Change In Unrealized Gain (Loss) On Hedged Item In Foreign Currency Fair Value Hedge, Net of Tax

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Amount of the increase (decrease) in fair value of the hedged item in a foreign currency fair value hedge which was recognized in earnings, net of offsets by the gain (loss) on the hedging instrument to the extent that the fair value hedge was determined to be effective.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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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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General (Details) $ in Thousands		9 Months Ended
General (Details) $ in Thousands	Oct. 19, 2021 EUR (€)	Oct. 01, 2022 USD ($)	Oct. 02, 2021 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2015 EUR (€)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repayments of senior debt		$ 0	$ 352,609
2.00% senior notes due January 14, 2022
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount of debts \| €	€ 500,000,000			€ 500,000,000
Interest rate (as a percent)	2.00%			2.00%
Repayments of senior debt \| €	€ 500,000,000
Increase (decrease) in debt value			35,363
Increase (decrease) in debt value, net of taxes			$ 27,056