Debt - Term Loan Agreement (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	6 Months Ended
Jul. 02, 2022	Jan. 01, 2022
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Borrowings under facility	$ 5,020	$ 5,011
2019 Term Loan Facility \| Senior secured term loan facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Borrowings under facility	1,437	1,442
Unamortized deferred financing costs	$ 22	25
2019 Term Loan Facility \| LIBOR \| Senior secured term loan facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable interest rate	2.00%
2019 Term Loan Facility \| ABR \| Senior secured term loan facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable interest rate	1.00%
2019 Term Loan Facility \| Interest Rate Floor \| Senior secured term loan facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable interest rate	0.00%
2021 Term Loan Facility \| Senior secured term loan facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Borrowings under facility	$ 889	893
Unamortized deferred financing costs	$ 6	$ 7
2021 Term Loan Facility \| LIBOR \| Senior secured term loan facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable interest rate	2.75%
2021 Term Loan Facility \| ABR \| Senior secured term loan facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable interest rate	1.75%
2021 Term Loan Facility \| Interest Rate Floor \| Senior secured term loan facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable interest rate	0.00%

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Amount of long-term debt and lease obligation, including portion classified as current.

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- Definition

The remaining balance of debt issuance expenses that were capitalized and are being amortized against income over the lives of the respective bond issues. This does not include the amounts capitalized as part of the cost of the utility plant or asset.

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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.17)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=120391452&loc=d3e13212-122682

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