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Amount equal to the present value (the principal) at the beginning of the lease term of minimum lease payments during the lease term (excluding that portion of the payments representing executory costs such as insurance, maintenance, and taxes to be paid by the lessor, together with any profit thereon) net of payments or other amounts applied to the principal through the balance sheet date.

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Amount of capital lease obligation due within one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer.

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Amount necessary to reduce net minimum lease payments to present value for capital leases.

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Amount of minimum lease payments for capital leases net of executory costs, which include amounts paid by the lessee to the lessor for insurance, maintenance and taxes.

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The historical cost of the asset(s) sold in connection with the sale of the property to another party and the lease of the property back to the seller.

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The financing cost related to leases that have been recorded under the deposit method, as a financing or as a capital leases in connection with the transaction involving the sale of property to another party and the lease of the property back to the seller.

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-Glossary Imputed Interest Rate

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The net book value of the asset(s) sold in connection with the sale of the property to another party and lease back to the seller.

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Financing Obligations (Capital Leases) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 29, 2007	Dec. 25, 2010	Dec. 27, 2014	Dec. 28, 2013
Sale Leaseback Transaction [Line Items]
Costs related to new facility and equipment	24.0
Capital Lease Obligations [Abstract]
Gross payments			16.3	20.9
Less imputed interest			2.4	3.4
Total capital lease obligation			13.9us-gaap_CapitalLeaseObligations	17.5us-gaap_CapitalLeaseObligations
Less current maturity			2.0us-gaap_CapitalLeaseObligationsCurrent	2.1us-gaap_CapitalLeaseObligationsCurrent
Capital lease obligation - long-term portion			11.9	15.4
Belgium Lease 1 [Member]
Sale Leaseback Transaction [Line Items]
Capital lease term	10 years
Lease interest rate	5.10%
Belgium Lease 2 [Member]
Sale Leaseback Transaction [Line Items]
Capital lease term	15 years
Lease interest rate	5.10%
Belgium Lease 3 [Member]
Sale Leaseback Transaction [Line Items]
Capital lease term		10 years
Lease interest rate		2.90%
Initial value of lease		$ 3.8