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The parent entity's interest in net assets of the subsidiary, expressed as a percentage.

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The cash outflow associated with the acquisition of a business, net of the cash acquired from the purchase.

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Amount of cash inflow from a noncontrolling interest. Includes, but is not limited to, purchase of additional shares or other increase in noncontrolling interest ownership.

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Describes the maximum potential amount of consideration, undiscounted, that could be transferred under the registration payment arrangement.

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Detail information of subsequent event by type. User is expected to use existing line items from elsewhere in the taxonomy as the primary line items for this disclosure, which is further associated with dimension and member elements pertaining to a subsequent event.

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Subsequent Event (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands			3 Months Ended
Subsequent Event (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Apr. 28, 2023	Apr. 17, 2023	Apr. 02, 2023	Apr. 03, 2022	Apr. 24, 2023
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Purchase price, net of cash acquired			$ 0	$ 65,990
Subsequent Event
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Proceeds from sale of ownership	$ 900
Potential earnouts payment	$ 600
Subsequent Event \| 11/29/2018 Share Repurchase Program
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Stock repurchase program, additional authorized amount					$ 300,000
Berthold Sichert Gmbh \| Subsequent Event
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Purchase price, net of cash acquired		$ 98,000
Hite
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Ownership interest percentage			51.00%
Hite \| Subsequent Event
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Ownership interest percentage	51.00%