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Stockholders' Equity (Share Repurchases - Table) (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended					12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 27, 2015	Sep. 27, 2015	Jun. 28, 2015	Mar. 29, 2015	[1]	Dec. 27, 2015
Share Repurchase Program [Line Items]
Stock repurchased and retired during period, shares		602,000	2,914,000	1,370,000	2,759,000		7,645,000
Stock repurchase program, average price paid, per share		$ 16.60	$ 20.59	$ 21.90	$ 25.37		$ 22.24
Stock repurchased and retired during period, value		$ 10,000	$ 59,999	$ 30,000	$ 70,000		$ 169,999
Secondary public offering [Member] | Share repurchase [Member] | Bain Capital [Member]
Share Repurchase Program [Line Items]
Stock repurchased and retired during period, shares	2,759,164
Stock repurchased and retired during period, value	$ 70,000
[1] Includes the repurchase of $70.0 million of the Company’s common stock in connection with the secondary public offering by Bain Capital in March 2015.

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