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Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details)	3 Months Ended
	Apr. 03, 2022 USD ($) segment	Apr. 04, 2021	Jun. 30, 2022 USD ($)	Feb. 06, 2022 USD ($)	Jan. 02, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt face amount	$ 533,623,000				$ 535,795,000
Number of operating segment \| segment	1
Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Installment basis term		20 years
Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Installment basis term		25 years
4.00% debentures due 2023 \| Convertible Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt face amount	$ 424,991,000				$ 424,991,000	$ 425,000,000
Interest rate						4.00%
4.00% debentures due 2023 \| Convertible Debt \| TotalEnergies
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt face amount						$ 100,000,000
Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations \| C&I Solutions
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Consideration on pending transaction				$ 190,000,000
Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations \| C&I Solutions \| Forecast
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Contingent consideration on pending transaction			$ 60,000,000