Business Combination, Contingent Consideration Percent Of Sales, Liability, Noncurrent

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Sensitivity Analysis of Fair Value, Contingent Consideration Liability, Impact of 10 Percent Adverse Change in Discount Rate

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Value of input used to measure contingent consideration liability from business combination.

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Amount of liability recognized arising from contingent consideration in a business combination, expected to be settled beyond one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Amount of cash outflow, not made soon after acquisition date of business combination, to settle contingent consideration liability up to amount recognized at acquisition date, including, but not limited to, measurement period adjustment and less amount paid soon after acquisition date.

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FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS - Additional Information (Details) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Jan. 01, 2022 USD ($)	Jan. 02, 2021 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2017
Measurement Input, Discount Rate
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Business combination, contingent consideration, liability, measurement input	0.0100
Craftsman
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Craftsman contingent consideration	$ 41.3	$ 29.3	$ 45.9
Contingent consideration liability	268.7	$ 288.6
Estimated increase in liability due to reduction in discount rate	$ 8.6
Minimum \| Craftsman
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Obligation to make future payments based on future sales as a percentage				2.50%
Maximum \| Craftsman
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Obligation to make future payments based on future sales as a percentage				3.50%