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Financial Instruments - Narratve (Detail) - USD ($) | 12 Months Ended |  |
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Dec. 28, 2019 | Dec. 29, 2018 | Mar. 31, 2018 | Dec. 30, 2017
Investment Holdings [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Foreign currency forwards outstanding, net | $ 33,200,000 | $ 26,300,000 |  |
Treasury locks settled |  |  | $ 300,000,000 |
Derivative gain expected to reclassify from Accumulated OCI into earnings, in the next 12 months, net of tax | $ 1,100,000 |  |  |
Maximum |  |  |  |
Investment Holdings [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Maximum maturity date of fair value hedge (in years) | 2 years |  |  |
Fair Value Hedging |  |  |  |
Investment Holdings [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Notional amount of interest rate swaps outstanding and designated as fair value hedges | $ 100,000,000 | 100,000,000 |  |
Foreign currency forwards | Euros |  |  |  |
Investment Holdings [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Foreign currency forwards outstanding, buy contracts | 41,400,000 | 26,700,000 |  |
Foreign currency forwards | Swedish Kronor |  |  |  |
Investment Holdings [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Foreign currency forwards outstanding, buy contracts | 34,500,000 | 23,600,000 |  |
Foreign currency forwards | Hong Kong Dollars |  |  |  |
Investment Holdings [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Foreign currency forwards outstanding, buy contracts | 17,400,000 | 21,000,000.0 |  |
Foreign currency forwards | China, Yuan Renminbi |  |  |  |
Investment Holdings [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Foreign currency forwards outstanding, buy contracts | 13,100,000 | 10,200,000 |  |
Foreign currency forwards | Singapore Dollars |  |  |  |
Investment Holdings [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Foreign currency forwards outstanding, buy contracts | 13,000,000.0 | 8,600,000 |  |
Foreign currency forwards | Norwegian Kroner |  |  |  |
Investment Holdings [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Foreign currency forwards outstanding, buy contracts | 6,000,000.0 | 6,300,000 |  |
Foreign currency forwards | South Korean Won |  |  |  |
Investment Holdings [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Foreign currency forwards outstanding, buy contracts |  | 7,000,000.0 |  |
Foreign currency forwards | Other Currency |  |  |  |
Investment Holdings [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Foreign currency forwards outstanding, buy contracts | 7,000,000.0 | 5,100,000 |  |
Foreign currency forwards outstanding, sell contracts | 9,200,000 | 3,800,000 |  |
Foreign currency forwards | British Pounds |  |  |  |
Investment Holdings [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Foreign currency forwards outstanding, sell contracts | 52,900,000 | 37,400,000 |  |
Foreign currency forwards | Canadian Dollars |  |  |  |
Investment Holdings [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Foreign currency forwards outstanding, sell contracts | 17,500,000 | 14,600,000 |  |
Foreign currency forwards | Indian Rupees |  |  |  |
Investment Holdings [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Foreign currency forwards outstanding, sell contracts | 10,000,000.0 | 8,200,000 |  |
Foreign currency forwards | Japan, Yen |  |  |  |
Investment Holdings [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Foreign currency forwards outstanding, sell contracts | $ 9,600,000 | 11,000,000.0 |  |
Foreign currency forwards | Australian Dollars |  |  |  |
Investment Holdings [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Foreign currency forwards outstanding, sell contracts |  | 4,100,000 |  |
Foreign currency forwards | Thai Baht |  |  |  |
Investment Holdings [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Foreign currency forwards outstanding, sell contracts |  | $ 3,100,000 |  |
Equity forwards |  |  |  |
Investment Holdings [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Equity forwards in place of common stock associated with its deferred compensation plans (in shares) | 89,600 | 99,100 |  |
Treasury locks |  |  |  |
Investment Holdings [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Treasury locks outstanding | $ 0 | $ 0 |  | $ 300,000,000
Gain on the settlement of the treasury lock |  | $ 13,300,000 |  |

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