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Shareholders' Equity Components of Other Comprehensive Income (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jul. 01, 2017
Changes in Components of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Abstract] |
Share-Repurchase Programs [Table Text Block] | The following table shows the company's Board of Directors (the "Board") approved share-repurchase programs as of July 1, 2017:
Month of Board Approval |  | Dollar Value Approved for Repurchase |  | Dollar Value of Shares Repurchased |  | Approximate Dollar Value of Shares that May Yet be Purchased Under the Program
September 2015 |  | $ | 400,000 |  |  | $ | 391,087 |  |  | $ | 8,913 |
December 2016 |  | 400,000 |  |  | — |  |  | 400,000 |
Total |  | $ | 800,000 |  |  | $ | 391,087 |  |  | $ | 408,913 |
Components of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Table Text Block] | The following table presents the changes in Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), excluding noncontrolling interests:
|  | Quarter Ended |  | Six Months Ended
|  | July 1, 2017 |  | July 2, 2016 |  | July 1, 2017 |  | July 2, 2016
Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment and Other: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications (a) |  | $ | 132,337 |  |  | $ | (50,181 | ) |  | $ | 169,940 |  |  | $ | 19,788 |
Amounts reclassified into income |  | (1,312 | ) |  | (111 | ) |  | (2,647 | ) |  | 1,091 |
Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investment Securities, Net: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications |  | 1,554 |  |  | (2,030 | ) |  | 3,282 |  |  | (3,681 | )
Amounts reclassified into income |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Interest Rate Swaps Designated as Cash Flow Hedges, Net: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications |  | (647 | ) |  | — |  |  | (647 | ) |  | — |
Amounts reclassified into income |  | 100 |  |  | 93 |  |  | 197 |  |  | 184 |
Employee Benefit Plan Items, Net: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications |  | (48 | ) |  | 31 |  |  | (43 | ) |  | 72 |
Amounts reclassified into income |  | 553 |  |  | 3,813 |  |  | 954 |  |  | 4,692 |
Net change in Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) |  | $ | 132,537 |  |  | $ | (48,385 | ) |  | $ | 171,036 |  |  | $ | 22,146 |
(a) | Includes intra-entity foreign currency transactions that are of a long-term investment nature of $(36,503) and $(36,180) for the second quarter and first six months of 2017 and $3,982 and $(28,819) for the second quarter and first six months of 2016, respectively.

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