Antidumping fees imposed on certain subsidiaries of the entity.

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Refers to requesting payment for interest and duties related to import entries.

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The amount or range of possible amounts of gain that could be realized upon the resolution of a contingency.

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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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Commitments and Contingencies - United States Department of Commerce Antidumping Review (Details)		1 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Jul. 13, 2018 USD ($)	Nov. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Nov. 27, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 29, 2018	Oct. 31, 2008 Import_entry	Apr. 19, 2010
United States Department of Commerce Antidumping Review [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Assignment of antidumping duty rate on U.S. imports by Company subsidiaries						48.33%
Payment request for interest and duties			$ 3,000,000
Number of import entries \| Import_entry					795
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Matter [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Term of consent decree				2 years 6 months
Monetary relief awarded to individual claims	$ 1,000,000.0
Deepwater Horizon Economic and Property Damage Claim [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Gain award for settlement		$ 27,400,000
Gain contingency, payment of legal and advisory fees, percent of total		20.00%