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Income Taxes (Details) | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 29, 2021 | Sep. 23, 2020 | Sep. 29, 2021 | Sep. 23, 2020
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Effective tax rate expense (benefit), percent | 25.00% | 11.20% | 24.10% | 20.60%
Income tax benefit on reclassification of interest rate hedges from other comprehensive income |  |  |  | 22.20%

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