Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 27, 2016	Mar. 29, 2015
Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) [Abstract]
Net revenues	$ 831,180	$ 713,500
Costs and expenses
Cost of sales	290,240	247,735
Royalties	69,969	59,089
Product development	57,164	51,897
Advertising	79,859	67,742
Amortization of intangibles	8,691	12,951
Program production cost amortization	6,186	11,096
Selling, distribution and administration	233,155	208,785
Total costs and expenses	745,264	659,295
Operating Profit	85,916	54,205
Non-operating (income) expense
Interest Expense	24,044	24,585
Interest income	(2,213)	(930)
Other (income) expense, net	4,872	(3,765)
Total non-operating expense, net	26,703	19,890
Earnings before income taxes	59,213	34,315
Income tax expense	12,242	8,494
Net earnings	46,971	25,821
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	(1,780)	(846)
Net Earnings Attributable to Hasbro, Inc.	$ 48,751	$ 26,667
Net earnings attributable to Hasbro, Inc. per common share:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 0.39	$ 0.21
Diluted (in dollars per share)	0.38	0.21
Cash dividends declared per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.51	$ 0.46