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Facility Consolidation and Asset Impairment Charges (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 28, 2015 | Mar. 29, 2015 | Jun. 29, 2014 | Jun. 28, 2015 | Jun. 29, 2014
Facility and Asset Impairment Charges (Textual) [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |
Asset impairment and other charges, pre-tax amount | $ 20.8 |  | $ 28.8 | $ 33.2 | $ 43.6
Digital |  |  |  |  |
Facility and Asset Impairment Charges (Textual) [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |
Asset impairment charges | $ 6.8 |  |  |  |
Publishing |  |  |  |  |
Facility and Asset Impairment Charges (Textual) [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill impairment loss |  | $ 5.9 | $ 15.3 |  |

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