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Goodwill and Identifiable Intangible Assets - Narrative (Details)				3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 01, 2023	Aug. 31, 2022 USD ($) Reportingunit	May 31, 2022 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) Reportingunit	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 17, 2020 USD ($)
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Number of reporting units | Reportingunit		3			3
Goodwill, accumulated impairment losses			$ 0
Goodwill impairment		$ 98,700,000		$ 0	$ 98,700,000	$ 0	$ 0
Amortization of intangibles					$ 41,500,000	$ 46,300,000	$ 32,800,000
Impairment of indefinite-lived trade names			$ 0	$ 0
Percentage of excess fair value over carrying value					10.00%
Maximum
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Percentage of excess fair value over carrying value					50.00%
Leitz Indefinite-lived Trade Name
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Impairment of indefinite-lived trade names		0
Leitz Indefinite-lived Trade Name | Maximum
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Goodwill, accumulated impairment losses		$ 0
Percentage of excess fair value over carrying value		5.00%
Trade names
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Intangible assets, useful life					15 years
Trade names | Subsequent Event
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Intangible assets, useful life	30 years
Customer and contractual relationships
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Intangible assets, useful life					15 years
Vendor relationships
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Intangible assets, useful life					15 years
Developed technology
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Intangible assets, useful life					5 years
PowerA
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Identifiable intangibles acquired								$ 235,400,000
PowerA | Trade names
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Identifiable intangibles acquired								21,600,000
Intangible assets, useful life					15 years
PowerA | Customer and contractual relationships
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Identifiable intangibles acquired								128,600,000
Intangible assets, useful life					15 years
PowerA | Vendor relationships
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Identifiable intangibles acquired								82,400,000
Intangible assets, useful life					15 years
PowerA | Developed technology
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Identifiable intangibles acquired								$ 2,800,000
Intangible assets, useful life					5 years

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