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Fair Value Measurements - Fair Value Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis (Detail) $ in Millions | Dec. 26, 2015 USD ($)
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Assets: |
Assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis | $ 15.6
Interest Rate Cash Flow Hedge Asset at Fair Value | 7.3
Liabilities: |
Liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis | 38.4
Equity securities |
Assets: |
Assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis | 1.5
Mutual funds |
Assets: |
Assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis | 5.8
Foreign Exchange Contract [Member] |
Assets: |
Foreign Currency Contract, Asset, Fair Value Disclosure | 1.0
Deferred compensation liabilities |
Liabilities: |
Liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis | 38.4
Quoted Prices in Active Market for Identical Assets (Level 1) |
Assets: |
Assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis | 7.3
Liabilities: |
Liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis | 38.4
Quoted Prices in Active Market for Identical Assets (Level 1) | Equity securities |
Assets: |
Assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis | 1.5
Quoted Prices in Active Market for Identical Assets (Level 1) | Mutual funds |
Assets: |
Assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis | 5.8
Quoted Prices in Active Market for Identical Assets (Level 1) | Interest rate cap - derivative |
Assets: |
Assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis | 0.0
Quoted Prices in Active Market for Identical Assets (Level 1) | Foreign Exchange Contract [Member] |
Assets: |
Assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis | 0.0
Quoted Prices in Active Market for Identical Assets (Level 1) | Deferred compensation liabilities |
Liabilities: |
Liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis | 38.4
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) |
Assets: |
Assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis | 8.3
Liabilities: |
Liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis | 0.0
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Equity securities |
Assets: |
Assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis | 0.0
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Mutual funds |
Assets: |
Assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis | 0.0
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Interest rate cap - derivative |
Assets: |
Assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis | 7.3
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Foreign Exchange Contract [Member] |
Assets: |
Assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis | 1.0
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Deferred compensation liabilities |
Liabilities: |
Liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis | 0.0
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) |
Assets: |
Assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis | 0.0
Liabilities: |
Liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis | 0.0
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | Equity securities |
Assets: |
Assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis | 0.0
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | Mutual funds |
Assets: |
Assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis | 0.0
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | Interest rate cap - derivative |
Assets: |
Assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis | 0.0
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | Foreign Exchange Contract [Member] |
Assets: |
Assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis | 0.0
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | Deferred compensation liabilities |
Liabilities: |
Liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis | $ 0.0

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