Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' Equity (USD $) In Thousands	Total	Common Stock [Member]	Additional Paid-in Capital [Member]	Retained Earnings [Member]	Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Earnings [Member]	Treasury Stock [Member]	Total Shareholders' Equity Attributable to Hasbro, Inc. [Member]	Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests [Member]
Balance at Dec. 25, 2011		$ 104,847	$ 630,044	$ 3,205,420	$ (35,943)	$ (2,486,853)	$ 1,417,515	$ 0
Net earnings attributable to Hasbro, Inc.	335,999	0	0	335,999	0	0	335,999	0
Net Loss Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests	0
Other comprehensive (loss) earnings	(36,364)	0	0	0	(36,364)	0	(36,364)	0
Stock-based compensation transactions		0	6,695	0	0	51,015	57,710	0
Purchases of common stock		0	0	0	0	(100,041)	(100,041)	0
Stock-based compensation expense		0	19,204	0	0	230	19,434	0
Dividends declared		0	0	(186,874)	0	0	(186,874)	0
Balance at Dec. 30, 2012		104,847	655,943	3,354,545	(72,307)	(2,535,649)	1,507,379	0
Redeemable noncontrolling interests related to acquisition of Backflip Studios, LLC		0	0	0	0	0	0	48,000
Net earnings attributable to Hasbro, Inc.	286,198	0	0	286,198	0	0	286,198	0
Net Loss Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests	(2,270)	0	0	0	0	0		(2,270)
Other comprehensive (loss) earnings	38,172	0	0	0	38,172	0	38,172	0
Stock-based compensation transactions		0	57,070	0	0	83,324	140,394	0
Purchases of common stock		0	0	0	0	(102,505)	(102,505)	0
Stock-based compensation expense		0	21,168	0	0	104	21,272	0
Dividends declared		0	0	(208,567)	0	0	(208,567)	0
Distributions paid to noncontrolling owners		0	0	0	0	0	0	(285)
Balance at Dec. 29, 2013	1,682,343	104,847	734,181	3,432,176	(34,135)	(2,554,726)	1,682,343	45,445
Net earnings attributable to Hasbro, Inc.	415,930	0	0	415,930	0	0	415,930	0
Net Loss Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests	(2,620)	0	0	0	0	0		(2,620)
Other comprehensive (loss) earnings	(61,319)	0	0	0	(61,319)	0	(61,319)	0
Stock-based compensation transactions		0	36,063	0	0	35,370	71,433	0
Purchases of common stock	460,840	0	0	0	0	(460,841)	(460,841)	0
Stock-based compensation expense		0	36,021	0	0	131	36,152	0
Dividends declared		0	0	(218,034)	0	0	(218,034)	0
Distributions paid to noncontrolling owners		0	0	0	0	0	0	(95)
Balance at Dec. 28, 2014	$ 1,465,664	$ 104,847	$ 806,265	$ 3,630,072	$ (95,454)	$ (2,980,066)	$ 1,465,664	$ 42,730