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Long-Term Debt (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands | Sep. 25, 2011 | Dec. 26, 2010
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Debt Disclosure [Line Items] |  |
Long-term Debt | $ 1,918,424 | $ 2,352,242
Unsecured Fixed Rate Notes 5.75 Percent Paid June 2011 |  |
Debt Disclosure [Line Items] |  |
Long-term Debt |  | 433,196
Unsecured Floating Rate Term Loan Due July 2011 |  |
Debt Disclosure [Line Items] |  |
Long-term Debt |  | 180,000
Unsecured notes bearing fixed rate interest at 6.375% due April 2012 |  |
Debt Disclosure [Line Items] |  |
Long-term Debt | 306,500 | 306,397
Borrowings under revolving credit agreements expiring September 2014 |  |
Debt Disclosure [Line Items] |  |
Long-term Debt | 395,000 | 221,000
Unsecured notes bearing fixed rate interest at 8.75% due November 2014 |  |
Debt Disclosure [Line Items] |  |
Long-term Debt | 247,432 | 246,924
Unsecured notes bearing fixed rate interest at 10% due June 2015 |  |
Debt Disclosure [Line Items] |  |
Long-term Debt | 59,126 | 58,007
Unsecured notes bearing fixed rate interest at 6.375% due September 2015 |  |
Debt Disclosure [Line Items] |  |
Long-term Debt | 247,876 | 247,535
Unsecured notes bearing fixed rate interest at 10% due April 2016 |  |
Debt Disclosure [Line Items] |  |
Long-term Debt | 168,742 | 165,950
Unsecured notes bearing fixed rate interest at 9.375% due November 2017 |  |
Debt Disclosure [Line Items] |  |
Long-term Debt | 247,080 | 246,830
Unsecured notes bearing fixed rate interest at 7.125% due September 2018 |  |
Debt Disclosure [Line Items] |  |
Long-term Debt | $ 246,668 | $ 246,403

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- Definition Including current and noncurrent portions, aggregate carrying amount of long-term borrowings as of the balance sheet date. May include notes payable, bonds payable, commercial loans, mortgage loans, convertible debt, subordinated debt and other types of debt, which had initial maturities beyond one year or beyond the normal operating cycle, if longer, and after deducting unamortized discount or premiums, if any. + References 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 210.5-02.22) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 942 -SubTopic 210 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.9-03.16) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6876686&loc=d3e534808-122878 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Article 7 -Section 03 -Paragraph 16 Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 944 -SubTopic 210 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.7-03.16) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6879938&loc=d3e572229-122910 Reference 5: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 03 -Paragraph 16 -Article 9 Reference 6: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 02 -Paragraph 20, 22 -Article 5 + Details
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