Financial Guarantees and Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 28, 2014	Dec. 28, 2013	Jun. 29, 2013	Dec. 29, 2012
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Long-term Debt, Current Maturities	$ 110,326	$ 13,797
Other Liabilities, Noncurrent	64,610	62,191
Liabilities	1,986,998	1,304,781
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest, Equity, Carrying Amount	100,467	0
Liabilities, Current	463,438	328,955
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	211,196	86,064	$ 80,471	$ 97,879
Accounts receivable, net	257,611	194,827
Inventories, net	189,665	156,074
Deferred income taxes	5,635	2,318
Other current assets	110,074	59,096
Total current assets	774,181	498,379
Property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $210,634 and $175,159, respectively	944,015	652,780
Goodwill	250,422	115,328
Intangible assets, net	191,559	169,399
Net investment in and advances to (from) subsidiaries	0	0
Deferred income taxes	5,116	2,582
Other noncurrent assets	37,259	26,052
Total assets	2,202,552	1,464,520
Current liabilities:
Common stock	0	0
Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Parent	114,380	158,896
Noncontrolling interest	707	843
Total equity	115,087	159,739
Total liabilities and equity	2,202,552	1,464,520
Short-term borrowings	14,070	2,472
Long-term Debt, Excluding Current Maturities	1,374,496	880,399
Deferred Tax Liabilities, Net, Noncurrent	36,270	33,236
Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities, Current	336,374	307,731
Accrued Income Taxes, Current	1,150	3,613
Deferred Tax Liabilities, Net, Current	1,518	1,342
Issuer
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Long-term Debt, Current Maturities	62,090	3,039
Other Liabilities, Noncurrent	407	1,810
Liabilities	1,417,973	893,879
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest, Equity, Carrying Amount	100,467
Liabilities, Current	105,543	40,328
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	296	2,068	699	486
Accounts receivable, net	0	0
Inventories, net	(789)	0
Deferred income taxes	385	385
Other current assets	17,342	1,887
Total current assets	17,234	4,340
Property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $210,634 and $175,159, respectively	3,636	2,756
Goodwill	0	0
Intangible assets, net	39,348	31,525
Net investment in and advances to (from) subsidiaries	1,572,311	1,013,856
Deferred income taxes	0	0
Other noncurrent assets	291	298
Total assets	1,632,820	1,052,775
Current liabilities:
Common stock	0	0
Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Parent	114,380	158,896
Noncontrolling interest	0	0
Total equity	114,380	158,896
Total liabilities and equity	1,632,820	1,052,775
Short-term borrowings	719	410
Long-term Debt, Excluding Current Maturities	1,311,050	850,767
Deferred Tax Liabilities, Net, Noncurrent	973	974
Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities, Current	42,335	36,510
Accrued Income Taxes, Current	399	369
Deferred Tax Liabilities, Net, Current	0	0
Guarantors
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Long-term Debt, Current Maturities	0	0
Other Liabilities, Noncurrent	27,179	31,718
Liabilities	97,865	106,211
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest, Equity, Carrying Amount	0
Liabilities, Current	57,949	61,950
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	121,459	13,103	18,908	28,285
Accounts receivable, net	46,040	46,828
Inventories, net	48,683	46,428
Deferred income taxes	2,439	2,438
Other current assets	12,165	12,696
Total current assets	230,786	121,493
Property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $210,634 and $175,159, respectively	209,255	207,256
Goodwill	54,417	54,683
Intangible assets, net	113,975	125,146
Net investment in and advances to (from) subsidiaries	530,756	615,314
Deferred income taxes	0	0
Other noncurrent assets	8,976	8,869
Total assets	1,148,165	1,132,761
Current liabilities:
Common stock	0	0
Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Parent	1,050,300	1,026,550
Noncontrolling interest	0	0
Total equity	1,050,300	1,026,550
Total liabilities and equity	1,148,165	1,132,761
Short-term borrowings	0	0
Long-term Debt, Excluding Current Maturities	0	0
Deferred Tax Liabilities, Net, Noncurrent	12,737	12,543
Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities, Current	57,952	61,950
Accrued Income Taxes, Current	145	0
Deferred Tax Liabilities, Net, Current	(148)	0
Non-Guarantors
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Long-term Debt, Current Maturities	48,236	10,758
Other Liabilities, Noncurrent	85,208	28,663
Liabilities	473,983	307,513
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest, Equity, Carrying Amount	0
Liabilities, Current	298,798	225,529
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	89,441	70,893	60,864	69,108
Accounts receivable, net	211,571	147,999
Inventories, net	141,771	109,646
Deferred income taxes	5,634	2,318
Other current assets	80,567	44,513
Total current assets	528,984	375,369
Property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $210,634 and $175,159, respectively	731,124	442,768
Goodwill	196,005	60,645
Intangible assets, net	38,236	12,728
Net investment in and advances to (from) subsidiaries	(811,791)	(363,414)
Deferred income taxes	5,116	2,582
Other noncurrent assets	27,992	16,885
Total assets	715,666	547,563
Current liabilities:
Common stock	16,966	16,966
Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Parent	224,010	222,241
Noncontrolling interest	707	843
Total equity	241,683	240,050
Total liabilities and equity	715,666	547,563
Short-term borrowings	13,351	2,062
Long-term Debt, Excluding Current Maturities	63,446	29,632
Deferred Tax Liabilities, Net, Noncurrent	26,531	23,689
Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities, Current	236,087	209,271
Accrued Income Taxes, Current	606	3,244
Deferred Tax Liabilities, Net, Current	518	194
Eliminations
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Long-term Debt, Current Maturities	0	0
Other Liabilities, Noncurrent	0	0
Liabilities	(2,823)	(2,822)
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest, Equity, Carrying Amount	0
Liabilities, Current	1,148	1,148
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	0	0	$ 0	$ 0
Accounts receivable, net	0	0
Inventories, net	0	0
Deferred income taxes	(2,823)	(2,823)
Other current assets	0	0
Total current assets	(2,823)	(2,823)
Property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $210,634 and $175,159, respectively	0	0
Goodwill	0	0
Intangible assets, net	0	0
Net investment in and advances to (from) subsidiaries	(1,291,276)	(1,265,756)
Deferred income taxes	0	0
Other noncurrent assets	0	0
Total assets	(1,294,099)	(1,268,579)
Current liabilities:
Common stock	(16,966)	(16,966)
Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Parent	(1,274,310)	(1,248,791)
Noncontrolling interest	0	0
Total equity	(1,291,276)	(1,265,757)
Total liabilities and equity	(1,294,099)	(1,268,579)
Short-term borrowings	0	0
Long-term Debt, Excluding Current Maturities	0	0
Deferred Tax Liabilities, Net, Noncurrent	(3,971)	(3,970)
Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities, Current	0	0
Accrued Income Taxes, Current	0	0
Deferred Tax Liabilities, Net, Current	1,148	$ 1,148
Maximum [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Other Liabilities, Noncurrent	$ 112,794

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