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Stock Repurchase Program (Details) - USD ($) shares in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |  |
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Apr. 02, 2023 | Apr. 03, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2022 | Mar. 03, 2022 | Mar. 12, 2020
Repurchase Program March 2020 |  |  |  |  |
Equity, Class of Treasury Stock [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Authorized common stock to be repurchased |  |  |  |  | $ 200,000,000
Shares repurchased at cost (in shares) |  |  | 1,677 |  |
Shares repurchased at cost |  |  | $ 117,000,000 |  |
Repurchase Program March 2022 |  |  |  |  |
Equity, Class of Treasury Stock [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Authorized common stock to be repurchased |  |  |  | $ 500,000,000 |
Shares repurchased at cost (in shares) | 479 | 202 |  |  |
Shares repurchased at cost | $ 24,178,000 | $ 13,405,000 |  |  |
Remaining authorized repurchase amount | $ 388,508,000 |  |  |  |

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