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Revenue - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 26, 2020 | Dec. 28, 2019 | Dec. 29, 2018
Revenue From Contract With Customer [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Recognition of deferrals in period | [1] | $ 188,322 | $ 179,790 |
Amount of Deferred revenue recognized in the period that was deferred as of the beginning of the period |  | $ 92,618 | 95,009 |
Amount of Deferred revenue that is recognized ratably over a period of three years or less |  | approximately two-thirds is recognized ratably over a period of three years or less. |  |
Deferred revenue | [1] | $ 136,799 | $ 161,891 | $ 172,938
[1] | Deferred revenue is comprised of both Deferred revenue and Noncurrent deferred revenue per the Consolidated Balance Sheets

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- Definition Amount of obligation to transfer good or service to customer for which consideration has been received or is receivable. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 606 -SubTopic 10 -Section 45 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=121556615&loc=SL49130531-203044 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 606 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 8 -Subparagraph (a) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=121604090&loc=SL49130549-203045 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 606 -SubTopic 10 -Section 45 -Paragraph 2 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=121556615&loc=SL49130532-203044 + Details
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