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Total Debt - Credit Agreements (Details) - USD ($)		12 Months Ended
Total Debt - Credit Agreements (Details) - USD ($)	Dec. 27, 2017	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt		$ 1,473,900,000	$ 884,300,000
Line of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Coverage ratio, prior year permitted acquisition amount	$ 100,000,000.0
Line of Credit \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum leverage ratio	4.0
Minimum interest coverage ratio	2.5
Line of Credit \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum leverage ratio	4.5
Revolving Credit Facility \| Line of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity	$ 700,000,000.0
Available borrowing capacity		$ 694,400,000
Commitment fee percentage		0.30%
Debt issuance costs	$ 1,600,000
Amortization period of debt issuance costs	5 years
Revolving Credit Facility \| Line of Credit \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Margin on variable rate		1.50%
Letter of credit \| Line of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity	$ 50,000,000.0
Long-term debt		$ 5,600,000
Swing Line Commitment \| Line of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity	50,000,000.0
Term Loan B due 2024 \| Line of Credit \| Term Loan B due 2022
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount of debt issuance	$ 400,000,000.0
Required payment as a percentage of original balance	0.25%
Required periodic payment	$ 1,000,000.0
Debt issuance costs	$ 5,100,000
Amortization period of debt issuance costs	7 years
Term Loan B due 2024 \| Line of Credit \| Term Loan B due 2022 \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Margin on variable rate		2.00%