GUARANTOR/NON-GUARANTOR FINANCIAL INFORMATION - Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		16 Months Ended
	Sep. 26, 2015	Sep. 27, 2014	Sep. 26, 2015	Sep. 27, 2014	Sep. 26, 2015
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net earnings	$ 13,549	$ 25,285	$ 74,495	$ 147,700
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash flows from operations:
Depreciation and amortization			70,859	64,460
Noncash loss on trading securities			5,020	4,859
Non-cash debt refinancing costs			0	(2,478)
Impairment of assets - restructuring activities			12,659	0
Impairment of Goodwill & Intangibles			15,200	0
Stock-based compensation			5,667	5,444
Change in fair value of contingent consideration			0	4,300
Defined benefit pension plan expense			(460)	2,003
Contribution to defined benefit pension plan			(15,735)	(18,245)
Gain on sale of property, plant and equipment			1,263	58
Equity in earnings in nonconsolidated subsidiaries	0	4	0	34
Deferred income taxes	5,272	(9,064)	5,217	(4,034)
Changes in assets and liabilities (net of acquisitions):
Receivables			5,551	(19,951)
Inventories			(25,447)	(4,152)
Prepaid expenses			5,275	(19,182)
Accounts payable			832	(21,082)
Accrued expenses			7,368	(27,926)
Other noncurrent liabilities			887	(6,409)
Income taxes payable (refundable)			14,171	(22,702)
Net cash flows from operating activities			182,822	82,697
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchase of property, plant and equipment			(34,447)	(63,412)
Proceeds from sale of assets			3,256	2,107
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired			0	(137,438)
Other, net			5,980	2,992
Net cash flows from investing activities			(25,211)	(195,751)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Net borrowings under short-term agreements			(12,322)	(1,065)
Proceeds from long-term borrowings			37,000	652,540
Principal payments on long-term borrowings			(37,878)	(357,059)
Settlement of financial derivative			0	4,837
Dividends paid			(26,708)	(23,357)
Intercompany dividends				0
Dividends to noncontrolling interest			(2,323)	(1,340)
Debt issuance costs			0	(5,464)
Intercompany capital contribution				0
Proceeds from exercises under stock plans			10,902	12,824
Excess tax benefits from stock option exercises			1,458	3,916
Purchase of treasury shares			(148,220)	(316,296)	$ (543,300)
Purchase of common treasury shares - stock plan exercises			(12,135)	(12,739)
Net cash flows from financing activities			(190,226)	(43,203)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents			(26,113)	(5,231)
Net change in cash and cash equivalents			(58,728)	(161,488)
Cash and cash equivalents—beginning of year			371,579	613,706
Cash and cash equivalents—end of period	312,851	452,218	312,851	452,218	312,851
Parent
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net earnings	12,066	23,559	70,678	143,515
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash flows from operations:
Depreciation and amortization			22,373	17,094
Noncash loss on trading securities			0	0
Non-cash debt refinancing costs				(2,478)
Impairment of assets - restructuring activities			4,092
Impairment of Goodwill & Intangibles			0
Stock-based compensation			9,620	5,444
Change in fair value of contingent consideration				0
Defined benefit pension plan expense			0	0
Contribution to defined benefit pension plan			0	0
Gain on sale of property, plant and equipment			333	37
Equity in earnings in nonconsolidated subsidiaries	(10,324)	(36,255)	(45,616)	(99,235)
Deferred income taxes	7,909	(12,430)	11,728	(6,601)
Changes in assets and liabilities (net of acquisitions):
Receivables			21,061	(18,901)
Inventories			(16,893)	2,914
Prepaid expenses			840	(2,213)
Accounts payable			5,038	(2,788)
Accrued expenses			(5,758)	(18,654)
Other noncurrent liabilities			(2,716)	2,061
Income taxes payable (refundable)			14,216	(16,149)
Net cash flows from operating activities			88,996	4,046
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchase of property, plant and equipment			(9,547)	(35,925)
Proceeds from sale of assets			1,508	8
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired				0
Other, net			45,326	36,954
Net cash flows from investing activities			37,287	1,037
Cash flows from financing activities:
Net borrowings under short-term agreements			0	0
Proceeds from long-term borrowings			37,000	652,540
Principal payments on long-term borrowings			(37,222)	(356,994)
Settlement of financial derivative				4,837
Dividends paid			(26,708)	(23,357)
Intercompany dividends				116,995
Dividends to noncontrolling interest			0	0
Debt issuance costs				(5,464)
Intercompany capital contribution				(143,000)
Proceeds from exercises under stock plans			10,902	12,824
Excess tax benefits from stock option exercises			1,458	3,916
Purchase of treasury shares			(148,220)	(316,296)
Purchase of common treasury shares - stock plan exercises			(12,135)	(12,739)
Net cash flows from financing activities			(174,925)	(66,738)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents			0	0
Net change in cash and cash equivalents			(48,642)	(61,655)
Cash and cash equivalents—beginning of year			69,869	215,576
Cash and cash equivalents—end of period	21,227	153,921	21,227	153,921	21,227
Guarantors
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net earnings	14,106	18,273	32,630	55,359
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash flows from operations:
Depreciation and amortization			9,372	9,804
Noncash loss on trading securities			0	0
Non-cash debt refinancing costs				0
Impairment of assets - restructuring activities			258
Impairment of Goodwill & Intangibles			0
Stock-based compensation			0	0
Change in fair value of contingent consideration				0
Defined benefit pension plan expense			0	0
Contribution to defined benefit pension plan			0	0
Gain on sale of property, plant and equipment			267	(30)
Equity in earnings in nonconsolidated subsidiaries	(1,254)	(8,446)	(6,435)	(17,469)
Deferred income taxes	(478)	(342)	(1,062)	1,325
Changes in assets and liabilities (net of acquisitions):
Receivables			(471)	29,838
Inventories			8,094	5,036
