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Long-Term Debt and Capital Lease Obligations - Additional Information (Details) |  | 1 Months Ended |  |  |  |
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Mar. 30, 2016 USD ($) payment | Apr. 30, 2015 USD ($) | Jun. 25, 2016 USD ($) | Mar. 29, 2016 USD ($) | Dec. 26, 2015 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2015 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Credit facility | $ 1,650,000,000.00 | $ 1,300,000,000.0 |  | $ 1,300,000,000.0 |  | $ 970,000,000
Capitalized debt issuance costs | 3,300,000 |  |  |  |  |
Expensed debt issuance costs | 1,400,000 |  |  |  |  |
Maximum borrowing capacity, term loan and line of credit facility, potential increase available | $ 500,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Weighted average interest rate |  |  | 1.86% |  | 1.33% |
Credit facility |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Minimum EBITDA less capital expenditures to consolidated cash interest expense ratio | 4.25 |  |  |  |  |
Minimum EBITDA less capital expenditures to consolidated cash interest expense ratio, step down | 3.50 |  |  |  |  |
Maximum consolidated indebtedness to consolidated EBITDA | 3.50 |  |  |  |  |
Other Capital Lease Obligations |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Other capital lease obligations |  |  | $ 30,100,000 |  | $ 33,600,000 |
Letter of Credit |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Letters of credit outstanding |  |  | $ 5,100,000 |  | $ 4,900,000 |
Federal Funds Rate |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate | 0.50% | 0.50% |  |  |  |
LIBOR |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate | 1.00% | 1.00% |  |  |  |
Term Loan Facility |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Credit facility | $ 650,000,000.0 | $ 400,000,000.0 |  |  |  |
Number of quarterly installment payments | payment | 19 |  |  |  |  |
Multi-currency Revolving Facility |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Credit facility | $ 1,000,000,000.0 | $ 900,000,000.0 |  |  |  |

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