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Number of Properties Leased

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Number of Properties Subject to Sale-Leaseback Arrangement

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Amount classified as assets attributable to disposal group held for sale or disposed of, expected to be disposed of within one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer.

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Amount equal to the present value (the principal) at the beginning of the lease term of minimum lease payments during the lease term (excluding that portion of the payments representing executory costs such as insurance, maintenance, and taxes to be paid by the lessor, together with any profit thereon) net of payments or other amounts applied to the principal through the balance sheet date.

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Amount before accumulated depreciation of leased physical assets used in the normal conduct of business to produce goods and services.

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Gross amount of debt extinguished.

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Amount of gain (loss) on sale or disposal of property, plant and equipment assets, including oil and gas property and timber property.

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The amount of the gain recorded in connection with the transaction involving the sale of property to another party and the lease of the property back to the seller to be recognized in future periods.

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Assets Held for Sale and Net Gain on Disposition (Details)	3 Months Ended
	Apr. 01, 2017 USD ($) property	Apr. 02, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Number of properties held for sale \| property	2
Gain disposition of property plant equipment	$ 6,700,000	$ 377,000
Capital leased assets, gross	8,000
Capital lease obligations	$ 8,000,000
Number of properties subject to sale-leaseback arrangement \| property	2
Sale leaseback transaction, deferred gain, gross	$ 13,700,000
Mortgage loan related to property sales, extinguished debt	27,400,000
Discontinued Operations, Held-for-sale
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Disposal group, including discontinued operation, assets, current	800,000
Total Assets Held For Sale
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Disposal group, including discontinued operation, assets, current			$ 2,700,000
Assets Disposed of by Sale
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Gain disposition of property plant equipment	$ 6,700,000
Tampa, Florida, Ft. Worth, Texas, Miami, Florida
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Number of properties leased \| property	3