Deferred Compensation Plan Assets, Colleteral For Plan Benefits

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Number of Life Insurance Contract Held in Rabbi Trust

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- Definition

Amount of cost for defined contribution plan.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Topic 715
-SubTopic 70
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
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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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Percentage employer matches of the employee's percentage contribution matched.

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The cash inflow associated with the sale of investments that are pledged or subject to withdrawal restrictions during the period.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 230
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 12
-Publisher FASB
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Retirement Plans (Defined Contribution Plan) (Details) $ in Millions	1 Months Ended	6 Months Ended		11 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 29, 2023 USD ($)	Dec. 30, 2022 USD ($)	Jun. 16, 2022 USD ($)	Nov. 14, 2023 USD ($)	Dec. 27, 2024 USD ($) contract	Dec. 29, 2023 USD ($) contract
Defined Contribution Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Number of Life Insurance Contract Held in Rabbi Trust \| contract					37	48
Deferred Compensation Plan Assets, Collateral For Plan Benefits	$ 7.3				$ 6.5	$ 7.3
Proceeds from Sale of Restricted Investments	0.0	$ 0.0	$ 0.0	$ 0.0	$ 22.6
Defined Contribution Plan, 401 K [Member]
Defined Contribution Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Employer matching contribution, percent of match					50.00%
Defined Contribution Plan, Cost	$ 2.5	$ 7.8	$ 9.6	$ 18.6	$ 23.0