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Foreign Currency Contracts Notional Values (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 29, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Derivative, Notional Amount	$ 330,870	$ 288,834
Foreign currency contracts related to customer sales contracts | Not Designated As Hedging Instrument [Member]
Derivative, Notional Amount	34,404	43,510
Foreign currency contracts related to customer sales contracts | Designated As Hedging Instrument
Derivative, Notional Amount	157,577	125,011
Foreign currency contracts related to supplier purchase contracts | Not Designated As Hedging Instrument [Member]
Derivative, Notional Amount	74,448	75,102
Foreign currency contracts related to supplier purchase contracts | Designated As Hedging Instrument
Derivative, Notional Amount	$ 64,441	$ 45,211

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- Definition

Aggregate notional amount specified by the derivative(s). Expressed as an absolute value.

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher SEC
-Name Regulation S-X (SX)
-Number 210
-Article 12
-Section 13
-Sentence Column B

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