Gift Cards (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
Jul. 01, 2025	Jul. 02, 2024	Jul. 01, 2025	Jul. 02, 2024
Gift card liabilities:
Beginning balance	$ 199,855	$ 196,236	$ 226,810	$ 222,915
Activations	29,471	28,074	50,144	48,642
Redemptions and breakage	(33,033)	(31,966)	(80,661)	(79,213)
Ending balance	196,293	192,344	196,293	192,344
Gift card contract assets:
Beginning balance	17,080	17,598	18,447	19,111
Deferrals	2,833	3,135	5,201	5,559
Amortization	(3,624)	(3,833)	(7,359)	(7,770)
Ending balance	$ 16,289	$ 16,900	$ 16,289	$ 16,900

A roll forward is a reconciliation of a concept from the beginning of a period to the end of a period.

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The amount of amortization of gift card assets.

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- Definition

The amount of deferrals for gift card assets.

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Represents the amount of activations for gift card liability.

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- Definition

Represents the amount of redemptions and breakage for gift card liability.

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A roll forward is a reconciliation of a concept from the beginning of a period to the end of a period.

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Amount of gift card assets, current.

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- Definition

Amount of obligation to transfer good or service to customer for which consideration has been received or is receivable, classified as current.

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