Long term Debt (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 29, 2018	Dec. 30, 2017
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt	$ 394,012	$ 484,675
Current maturities of long-term debt	(47,050)	(47,050)
Total long-term debt	346,962	437,625
Unamortized deferred financing fees	(6,219)	(8,993)
Total long-term debt, net	340,743	428,632
Term Loan A, due 2021
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt	344,875	378,250
Term Loan B, due 2022
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt	47,637	103,425
Debt owed to Rambler On
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt	$ 1,500	$ 3,000

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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