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Organization And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) $ in Millions |  | 3 Months Ended |
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Feb. 26, 2016 segment | Mar. 31, 2015 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2016 major_product_categories
Accounting Policies [Abstract] |  |  |
Number of major product categories | major_product_categories |  |  | 7
Number of Operating Segments | segment | 2 |  |
Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Revenue | $ |  | $ 154 |
Diispoal Group, including discontinued operations, percentage of prior year sales |  |  | 22.00%

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- Definition Amount of revenue attributable to disposal group, including, but not limited to, discontinued operation. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 205 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 5B -Subparagraph (b) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=51717284&loc=SL51721673-107760 + Details
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