Employee Retirement Plans Summary classes of security by percentage (Details)	Dec. 30, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
USPlans
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Target Allocation, Percentage	100.00%
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Actual Allocation, Percentage	100.00%	100.00%
Non US Plans
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Target Allocation, Percentage	100.00%
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Actual Allocation, Percentage	100.00%	100.00%
Equity Securities [Member] \| USPlans
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Target Allocation, Percentage	48.00%
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Actual Allocation, Percentage	43.00%	45.00%
Equity Securities [Member] \| Non US Plans
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Target Allocation, Percentage	17.00%
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Actual Allocation, Percentage	11.00%	10.00%
Fixed Income Securities [Member] \| USPlans
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Target Allocation, Percentage	40.00%
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Actual Allocation, Percentage	42.00%	40.00%
Fixed Income Securities [Member] \| Non US Plans
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Target Allocation, Percentage	38.00%
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Actual Allocation, Percentage	69.00%	55.00%
Money Market Instruments [Member] \| USPlans
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Target Allocation, Percentage	4.00%
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Actual Allocation, Percentage	6.00%	5.00%
Money Market Instruments [Member] \| Non US Plans
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Target Allocation, Percentage	32.00%
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Actual Allocation, Percentage	5.00%	19.00%
Other (real estate & commodities) [Member] \| USPlans
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Target Allocation, Percentage	8.00%
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Actual Allocation, Percentage	9.00%	10.00%
Other (real estate & commodities) [Member] \| Non US Plans
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Target Allocation, Percentage	13.00%
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Actual Allocation, Percentage	9.00%	10.00%
Cash and Cash Equivalents \| Non US Plans
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Target Allocation, Percentage	0.00%
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Actual Allocation, Percentage	6.00%	6.00%

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Percentage of target investment allocation to total plan assets. Includes, but is not limited to, percentage on weighted-average basis if more than one plan.

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