Income Taxes (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Oct. 01, 2023	Oct. 02, 2022	Oct. 01, 2023	Oct. 02, 2022
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Effective income tax rate	19.20%	23.00%	20.10%	14.30%
Discrete items	$ 6.1	$ 0.3	$ 14.1	$ 57.8
Discrete tax benefits for stock-based accounting	$ 6.5	$ 0.2	$ 13.7	8.7
Non-cash income tax benefit				$ 49.1
Effective tax rate excluding discrete items	21.70%	23.10%	22.10%	23.10%

Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Discrete Items, Amount

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Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Discrete Items, Non-Cash Income Tax Benefit Amount

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Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Excluding Discrete Items, Percent

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Percentage of current income tax expense (benefit) and deferred income tax expense (benefit) pertaining to continuing operations.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Topic 740
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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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Amount of reported income tax expense (benefit) in excess of (less than) expected income tax expense (benefit) computed by applying domestic federal statutory income tax rate to pretax income (loss) from continuing operation, attributable to nondeductible expense for award under share-based payment arrangement. Includes, but is not limited to, expense determined to be nondeductible upon grant or after for award under share-based payment arrangement.

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