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Debt Instrument, Covenant, Common Stock Cash Dividends, Annual Maximum

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Debt Instrument, Covenant, Leverage Ratio, Maximum

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Debt Instrument, Covenant, Other Dividends And Distributions, Maximum

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Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Increase (Decrease), Basis Points

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Interest Coverage Ratio

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Facility will be available for issuance of letters of credit up to this amount

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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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Weighted average interest rate of debt outstanding.

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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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Fair value of the amount outstanding under the credit facility.

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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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Amount of borrowing capacity currently available under the credit facility (current borrowing capacity less the amount of borrowings outstanding).

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DEBT - Credit Facilities (Details) $ in Millions			3 Months Ended
DEBT - Credit Facilities (Details) $ in Millions	Jun. 08, 2022 USD ($)	Apr. 08, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Jan. 01, 2022
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Weighted average interest rate (percentage)			5.20%	3.60%
Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period Two
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Covenant, Leverage Ratio, Maximum			6.50
Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period Three
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Covenant, Leverage Ratio, Maximum			6.25
Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period Four
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Covenant, Leverage Ratio, Maximum			5.50
Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period Five
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Covenant, Leverage Ratio, Maximum			4.50
Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Weighted average interest rate (percentage)			6.60%	1.80%
Fifth Amended and Restated Senior Secured Credit Agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Leverage ratio			5.90
Interest coverage ratio			4.36
Fifth Amended and Restated Senior Secured Credit Agreement \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest coverage ratio			3.00
Sixth Amended And Restated Senior Secured Credit Agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior secured credit facilities, maximum borrowing capacity		$ 2,500.0
Line of Credit Facility, Fair Value of Amount Outstanding			$ 3,244.0
Sixth Amended And Restated Senior Secured Credit Agreement \| Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period One
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Covenant, Leverage Ratio, Maximum			6.25
Sixth Amended And Restated Senior Secured Credit Agreement \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior secured credit facilities, maximum borrowing capacity		1,500.0
Line of Credit Facility, Letters of Credit		100.0
Sixth Amended And Restated Senior Secured Credit Agreement \| Secured Term Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior secured credit facilities, maximum borrowing capacity		$ 1,000.0
Sixth Amended And Restated Senior Secured Credit Agreement, Amendment One \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Increase (Decrease), Basis Points	35
Debt Instrument, Annual Facility Fee Rate, Increase (Decrease), Basis Points	15
Debt Instrument, Covenant, Leverage Ratio, Maximum	4.75
Debt Instrument, Covenant, Common Stock Cash Dividends, Annual Maximum	$ 225.0
Debt Instrument, Covenant, Other Dividends And Distributions, Maximum	$ 25.0
Sixth Amended And Restated Senior Secured Credit Agreement, Amendment One \| Secured Term Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Increase (Decrease), Basis Points	50
Credit Facilities
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Available borrowing capacity			$ 813.5
Credit Facilities \| Letter of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount			$ 5.0
Credit Facilities \| Sixth Amended And Restated Senior Secured Credit Agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt, maturity period (years)		5 years