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Held for Sale - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended			6 Months Ended
Held for Sale - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jul. 31, 2022	Jan. 01, 2023	Jul. 03, 2022	Jul. 04, 2021	Jul. 03, 2022	Jul. 04, 2021
Held for Sale [Line Items]
Impairment of assets held for sale			$ 18.5	$ 0.0	$ 18.5	$ 0.0
Russia Operations \| Disposal Group, Held-for-sale or Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations
Held for Sale [Line Items]
Assets held for sale			38.4		38.4
Liabilities held for sale			13.7		13.7
Assets held-for-sale, long-lived, fair value disclosure			7.3		7.3
Impairment of assets held for sale			18.5
Anticipated liquidation of cumulative translation adjustment			1.1
Earnings before taxes			0.7	$ 0.8	1.1	$ 1.3
Cash and equivalents			12.2		12.2
Real Property \| Disposal Group, Held-for-sale or Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations
Held for Sale [Line Items]
Property held-for-sale			$ 4.7		$ 4.7
Real Property \| Disposal Group, Held-for-sale or Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations \| Forecast
Held for Sale [Line Items]
Estimated proceeds from sale of property held-for-sale, net		$ 5.6
Subsequent Event \| Russia Operations \| Disposal Group, Held-for-sale or Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations
Held for Sale [Line Items]
Proceeds from divestiture of business	$ 7.4