Income Taxes (Valuation Allowance) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jan. 02, 2026	Jan. 03, 2025
Valuation Allowance [Line Items]
Gross Deferred Asset (Liability), net	$ 191
Valuation Allowance	(124)	$ (142)
Deferred income tax assets, net	67	$ 126
United States
Valuation Allowance [Line Items]
Gross Deferred Asset (Liability), net	224
Valuation Allowance	(95)
Deferred income tax assets, net	129
United Kingdom
Valuation Allowance [Line Items]
Gross Deferred Asset (Liability), net	(87)
Valuation Allowance	0
Deferred tax liabilities, net	(87)
Australia
Valuation Allowance [Line Items]
Gross Deferred Asset (Liability), net	21
Valuation Allowance	0
Deferred income tax assets, net	21
Canada
Valuation Allowance [Line Items]
Gross Deferred Asset (Liability), net	20
Valuation Allowance	(19)
Deferred income tax assets, net	1
Asia
Valuation Allowance [Line Items]
Gross Deferred Asset (Liability), net	3
Valuation Allowance	(2)
Deferred income tax assets, net	1
Other
Valuation Allowance [Line Items]
Gross Deferred Asset (Liability), net	10
Valuation Allowance	(8)
Deferred income tax assets, net	$ 2

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Amount, after allocation of valuation allowances and deferred tax liability, of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible differences and carryforwards, without jurisdictional netting.

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-Topic 740
-SubTopic 10
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