Debt Instrument, Periodic Payment, Percent of Principal

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- Definition

Line of Credit Facility, Term

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- Definition

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

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- Definition

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

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 835

-SubTopic 30

-Section 45

-Paragraph 2

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For an unclassified balance sheet, the carrying amount (net of accumulated amortization) as of the balance sheet date of capitalized costs associated with the issuance of debt instruments (for example, legal, accounting, underwriting, printing, and registration costs) that will be charged against earnings over the life of the debt instruments to which such costs pertain.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 835

-SubTopic 30

-Section 45

-Paragraph 3

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 210

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.17)

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-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 02

-Paragraph 17

-Article 5

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification

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-Number 210

-Section 02

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-Article 5

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- Definition

The effective interest rate at the end of the reporting period.

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- Definition

Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Amount of borrowing capacity currently available under the credit facility (current borrowing capacity less the amount of borrowings outstanding).

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Debt (Senior Secured Credit Facilities) (Details)		9 Months Ended									9 Months Ended											9 Months Ended					9 Months Ended		9 Months Ended			9 Months Ended
Debt (Senior Secured Credit Facilities) (Details)	Sep. 27, 2014 USD ($)	Sep. 27, 2014 Senior Secured Facilities [Member]	Sep. 27, 2014 Secured Debt [Member] Senior Secured Facilities [Member] London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]	Sep. 27, 2014 Secured Debt [Member] Senior Secured Facilities [Member] Canadian Dealer Offered Rate (CDOR) [Member] Canada, Dollars	Sep. 27, 2014 Term Loan A Facility [Member] Senior Secured Facilities [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 27, 2014 Term Loan A Facility [Member] Senior Secured Facilities [Member] Canada, Dollars USD ($)	Sep. 27, 2014 Term Loan A Facility [Member] Senior Secured Facilities [Member] Canada, Dollars CAD	Sep. 27, 2014 Term Loan A Facility [Member] Senior Secured Facilities [Member] U.S. dollar USD ($)	Sep. 27, 2014 Term Loan A Facility [Member] Senior Secured Facilities [Member] London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]	Sep. 27, 2014 Term Loan A Facility [Member] Senior Secured Facilities [Member] Canadian Dealer Offered Rate (CDOR) [Member] Canada, Dollars	Sep. 27, 2014 Term Loan A Facility [Member] Senior Secured Facilities [Member] Quarters One Thru Eight [Member]	Sep. 27, 2014 Term Loan A Facility [Member] Senior Secured Facilities [Member] Quarters Nine Thru Sixteen [Member]	Sep. 27, 2014 Term Loan A Facility [Member] Senior Secured Facilities [Member] Quarter Seventeen and Ongoing [Member]	Sep. 27, 2014 Revolving Credit Facility [Member] Senior Secured Facilities [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 28, 2013 Revolving Credit Facility [Member] Senior Secured Facilities [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 27, 2014 Revolving Credit Facility [Member] Senior Secured Facilities [Member] London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 27, 2014 Revolving Credit Facility [Member] Senior Secured Facilities [Member] Canadian Dealer Offered Rate (CDOR) [Member] Canada, Dollars USD ($)	Sep. 27, 2014 Revolving Credit Facility [Member] Senior Secured Facilities [Member] Canadian Dealer Offered Rate (CDOR) [Member] Canada, Dollars CAD	Sep. 27, 2014 Letter of Credit [Member] Senior Secured Facilities [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 28, 2013 Letter of Credit [Member] Senior Secured Facilities [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 27, 2014 Swingline Sub-Facility [Member] Senior Secured Facilities [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 27, 2014 Term Loan B Facility [Member] Senior Secured Facilities [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 27, 2014 Term Loan B Facility [Member] Senior Secured Facilities [Member] U.S. dollar USD ($)	Sep. 27, 2014 Term Loan B Facility [Member] Senior Secured Facilities [Member] Euro USD ($)	Sep. 27, 2014 Term Loan B Facility [Member] Senior Secured Facilities [Member] Euro EUR (€)	Sep. 27, 2014 Term Loan B Facility [Member] Senior Secured Facilities [Member] London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]	Sep. 27, 2014 Term Loan B Facility [Member] Senior Secured Facilities [Member] London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] Euro	Sep. 27, 2014 Secured Debt [Member] Senior Secured Facilities [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 27, 2014 Secured Debt [Member] Term Loan A Facility [Member] Senior Secured Facilities [Member] London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]	Sep. 27, 2014 Secured Debt [Member] Term Loan A Facility [Member] Senior Secured Facilities [Member] Canadian Prime Rate [Member]	Sep. 27, 2014 Secured Debt [Member] Revolving Credit Facility [Member] Senior Secured Facilities [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 27, 2014 Secured Debt [Member] Term Loan B Facility [Member] Senior Secured Facilities [Member] London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] U.S. dollar	Sep. 27, 2014 Secured Debt [Member] Term Loan B Facility [Member] Senior Secured Facilities [Member] London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] Eurodollar [Member]	Sep. 27, 2014 Secured Debt [Member] Term Loan B Facility [Member] Senior Secured Facilities [Member] Euro Interbank Offered Rate [Member] Eurodollar [Member]	Sep. 27, 2014 Secured Debt [Member] Term Loan B Facility [Member] Senior Secured Facilities [Member] Base Rate [Member] U.S. dollar	Sep. 27, 2014 United States Secured Debt [Member] Term Loan B Facility [Member] Senior Secured Facilities [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 27, 2014 International Secured Debt [Member] Term Loan B Facility [Member] Senior Secured Facilities [Member] USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit, maximum borrowing capacity														$ 1,000,000,000	$ 1,000,000,000				$ 250,000,000		$ 50,000,000							$ 2,650,000,000
Face amount of debt instrument					350,000,000																	1,300,000,000
Line of credit term		5 years
Company availability under revolving loan facility														786,925,000	680,662,000																350,000,000.0
Line of credit outstanding					350,000,000	131,600,000	146,300,000	195,000,000								135,000,000	43,200,000	48,000,000	34,871,000	32,662,000		1,300,000,000	598,500,000	647,700,000	508,700,000											600,000,000	700,000,000
Debt periodic payment, percent of principal											1.25%	1.875%	3.75%									0.25%
Basis spread on variable rate			2.50%	2.50%																							2.75%		2.50%	1.50%		2.50%	0.75%	2.75%	1.50%
Line of credit facility, interest rate at period end			2.6875%	3.85%					2.75%	3.873%																3.25%	3.50%
Deferred loan costs	$ 36,200,000