Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Other Employee Benefit Plans (Details) (Narrative)

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Other Employee Benefit Plans (Details) (Narrative) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 27, 2014
Dec. 28, 2013
Dec. 29, 2012
Defined Contribution Plan Disclosure [Line Items]      
Amount of the Company's contributions to the 401(k) plan $ 18,000,000us-gaap_DefinedContributionPlanCostRecognized $ 19,000,000us-gaap_DefinedContributionPlanCostRecognized $ 22,000,000us-gaap_DefinedContributionPlanCostRecognized
Maximum allowed percentage of employee's pre-tax salary contributed to the 401(k) plan 100.00%us-gaap_DefinedContributionPlanMaximumAnnualContributionsPerEmployeePercent    
Employer matching contribution, percent of match 6.00%us-gaap_DefinedContributionPlanEmployerMatchingContributionPercentOfMatch    
Amount of annual maximum allowed employer matching contributions per employee $ 11,700amd_AnnualMaximumEmployerMatchingContributions $ 11,475amd_AnnualMaximumEmployerMatchingContributions $ 11,250amd_AnnualMaximumEmployerMatchingContributions