Schedule of Share-based Payment Award, Stock Options, Valuation Assumptions (Details) - $ / shares	9 Months Ended
Oct. 01, 2022	Oct. 02, 2021
Restricted Awards [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Awards Issued	965,341	613,716
Awards Issued, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value	$ 26.06	$ 34.77
Performance Awards [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Awards Issued	393,647	625,750
Awards Issued, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value	$ 29.90	$ 35.73

The number of grants made during the period on other than stock (or unit) option plans (for example, phantom stock or unit plan, stock or unit appreciation rights plan, performance target plan).

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 718
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (c)(2)(iii)(01)
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=128089324&loc=d3e5070-113901

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The weighted average fair value at grant date for nonvested equity-based awards issued during the period on other than stock (or unit) option plans (for example, phantom stock or unit plan, stock or unit appreciation rights plan, performance target plan).

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