tax rate	21.00%	21.00%	21.00%
Operating loss carryforward - state	$ 64
Unrecognized tax benefits that would impact tax rate if recognized	34	$ 35	$ 36
Other Tax Benefits
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits	7	$ 5
State
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Minimum tax credit carryforwards	$ 21

Income Taxes Reconciliation of

Income Taxes Reconciliation of (Benefit) Provision for Income Taxes from Continuing Operations (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 02, 2021	Dec. 28, 2019	Dec. 29, 2018
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Federal income taxes computed at statutory rate	$ (62)	$ 107	$ 104
State income taxes, net of federal income tax benefit	(10)	24	20
Stock-based compensation	1	(4)	(6)
Non-deductible expenses	7	4	3
Change in the valuation allowance for deferred tax assets	(1)	6	1
Net operating loss expirations	3	0	3
Tax credits	(3)	(10)	(6)
Change in unrecognized tax benefits	(3)	(1)	(21)
Change in U.S. federal statutory tax rate	0	0	(8)
Other	0	0	(1)
Total income tax (benefit) provision	$ (68)	$ 126	$ 89

Income Taxes Significant Deferr

Income Taxes Significant Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jan. 02, 2021	Dec. 28, 2019
Deferred tax assets:
Operating lease liabilities	$ 71	$ 38
Workers’ compensation, general and fleet liabilities	40	36
Financing lease and other long term liabilities	78	90
Net operating loss carryforwards	64	64
Other deferred tax assets	100	63
Total gross deferred tax assets	353	291
Less valuation allowance	(35)	(36)
Total net deferred tax assets	318	255
Deferred tax liabilities:
Property and equipment	(201)	(221)
Operating lease assets	(70)	(37)
Inventories	(21)	(35)
Intangibles	(274)	(259)
Other deferred tax liabilities	(21)	(11)
Total deferred tax liabilities	(587)	(563)
Deferred Tax Liabilities, Net	$ (269)	$ (308)

Income Taxes Net Deferred Tax L

Income Taxes Net Deferred Tax Liabilities in Balance Sheet (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jan. 02, 2021	Dec. 28, 2019
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Noncurrent deferred tax assets	$ 1	$ 0
Noncurrent deferred tax liability	270	308
Deferred Tax Liabilities, Net	$ (269)	$ (308)

Income Taxes Net Operating Loss

Income Taxes Net Operating Loss Carryforwards Expire (Details) $ in Millions	Jan. 02, 2021USD ($)
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
Operating loss carryforward - state	$ 64
2021-2025
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
Operating loss carryforward - state	33
2026-2030
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
Operating loss carryforward - state	17
2031-2035
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
Operating loss carryforward - state	7
2036-2040
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
Operating loss carryforward - state	5
Indefinite
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
Operating loss carryforward - state	$ 2

Income Taxes Summary of Activit

Income Taxes Summary of Activity in Valuation Allowance (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 02, 2021	Dec. 28, 2019	Dec. 29, 2018
Valuation Allowance [Roll Forward]
Balance as of beginning of year	$ 36	$ 30	$ 29
(Benefit) expense recognized	(1)	6	1
Balance as of end of year	$ 35	$ 36	$ 30

Income Taxes Reconciliation o_2

Income Taxes Reconciliation of Unrecognized Tax Benefits (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 02, 2021	Dec. 28, 2019	Dec. 29, 2018
Reconciliation of Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Excluding Amounts Pertaining to Examined Tax Returns [Roll Forward]
Unrecognized tax benefits, beginning balance	$ 39	$ 40	$ 108
Gross increases due to positions taken in prior years	3		2
Gross decreases due to positions taken in prior years			(64)
Decreases due to lapses of statute of limitations	(1)	(1)	(1)
Decreases due to changes in tax rates	(5)		(5)
Positions assumed in business acquisition	3
Unrecognized tax benefits, ending balance	$ 39	$ 39	$ 40

