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Financial Instruments - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions		3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Mar. 25, 2022	Apr. 03, 2022	Apr. 04, 2021	Dec. 31, 2021
Financial Instruments and Fair Value [Line Items]
Available-for-sale securities, realized gain		$ 0.4	$ 1.2
Fair market value of investments with unrealized losses greater than one year		9.8		$ 6.5
Fair market value of investments with unrealized losses less than one year		248.2		85.4
Unrealized Gain (loss) on contracts		4.3	0.2
Equity securities unrealized loss		2.2	1.4
Available For Sale Securities Gross Realized Loss		0.2	$ 0.0
Debt Mutual Funds
Financial Instruments and Fair Value [Line Items]
Available for sale securities with out contractual maturity date		7.0
TER Auto Guide Llc [Member] \| Dispute In Respect Of Contingent Consideration [Member]
Financial Instruments and Fair Value [Line Items]
Litigation Settlement, Amount settled between parties	$ 26.7
Foreign Exchange Contracts
Financial Instruments and Fair Value [Line Items]
Unrealized Gain (loss) on contracts		$ 0.5		$ 0.1