Sale Leaseback Transaction, Deferred Gain, Net, Current

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Sale Leaseback Transaction, Deferred Gain, Net, Noncurrent

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Sale Leaseback Transaction, Term Of Lease

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Fair value portion of assets classified as held for sale.

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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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The portion of the gain that will be recorded as income or a reduction in rent expense in future periods less amounts recognized in the current period.

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Amount of cash inflow after closing and debt issuance costs received by a seller-lessee in a sale-leaseback recognized in investing activities.

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Restructuring and Impairment Charges - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018	Dec. 29, 2018	Dec. 30, 2017
Paris, Kentucky Facility Closing
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Assets held-for-sale			$ 4.6
Manufacturing Facility
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Term of lease	10 years
Net proceeds	$ 16.9
Deferred gain		$ 5.1
Deferred gain current		0.5
Deferred gain noncurrent		$ 4.2