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Fair Value Measurements (Narrative) (Details) $ in Thousands, € in Millions	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 29, 2024 USD ($)	Oct. 01, 2023 USD ($)	Sep. 29, 2024 EUR (€)	Jun. 30, 2024 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2023 EUR (€)	Jul. 02, 2023 USD ($)	Mar. 13, 2023 USD ($)	Jan. 01, 2023 USD ($)
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Fair Value, Measurement with Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation, Recurring Basis, Liability Value	$ 31,085	$ 37,377		$ 30,540	$ 40,005		$ 37,561		$ 46,618
Unamortized Debt Issuance Expense	18,582
Debt Instrument, Unamortized Discount	(3,928)
Payment for Contingent Consideration Liability, Financing Activities	8,832	$ 10,117
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Disposal Group, Consideration, Contingent on Exit Valuation								$ 150,000
2.55 Percent Senior Unsecured Notes due in 2031 [Member]
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Carrying value of Investments in US Treasury Securities measured at amortized cost (held-to-maturity)					689,900
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Fair Value, Measurement with Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation, Recurring Basis, Liability Value	0				0
Fair value of Investments in US Treasury Securities measured at amortized cost (held-to-maturity), classified as current					688,700
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Long-term Debt	3,185,699
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Fair Value, Measurement with Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation, Recurring Basis, Liability Value	0				0
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member] \| 2.55 Percent Senior Unsecured Notes due in 2031 [Member]
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Long-term Debt	397,552
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Long-term Debt	395,946
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Long-term Debt	555,967
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Long-term Debt	844,341
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Long-term Debt	3,186,800				3,889,300
Unsecured senior notes, fair value	2,889,400				3,474,500
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member] \| Other Debt Facilities, including the senior revolving credit facility [Member]
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Other Long-term Debt \| €			€ 1.4			€ 10.3
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Fair Value, Measurement with Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation, Recurring Basis, Liability Value	$ 31,085				$ 40,005