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The amount of goodwill arising from a business combination that is expected to be deductible for tax purposes.

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This element represents acquisition-related costs incurred to effect a business combination which costs have been expensed during the period. Such costs include finder's fees; advisory, legal, accounting, valuation, and other professional or consulting fees; general administrative costs, including the costs of maintaining an internal acquisitions department; and may include costs of registering and issuing debt and equity securities.

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Amount of consideration transferred, consisting of acquisition-date fair value of assets transferred by the acquirer, liabilities incurred by the acquirer, and equity interest issued by the acquirer.

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Amount of liability recognized arising from contingent consideration in a business combination.

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Acquisitions and Dispositions - Additional Information (Details)			1 Months Ended				3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Aug. 03, 2020 USD ($) facility	Jan. 10, 2020 USD ($)	Aug. 31, 2020 USD ($)	May 31, 2020 USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Nov. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Sep. 27, 2020 USD ($)	Sep. 29, 2019 USD ($)	Sep. 27, 2020 USD ($)	Sep. 29, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Oct. 09, 2020 USD ($)	Apr. 12, 2018 USD ($) installment_payment	Aug. 30, 2016 USD ($) installment_payment
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Consideration paid, net of cash acquired									$ 49,262,000	$ 111,009,000
Payment of contingent consideration									3,000,000	5,000,000
Acquisition related costs							$ 913,000	$ 3,903,000	2,941,000	$ 5,516,000
Held-for-sale \| Europe Contracting Package Business \| Subsequent Event
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Consideration for disposal of business held for sale												$ 120,000,000
Can Packaging
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Consideration, net of cash acquired	$ 45,473,000
Number of manufacturing facilities \| facility	2
Goodwill expected to be deductible for income tax purposes							$ 0		$ 0
Jacksonville
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Consideration paid, net of cash acquired		$ 3,973,000
Highland
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Contingent purchase liability													$ 7,500,000
Number of annual installments \| installment_payment													2
Payment of contingent consideration				$ 2,500,000							$ 5,000,000
AAR Corporation
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Contingent purchase liability														$ 1,000,000
Number of annual installments \| installment_payment														2
Payment of contingent consideration			$ 500,000			$ 500,000
TEQ
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Cash proceeds received after post-closing settlement for change in working capital					$ 185,000