GUARANTOR/NON-GUARANTOR FINANCIAL INFORMATION - Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Apr. 01, 2017	Mar. 26, 2016
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net earnings	$ 39,961	$ 34,171
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash flows from operations:
Depreciation and amortization	20,827	20,598
Noncash loss on trading securities	70	995
Stock-based compensation	2,494	2,049
Defined benefit pension plan expense	154	384
Contribution to defined benefit pension plan	(25,379)	0
(Gain)/loss on sale of property, plant and equipment	(102)	144
Equity in earnings in nonconsolidated subsidiaries	0	0
Deferred income taxes	14,065	5,759
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Receivables	(12,729)	20,344
Inventories	(34,817)	(8,022)
Prepaid expenses and other assets	(9,798)	910
Accounts payable	14,124	1,383
Accrued expenses	14,020	(7,178)
Other noncurrent liabilities	612	(823)
Income taxes payable (refundable)	(87)	9,813
Net cash flows from operating activities	35,983	80,527
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchase of property, plant and equipment	(14,168)	(13,961)
Proceeds from sale of assets	302	142
Increase in restricted cash - pension	12,568	0
Other, net	(1,715)	(2,322)
Net cash flows from investing activities	(15,581)	(16,141)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Net borrowings under short-term agreements	198	1,352
Principal payments on long-term borrowings	(215)	(220)
Dividends paid	(8,445)	(8,571)
Intercompany interest on long-term note	0
Dividends to noncontrolling interest	(422)	0
Proceeds from exercises under stock plans	8,894	1,289
Excess tax benefits from stock option exercises	0	(66)
Purchase of treasury shares	0	(16,939)
Purchase of common treasury shares - stock plan exercises	(2,870)	(219)
Net cash flows from financing activities	(2,860)	(23,374)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	7,726	(2,372)
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	25,268	38,640
Cash and cash equivalents—beginning of year	399,948	349,074
Cash and cash equivalents—end of period	425,216	387,714
Eliminations
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net earnings	(27,986)	(20,112)
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash flows from operations:
Depreciation and amortization	0	0
Noncash loss on trading securities	0	0
Stock-based compensation	0	0
Defined benefit pension plan expense	0	0
Contribution to defined benefit pension plan	0
(Gain)/loss on sale of property, plant and equipment	0	0
Equity in earnings in nonconsolidated subsidiaries	27,514	19,639
Deferred income taxes	0	0
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Receivables	0	0
Inventories	716	593
Prepaid expenses and other assets	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	244	120
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchase of property, plant and equipment	0	0
Proceeds from sale of assets	0	0
Increase in restricted cash - pension	0
Other, net	(244)	(120)
Net cash flows from investing activities	(244)	(120)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Net borrowings under short-term agreements	0	0
Principal payments on long-term borrowings	0	0
Dividends paid	0	0
Intercompany interest on long-term note	0
Dividends to noncontrolling interest	0
Proceeds from exercises under stock plans	0	0
Excess tax benefits from stock option exercises		0
Purchase of treasury shares		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
Parent
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net earnings	38,979	32,969
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash flows from operations:
Depreciation and amortization	6,536	6,857
Noncash loss on trading securities	0	0
Stock-based compensation	2,494	2,049
Defined benefit pension plan expense	0	0
Contribution to defined benefit pension plan	0
(Gain)/loss on sale of property, plant and equipment	(5)	(3)
Equity in earnings in nonconsolidated subsidiaries	(28,494)	(17,526)
Deferred income taxes	11,327	2,419
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Receivables	1,116	2,027
Inventories	(17,105)	(6,367)
Prepaid expenses and other assets	3,688	4,465
Accounts payable	2,278	(8,102)
Accrued expenses	12,588	843
Other noncurrent liabilities	848	916
Income taxes payable (refundable)	(9,839)	5,628
Net cash flows from operating activities	24,411	26,175
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchase of property, plant and equipment	(4,547)	1,248
Proceeds from sale of assets	7	104
Increase in restricted cash - pension	0
Other, net	8,474	11,332
