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

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Fair value portion of debt instrument payable, including, but not limited to, notes payable and loans payable.

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Amount of the fee that accompanies borrowing money under the debt instrument.

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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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Fair value amount of debt instrument that was repurchased.

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Difference between the fair value of payments made and the carrying amount of debt which is extinguished prior to maturity.

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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 cash outflow paid to third parties in connection with debt origination, which will be amortized over the remaining maturity period of the associated long-term debt.

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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)	1 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2021 EUR (€)	Oct. 03, 2021 USD ($)	Sep. 27, 2020 USD ($)	Oct. 03, 2021 USD ($)	Sep. 27, 2020 USD ($)	Oct. 03, 2021 EUR (€)	Jul. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Jul. 30, 2021 EUR (€)	Jun. 02, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Loss on debt extinguishment			$ (5,715,000)	$ 0	$ (5,715,000)	$ 0
Debt issuance costs paid					7,785,000	$ 0
Senior subordinated notes			1,510,080,000		1,510,080,000						$ 1,590,810,000
Senior Subordinated Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior subordinated notes			1,510,100,000		1,510,100,000
Fair value of senior subordinated notes			1,556,800,000		1,556,800,000
Revolving credit agreement due 2026
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Revolving credit agreement, maximum borrowing capacity			20,000,000		$ 20,000,000					$ 300,000,000
Commitment fee percentage					0.25%
Fixed charge coverage, minimum threshold (as a percent)					90.00%
Debt instrument, fee amount			2,200,000		$ 2,200,000
Long-term line of credit			0		0						0
Revolving credit agreement, available borrowing capacity			$ 293,900,000		$ 293,900,000
Revolving credit agreement due 2026 \| Minimum \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate (as a percent)					1.25%
Revolving credit agreement due 2026 \| Minimum \| Base Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate (as a percent)					0.25%
Revolving credit agreement due 2026 \| Maximum \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate (as a percent)					1.75%
Revolving credit agreement due 2026 \| Maximum \| Base Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate (as a percent)					0.75%
2.875% Senior subordinated notes due 2025 \| Senior Subordinated Notes
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Senior subordinated notes interest rate			2.875%		2.875%		2.875%
Loss on debt extinguishment	$ 5,700,000
Repurchase amount \| €		€ 300,000,000
Repayments of debt	$ 358,500,000	€ 300,000,000
Senior subordinated notes			$ 0		$ 0						367,110,000
4.125% Senior subordinated notes due 2026
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4.125% Senior subordinated notes due 2026 \| Senior Subordinated Notes
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Aggregate principal amount outstanding of senior subordinated notes \| €							€ 200,000,000
Senior subordinated notes interest rate			4.125%		4.125%		4.125%
Senior subordinated notes			$ 232,320,000		$ 232,320,000						244,740,000
3.375% Senior subordinated notes due 2027
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3.375% Senior subordinated notes due 2027 \| Senior Subordinated Notes
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Senior subordinated notes interest rate			3.375%		3.375%		3.375%
Senior subordinated notes			$ 522,720,000		$ 522,720,000						550,665,000
3.875% Senior subordinated notes due 2028
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Senior subordinated notes			$ 406,600,000		$ 406,600,000
3.875% Senior subordinated notes due 2028 \| Senior Subordinated Notes
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Aggregate principal amount outstanding of senior subordinated notes \| €							€ 350,000,000
Senior subordinated notes interest rate			3.875%		3.875%		3.875%
Senior subordinated notes			$ 406,560,000		$ 406,560,000						428,295,000
3.375% Senior subordinated notes due 2031 \| Senior Subordinated Notes
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Aggregate principal amount outstanding of senior subordinated notes								$ 356,000,000	€ 300,000,000
Senior subordinated notes interest rate			3.375%		3.375%		3.375%	3.375%	3.375%
Debt issuance costs paid					$ 5,600,000
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