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Debt Instrument, Prepayment Fee, Percentage

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Debt Instrument, Variable Rate Consideration, Percentage of Foreign Unrestricted Cash

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The additional amount available over and above the maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility.

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The maximum consolidated leverage ratio under the negative covenants of the credit facility.

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The minimum consolidated interest charge coverage ratio (calculated as income before interest and taxes, divided by interest) to be in compliance with the financial covenant under an existing debt agreement.

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Amount equal to the present value (the principal) at the beginning of the lease term of minimum lease payments during the lease term (excluding that portion of the payments representing executory costs such as insurance, maintenance, and taxes to be paid by the lessor, together with any profit thereon) net of payments or other amounts applied to the principal through the balance sheet date.

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

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

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Effective interest rate for the funds borrowed under the debt agreement considering interest compounding and original issue discount or premium.

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

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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 of the required periodic payments including both interest and principal payments.

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Period of time between issuance and maturity of debt instrument, in PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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

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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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Amount of borrowing capacity currently available under the credit facility (current borrowing capacity less the amount of borrowings outstanding).

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Amount after allowance and deduction of deferred interest and fees, unamortized costs and premiums and discounts from face amounts, of loans and leases held in portfolio, including but not limited to, commercial and consumer loans. Excludes loans and leases covered under loss sharing agreements and loans held for sale.

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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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Weighted average interest rate of long-term debt outstanding calculated at point in time.

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Long-Term Obligations - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)		12 Months Ended
Long-Term Obligations - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)	Jul. 06, 2018	Dec. 30, 2017	Sep. 29, 2018
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Weighted average interest rate for revolving credit facility (in hundredths)			3.07%
Loan receivable			$ 645,000
Capital lease obligations		$ 4,633,000	4,277,000
Commercial Real Estate Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt issuance costs			$ 158,000
Interest rate			4.55%
Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding balance		$ 237,011,000	$ 168,468,000
Remaining borrowing capacity			131,156,000
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Canadian Denominated Borrowing [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding balance			43,687,000
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Euro-Denominated Borrowing [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding balance			$ 33,781,000
Secured Debt [Member] \| Commercial Real Estate Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Term of unsecured revolving credit facility	10 years
Outstanding balance	$ 10,500,000
Principal amount	21,000,000
Quarterly installment amount	$ 262,500
Fixed interest rate	4.45%
Capital Lease Obligations [Member] \| Sale Leaseback Arrangement [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate			1.79%
Net purchase option			$ 1,545,000
Capital lease obligations			4,205,000
Capital Lease Obligations [Member] \| Other Capital Lease Obligations [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Capital lease obligations			$ 72,000
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| 2017 Credit Agreement [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Term of unsecured revolving credit facility		5 years
Borrowing capacity available under committed portion		$ 300,000,000
Additional borrowing capacity		$ 100,000,000
Percentage of foreign unrestricted cash		65.00%
Maximum unrestricted cash		$ 30,000,000
Maximum consolidated leverage ratio		3.5
Minimum consolidated interest coverage ratio		3
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| 2017 Credit Agreement [Member] \| Federal Funds Rate [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate (in hundredths)		0.50%
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| 2017 Credit Agreement [Member] \| Thirty-day LIBOR [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate (in hundredths)		0.50%
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| 2017 Credit Agreement [Member] \| LIBOR [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate floor (as a percentage)		0.00%
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| 2017 Credit Agreement [Member] \| LIBOR [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate (in hundredths)		1.00%
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| 2017 Credit Agreement [Member] \| LIBOR [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate (in hundredths)		2.00%
Debt Covenant Period One [Member] \| Secured Debt [Member] \| Commercial Real Estate Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Prepayment fee	2.00%
Debt Covenant Period Two [Member] \| Secured Debt [Member] \| Commercial Real Estate Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Prepayment fee	1.00%