Gain (Loss) on Modification and Termination of Lease

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Term of lessee's operating lease renewal, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Term of lessee's operating lease, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Leases - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
Leases - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jul. 18, 2026	Jul. 12, 2025	Jul. 18, 2026	Jul. 12, 2025
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Gain on lease modifications and terminations	$ 5	$ 11	$ 11	$ 40
Real Estate
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Renewal term	5 years		5 years
Real Estate \| Minimum
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Typical initial term	5 years		5 years
Real Estate \| Maximum
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Typical initial term	10 years		10 years
Equipment \| Minimum
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Typical initial term	3 years		3 years
Equipment \| Maximum
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Typical initial term	6 years		6 years