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The aggregate expense charged against earnings to allocate the cost of intangible assets (nonphysical assets not used in production) in a systematic and rational manner to the periods expected to benefit from such assets. As a noncash expense, this element is added back to net income when calculating cash provided by or used in operations using the indirect method.

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Accumulated amount of amortization of assets, excluding financial assets and goodwill, lacking physical substance with a finite life.

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Amount before amortization of assets, excluding financial assets and goodwill, lacking physical substance with a finite life.

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Amount after amortization of assets, excluding financial assets and goodwill, lacking physical substance with a finite life.

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Useful life of finite-lived intangible assets, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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The amount of impairment loss recognized in the period resulting from the write-down of the carrying amount of a finite-lived intangible asset to fair value.

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Amount of assets, excluding financial assets and goodwill, lacking physical substance and having a projected indefinite period of benefit.

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Sum of the carrying amounts of all intangible assets, excluding goodwill, as of the balance sheet date, net of accumulated amortization and impairment charges.

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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets - Purchased Intangible Assets (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended				12 Months Ended
	Dec. 28, 2014	Sep. 28, 2014	Jun. 29, 2014	Mar. 30, 2014	Dec. 28, 2014	Dec. 29, 2013	Dec. 30, 2012
Acquired finite-lived intangible assets:
Gross Value	$ 212.6				$ 212.6	$ 207.7
Accumulated Amortization	(167.2)				(167.2)	(144.7)
Total	45.4us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet				45.4us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet	63.0us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
Acquired indefinite-lived intangible assets
Total indefinite-lived intangible assets	6.9				6.9	6.9	6.9
Total intangible assets, Gross Value	219.5				219.5	214.6
Total intangible assets, Net Value	52.3				52.3	69.9
Consolidated amortization expense related to intangible assets subject to amortization	8.9us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets	9.0us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets	9.0us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets	9.3us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets	22.5us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets	36.2us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets	43.9us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets
Customer relationships
Acquired finite-lived intangible assets:
Gross Value	99.0				99.0	97.7
Accumulated Amortization	(70.6)				(70.6)	(53.7)
Total	28.4				28.4	44.0
Contracts and backlog
Acquired finite-lived intangible assets:
Gross Value	82.7				82.7	80.0
Accumulated Amortization	(80.0)				(80.0)	(78.7)
Total	2.7				2.7	1.3
Developed technology and technical know-how
Acquired finite-lived intangible assets:
Gross Value	23.1				23.1	22.1
Accumulated Amortization	(10.9)				(10.9)	(8.6)
Total	12.2				12.2	13.5
Trade names
Acquired finite-lived intangible assets:
Gross Value	6.0				6.0	6.1
Accumulated Amortization	(5.0)				(5.0)	(3.1)
Total	1.0				1.0	3.0
Acquired indefinite-lived intangible assets
Remaining useful life							2 years
Finite-lived intangible assets impairment charge							14.6
Favorable operating lease
Acquired finite-lived intangible assets:
Gross Value	1.8				1.8	1.8
Accumulated Amortization	(0.7)				(0.7)	(0.6)
Total	1.1				1.1	1.2
Public Safety & Security
Acquired indefinite-lived intangible assets
Finite-lived intangible assets impairment charge							12.9
Public Safety & Security \| Trade names
Acquired indefinite-lived intangible assets
Finite-lived intangible assets impairment charge							12.9
Kratos Government Solutions (KGS) \| Trade names
Acquired indefinite-lived intangible assets
Finite-lived intangible assets impairment charge							$ 1.7