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Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 13, 2025	Mar. 28, 2025	Dec. 27, 2024
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Transaction Services Agreement Revenue		$ 3.0
Mallinckrodt & Endo Merger
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Payments to Acquire Interest in Subsidiaries and Affiliates	$ 80.0
Mallinckrodt & Endo Merger \| Mallinckrodt
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Business Acquisition, Percentage of Voting Interests Acquired	50.10%
Mallinckrodt & Endo Merger \| Endo
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Business Acquisition, Percentage of Voting Interests Acquired	49.90%
Transaction Incentive Plan
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Participant Compensation, Paid After the Next Twelve Months		16.4
Accrued Bonuses		4.4
Compensation Expense, Excluding Cost of Good and Service Sold		1.7
Therakos Divestiture
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Proceeds from Divestiture of Businesses		$ 881.4	$ 887.6
Adverse Change in Recommendation \| Mallinckrodt & Endo Merger \| Mallinckrodt
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Loss on Contract Termination	$ 80.2
Adverse Change in Recommendation \| Mallinckrodt & Endo Merger \| Endo
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Loss on Contract Termination	83.0
Shareholders Vote Failure \| Mallinckrodt & Endo Merger \| Mallinckrodt
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Loss on Contract Termination	30.8
Shareholders Vote Failure \| Mallinckrodt & Endo Merger \| Endo
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Loss on Contract Termination	$ 31.9