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Revenue - Additional Information (Details) contract in Thousands, $ in Billions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jul. 01, 2018 USD ($)	Jul. 02, 2017 USD ($)	Jul. 01, 2018 USD ($) contract	Jul. 02, 2017 USD ($)
Revenue, Initial Application Period Cumulative Effect Transition [Line Items]
Number of active contracts | contract			10
Revenue recognized in contract liability balance | $	$ 1.1	$ 1.2	$ 2.6	$ 2.9
Transferred over Time
Revenue, Initial Application Period Cumulative Effect Transition [Line Items]
Revenue, percentage from products and services transferred to customers	78.00%	71.00%	75.00%	70.00%
Transferred at Point in Time
Revenue, Initial Application Period Cumulative Effect Transition [Line Items]
Revenue, percentage from products and services transferred to customers	22.00%	29.00%	25.00%	30.00%

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 606
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
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