Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
		Jan. 01, 2023	Oct. 02, 2022	Jul. 03, 2022	Apr. 03, 2022	Jan. 02, 2022	Oct. 03, 2021	Jul. 04, 2021	Apr. 04, 2021	Jan. 01, 2023		Jan. 02, 2022		Jan. 03, 2021
Income Statement [Abstract]
Total revenues		$ 497,968	$ 476,393	$ 417,464	$ 350,118	$ 347,715	$ 282,460	$ 259,893	$ 238,290	$ 1,741,943	[1]	$ 1,128,358	[1]	$ 863,489	[1]
Total cost of revenues1										1,338,942		876,306		715,019
Gross profit		113,764	116,665	90,727	81,845	66,403	67,926	66,095	51,628	403,001		252,052		148,470
Operating expenses:
Research and development	[1]									24,759		15,811		19,222
Sales, general, and administrative	[1]									387,260		236,104		153,820
Restructuring charges (credits)										244		4,519		2,604
(Gain) loss on sale and impairment of residential lease assets										0		(294)		45
(Gain) loss on business divestitures, net	[1]									0		(5,290)		(10,334)
Expense (income) from transition services agreement, net	[1]									69		(4,255)		(6,260)
Total operating expenses										412,332		246,595		159,097
Operating (loss) income										(9,331)		5,457		(10,627)
Other income (expense), net:
Interest income										3,200		168		753
Interest expense	[1]									(21,565)		(24,032)		(28,683)
Other, net										115,405		22,332		692,335
Other income (expense), net										97,040		(1,532)		664,405
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes and equity in earnings (losses) of unconsolidated investees										87,709		3,925		653,778
Benefits from (provision for) income taxes										8,383		(7,314)		(57,817)
Equity in earnings (losses) of unconsolidated investees										2,272		0		0
Net income (loss) from continuing operations		6,064	140,876	(41,054)	(7,522)	37,120	(73,378)	85,816	(52,947)	98,364		(3,389)		595,961
(Loss) income from discontinued operations before income taxes and equity in (losses) earnings of unconsolidated investees	[1]									(51,729)		(46,046)		(126,811)
Benefits from (provision for) income taxes										640		2,048		3,258
Equity in (losses) earnings of unconsolidated investees										0		0		(586)
Net (loss) income from discontinued operations		(1,634)	(2,037)	(21,453)	(25,965)	(18,043)	(11,055)	(13,144)	(1,756)	(51,089)		(43,998)		(124,139)
Net income (loss)										47,275		(47,387)		471,822
Net (income) loss from continuing operations attributable to noncontrolling interests										(4,676)		145		1,187
Net loss (income) from discontinued operations attributable to noncontrolling interests										250		539		(165)
Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests										(4,426)		684		1,022
Net income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to stockholders		5,059	137,651	(41,839)	(7,183)	36,944	(73,641)	85,805	(52,352)	93,688		(3,244)		597,148
Net (loss) income from discontinued operations attributable to stockholders		(1,634)	(2,037)	(21,453)	(25,715)	(18,665)	(10,861)	(12,695)	(1,238)	(50,839)		(43,459)		(124,304)
Net income (loss) attributable to stockholders		$ 3,425	$ 135,614	$ (63,292)	$ (32,898)	$ 18,279	$ (84,502)	$ 73,110	$ (53,590)	$ 42,849		$ (46,703)		$ 472,844
Net income (loss) per share attributable to stockholders - basic:
Continuing operations (usd per share)		$ 0.03	$ 0.79	$ (0.24)	$ (0.04)	$ 0.21	$ (0.43)	$ 0.50	$ (0.31)	$ 0.54		$ (0.02)		$ 3.52
Discontinued operations (usd per share)		(0.01)	(0.01)	(0.12)	(0.15)	(0.11)	(0.06)	(0.07)	(0.01)	(0.29)		(0.25)		(0.73)
Net income (loss) per share - basic (usd per share)		0.02	0.78	(0.36)	(0.19)	0.10	(0.49)	0.43	(0.32)	0.25		(0.27)		2.79
Net income (loss) per share attributable to stockholders - diluted:
Continuing operations (usd per share)		0.03	0.73	(0.24)	(0.04)	0.21	(0.43)	0.50	(0.31)	0.54		(0.02)		3.10
Discontinued operations (usd per share)		(0.01)	(0.01)	(0.12)	(0.15)	(0.11)	(0.06)	(0.07)	(0.01)	(0.29)		(0.25)		(0.63)
Net income (loss) per share - diluted (usd per share)		$ 0.02	$ 0.72	$ (0.36)	$ (0.19)	$ 0.10	$ (0.49)	$ 0.43	$ (0.32)	$ 0.25		$ (0.27)		$ 2.47
Weighted-average shares:
Basic (shares)										173,919		172,436		169,801
Diluted (shares)										174,603		175,116		197,242

[1] We have related-party transactions with TotalEnergies SE and its affiliates, Maxeon Solar, and unconsolidated entities in which we have a direct equity investment. These related-party transactions are recorded within the “total revenues,” “total cost of revenues,” “operating expenses: research and development,” “operating expenses: sales, general, and administrative,” “operating expenses: (gain) loss from business divestitures, net,” “operating expenses: expense (income) from transition services agreement, net,” “other income (expense), net: interest expense,” and “(loss) income from discontinued operations before income taxes and equity in (losses) earnings of unconsolidated investees” financial statement line items in our consolidated statements of operations (see Note 4, Note 11, and Note 13).