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Deferred Compensation and Other Benefits - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Mar. 27, 2020	Mar. 29, 2019	Dec. 31, 2019
Deferred Compensation Text Details [Line Items]
Employer contributions	$ 284,000	$ 278,000
FDBP [Member]
Deferred Compensation Text Details [Line Items]
Benefit payments			$ 0
Estimated future employer contributions, next year	0
SDBP [Member]
Deferred Compensation Text Details [Line Items]
Estimated future employer contributions, next year	0
ESBP [Member]
Deferred Compensation Text Details [Line Items]
Benefit payments	100,000	100,000
Estimated future employer contributions, next year	600,000
NDBP [Member]
Deferred Compensation Text Details [Line Items]
Benefit payments			$ 0
Estimated future employer contributions, next year	$ 0
Targeted minimum return	4.00%
Guaranteed return	4.00%
BDBP [Member]
Deferred Compensation Text Details [Line Items]
Benefit plan, employer contributions	$ 100,000	100,000
BDBP [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Deferred Compensation Text Details [Line Items]
Benefit payments	100,000	100,000
Estimated future employer contributions, next year	100,000
Key Employee Non Qualified Deferred Compensation Plan [Member]
Deferred Compensation Text Details [Line Items]
Employer contributions	$ 0	$ 0
Number of stock units purchased	0	0
Non Employee Director Deferred Compensation Plan [Member]
Deferred Compensation Text Details [Line Items]
Employer contributions	$ 0	$ 0