Loan Receivables Held For Sale - Summary of Loan Receivables (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
Jul. 02, 2023	Jul. 02, 2023
Financing Receivable, Held-for-Sale, Not Part of Disposal Group, after Valuation Allowance, Reconciliation to Cash Flow [Roll Forward]
Balance at beginning of period		$ 0
Additions		46,433
Proceeds from sales		(31,352)
(Loss) gain on sale		(1,706)
(Increase) decrease in valuation allowance		(458)
Balance at end of period	$ 12,917	12,917
Transaction costs capitalized	5,400	5,400
Valuation allowance	$ (500)	$ (500)

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Financing Receivable, Held-for-Sale, Not Part of Disposal Group, Reconciliation to Cash Flow, Increase (Decrease), Valuation Allowance

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Financing Receivable, Held-for-Sale, Not Part of Disposal Group, Reconciliation to Cash Flow, Proceeds From Sale

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Financing Receivable, Held-For-Sale, Transaction Costs, Capitalized

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Financing Receivable, Held-For-Sale, Valuation Allowance

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Amount, before valuation allowance, of financing receivable classified as held-for-sale.

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A roll forward is a reconciliation of a concept from the beginning of a period to the end of a period.

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Amount, after allowance for bad debt, of additions to loan receivables held-for-sale that are not part of a disposal group.

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