Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Transaction Costs Incurred

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Disposal Group Including Discontinued Operation, Working Capital Adjustment

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Divestiture Costs

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Amount of consideration received or receivable for the disposal of assets and liabilities, including discontinued operation.

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The percentage of ownership of common stock or equity participation in the investee accounted for under the equity method of accounting.

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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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The cash inflow associated with the amount received from the sale of a portion of the company's business, for example a segment, division, branch or other business, during the period.

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Discontinued Operations - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jul. 03, 2022	Jul. 03, 2022	Jul. 04, 2021	Jul. 03, 2022	Jul. 04, 2021
TotalEnergies Renewables
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Ownership percentage	50.00%	50.00%		50.00%
Discontinued Operations \| C&I Solutions
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Aggregate cash consideration	$ 190,000	$ 190,000		$ 190,000
Proceeds from divestiture of businesses	149,200	149,171
Working capital adjustment	$ 6,300	6,265
Transaction costs incurred			$ 300		$ 300
Discontinued Operations \| C&I Solutions \| Loss From Discontinued Operations Before Income Taxes
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Divestiture costs		$ 8,300		$ 10,600