Related Party Transactions - Transactions (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
		Oct. 03, 2021	Oct. 03, 2021	Jan. 03, 2021
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Prepaid and other current assets		$ 4,955	$ 4,955	$ 9,891
Other long-term liabilities	[1]	137,469	137,469	$ 157,597
Corporate Joint Venture | Maxeon Solar
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Purchases of photovoltaic modules (recorded in cost of revenues)		61,967	167,313
Research and development expenses reimbursement received		7,736	25,759
Income from transition services agreement, net		468	5,211
Prepaid and other current assets		2,265	2,265
Accrued liabilities		7,838	7,838
Accounts payable		29,906	29,906
Other long-term liabilities		$ 1,458	$ 1,458

[1] We have related-party balances for transactions made with TotalEnergies SE and its affiliates, Maxeon Solar Technologies, Ltd. ("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," "contract liabilities, net of current portion," and "other long-term liabilities" financial statement line items on our unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets (see Note 2, Note 8, Note 9, Note 10, and Note 11)