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Stock-Based Awards - Class A Common Stock Reserved for Issuance (Details) (Class A Common Stock)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Dec. 28, 2014
Dec. 29, 2013
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]    
Shares, outstanding 12,055us-gaap_SharesOutstanding 12,873us-gaap_SharesOutstanding
Shares, available for issuance 17,863us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAvailableForGrant 12,616us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAvailableForGrant
Employee Stock Purchase Plan [Member]
   
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]    
Shares, available for issuance 6,410us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAvailableForGrant
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[1] 6,410us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAvailableForGrant
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[1]
Stock Compensation Plan [Member]
   
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]    
Shares, available for issuance 8,408us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAvailableForGrant
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3,161us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAvailableForGrant
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Stock Options and Stock-Settled Restricted Stock Units [Member]    
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]    
Shares, outstanding 9,228us-gaap_SharesOutstanding
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= us-gaap_CommonClassAMember
10,965us-gaap_SharesOutstanding
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
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Stock-Settled Performance Awards [Member]    
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]    
Shares, outstanding 2,827us-gaap_SharesOutstanding
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[2] 1,908us-gaap_SharesOutstanding
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[2]
401(k) [Member]    
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]    
Shares, available for issuance 3,045us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAvailableForGrant
/ us-gaap_DefinedContributionPlanTypeAxis
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/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_CommonClassAMember
[3] 3,045us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAvailableForGrant
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[3]
[1] We have not had an offering under the Employee Stock Purchase Plan since 2010.
[2] The number of shares actually earned at the end of the multi-year performance period will vary, based on actual performance, from 0% to 200% of the target number of performance awards granted. The maximum number of shares that would be issued is included in the table above.
[3] Effective 2014, we no longer offer a Company stock match under the Company’s 401(k) plan.