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. 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
Contributions From (Distributions To) Noncontrolling Interests, Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	(285)
Balance at Dec. 29, 2013		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		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
Contributions From (Distributions To) Noncontrolling Interests, Total		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
Net earnings attributable to Hasbro, Inc.	451,838	0	0	451,838	0	0	451,838	0
Net Loss Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests	(4,966)	0	0	0	0	0		(4,966)
Other comprehensive (loss) earnings	(50,547)	0	0	0	(50,547)	0	(50,547)	0
Stock-based compensation transactions		0	33,558	0	0	23,992	57,550	0
Purchases of common stock	84,894	0	0	0	0	(84,894)	(84,894)	0
Stock-based compensation expense		0	53,807	0	0	73	53,880	0
Dividends declared		0	0	(229,589)	0	0	(229,589)	0
Contributions From (Distributions To) Noncontrolling Interests, Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	2,406
Balance at Dec. 27, 2015	$ 1,663,902	$ 104,847	$ 893,630	$ 3,852,321	$ (146,001)	$ (3,040,895)	$ 1,663,902	$ 40,170