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Recent Accounting Pronouncements Allowance for Credit Losses (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 25, 2020
Allowance for Credit Losses [Abstract] |
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Table Text Block] | Following is a summary of activity in the allowance for credit losses (in thousands):
| Three Months Ended |  |  | Nine Months Ended |  |
| September 25, 2020 |  | September 27, 2019 | September 25, 2020 |  | September 27, 2019
Balance, beginning | $ | 5,159 |  |  | $ | 4,315 |  | $ | 4,828 |  |  | $ | 4,771 |
Additions (reversals) charged to costs and expenses | (293) |  |  | 209 |  | 338 |  |  | 431 |
Deductions from reserves (1) | (956) |  |  | (109) |  | (1,247) |  |  | (799) |
Other additions (deductions) (2) | 115 |  |  | (64) |  | 106 |  |  | (52) |
Balance, ending | $ | 4,025 |  |  | $ | 4,351 |  | $ | 4,025 |  |  | $ | 4,351 |

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of allowance for credit loss on accounts receivable. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 326 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 13 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=119407570&loc=SL82919249-210447 + Details
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