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Covenant Compliance, Actual Leverage Ratio

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Covenant Terms, Maximum Leverage Ratio

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Covenant Terms, Minimum Interest Coverage Ratio

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Line of Credit Facility, Potential Maximum Borrowing Capacity

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The fee, expressed as a percentage of the line of credit facility, for the line of credit facility regardless of whether the facility has been used.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.19(b),22(b))
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682

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Debt - Credit Facility (Details)		6 Months Ended
Debt - Credit Facility (Details)	May 02, 2017 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2017	Mar. 27, 2017 USD ($)
Revolving Credit Facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Covenant compliance, actual leverage ratio		2.8
Maximum leverage ratio		3.75
Covenant compliance, actual interest coverage ratio		8.0
Minimum interest coverage		3.5
Federal Funds Rate \| 2014 Term Loan Facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Basis spread	0.50%
Federal Funds Rate \| Revolving Credit Facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Basis spread	0.50%
Eurocurrency Rate \| 2014 Term Loan Facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Basis spread	1.00%
Eurocurrency Rate \| Revolving Credit Facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Basis spread	1.00%
Citigroup Global Markets Inc. \| 2014 Term Loan Facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of credit, maximum borrowing capacity	$ 1,500,000,000.0		$ 750,000,000
Commitment fee percentage	0.15%
Citigroup Global Markets Inc. \| Revolving Credit Facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of credit, maximum borrowing capacity	$ 1,500,000,000.0		$ 1,500,000,000.0
Commitment fee percentage	0.15%
Optional maximum borrowing capacity	$ 2,250,000,000.00