Income Taxes - Domestic and Foreign Components of Income Before Income Taxes (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Dec. 29, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 25, 2022
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Domestic income	$ 126,681	$ 91,218	$ 65,434
Foreign income	(12,555)	12,455	18,335
Income before income taxes	$ 114,126	$ 103,673	$ 83,769

Amount of income (loss) from continuing operations, including income (loss) from equity method investments, before deduction of income tax expense (benefit), and income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest.

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The portion of earnings or loss from continuing operations before income taxes that is attributable to domestic operations.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Topic 740
-SubTopic 10
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
-Paragraph 10A
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/1943274/2147482685/740-10-50-10A

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Topic 235
-SubTopic 10
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.4-08(h)(1))
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/1943274/2147480678/235-10-S99-1

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The portion of earnings or loss from continuing operations before income taxes that is attributable to foreign operations, which is defined as Income or Loss generated from operations located outside the entity's country of domicile.

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