Contract With Customer, Asset, Increase (Decrease)

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- Definition

Contract with Customer Asset, Subject To Negotiation And Settlement With The Customer

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- Definition

Contract With Customer, Liability, Increase (Decrease)

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- Definition

Amount, after allowance for credit loss, of right to consideration in exchange for good or service transferred to customer when right is conditioned on something other than passage of time.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Topic 606
-SubTopic 10
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 45
-Paragraph 3
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org//1943274/2147479837/606-10-45-3

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Topic 606
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-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org//1943274/2147479837/606-10-45-1

Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Topic 606
-SubTopic 10
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
-Paragraph 8
-Subparagraph (a)
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org//1943274/2147479806/606-10-50-8

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- Definition

Amount of decrease in right to consideration in exchange for good or service transferred to customer when right is conditioned on something other than passage of time from transfer to receivable due to right to consideration becoming unconditional.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/exampleRef
-Topic 606
-SubTopic 10
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
-Paragraph 10
-Subparagraph (d)
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org//1943274/2147479806/606-10-50-10

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- Definition

Amount of revenue recognized that was previously included in balance of obligation to transfer good or service to customer for which consideration from customer has been received or is due.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Topic 606
-SubTopic 10
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
-Paragraph 8
-Subparagraph (b)
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org//1943274/2147479806/606-10-50-8

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- Definition

Amount of litigation expense, including but not limited to legal, forensic, accounting, and investigative fees.

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- Definition

Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Revenue Recognition - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022	Jun. 25, 2023	Jun. 26, 2022	Jun. 25, 2023	Jun. 26, 2022	Dec. 25, 2022
Revenue Recognition, Multiple-deliverable Arrangements [Line Items]
Contract assets, net change				$ (0.8)
Contract liabilities, net change				11.0
Revenue recognized		$ 12.4	$ 14.8	33.6	$ 36.0
Contract assets		222.0		222.0		$ 222.8
Litigation settlement charges				0.0	5.5
Unmanned Systems
Revenue Recognition, Multiple-deliverable Arrangements [Line Items]
Litigation settlement charges			$ 5.5		$ 5.5	$ 5.5
T for C \| Unbilled Revenues
Revenue Recognition, Multiple-deliverable Arrangements [Line Items]
Contract assets		$ 4.8		4.8
Amount agreed to settlement	$ 6.0
Negotiation and settlement with the customer				$ 4.8