Balance Sheet Components - Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Apr. 04, 2021	Jan. 03, 2021
Balance Sheet Related Disclosures [Abstract]
Deferred project costs		$ 26,870	$ 26,996
VAT receivables, current portion		1,252	1,174
Deferred costs for solar power systems		21,357	24,526
Other receivables		19,626	19,348
Prepaid taxes		67	205
Other		19,937	22,002
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	[1]	$ 89,109	$ 94,251

[1] We have related-party balances for transactions made with Total SE and its affiliates, Maxeon Solar and unconsolidated entities in which we have a direct equity investment. These related-party balances are recorded within the "accounts receivable, net," "contract assets," "prepaid expenses and other current assets," "other long-term assets," "accounts payable," "accrued liabilities," "contract liabilities, current portion," "convertible debt, net of current portion," and "contract liabilities, net of current portion" financial statement line items on our condensed consolidated balance sheets (see Note 2, Note 8, Note 9, Note 10, and Note 11).