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Segment Reporting (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 29, 2018 | Dec. 30, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016
Americas: |  |  |
Total Americas | $ 957,175 | $ 864,503 | $ 863,879
Total revenue | 2,138,022 | 1,943,032 | 1,816,083
United States |  |  |
Entity Wide Disclosure on Geographic Areas Revenue from External Customers |  |  |
Geographic Areas, revenue from External Customers attributed to Individual Foreign Countries | 924,644 | 829,436 | 832,583
Other Americas [Member] |  |  |
Entity Wide Disclosure on Geographic Areas Revenue from External Customers |  |  |
Geographic Areas, revenue from External Customers attributed to Individual Foreign Countries | 32,531 | 35,067 | 31,296
Asia [Member] |  |  |
Entity Wide Disclosure on Geographic Areas Revenue from External Customers |  |  |
Geographic Areas, revenue from External Customers attributed to Individual Foreign Countries | 605,415 | 526,201 | 445,500
Europe, Middle East and Africa [Member] |  |  |
Entity Wide Disclosure on Geographic Areas Revenue from External Customers |  |  |
Geographic Areas, revenue from External Customers attributed to Individual Foreign Countries | 406,877 | 385,705 | 346,701
Japan [Member] |  |  |
Entity Wide Disclosure on Geographic Areas Revenue from External Customers |  |  |
Geographic Areas, revenue from External Customers attributed to Individual Foreign Countries | $ 168,555 | $ 166,623 | $ 160,003

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