SEGMENT INFORMATION AND CONCENTRATION OF CREDIT RISK - (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended																12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013		Sep. 28, 2013		Jun. 29, 2013		Mar. 30, 2013		Dec. 31, 2012		Sep. 29, 2012		Jun. 30, 2012		Mar. 31, 2012		Dec. 31, 2013		Dec. 31, 2012		Dec. 31, 2011
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	$ 548,900,000		$ 589,200,000		$ 630,700,000		$ 519,100,000		$ 505,400,000		$ 557,400,000		$ 615,700,000		$ 522,800,000		$ 2,287,900,000		$ 2,201,300,000		$ 2,140,500,000
Operating earnings (loss)	10,400,000		32,500,000		40,400,000		4,600,000		15,200,000		33,800,000		53,700,000		24,900,000		87,900,000		127,600,000		63,100,000
Interest expense																	(99,400,000)		(96,500,000)		(105,600,000)
Loss from debt retirement																	0		(6,400,000)		(33,800,000)
Investment income																	100,000		100,000		100,000
(Loss) earnings before (benefit) provision for income taxes																	(11,400,000)		24,800,000		(76,200,000)
Depreciation expense	12,000,000		9,800,000		9,800,000		9,000,000		9,500,000		10,300,000		9,400,000		9,300,000		40,600,000		38,500,000		41,200,000
Amortization expense (1)	13,400,000	[1]	13,200,000	[1]	16,500,000	[1]	11,500,000	[1]	11,500,000	[1]	11,400,000	[1]	11,300,000	[1]	11,000,000	[1]	54,600,000		45,200,000		52,700,000
Capital Expenditures																	43,900,000		25,000,000		21,100,000
Asset impairment charges																	4,300,000		0		0
Warranties provided during period																	27,800,000	[2]	22,900,000	[2]
Decreases due to expiration of statutes of limitations																	4,300,000		1,600,000
Non-cash share-based compensation expense																	10,500,000		4,600,000		1,700,000
Capital lease incurred																					0
RESV [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Asset impairment charges																	4,300,000
Executive retirement [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Operating earnings (loss)																	0		0		(8,700,000)
Unallocated, net [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Operating earnings (loss)																	(60,300,000)		(44,400,000)		(31,800,000)
Capital lease incurred																	100,000		900,000
Operating Segments [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Operating earnings (loss)																	148,200,000		172,000,000		103,600,000
Operating Segments [Member] | RESV [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales																	600,500,000		598,300,000		591,200,000
Operating earnings (loss)																	63,100,000		73,300,000		32,600,000
Depreciation expense																	12,000,000		13,700,000		13,600,000
Amortization expense (1)																	15,400,000	[3]	15,300,000	[3]	15,300,000	[3]
Capital Expenditures																	7,600,000		5,700,000		4,900,000
Inventory, allocation adjustment																	200,000
Operating Segments [Member] | TECH [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales																	526,900,000		422,700,000		455,200,000
Operating earnings (loss)																	7,600,000		14,200,000		35,400,000
Depreciation expense																	6,800,000		4,400,000		5,400,000
Amortization expense (1)																	20,000,000	[4]	10,200,000	[4]	10,100,000	[4]
Capital Expenditures																	10,500,000		4,200,000		3,400,000
Warranties provided during period																	3,400,000
Inventory, allocation adjustment																					200,000
Operating Segments [Member] | DMS [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales																	274,500,000		284,600,000		280,600,000
Operating earnings (loss)																	38,200,000		33,100,000		22,200,000
Depreciation expense																	4,800,000		5,300,000		4,000,000
Amortization expense (1)																	12,900,000	[5]	12,100,000	[5]	20,200,000	[5]
Capital Expenditures																	3,500,000		4,500,000		5,100,000
Inventory, allocation adjustment																					7,300,000
Operating Segments [Member] | RHC [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales																	415,200,000		381,800,000		378,600,000
Operating earnings (loss)																	13,100,000		8,500,000		1,400,000
Depreciation expense																	9,000,000		8,900,000		11,600,000
Amortization expense (1)																	800,000	[6]	1,700,000	[6]	1,200,000	[6]
Capital Expenditures																	6,100,000		1,400,000		2,600,000
Inventory, allocation adjustment																			900,000		400,000
Operating Segments [Member] | CES [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales																	470,800,000		513,900,000		434,900,000
Operating earnings (loss)																	26,200,000		42,900,000		12,000,000
Depreciation expense																	6,900,000		6,000,000		6,400,000
Amortization expense (1)																	5,500,000		5,900,000		5,900,000
Capital Expenditures																	11,000,000		6,500,000		5,000,000
Warranties provided during period																	6,500,000
Operating Segments [Member] | Unallocated, net [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Depreciation expense																	1,100,000		200,000		200,000
Amortization expense (1)																	0		0		0
Capital Expenditures																	5,200,000	[7]	2,700,000	[7]	100,000	[7]
2GIG Technologies, Inc. [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] | TECH [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Inventory, allocation adjustment																	$ 3,100,000

[1] Includes increases to cost of goods sold for inventory acquired in business combinations.

[2] Includes additional warranties provided within the TECH segment of approximately $3.4 million related to a product safety recall and other warranty matters and additional warranties of approximately $6.5 million within the CES segment related to a certain warranty matter.

[3] Includes an increase to cost of goods sold for inventory acquired in business combinations of approximately $0.2 million for 2013.

[4] Includes an increase to cost of goods sold for inventory acquired in business combinations of approximately $3.1 million (related to the acquisition of 2GIG) and $0.2 million for 2013 and 2011, respectively.

[5] Includes an increase to cost of goods sold for inventory acquired in business combinations of approximately $7.3 million for 2011.

[6] Includes an increase to cost of goods sold for inventory acquired in business combinations of approximately $0.9 million and $0.4 million for 2012 and 2011, respectively.

[7] Includes capital expenditures financed under capital leases of approximately $0.1 million and $0.9 million for 2013 and 2012, respectively.