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Amount, before unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but is not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, commercial loans, mortgage loans, convertible debt, subordinated debt and other types of debt.

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Amount, before accumulated amortization, of debt issuance costs related to line of credit arrangements. Includes, but is not limited to, legal, accounting, underwriting, printing, and registration costs.

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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Debt (Revolving Credit and Term Loan Agreements) (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 29, 2024	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) Integer	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 13, 2019 USD ($)	May 06, 2015 USD ($)
Debt Instrument
Outstanding balance under revolving credit agreement		$ 188,919	$ 186,060
Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument
Outstanding balance under revolving credit agreement		$ 0	$ 0
Credit Agreement 2019 [Member]
Debt Instrument
Interest rate at period end		0.00%	0.00%
Consolidated total leverage ratio		4.50
Consolidated total indebtedness to consolidated EBITDA, ratio		4.00
Debt instrument, basis points		1.00
Number of consecutive quarters \| Integer		4
Minimum liquidity debt covenant under credit agreement		50.00%
Credit Agreement 2019 [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument
Line of credit, credit agreement		$ 800,000		$ 800,000
Debt Issuance Costs, Line of Credit Arrangements, Gross				$ 3,600
Line of credit, amount outstanding		0
Remaining borrowing capacity excluding letters of credit		800,000
Available borrowing capacity		634,627
Remaining borrowing capacity subject to EBITDA limitations		$ 363,997
Credit Agreement 2019 [Member] \| Collateral Member One \| Line of Credit
Debt Instrument
Equity interest In certain foreign subsidiaries		66.00%
Credit Agreement 2019 [Member] \| Collateral Member Two \| Line of Credit
Debt Instrument
Equity interest in domestic subsidiaries		100.00%
Credit Agreement 2019 [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Debt Instrument
Debt Instrument, Interest Coverage Ratio		1.00
Credit Agreement 2019 [Member] \| Minimum [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument
Commitment fee percentage		0.15%
Credit Agreement 2019 [Member] \| Minimum [Member] \| Letter of Credit
Debt Instrument
Commitment fee percentage		1.125%
Credit Agreement 2019 [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Debt Instrument
Debt Instrument, Interest Coverage Ratio		3.00
Credit Agreement 2019 [Member] \| Maximum [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument
Commitment fee percentage		0.25%
Credit Agreement 2019 [Member] \| Maximum [Member] \| Letter of Credit
Debt Instrument
Commitment fee percentage		1.625%
Credit Agreement 2015 \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument
Line of credit, credit agreement			$ 800,000
Line of credit, amount outstanding			0
Remaining borrowing capacity excluding letters of credit			800,000
Available borrowing capacity			647,386
Remaining borrowing capacity subject to EBITDA limitations			322,900
Credit Agreement 2015 \| Co-lead Arrangers Bank of America Securities LLC, JP Morgan Securities LLC, and RBS Citizens N.A. and a Syndicate of Lenders \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument
Line of credit, credit agreement					$ 600,000
Letter of Credit \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument
Letters of credit outstanding amount		$ 165,373	152,614
Letter of Credit \| Revolving Credit Facility \| JPF [Member]
Debt Instrument
Letters of credit outstanding amount		$ 146,200	$ 146,200
Forecast [Member] \| Credit Agreement 2019 [Member]
Debt Instrument
Minimum liquidity debt covenant under credit agreement	100.00%