Net Income Per Common Share (Reconciliation of Basic and Diluted Weighted Average Shares) (Details) - shares	3 Months Ended
Mar. 27, 2020	Mar. 29, 2019
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
Basic weighted average common shares outstanding	29,889,142	29,682,888
Unvested restricted stock units and common stock subject to vesting requirements issued to employees and non-employees	97,577	239,047
Common stock issuable upon the exercise of stock options and SARs	2,277,288	2,372,515
Dilutive weighted average common shares outstanding	32,264,007	32,294,450

The sum of dilutive potential unvested restricted stock units and common stock subject to vesting requirements used in the calculation of the diluted per-share or per-unit computation.

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The sum of dilutive potential stock options and stock appreciation rights used in the calculation of the diluted per-share or per-unit computation.

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The average number of shares or units issued and outstanding that are used in calculating diluted EPS or earnings per unit (EPU), determined based on the timing of issuance of shares or units in the period.

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Number of [basic] shares or units, after adjustment for contingently issuable shares or units and other shares or units not deemed outstanding, determined by relating the portion of time within a reporting period that common shares or units have been outstanding to the total time in that period.

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