Segment Reporting, Total assets by segments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Apr. 02, 2017	Dec. 25, 2016	Mar. 27, 2016
Segment Reporting, Asset Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Total assets		$ 4,645,870	$ 5,091,366	$ 4,364,695
Corporate and Eliminations [Member]
Segment Reporting, Asset Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Total assets	[1]	(2,920,086)	(2,856,651)	(3,408,370)
U.S. and Canada [Member]
Segment Reporting, Asset Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Total assets		2,618,808	2,559,792	2,751,504
International [Member]
Segment Reporting, Asset Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Total assets		1,964,343	2,368,761	1,983,747
Entertainment and Licensing [Member]
Segment Reporting, Asset Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Total assets		763,988	692,898	614,003
Global Operations [Member]
Segment Reporting, Asset Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Total assets		$ 2,218,817	$ 2,326,566	$ 2,423,811

[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.