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Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Transition Services Agreement Duration

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Proceeds From Divestiture Of Businesses, Gross

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Amount after tax of gain (loss) not previously recognized resulting from the disposal of a discontinued operation.

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Amount of consideration received or receivable for the disposal of assets and liabilities, including discontinued operation.

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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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Discontinued Operations Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands			3 Months Ended
	Mar. 30, 2018	Sep. 18, 2017	Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2017
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Gain on sale of discontinued operations, net of taxes			$ 27,307	$ 0
United Life \| Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Sale
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Disposal group, cash consideration	$ 280,000
Disposal group, adjustment to consideration	21
Proceeds from disposal of subsidiary	279,979
Gain on sale of discontinued operations, net of taxes	$ 27,307
Transition services agreement duration		24 months