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SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Additional Information (Details) shares in Millions, $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) age shares	Jan. 01, 2022 USD ($)	Jan. 02, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 01, 2021	Nov. 30, 2020 country	Jan. 31, 2019
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Number of countries \| country						5
Minimum service year to be eligible to stock-based compensation benefits	10 years
Increase in weighted-average shares outstanding (in shares) \| shares	3.6
Oil And Gas Business
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Goodwill, transfers	$ 39.0
MTD
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Percent of ownership interest acquired							20.00%
Minimum
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Vesting period of stock-based compensation grants	3 years
Stock-based compensation, minimum retirement age for eligibility \| age	55
Maximum
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Vesting period of stock-based compensation grants	4 years
Net Sales
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Cooperative advertising expense	$ 358.1	$ 374.1	$ 351.0
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Cooperative advertising expense	31.8	19.5	15.8
Selling, General and Administrative Expense
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Advertising costs	118.9	98.6	76.6
Production and distribution costs	$ 498.7	$ 416.1	$ 346.9
MTD
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Percentage of voting interests acquired				80.00%	80.00%