Segment Reporting, Net revenues by segment (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended
		Apr. 02, 2017	Mar. 27, 2016
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Net revenues, external		$ 849,663	$ 831,180
Net revenues, affiliates		0	0
Operating Profit (Loss)		78,343	85,916
Corporate and Eliminations [Member]
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Net revenues, external		0	0
Net revenues, affiliates		(266,122)	(303,334)
Operating Profit (Loss)	[1]	866	(4,158)
U.S. and Canada [Member]
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Net revenues, external		451,577	443,648
Net revenues, affiliates		2,391	1,444
Operating Profit (Loss)		64,754	78,335
International [Member]
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Net revenues, external		345,281	345,037
Net revenues, affiliates		0	0
Operating Profit (Loss)		544	2,853
Entertainment and Licensing [Member]
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Net revenues, external		52,729	42,495
Net revenues, affiliates		3,502	4,701
Operating Profit (Loss)		11,346	5,442
Global Operations [Member]
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Net revenues, external	[2]	76	0
Net revenues, affiliates	[2]	260,229	297,189
Operating Profit (Loss)	[2]	$ 833	$ 3,444

[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 b etween actual and budgeted amounts are reflected in Corporate and Eliminations because allocations are translated from the US Dollar to local currenc y at budget rates when recorded. Corporate and Eliminations also includes the elimin ation of inter-comp any balance sheet amounts.

[2] The Global Operations segment derives substantially all of its revenues, and thus its operating results, from intersegment activities.