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Income Taxes (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jul. 04, 2021
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] |
Net Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities | Our net deferred tax liability consisted of the following:
| July 4, 2021 |  | December 31, 2020
Deferred tax asset | $ | 35 |  |  | $ | 37 |
Deferred tax liability | (439) |  |  | (461) |
Net deferred tax liability | $ | (404) |  |  | $ | (424) |

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