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Debt Instrument, Net Purchase Option

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Debt Instrument, Variable Rate Consideration, Percentage of Foreign Unrestricted Cash

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The additional amount available over and above the maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility.

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The maximum amount of unrestricted U.S. cash that can be netted against total debt.

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The maximum consolidated leverage ratio under the negative covenants of the credit facility.

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The minimum consolidated interest charge coverage ratio (calculated as income before interest and taxes, divided by interest) to be in compliance with the financial covenant under an existing debt agreement.

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Amount equal to the present value (the principal) at the beginning of the lease term of minimum lease payments during the lease term (excluding that portion of the payments representing executory costs such as insurance, maintenance, and taxes to be paid by the lessor, together with any profit thereon) net of payments or other amounts applied to the principal through the balance sheet date.

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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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Effective interest rate for the funds borrowed under the debt agreement considering interest compounding and original issue discount or premium.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Period of time between issuance and maturity of debt instrument, in PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Amount of borrowing capacity currently available under the credit facility (current borrowing capacity less the amount of borrowings outstanding).

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Amount after allowance and deduction of deferred interest and fees, unamortized costs and premiums and discounts from face amounts, of loans and leases held in portfolio, including but not limited to, commercial and consumer loans. Excludes loans and leases covered under loss sharing agreements and loans held for sale.

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Amount, after unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, debentures, mortgage loans and commercial paper. Excludes capital lease obligations.

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Weighted average interest rate of long-term debt outstanding calculated at point in time.

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The cash outflow paid to third parties in connection with debt origination, which will be amortized over the remaining maturity period of the associated long-term debt.

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Amount of cash inflow from contractual arrangement with the lender, including but not limited to, letter of credit, standby letter of credit and revolving credit arrangements.

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The remaining balance of debt issuance expenses that were capitalized and are being amortized against income over the lives of the respective bond issues. This does not include the amounts capitalized as part of the cost of the utility plant or asset.

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Long-Term Obligations - Additional Information (Details)			12 Months Ended
	Mar. 02, 2017 USD ($)	Apr. 04, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Jan. 02, 2016 USD ($)	May 24, 2017 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Payment of debt issuance costs			$ 1,257,000	$ 27,000	$ 0
Unamortized debt issuance costs			1,285,000	266,000
Loans receivable			490,000
Outstanding capital lease obligations			$ 4,633,000	4,309,000
Revolving credit facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum consolidated leverage ratio			3.5
Minimum consolidated interest coverage ratio			3
Long-term debt			$ 237,011,000	$ 61,494,000
Remaining borrowing capacity			$ 64,030,000
Weighted average interest rate for long-term obligations (in hundredths)			2.69%	1.52%
Revolving credit facility \| 2017 Credit Agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Term of debt agreement	5 years
Borrowing capacity available under committed portion	$ 200,000,000					$ 300,000,000
Additional borrowing capacity	$ 100,000,000
Basis spread on variable rate floor (as a percentage)	0.00%
Percentage of foreign unrestricted cash	65.00%
Maximum amount of unrestricted U.S. cash	$ 30,000,000
Maximum consolidated leverage ratio	3.5
Minimum consolidated interest coverage ratio	3
Proceeds from credit facility			$ 232,019,000
Long-term debt			237,011,000
Payment of debt issuance costs			1,257,000
Revolving credit facility \| Canadian Denominated Borrowing
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Proceeds from credit facility			70,691,000
Long-term debt			58,319,000
Revolving credit facility \| Euro-Denominated Borrowing
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Proceeds from credit facility		$ 29,866,000	61,769,000
Long-term debt			58,692,000
Revolving credit facility \| Federal funds rate \| 2017 Credit Agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate (as a percentage)	0.50%
Revolving credit facility \| LIBOR \| 2017 Credit Agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate (as a percentage)	0.50%
Revolving credit facility \| LIBOR \| Minimum \| 2017 Credit Agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate (as a percentage)	1.00%
Revolving credit facility \| LIBOR \| Maximum \| 2017 Credit Agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate (as a percentage)	2.00%
Capital Lease Obligations \| Sale Leaseback Arrangement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Net purchase option		$ 1,594,000
Outstanding capital lease obligations			$ 4,535,000
Capital lease obligations, interest rate			1.79%
Capital Lease Obligations \| Other Capital Lease Obligations
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding capital lease obligations			$ 98,000