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Restructuring, Impairment and Other Charges - Schedule of Restructuring, Impairment (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended					12 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2019	Sep. 25, 2021	Jun. 26, 2021	Dec. 26, 2020	Sep. 26, 2020	Jun. 27, 2020	Jan. 01, 2022	Dec. 26, 2020	Dec. 28, 2019
Restructuring Cost and Reserve
Restructuring charges							$ 2,158	$ 5,638	$ 12,711
Impairment		$ 100	$ 500		$ 100		0	36,078	322
Total		$ 800		$ 800	$ 1,300	$ 1,800	2,158	41,716	13,033
Employee terminations
Restructuring Cost and Reserve
Restructuring charges	$ 1,700						1,875	5,453	10,359
Other restructuring charges
Restructuring Cost and Reserve
Restructuring charges	$ 1,400						283	185	2,352
Electronics
Restructuring Cost and Reserve
Restructuring charges							1,124	2,540	5,501
Impairment								0	0
Total			$ 800				1,124	2,540	5,501
Electronics \| Employee terminations
Restructuring Cost and Reserve
Restructuring charges							1,124	2,540	5,313
Electronics \| Other restructuring charges
Restructuring Cost and Reserve
Restructuring charges							0	0	188
Transportation
Restructuring Cost and Reserve
Restructuring charges							687	857	5,965
Impairment								33,841	322
Total							687	34,698	6,287
Transportation \| Employee terminations
Restructuring Cost and Reserve
Restructuring charges							404	682	4,251
Transportation \| Other restructuring charges
Restructuring Cost and Reserve
Restructuring charges							283	175	1,714
Industrial
Restructuring Cost and Reserve
Restructuring charges							347	2,241	1,245
Impairment						$ 2,200		2,237	0
Total							347	4,478	1,245
Industrial \| Employee terminations
Restructuring Cost and Reserve
Restructuring charges							347	2,231	795
Industrial \| Other restructuring charges
Restructuring Cost and Reserve
Restructuring charges							$ 0	$ 10	$ 450