Fair Value Measurements Financial Instruments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 28, 2025	Dec. 29, 2024
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions
Other investments in equity securities	$ 0	$ 1,718
Series 2022-1 Class A-2-I Notes
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	4.236%	4.236%
Series 2022-1 Class A-2-II Notes
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	4.535%	4.535%
Series 2021-1 Class A-2-I Notes
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	2.37%	2.37%
Series 2021-1 Class A-2-II Notes
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	2.775%	2.775%
Series 2019-1 Class A-2-I Notes
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	3.783%	3.783%
Series 2019-1 Class A-2-II Notes
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	4.08%	4.08%
Series 2018-1 Class A-2-II Notes
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	3.884%	3.884%
7% debentures
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	7.00%	7.00%
Reported Value Measurement
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions
Cash equivalents	$ 146,711	$ 319,212
Other investments in equity securities	0	1,718
Reported Value Measurement \| Series 2022-1 Class A-2-I Notes
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions
Debt instrument	96,750	97,500
Reported Value Measurement \| Series 2022-1 Class A-2-II Notes
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions
Debt instrument	383,134	386,134
Reported Value Measurement \| Series 2021-1 Class A-2-I Notes
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions
Debt instrument	415,394	418,769
Reported Value Measurement \| Series 2021-1 Class A-2-II Notes
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions
Debt instrument	622,155	627,030
Reported Value Measurement \| Series 2019-1 Class A-2-I Notes
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions
Debt instrument	350,673	353,673
Reported Value Measurement \| Series 2019-1 Class A-2-II Notes
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions
Debt instrument	395,248	398,623
Reported Value Measurement \| Series 2018-1 Class A-2-II Notes
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions
Debt instrument	432,787	436,349
Reported Value Measurement \| U.S. advertising fund revolving line of credit
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions
Debt instrument	15,000	0
Reported Value Measurement \| 7% debentures
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions
Debt instrument	49,413	48,913
Estimate of Fair Value Measurement \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions
Cash equivalents	146,711	319,212
Estimate of Fair Value Measurement \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions
Other investments in equity securities	0	1,718
Estimate of Fair Value Measurement \| Series 2022-1 Class A-2-I Notes \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions
Debt instrument	94,892	93,744
Estimate of Fair Value Measurement \| Series 2022-1 Class A-2-II Notes \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions
Debt instrument	372,866	371,855
Estimate of Fair Value Measurement \| Series 2021-1 Class A-2-I Notes \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions
Debt instrument	384,572	376,256
Estimate of Fair Value Measurement \| Series 2021-1 Class A-2-II Notes \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions
Debt instrument	557,700	551,981
Estimate of Fair Value Measurement \| Series 2019-1 Class A-2-I Notes \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions
Debt instrument	346,465	345,093
Estimate of Fair Value Measurement \| Series 2019-1 Class A-2-II Notes \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions
Debt instrument	378,608	387,039
Estimate of Fair Value Measurement \| Series 2018-1 Class A-2-II Notes \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions
Debt instrument	426,512	418,027
Estimate of Fair Value Measurement \| U.S. advertising fund revolving line of credit \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions
Debt instrument	15,000	0
Estimate of Fair Value Measurement \| 7% debentures \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions
Debt instrument	$ 50,077	$ 50,034

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