Marketable Securities and Investments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Jan. 01, 2023	Jan. 02, 2022	Jan. 03, 2021
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Marketable Securities, Noncurrent	$ 11,083	$ 33,683
Unrealized gains (losses) on securities, net of tax	5	237	$ (16)
Marketable Securities and Investments	108,086	80,984
Equity Securities without Readily Determinable Fair Value, Downward Price Adjustment, Annual Amount			$ 4,900
Equity Securities without Readily Determinable Fair Value, Downward Price Adjustment, Cumulative Amount	5,000
Equity Securities without Readily Determinable Fair Value, Upward Price Adjustment, Cumulative Amount	30,700	27,800
Investments in debt securities	42,500	13,500
Investments in debt securities, Noncurrent	25,500
Investments in debt securities, Convertible to Equity Securities or are due and payable upon event of default	17,000
Equity Securities [Member]
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Marketable Securities Classified as Available for Sale	6,775	29,768
Marketable Securities Classified as Available for Sale, Amortized Cost Basis	6,775	29,768
Marketable Securities Classified as Available for Sale, Gross Unrealized Gain, before Tax	0	0
Marketable Securities Classified as Available for Sale, Gross Unrealized Loss, before Tax	0	0
Fixed Income Securities [Member]
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Marketable Securities Classified as Available for Sale		7
Marketable Securities Classified as Available for Sale, Amortized Cost Basis		7
Marketable Securities Classified as Available for Sale, Gross Unrealized Gain, before Tax		0
Marketable Securities Classified as Available for Sale, Gross Unrealized Loss, before Tax		0
Available-for-sale Securities, Other [Member]
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Marketable Securities Classified as Available for Sale	4,308	3,908
Marketable Securities Classified as Available for Sale, Amortized Cost Basis	4,308	3,971
Marketable Securities Classified as Available for Sale, Gross Unrealized Gain, before Tax	0	0
Marketable Securities Classified as Available for Sale, Gross Unrealized Loss, before Tax	0	63
Available-for-sale Securities [Member]
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Marketable Securities Classified as Available for Sale	11,083	33,683
Marketable Securities Classified as Available for Sale, Amortized Cost Basis	11,083	33,746
Marketable Securities Classified as Available for Sale, Gross Unrealized Gain, before Tax	0	0
Marketable Securities Classified as Available for Sale, Gross Unrealized Loss, before Tax	$ 0	$ 63

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