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Revenue (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Jan. 02, 2021 | Dec. 28, 2019 | Dec. 29, 2018
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract] |  |  |
Revenue recognized from deferred revenue during the period | $ 345.9 | $ 311.8 | $ 284.3
Unsatisfied performance obligations | 3,900.0 | 3,600.0 |
Remaining performance obligation, amount from non-cancellable IP access agreements | $ 133.6 | 205.7 |
Percent of remaining performance obligations, current | 55.00% |  |
Revenue recognized from performance obligation satisfied in previous periods | $ 51.2 | $ 40.4 | $ 34.3

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- Definition Amount of revenue recognized that was previously included in balance of obligation to transfer good or service to customer for which consideration from customer has been received or is due. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 606 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 8 -Subparagraph (b) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=121604090&loc=SL49130549-203045 + Details
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