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Floating Rate Principal Maximum

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States whether the entity was in compliance with the debt covenants throughout the reporting period, and describes facts and circumstances of any compliance failure.

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Amount of cash paid for interest, including, but not limited to, capitalized interest and payment to settle zero-coupon bond attributable to accreted interest of debt discount and debt instrument with insignificant coupon interest rate in relation to effective interest rate of borrowing attributable to accreted interest of debt discount; classified as operating and investing activities.

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The maximum amount of borrowing capacity under a line of credit that is available as of the balance sheet date for a specific purpose other than for financing goods acquired for inventory or imminent delivery to a customer.

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The fee, expressed as a percentage of the line of credit facility, for the line of credit facility regardless of whether the facility has been used.

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Amount of current borrowing capacity under the credit facility considering any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed (for example, borrowings may be limited by the amount of current assets), but without considering any amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Period remaining on line of credit facility before it terminates, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Amount of borrowing capacity currently available under the credit facility (current borrowing capacity less the amount of borrowings outstanding).

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The fee, expressed as a percentage of the line of credit facility, for available but unused credit capacity under the credit facility.

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The fair value amount of long-term debt whether such amount is presented as a separate caption or as a parenthetical disclosure. Additionally, this element may be used in connection with the fair value disclosures required in the footnote disclosures to the financial statements. The element may be used in both the balance sheet and disclosure in the same submission.

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Debt (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($)					12 Months Ended
Debt (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($)	Jun. 08, 2023	Jun. 07, 2023	Dec. 16, 2022	Dec. 15, 2022	Dec. 29, 2023	Dec. 30, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Estimated fair value of debt						$ 75,000,000
Maximum borrowing amount - credit facility					$ 842,000,000
Interest paid					5,700,000	$ 10,000,000	$ 9,800,000
Committed Facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Unused portion of credit facility					775,000,000
Shelf Notes
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing amount - credit facility			$ 250,000,000	$ 200,000,000
Floating Rate Principal Maximum			$ 100,000,000
Line of Credit Facility, Expiration Period			15 years	12 years
Revolving Credit Facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Chinese Renminbi Facility Maximum Borrowing Capacity					$ 50,000,000
Revolving Credit Facility \| Committed Facility \| Line of Credit
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing amount - credit facility	$ 750,000,000	$ 500,000,000
Line of Credit Facility, Capacity Available for Specific Purpose Other than for Trade Purchases	375,000,000	200,000,000
Line of Credit Facility, Current Borrowing Capacity	$ 375,000,000	$ 250,000,000
Revolving Credit Facility \| Committed Facility \| Line of Credit \| Minimum
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate	0.125%	0.00%
Line of Credit Facility, Unused Capacity, Commitment Fee Percentage					0.125%
Revolving Credit Facility \| Committed Facility \| Line of Credit \| Minimum \| Cash flow leverage ratio no acquisition
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Covenant Compliance					1.00
Revolving Credit Facility \| Committed Facility \| Line of Credit \| Minimum \| Cash flow leverage ratio with acquisitions
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Covenant Compliance					1.00
Revolving Credit Facility \| Committed Facility \| Line of Credit \| Minimum \| Interest coverage ratio no acquisitions
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Covenant Compliance					1.00
Revolving Credit Facility \| Committed Facility \| Line of Credit \| Minimum \| Interest coverage ratio with acquisitions
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Covenant Compliance					1.00
Revolving Credit Facility \| Committed Facility \| Line of Credit \| Minimum \| Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR)
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate	1.125%	1.00%
Revolving Credit Facility \| Committed Facility \| Line of Credit \| Maximum
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate	0.875%	0.75%
Line of Credit Facility, Unused Capacity, Commitment Fee Percentage					0.25%
Revolving Credit Facility \| Committed Facility \| Line of Credit \| Maximum \| Cash flow leverage ratio no acquisition
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Covenant Compliance					3.50
Revolving Credit Facility \| Committed Facility \| Line of Credit \| Maximum \| Cash flow leverage ratio with acquisitions
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Covenant Compliance					4.00
Revolving Credit Facility \| Committed Facility \| Line of Credit \| Maximum \| Interest coverage ratio no acquisitions
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Covenant Compliance					3.00
Revolving Credit Facility \| Committed Facility \| Line of Credit \| Maximum \| Interest coverage ratio with acquisitions
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Covenant Compliance					2.50
Revolving Credit Facility \| Committed Facility \| Line of Credit \| Maximum \| Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR)
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate	1.875%	1.75%
Domestic Line of Credit \| Committed Facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing amount - credit facility					$ 800,000,000
Foreign Line of Credit \| Committed Facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing amount - credit facility					42,000,000
Foreign Line of Credit \| Uncommitted Facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Unused portion of credit facility					$ 24,000,000
Foreign Line of Credit \| Uncommitted Facility \| Maximum
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Loan commitment fee percentage					0.15%