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Self-Insurance Reserve (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 29, 2014	Dec. 28, 2013	Mar. 30, 2013
Self-Insurance Reserve [Abstract]
Self-insured employee medical stop loss limit	$ 250,000
Workers compensation and general liability deductible	500,000
Self insurance reserve	$ 41,800,000	$ 41,300,000	$ 35,900,000

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Amount of self-insured employee medical claims stop loss limit per person per year

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Amount of deductible or self-insured retention, as applicable, for each claim involving workers' compensation insurance and general liability insurance.

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Carrying amount (including both current and noncurrent portions) of accrued known and estimated losses incurred as of the balance sheet date for which no insurance coverage exists, and for which a claim has been made or is probable of being asserted, typically arising from workmen's compensation-type of incidents and personal injury to nonemployees from accidents on the entity's property.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 210

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.24)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682

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