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Accumulated change in equity from transactions and other events and circumstances from non-owner sources, net of tax effect, at period end. Excludes Net Income (Loss), and accumulated changes in equity from transactions resulting from investments by owners and distributions to owners. Includes foreign currency translation items, certain pension adjustments, unrealized gains and losses on certain investments in debt and equity securities, other than temporary impairment (OTTI) losses related to factors other than credit losses on available-for-sale and held-to-maturity debt securities that an entity does not intend to sell and it is not more likely than not that the entity will be required to sell before recovery of the amortized cost basis, as well as changes in the fair value of derivatives related to the effective portion of a designated cash flow hedge.

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Amount before tax and reclassification adjustments of other comprehensive income (loss).

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Amount before tax, after reclassification adjustments of other comprehensive income (loss).

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Amount after tax and reclassification adjustments of other comprehensive income (loss).

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Amount of tax expense (benefit) allocated to other comprehensive income (loss).

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Amount before tax of reclassification adjustments of other comprehensive income (loss).

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A roll forward is a reconciliation of a concept from the beginning of a period to the end of a period.

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Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 26, 2020	Jun. 28, 2019	Jun. 26, 2020	Jun. 28, 2019	Mar. 27, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Mar. 29, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Rollward]
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	$ (45,571)	$ (43,978)	$ (45,571)	$ (43,978)	$ (47,173)	$ (45,462)	$ (57,270)	$ (58,234)
Activity
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications	980	13,151	(1,636)	13,976
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income	701	3,897	1,315	4,427
Net current period other comprehensive income (loss) before tax	1,681	17,048	(321)	18,403
Deferred taxes on current period activity	79	3,756	(212)	4,147
Net current period other comprehensive (loss) income after tax	1,602	13,292	(109)	14,256
Pension and Post Employment Benefits [Member]
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Rollward]
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(41,241)	(40,050)	(41,241)	(40,050)	(41,330)	(41,346)	(54,003)	(54,543)
Activity
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications	0	14,224	0	14,224
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income	70	3,781	46	4,441
Net current period other comprehensive income (loss) before tax	70	18,005	46	18,665
Deferred taxes on current period activity	(19)	4,052	(59)	4,172
Net current period other comprehensive (loss) income after tax	89	13,953	105	14,493
Foreign Currency Translation [Member]
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Rollward]
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(4,720)	(4,756)	(4,720)	(4,756)	(5,886)	(5,013)	(5,095)	(4,592)
Activity
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications	1,166	339	293	(164)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income	0	0	0	0
Net current period other comprehensive income (loss) before tax	1,166	339	293	(164)
Deferred taxes on current period activity	0	0	0	0
Net current period other comprehensive (loss) income after tax	1,166	339	293	(164)
Accumulated Gain (Loss), Net, Cash Flow Hedge, Parent [Member]
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Rollward]
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	390	828	390	828	43	897	1,828	901
Activity
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications	(186)	(1,412)	(1,929)	(84)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income	631	116	1,269	(14)
Net current period other comprehensive income (loss) before tax	445	(1,296)	(660)	(98)
Deferred taxes on current period activity	98	(296)	(153)	(25)
Net current period other comprehensive (loss) income after tax	347	(1,000)	(507)	(73)
Foreign currency forward contract \| Accumulated Gain (Loss), Net, Cash Flow Hedge, Parent [Member]
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Rollward]
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	1,065	1,420	1,065	1,420	1,214	1,324	1,663	1,263
Activity
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications	(201)	(269)	(343)	248
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income	8	(46)	7	(44)
Net current period other comprehensive income (loss) before tax	(193)	(315)	(336)	204
Deferred taxes on current period activity	(44)	(72)	(77)	47
Net current period other comprehensive (loss) income after tax	(149)	(243)	(259)	157
Precious Metal Contracts [Member] \| Accumulated Gain (Loss), Net, Cash Flow Hedge, Parent [Member]
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Rollward]
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(779)	(458)	(779)	(458)	(841)	(452)	(24)	79
Activity
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications	(411)	(563)	(1,234)	(636)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income	491	(1)	809	(62)
Net current period other comprehensive income (loss) before tax	80	(564)	(425)	(698)
Deferred taxes on current period activity	18	(130)	(98)	(161)
Net current period other comprehensive (loss) income after tax	62	(434)	(327)	(537)
Copper swaps \| Accumulated Gain (Loss), Net, Cash Flow Hedge, Parent [Member]
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Rollward]
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	104	(134)	104	(134)	$ (330)	$ 25	$ 189	$ (441)
Activity
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications	426	(580)	(352)	304
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income	132	163	453	92
Net current period other comprehensive income (loss) before tax	558	(417)	101	396
Deferred taxes on current period activity	124	(94)	22	89
Net current period other comprehensive (loss) income after tax	$ 434	$ (323)	$ 79	$ 307