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Retirement Plans (Details) - USD ($)			12 Months Ended
	Jan. 01, 2022	Aug. 28, 2020	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Aug. 31, 2021
Defined Contribution Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Deferred compensation plan			$ 95,046,000	$ 177,000	$ 408,000
Accruals and other current liabilities			323,603,000	226,793,000
Deferred compensation plan liabilities			94,890,000	2,422,000
Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, by Type of Compensation, Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits
Defined Contribution Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Accruals and other current liabilities			7,309,000	169,000
Deferred compensation plan liabilities			94,890,000	2,422,000
Total DCP liabilities			102,199,000	2,591,000
Nonqualified Plan | Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, by Type of Compensation, Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits
Defined Contribution Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Deferred compensation plan			95,046,000	177,000	408,000
DCP participant deferrals			2,619,000	3,530,000	3,586,000
Contributions by employer			0	$ 0	0
Dividends, common stock, stock (in shares)		$ 2,709,851
Nonqualified Plan | Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, by Type of Compensation, Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits | DCP, One-Time Inducement
Defined Contribution Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Reclassified cumulative compensation cost			4,739,000
Deferred compensation plan			90,721,000
Deferred compensation liability			$ 95,460,000
Nonqualified Plan | Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, by Type of Compensation, Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits | Class B Common Stock
Defined Contribution Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Phantom shares, maximum elections (in shares)						1,500,000
Reduction in shares outstanding, basic (in shares)						1,500,000
Reduction in shares outstanding, diluted (in shares)						1,500,000
Phantom shares issuable (in shares)			25,384,449	30,590,955
Qualified Plan
Defined Contribution Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Employer matching contribution, percent of match			50.00%
Employer discretionary contribution, percent of qualified cash compensation (up to)			5.00%
Qualified Plan | Subsequent Event
Defined Contribution Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Employer matching contribution, percent of match	50.00%
Employer discretionary contribution, percent of qualified cash compensation (up to)	6.00%
Qualified Plan | United States
Defined Contribution Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Employer contributions			$ 4,114,000	$ 3,583,000	3,311,000
Qualified Plan | Foreign Plan
Defined Contribution Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Employer contributions			$ 10,729,000	$ 7,347,000	$ 8,070,000

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