Goodwill and Other Intangibles Goodwill and Indefinite Lived Intangibles (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
Jan. 03, 2015	Dec. 28, 2013	Dec. 29, 2012
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Goodwill	$ 438.8us-gaap_Goodwill	$ 445.3us-gaap_Goodwill	$ 459.9us-gaap_Goodwill
Indefinite-lived intangibles	690.5	690.5	679.8
Goodwill And indefinite-lived intangibles	1,129.3	1,135.8	1,139.7
Goodwill, Purchase Accounting Adjustments		(10.8)
Indefinite-lived Intangibles, Purchase Accounting Adjustments		10.0
Goodwill and indefinite-lived intangibles, purchase accounting adjustments		(0.8)
Goodwill, Foreign currency translation effects	(6.5)us-gaap_GoodwillTranslationAdjustments	(3.8)us-gaap_GoodwillTranslationAdjustments
Indefinite-lived intangibles, foreign currency translation effects	0	0.7
Goodwill and indefinite-lived intangibles, foreign currency translation effects	$ (6.5)	$ (3.1)

Amount after accumulated impairment loss of an asset representing future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized.

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