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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Fair value portion of debt instrument payable, including, but not limited to, notes payable and loans payable.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Date when the debt instrument is scheduled to be fully repaid, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Fair Value Measurements (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 02, 2021	Mar. 28, 2020	May 30, 2017
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Cost Method Investments, Fair Value Disclosure	$ 107,400
Three Point Zero Percent 2021 Senior Debentures [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount	$ 500,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	3.00%
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date	Mar. 15, 2021
Fair value of convertible notes	$ 502,700
Two Point and Nine Five Percent 2024 Senior Debentures [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount	$ 750,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	2.95%
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date	Jun. 01, 2024
Fair value of convertible notes	$ 807,800
Two Point and Three Seven Five Percent 2030 Senior Debentures [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount	$ 750,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	2.375%
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date	Jun. 01, 2030
Fair value of convertible notes	$ 785,200
Two Point and Nine Five Percent 2024 Senior Debentures [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount	$ 750,000	$ 750,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage			2.95%