Acquisitions - Additional Information (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions		12 Months Ended
Mar. 02, 2020 USD ($) $ / shares	Jan. 02, 2021 USD ($) country
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of countries, country footprint \| country		21
Legacy Primo Acquisition
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Cash per share, election option one (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares	$ 14.00
Share exchange offer one (in shares)	1.0229
Cash per share, election option two (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares	$ 5.04
Share exchange offer two (in shares)	0.6549
Purchase price \| $	$ 798.2
Acquisition related costs \| $		$ 27.1

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Amount of consideration transferred, consisting of acquisition-date fair value of assets transferred by the acquirer, liabilities incurred by the acquirer, and equity interest issued by the acquirer.

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