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Amortization Of Credit Facility, Percentage, Year Four

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Amortization Of Credit Facility, Percentage, Year Three

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Amortization Of Credit Facility, Percentage, Year Two

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Credit Facility Maximum Leverage And Minimum Interest Coverage Ratio

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Line Of Credit Facility Initial Borrowing Amount

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Maximum remaining payments under business acquisition

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Revolving Line Of Credit Facility Maximum Borrowing Amount

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Revolving Line Of Credit Period, Years

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Term Loan Credit Facility Maximum Borrowing Amount

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Term Loan Credit Facility Period, Years

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Unsecured revolving credit facility, additional borrowing capacity

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The amount of acquisition cost of a business combination allocated to current liabilities of the acquired entity.

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The amount of acquisition cost of a business combination allocated to other noncurrent liabilities of the acquired entity.

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The percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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The stated principal amount of the debt instrument at time of issuance, which may vary from the carrying amount because of unamortized premium or discount.

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Interest rate stated in the contractual debt agreement.

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Amount borrowed under the credit facility as of the balance sheet date.

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The fee, expressed as a percentage of the line of credit facility, for the line of credit facility regardless of whether the facility has been used.

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Reflects when the credit facility terminates, which may be presented in a variety of ways (year, month and year, day, month and year, quarter).

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Reflects when the credit facility first became available, which may be presented in a variety of ways (year, month and year, day, month and year, quarter).

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Including the current and noncurrent portions, aggregate carrying amount of all types of notes payable, as of the balance sheet date, with initial maturities beyond one year or beyond the normal operating cycle, if longer.

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The carrying amount of the long-term purchase obligation as of the balance sheet date, which equals the sum of all payments due.

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Debt, Commitments and Contingencies (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)							6 Months Ended
	Jul. 01, 2011	May 06, 2011	Jul. 01, 2011 Floating Per Annum Rate [Member] Maximum [Member]	Jul. 01, 2011 Floating Per Annum Rate [Member] Minimum [Member]	Jul. 01, 2011 Reserve-Adjusted Fixed Per Annum Rate [Member] Maximum [Member]	Jul. 01, 2011 Reserve-Adjusted Fixed Per Annum Rate [Member] Minimum [Member]	Jul. 01, 2011 Maximum [Member]	Jul. 01, 2011 Minimum [Member]	Jul. 01, 2011 2011 Credit Facility [Member]	May 06, 2011 2011 Credit Facility [Member]	Jul. 01, 2011 Promissory Notes and Other [Member]	Dec. 31, 2010 Promissory Notes and Other [Member]
Unsecured revolving credit agreement, available borrowing capacity										$ 1,100,000,000
Unsecured revolving credit facility, additional borrowing capacity										300,000,000
Unsecured revolving credit facility, initiation date									May 6, 2011
Unsecured revolving credit facility, expiration date									May 6, 2016
Credit facility initial borrowing amount		151,000,000
Credit facility maximum borrowing amount										700,000,000
Credit facility term period, years										5
Term loan credit facility maximum borrowing amount										400,000,000
Term loan credit facility term period, years										5
Credit facility commitment fee, percentage							0.40%	0.20%
Amortization of credit facility, percentage, year one									5.00%
Amortization of credit facility, percentage, year two									5.00%
Amortization of credit facility, percentage, year three									10.00%
Amortization of credit facility, percentage, year four									10.00%
Amortization of credit facility, percentage, year five									70.00%
Credit facility interest rate in addition to specific base rates			1.25%	0.25%	2.25%	1.25%
Maximum leverage and minimum interest coverage ratio									3.5
Credit facility, amount outstanding	125,000,000
Debt Instrument, Face Amount											2,300,000	2,200,000
Outstanding notes payable											1,900,000
Interest rate on notes											6.00%
Unconditional purchase obligations	66,600,000
Acquisition-related earn-outs as current liabilities	7,400,000
Acquisition-related holdbacks as non-current liabilities	7,900,000
Maximum remaining payments under business acquisition	$ 26,300,000