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Stock Compensation Plans - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands		1 Months Ended				12 Months Ended
	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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