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Debt - Credit Agreements (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended |
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Mar. 29, 2020 USD ($) item $ / shares | Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($) | Dec. 29, 2019 USD ($)
Debt |  |  |
Outstanding debt | $ 365,623 |  | $ 370,000
Quarterly dividend paid per common share (in dollars per share) | $ / shares | $ 0.225 |  |
Dividends paid to common shareholders | $ 7,237 | $ 7,125 |
Debt issuance costs | 2,389 |  | 2,710
PJI Facilities |  |  |
Debt |  |  |
Outstanding debt | $ 365,000 |  |
Number of quarters in interest margin period | item | 4 |  |
Line of credit facility, remaining availability | $ 343,800 |  |
Debt issuance costs | $ 2,400 |  |
PJI Facilities | Minimum | Modification of financial covenants beginning in the third quarter of 2018 |  |  |
Debt |  |  |
Fixed charge coverage ratio | 2.25 |  |
PJI Facilities | Minimum | Modification of financial covenants in 2021 and thereafter |  |  |
Debt |  |  |
Fixed charge coverage ratio | 2.50 |  |
PJI Facilities | Maximum | Ability to make dividends and distributions based on Leverage Ratio |  |  |
Debt |  |  |
Quarterly dividend paid per common share (in dollars per share) | $ / shares | $ 0.225 |  |
Dividends paid to common shareholders | $ 35,000 |  |
Leverage Ratio | 3.75 |  |
PJI Facilities | Maximum | Modification of financial covenants beginning in the third quarter of 2018 |  |  |
Debt |  |  |
Leverage Ratio | 5.00 |  |
PJI Facilities | Maximum | Modification of financial covenants by 2022 |  |  |
Debt |  |  |
Leverage Ratio | 4.00 |  |
PJI Facilities | Maximum | Option to increase the Revolving Facility or the Term Loan Facility |  |  |
Debt |  |  |
Leverage Ratio | 4.00 |  |
Additional amount that company has option to increase borrowing capacity | $ 300,000 |  |
PJI Facilities | LIBOR | Minimum |  |  |
Debt |  |  |
Interest margin rate on debt | 1.25% |  |
PJI Facilities | LIBOR | Maximum |  |  |
Debt |  |  |
Interest margin rate on debt | 2.50% |  |
PJI Facilities | Base rate | Minimum |  |  |
Debt |  |  |
Interest margin rate on debt | 0.25% |  |
PJI Facilities | Base rate | Maximum |  |  |
Debt |  |  |
Interest margin rate on debt | 1.50% |  |
PJMF Revolving Facility |  |  |
Debt |  |  |
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity | $ 20,000 |  |
Outstanding debt | $ 600 |  | $ 0
Applicable interest rate | 3.40% | 4.50% |
PJMF Revolving Facility | One-month LIBOR |  |  |
Debt |  |  |
Interest margin rate on debt | 1.75% |  |
Revolving Facility | PJI Facilities |  |  |
Debt |  |  |
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity | $ 400,000 |  |
Outstanding debt | 10,000 |  |
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity of foreign currencies | 35,000 |  |
Term Loan Facility | PJI Facilities |  |  |
Debt |  |  |
Outstanding debt | 355,000 |  |
Quarterly amortization payment | $ 5,000 |  |

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