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Federal Funds Rate Maximum

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Federal Funds Rate Minimum

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Libor Rate, Maximum

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Libor Rate, Minimum

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- Definition

Line of Credit Facility, Covenant Threshold of Percentage Drawn

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- Definition

Prime Interest Rate

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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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Amount of long-term debt before deduction of unamortized discount or premium. Includes, but is not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, commercial loans, mortgage loans, convertible debt, subordinated debt and other types of debt, with initial maturities beyond one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer.

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- Definition

The average effective interest rate during the reporting period.

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- Definition

Amount of debt issuance costs (for example, but not limited to, legal, accounting, broker, and regulatory fees).

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Amount of the cost of borrowed funds accounted for as interest expense for debt.

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The total amount of the contingent obligation under letters of credit outstanding as of the reporting date.

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Amount borrowed under the credit facility as of the balance sheet date.

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- Definition

The cash outflow paid to third parties in connection with debt origination, which will be amortized over the remaining maturity period of the associated long-term debt.

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Indebtedness and Interest Expense - Narrative (Details) (USD $)	2 Months Ended	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
	Feb. 14, 2014	Mar. 30, 2014	Mar. 29, 2015	Dec. 28, 2014
Predecessor Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate During Period	1.60%
Term Loan Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate During Period		4.70%
The Senior Secured Credit Facilities [Member] \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate			1.00%
Debt Instrument, Additional Margin on Basis Spread of Variable Rate	3.00%
The Senior Secured Credit Facilities [Member] \| Federal Funds Effective Swap Rate [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate			0.50%
The Senior Secured Credit Facilities [Member] \| Adjusted London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate			1.00%
The Senior Secured Credit Facilities [Member] \| Base Rate [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Additional Margin on Basis Spread of Variable Rate	2.00%
Bridge Loan Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Expense, Debt		4,900,000
Secured Credit Facilities, Bridge Loan Facility and Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate During Period		9.30%
SecuredCreditFacilitiesAndSeniorNotes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate During Period		5.40%	5.50%
Term Loan Facility [Member] \| Term Loan Facility Maturing 2021 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Federal Funds Rate Minimum			0.06%
Federal Funds Rate Maximum			0.13%
Prime Interest Rate			3.25%
Libor Rate Minimum			0.16625%
Libor Rate Maximum			0.18%
The Senior Secured Credit Facilities [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate During Period			4.60%
Bridge Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Payments of Debt Issuance Costs		4,900,000
Bridge Loan [Member] \| Bridge Loan Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Expense, Debt		200,000
Debt Issuance Cost		4,700,000
Unsecured Debt [Member] \| Senior Notes due 2022 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate During Period		8.40%	8.30%
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Senior Loans [Member] \| Swingline Loan Facility, the Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Covenant threshold related to percentage of credit facility drawn			30.00%
Line of Credit Facility, Amount Outstanding			0
Letter of Credit [Member] \| Senior Debt Obligations [Member] \| Letter of Credit Sub-Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Letters of Credit Outstanding, Amount			10,900,000
Successor [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt, Gross			1,009,402,000	1,011,313,000
Successor [Member] \| Term Loan Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt, Gross			754,300,000	$ 756,200,000