Prepaid expenses			(110)	173
Accounts payable			(938)	(3,643)
Accrued expenses			(140)	(9,296)
Other noncurrent liabilities			0	0
Income taxes payable (refundable)			(14)	(225)
Net cash flows from operating activities			41,451	70,872
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchase of property, plant and equipment			(6,065)	(1,972)
Proceeds from sale of assets			36	127
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired				0
Other, net			(35,859)	(53,129)
Net cash flows from investing activities			(41,888)	(54,974)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Net borrowings under short-term agreements			0	0
Proceeds from long-term borrowings			0	0
Principal payments on long-term borrowings			0	0
Settlement of financial derivative				0
Dividends paid			0	0
Intercompany dividends				(44,000)
Dividends to noncontrolling interest			0	0
Debt issuance costs				0
Intercompany capital contribution				0
Proceeds from exercises under stock plans			0	0
Excess tax benefits from stock option exercises			0	0
Purchase of treasury shares			0	0
Purchase of common treasury shares - stock plan exercises			0	0
Net cash flows from financing activities			0	(44,000)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents			(79)	(36)
Net change in cash and cash equivalents			(516)	(28,138)
Cash and cash equivalents—beginning of year			2,157	29,797
Cash and cash equivalents—end of period	1,641	1,659	1,641	1,659	1,641
Non- Guarantors
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net earnings	(1,442)	28,112	23,392	65,219
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash flows from operations:
Depreciation and amortization			39,114	37,562
Noncash loss on trading securities			5,020	4,859
Non-cash debt refinancing costs				0
Impairment of assets - restructuring activities			8,309
Impairment of Goodwill & Intangibles			15,200
Stock-based compensation			(3,953)	0
Change in fair value of contingent consideration				4,300
Defined benefit pension plan expense			(460)	2,003
Contribution to defined benefit pension plan			(15,735)	(18,245)
Gain on sale of property, plant and equipment			663	51
Equity in earnings in nonconsolidated subsidiaries	0	0	0	0
Deferred income taxes	(2,159)	3,708	(5,449)	1,242
Changes in assets and liabilities (net of acquisitions):
Receivables			(15,039)	(30,888)
Inventories			(16,648)	(12,102)
Prepaid expenses			4,545	(17,142)
Accounts payable			(3,268)	(14,651)
Accrued expenses			13,266	24
Other noncurrent liabilities			3,603	(8,470)
Income taxes payable (refundable)			(31)	(6,328)
Net cash flows from operating activities			52,529	7,434
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchase of property, plant and equipment			(18,835)	(25,515)
Proceeds from sale of assets			1,712	1,972
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired				(137,438)
Other, net			(3,641)	19,512
Net cash flows from investing activities			(20,764)	(141,469)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Net borrowings under short-term agreements			(12,322)	(1,065)
Proceeds from long-term borrowings			0	0
Principal payments on long-term borrowings			(656)	(65)
Settlement of financial derivative				0
Dividends paid			0	0
Intercompany dividends				(72,995)
Dividends to noncontrolling interest			(2,323)	(1,340)
Debt issuance costs				0
Intercompany capital contribution				143,000
Proceeds from exercises under stock plans			0	0
Excess tax benefits from stock option exercises			0	0
Purchase of treasury shares			0	0
Purchase of common treasury shares - stock plan exercises			0	0
Net cash flows from financing activities			(15,301)	67,535
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents			(26,034)	(5,195)
Net change in cash and cash equivalents			(9,570)	(71,695)
Cash and cash equivalents—beginning of year			299,553	368,333
Cash and cash equivalents—end of period	289,983	296,638	289,983	296,638	289,983
Eliminations
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net earnings	(11,181)	(44,659)	(52,205)	(116,393)
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash flows from operations:
Depreciation and amortization			0	0
Noncash loss on trading securities			0	0
Non-cash debt refinancing costs				0
Impairment of assets - restructuring activities			0
Impairment of Goodwill & Intangibles			0
Stock-based compensation			0	0
Change in fair value of contingent consideration				0
Defined benefit pension plan expense			0	0
Contribution to defined benefit pension plan			0	0
Gain on sale of property, plant and equipment			0	0
Equity in earnings in nonconsolidated subsidiaries	11,578	44,705	52,051	116,738
Deferred income taxes	0	0	0	0
Changes in assets and liabilities (net of acquisitions):
Receivables			0	0
Inventories			0	0
Prepaid expenses			0	0
Accounts payable			0	0
Accrued expenses			0	0
Other noncurrent liabilities			0	0
Income taxes payable (refundable)			0	0
Net cash flows from operating activities			(154)	345
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchase of property, plant and equipment			0	0
Proceeds from sale of assets			0	0
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired				0
Other, net			154	(345)
Net cash flows from investing activities			154	(345)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Net borrowings under short-term agreements			0	0
Proceeds from long-term borrowings			0	0
Principal payments on long-term borrowings			0	0
Settlement of financial derivative				0
Dividends paid			0	0
Intercompany dividends				0
Dividends to noncontrolling interest			0	0
Debt issuance costs				0
Intercompany capital contribution				0
Proceeds from exercises under stock plans			0	0
Excess tax benefits from stock option exercises			0	0
Purchase of treasury shares			0	0
Purchase of common treasury shares - stock plan exercises			0	0
Net cash flows from financing activities			0	0
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents			0	0
Net change in cash and cash equivalents			0	0
Cash and cash equivalents—beginning of year			0	0
Cash and cash equivalents—end of period	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0