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Debt Instrument, Duration Following Sale Required to Repurchase Loan With Unused Proceeds

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Debt Instrument, Escrow Interest

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Line Of Credit Facility Fixed Coverage Ratio

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Debt Instrument, Portion of Aggregate Principal Amount Available for Redemption

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Percent of aggregate principal amount that may be redeemed by the Company if certain terms are met

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Debt Instrument Redemption Price As A Percentage of Aggregate Principal Amount

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Fair value amount of debt instrument that was repurchased.

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The amount of debt discount that was originally recognized at the issuance of the instrument that has yet to be amortized.

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The amount of debt premium that was originally recognized at the issuance of the instrument that has yet to be amortized.

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Amount of debt issuance costs (for example, but not limited to, legal, accounting, broker, and regulatory fees).

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Difference between the fair value of payments made and the carrying amount of debt which is extinguished prior to maturity.

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The amount of expense provided in the period for legal costs incurred on or before the balance sheet date pertaining to resolved, pending or threatened litigation, including arbitration and mediation proceedings.

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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The parent entity's interest in net assets of the subsidiary, expressed as a percentage.

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The cash inflow from a debt initially having maturity due after one year or beyond the operating cycle, if longer.

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Debt - Issuance of 7% Senior Secured Notes due 2019 (Details)			1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 22, 2015 USD ($)	May. 14, 2014 USD ($)	May. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Sep. 27, 2015 USD ($)	Sep. 28, 2014 USD ($)	Sep. 27, 2015 USD ($)	Sep. 28, 2014 USD ($)	Aug. 21, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 28, 2014 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal				$ 453,000,000		$ 453,000,000			$ 669,800,000
Proceeds from the issuance of long-term debt						0	$ 618,500,000
Original issue discount				3,500,000		3,500,000
Credit agreement borrowings						0	41,000,000
Loss on extinguishment of debt				3,400,000	$ 0	3,400,000	$ 39,100,000
Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Proceeds amount intended to invest in replacement collateral				10,000,000		10,000,000
Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Proceeds amount intended to invest in replacement collateral				12,000,000		12,000,000
Revolving credit facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Credit agreement borrowings			$ 41,000,000
Maximum borrowing capacity		$ 110,000,000.0		72,100,000.0		72,100,000.0
Fixed charge coverage ratio		1.15
Outstanding borrowings				$ 0		$ 0		$ 41,000,000
Senior notes \| 7% Senior Notes due 2019
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate percentage				7.00%		7.00%
Principal			$ 625,000,000.0	$ 450,000,000		$ 450,000,000
Proceeds from the issuance of long-term debt		$ 618,500,000
Original issue discount	$ 1,400,000	6,500,000
Debt issuance cost		$ 8,800,000
Reacquisition price	175,000,000
Write off of unamortized issue costs	1,800,000
Loss on extinguishment of debt	3,400,000
Fixed charge coverage ratio			2.0
Period following asset disposition						360 days
Legal fees	$ 200,000
Notes outstanding				$ 450,000,000		$ 450,000,000
Senior notes \| 7% Senior Notes due 2019 \| Between 5/15/2016 and 5/15/2017
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Redemption amount as percentage of aggregate principal amount						105.25%
Senior notes \| 7% Senior Notes due 2019 \| Between 5/15/2017 and 5/15/2018
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Redemption amount as percentage of aggregate principal amount						102.625%
Senior notes \| 7% Senior Notes due 2019 \| After 5/15/2018
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Redemption amount as percentage of aggregate principal amount						100.00%
Senior notes \| 7% Senior Notes due 2019 \| Before 5/15/2016
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Redemption amount as percentage of aggregate principal amount						107.00%
Redemption amount as percentage of available aggregate principal amount						35.00%
Redemption price as percentage of aggregate principal amount						100.00%
Senior notes \| 7% Senior Notes due 2019 \| One Time Before 5/15/2016
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Redemption amount as percentage of aggregate principal amount						10.00%
Redemption price as percentage of aggregate principal amount						103.00%
Senior notes \| 10% Senior Notes due in 2017
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate percentage			10.00%
Principal			$ 625,000,000
Reacquisition price			661,500,000
Early termination fee			31,200,000
Write off of unamortized issue costs			15,500,000
Unamortized premium			12,900,000
Interest accrued in escrow			5,300,000
Loss on extinguishment of debt			$ 39,100,000
Subsidiaries
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Ownership percentage				100.00%		100.00%