Balance Sheet Components (Schedule of Other Accrued Liabilities) (Parentheticals) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 29, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Balance Sheet Related Disclosures [Abstract]
Inventory expected to be received from future sales returns	$ 25.0	$ 26.8
Provisions to write down expected returned inventory to net realizable value	$ 14.1	$ 14.9

Provisions to write down expected returned inventory to net realizable value.

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Balance Type:	credit
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