Acquisitions - Narrative (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended				0 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended	0 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		0 Months Ended
	Sep. 27, 2014	Sep. 28, 2013	Sep. 27, 2014		Sep. 28, 2013	Apr. 30, 2014 Senior Secured Term Loan [Member] 3.8% Notes [Member]	Apr. 30, 2014 Reznor [Member]	Sep. 27, 2014 Reznor [Member]	Jun. 28, 2014 Reznor [Member]	Sep. 27, 2014 Reznor [Member]	Apr. 01, 2013 2GIG Technologies, Inc. [Member]	Sep. 28, 2013 2GIG Technologies, Inc. [Member]	Jun. 29, 2013 2GIG Technologies, Inc. [Member]	Feb. 22, 2013 Gefen Distribution Verwaltungs GmbH [Member]	Oct. 08, 2014 Subsequent Event [Member] Phoenix Wholesale, Inc. [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business acquisition, cash paid							$ 260,000,000				$ 135,000,000			$ 900,000	$ 14,500,000
Other Payments to Acquire Businesses							2,600,000
Working capital and other post-closing adjustments							700,000		1,900,000
Face amount of secured term loan						350,000,000
Goodwill purchase adjustment			105,300,000	[1]				(5,300,000)
Intangible assets purchase accounting adjustment								(2,600,000)
Deferred income taxes purchase accounting adjustment								(2,000,000)
Goodwill expected to be tax deductible							83,000,000
Acquisition related costs										6,100,000
Net sales	642,900,000	589,200,000	1,909,300,000		1,739,000,000			38,000,000		61,800,000
Operating earnings (loss)	33,400,000	32,500,000	13,800,000		77,500,000			1,800,000		400,000
Depreciation and amortization								3,800,000		7,600,000
Inventory amortization								300,000		1,800,000
Total consideration											164,200,000			2,900,000
Estimated working capital adjustments											13,900,000
Contingent consideration												1,600,000	12,300,000
Settlement of receivable											15,300,000			1,800,000
Holdback amount														200,000	2,200,000
Purchase price placed in escrow															$ 1,000,000

[1] Acquisition adjustments recorded during the nine months of 2014 for the RCH segment relate to the acquisition of Reznor. See Note B, “Acquisitions”.