Revenue from Contracts with Customers - Contract Assets and Liabilities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Apr. 04, 2021	Mar. 29, 2020	Dec. 29, 2019
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Increase (decrease) in contract with customer, liability, including addbacks	$ (13.5)	$ (11.4)
Revenue recognized	40.6		$ 46.6
Commercial and Industrial Solutions
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Increase (decrease) in contract assets	$ (0.5)	$ (35.7)

Increase (Decrease) in Contract with Customer, Liability, Including Addbacks

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Amount of revenue recognized that was previously included in balance of obligation to transfer good or service to customer for which consideration from customer has been received or is due.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 606
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 8
-Subparagraph (b)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=121604090&loc=SL49130549-203045

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Amount of increase (decrease) in right to consideration in exchange for good or service transferred to customer when right is conditioned on something other than passage of time.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 230
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 28
-Subparagraph (a)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=121586364&loc=d3e3602-108585

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