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Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of short-term borrowings using unsecured obligations issued by banks, corporations and other borrowers to investors. The maturities of these money market securities generally do not exceed 270 days.

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

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Amount, after accumulated amortization, of debt issuance costs. Includes, but is not limited to, legal, accounting, underwriting, printing, and registration costs.

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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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Amount, after unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, debentures, mortgage loans and commercial paper. Excludes capital lease obligations.

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Amount, after unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt, classified as current. Includes, but not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, debentures, mortgage loans and commercial paper. Excludes capital lease obligations.

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The fair value amount of long-term debt whether such amount is presented as a separate caption or as a parenthetical disclosure. Additionally, this element may be used in connection with the fair value disclosures required in the footnote disclosures to the financial statements. The element may be used in both the balance sheet and disclosure in the same submission.

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Fair value portion of notes payable.

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Debt - Fair Value and Carrying Value of Debt Instruments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 28, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Jun. 09, 2015	Jan. 31, 2013
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Less current portion of long-term debt and commercial paper	$ 1,273,158	$ 1,742,373
3.85% Senior Notes due February 1, 2023
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Interest rate percentage	3.85%			3.85%
2.00% Senior Notes due January 14, 2022
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Interest rate percentage	2.00%		2.00%
Fair Value
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Capital leases and other	$ 21,469	6,664
Unamortized debt issuance costs	(3,508)	(5,155)
Total debt	2,801,417	3,273,203
Less current portion of long-term debt and commercial paper	1,273,158	1,742,373
Long-term debt, less current portion	1,528,259	1,530,830
Fair Value \| 3.85% Senior Notes due February 1, 2023
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Notes payable	626,491	599,904
Fair Value \| 2.00% Senior Notes due January 14, 2022
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Notes payable	569,037	587,487
Fair Value \| Floating Rate Notes due May 18, 2020
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Notes payable	328,002	343,004
Fair Value \| Floating Rate Notes due September 11, 2019
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Notes payable	0	343,560
Fair Value \| Floating rate notes due September 04, 2021
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Notes payable	324,650	0
Fair Value \| Five-year senior secured credit facility, due March 26, 2022
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Notes payable	2,500	57,896
Carrying Value
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Capital leases and other	21,469	6,664
Unamortized debt issuance costs	(3,508)	(5,155)
Total debt	2,756,739	3,257,974
Less current portion of long-term debt and commercial paper	1,273,158	1,742,373
Long-term debt, less current portion	1,483,581	1,515,601
Carrying Value \| 3.85% Senior Notes due February 1, 2023
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Notes payable	600,000	600,000
Carrying Value \| 2.00% Senior Notes due January 14, 2022
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Notes payable	547,046	572,148
Carrying Value \| Floating Rate Notes due May 18, 2020
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Notes payable	328,228	343,289
Carrying Value \| Floating Rate Notes due September 11, 2019
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Notes payable	0	343,289
Carrying Value \| Floating rate notes due September 04, 2021
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Notes payable	328,228	0
Carrying Value \| Five-year senior secured credit facility, due March 26, 2022
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Notes payable	2,500	57,896
United States \| Fair Value
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Commercial paper	409,800	632,668
United States \| Carrying Value
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Commercial paper	409,800	632,668
Europe \| Fair Value
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Commercial paper	522,976	707,175
Europe \| Carrying Value
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Commercial paper	$ 522,976	$ 707,175