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Share Repurchase Share repurchase (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 27, 2021	Dec. 26, 2020	Dec. 11, 2019
December 11, 2019
share repurchase plan [Line Items]
Stock Repurchase Program, Authorized Amount			$ 500,000,000.0
December 11, 2020
share repurchase plan [Line Items]
Stock Repurchase Program, Authorized Amount			$ 1,000,000,000.0
December 11, 2019
share repurchase plan [Line Items]
Stock Repurchased During Period, Shares		1,500,000
Repurchase of equity		$ 101,300,000
December 11, 2020
share repurchase plan [Line Items]
Stock Repurchased During Period, Shares	1,600,000
Repurchase of equity	$ 120,100,000
Stock Repurchase Program, Remaining Authorized Repurchase Amount	$ 880,000,000.0

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