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Share-Based Compensation - Narrative (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 29, 2022 USD ($) installment $ / shares shares | Mar. 30, 2022 $ / shares shares | Jun. 29, 2022 USD ($) installment $ / shares shares
Certain Employee |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |
Unrecognized compensation cost | $ | $ 19.3 |  | $ 19.3
Unrecognized contractual term |  |  | 2 years 1 month 6 days
PSUs, TSR | Certain Employee |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |
Grants in periods (in shares) |  | 233,000 |
Fair value of units granted (in dollars per share) | $ / shares |  | $ 24.51 |
PSUs, TSR | Chief Executive Officer And President |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |
Grants in periods (in shares) | 69,000 |  |
Fair value of units granted (in dollars per share) | $ / shares | $ 12.18 |  |
PSUs, Adjusted EPS | Employee Share Awards |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |
Grants in periods (in shares) |  | 233,000 |
Fair value of units granted (in dollars per share) | $ / shares |  | $ 15.59 |
PSUs, Adjusted EPS | Chief Executive Officer And President |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |
Grants in periods (in shares) | 69,000 |  |
Fair value of units granted (in dollars per share) | $ / shares | $ 9.89 |  |
Performance Shares |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |
Compensation cost, straight-line basis |  | 312,000 |
Compensation cost, graded-vesting basis |  | 154,000 |
Performance Shares | Certain Employee |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |
Period of performance |  | 3 years |
Performance Shares | Employee Share Awards | Minimum |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |
Percentage of target achievement |  | 0.00% |
Performance Shares | Employee Share Awards | Maximum |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |
Percentage of target achievement |  | 200.00% |
Restricted Stock Units | Certain Employee |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |
Grants in periods (in shares) |  | 310,000 |
Fair value of units granted (in dollars per share) | $ / shares |  | $ 15.59 |
Period of performance |  | 3 years |
Restricted Stock Units | Chief Executive Officer And President |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |
Grants in periods (in shares) | 93,000 |  |
Fair value of units granted (in dollars per share) | $ / shares | $ 9.89 |  |
Restricted Stock Units | Board Members |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |
Grants in periods (in shares) | 100,000 |  | 100,000
Fair value of units granted (in dollars per share) | $ / shares | $ 9.95 |  | $ 9.95
Period of performance | 1 year |  | 1 year
Common stock, shares issued (in shares) | 100,000 |  | 100,000
Unrecognized compensation cost | $ | $ 0.8 |  | $ 0.8
Unrecognized contractual term |  |  | 10 months 24 days
Number of equal annual installments | installment | 3 |  | 3
PSUs and RSUs | Certain Employee |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |
Common stock, shares issued (in shares) |  |  | 768,000
Deferred common stock (in shares) | 24,000 |  | 24,000
Shares paid for tax withholding (in shares) |  |  | 407,000

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