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Percentage Of Business Outside Domestic Country

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Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Net Investment Hedge in AOCI

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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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Nominal or face amount used to calculate payment on derivative.

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The estimated net amount of unrealized gains or losses on interest rate cash flow hedges as of the balance sheet date expected to be reclassified to earnings within the next twelve months.

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Maximum amount of time remaining before foreign currency exchange rate derivatives mature or expire, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Nominal or face amount used to calculate payments on a nonderivative instrument.

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Derivatives And Hedging Activities (Details) € in Millions, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 29, 2024 USD ($)	Oct. 01, 2023 USD ($)	Sep. 29, 2024 USD ($)	Sep. 29, 2024 EUR (€)	Oct. 01, 2023 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($)
Derivative [Line Items]
Company's business conducted outside United States			60.00%	60.00%
Interest Rate Cash Flow Hedge Gain (Loss) to be Reclassified During Next 12 Months, Net	$ 0.0		$ 0.0
European And Asian Currencies [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Maximum maturity period for foreign exchange contracts, in months			12 months	12 months
Duration Of Foreign Currency Derivatives			30 days	30 days
Fair Value Hedging [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount	445.4	$ 362.0	$ 445.4		$ 362.0	$ 412.1
Net Investment Hedging [Member] \| 1.875 Percent Ten Year Senior Unsecured Notes [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional Amount of Nonderivative Instruments \| €				€ 498.6
Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Net Investment Hedge in AOCI	$ (22.1)	$ 17.3	$ (4.4)		$ 5.3