Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 26, 2016	Jun. 28, 2015	Jun. 26, 2016	Jun. 28, 2015
Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) [Abstract]
Net revenues	$ 878,945	$ 797,658	$ 1,710,125	$ 1,511,158
Costs and expenses
Cost of sales	321,676	295,399	611,916	543,134
Royalties	69,408	57,069	139,377	116,158
Product development	63,671	57,609	120,835	109,506
Advertising	86,957	78,365	166,816	146,107
Amortization of intangibles	8,691	13,348	17,382	26,299
Program production cost amortization	5,033	7,220	11,219	18,316
Selling, distribution and administration	238,635	213,148	471,790	421,933
Total costs and expenses	794,071	722,158	1,539,335	1,381,453
Operating Profit	84,874	75,500	170,790	129,705
Non-operating (income) expense
Interest Expense	23,914	24,186	47,958	48,771
Interest income	(2,312)	(690)	(4,525)	(1,620)
Other (income) expense, net	(3,748)	(1,642)	1,124	(5,407)
Total non-operating expense, net	17,854	21,854	44,557	41,744
Earnings before income taxes	67,020	53,646	126,233	87,961
Income tax expense	17,601	13,364	29,843	21,858
Net earnings	49,419	40,282	96,390	66,103
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	(2,687)	(1,527)	(4,467)	(2,373)
Net Earnings Attributable to Hasbro, Inc.	$ 52,106	$ 41,809	$ 100,857	$ 68,476
Net earnings attributable to Hasbro, Inc. per common share:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 0.42	$ 0.33	$ 0.8	$ 0.55
Diluted (in dollars per share)	0.41	0.33	0.79	0.54
Cash dividends declared per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.51	$ 0.46	$ 1.02	$ 0.92