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Debt instrument covenant leverage ratio.

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Line of Credit Facility Commitment Fee Percentage Subject to Upward or Downward Adjustments.

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Line of credit facility issuance fee percentage.

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Long-term debt and finance lease liabilities line items.

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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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The total amount of the contingent obligation under letters of credit outstanding as of the reporting date.

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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The fee, expressed as a percentage of the line of credit facility, for the line of credit facility regardless of whether the facility has been used.

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Description of interest rate for borrowing under credit facility. Includes, but is not limited to, terms and method for determining interest rate.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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The fee, expressed as a percentage of the line of credit facility, for available but unused credit capacity under the credit facility.

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Amount of cash inflow from contractual arrangement with the lender, including but not limited to, letter of credit, standby letter of credit and revolving credit arrangements.

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The remaining balance of debt issuance expenses that were capitalized and are being amortized against income over the lives of the respective bond issues. This does not include the amounts capitalized as part of the cost of the utility plant or asset.

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Long-Term Debt and Finance Lease Liabilities - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Apr. 28, 2023	Apr. 02, 2023	Apr. 03, 2022	Jan. 01, 2023	Jan. 01, 2023	May 01, 2023	Mar. 25, 2022	Mar. 27, 2018
Long Term Debt And Finance Lease Liabilities [Line Items]
Borrowings during the period		$ 0	$ 62,500
Change in line of credit during period					$ 62,500
Credit Agreement [Member]
Long Term Debt And Finance Lease Liabilities [Line Items]
Participation fee		1.00%
Issuance fee		0.125%
Credit facility termination date		Mar. 25, 2027
Borrowings during the period		$ 0			0
Principal payments on the Credit Facility		25,000		$ 0
Borrowings under credit facilities		$ 225,000		$ 250,000	$ 250,000
Net leverage ratio		375.00%
Interest coverage ratio		3.00%
Credit Agreement [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member]
Long Term Debt And Finance Lease Liabilities [Line Items]
Principal payments on the Credit Facility	$ 25,000
Borrowings under credit facilities						$ 200,000
Secured Debt [Member] \| Credit Agreement [Member] \| SOFR [Member]
Long Term Debt And Finance Lease Liabilities [Line Items]
Interest rate spread on base rate		0.10%
Secured Debt [Member] \| Current Credit Facility Agreement [Member] \| SOFR [Member]
Long Term Debt And Finance Lease Liabilities [Line Items]
Interest rate spread on base rate		1.00%
Senior Lien [Member] \| Secured Debt [Member] \| Credit Agreement [Member]
Long Term Debt And Finance Lease Liabilities [Line Items]
Debt instrument face amount		$ 70,000
Letters of credit issued		$ 21,600
Interest rate spread on base rate		0.05%
Credit facility commitment fee percentage subject to upward or downward adjustments		0.01%
Senior Lien [Member] \| Secured Debt [Member] \| Credit Agreement [Member] \| SOFR [Member]
Long Term Debt And Finance Lease Liabilities [Line Items]
Line of credit interest rate terms		at the Company's option, either at the Term SOFR (with a floor of 0.00%) plus a 0.10% SOFR adjustment and 1.00% per annum or base rate (with a floor of 0.00%) plus 0.00% per annum.
Senior Lien [Member] \| Secured Debt [Member] \| Credit Agreement [Member] \| Prime Plus [Member]
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Interest rate spread on base rate		0.00%
Senior Lien [Member] \| Secured Debt [Member] \| Credit Agreement [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Long Term Debt And Finance Lease Liabilities [Line Items]
Credit facility unused commitment fee percentage		0.10%
Senior Lien [Member] \| Secured Debt [Member] \| Credit Agreement [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Long Term Debt And Finance Lease Liabilities [Line Items]
Credit facility unused commitment fee percentage		0.225%
Senior Lien [Member] \| Secured Debt [Member] \| Credit Agreement [Member] \| Swingline Loan Sub-facility [Member]
Long Term Debt And Finance Lease Liabilities [Line Items]
Debt instrument face amount		$ 50,000
Senior Lien [Member] \| Secured Debt [Member] \| Current Credit Facility Agreement [Member] \| SOFR [Member]
Long Term Debt And Finance Lease Liabilities [Line Items]
Interest rate spread on base rate		0.10%
Senior Lien [Member] \| Secured Debt [Member] \| Current Credit Facility Agreement [Member] \| Secured Overnight Financing Rate [Member]
Long Term Debt And Finance Lease Liabilities [Line Items]
Interest rate spread on base rate		1.00%
Senior Lien [Member] \| Secured Debt [Member] \| Former Credit Facility [Member]
Long Term Debt And Finance Lease Liabilities [Line Items]
Capitalized debt issuance costs								$ 500
Senior Lien [Member] \| Secured Debt [Member] \| $700.0 million Credit Facility [Member]
Long Term Debt And Finance Lease Liabilities [Line Items]
Debt instrument face amount		$ 700,000
Senior Lien [Member] \| Secured Debt [Member] \| $700.0 million Credit Facility [Member] \| Credit Agreement [Member]
Long Term Debt And Finance Lease Liabilities [Line Items]
Credit facility maximum borrowing capacity							$ 700,000
Capitalized debt issuance costs							$ 3,400