Accounts Receivable and Finance Receivables - Finance Receivables, Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
Dec. 30, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Financing receivable, credit quality indicator
Average balance of finance receivables	$ 1.9
Percentage of internationally based finance receivables	57.00%	58.00%
Percentage of US based finance receivables	43.00%	42.00%
Performing
Financing receivable, credit quality indicator
Financing receivables percentage originated since the beginning of 2021	44.00%
Financing receivables percentage originated from 2018 to 2020	26.00%
Nonperforming \| Watchlist
Financing receivable, credit quality indicator
Financing receivable percentage originating since the beginning of 2020	100.00%
Nonperforming \| Nonaccrual
Financing receivable, credit quality indicator
Financing receivables percentage originated from 2018 to 2020	43.00%
Minimum
Financing receivable, credit quality indicator
Contractual terms	5 years
Amortization period	8 years
Minimum \| Nonperforming
Financing receivable, credit quality indicator
Number of months of contractual delinquency to classify accounts as nonaccrual unless such collection is not doubtful	3 months
Maximum
Financing receivable, credit quality indicator
Contractual terms	12 years
Amortization period	15 years

Amortization periods of installment contracts and finance leases receivables.

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Average balance of installment contracts and finance leases receivables.

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Financing Receivable, Percentage, Originated Current Fiscal Year to Three Years Before Current Fiscal Year

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Financing Receivable, Percentage, Originated Current Fiscal Year to Two Years Before Current Fiscal Year

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Financing Receivable, Percentage, Originated Three Years To Five Years Before Current Fiscal Year

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Represents the maximum number of months of contractual delinquency to classify accounts as nonaccrual unless such collection is not doubtful.

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Percentage of US based finance receivables.

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Percentage of internationally based finance receivables.

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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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Period between issuance and maturity of loan held for sale, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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