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Selected Quarterly Financial Data Selected Quarterly Financial Data - Additional Information (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 3 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Sep. 26, 2014
Jun. 27, 2014
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Sep. 27, 2013
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]              
Valuation Allowance, Deferred Tax Asset, Increase (Decrease), Amount $ 0.3us-gaap_ValuationAllowanceDeferredTaxAssetChangeInAmount $ 4.2us-gaap_ValuationAllowanceDeferredTaxAssetChangeInAmount $ 24.5us-gaap_ValuationAllowanceDeferredTaxAssetChangeInAmount        
Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Reduction Resulting from Lapse of Applicable Statute of Limitations       9.5us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsReductionsResultingFromLapseOfApplicableStatuteOfLimitations 1.3us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsReductionsResultingFromLapseOfApplicableStatuteOfLimitations 0.9us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsReductionsResultingFromLapseOfApplicableStatuteOfLimitations  
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) [Member] | Domestic Tax Authority [Member] | Tax Year 2008 through 2010 [Member]              
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]              
Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Reduction Resulting from Lapse of Applicable Statute of Limitations   $ 9.0us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsReductionsResultingFromLapseOfApplicableStatuteOfLimitations
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        $ 39.0us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsReductionsResultingFromLapseOfApplicableStatuteOfLimitations
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_DomesticCountryMember
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityNameAxis
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