Commitments and Contingencies (

Commitments and Contingencies (Details) $ in Millions	Jan. 02, 2021USD ($)
Electricity
Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation [Line Items]
Purchase commitments	$ 5
Diesel Fuel
Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation [Line Items]
Purchase commitments	53
Purchase orders and contract commitments
Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation [Line Items]
Purchase commitments	1,530
Information technology commitments
Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation [Line Items]
Purchase commitments	$ 79

US Foods Holding Corp. Conden_3

US Foods Holding Corp. Condensed Financial Information Additional Information (Details) $ in Billions	Jan. 02, 2021USD ($)
Condensed Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract]
Restricted payment capacity	$ 1.3
Restricted asset	$ 2.8

US Foods Holding Corp. Conden_4

US Foods Holding Corp. Condensed Financial Information Balance Sheets (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions	Jan. 02, 2021	May 06, 2020	Dec. 28, 2019	Dec. 29, 2018	Dec. 30, 2017
ASSETS
Total assets	$ 12,423		$ 11,288
LIABILITIES, MEZZANINE EQUITY AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Deferred tax liabilities	270		308
Other long-term liabilities	505		315
Total liabilities	8,374		7,579
Commitments and Contingencies (Note 24)
Series A convertible preferred stock, $0.01 par value—25 shares authorized; 0.5 and 0.0 issued and outstanding as of January 2, 2021 and December 28, 2019	519		0
Shareholders’ Equity
Common stock, $0.01 par value—600 shares authorized; 221 and 220 issued and outstanding as of January 2, 2021 and December 28, 2019, respectively	2		2
Additional paid-in capital	2,901		2,845
Retained earnings	661		916
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(34)		(54)
Total shareholders’ equity	3,530		3,709	$ 3,229	$ 2,751
Total liabilities, mezzanine equity and shareholders' equity	$ 12,423		$ 11,288
Common stock, par value (in USD per share)	$ 0.01		$ 0.01
Common stock, shares authorized (in shares)	600,000,000		600,000,000
Common stock, shares issued (in shares)	221,000,000		220,000,000
Common stock, shares outstanding (in shares)	221,000,000		220,000,000
Preferred Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share	$ 0.01	$ 0.01	$ 0
Preferred Stock, authorized (in shares)	25,000,000		0
Preferred Stock, Number of shares issued	500,000	500,000	0
Preferred Stock, shares outstanding (in shares)	523,127		0
US Foods Holding Corp.
ASSETS
Investment in subsidiary	$ 4,050		$ 3,715
Total assets	4,050		3,715
LIABILITIES, MEZZANINE EQUITY AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Deferred tax liabilities	1		1
Other long-term liabilities	0		5
Total liabilities	1		6
Commitments and Contingencies (Note 24)
Series A convertible preferred stock, $0.01 par value—25 shares authorized; 0.5 and 0.0 issued and outstanding as of January 2, 2021 and December 28, 2019	519		0
Shareholders’ Equity
Common stock, $0.01 par value—600 shares authorized; 221 and 220 issued and outstanding as of January 2, 2021 and December 28, 2019, respectively	2		2
Additional paid-in capital	2,901		2,845
Retained earnings	661		916
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(34)		(54)
Total shareholders’ equity	3,530		3,709
Total liabilities, mezzanine equity and shareholders' equity	$ 4,050		$ 3,715
Common stock, par value (in USD per share)	$ 0.01		$ 0.01
Common stock, shares authorized (in shares)	600,000,000		600,000,000
Common stock, shares issued (in shares)	221,000,000		220,000,000
Common stock, shares outstanding (in shares)	221,000,000		220,000,000
Preferred Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share	$ 0.01		$ 0
Preferred Stock, authorized (in shares)	25,000,000		0
Preferred Stock, Number of shares issued	500,000		0
Preferred Stock, shares outstanding (in shares)	500,000		0

