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Derivative Instruments - Financial Information Related to Hedging of Net Assets Included in Consolidated Statements of Operations (Detail) € in Thousands, £ in Thousands, MYR in Thousands, CZK in Thousands, CAD in Thousands, BRL in Thousands, $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended |  |
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Apr. 02, 2016 USD ($) | Apr. 04, 2015 USD ($) | Apr. 02, 2016 CAD | Apr. 02, 2016 MYR | Apr. 02, 2016 GBP (£) | Apr. 02, 2016 CZK | Apr. 02, 2016 EUR (€) | Apr. 02, 2016 BRL | Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2015 CAD | Dec. 31, 2015 MYR | Dec. 31, 2015 GBP (£) | Dec. 31, 2015 CZK | Dec. 31, 2015 EUR (€) | Dec. 31, 2015 BRL
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Realized (loss) gain from foreign exchange derivatives | $ (5,000) | $ 1,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gain (loss) on net foreign currency assets | 7,000 | (28,000) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Foreign exchange gain (loss) | 2,000 | $ (27,000) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net fair value of outstanding contracts | $ 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
British Pound/US dollar | Foreign Exchange Forward |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Notional balance of outstanding contracts (in millions): | £ |  |  |  |  | £ 7,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  | £ 5,000 |  |  |
Euro/US dollar | Foreign Exchange Forward |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Notional balance of outstanding contracts (in millions): | € |  |  |  |  |  |  | € 125,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  | € 133,000 |
British Pound/Euro | Foreign Exchange Forward |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Notional balance of outstanding contracts (in millions): | £ |  |  |  |  | £ 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  | £ 7,000 |  |  |
Canadian Dollar/US dollar | Foreign Exchange Forward |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Notional balance of outstanding contracts (in millions): | CAD |  |  | CAD 3,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  | CAD 5,000 |  |  |  |  |
Czech Koruna/US dollar | Foreign Exchange Forward |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Notional balance of outstanding contracts (in millions): | CZK |  |  |  |  |  | CZK 240,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  | CZK 140,000 |  |
Brazilian Real/US dollar | Foreign Exchange Forward |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Notional balance of outstanding contracts (in millions): | BRL |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | BRL 10,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  | BRL 28,000
Malaysian Ringgit/US dollar | Foreign Exchange Forward |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Notional balance of outstanding contracts (in millions): | MYR |  |  |  | MYR 52,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  | MYR 13,000 |  |  |  |

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