Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 27, 2015

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Reconciliation of Net Earnings per Share

A reconciliation of net earnings and average number of shares for each of the three fiscal years ended December 27, 2015 is as follows:

	2015			2014		2013
	Basic		Diluted	Basic	Diluted	Basic	Diluted
Net earnings attributable to Hasbro, Inc.	$	451,838	451,838	415,930	415,930	286,198	286,198
Average shares outstanding		125,006	125,006	128,411	128,411	130,186	130,186
Effect of dilutive securities:
Options and other share-based awards		-	1,682	-	1,475	-	1,602
Equivalent shares		125,006	126,688	128,411	129,886	130,186	131,788
Net earnings attributable to Hasbro, Inc. per share	$	3.61	3.57	3.24	3.20	2.20	2.17