Schedule of Share-based Payment Award, Stock Options, Valuation Assumptions (Details) - $ / shares	6 Months Ended
Jul. 02, 2022	Jul. 03, 2021
Restricted Awards [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Awards Issued	924,121	588,275
Awards Issued, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value	$ 26.21	$ 34.76
Performance Awards [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Awards Issued	388,369	622,875
Awards Issued, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value	$ 29.95	$ 35.73

The number of grants made during the period on other than stock (or unit) option plans (for example, phantom stock or unit plan, stock or unit appreciation rights plan, performance target plan).

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 718
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (c)(2)(iii)(1)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=120381028&loc=d3e5070-113901

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The weighted average fair value at grant date for nonvested equity-based awards issued during the period on other than stock (or unit) option plans (for example, phantom stock or unit plan, stock or unit appreciation rights plan, performance target plan).

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