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Share-Based Payments - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions		9 Months Ended
	Oct. 07, 2020	Oct. 09, 2021	Jan. 02, 2021	Jul. 11, 2020
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock warrant, outstanding and nonvested		4,023,579	4,349,817	0
Unrecognized cost related to non-vested warrant shares		$ 21.2
Non-vested warrant shares expensed as vesting conditions are satisfied over the remaining term		6 years
Warrant shares, vested and exercisable		1,413,693
Non-vested warrant shares, intrinsic value		$ 20.5
Vested warrant shares, intrinsic value		7.2
NV Investment Holdings [Member] \| Commercial Agreement [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Warrant to acquire number of securities, common stock shares	5,437,272
Exercise price	$ 17.7257
Warrant commercial supply agreement	$ 200.0
Right to purchase warrant, expiration date	Oct. 07, 2027
NV Investment Holdings [Member] \| Commercial Agreement [Member] \| Warrants One [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Percentage of warrant, outstanding and issuable shares	2.50%
Warrant to purchase number of securities, common stock shares vested	1,087,455
Warrant grant date fair value per share	$ 5.51
NV Investment Holdings [Member] \| Commercial Agreement [Member] \| Warrants Two [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Percentage of warrant, outstanding and issuable shares	10.00%
Warrant grant date fair value per share	$ 5.33
Stock warrant, outstanding and nonvested	4,349,817
Restricted Stock Awards [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Unrecognized compensation cost		$ 8.2
Unrecognized compensation cost, weighted average period of recognition		2 years 3 months 18 days