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Stock-based Compensation - Additional Information (Details) | 3 Months Ended
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Apr. 01, 2017 $ / shares shares
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |
Options granted in period (in shares) | 3,407,216
Weighted exercise price of options granted (in USD per share) | $ / shares | $ 53.47
Share based compensation vesting period | 3 years
Performance-Based Restricted Stock Units |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |
Share based compensation vesting period | 3 years
Restricted stock units granted in period (in shares) | 597,121
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Performance Baseline Period | 3 years
Performance period | 3 years
Grant date fair value of each restricted units granted (in USD per share) | $ / shares | $ 53.47
Percentage of targets award adjusted to actual number of shares earned | 25.00%
Performance-Based Restricted Stock Units | Minimum |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |
Number of shares of common stock to be issued for each restricted stock unit granted (in shares) | 0
Performance-Based Restricted Stock Units | Maximum |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |
Number of shares of common stock to be issued for each restricted stock unit granted (in shares) | 2
TSR Adjustment Performance-Based Restricted Stock Units |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |
Grant date fair value of each restricted units granted (in USD per share) | $ / shares | $ 2.67
Nonperformance-Based Restricted Stock Units |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |
Share based compensation vesting period | 4 years
Restricted stock units granted in period (in shares) | 76,702
Number of shares of common stock to be issued for each restricted stock unit granted (in shares) | 1
Grant date fair value of each restricted units granted (in USD per share) | $ / shares | $ 53.47
Restricted Stock |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |
Share based compensation vesting period | 5 years
Restricted stock units granted in period (in shares) | 263,770
Grant date fair value of each restricted units granted (in USD per share) | $ / shares | $ 53.47
Nonemployee Board of Directors |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |
Stock options granted period of time options become exercisable | 1 year
Nonemployee Board of Directors | Nonperformance-Based Restricted Stock Units |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |
Restricted stock units granted in period (in shares) | 17,964
Grant date fair value of each restricted units granted (in USD per share) | $ / shares | $ 53.47
Award expiration period from grant date | 1 year

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- Definition The weighted average fair value at grant date for nonvested equity-based awards issued during the period on other than stock (or unit) option plans (for example, phantom stock or unit plan, stock or unit appreciation rights plan, performance target plan). + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 718 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (c)(2)(iii)(1) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6415400&loc=d3e5070-113901 + Details
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