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Amount of liability recognized arising from contingent consideration in a business combination.

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A roll forward is a reconciliation of a concept from the beginning of a period to the end of a period.

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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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Amount of increase (decrease) of financial instrument classified as a liability measured using unobservable inputs that reflect the entity's own assumption about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing.

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(Schedule of Reconciliation of Changes in Fair Value of Contingent Consideration) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	1 Months Ended	11 Months Ended
	Dec. 29, 2023	Nov. 14, 2023	Dec. 30, 2022	Jun. 16, 2022
Reorganization, Chapter 11, Plan Effect Adjustment
Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]
Contingent consideration				$ (41.8)
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring
Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]
Contingent consideration	$ 14.7	$ 15.0	$ 7.3
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring
Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]
Contingent consideration	14.7		$ 7.3
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring \| Contingent Liabilities [Member]
Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	15.0	7.3
Ending balance	14.7	15.0
Fair Value, Measurement with Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation, Recurring Basis, Liability, Period Increase (Decrease)	$ (0.3)	(7.2)
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring \| Contingent Liabilities [Member] \| Reorganization, Chapter 11, Fresh-Start Adjustment
Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]
Fresh-Start Adjustment, Terlivaz CVR		14.9
StrataGraft CVR \| Reorganization, Chapter 11, Plan Effect Adjustment
Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Contingent Liability		$ 14.9		$ 6.8