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Financial Instruments (Details) (USD $) In Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
Financial Instruments (Details) (USD $) In Millions	Oct. 01, 2011	Oct. 02, 2010	Oct. 01, 2011	Oct. 02, 2010	Dec. 31, 2010
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Total derivative assets	$ 5.7		$ 5.7		$ 3.5
Total derivative liabilities	5.7		5.7		3.6
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Amount of Gain on Derivatives Recognized in Earnings	1.4	(2.4)	(1.0)	2.1
Amount of Gain (Loss) on Derivatives Recognized in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss (Effective Portion)	(1.1)	(3.8)	(6.6)	(1.1)
Amount of Gain (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss into Earnings (Effective Portion)	(2.2)	2.7	(5.9)	3.9
Foreign Exchange Contract [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Amount of gain (loss) estimated to be reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss to cost of sales			3.5
Foreign Exchange Contract [Member] \| Forward Contracts [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional values	113.0		113.0		138.3
Foreign Exchange Contract [Member] \| Options Held [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional values	126.5		126.5		181.1
Foreign Exchange Contract [Member] \| Fair Value Hedging [Member] \| Cost of Sales [Member]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Amount of Gain on Derivatives Recognized in Earnings	1.2	(2.2)	(1.1)	1.8
Foreign Exchange Contract [Member] \| Fair Value Hedging [Member] \| Other Income Expense [Member]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Amount of Gain on Derivatives Recognized in Earnings	0.2	(0.2)	0.1	0.3
Foreign Exchange Contract [Member] \| Cash Flow Hedging [Member] \| Cost of Sales [Member]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Amount of Gain (Loss) on Derivatives Recognized in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss (Effective Portion)	3.9	(5.4)	(2.8)	(0.2)
Amount of Gain (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss into Earnings (Effective Portion)	(3.3)	2.0	(9.4)	2.2
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Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Total derivative assets	5.3		5.3		1.1
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Total derivative liabilities	1.0		1.0		3.4
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Derivative [Line Items]
Notional values	50.0		50.0
Amount of net deferred gains associated with terminated interest rate swaps included in accumulated other comprehensive income	0.7		0.7		3.9
Amount of terminated forward starting interest rate swaps	250.0		250.0
Amount of terminated forward starting interest rate swaps	150.0		150.0
Amount of net gains in interest expense related to the amortization of all settled forward starting interest rate swaps	0.2		0.7
Interest Rate Contract [Member] \| Cash Flow Hedging [Member] \| Interest Expense [Member]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Amount of Gain (Loss) on Derivatives Recognized in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss (Effective Portion)	(2.5)	0	(2.5)	0
Amount of Gain (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss into Earnings (Effective Portion)	0.2	0.2	0.7	0.7
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Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Total derivative assets	0		0
Interest Rate Contract [Member] \| Accrued expenses [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Total derivative liabilities	2.5		2.5
Commodity Contract [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional values	23.5		23.5		14.0
Amount of gain (loss) estimated to be reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss to cost of sales			(1.1)
Commodity Contract [Member] \| Cash Flow Hedging [Member] \| Cost of Sales [Member]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Amount of Gain (Loss) on Derivatives Recognized in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss (Effective Portion)	(2.5)	1.6	(1.3)	(0.9)
Amount of Gain (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss into Earnings (Effective Portion)	0.9	0.5	2.8	1.0
Commodity Contract [Member] \| Prepaid expenses and other [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
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Commodity Contract [Member] \| Accrued expenses [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
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Estimate of Fair Value, Fair Value Disclosure [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Fair Value of the Company's long-term debt including current maturities	722.6		722.6
Carrying (Reported) Amount, Fair Value Disclosure [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
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