Segment Reporting - Information and Reconciliation by Segment (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Dec. 29, 2019	Sep. 29, 2019	Jun. 30, 2019	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2018	Jul. 01, 2018	Apr. 01, 2018	Dec. 29, 2019	Dec. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues from External Customers	$ 1,428,007	$ 1,575,173	$ 984,537	$ 732,510	$ 1,389,161	$ 1,569,686	$ 904,458	$ 716,341	$ 4,720,227	$ 4,579,646	$ 5,209,782
Affiliate Revenue									0	0	0
Operating Profit (Loss)	190,380	$ 297,210	$ 128,333	$ 36,127	10,547	$ 313,336	$ 87,588	$ (80,419)	652,050	331,052	810,359
Depreciation and Amortization									180,787	167,958	171,836
Capital Additions									133,636	140,426	134,877
Total Assets	8,855,628				5,262,988				8,855,628	5,262,988	5,289,983
Corporate and eliminations
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues from External Customers									0	0	0
Affiliate Revenue									(1,411,378)	(1,465,620)	(1,675,078)
Operating Profit (Loss)									36,861	(99,327)	(28,666)
Depreciation and Amortization									76,051	60,923	44,731
Capital Additions									23,640	20,976	27,103
Total Assets	(901,580)				(3,684,323)				(901,580)	(3,684,323)	(3,405,347)
U.S. and Canada | Operating Segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues from External Customers									2,449,280	2,375,653	2,650,682
Affiliate Revenue									11,016	10,242	8,157
Operating Profit (Loss)									415,436	370,197	523,915
Depreciation and Amortization									8,696	11,119	19,457
Capital Additions									6,280	5,255	5,849
Total Assets	3,244,950				2,899,986				3,244,950	2,899,986	2,746,834
International | Operating Segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues from External Customers									1,836,360	1,847,585	2,233,579
Affiliate Revenue									273	290	382
Operating Profit (Loss)									107,304	39,470	228,669
Depreciation and Amortization									6,166	6,530	9,527
Capital Additions									4,290	4,652	4,669
Total Assets	2,482,170				2,229,053				2,482,170	2,229,053	2,499,985
Entertainment, Licensing and Digital | Operating Segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues from External Customers									434,467	356,299	325,424
Affiliate Revenue									11,466	15,796	21,889
Operating Profit (Loss)									99,686	29,127	82,427
Depreciation and Amortization									8,342	4,627	5,526
Capital Additions									25,718	26,631	7,637
Total Assets	695,898				620,425				695,898	620,425	628,743
Global Operations | Operating Segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues from External Customers									120	109	97
Affiliate Revenue									1,388,623	1,439,292	1,644,650
Operating Profit (Loss)									(7,237)	(8,415)	4,014
Depreciation and Amortization									81,532	84,759	92,595
Capital Additions									73,708	82,912	89,619
Total Assets	$ 3,334,190				$ 3,197,847				$ 3,334,190	$ 3,197,847	$ 2,819,768