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Business combination contingent consideration arrangements period.

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Business combination contingent consideration cash share based compensation benefit expense.

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Date when the acquirer obtains control of the acquiree, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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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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Amount of liability recognized arising from contingent consideration in a business combination.

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Acquisitions (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Acquisitions (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	May 01, 2017	Mar. 29, 2019	Dec. 27, 2019
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Purchase consideration			$ 1,010
Jibe Consulting, Inc [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Effective date of acquisition	May 01, 2017
Purchase consideration	$ 5,400
Purchase consideration, common stock	$ 3,600
Common stock vesting period	4 years
Contingent consideration performance period	18 months
Jibe Consulting, Inc [Member] \| Selling Shareholder's [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Cash compensation benefit		$ 1,200
Jibe Consulting, Inc [Member] \| Cash Contingent Consideration [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Contingent consideration	$ 700
Jibe Consulting, Inc [Member] \| Stock Based Contingent Consideration [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Contingent consideration	$ 1,000