Product Warranties - Schedule of Activity Associated with Warranty Obligations (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
Mar. 29, 2025	Mar. 30, 2024
Product Warranty Accrual [Roll Forward]
Balance at beginning of period	$ 17.5	$ 18.0
Accruals for warranties issued	3.3	3.5
Settlements and other	(3.5)	(3.1)
Accruals reclassified to held for sale	(0.4)	0.0
Balance at end of period	$ 16.9	$ 18.4

Standard Product Warranty Accrual, Amounts Reclassified

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- Definition

Standard Product Warranty Accrual, Settlements, Increase (Decrease)

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- Definition

A roll forward is a reconciliation of a concept from the beginning of a period to the end of a period.

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Amount as of the balance sheet date of the aggregate standard product warranty liability. Does not include the balance for the extended product warranty liability.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Topic 460
-SubTopic 10
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
-Paragraph 8
-Subparagraph (c)(1)
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/1943274/2147482425/460-10-50-8

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Topic 460
-SubTopic 10
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
-Paragraph 8
-Subparagraph (c)(5)
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/1943274/2147482425/460-10-50-8

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Amount of increase in the standard product warranty accrual from warranties issued. Excludes extended product warranties.

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