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Financial Instruments and Fair Value Measurements - Narrative (Details) € in Millions, SFr in Millions, $ in Millions		1 Months Ended		3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended
	Jan. 03, 2024 tranche shares	Jan. 31, 2025 USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2024 USD ($)	Oct. 03, 2025 USD ($) contingentConsideration	Sep. 27, 2024 USD ($)	Jan. 03, 2024 USD ($) tranche	Oct. 03, 2025 USD ($) contingentConsideration	Sep. 27, 2024 USD ($)	Oct. 03, 2025 MXN ($) contingentConsideration	Oct. 03, 2025 CHF (SFr) contingentConsideration	Jan. 31, 2025 CHF (SFr)	Dec. 31, 2024 USD ($)	Sep. 27, 2024 MXN ($)	Apr. 30, 2024 CHF (SFr)	Sep. 22, 2023 EUR (€)
Fair Value Disclosure, Asset and Liability, Not Measured at Fair Value [Line Items]
Long-term debt, fair value				$ 1,400,000,000			$ 1,400,000,000					$ 1,400,000,000
Contingent consideration, liability				$ 19,139,000			19,139,000					59,937,000
Payment for contingent consideration liability							$ 46,394,000
Number of contingent consideration arrangements, unlimited and based on percentage of sales in excess of benchmark | contingentConsideration				1			1		1	1
Charges / (Gain)				$ 1,800,000	$ (100,000)		$ 1,787,000	$ (19,922,000)
Derivative, notional amount | SFr											SFr 272			SFr 403
Cash received upon settlement of derivatives		$ 1,600,000	$ 4,600,000					4,645,000
Gain recognized in other comprehensive income				14,712,000	(71,672,000)		(151,990,000)	(48,189,000)
Purchase of royalty interest				0	0		45,818,000	0
Royalty interest, accrued liability				8,600,000			8,600,000
Royalty interest maximum gross payout							56,500,000
Currency Swap
Fair Value Disclosure, Asset and Liability, Not Measured at Fair Value [Line Items]
Gain recognized in other comprehensive income		$ 2,500,000	$ 700,000	14,876,000	(71,329,000)		(158,129,000)	(45,904,000)
Currency Swap | Net Investment Hedging
Fair Value Disclosure, Asset and Liability, Not Measured at Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative, notional amount				1,540,000,000			1,540,000,000			SFr 1,220
Derivative, interest income				12,000,000.0	11,700,000		36,300,000	19,900,000
Forward Currency Contracts
Fair Value Disclosure, Asset and Liability, Not Measured at Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative, notional amount				12,300,000	12,000,000		12,300,000	12,000,000	$ 253.0				$ 210.0
Gain (loss) on derivative				600,000	100,000		(900,000)	400,000
Gain recognized in other comprehensive income				(164,000)	$ (343,000)		6,139,000	$ (2,285,000)
Foreign Exchange Forward | Not Designated As Hedging Instrument
Fair Value Disclosure, Asset and Liability, Not Measured at Fair Value [Line Items]
Gain (loss) on derivative						$ 13,400,000	(11,100,000)
2022 Acquisitions
Fair Value Disclosure, Asset and Liability, Not Measured at Fair Value [Line Items]
Contingent consideration arrangements, maximum range low				0			0
Contingent consideration arrangements, maximum range high				6,700,000			6,700,000
LimaCorporate S.p.A.
Fair Value Disclosure, Asset and Liability, Not Measured at Fair Value [Line Items]
Shares issuable in acquisition (in shares) | shares	1,942,686
Value of shares issuable in acquisition | €															€ 100
Contingent consideration, number of tranches | tranche	2					2
LimaCorporate S.p.A. | Minimum
Fair Value Disclosure, Asset and Liability, Not Measured at Fair Value [Line Items]
Contingent consideration, share issuance period	6 months
LimaCorporate S.p.A. | Maximum
Fair Value Disclosure, Asset and Liability, Not Measured at Fair Value [Line Items]
Contingent consideration, share issuance period	12 months
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3
Fair Value Disclosure, Asset and Liability, Not Measured at Fair Value [Line Items]
Contingent consideration, liability				19,139,000			19,139,000					17,315,000
Payment for contingent consideration liability							1,985,000
Charges / (Gain)							0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2
Fair Value Disclosure, Asset and Liability, Not Measured at Fair Value [Line Items]
Deferred compensation plans asset				$ 19,600,000			$ 19,600,000					$ 17,000,000.0

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