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Debt Instrument Covenant, Total Leverage Ratio, Maximum

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Debt Instrument Covenant Total Leverage Ratio Maximum, Increase Due To Proposed Acquisition

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Debt Instrument Offer Price Percentage

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Debt Instrument, Yield to Maturity

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Increase in long term debt net of repayments and discount amortization

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Amount of noncash expense included in interest expense to amortize debt discount and premium associated with the related debt instruments. Excludes amortization of financing costs. Alternate captions include noncash interest expense.

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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

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The total amount of the contingent obligation under letters of credit outstanding as of the reporting date.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Amount of borrowing capacity currently available under the credit facility (current borrowing capacity less the amount of borrowings outstanding).

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The fee, expressed as a percentage of the line of credit facility, for available but unused credit capacity under the credit facility.

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Carrying amount of long-term debt, net of unamortized discount or premium, including current and noncurrent amounts. Includes, but not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, debentures, mortgage loans and commercial paper. Excludes capital lease obligations.

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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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Amount of cash outflow for payment of an obligation from a lender, including but not limited to, letter of credit, standby letter of credit and revolving credit arrangements.

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Long-term debt Long-Term Debt - Additional Information (Details) (USD $)	9 Months Ended					0 Months Ended
	Sep. 29, 2013	Aug. 05, 2013	Dec. 30, 2012	Jul. 29, 2013 Unsecured Fixed Rate Notes 5.125 Percent Due 2020 [Member]	Sep. 29, 2013 Five Year Term Loan [Member]	Aug. 05, 2013 Minimum [Member]	Aug. 05, 2013 Maximum [Member]	Sep. 29, 2013 LIBOR Based Borrowing [Member]	Aug. 05, 2013 LIBOR Based Borrowing [Member] Minimum [Member]	Aug. 05, 2013 LIBOR Based Borrowing [Member] Maximum [Member]	Sep. 29, 2013 ABR Based Borrowing [Member]	Aug. 05, 2013 ABR Based Borrowing [Member] Minimum [Member]	Aug. 05, 2013 ABR Based Borrowing [Member] Maximum [Member]	Aug. 05, 2013 Next Eighteen Months [Member]	Aug. 05, 2013 Eighteen to Thirty Month [Member]	Aug. 05, 2013 Thirty Months Thereafter [Member]	Oct. 03, 2013 Subsequent Event [Member] UnsecuredFixedRateNotes5.125PercentDue2019[Member]	Oct. 03, 2013 Subsequent Event [Member] Unsecured Fixed Rate Notes 6.375 Percent Due 2023 [Member]	Aug. 05, 2013 Federal Funds Rate [Member]	Aug. 05, 2013 One Month LIBOR Rate [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Increase(decrease) in long term debt net of repayments and discount amortization	$ 548,100,000
Proceeds from Issuance of Long-term Debt	746,200,000
Amortization of Debt Discount (Premium)	6,900,000
Revolving credit agreements, repayments	205,000,000
Line of credit facility, remaining borrowing capacity	1,170,000,000
Debt Instrument, Face Amount				600,000,000													600,000,000	650,000,000
Debt Instrument Covenant Total Leverage Ratio Maximum														3.5	3.25	3.0
Debt Instrument Covenant Total Leverage Ratio Maximum, Increase Due To Proposed Acquisition		0.5
Commitment Fees As a Percentage of Undrawn Commitments						0.375%	0.50%
Applicable Margin Rate								2.00%	1.75%	2.50%	1.00%	0.75%	1.50%						0.50%	1.00%
Long-term Debt	1,980,190,000		1,432,100,000		154,800,000
Long-term debt, interest rate, stated percentage				5.125%													5.125%	6.375%
Debt Instrument Offering Price Percentage				98.566%													98.724%	99.086%
Debt Instrument Yield To Maturity				5.375%													5.375%	6.50%
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity	1,200,000,000
Letters of Credit Outstanding, Amount	$ 34,000,000