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Line Of Credit Facility, Additional Borrowing Capacity Under Uncommitted Accordion Feature

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Line Of Credit Facility, Covenant Terms, Minimum Remaining Borrowing Capacity Before Fixed Covered Ratio Is Applicable

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Line of Credit Facility, Covenant Terms, Minimum Percentage Of Borrowing Base And Maximum Borrowing Capacity To Apply Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio

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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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Amount, before unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but is not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, commercial loans, mortgage loans, convertible debt, subordinated debt and other types of debt.

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The reference rate for the variable rate of the debt instrument, such as LIBOR or the US Treasury rate and the maturity of the reference rate used, such as three months or six months LIBOR.

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Amount of the required periodic payments applied to principal.

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The total amount of the contingent obligation under letters of credit outstanding as of the reporting date.

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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The effective interest rate at the end of the reporting period.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Amount of borrowing capacity currently available under the credit facility (current borrowing capacity less the amount of borrowings outstanding).

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Indebtedness divided by net capital.

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Long-Term Debt - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
Long-Term Debt - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)	Dec. 29, 2018	Apr. 13, 2018	Mar. 31, 2018	Dec. 30, 2017
Revolving credit facility \| Line of Credit
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Revolving credit facility maximum available credit	$ 750,000,000		$ 335,000,000
Letters of credit outstanding	30,000,000
Minimum remaining borrowing capacity level before covered ratio is applicable	$ 50,000,000
Minimum percentage of maximum borrowing capacity or alternative base before covered ratio is applicable	10.00%
Fixed charge coverage ratio	1.0
Outstanding lines of credit	$ 333,300,000
Revolving credit facility excess availability	$ 91,700,000
Interest rate on revolving credit facility	4.60%
Wells Fargo Bank \| Revolving credit facility \| U.S.
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Outstanding lines of credit				$ 182,700,000
Revolving credit facility excess availability				$ 63,300,000
Interest rate on revolving credit facility				4.20%
Term Loan \| Secured Debt
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Outstanding lines of credit		$ 180,000,000.0
Debt instrument face amount		180,000,000
Quarterly principal payment	$ 450,000
Long-term debt, gross	$ 179,100,000
Interest rate	9.30%
LIBOR \| Revolving credit facility \| Line of Credit
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Description of variable rate basis	LIBOR
Administrative Agent's Base Rate \| Revolving credit facility \| Line of Credit
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Description of variable rate basis	agent’s base rate
Administrative Agent's Base Rate \| Term Loan \| Secured Debt
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Description of variable rate basis	Base Rate
Credit agreement interest rate	6.00%
ICE Benchmark Administration \| Term Loan \| Secured Debt
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Description of variable rate basis	ICE Benchmark Administration LIBOR
Prime Rate \| Term Loan \| Secured Debt
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Description of variable rate basis	U.S. prime lending rate
Federal Funds Effective Swap Rate \| Term Loan \| Secured Debt
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Description of variable rate basis	Federal Funds Effective Rate
Credit agreement interest rate	0.50%
Eurodollar \| Term Loan \| Secured Debt
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Description of variable rate basis	Eurodollar Rate
Credit agreement interest rate	7.00%
Minimum \| LIBOR \| Revolving credit facility \| Line of Credit
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Credit agreement interest rate	1.75%
Minimum \| Administrative Agent's Base Rate \| Revolving credit facility \| Line of Credit
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Credit agreement interest rate	0.75%
Minimum \| Administrative Agent's Base Rate \| Term Loan \| Secured Debt
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Credit agreement interest rate	2.00%
Minimum \| Eurodollar \| Term Loan \| Secured Debt
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Credit agreement interest rate	1.00%
Maximum \| Term Loan \| Secured Debt
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Net leverage ratio	6.75
Maximum \| LIBOR \| Revolving credit facility \| Line of Credit
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Credit agreement interest rate	2.25%
Maximum \| Administrative Agent's Base Rate \| Revolving credit facility \| Line of Credit
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Credit agreement interest rate	1.25%
Cedar Creek \| Revolving credit facility \| Line of Credit
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Revolving credit facility maximum available credit		600,000,000.0
Additional borrowing capacity under uncommitted accordion feature		$ 150,000,000