Debt Covenant, Days Sales Outstanding, Term

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Line Of Credit, Limit On Restricted Payments

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Period of time between issuance and maturity of debt instrument, in PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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The total amount of the contingent obligation under letters of credit outstanding as of the reporting date.

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The fee, expressed as a percentage of the line of credit facility, for the line of credit facility regardless of whether the facility has been used.

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The effective interest rate at the end of the reporting period.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Amount of borrowing capacity currently available under the credit facility (current borrowing capacity less the amount of borrowings outstanding).

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Reflects the total carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of debt having initial terms less than one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Debt - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions			12 Months Ended
Debt - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 21, 2022	Sep. 20, 2022	Jan. 01, 2023	Jan. 02, 2022	Nov. 04, 2022	Nov. 03, 2022
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Short-term borrowings			$ 0.7	$ 0.0
Debt covenant, days sales outstanding, term	70 days	65 days
The Facility \| Revolving Line of Credit
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity			$ 200.0
Debt instrument, term			5 years
Line of credit, limit on restricted payments					$ 115.0	$ 50.0
Short-term borrowings			$ 0.0	0.0
Remaining borrowing capacity			$ 200.0	$ 200.0
The Facility \| Revolving Line of Credit \| Facility Fee
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Commitment fee percentage (in basis points)			0.15%	0.15%
Securitization Facility
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity			$ 150.0
Debt instrument, term			3 years
Short-term borrowings			$ 0.0
Remaining borrowing capacity			100.5	$ 97.0
Securitization Facility \| Standby Letter of Credit Related to Workers' Compensation
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Letters of credit outstanding			$ 49.5	$ 53.0
Interest rate			0.90%	0.90%
Securitization Facility \| Facility Fee
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Commitment fee percentage (in basis points)			0.40%
Unsecured Uncommitted Short-term Local Credit Facilities
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity			$ 5.9
Short-term borrowings			$ 0.7	$ 0.0
Interest rate				8.50%