Present value of future retirement benefits cash flows, used to determine benefit obligation of defined benefit plan.

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Increase of compensation, used to determine benefit obligation of defined benefit plan. Plan includes, but is not limited to, pay-related defined benefit plan

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The amount of post-employment benefit expense relating to defined contribution plans. Defined contribution plans are post-employment benefit plans under which an entity pays fixed contributions into a separate entity (a fund) and will have no legal or constructive obligation to pay further contributions if the fund does not hold sufficient assets to pay all employee benefits relating to employee service in the current and prior periods.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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Employee benefits - Sensitivity analysis (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		12 Months Ended
	Jan. 01, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Statement [line items]
Contribution expense to the plan	$ 8	$ 47	$ 0	$ 0
Defined benefit Plan +0.5%
Statement [line items]
Discount rate		(238)	(290)
Rate of increase in compensation levels		255	310
Defined benefit Plan -0.5%
Statement [line items]
Discount rate		261	319
Rate of increase in compensation levels		$ (235)	$ (285)