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Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) | 3 Months Ended
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Apr. 02, 2023 ProductLine Segment
Company Operations [Abstract] |
Number of reportable segments | Segment | 2
Consumer & Specialties [Member] |
Company Operations [Abstract] |
Number of product lines in segment | 2
Engineered Solutions [Member] |
Company Operations [Abstract] |
Number of product lines in segment | 2

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- Definition Number of segments reported by the entity. A reportable segment is a component of an entity for which there is an accounting requirement to report separate financial information on that component in the entity's financial statements. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 280 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 18 -URI https://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=126901519&loc=d3e8672-108599 + Details
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