Receivables - Components of Finance and Contract Receivables Beyond One Year (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 28, 2024	Dec. 30, 2023
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items]
Long-term finance and contract receivables	$ 1,784.5	$ 1,743.6
Allowance for credit loss, noncurrent	(53.4)	(51.5)
Total long-term finance and contract receivables – net	1,731.1	1,692.1
Finance Receivables
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items]
Long-term finance and contract receivables	1,357.3	1,330.8
Allowance for credit loss, noncurrent	(48.3)	(46.6)
Total long-term finance and contract receivables – net	1,309.0	1,284.2
Finance Receivables \| Finance installment receivables
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items]
Long-term finance and contract receivables	1,334.1	1,318.5
Allowance for credit loss, noncurrent	(47.8)	(46.4)
Finance Receivables \| Finance lease receivables
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items]
Unearned finance charges, noncurrent	5.5	2.8
Long-term finance and contract receivables	23.2	12.3
Allowance for credit loss, noncurrent	(0.5)	(0.2)
Contract Receivables
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items]
Long-term finance and contract receivables	427.2	412.8
Allowance for credit loss, noncurrent	(5.1)	(4.9)
Total long-term finance and contract receivables – net	422.1	407.9
Contract Receivables \| Finance installment receivables
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items]
Long-term finance and contract receivables	225.0	216.0
Allowance for credit loss, noncurrent	(3.3)	(3.1)
Contract Receivables \| Finance lease receivables
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items]
Unearned finance charges, noncurrent	37.0	35.1
Long-term finance and contract receivables	202.2	196.8
Allowance for credit loss, noncurrent	$ (1.8)	$ (1.8)

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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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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Amortized cost, before allowance for credit loss, of financing receivable classified as noncurrent. Excludes net investment in lease.

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-Topic 310
-SubTopic 10
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Amount, after allowance for credit loss, of financing receivable, classified as noncurrent.

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