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Business Combination, Consideration Transferred, Exchange Offer In Shares, Option Two

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Payments To Acquire Businesses, Price Per Share, Option Two

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The amount of goodwill arising from a business combination that is expected to be deductible for tax purposes.

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The number of countries in which the entity operates as of balance sheet date.

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The cash outflow associated with the acquisition of business during the period. The cash portion only of the acquisition price.

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Acquisitions - Additional Information (Details)			12 Months Ended
Acquisitions - Additional Information (Details)	Dec. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Mar. 02, 2020 USD ($) $ / shares	Jan. 01, 2022 USD ($) country	Jan. 02, 2021 USD ($)
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of countries, country footprint \| country			22
Sip-Well NV Acquisition
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill, tax deductible			$ 0
Sip-Well NV Acquisition \| Eden
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Total cash consideration paid	$ 53,100,000
Acquisition related costs			300,000
Legacy Primo Acquisition
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Total cash consideration paid		$ 216,100,000
Acquisition related costs				$ 27,100,000
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
Goodwill, tax deductible			$ 31,300,000