Revenue - Narrative (Details) - Deferred Fulfillment Costs - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
Jul. 03, 2022	Jul. 04, 2021	Jul. 03, 2022	Jul. 04, 2021	Jan. 02, 2022
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Line Items]
Capitalized contract cost, net	$ 3.1		$ 3.1		$ 1.3
Capitalized contract cost, amortization	$ 1.9	$ 5.2	$ 3.8	$ 12.1

[Line Items] for Revenue from Contract with Customer [Table]

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Amount of amortization expense for asset recognized from cost incurred to obtain or fulfill contract with customer.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 340
-SubTopic 40
-Section 50
-Paragraph 3
-Subparagraph (b)
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Amount, after accumulated amortization and accumulated impairment loss, of asset recognized from cost incurred to obtain or fulfill contract with customer.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 340
-SubTopic 40
-Section 50
-Paragraph 3
-Subparagraph (a)
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=126905575&loc=SL49131252-203054

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