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Net Sales by Major Geographic Region (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Oct. 03, 2015 | Sep. 27, 2014 | Oct. 03, 2015 | Sep. 27, 2014
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Net sales | [1] | $ 449,004 | $ 404,289 | $ 1,291,891 | $ 1,201,543
United States and Canada |  |  |  |  |
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  | 329,357 | 279,241 | 953,380 | 833,715
Asia |  |  |  |  |
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  | 34,900 | 36,753 | 119,812 | 116,836
Europe and Middle East |  |  |  |  |
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  | 68,734 | 59,697 | 168,858 | 174,938
Latin America |  |  |  |  |
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  | 16,013 | 28,598 | 49,841 | 76,054
Total International |  |  |  |  |
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  | $ 119,647 | $ 125,048 | $ 338,511 | $ 367,828
[1] | Non-operating expenses are not allocated to the operating segments. Non-operating expenses consist of interest expense and deferred financing amortization, foreign exchange gains and losses and other income and expense items outside of income from operations.

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