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Capital Stock - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	May 31, 2017	Dec. 25, 2021	Dec. 26, 2020	Dec. 28, 2019	Dec. 26, 2015	Dec. 27, 2014
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Percentage of outstanding shares owned by controlling family		17.00%	18.00%
Shares authorized of undesignated capital stock for future issuance		50,000,000
Authorized number of common stock shares for grant		1,200,000
Date of plan approval		May 16, 2018
Maximum grant period from date of plan approval		10 years
Shares available for grant under the plan		727,834
Weighted-average grant-date fair value		$ 101.36	$ 63.25	$ 81.84
Compensation cost related to stock options		$ 1,300,000	$ 1,000,000.0	$ 700,000
Cash received from stock option exercises under the plan		$ 2,455,000	1,184,000	123,000
Common stock, shares held by 401(K) plan		183,916
Total 401(K) expense		$ 6,300,000	$ 5,700,000	$ 4,500,000
Share Repurchase Program [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share repurchase program shares authorized to be repurchased					$ 500,000,000	$ 10,000,000
Share repurchase program shares authorized to be repurchased expiration date		Dec. 31, 2022
Authorized date of repurchase of outstanding common stock		Dec. 12, 2013
Shares available for repurchase under share repurchase program		145,600,000
Employee Stock Purchase Plan [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Authorized number of common stock shares for grant	1,000,000
Rate of discount on shares of common stock available for sale to eligible employees	15.00%
Number of shares purchased		40,303	79,089	21,200
Compensation cost		$ 900,000	$ 3,300,000	$ 300,000
Performance-based and Time-based RSAs and RSUs [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Compensation cost related to restricted stock awards and restricted stock units		6,100,000	3,200,000	2,100,000
Capitalized compensation cost		$ 0	$ 0	$ 0
Performance-based RSAs and RSUs [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Weighted-average grant-date fair value		$ 131.02	$ 65.09	$ 81.44
RSAs and RSUs [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested stock options		$ 9,700,000
Unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested stock options, weighted-average period		2 years 3 months 18 days
Stock Options [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Capitalized compensation cost		$ 0	$ 0	$ 0
Weighted-average grant-date fair value		$ 31.68	$ 17.84	$ 24.32
Unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested stock options		$ 1,700,000
Unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested stock options, weighted-average period		2 years 3 months 18 days