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Convertible Debt, Strike Price Per Share

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Debt Instrument, Convertible, Threshold Maximum Percentage Of Stock Price Trigger

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Carrying amount of equity component, net of issuance costs attributable to equity component.

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Debt Instrument Repurchase Price As Percentage Of Principal Amount Plus Accrued And Unpaid Interest In Event Of Change

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Extinguishment Of Debt, Amount Of Final Coupon Interest

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Number Of Shares Covered By Capped Call Transactions

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Payments For Capped Call Transactions

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Fair value portion of borrowing which can be exchanged for a specified number of another security at the option of the issuer or the holder, for example, but not limited to, the entity's common stock.

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The price per share of the conversion feature embedded in the debt instrument.

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Ratio applied to the conversion of debt instrument into equity with equity shares divided by debt principal amount.

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The amount by which the convertible debt's if-converted value exceeds its principle amount at the balance sheet date, regardless of whether the instrument is currently convertible. This element applies to public companies only.

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Threshold period of specified consecutive trading days within which common stock price to conversion price of convertible debt instrument must exceed threshold percentage for specified number of trading days to trigger conversion feature.

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Minimum percentage of common stock price to conversion price of convertible debt instruments to determine eligibility of conversion.

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Threshold number of specified trading days that common stock price to conversion price of convertible debt instruments must exceed threshold percentage within a specified consecutive trading period to trigger conversion feature.

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Effective interest rate for the funds borrowed under the debt agreement considering interest compounding and original issue discount or premium.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Amount, after deferred tax asset, of deferred tax liability attributable to taxable differences, with jurisdictional netting and classified as noncurrent.

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Gross amount of debt extinguished.

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The cash inflow from a debt initially having maturity due after one year or beyond the operating cycle, if longer.

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Price of a single share of a number of saleable stocks of a company.

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Convertible Senior Notes - Narrative (Details) $ / shares in Units, shares in Millions		1 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Jun. 01, 2018 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($) d	Sep. 29, 2018 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Sep. 26, 2015 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 29, 2018 $ / shares	May 31, 2018	Dec. 30, 2017 USD ($)
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Proceeds from issuance of debt, net			$ 391,431,000		$ 0
Payment of capped call			$ 48,880,000	$ 0
Closing price of common stock (in usd per share) \| $ / shares							$ 7.30
2.125% Convertible Senior Notes Due September 1, 2024
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Proceeds from issuance of debt, net		$ 391,400,000
Payment of capped call		$ 48,900,000
Strike price (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares			$ 9.87
Cap price (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares			$ 15.19
Number of shares covered by capped transactions (in shares) \| shares			40.8
Conversion ratio		101.2812
Debt instrument, convertible, if-converted value in excess of principal		$ 1,000
Conversion price (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares			$ 9.87
Purchase price as a percentage on principal amount of the notes upon the occurrence of a fundamental change		100.00%
Net equity component carrying amount			$ 128,700,000
Deferred tax liability			$ 30,900,000
Additional effective rate of interest to be used on amortized carrying value			10.07%
Fair value of convertible debt			$ 403,500,000
Debt instrument interest percentage			2.125%
2.125% Convertible Senior Notes, Circumstance 1
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Threshold trading days \| d		20
Threshold consecutive trading days \| d		30
Convertible threshold minimum percentage		130.00%
2.125% Convertible Senior Notes, Circumstance 2
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Debt instrument, convertible, if-converted value in excess of principal		$ 1,000
Threshold trading days \| d		5
Threshold consecutive trading days \| d		5
Convertible, threshold maximum percentage		98.00%
1.75% Convertible Senior Notes Due June 1, 2018
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Repayment of debt	$ 150,000,000
Net equity component carrying amount									$ 43,300,000
Additional effective rate of interest to be used on amortized carrying value				10.23%		10.23%
Repayment of final coupon interest	$ 1,300,000
Debt instrument interest percentage			1.75%	1.75%				1.75%