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Stockholder's Equity (Details) | 3 Months Ended |  |
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Mar. 30, 2025 USD ($) group shares | Mar. 31, 2024 USD ($) shares | Dec. 31, 2024 USD ($) | Mar. 03, 2022 USD ($)
Equity, Class of Treasury Stock [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Share Repurchase Program, Excise Tax | $ 1,180,000 |  |  |
Stock-based compensation | $ 9,939,000 | $ 13,302,000 |  |
Groups within the employee population | group | 2 |  |  |
Estimated annual forfeiture rate for unvested options for senior management | 11.00% |  |  |
Estimated annual forfeiture rate for unvested options for all other employees | 13.00% |  |  |
Decrease in compensation expense due to revised estimated forfeiture rates | $ 4,789,000 | $ 1,832,000 |  |
Unrecognized compensation expense | $ 80,214,000 |  |  |
Weighted average period to be recognized | 2 years |  |  |
Recognized period costs capitalized | $ 0 |  | $ 0 |
Performance Restricted Stock Units |  |  |  |
Equity, Class of Treasury Stock [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Award requisite service period | 3 years |  |  |
Measurement period | 3 years |  |  |
Stock-based compensation | $ 152,000 |  |  |
Financial target outcome period | 3 years |  |  |
Minimum | Performance Restricted Stock Units |  |  |  |
Equity, Class of Treasury Stock [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Award achievement range | 0.00% |  |  |
Maximum | Performance Restricted Stock Units |  |  |  |
Equity, Class of Treasury Stock [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Award achievement range | 120.00% |  |  |
Repurchase Program March 2022 |  |  |  |
Equity, Class of Treasury Stock [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Stock repurchase program, authorized amount |  |  |  | $ 500,000,000
Shares repurchased (in shares) | shares | 3,047,000 | 231,000 |  |
Value of shares repurchased at cost | $ 103,413,000 | $ 9,339,000 |  |
Remaining authorized repurchase amount | $ 164,020,000 |  |  |

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