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Debt and Financing Arrangements (Details) (USD $) |  |  | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | 0 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | 0 Months Ended |  |  | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2014 | Oct. 01, 2014 Subsequent Event [Member] Interest Rate Swap [Member] | Sep. 30, 2014 Term Loan and Revolving Facility [Member] | Sep. 30, 2014 Term Loan and Revolving Facility [Member] | Sep. 27, 2013 Base Rate [Member] | Sep. 27, 2013 LIBOR Rate [Member] | Sep. 30, 2014 LIBOR Rate [Member] | Sep. 27, 2013 Minimum [Member] Base Rate [Member] | Sep. 27, 2013 Minimum [Member] LIBOR Rate [Member] | Sep. 27, 2013 Maximum [Member] Base Rate [Member] | Sep. 27, 2013 Maximum [Member] LIBOR Rate [Member] | Sep. 30, 2014 Credit Agreement [Member] | Sep. 27, 2013 Credit Agreement [Member] | Sep. 27, 2013 Revolving Facility [Member] | Sep. 27, 2013 Term Loan [Member] | Sep. 27, 2013 Swing Loans [Member] | Sep. 27, 2013 Letters of Credit [Member] | Sep. 30, 2014 Other, Net [Member] | Sep. 30, 2013 Other, Net [Member] | Sep. 30, 2014 Other, Net [Member] | Sep. 30, 2013 Other, Net [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Principal amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 150,000,000 | $ 150,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Additional principal amount available |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 75,000,000 |  |  | 20,000,000 | 20,000,000 |  |  |  |
Partial repayment of debt |  |  | 1,900,000 | 5,600,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Available borrowing capacity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 25,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Description of variable rate basis |  |  |  |  | base | LIBOR |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Basis spread on variable rate |  |  |  |  | 0.50% | 1.00% | 1.16% | 0.00% | 1.00% | 0.75% | 1.75% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Payments of financing costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 900,000 | 0 | 2,700,000 | 0
Effect of 1% in increase on borrowing rate | 2,700,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount of hedged item |  | 150,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Notional amount of derivative |  | $ 150,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fixed interest rate of derivative |  | 1.89% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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