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Business Acquisitions - Purchase Price (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Apr. 02, 2023	Jan. 01, 2023	Oct. 02, 2022	Oct. 01, 2023	Oct. 02, 2022	Jan. 01, 2023
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Cash paid				$ 53.5	$ 11.9
Goodwill Acquired				55.9
ChartWorld
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Cash paid	$ 53.5			53.5
Goodwill Acquired				55.9
Acquired Intangible Assets				$ 11.3
ETM
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Cash paid		$ 87.7				$ 87.7
Goodwill Acquired						33.5
Acquired Intangible Assets		$ 20.9				$ 20.9
NL Acoustics
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Interest acquired		80.00%	80.00%		80.00%	80.00%
Cash paid			$ 11.9			$ 11.9
Goodwill Acquired						11.7
Acquired Intangible Assets		$ 3.8				3.8
Total
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Cash paid						99.6
Goodwill Acquired						45.2
Acquired Intangible Assets		$ 24.7				$ 24.7