Share-Based Compensation Arrangement By Share-Based Payment Award, Number Of Shares [Roll Forward]

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Share-Based Compensation Arrangement By Share-Based Payment Award, Shares Cancelled

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Period over which grantee's right to exercise award under share-based payment arrangement is no longer contingent on satisfaction of service or performance condition, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days. Includes, but is not limited to, combination of market, performance or service condition.

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Number of additional shares authorized for issuance under share-based payment arrangement.

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Net number of share options (or share units) granted during the period.

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Other than shares newly issued, the number of additional shares issued (for example, a stock split) or canceled (for example, to correct a share issuance), during the period under the plan.

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Employee Benefit Plans (Summary of Available Shares for Future Grants) (Details) - shares		3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 23, 2019	Sep. 29, 2019	Sep. 29, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Stock Options, IPO performance-based
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement By Share-Based Payment Award, Number Of Shares [Roll Forward]
Granted (in shares)			2,781,249
RSUs \| Tranche One
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement By Share-Based Payment Award, Number Of Shares [Roll Forward]
Stock awards, annual vesting installments (as a percentage)			33.33%
RSUs \| Tranche Two
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement By Share-Based Payment Award, Number Of Shares [Roll Forward]
Stock awards, annual vesting installments (as a percentage)			33.33%
RSUs \| Tranche Three
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement By Share-Based Payment Award, Number Of Shares [Roll Forward]
Stock awards, annual vesting installments (as a percentage)			33.33%
PSUs \| Tranche One
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement By Share-Based Payment Award, Number Of Shares [Roll Forward]
Stock awards, annual vesting installments (as a percentage)			33.33%
PSUs \| Tranche Two
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement By Share-Based Payment Award, Number Of Shares [Roll Forward]
Stock awards, annual vesting installments (as a percentage)			33.33%
PSUs \| Tranche Three
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement By Share-Based Payment Award, Number Of Shares [Roll Forward]
Stock awards, annual vesting installments (as a percentage)			33.33%
MPSUs
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement By Share-Based Payment Award, Number Of Shares [Roll Forward]
Vesting period			3 years
2018 Plan
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement By Share-Based Payment Award, Number Of Shares [Roll Forward]
Shares available for grants as of December 31, 2018			3,969,000
Additional authorized shares (in shares)			2,970,000
Granted (in shares)	(9,792,677)		(6,303,000)
Forfeited/cancelled (in shares)			1,464,000
Expired (in shares)			1,000
Shares traded for taxes (in shares)			349,000
Shares available for grants as of June 30, 2019		2,450,000	2,450,000	3,969,000
Granted (in shares)				2,800,000
2018 Plan \| RSUs
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement By Share-Based Payment Award, Number Of Shares [Roll Forward]
Granted (in shares)		800,000
CEO \| Stock Options, IPO performance-based
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement By Share-Based Payment Award, Number Of Shares [Roll Forward]
Number of shares forfeited (in shares)			500,000
Terminated NEO \| Stock Options, IPO performance-based
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement By Share-Based Payment Award, Number Of Shares [Roll Forward]
Number of shares forfeited (in shares)			300,000
Executive Officer \| RSUs
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement By Share-Based Payment Award, Number Of Shares [Roll Forward]
Stock awards, annual vesting installments (as a percentage)		50.00%
Executive Officer \| PSUs
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement By Share-Based Payment Award, Number Of Shares [Roll Forward]
Stock awards, annual vesting installments (as a percentage)		25.00%
Executive Officer \| MPSUs
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement By Share-Based Payment Award, Number Of Shares [Roll Forward]
Stock awards, annual vesting installments (as a percentage)		25.00%