Net cash flows from investing activities	3,934	12,684
Cash flows from financing activities:
Net borrowings under short-term agreements	0	0
Principal payments on long-term borrowings		0
Dividends paid	(8,445)	(8,571)
Intercompany interest on long-term note	0
Dividends to noncontrolling interest	0
Proceeds from exercises under stock plans	8,894	1,289
Excess tax benefits from stock option exercises		(66)
Purchase of treasury shares		(16,939)
Purchase of common treasury shares - stock plan exercises	(2,870)	(219)
Net cash flows from financing activities	(2,421)	(24,506)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	0	0
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	25,924	14,353
Cash and cash equivalents—beginning of year	67,225	62,281
Cash and cash equivalents—end of period	93,149	76,634
Guarantors
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net earnings	5,540	9,663
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash flows from operations:
Depreciation and amortization	3,557	3,277
Noncash loss on trading securities	0	0
Stock-based compensation	0	0
Defined benefit pension plan expense	0	0
Contribution to defined benefit pension plan	0
(Gain)/loss on sale of property, plant and equipment	(2)	52
Equity in earnings in nonconsolidated subsidiaries	980	(2,113)
Deferred income taxes	0	2,149
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Receivables	(13,699)	12,003
Inventories	(3,865)	(2,403)
Prepaid expenses and other assets	27	(38)
Accounts payable	1,826	468
Accrued expenses	(3,697)	(7,732)
Other noncurrent liabilities	0	0
Income taxes payable (refundable)	22	85
Net cash flows from operating activities	(9,311)	15,411
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchase of property, plant and equipment	(1,797)	(8,630)
Proceeds from sale of assets	6	(51)
Increase in restricted cash - pension	0
Other, net	12,586	(6,286)
Net cash flows from investing activities	10,795	(14,967)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Net borrowings under short-term agreements	0	0
Principal payments on long-term borrowings	0	0
Dividends paid	0	0
Intercompany interest on long-term note	(2,263)
Dividends to noncontrolling interest	0
Proceeds from exercises under stock plans	0	0
Excess tax benefits from stock option exercises		0
Purchase of treasury shares		0
Purchase of common treasury shares - stock plan exercises	0	0
Net cash flows from financing activities	(2,263)	0
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	187	114
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	(592)	558
Cash and cash equivalents—beginning of year	6,071	4,008
Cash and cash equivalents—end of period	5,479	4,566
Non- Guarantors
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net earnings	23,428	11,651
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash flows from operations:
Depreciation and amortization	10,734	10,464
Noncash loss on trading securities	70	995
Stock-based compensation	0	0
Defined benefit pension plan expense	154	384
Contribution to defined benefit pension plan	(25,379)
(Gain)/loss on sale of property, plant and equipment	(95)	95
Equity in earnings in nonconsolidated subsidiaries	0	0
Deferred income taxes	2,738	1,191
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Receivables	(146)	6,314
Inventories	(14,563)	155
Prepaid expenses and other assets	(13,513)	(3,517)
Accounts payable	10,020	9,017
Accrued expenses	5,129	(289)
Other noncurrent liabilities	(236)	(1,739)
Income taxes payable (refundable)	9,730	4,100
Net cash flows from operating activities	20,639	38,821
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchase of property, plant and equipment	(7,824)	(6,579)
Proceeds from sale of assets	289	89
Increase in restricted cash - pension	12,568
Other, net	(22,531)	(7,248)
Net cash flows from investing activities	(30,066)	(13,738)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Net borrowings under short-term agreements	198	1,352
Principal payments on long-term borrowings	(215)	(220)
Dividends paid	0	0
Intercompany interest on long-term note	2,263
Dividends to noncontrolling interest	(422)
Proceeds from exercises under stock plans	0	0
Excess tax benefits from stock option exercises		0
Purchase of treasury shares		0
Purchase of common treasury shares - stock plan exercises	0	0
Net cash flows from financing activities	1,824	1,132
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	7,539	(2,486)
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	(64)	23,729
Cash and cash equivalents—beginning of year	326,652	282,785
Cash and cash equivalents—end of period	$ 326,588	$ 306,514