US Foods Holding Corp. Conden_5

US Foods Holding Corp. Condensed Financial Information Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 02, 2021	Dec. 28, 2019	Dec. 29, 2018
Condensed Statement of Income Captions [Line Items]
Loss before income taxes	$ (294)	$ 511	$ 496
Income tax (benefit) provision	(68)	126	89
Net (loss) income	(226)	385	407
Changes in retirement benefit obligations, net of income tax	23	45	6
Unrecognized (loss) gain on interest rate swaps	(3)	(15)	5
Comprehensive (loss) income	(206)	415	418
Net (loss) income available to common shareholders	(254)	385	407
US Foods Holding Corp.
Condensed Statement of Income Captions [Line Items]
Loss before income taxes	0	0	0
Income tax (benefit) provision	(5)	0	(31)
Income before equity in net earnings of subsidiary	5	0	31
Equity in net earnings of subsidiary	(231)	385	376
Net (loss) income	(226)	385	407
Changes in retirement benefit obligations, net of income tax	23	45	6
Unrecognized (loss) gain on interest rate swaps	(3)	(15)	5
Comprehensive (loss) income	(206)	415	418
Series A convertible preferred stock dividends	28	0	0
Net (loss) income available to common shareholders	$ (254)	$ 385	$ 407

US Foods Holding Corp. Conden_6

US Foods Holding Corp. Condensed Financial Information Cash Flows (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 02, 2021	Dec. 28, 2019	Dec. 29, 2018
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net (loss) income	$ (226)	$ 385	$ 407
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Deferred tax (benefit) provision	(51)	7	45
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Decrease in accrued expenses and other liabilities	(12)	(4)	(126)
Net cash provided by operating activities	413	760	609
Cash flows from investing activities:
Net cash used in investing activities	(1,110)	(1,987)	(232)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Net proceeds from issuance of Series A convertible preferred stock	491	0	0
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	1,427	1,220	(391)
Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	730	(7)	(14)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash—beginning of year	98	105	119
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash—end of year	828	98	105
US Foods Holding Corp.
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net (loss) income	(226)	385	407
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Equity in net earnings of subsidiary	231	(385)	(376)
Deferred tax (benefit) provision	0	0	(23)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Decrease in accrued expenses and other liabilities	(5)	0	(8)
Net cash provided by operating activities	0	0	0
Cash flows from investing activities:
Investment in Subsidiary	(491)	0	0
Net cash used in investing activities	(491)	0	0
Cash flows from financing activities:
Net proceeds from issuance of Series A convertible preferred stock	491	0	0
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	491	0	0
Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	0	0	0
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash—beginning of year	0	0	0
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash—end of year	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0

Business Information (Details)

Business Information (Details) - segment	12 Months Ended
Business Information (Details) - segment	Jan. 02, 2021	Dec. 28, 2019	Dec. 29, 2018
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Number of reportable segments	1
Sales Revenue, Net \| One group
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Concentration risk (percentage)	13.00%	13.00%	13.00%

Subsequent Events (Details)

Subsequent Events (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Feb. 04, 2021	Jan. 02, 2021
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Long-term debt		$ 5,808
Unsecured Senior Notes due 2029 [Member] \| Senior notes \| Subsequent Event [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Long-term debt	$ 900
Initial Offering Price, Percentage	100.00%
Interest rate	4.75%
Unsecured Senior Notes due 2029 [Member] \| Senior notes \| Subsequent Event [Member] \| Debt redemption, period one
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Redemption price percentage of principal amount	102.375%
Unsecured Senior Notes due 2029 [Member] \| Senior notes \| Subsequent Event [Member] \| Debt redemption, period two
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Redemption price percentage of principal amount	101.188%
Unsecured Senior Notes due 2029 [Member] \| Senior notes \| Subsequent Event [Member] \| Debt redemption, period three
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Redemption price percentage of principal amount	100.00%