CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 28, 2024	Dec. 30, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Net sales	$ 3,875,162	$ 4,036,605	$ 4,032,853
Cost of Sales	2,404,793	2,502,543	2,586,299
Gross profit	1,470,369	1,534,062	1,446,554
Selling, General and Administrative Expense	762,502	806,946	797,234
Restructuring Charges	14,181	14,134	9,716
Impairments	38,637	78,114	0
Gain on sale of plant	(1,139)	0	0
Income from operations	656,188	634,868	639,604
Net interest expense and deferred financing amortization, net	92,229	120,348	88,977
Net Periodic Benefit Cost, Other Than Service Cost & Curtailment	(14,897)	(9,071)	(42,681)
Other expense, net	1,536	4,213	28,893
Earnings before income taxes	577,320	519,378	564,415
Provision for income taxes	148,887	118,496	127,846
Net earnings	$ 428,433	$ 400,882	$ 436,569
Net earnings per share:
Basic (in usd per share)	$ 7.97	$ 7.48	$ 8.07
Diluted (in usd per share)	$ 7.90	$ 7.41	$ 7.95
Weighted average number of shares
Basic (in shares)	53,738,000	53,577,000	54,095,000
Dilutive common stock equivalents (in shares)	471,000	509,000	852,000
Diluted (in shares)	54,209,000	54,086,000	54,947,000
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 689,533	$ 247,496
Accounts Receivable, Net, Current	643,355	644,576
Inventory, Net	841,567	935,867
Prepaid expenses and other	131,566	112,690
Prepaid Taxes	24,022	25,230
Assets, Current	2,330,043	1,965,859
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net	525,965	510,898
Goodwill	2,518,222	2,486,310	$ 2,411,834
Other intangibles	1,611,037	1,693,076
Deferred Income Tax Assets, Net	6,281	7,945
Assets for Plan Benefits, Defined Benefit Plan	91,207	38,535
Other assets	200,396	204,069
Total assets	7,283,151	6,906,692	6,874,866
Long-Term Debt, Current Maturities	43,949	44,822
Accounts payable	208,908	227,080
Accrued expenses	576,465	579,192
Liabilities, Current	829,322	851,094
Long-term debt	2,351,118	2,380,373
Deferred Tax and Other Liabilities, Noncurrent	252,062	216,143
Liability, Defined Benefit Pension Plan, Noncurrent	9,573	12,128
Other non-current liabilities	202,645	197,065
Preferred Stock, Value, Issued	0	0
Common Stock, Value, Issued	148	148
Paid-in capital	520,177	479,216
Treasury Stock, Value	(940,691)	(906,031)
Retained earnings	4,328,187	3,899,754
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(269,390)	(223,198)	(278,472)
Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Parent	3,638,431	3,249,889	$ 2,797,747
Liabilities and Equity	7,283,151	6,906,692
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts Receivable, Current	24,597	23,464
Accumulated Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization, Property, Plant, and Equipment	377,408	339,528
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Accumulated Amortization	$ 633,842	$ 574,079
Preferred stock, par value (in usd per share)	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Common stock, par value (in usd per share)	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Treasury Stock, Common, Shares	10,574,619	10,338,922
Preferred stock, shares issued	0	0
Preferred Stock, Shares Authorized	2,000,000	2,000,000
Common stock, shares issued	64,264,828	63,942,340