Segment Reporting, Total assets by segments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Sep. 27, 2015	Dec. 28, 2014	Sep. 28, 2014
Segment Reporting, Asset Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Total assets		$ 4,580,246	$ 4,532,142	$ 4,508,802
U.S. and Canada [Member]
Segment Reporting, Asset Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Total assets		3,569,803	3,663,497	3,380,207
International [Member]
Segment Reporting, Asset Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Total assets		2,486,589	2,422,046	2,394,325
Entertainment and Licensing [Member]
Segment Reporting, Asset Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Total assets		727,002	783,878	754,575
Global Operations [Member]
Segment Reporting, Asset Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Total assets		2,431,866	2,433,888	2,293,319
Corporate and Eliminations [Member]
Segment Reporting, Asset Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Total assets	[1]	$ (4,635,014)	$ (4,771,167)	$ (4,313,624)

[1] Certain long-term assets, including property, plant and equipment, goodwill and other intangibles, which benefit multiple operating segments, are included in Corporate and Eliminations. Allocations of certain expenses related to these assets to the individual operating segments are done at the beginning of the year based on budgeted amounts. Any differences between actual and budgeted amounts are reflected in Corporate and eliminations. Corporate and Eliminations also includes the elimination of inter-company balance sheet amounts.