Stock-based Compensation Expense (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Oct. 01, 2022	Oct. 02, 2021	Oct. 01, 2022	Oct. 02, 2021
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Total stock-based compensation expense	$ 542	$ 7,316	$ 8,585	$ 19,701
Income tax benefit	133	1,835	2,112	4,906
Total stock-based compensation expense, net of tax	409	5,481	6,473	14,795
Stock awards
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Total stock-based compensation expense	(435)	6,506	5,778	17,533
Stock options
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Total stock-based compensation expense	$ 977	$ 810	$ 2,807	$ 2,168

Amount of expense for award under share-based payment arrangement. Excludes amount capitalized.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 718
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (h)(1)(i)
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=128089324&loc=d3e5070-113901

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