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Amount of expense for award under share-based payment arrangement. Excludes amount capitalized.

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Weighted-average period over which cost not yet recognized is expected to be recognized for award under share-based payment arrangement, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Amount of cost to be recognized for nonvested award under share-based payment arrangement. Excludes share and unit options.

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Amount of tax benefit for recognition of expense of award under share-based payment arrangement.

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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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The number of grants made during the period on other than stock (or unit) option plans (for example, phantom stock or unit plan, stock or unit appreciation rights plan, performance target plan).

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The weighted average fair value at grant date for nonvested equity-based awards issued during the period on other than stock (or unit) option plans (for example, phantom stock or unit plan, stock or unit appreciation rights plan, performance target plan).

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The number of non-vested equity-based payment instruments, excluding stock (or unit) options, that validly exist and are outstanding as of the balance sheet date.

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Per share or unit weighted-average fair value of nonvested award under share-based payment arrangement. Excludes share and unit options.

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Fair value of share-based awards for which the grantee gained the right by satisfying service and performance requirements, to receive or retain shares or units, other instruments, or cash.

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

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Percentage of vesting of award under share-based payment arrangement.

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Stock-Based Compensation - Narrative (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions		1 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Feb. 15, 2022 shares	Dec. 31, 2021 shares	Feb. 28, 2021 shares	Jan. 01, 2023 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Jan. 02, 2022 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Jan. 03, 2021 USD ($) $ / shares shares
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of shares available for grant (in shares) - Fixed provision				2,700,000
Tax benefit \| $				$ 1.1	$ 0.8	$ 0.4
Restricted Stock
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting period				4 years
Unrecognized compensation cost, unvested \| $				$ 8.9
Compensation cost not yet recognized, period for recognition				1 year 10 months 24 days
Grants in period (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares				$ 20.16	$ 20.91	$ 15.97
Vested in period, fair value \| $				$ 2.3	$ 2.0	$ 2.4
Granted (in shares)				417,000
Weighted average grant date fair value (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares				$ 20.27	$ 21.24
Total nonvested shares (in shares)				607,000	403,000
Performance Shares, Single Financial Goal
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting period				4 years	4 years	4 years
Performance Shares, Financial Measure
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Unrecognized compensation cost, unvested \| $				$ 8.4
Compensation cost not yet recognized, period for recognition				2 years 4 months 24 days
Grants in period (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares				$ 21.19
Vested in period, fair value \| $				$ 0.9	$ 0.3	$ 1.8
Granted (in shares)				186,000
Weighted average grant date fair value (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares				$ 19.41	$ 20.03
Total nonvested shares (in shares)				692,000	708,000
Stock-based compensation cost
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock-based compensation cost \| $				$ 7.8	$ 5.1	$ 3.9
Class A common stock
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Maximum number of shares available for grants - Fixed provision				4,700,000
2020 grant \| Performance Shares, Single Financial Goal
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Granted (in shares)						115,000
Weighted average grant date fair value (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares				$ 22.59
Total nonvested shares (in shares)				78,000
2021 grant \| Performance Shares, Financial Measure
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Granted (in shares)		308,000	180,000
Percentage of target achieved				0.72
Weighted average grant date fair value (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares				$ 18.21
Total nonvested shares (in shares)				423,000
2021 grant \| Maximum shares eligible to earn \| Performance Shares, Financial Measure
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Maximum target percentage allowed under grant			200.00%
2022 grant \| Performance Shares, Financial Measure
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Granted (in shares)	186,000
Percentage of target achieved				0.72
Weighted average grant date fair value (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares				$ 21.19
Total nonvested shares (in shares)				186,000
2022 grant \| Maximum shares eligible to earn \| Performance Shares, Financial Measure
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Maximum target percentage allowed under grant	200.00%