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Accounting Policies and Basis of Presentation (Details)			3 Months Ended			6 Months Ended	9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
Accounting Policies and Basis of Presentation (Details)	Sep. 27, 2014 USD ($)	Jan. 01, 2014 USD ($)	Oct. 03, 2015 USD ($)	Jul. 04, 2015 USD ($) MW	Sep. 27, 2014 USD ($)	Jul. 04, 2015 USD ($) MW	Oct. 03, 2015 USD ($) item	Sep. 27, 2014 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Apr. 04, 2015	Dec. 31, 2006 USD ($)
Supplemental Non-Cash Transactions
Number of affiliates \| item							1
Non-cash, pay-in-kind interest income and accretion of discount recognized on a note receivable from an affiliate			$ 4,309,000		$ 3,976,000		$ 13,074,000	$ 11,511,000
Non-cash transactions resulting from deconsolidation
Gain on sale of controlling interest in subsidiary					$ 64,392,000			64,392,000
Net proceeds from sale of controlling interest in subsidiary								$ 72,500,000
Dominican Republic \| Power
Change in Accounting Method
Amount invested under equity method				$ 10,000,000		$ 10,000,000
Capacity of power facility (in megawatts) \| MW				300		300
Percentage of ownership interest accounted as equity method investment				29.90%		29.90%
Amount invested under cost method											$ 5,910,000
Dominican Republic \| Power \| Change in accounting method
Change in Accounting Method
Increase in investment in affiliates		$ 12,691,000
Tax impact									$ 0
Dominican Republic \| Power \| Maximum
Change in Accounting Method
Percentage of ownership interest accounted as cost method investment										20.00%
Triumph \| Divestiture of a 50% interest in Daily's \| Pork
Supplemental Non-Cash Transactions
Percentage of ownership interest sold	50.00%				50.00%			50.00%
Non-cash transactions resulting from deconsolidation
Decrease in net working capital	$ 19,349,000
Increase in investments in and advances to affiliates	(72,500,000)
Decrease in fixed assets	16,038,000
Decrease in goodwill	28,372,000
Decrease in other intangible assets, net (not subject to amortization)	17,000,000
Decrease in noncontrolling interest	(151,000)
Gain on sale of controlling interest in subsidiary	64,392,000
Net proceeds from sale of controlling interest in subsidiary	$ 72,500,000