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Working Capital And Other Adjustments

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Amount of operating income (loss) attributable to disposal group, including, but not limited to, discontinued operation.

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Amount of revenue attributable to disposal group, including, but not limited to, discontinued operation.

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Amount before tax of gain (loss) recognized on the sale or disposal of a disposal group. Excludes discontinued operations.

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Amount of gain (loss) from sale and disposal of integrated set of activities and assets capable of being conducted and managed for purpose of providing return in form of dividend, lower cost, or other economic benefit to investor, owner, member and participant.

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The portion of earnings or loss from continuing operations before income taxes that is attributable to foreign operations, which is defined as Income or Loss generated from operations located outside the entity's country of domicile.

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Acquisition and Disposition - Disposition Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions			6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 02, 2024	Jul. 20, 2022	Dec. 29, 2024	Dec. 29, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023	Jan. 01, 2023	Jun. 30, 2024	Mar. 31, 2024
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Proceeds from sale of EMEA staffing operations, net of cash disposed				$ 77.1	$ 0.0	$ 0.0
Gain on sale of EMEA staffing operations				(1.6)	0.0	0.0
Earnings from operations from EMEA staffing operations				11.3	(5.0)	(31.8)
Cash disposed from sale of Russia, net of proceeds				0.0	0.0	6.0
Loss on disposal				0.0	0.0	18.7
Disposal Group, Not Discontinued Operations \| European Staffing Operations
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Proceeds from disposition	$ 110.6
Proceeds from sale of EMEA staffing operations, net of cash disposed	$ 77.1
Other receivables			$ 16.4	16.4			$ 16.8	$ 26.9
Working capital and other adjustments							$ 10.1
Increase (decrease) in other receivables			$ 0.4
Gain on sale of EMEA staffing operations				$ (1.6)
Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Operating Income (Loss)					$ 4.3
Disposal Group, Not Discontinued Operations \| Russian Operations
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Proceeds from disposition		$ 7.4
Cash disposed from sale of Russia, net of proceeds		$ 6.0
Loss on disposal						18.7
Disposal group, including discontinued operation, revenue						63.4
Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Operating Income (Loss)						$ 1.4