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Financial Instruments - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)	Jan. 03, 2026	Dec. 28, 2024
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Derivative gain expected to reclassify from Accumulated OCI into earnings, in the next 12 months, net of tax	$ 1,200,000
Treasury locks
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Treasury locks outstanding	0	$ 0
Foreign currency forwards
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Foreign currency forwards outstanding, net	$ 153,200,000	$ 197,400,000
Equity forwards
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Equity forwards in place of common stock associated with its deferred compensation plans (in shares)	73,000	68,100
British Pounds | Foreign currency forwards
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Foreign currency forwards outstanding, buy contracts	$ 161,200,000	$ 108,500,000
Euros | Foreign currency forwards
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Foreign currency forwards outstanding, sell contracts	34,500,000	32,900,000
Swedish Kronor | Foreign currency forwards
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Foreign currency forwards outstanding, buy contracts	31,600,000	102,500,000
Australian Dollars | Foreign currency forwards
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Foreign currency forwards outstanding, buy contracts	23,600,000	26,700,000
Chinese Renminbi | Foreign currency forwards
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Foreign currency forwards outstanding, buy contracts	23,000,000.0	27,900,000
Hong Kong Dollars | Foreign currency forwards
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Foreign currency forwards outstanding, buy contracts	20,500,000	53,900,000
Singapore Dollars | Foreign currency forwards
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Foreign currency forwards outstanding, buy contracts	19,000,000.0	24,200,000
Mexico, Pesos | Foreign currency forwards
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Foreign currency forwards outstanding, buy contracts	10,000,000.0
Other Currencies | Foreign currency forwards
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Foreign currency forwards outstanding, buy contracts	20,100,000	19,400,000
Foreign currency forwards outstanding, sell contracts	9,000,000.0	2,500,000
Canadian Dollars | Foreign currency forwards
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Foreign currency forwards outstanding, sell contracts	171,300,000	193,400,000
Indian Rupees | Foreign currency forwards
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Foreign currency forwards outstanding, sell contracts	$ 10,000,000.0	9,700,000
Norwegian Kroner | Foreign currency forwards
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Foreign currency forwards outstanding, buy contracts		$ 7,000,000.0

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