Fair value portion of debt instrument payable, including, but not limited to, notes payable and loans payable.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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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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Fair Value of Financial Instruments - Fair values of other financial instruments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Apr. 03, 2021	Jan. 02, 2021	Jun. 01, 2020	Mar. 06, 2017
0.625% Convertible Senior Notes (2025 Notes)
Fair values of other financial instruments
Interest rate (as a percent)	0.625%		0.625%
Fair value of debt	$ 691.2	$ 671.4
1.375% Convertible Senior Notes (2022 Notes)
Fair values of other financial instruments
Interest rate (as a percent)				1.375%