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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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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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Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of collateralized/uncollateralized debt obligation (with maturities initially due after one year or beyond the operating cycle if longer), excluding current portion. Subordinated debt places a lender in a lien position behind the primary lender of the company.

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Long-Term Debt and Other Borrowing Arrangements - Additional Information (Details)	3 Months Ended
	Apr. 04, 2021 USD ($)	Mar. 29, 2020 USD ($)	Apr. 04, 2021 EUR (€)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Payments under borrowing arrangements	$ 1,841,000	$ 0
Senior subordinated notes	1,526,070,000			$ 1,590,810,000
Senior Subordinated Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior subordinated notes	1,526,100,000
Fair value of senior subordinated notes	1,558,500,000
Revolving credit agreement due 2022
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Revolving credit agreement due 2022, maximum borrowing capacity	$ 400,000,000.0
Commitment fee percentage	0.25%
Fixed charge coverage, minimum threshold (as a percent)	90.00%
Revolving credit agreement due 2022, available borrowing capacity	$ 269,200,000
Revolving credit agreement due 2022 \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate (as a percent)	1.25%
Revolving credit agreement due 2022 \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate (as a percent)	1.75%
3.875% Senior subordinated notes due 2028
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior subordinated notes	$ 410,865,000			428,295,000
3.875% Senior subordinated notes due 2028 \| Senior Subordinated Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount outstanding of senior subordinated notes \| €			€ 350,000,000.0
Senior subordinated notes interest rate	3.875%		3.875%
3.375% Senior subordinated notes due 2027
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior subordinated notes	$ 528,255,000			550,665,000
3.375% Senior subordinated notes due 2027 \| Senior Subordinated Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount outstanding of senior subordinated notes \| €			€ 450,000,000.0
Senior subordinated notes interest rate	3.375%		3.375%
4.125% Senior subordinated notes due 2026
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior subordinated notes	$ 234,780,000			244,740,000
4.125% Senior subordinated notes due 2026 \| Senior Subordinated Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount outstanding of senior subordinated notes \| €			€ 200,000,000.0
Senior subordinated notes interest rate	4.125%		4.125%
2.875% Senior subordinated notes due 2025
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior subordinated notes	$ 352,170,000			$ 367,110,000
2.875% Senior subordinated notes due 2025 \| Senior Subordinated Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount outstanding of senior subordinated notes \| €			€ 300,000,000.0
Senior subordinated notes interest rate	2.875%		2.875%