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Acquisitions - Components of Identified Intangible Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 30, 2021	Mar. 02, 2020	Jan. 01, 2022
Sip-Well NV Acquisition \| Valuation, Income Approach \| Estimate of Fair Value Measurement
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Total	$ 20.0
Sip-Well NV Acquisition \| Trade names \| Valuation, Income Approach \| Estimate of Fair Value Measurement
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Estimated Fair Market Value, Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets	$ 8.3
Sip-Well NV Acquisition \| Customer relationships
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Estimated Useful Life	19 years
Sip-Well NV Acquisition \| Customer relationships \| Valuation, Income Approach \| Estimate of Fair Value Measurement
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Estimated Fair Market Value	$ 11.5
Sip-Well NV Acquisition \| Software
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Estimated Useful Life	3 years
Sip-Well NV Acquisition \| Software \| Valuation, Income Approach \| Estimate of Fair Value Measurement
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Estimated Fair Market Value	$ 0.2
Legacy Primo Acquisition
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Estimated Fair Market Value		$ 421.6	$ 421.6
Legacy Primo Acquisition \| Valuation, Income Approach \| Estimate of Fair Value Measurement
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Total		421.6
Legacy Primo Acquisition \| Trade names \| Valuation, Income Approach \| Estimate of Fair Value Measurement
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Estimated Fair Market Value, Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets		$ 174.9
Legacy Primo Acquisition \| Customer relationships
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Estimated Useful Life		26 years
Legacy Primo Acquisition \| Customer relationships \| Valuation, Income Approach \| Estimate of Fair Value Measurement
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Estimated Fair Market Value		$ 245.2
Legacy Primo Acquisition \| Software
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Estimated Useful Life		3 years
Legacy Primo Acquisition \| Software \| Valuation, Income Approach \| Estimate of Fair Value Measurement
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Estimated Fair Market Value		$ 1.5