Receivables - Components of Finance and Contract Receivables Beyond One Year (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 29, 2025	Dec. 28, 2024
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items]
Long-term finance and contract receivables	$ 1,771.6	$ 1,785.0
Allowance for credit loss, noncurrent	(55.2)	(54.7)
Total long-term finance and contract receivables – net	1,716.4	1,730.3
Contract Receivables
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items]
Long-term finance and contract receivables	425.6	423.4
Allowance for credit loss, noncurrent	(5.5)	(5.1)
Total long-term finance and contract receivables – net	420.1	418.3
Contract Receivables \| Finance installment receivables
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items]
Long-term finance and contract receivables	226.8	223.0
Allowance for credit loss, noncurrent	(3.3)	(3.3)
Contract Receivables \| Finance lease receivables
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items]
Unearned finance charges, noncurrent	36.0	36.3
Long-term finance and contract receivables	198.8	200.4
Allowance for credit loss, noncurrent	(2.2)	(1.8)
Finance Receivables
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items]
Long-term finance and contract receivables	1,346.0	1,361.6
Allowance for credit loss, noncurrent	(49.7)	(49.6)
Total long-term finance and contract receivables – net	1,296.3	1,312.0
Finance Receivables \| Finance installment receivables
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items]
Long-term finance and contract receivables	1,318.5	1,337.5
Allowance for credit loss, noncurrent	(49.2)	(49.2)
Finance Receivables \| Finance lease receivables
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items]
Unearned finance charges, noncurrent	6.4	5.7
Long-term finance and contract receivables	27.5	24.1
Allowance for credit loss, noncurrent	$ (0.5)	$ (0.4)

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Amount of allowance for credit loss on financing receivable, classified as noncurrent.

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Amortized cost, before allowance for credit loss, of financing receivable classified as noncurrent. Excludes net investment in lease.

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