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Segment Reporting (Capital Expenditures by Segment - Table) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 27, 2015	Dec. 28, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Segment Reporting, Other Significant Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Capital expenditures	$ 210,263	$ 237,868	$ 237,214
U.S. Segment [Member]
Segment Reporting, Other Significant Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Capital expenditures	153,445	174,952	186,575
International Segment [Member]
Segment Reporting, Other Significant Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Capital expenditures	46,803	55,594	24,116
Corporate, non-segment [Member]
Segment Reporting, Other Significant Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Capital expenditures	$ 10,015	$ 7,322	$ 26,523

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- Definition

The cash outflow associated with the acquisition of long-lived, physical assets that are used in the normal conduct of business to produce goods and services and not intended for resale; includes cash outflows to pay for construction of self-constructed assets.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Glossary Investing Activities
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6516133

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 230
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 13
-Subparagraph (c)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=56944662&loc=d3e3213-108585

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