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Schedule of Reorganization Items, net [Line Items]

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Amount of reorganization items related to legal and advisory professional fees related to entities in bankruptcy.

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Amount of expense for claims expected to be incurred by an entity in reorganization.

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Amount of write-off of debt issuance costs and debt discounts related to prepetition debt obligations.

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Reorganization Items, Net (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
Reorganization Items, Net (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jun. 25, 2021	Jun. 26, 2020	Jun. 25, 2021	Jun. 26, 2020
Schedule of Reorganization Items, net [Line Items]
Debtor Reorganization Items, Legal and Advisory Professional Fees	$ 109.5		$ 187.2
Debtor Reorganization Items, Write-off of Debt Issuance Costs and Debt Discounts	0.0		16.3
Debtor Reorganization Items, Provision for Expected Allowed Claims	0.0		(0.5)
Reorganization Items	$ 109.5	$ 0.0	203.0	$ 0.0
Cash Paid, Reorganization items			103.4
Lease rejection
Schedule of Reorganization Items, net [Line Items]
Increase (Decrease) Other current and non-current liabilities			34.8
Contingent Consideration
Schedule of Reorganization Items, net [Line Items]
Increase (Decrease) Other current and non-current liabilities			$ 15.6