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Acquisitions and Purchase Accounting Estimated Fair Values of Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed for Thurne Acquisition (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Apr. 07, 2015	Oct. 01, 2016	Jan. 02, 2016
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill		$ 1,109,341	$ 983,339
Thurne [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Provisional Information Adjustment, Working Capital	$ 2,700
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Assets	3,144
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Property, Plant, and Equipment	3,334
Goodwill	2,987
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill	1,601
Current liabilities	(1,115)
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired, Goodwill, and Liabilities Assumed, Net	9,951
Scenario, Previously Reported [Member] \| Thurne [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Assets	3,419
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Property, Plant, and Equipment	3,334
Goodwill	609
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill	3,625
Current liabilities	(1,115)
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired, Goodwill, and Liabilities Assumed, Net	9,872
Scenario, Adjustment [Member] \| Thurne [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Assets	(275)
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Property, Plant, and Equipment	0
Goodwill	2,378
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill	(2,024)
Current liabilities	0
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired, Goodwill, and Liabilities Assumed, Net	$ 79