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Repurchase additional shares authorization

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Repurchased common stock shares

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Repurchased common stock shares, amount

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Amount authorized for purchase of share under share repurchase plan. Includes, but is not limited to, repurchase of stock and unit of ownership.

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Expiration date for purchase of share under share repurchase plan, in YYYY-MM-DD format. Includes, but is not limited to, repurchase of stock and unit of ownership.

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Face amount or stated value per share of common stock.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Cash outflow in the form of capital distributions and dividends to common shareholders, preferred shareholders and noncontrolling interests.

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Amount of accumulated undistributed earnings (deficit) not available for dividend distribution. Includes, but is not limited to, retained earnings appropriated for specific business purpose.

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Number of shares of common and preferred stock retired from treasury during the period.

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Stockholders' Equity - Additional Information (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 28, 2024 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Dec. 30, 2023 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Feb. 16, 2024 USD ($)	Dec. 30, 2023 SFr / shares	Apr. 22, 2022 USD ($)
Dividends Payable [Line Items]
Dividend paid	$ 572,355	$ 558,769	$ 679,096
Treasury Stock, Shares, Retired \| shares	979,463
2022 Program
Dividends Payable [Line Items]
Share Repurchase Program, Authorized Amount						$ 300,000
Share repurchase authorization expires		Dec. 29, 2023
Repurchased Common Stock Shares \| shares		3,176,453
Repurchased Common Stock Shares Amount		$ 300,000
Repurchase Additional Shares Authorization			$ 0
2024 Program
Dividends Payable [Line Items]
Share Repurchase Program, Authorized Amount				$ 300,000
Share repurchase authorization expires	Dec. 26, 2026
Cash paid for purchases of shares	$ 62,348
Repurchased Common Stock Shares \| shares	357,797,000
Repurchased Common Stock Shares Amount	$ 62,767
Repurchase Additional Shares Authorization	$ 237,233
Share Capital
Dividends Payable [Line Items]
Common Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share \| (per share)	$ 0.1	$ 0.1			SFr 0.1
State Administration of Taxation, China [Member]
Dividends Payable [Line Items]
Restricted retained earnings	$ 61,129	$ 61,129