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

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

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The amount of debt issuance costs that were incurred during a noncash or partial noncash transaction.

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

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The total amount of the contingent obligation under letters of credit outstanding as of the reporting date.

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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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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Amount of current borrowing capacity under the credit facility considering any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed (for example, borrowings may be limited by the amount of current assets), but without considering any amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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The effective interest rate at the end of the reporting period.

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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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Long-Term Debt - Narrative (Details)					3 Months Ended
Long-Term Debt - Narrative (Details)	Apr. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Sep. 27, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 14, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 30, 2023 USD ($)	Dec. 16, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Apr. 22, 2016
Components of long-term debt
Line of credit facility, commitment fee percentage			0.125%
Domestic Subsidiary
Components of long-term debt
Stock or equity interest, percentage					100.00%
Foreign Subsidiary
Components of long-term debt
Stock or equity interest, percentage					65.00%
Revolving credit facility \| Secured Overnight Financing Rate
Components of long-term debt
Applicable interest margin rate on the credit facility			0.00%
Letter of credit
Components of long-term debt
Letters of credit outstanding					$ 0
Other letters of credit outstanding					1,300,000
Standby letters of credit
Components of long-term debt
Letters of credit outstanding			$ 50,000,000
Short-term Debt
Components of long-term debt
Letters of credit outstanding			$ 75,000,000
Secured debt \| Revolving credit facility
Components of long-term debt
Credit facility, maximum principal amount						$ 750,000,000
Credit facility, additional borrowings available						$ 400,000,000
Credit facility, available capacity					568,000,000
Amount borrowed to partially finance acquisition					0
Debt issuance costs					$ 2,400,000
Debt instrument fixed charge coverage ratio								1
Secured debt \| Revolving credit facility \| Fed Funds Effective Rate Overnight Index Swap Rate
Components of long-term debt
Applicable interest margin rate on the credit facility			0.50%
Secured debt \| Revolving credit facility \| One-month LIBOR
Components of long-term debt
Applicable interest margin rate on the credit facility			1.00%
Secured debt \| Revolving credit facility \| Secured Overnight Financing Rate
Components of long-term debt
Applicable interest margin rate on the credit facility					1.00%
Applicable interest rate on the credit facility					6.30%
Secured debt \| Revolving credit facility \| Secured Overnight Financing Rate \| Minimum
Components of long-term debt
Line of Credit Facility, Interest Rate During Period					0.00%
Applicable interest margin rate on the credit facility			1.00%
Secured debt \| Revolving credit facility \| Secured Overnight Financing Rate \| Maximum
Components of long-term debt
Applicable interest margin rate on the credit facility			1.50%
Secured debt \| Revolving credit facility \| Base rate borrowings
Components of long-term debt
Applicable interest margin rate on the credit facility					0.00%
Applicable interest rate on the credit facility					8.50%
Secured debt \| Revolving credit facility \| Base rate borrowings \| Minimum
Components of long-term debt
Applicable interest margin rate on the credit facility			0.00%
Secured debt \| Revolving credit facility \| Base rate borrowings \| Maximum
Components of long-term debt
Applicable interest margin rate on the credit facility			0.50%
4.125% Senior Notes due 2031 \| Upon change of control
Components of long-term debt
Debt redemption price percentage	101.00%
4.125% Senior Notes due 2031 \| Senior notes
Components of long-term debt
Debt, aggregate principal amount	$ 400,000,000
Interest rate	4.125%				4.125%
Debt issuance costs	$ 6,000,000
Debt option to redeem, percentage	40.00%
Debt redemption price percentage	104.125%
4.125% Senior Notes due 2031 \| Senior notes \| Redemption period one
Components of long-term debt
Debt redemption price percentage	102.063%
4.125% Senior Notes due 2031 \| Senior notes \| Redemption period two
Components of long-term debt
Debt redemption price percentage	101.375%
4.125% Senior Notes due 2031 \| Senior notes \| Redemption period three
Components of long-term debt
Debt redemption price percentage	100.688%
4.125% Senior Notes due 2031 \| Senior notes \| Redemption period four
Components of long-term debt
Debt redemption price percentage	100.00%
4.125% Senior Notes due 2030 \| Senior notes
Components of long-term debt
Debt, aggregate principal amount		$ 500,000,000
Interest rate		4.125%			4.125%
Debt issuance costs		$ 8,000,000
Percentage of purchase price equal		100.00%
4.125% Senior Notes due 2030 \| Senior notes \| Redemption period one
Components of long-term debt
Debt redemption price percentage		102.063%
4.125% Senior Notes due 2030 \| Senior notes \| Redemption period two
Components of long-term debt
Debt redemption price percentage		101.375%
4.125% Senior Notes due 2030 \| Senior notes \| Redemption period three
Components of long-term debt
Debt redemption price percentage		100.688%
4.125% Senior Notes due 2030 \| Senior notes \| Redemption period four
Components of long-term debt
Debt redemption price percentage		100.00%
4.125% Senior Notes due 2030 \| Senior notes \| Upon change of control
Components of long-term debt
Debt redemption price percentage				101.00%
2023 Notes \| Senior notes
Components of long-term debt
Interest rate		6.125%
2023 Notes \| Senior notes \| Redemption period two
Components of long-term debt
Debt redemption price percentage		101.531%
5.125% Senior Notes due 2028 \| Senior notes
Components of long-term debt
Debt, aggregate principal amount				$ 300,000,000			$ 300,000,000
Interest rate				5.125%	5.125%		5.125%
Debt issuance cost				$ 4,800,000
5.125% Senior Notes due 2028 \| Senior notes \| Redemption period three
Components of long-term debt
Debt redemption price percentage				101.708%
5.125% Senior Notes due 2028 \| Senior notes \| Redemption period four
Components of long-term debt
Debt redemption price percentage				100.854%
5.125% Senior Notes due 2028 \| Senior notes \| Redemption period five
Components of long-term debt
Debt redemption price percentage				100.00%
5.125% Senior Notes due 2028 \| Senior notes \| Upon change of control
Components of long-term debt
Debt redemption price percentage				101.00%