Accounts Receivable and Finance Receivables - Finance Receivables By Delinquency Aging Category (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jan. 03, 2026	Dec. 28, 2024
Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items]
Finance receivables	$ 593	$ 622
60+ days contractual delinquency as a percentage of finance receivables	0.00%	0.00%
Current and less than 31 days past due
Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items]
Finance receivables	$ 584	$ 609
31-60 days past due
Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items]
Finance receivables	9	13
61-90 days past due
Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items]
Finance receivables	0	0
Over 90 days past due
Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items]
Finance receivables	0	0
Performing
Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items]
Finance receivables	$ 578	$ 612
Nonperforming
Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items]
Nonaccrual as a percentage of finance receivables	0.34%	1.61%
Nonperforming \| Watchlist
Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items]
Finance receivables	$ 13	$ 0
Nonperforming \| Nonaccrual
Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items]
Finance receivables	$ 2	$ 10

Contractual delinquency of sixty plus days as percentage of finance receivables held For investment.

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