Fair Value Measurements (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Jul. 01, 2023	Jul. 01, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Assets [Abstract]
Held-to-maturity Securities Transferred		$ 0	$ 0
Held-to-maturity Securities, Unrecognized Holding Gain	$ 0	0	0
Other than Temporary Impairment Losses, Investments, Held-to-maturity Securities	0		0
Held-to-maturity Securities, Unrecognized Holding Loss	0	0	0
Liabilities [Abstract]
Long-term debt, fair value	693,400	693,400	491,100
Carrying value of long-term debt, excluding derivative liabilities	650,344	650,344	507,344
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]
Assets [Abstract]
Assets held in rabbi trusts	50,856	50,856	50,173
Available for sale securities	3,838	3,838	3,677
Precious metals			1,252
Fair value assets	54,694	54,694	55,102
Liabilities [Abstract]
Contingent consideration fair value	6,926	6,926	6,870
Level 1 [Member] \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]
Assets [Abstract]
Assets held in rabbi trusts	26,049	26,049	27,168
Available for sale securities	3,838	3,838	3,677
Precious metals			1,252
Fair value assets	29,887	29,887	32,097
Liabilities [Abstract]
Contingent consideration fair value	0	0	0
Level 2 [Member] \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]
Assets [Abstract]
Assets held in rabbi trusts	24,807	24,807	23,005
Available for sale securities	0	0	0
Precious metals			0
Fair value assets	24,807	24,807	23,005
Liabilities [Abstract]
Contingent consideration fair value	0	0	0
Level 3 [Member] \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]
Assets [Abstract]
Assets held in rabbi trusts	0	0	0
Available for sale securities	0	0	0
Precious metals			0
Fair value assets	0	0	0
Liabilities [Abstract]
Contingent consideration fair value	$ 6,926	$ 6,926	$ 6,870

Fair value portion of probable future economic benefits obtained or controlled by an entity as a result of past transactions or events.

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