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Amount, before unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but is not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, commercial loans, mortgage loans, convertible debt, subordinated debt and other types of debt.

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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The average effective interest rate during the reporting period.

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Indebtedness and Interest Expense - Schedule of Debt Obligations (Details) - USD ($)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019	Jul. 01, 2018	Dec. 30, 2018
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Unamortized Discount (Premium) and Debt Issuance Costs, Net	$ 3,800,000
LineofCreditUnusedCapacityDocumentaryandProcessingFee	0.00%
Long-term debt, gross	$ (975,100,000)		$ (978,900,000)
Deferred financing costs, net	(6,743,000)		(8,633,000)
Debt Issuance Costs, Noncurrent, Net	883,000		1,153,000
Bank indebtedness and other long-term debt, net of deferred financing costs, less current portion	$ 959,874,000		961,514,000
The Senior Secured Credit Facilities [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate During Period	6.30%
Term Loan Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, gross	$ (720,100,000)		(723,900,000)
Maximum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Unused Capacity, Commitment Fee Percentage	0.00%
Minimum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Unused Capacity, Commitment Fee Percentage	0.00%
Letter of Credit [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Letters of Credit Outstanding, Amount			$ 9,000,000
Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Payments of Debt Issuance Costs	$ 6,400,000
The Senior Secured Credit Facilities [Member] \| Senior Loans [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
First-Tier Foreign Subsidiaries, Percentage of Capital Stock Securing Obligations	65.00%
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] \| 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] \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Additional Margin on Basis Spread of Variable Rate	3.25%
The Senior Secured Credit Facilities [Member] \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Additional Margin on Basis Spread of Variable Rate	3.00%
The Senior Secured Credit Facilities [Member] \| Fed Funds Effective Rate Overnight Index Swap Rate [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate	0.50%
Term Loan Facility Maturing 2021 [Member] \| Term Loan Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount	$ 760,000,000
Payments of Debt Issuance Costs	$ 17,800,000
Libor Rate Minimum	2.38%
Federal Funds Rate Minimum	2.36%
Federal Funds Rate Maximum	2.45%
Libor Rate Maximum	2.52%
Term Loan Facility Maturing 2021 [Member] \| Prime Rate [Member] \| Minimum [Member] \| Term Loan Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate	5.50%
Term Loan Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate During Period		5.60%
Term Loan Facility [Member] \| Base Rate [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Additional Margin on Basis Spread of Variable Rate	2.25%
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Additional Margin on Basis Spread of Variable Rate	3.25%
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Additional Margin on Basis Spread of Variable Rate	3.00%
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Additional Margin on Basis Spread of Variable Rate	2.75%
Senior Notes due 2022 [Member] \| Unsecured Debt [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate During Period	8.20%
Letter of Credit [Member] \| Letter of Credit Sub-Facility [Member] \| Senior Debt Obligations [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Letters of Credit Outstanding, Amount	$ 8,500,000
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility, Maturing 2020 [Member] [Member] \| Senior Debt Obligations [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount	95,000,000
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility, Maturing 2019 [Member] \| Senior Debt Obligations [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount	95,000,000
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Swingline Loan Facility, the Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Senior Loans [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount	30,000,000
Payments of Debt Issuance Costs	$ 3,800,000
Line of Credit Facility, Covenant Threshold of Percentage Drawn	30.00%
Debt Instrument, Covenant, Leverage Ratio, Maximum	6.25
Leverage Ratio	1.00