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Income Taxes (Details)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	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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Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Reclassification Of Interest Rate Hedges From Other Comprehensive Income

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Percentage of current income tax expense (benefit) and deferred income tax expense (benefit) pertaining to continuing operations.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 740
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 12
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=121826272&loc=d3e32687-109319

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