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Amount of increase to additional paid-in capital (APIC) for recognition of cost for restricted stock unit under share-based payment arrangement.

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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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Number of additional shares authorized for issuance under share-based payment arrangement.

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Number of shares authorized for issuance under share-based payment arrangement.

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The difference between the maximum number of shares (or other type of equity) authorized for issuance under the plan (including the effects of amendments and adjustments), and the sum of: 1) the number of shares (or other type of equity) already issued upon exercise of options or other equity-based awards under the plan; and 2) shares (or other type of equity) reserved for issuance on granting of outstanding awards, net of cancellations and forfeitures, if applicable.

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Price of a single share of a number of saleable stocks of a company.

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Stock-Based Compensation - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 02, 2022	Jun. 30, 2021	Jul. 01, 2022	Jun. 30, 2022
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Accounts payable and accrued expenses				$ 0.1
APIC, share-based payment arrangement, restricted stock unit, increase for cost recognition		$ 0.4
Subsequent event
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share price (in dollars per share)			$ 1.09
Performance and Incentive Pay Plan
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Common stock available for issuance (in shares)	12,000,000
Shares authorized for issuance (in shares)	14,508,002
Number of shares available for grant (in shares)				9,935,460