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Stockholders' Equity - Additional Information (Details) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
	Jul. 01, 2023 USD ($) shares	Jun. 25, 2022 USD ($)	Jul. 01, 2023 SFr / shares	Jul. 01, 2023 $ / shares	Dec. 31, 2022 SFr / shares	Apr. 22, 2022 USD ($) shares
Dividend paid	$ 279,442	$ 258,249
Share Repurchase Program, Authorized Amount						$ 300,000
Share repurchase authorization expires	Dec. 29, 2023
Repurchased common stock shares | shares						2,936
Repurchased common stock shares, amount						$ 273,250
Repurchase additional shares authorization						$ 26,750
Treasury Stock [Member]
Treasury stock, shares retired | shares	2,197
Share Capital [Member]
Common stock, nominal par value | (per share)			SFr 0.1	$ 0.1	SFr 0.1

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