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Aggregate Cost of Repurchased Common Shares for Activity Pursuant to Equity Incentive Plans

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Repurchased Common Shares For Activity Pursuant to Equity Incentive Plans

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Amount authorized for purchase of share under share repurchase plan. Includes, but is not limited to, repurchase of stock and unit of ownership.

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Stockholders' Equity (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended							9 Months Ended
	Dec. 29, 2024	Sep. 29, 2024	Jun. 30, 2024	Mar. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023	Oct. 01, 2023	Jul. 02, 2023	Sep. 29, 2024	Feb. 07, 2025	Nov. 08, 2024	Oct. 24, 2024	Apr. 27, 2023
Schedule of Shareholders' Equity [Line Items]
Repurchased Common Shares For Activity Pursuant to Equity Incentive Plans		1,383						49,041
Aggregate Cost of Repurchased Common Shares for Activity Pursuant to Equity Incentive Plans		$ 0.2						$ 5.2
Cash dividends (per share)		$ 0.07	$ 0.07	$ 0.07	$ 0.07	$ 0.07	$ 0.07
DividendDeclaration2024Q3 [Member]
Schedule of Shareholders' Equity [Line Items]
Dividends Payable, Amount		$ 8.5						$ 8.5
Dividends Payable, Date Declared		Jul. 25, 2024
Repurchase Program, 04/27/2023 [Member]
Schedule of Shareholders' Equity [Line Items]
Stock Repurchase Program, Authorized Amount												$ 600.0
Number of common stock repurchased in open market		1,283,609						1,535,311
Aggregate Cost of Repurchased Common Shares Under Repurchase Program		$ 153.4						$ 179.3
Subsequent Event [Member] \| DividendDeclaration2024Q3 [Member]
Schedule of Shareholders' Equity [Line Items]
Dividends Payable, Date to be Paid, Year and Month										2024-11
Subsequent Event [Member] \| DividendDeclaration2024Q4 [Member]
Schedule of Shareholders' Equity [Line Items]
Cash dividends (per share)	$ 0.07
Dividends Payable, Date Declared	Oct. 24, 2024
Dividends Payable, Date to be Paid, Year and Month									2025-02
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Repurchase Program, 04/27/2023 [Member]
Schedule of Shareholders' Equity [Line Items]
Number of common stock repurchased in open market	284,985
Aggregate Cost of Repurchased Common Shares Under Repurchase Program	$ 34.3
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Repurchase Program, 10/24/2024 [Member]
Schedule of Shareholders' Equity [Line Items]
Stock Repurchase Program, Authorized Amount											$ 1,000.0
Number of common stock repurchased in open market	171,400
Aggregate Cost of Repurchased Common Shares Under Repurchase Program	$ 20.3