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Earnings Per Share (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Millions | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended
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May 31, 2025 | Jul. 04, 2025 | May 20, 2025 | Apr. 04, 2025 | Jun. 28, 2024 | Jul. 04, 2025 | Jun. 28, 2024
Equity, Class of Treasury Stock [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Anti-dilutive shares (in shares) |  | 0.5 |  |  | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0
Payments for repurchase of common stock |  | $ 0 |  |  | $ 100,000,000 | $ 0 | $ 250,000,000
Accelerated Share Repurchase |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity, Class of Treasury Stock [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accelerated share repurchases, initial delivery (in shares) |  |  |  | 3.0 |  |  |
Average cost per share (in dollars per share) |  |  | $ 138.44 | $ 131.50 |  |  |
Accelerated share repurchases, final delivery (in shares) | 0.6 |  |  |  |  |  |
Accelerated Share Repurchase | $500 million notes, due March 2035 | Senior Notes |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity, Class of Treasury Stock [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Repurchase of outstanding shares |  |  |  | $ 500,000,000 |  |  |

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