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Fair Value Measurements Financial Instruments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Jan. 03, 2021 | Dec. 29, 2019
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Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions |  |
Other investments in equity securities | $ 0 | $ 639
Reported Value Measurement |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions |  |
Cash equivalents | 75,067 | 114,992
Other investments in equity securities | 0 | 639
Reported Value Measurement | Series 2019-1 Class A-2-I Notes |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions |  |
Debt instrument | 386,000 | 398,000
Reported Value Measurement | Series 2019-1 Class A-2-II Notes |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions |  |
Debt instrument | 434,250 | 447,750
Reported Value Measurement | Series 2018-1 Class A-2-I Notes |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions |  |
Debt instrument | 436,500 | 441,000
Reported Value Measurement | Series 2018-1 Class A-2-II Notes |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions |  |
Debt instrument | 460,750 | 465,500
Reported Value Measurement | Series 2015-1 Class A-2-III Notes |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions |  |
Debt instrument | 473,750 | 478,750
Reported Value Measurement | Canadian revolving credit facility |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions |  |
Debt instrument | 1,962 | 0
Reported Value Measurement | 7% debentures |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions |  |
Debt instrument | 83,998 | 82,837
Estimate of Fair Value Measurement | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions |  |
Cash equivalents | 75,067 | 114,992
Estimate of Fair Value Measurement | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions |  |
Other investments in equity securities | 0 | 1,649
Estimate of Fair Value Measurement | Series 2019-1 Class A-2-I Notes | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions |  |
Debt instrument | 409,778 | 405,152
Estimate of Fair Value Measurement | Series 2019-1 Class A-2-II Notes | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions |  |
Debt instrument | 469,555 | 459,136
Estimate of Fair Value Measurement | Series 2018-1 Class A-2-I Notes | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions |  |
Debt instrument | 450,381 | 444,859
Estimate of Fair Value Measurement | Series 2018-1 Class A-2-II Notes | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions |  |
Debt instrument | 491,021 | 475,718
Estimate of Fair Value Measurement | Series 2015-1 Class A-2-III Notes | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions |  |
Debt instrument | 481,851 | 490,531
Estimate of Fair Value Measurement | Canadian revolving credit facility | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions |  |
Debt instrument | 1,962 | 0
Estimate of Fair Value Measurement | 7% debentures | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions |  |
Debt instrument | $ 98,775 | $ 94,838

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- Definition Fair value portion of currency on hand as well as demand deposits with banks or financial institutions. Includes other kinds of accounts that have the general characteristics of demand deposits. Also includes short-term, highly liquid investments that are both readily convertible to known amounts of cash and so near their maturity that they present insignificant risk of changes in value because of changes in interest rates. + References No definition available. + Details
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