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Acquisitions and Purchase Accounting (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Apr. 01, 2017
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Information [Table Text Block] | The following pro forma results include adjustments to reflect additional interest expense to fund the acquisitions, amortization of intangibles associated with the acquisitions, and the effects of adjustments made to the carrying value of certain assets (in thousands, except per share data):
| Three Months Ended |
| April 2, 2016
Net sales | $ | 552,578 |
Net earnings | 57,459 |
Net earnings per share: |  |
Basic | 1.01 |
Diluted | 1.01 |
Follett [Member] |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |
Schedule of Business Acquisitions, by Acquisition | The following estimated fair values of assets acquired and liabilities assumed are provisional and are based on the information that was available as of the acquisition date to estimate the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed (in thousands):
| (as initially reported) May 31, 2016 |  | Preliminary Measurement Period Adjustments |  | (as adjusted) May 31, 2016
Cash | $ | 22,620 |  |  | $ | 1,359 |  |  | $ | 23,979 |
Current assets | 41,602 |  |  | (72 | ) |  | 41,530 |
Property, plant and equipment | 19,868 |  |  | — |  |  | 19,868 |
Goodwill | 76,220 |  |  | 1,448 |  |  | 77,668 |
Other intangibles | 82,450 |  |  | — |  |  | 82,450 |
Other assets | 1,358 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,358 |
Current liabilities | (11,779 | ) |  | (2,039 | ) |  | (13,818 | )
Other non-current liabilities | (616 | ) |  | — |  |  | (616 | )
Net assets acquired and liabilities assumed | $ | 231,723 |  |  | $ | 696 |  |  | $ | 232,419 |
Emico [Member] |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |
Schedule of Business Acquisitions, by Acquisition | The following estimated fair values of assets acquired and liabilities assumed are provisional and are based on the information that was available as of the acquisition date to estimate the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed (in thousands):
| (as initially reported) May 20, 2016 |  | Preliminary Measurement Period Adjustments |  | (as adjusted) May 20, 2016
Current assets | $ | 746 |  |  | (65 | ) |  | 681 |
Goodwill | 1,816 |  |  | 183 |  |  | 1,999 |
Current liabilities | (934 | ) |  | (62 | ) |  | (996 | )
Other non-current liabilities | (628 | ) |  | (56 | ) |  | (684 | )
Consideration paid at closing | $ | 1,000 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1,000 |
Deferred payments | 1,559 |  |  | 118 |  |  | 1,677 |
Net assets acquired and liabilities assumed | $ | 2,559 |  |  | $ | 118 |  |  | $ | 2,677 |

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