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Revenue - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 30, 2025	Mar. 31, 2024	Dec. 29, 2024
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Deferred revenue, noncurrent	17.2		17.3
Deferred revenue, revenue recognized	16.8
Accounts receivable, net	$ 286.0		282.4
Revenue Benchmark \| Product Concentration Risk \| Respiratory
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Percentage of risk concentration	17.00%	19.00%
Collaborative Arrangement, Transaction with Party to Collaborative Arrangement
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Gross Profit	$ 15.9	$ 8.1
Revenue	13.3	3.1
Collaborative Arrangement, Transaction with Party to Collaborative Arrangement and Third Party
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Gross Profit	2.6	$ 5.0
Expected Value Contract Customers \| Prepaid expenses and other current assets
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Contract assets	$ 32.9		32.5
Customer One \| Total revenues \| Customer Concentration Risk
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Percentage of risk concentration	13.00%	11.00%
Customers With Balances Due In Excess of 10% Of Accounts Receivable \| Accounts Receivable \| Customer Concentration Risk
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Accounts receivable, net			$ 33.7