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Securities (including those issuable pursuant to contingent stock agreements) that could potentially dilute basic earnings per share (EPS) or earnings per unit (EPU) in the future that were not included in the computation of diluted EPS or EPU because to do so would increase EPS or EPU amounts or decrease loss per share or unit amounts for the period presented.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Topic 260
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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
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The sum of dilutive potential common shares or units used in the calculation of the diluted per-share or per-unit computation.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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Net Income Per Share - Additional Information (Details) - shares shares in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jul. 04, 2023	Jun. 28, 2022	Jul. 04, 2023	Jun. 28, 2022
Net income/(loss) per common share:
Dilutive effect of equity awards (in shares)	593	542	703	606
Restricted Shares and Restricted Share Units
Net Income Per Share
Antidilutive securities excluded from calculation of basic earnings per share (in shares)			2,800	2,400
Common Stock
Net Income Per Share
Antidilutive securities excluded from calculation of basic earnings per share (in shares)			0
Net income/(loss) per common share:
Dilutive effect of equity awards (in shares)			2,600	3,100