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Stock-based and Deferred Compensation Plans (PSU - Text) (Details) - Performance shares [Member] | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 27, 2015 shares
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |
Vesting period | 4 years
Share-based compensation arrangement by share-based payment award, number of shares that would be issued on vesting of stock units | 1
Minimum [Member] |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |
Share-based compensation arrangement by share-based payment award, award vesting rights, percentage | 0.00%
Maximum [Member] |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |
Share-based compensation arrangement by share-based payment award, award vesting rights, percentage | 200.00%

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- Definition Period which an employee's right to exercise an award is no longer contingent on satisfaction of either a service condition, market condition or a performance condition, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 718 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (a)(1) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6415400&loc=d3e5070-113901 + Details
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