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Disposition - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions			6 Months Ended
	Mar. 28, 2024	Jun. 27, 2023	Jun. 30, 2024	Jun. 02, 2023
Jakga Inc. \| Stock Transfer Agreement
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Percentage of interest sold in subsidiaries	0.30%
Sale for consideration in cash	$ 0.1
Ownership percentage	49.20%
Percentage of discount rate	15.10%
Percentage of terminal growth rate	1.00%
Loss on disposition			$ 2.5
Loss on sale of assets and liabilities transferred and loss on remeasurement of retained interest	$ 2.1
Jakga Inc. \| Stock Transfer Agreement \| Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Temporary equity percentage of voting equity interest issued	3.50%
Jakga Inc. \| Jakga Transactions \| Webtoon Entertainment Inc.
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Ownership percentage	49.20%
LOCUS Inc. \| Stock Transfer Agreement
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Percentage of interest sold in subsidiaries			14.40%	14.40%
Sale for consideration in cash		$ 5.0
Percentage of discount rate		16.00%
Percentage of terminal growth rate		1.00%
Loss on disposition			$ 0.8
Loss on sale of assets and liabilities transferred and gain on remeasurement of retained interest		$ 0.6
LOCUS Inc. \| Stock Transfer Agreement \| Webtoon Entertainment Inc.
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Ownership percentage		39.20%		53.60%