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Financial Instruments and Derivative Instruments - Fair Value on a Recurring Basis (Details) $ in Millions | 9 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 25, 2022 USD ($) item | Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) item
Individually Immaterial Business Acquisition |  |
Liabilities |  |
Contingent consideration | $ 5.2 | $ 6.3
Number of immaterial acquisitions | item | 2 | 2
Individually Immaterial Business Acquisition | Current Liabilities |  |
Liabilities |  |
Contingent consideration at fair value | $ 2.7 | $ 3.8
Individually Immaterial Business Acquisition | Noncurrent Liabilities |  |
Liabilities |  |
Contingent consideration at fair value | 2.5 | 2.5
Interest Rate Swap | Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets |  |
Assets |  |
Derivative assets | 3.0 |
Interest Rate Swap | Other Noncurrent Assets |  |
Assets |  |
Derivative assets | 6.8 |
Fair value measured on a recurring basis |  |
Assets |  |
Plan asset for deferred compensation | 1.9 | 2.6
Total assets | 12.1 | 4.0
Liabilities |  |
Plan liability for deferred compensation | 1.9 | 2.6
Contingent consideration | 5.2 | 6.3
Total liabilities | 7.1 | 9.5
Fair value measured on a recurring basis | Interest Rate Swap |  |
Assets |  |
Derivative assets | 9.8 | 1.4
Liabilities |  |
Derivative liabilities |  | 0.6
Fair value measured on a recurring basis | Forward exchange contracts |  |
Assets |  |
Derivative assets | 0.4 |
Fair value measured on a recurring basis | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) |  |
Assets |  |
Plan asset for deferred compensation | 1.9 | 2.6
Total assets | 1.9 | 2.6
Liabilities |  |
Plan liability for deferred compensation | 1.9 | 2.6
Total liabilities | 1.9 | 2.6
Fair value measured on a recurring basis | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) |  |
Assets |  |
Total assets | 10.2 | 1.4
Liabilities |  |
Total liabilities |  | 0.6
Fair value measured on a recurring basis | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Interest Rate Swap |  |
Assets |  |
Derivative assets | 9.8 | 1.4
Liabilities |  |
Derivative liabilities |  | 0.6
Fair value measured on a recurring basis | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Forward exchange contracts |  |
Assets |  |
Derivative assets | 0.4 |
Fair value measured on a recurring basis | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) |  |
Liabilities |  |
Contingent consideration | 5.2 | 6.3
Total liabilities | $ 5.2 | $ 6.3

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