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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details 2) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 26, 2015 Months weeks
Fiscal Period Adjustment [Line Items] |
Week added as a result of the fiscal year ending on last Saturday in December | 53
Frequency of adding a week as a result of the fiscal year ending on the last Saturday in December | five or six
Number of weeks in each of the first three quarters of each fiscal year | weeks | 12
Number of weeks in the fourth quarter of each fiscal year with 52 weeks | weeks | 16
Number of weeks in the fourth quarter of each fiscal year with 53 weeks | weeks | 17
Fiscal period months standard first quarter | Months | 2
Fiscal period months standard second and third quarters | Months | 3
Fiscal period months standard fourth quarter | Months | 4
Number of periods or months in advance that all international businesses except China and India close their books | 1
Upcoming Fiscal Year with 53rd week | 2016

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