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Debt - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($)	Jul. 19, 2021	Jul. 02, 2021	Jul. 03, 2020	Jun. 28, 2019	Oct. 31, 2020	Feb. 28, 2018
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Issuance costs and debt discounts		100,000,000	$ 136,000,000
Variable interest rate Term Loan A-1 maturing 2023
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
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Revolving credit facility maturing 2023
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Remaining borrowing capacity		$ 2,250,000,000
Ratio of total adjusted EBITDA to interest expense, minimum		3.50
Variable interest rate Term Loan B-4 maturing 2023
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt issuance costs, net		$ 1,000,000
4.75% senior unsecured notes due 2026
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt issuance costs, net		$ 12,000,000
Debt instrument, face amount						$ 2,300,000,000
Debt instrument, interest rate (percentage)		4.75%	4.75%
0.50% convertible senior notes due 2020
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, interest rate (percentage)		0.50%	0.50%
Period Ending October 2, 2020 \| Revolving credit facility maturing 2023
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Ratio of total indebtedness to adjusted EBITDA, maximum		4.25
Period Ending July 2, 2021 \| Revolving credit facility maturing 2023
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Ratio of total indebtedness to adjusted EBITDA, maximum		4.00
Period ending December 31, 2021 \| Revolving credit facility maturing 2023
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Ratio of total indebtedness to adjusted EBITDA, maximum		3.75
Period Ending July 1, 2022 \| Revolving credit facility maturing 2023
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Ratio of total indebtedness to adjusted EBITDA, maximum		3.50
Period After July 1, 2022 \| Revolving credit facility maturing 2023
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Ratio of total indebtedness to adjusted EBITDA, maximum		3.25
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) \| Variable interest rate Term Loan A-1 maturing 2023
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Basis spread on variable rate, floor		0.00%
Effective interest rate, percent		1.60%
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) \| Revolving credit facility maturing 2023
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate, floor		0.00%
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) \| Variable interest rate Term Loan B-4 maturing 2023
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Basis spread on variable rate, floor		0.00%
Basis spread on variable rate		1.75%
Effective interest rate, percent		1.85%
Repayment of debt		$ 600,000,000
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) \| Variable interest rate Term Loan B-4 maturing 2023 \| Subsequent Event
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Repayment of debt	$ 150,000,000
Base Rate \| Variable interest rate Term Loan B-4 maturing 2023
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Minimum \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) \| Variable interest rate Term Loan A-1 maturing 2023
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Minimum \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) \| Revolving credit facility maturing 2023
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Minimum \| Base Rate \| Variable interest rate Term Loan A-1 maturing 2023
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Minimum \| Base Rate \| Revolving credit facility maturing 2023
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Maximum \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) \| Variable interest rate Term Loan A-1 maturing 2023
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Convertible Debt \| 1.50% convertible notes due 2024
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Debt instrument, face amount						$ 1,100,000,000
Debt instrument, interest rate (percentage)		1.50%	1.50%			1.50%
Conversion price (in dollars per share)						$ 121.91
Debt discount		$ 165,000,000
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