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Stock Compensation Plans - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands |  | 1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 30, 2020 | Jun. 30, 2015 | Jun. 30, 2011 | Jun. 30, 2005 | Oct. 31, 2000 | Dec. 26, 2020 | Dec. 28, 2019 | Dec. 29, 2018 | Dec. 28, 2013
Total fair value of vested awards |  |  |  |  |  | $ 58,602 | $ 52,780 | $ 41,092 |
Closing stock price (in dollars per share) |  |  |  |  |  | $ 120.21 |  |  |
Total unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested share-based compensation awards |  |  |  |  |  | $ 98,315 |  |  |
Restricted Stock Units |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of shares granted (in shares) |  |  |  |  |  | 760,000 | 794,000 | 1,050,000 |
Outstanding awards weighted-average remaining contract life |  |  |  |  |  | 1 year 2 months 4 days |  |  |
Outstanding awards aggregate intrinsic values |  |  |  |  |  | $ 190,203 |  |  |
Aggregate intrinsic values |  |  |  |  |  | $ 109,952 | $ 103,702 | $ 60,361 |
Stock Option & Stock Appreciation Rights |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Outstanding awards weighted-average remaining contract life |  |  |  |  |  | 3 years 11 months 19 days |  |  |
Exercisable awards weighted-average remaining contract life |  |  |  |  |  | 3 years 11 months 19 days |  |  |
Outstanding awards aggregate intrinsic values |  |  |  |  |  | $ 859 |  |  |
Exercisable awards aggregate intrinsic values |  |  |  |  |  | 859 |  |  |
Aggregate intrinsic values |  |  |  |  |  | $ 3,701 | $ 952 | $ 4,452 |
2011 Non-employee Directors' Equity Incentive Plan |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum number of authorized shares available for issuance (in shares) |  |  | 122,592 |  |  |  |  |  |
Award expiration period |  |  | 10 years |  |  |  |  |  |
Award vesting period |  |  | 1 year |  |  |  |  |  |
2011 Non-employee Directors' Equity Incentive Plan | Restricted Stock Units |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of shares granted (in shares) |  |  |  |  |  | 6,376 | 8,016 | 10,376 |
2005 Equity Incentive Plan |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum number of authorized shares available for issuance (in shares) |  |  |  | 10,000,000 |  |  |  |  | 13,000,000
Number of additional authorized shares issued (in shares) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,000,000
2005 Equity Incentive Plan | Restricted Stock Units |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Award vesting period |  |  |  | 3 years |  |  |  |  |
Number of shares granted (in shares) |  |  |  |  |  | 753,976 | 786,346 | 1,040,001 |
Description of vesting period |  |  |  |  |  | RSUs granted prior to December 10, 2012 vested evenly over a period of five years |  |  |
2005 Equity Incentive Plan | Stock Option & Stock Appreciation Rights |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Award expiration period |  |  |  | 10 years |  |  |  |  |
Award vesting period |  |  |  | 5 years |  |  |  |  |
Number of shares granted (in shares) |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2000 Equity Incentive Plan |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum number of authorized shares available for issuance (in shares) |  |  |  |  | 7,000,000 |  |  |  |
2000 Equity Incentive Plan | Stock Option & Stock Appreciation Rights |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Award expiration period |  |  |  |  | 10 years |  |  |  |
Award vesting period |  |  |  |  | 5 years |  |  |  |
Number of shares granted (in shares) |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Employee Stock Purchase Plan |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum number of authorized shares available for issuance (in shares) |  | 8,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of shares purchased (in shares) |  |  |  |  |  | 195,540 | 451,625 | 463,066 |
Total shares purchase price |  |  |  |  |  | $ 15,955 | $ 27,048 | $ 23,709 |
Number of shares available for future issuance (in shares) |  |  |  |  |  | 1,860,115 |  |  |
Employee Stock Purchase Plan | Condition One [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchase price of common stock (fair market value of the stock on the date of purchase) (in percent) |  | 85.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Employee Stock Purchase Plan | Condition Two [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchase price of common stock (fair market value of the stock on the date of purchase) (in percent) |  | 85.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Employee Stock Purchase Plan | Subsequent Event [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of shares purchased (in shares) | 215,143 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total shares purchase price | $ 17,762 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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