Derivative Financial Instruments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Dec. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Fair Value Hedging [Member] \| Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] \| Intercompany Loans
Derivative [Line Items]
Hedge description of hedged item	intercompany loans
Total notional amount	$ 452,773	$ 418,471
Underlying risk	foreign currency
Fair value of hedged item	$ (1,551)	(2,891)
Cash Flow Hedging [Member] \| Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Total notional amount	792,840	1,376,877
Fair value of hedged item	$ 26,017	(7,934)
Cash Flow Hedging [Member] \| Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] \| Inventory Purchases
Derivative [Line Items]
Hedge description of hedged item	Inventory purchases
Total notional amount	$ 468,305	756,673
Underlying risk	foreign currency
Fair value of hedged item	$ 15,089	(13,695)
Cash Flow Hedging [Member] \| Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] \| Sales
Derivative [Line Items]
Hedge description of hedged item	Sales
Total notional amount	$ 298,194	423,315
Underlying risk	foreign currency
Fair value of hedged item	$ 11,232	16,144
Cash Flow Hedging [Member] \| Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] \| Other
Derivative [Line Items]
Hedge description of hedged item	Royalties and Other
Total notional amount	$ 26,341	196,889
Underlying risk	foreign currency
Fair value of hedged item	$ (304)	$ (10,383)

Aggregate notional amount specified by the derivative(s). Expressed as an absolute value.

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