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Amount, before unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but is not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, commercial loans, mortgage loans, convertible debt, subordinated debt and other types of debt.

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

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Effective interest rate for the funds borrowed under the debt agreement considering interest compounding and original issue discount or premium.

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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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Percentage price of original principal amount of debt at which debt can be redeemed by the issuer.

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Amount, after accumulated amortization, of debt issuance costs. Includes, but is not limited to, legal, accounting, underwriting, printing, and registration costs.

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Gross amount of debt extinguished.

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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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Including the current and noncurrent portions, aggregate carrying value as of the balance sheet date of loans payable (with maturities initially due after one year or beyond the operating cycle if longer).

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Debt (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($)							3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Debt (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($)	Feb. 27, 2018	Feb. 13, 2018	Jul. 28, 2017	Feb. 28, 2017	Sep. 24, 2015	Apr. 15, 2015	Dec. 27, 2019	Dec. 27, 2019	Dec. 28, 2018	Dec. 29, 2017	Nov. 05, 2019	Sep. 30, 2016	Aug. 31, 2014	Apr. 30, 2013
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Write off of Deferred Debt Issuance Cost								$ 4,900,000
Long-term Debt, Gross							$ 4,788,300,000	4,788,300,000	$ 6,134,000,000.0
Exchange of Debt, Amount								322,900,000
Extinguishment of Debt, Amount								383,200,000
Gains on debt extinguishment, net							377,400,000	466,600,000	8,500,000	$ 8,300,000
Term Loan due Sept 2024 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repayments of Long-term Debt								25,000,000.0
2023 Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage					100.00%
Receivable securitization, Maturity Date of July 2020 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repayments of Long-term Debt								200,000,000.0
Prior To April 15, 2018 \| Ten Point Zero Percent Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage						40.00%
Debentures \| Five Point Six Two Five Percent Note
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt, Gross									731,400,000
Extinguishment of Debt, Amount								144,700,000
Debt Issuance Costs, Net							4,400,000	4,400,000	8,000,000.0
Debentures \| Five Point Five Percent Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt, Gross									692,100,000
Extinguishment of Debt, Amount								208,900,000
Debt Issuance Costs, Net							$ 3,600,000	$ 3,600,000	7,700,000
Debentures \| 2017 Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity				$ 900,000,000.0
Variable interest rate				2.25%
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage							4.23%	4.23%
Long-term Debt, Gross		$ 900,000,000.0							220,000,000.0
Debt Issuance Costs, Net							$ 3,100,000	$ 3,100,000	4,500,000
Debentures \| 2020 Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount						$ 700,000,000.0
Stated interest rate						4.875%
Debentures \| 2025 Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount						$ 700,000,000.0
Stated interest rate						5.50%
Debentures \| 2023 Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount					$ 750,000,000.0
Stated interest rate					5.625%
Debentures \| Four Point Eight Eight Percent Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt, Gross							0	0	700,000,000.0
Exchange of Debt, Amount								83,200,000
Debt Issuance Costs, Net							0	0	3,200,000
Debentures \| Ten Point Zero Percent Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt, Gross									0
Line of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Borrowings, outstanding												$ 0
Senior Notes \| 4.75% senior notes due April 2023
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount														$ 600,000,000.0
Stated interest rate														4.75%
Long-term Debt, Gross									500,200,000
Extinguishment of Debt, Amount								216,400,000
Debt Issuance Costs, Net							800,000	800,000	3,500,000
Senior Notes \| 5.75% senior notes due August 2022
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount													$ 900,000,000.0
Stated interest rate													5.75%
Long-term Debt, Gross									835,200,000
Extinguishment of Debt, Amount								52,900,000
Debt Issuance Costs, Net							3,700,000	3,700,000	7,000,000.0
Secured Debt \| Term Loan due Sept 2024 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt, Gross							1,505,200,000	1,505,200,000	1,597,400,000
Loans Payable							$ 1,520,800,000	$ 1,520,800,000	1,613,800,000
Long-term Debt, Weighted Average Interest Rate, at Point in Time							4.85%	4.85%
Secured Debt \| Term Loan and New Term Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Write off of Deferred Debt Issuance Cost									10,000,000.0
Variable interest rate				2.75%
Quarterly amortization payments				0.25%
Long-term Debt, Gross				$ 1,865,000,000.0
Secured Debt \| Receivable securitization, Maturity Date of July 2020 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity			$ 250,000,000.0
Variable interest rate			0.90%
Long-term Debt, Gross									250,000,000.0
Debt Issuance Costs, Net							$ 0	$ 0	400,000
Secured Debt \| Term Loan due 2025 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt, Gross							399,500,000	399,500,000	591,000,000.0
Loans Payable							$ 403,600,000	$ 403,600,000	$ 597,000,000.0
Long-term Debt, Weighted Average Interest Rate, at Point in Time							4.91%	4.91%
Secured Debt \| Ten Point Zero Percent Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate											10.00%
Debt Issuance Costs, Net							$ 10,100,000	$ 10,100,000
2017 Revolving Credit Facility \| Term loan due March 2021
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Facility fees for letters of credit								0.275%
Option A \| 5.75% senior notes due August 2022
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repurchase percentage										101.00%
Option A \| 2023 Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repurchase percentage					101.00%
Option A \| Ten Point Zero Percent Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repurchase percentage						101.00%		101.00%
Option B \| 5.75% senior notes due August 2022
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repurchase percentage										100.00%
Option B \| 2023 Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repurchase percentage					100.00%
Option B \| Ten Point Zero Percent Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repurchase percentage						100.00%		100.00%
Letter of Credit \| 2017 Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity				$ 50,000,000.0
Sucampo [Member] \| Secured Debt \| Term Loan due 2025 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable interest rate		3.00%
Quarterly amortization payments	0.25%
Debt instrument, discount percentage		0.25%
Repayments of Long-term Debt								$ 175,000,000.0
Loans Payable		$ 600,000,000.0
Existing Notes (December Exchange) [Member] \| Secured Debt \| Ten Point Zero Percent Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount											$ 252,700,000
Five Point Five Percent Notes [Member] \| Secured Debt \| Ten Point Zero Percent Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount											$ 70,200,000