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Debt Instrument, Percentage of Excess Cash Flow Payment When Leverage Ratio is Greater than 3.25

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Debt Instrument, Percentage of Excess Cash Flow Payment When Leverage Ratio is Less Than or Equal to 2.50

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Debt Instrument, Prepayment Amount, Percentage of Principal Amount

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Number of Subsidiaries That Are Not Guarantors on Debt

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Amount of amortization expense attributable to debt issuance costs.

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Percentage of voting equity interests acquired at the acquisition date in the business combination.

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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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

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

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

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Carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of the asset arising from a financial instrument or a contract used to hedge price changes in underlying assets, and which are expected to be converted into cash or otherwise disposed of after a year or beyond the normal operating cycle, if longer.

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The total amount of the contingent obligation under letters of credit outstanding as of the reporting date.

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The fee, expressed as a percentage of the line of credit facility, for the line of credit facility regardless of whether the facility has been used.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Amount of borrowing capacity currently available under the credit facility (current borrowing capacity less the amount of borrowings outstanding).

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The cash outflow for a financial contract that meets the hedge criteria as either cash flow hedge, fair value hedge or hedge of net investment in foreign operations.

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The cash outflow associated with the acquisition of business during the period. The cash portion only of the acquisition price.

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The cash outflow associated with the acquisition of a business, net of the cash acquired from the purchase.

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Amount of cash inflow from contractual arrangement with the lender, including but not limited to, letter of credit, standby letter of credit and revolving credit arrangements.

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The cash outflow during the period from the repayment of aggregate short-term and long-term debt. Excludes payment of capital lease obligations.

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Amount of cash outflow for payment of an obligation from a lender, including but not limited to, letter of credit, standby letter of credit and revolving credit arrangements.

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Long-Term Debt - Narrative (Details)			1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
Long-Term Debt - Narrative (Details)	Dec. 20, 2019 USD ($)	Oct. 08, 2019 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Mar. 28, 2020 USD ($) subsidiary	Mar. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repayments of secured debt				$ 7,362,000	$ 3,000,000
Interest Rate Cap
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate hedge			$ 135,000,000.0
Payments made for interest rate hedge			$ 1,000,000.0
Credit Facilities
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt amount	$ 480,000,000.0
New Credit Facilities
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Number of subsidiaries that are not guarantors on debt \| subsidiary				2
Nobles Worldwide, Inc.
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Percentage of outstanding common stock acquired		100.00%
Purchase price of acquisition		$ 77,000,000.0		$ 76,800,000
Payments to acquire business		$ 77,300,000
Revolving Credit Facility \| New Revolving Credit Facility Due December 20, 2024
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity	$ 100,000,000.0
Proceeds from lines of credit				50,000,000.0
Revolving Credit Facility \| New Revolving Credit Facility Due December 20, 2024 \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Commitment fee	0.175%
Revolving Credit Facility \| New Revolving Credit Facility Due December 20, 2024 \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Commitment fee	0.275%
Revolving Credit Facility \| New Revolving Credit Facility Due December 20, 2024 \| LIBOR \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Spread on variable rate	1.50%
Revolving Credit Facility \| New Revolving Credit Facility Due December 20, 2024 \| LIBOR \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Spread on variable rate	2.50%
Revolving Credit Facility \| New Revolving Credit Facility Due December 20, 2024 \| Federal Funds Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Spread on variable rate	0.50%
Revolving Credit Facility \| New Revolving Credit Facility Due December 20, 2024 \| Eurodollar Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Spread on base rate	1.00%
Revolving Credit Facility \| New Revolving Credit Facility Due December 20, 2024 \| Base Rate \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Spread on variable rate	0.50%
Revolving Credit Facility \| New Revolving Credit Facility Due December 20, 2024 \| Base Rate \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Spread on variable rate	1.50%
Revolving Credit Facility \| 2018 Revolving Credit Facility Maturing November 21, 2023
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity						$ 100,000,000.0
Percentage of excess cash flow payment when leverage ratio is greater than 3.25						50.00%
Percentage of excess cash flow payment when leverage ratio is less than or equal to 3.25 but greater than 2.50						25.00%
Percentage of excess cash flow payment when leverage ratio is less than or equal to 2.50						0.00%
Repayments of lines of credit	$ 58,500,000
Fees paid to lenders to be capitalized				500,000
Amortization of debt issuance costs				500,000
Debt issuance costs, line of credit arrangements				1,100,000
Revolving Credit Facility \| 2018 Term Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Fees paid to lenders to be capitalized				1,500,000
Revolving Credit Facility \| New Credit Facilities
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Remaining borrowing capacity				49,800,000
Outstanding standby letters of credit				200,000
Secured Debt \| New Term Loan Maturing December 20, 2024
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt amount	$ 140,000,000.0
Prepayment amount of principal outstanding	1.25%
Proceeds from lines of credit	$ 140,000,000.0
Fees paid to lenders to be capitalized				600,000
Secured Debt \| New Term Loan Maturing December 20, 2024 \| LIBOR \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Spread on variable rate	1.50%
Secured Debt \| New Term Loan Maturing December 20, 2024 \| LIBOR \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Spread on variable rate	2.50%
Secured Debt \| New Term Loan Maturing December 20, 2024 \| Federal Funds Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Spread on variable rate	0.50%
Secured Debt \| New Term Loan Maturing December 20, 2024 \| Eurodollar Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Spread on base rate	1.00%
Secured Debt \| New Term Loan Maturing December 20, 2024 \| Base Rate \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Spread on variable rate	0.50%
Secured Debt \| New Term Loan Maturing December 20, 2024 \| Base Rate \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Spread on variable rate	1.50%
Secured Debt \| 2018 Term Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt amount	$ 240,000,000.0
Prepayment amount of principal outstanding	0.25%
Repayments of debt	$ 56,000,000.0
Secured Debt \| 2018 Term Loan \| LIBOR \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Spread on variable rate	3.75%
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Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Spread on variable rate	4.00%
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Spread on variable rate	0.50%
Secured Debt \| 2018 Term Loan \| Eurodollar Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Spread on base rate	1.00%
Secured Debt \| 2018 Term Loan \| Base Rate \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Spread on variable rate	3.75%
Secured Debt \| 2018 Term Loan \| Base Rate \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Spread on variable rate	4.00%
Secured Debt \| Credit Facilities
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repayments of secured debt				$ 7,400,000