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General (Details) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended |  |
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Apr. 02, 2016 USD ($) segment | Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) | Jun. 09, 2015 EUR (€)
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Number of reportable segments | segment | 3 |  |
2.00% Senior Notes Due January 14, 2022 [Member] |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Aggregate principal amount of debts | € |  |  | € 500,000,000
Interest rate percentage | 2.00% | 2.00% | 2.00%
Change in debt value | $ 4,953 |  |
Change in debt value, net of taxes | $ 3,096 |  |
Accounting Standards Update 2015-03 [Member] | Other Noncurrent Assets[Member] |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Unamortized debt issuance costs |  | $ 7,964 |
Accounting Standards Update 2015-03 [Member] | Long-term Debt [Member] |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Unamortized debt issuance costs |  | $ (7,964) |

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