Receivables - Components of Finance and Contract Receivables Beyond One Year (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jul. 03, 2021	Jan. 02, 2021
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items]
Long-term finance and contract receivables	$ 1,560.3	$ 1,570.1
Allowance for credit loss, noncurrent	(56.0)	(59.1)
Total long-term finance and contract receivables – net	1,504.3	1,511.0
Finance Receivables
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items]
Long-term finance and contract receivables	1,173.6	1,188.7
Allowance for credit loss, noncurrent	(49.2)	(52.4)
Total long-term finance and contract receivables – net	1,124.4	1,136.3
Finance Receivables \| Finance and Contract Installment Receivables
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items]
Long-term finance and contract receivables	1,165.5	1,173.1
Allowance for credit loss, noncurrent	(49.1)	(52.1)
Finance Receivables \| Finance and Contract Lease Receivables
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items]
Unearned finance charges, noncurrent	1.1	2.5
Long-term finance and contract receivables	8.1	15.6
Allowance for credit loss, noncurrent	(0.1)	(0.3)
Contract Receivables
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items]
Long-term finance and contract receivables	386.7	381.4
Allowance for credit loss, noncurrent	(6.8)	(6.7)
Total long-term finance and contract receivables – net	379.9	374.7
Contract Receivables \| Finance and Contract Installment Receivables
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items]
Long-term finance and contract receivables	201.0	199.7
Allowance for credit loss, noncurrent	(3.1)	(3.1)
Contract Receivables \| Finance and Contract Lease Receivables
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items]
Unearned finance charges, noncurrent	30.3	30.2
Long-term finance and contract receivables	185.7	181.7
Allowance for credit loss, noncurrent	$ (3.7)	$ (3.6)

Financing Receivable, Unamortized Loan Fee (Cost), Noncurrent

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Amount of allowance for credit loss on financing receivable, classified as noncurrent.

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