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Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Investments - Effective Maturity Dates of Available-for-Sale Investments (Detail) $ in Thousands | Sep. 29, 2019 USD ($)
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Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items] |
1 year or less | $ 292,072
1-2 years | 341,764
2-3 years | 149,413
3-4 years | 8,981
4-5 years | 4,483
Fair value | 796,713
Corporate Bonds |
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items] |
1 year or less | 87,209
1-2 years | 115,941
2-3 years | 47,842
3-4 years | 1,348
4-5 years | 2,867
Fair value | 255,207
Treasury Bills |
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items] |
1 year or less | 105,454
1-2 years | 188,398
2-3 years | 68,217
3-4 years | 0
4-5 years | 0
Fair value | 362,069
Asset-Backed Securities |
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items] |
1 year or less | 89,576
1-2 years | 21,425
2-3 years | 26,142
3-4 years | 7,633
4-5 years | 1,616
Fair value | 146,392
Sovereign Bonds |
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items] |
1 year or less | 6,300
1-2 years | 16,000
2-3 years | 0
3-4 years | 0
4-5 years | 0
Fair value | 22,300
Agency Bonds |
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items] |
1 year or less | 0
1-2 years | 0
2-3 years | 5,905
3-4 years | 0
4-5 years | 0
Fair value | 5,905
Municipal Bonds |
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items] |
1 year or less | 3,533
1-2 years | 0
2-3 years | 1,307
3-4 years | 0
4-5 years | 0
Fair value | $ 4,840

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