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Fair Value Measurements (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Oct. 01, 2022	Oct. 02, 2021	Oct. 01, 2022	Oct. 02, 2021	Jul. 02, 2022	Jan. 01, 2022
Changes in level 3
Level 3 activity	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0
Tranche B Term Loans due 2026
Financial assets and liabilities at fair value
Face amount of senior notes	$ 671,600		$ 671,600			$ 671,600
5.25% Senior Notes due 2025
Financial assets and liabilities at fair value
Interest rate (as a percent)	5.25%		5.25%		5.25%	5.25%
Face amount of senior notes	$ 900,000		$ 900,000			$ 900,000
5.25% Senior Notes due 2027
Financial assets and liabilities at fair value
Interest rate (as a percent)					5.25%	5.25%
Carrying Value \| Revolving credit loans
Financial assets and liabilities at fair value
Term loans and senior notes, fair value	312,500		312,500			$ 165,000
Carrying Value \| Tranche B Term Loans due 2026
Financial assets and liabilities at fair value
Term loans and senior notes, fair value	668,349		668,349			667,811
Carrying Value \| 5.25% Senior Notes due 2025
Financial assets and liabilities at fair value
Term loans and senior notes, fair value	901,348		901,348			901,753
Carrying Value \| 5.25% Senior Notes due 2027
Financial assets and liabilities at fair value
Term loans and senior notes, fair value	550,000		550,000			550,000
Fair value measured on recurring basis \| Fair Value \| Revolving credit loans \| Level 2
Financial assets and liabilities at fair value
Term loans and senior notes, fair value	312,500		312,500			165,000
Fair value measured on recurring basis \| Fair Value \| Tranche B Term Loans due 2026
Financial assets and liabilities at fair value
Term loans and senior notes, fair value	629,919		629,919			666,141
Fair value measured on recurring basis \| Fair Value \| 5.25% Senior Notes due 2025 \| Level 1
Financial assets and liabilities at fair value
Term loans and senior notes, fair value	777,413		777,413			920,915
Fair value measured on recurring basis \| Fair Value \| 5.25% Senior Notes due 2027
Financial assets and liabilities at fair value
Term loans and senior notes, fair value	$ 443,300		$ 443,300			$ 567,875