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Percentage Of Business Outside Domestic Country

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Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Net Investment Hedge in AOCI

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Fixed interest rate related to the interest rate derivative.

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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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Nominal or face amount used to calculate payment on derivative.

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Fair value portion of asset contracts related to the exchange of different currencies, including, but not limited to, foreign currency options, forward contracts, and swaps.

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The estimated net amount of unrealized gains or losses on interest rate cash flow hedges as of the balance sheet date expected to be reclassified to earnings within the next twelve months.

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Maximum amount of time remaining before foreign currency exchange rate derivatives mature or expire, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Nominal or face amount used to calculate payments on a nonderivative instrument.

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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 inflow provided by derivative instruments during the period, which are classified as investing activities, excluding those designated as hedging instruments.

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Derivatives And Hedging Activities (Details) $ in Thousands, € in Millions	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 29, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 29, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 29, 2019 EUR (€)	Dec. 30, 2018 EUR (€)	Dec. 31, 2017 EUR (€)
Derivative [Line Items]
Proceeds from Derivative Instrument, Investing Activities		$ 0	$ 0	$ 36,541
Company's business conducted outside United States		70.00%
Payments for (Proceeds from) Hedge, Financing Activities		$ 1,280	34,132	13,824
Foreign Currency Cash Flow Hedge Gain (Loss) to be Reclassified During Next 12 Months		0
Payments for Hedge, Financing Activities		$ 1,300	$ 34,100
European And Asian Currencies [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Maximum maturity period for foreign exchange contracts, in months		12 months
Duration of foreign currency derivative contract, days		30 days	30 days
Fair Value Hedging [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount		$ 277,600	$ 223,300	212,100
Fair Value, Recurring [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Foreign Currency Contract, Asset, Fair Value Disclosure		(451)	(750)
Notional Amount of US Dollar Derivatives [Member] \| Cash Flow Hedging [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount		5,600	5,700	$ 1,300,000
Notional Amount of Euro Derivatives [Member] \| Cash Flow Hedging [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount \| €					€ 105.8	€ 37.3	€ 57.2
1.875 Percent Ten Year Senior Unsecured Notes [Member] \| Net Investment Hedging [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional Amount of Nonderivative Instruments		203,300
Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Net Investment Hedge in AOCI		4,900	9,300
0.6 Percent Senior Unsecured Notes due in April 2021 [Member] \| Net Investment Hedging [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional Amount of Nonderivative Instruments		299,900
Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Net Investment Hedge in AOCI		8,000	$ 27,500
2021 Notes [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional Amount of Nonderivative Instruments		$ 500,000
Euro Member Countries, Euro \| Cross-currency Swap [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, Fixed Interest Rate		2.47%			2.47%
Euro Member Countries, Euro \| Cross-currency Swap [Member] \| Net Investment Hedging [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional Amount of Nonderivative Instruments	$ 197,400
United States of America, Dollars \| Cross-currency Swap [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, Fixed Interest Rate		5.00%			5.00%
United States of America, Dollars \| Cross-currency Swap [Member] \| Net Investment Hedging [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional Amount of Nonderivative Instruments		$ 220,000
Fair Value of Cross-currency Swap		$ 300