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[Line Items] for Schedule of Long-term Debt including Capital Lease Obligation [Table]

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Amount of capital lease obligation due within one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer.

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Amount, before unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but is not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, commercial loans, mortgage loans, convertible debt, subordinated debt and other types of debt.

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Represents the aggregate of total long-term debt, including current maturities and short-term debt.

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Amount, after accumulated amortization, of debt issuance costs classified as current. Includes, but is not limited to, legal, accounting, underwriting, printing, and registration costs.

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Amount, after accumulated amortization, of debt issuance costs. Includes, but is not limited to, legal, accounting, underwriting, printing, and registration costs.

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The fee, expressed as a percentage of the line of credit facility, for the line of credit facility regardless of whether the facility has been used.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Including the current and noncurrent portions, aggregate carrying value as of the balance sheet date of loans payable (with maturities initially due after one year or beyond the operating cycle if longer).

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Amount, after unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt, classified as current. Includes, but not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, debentures, mortgage loans and commercial paper. Excludes capital lease obligations.

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Debt (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		3 Months Ended
Debt (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jul. 28, 2017	Sep. 29, 2017	Dec. 30, 2016
Current maturities of long-term debt
Debt Issuance Costs, Current, Net		$ 0.6	$ 0.6
Long-term Debt, Current Maturities		318.8	271.8
Long-term debt
Long-term Debt		5,592.5	5,965.8
Total Debt		5,911.3	6,237.6
Total Debt Issuance Costs		75.7	85.6
Long-term Debt
Long-term debt
Debt Issuance Costs		75.1	85.0
Receivable Securitization
Current maturities of long-term debt
Variable Rate Receivable Securitization		0.0	250.0
Debt Issuance Costs, Current, Net		0.0	0.3
Term Loan \| Secured Debt
Current maturities of long-term debt
Debt Issuance Costs, Current, Net		0.0	0.3
Long-term Debt, Current Maturities		0.0	20.0
Long-term debt
Long-term Debt		0.0	1,928.5
Debt Issuance Costs		0.0	33.4
Loans Payable		0.0	1,948.5
4.00% Term Loan
Long-term debt
Loans Payable		0.0	6.5
4.00% Term Loan \| Secured Debt
Current maturities of long-term debt
Debt Issuance Costs, Current, Net		0.0	0.0
Long-term Debt, Current Maturities		0.0	1.0
Long-term debt
Long-term Debt		0.0	5.5
Debt Issuance Costs		0.0	0.0
New Term Loan \| Secured Debt
Current maturities of long-term debt
Debt Issuance Costs, Current, Net		0.2	0.0
Long-term Debt, Current Maturities		18.6	0.0
Long-term debt
Long-term Debt		1,837.1	0.0
Debt Issuance Costs		27.7	0.0
Loans Payable		1,855.7	0.0
Capital Lease Obligations and Vendor Financing
Current maturities of long-term debt
Debt Issuance Costs, Current, Net		0.0	0.0
Capital Lease Obligations, Current		0.2	0.8
3.50% Senior Notes \| Unsecured Debt
Current maturities of long-term debt
Debt Issuance Costs, Current, Net		0.4	0.0
Long-term Debt, Current Maturities		300.0	0.0
Long-term debt
Long-term Debt		0.0	300.0
Debt Issuance Costs		0.0	0.9
4.88% Senior Notes \| Unsecured Debt
Long-term debt
Long-term Debt		700.0	700.0
Debt Issuance Costs		6.3	8.2
Receivable securitization, Maturity Date of July 2020 [Member]
Long-term debt
Long-term Debt		200.0	0.0
Debt Issuance Costs		0.7	0.0
Receivable securitization, Maturity Date of July 2020 [Member] \| Secured Debt
Schedule of Long-term Debt including Capital Lease Obligation [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity	$ 250.0
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate	0.90%
Line of Credit Facility, Commitment Fee Percentage	0.40%
Line Of Credit Facility, Future Contingent Maximum Borrowing Capacity	$ 300.0
9.50% Debenture \| Debentures
Long-term debt
Long-term Debt		10.4	10.4
Debt Issuance Costs		0.0	0.0
5.75% Senior Notes \| Unsecured Debt
Long-term debt
Long-term Debt		884.0	884.0
Debt Issuance Costs		10.0	11.6
8.00% Debenture \| Debentures
Long-term debt
Long-term Debt		4.4	4.4
Debt Issuance Costs		0.0	0.0
4.75% Senior Notes \| Unsecured Debt
Long-term debt
Long-term Debt		526.5	600.0
Debt Issuance Costs		4.7	6.1
5.625% Senior Notes \| Unsecured Debt
Long-term debt
Long-term Debt		738.0	738.0
Debt Issuance Costs		10.1	11.4
5.50% Senior Notes \| Unsecured Debt
Long-term debt
Long-term Debt		692.1	695.0
Debt Issuance Costs		9.3	10.2
2017 Revolving Credit Facility [Member] [Domain] \| Unsecured Debt
Schedule of Long-term Debt including Capital Lease Obligation [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity		$ 900.0
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate		2.25%
2017 Revolving Credit Facility [Member] [Domain] \| Secured Debt
Long-term debt
Long-term Debt		$ 0.0
Debt Issuance Costs		$ 6.3
2015 Revolving Credit Facility \| Unsecured Debt
Schedule of Long-term Debt including Capital Lease Obligation [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity			500.0
2015 Revolving Credit Facility \| Secured Debt
Long-term debt
Long-term Debt			100.0
Debt Issuance Costs			$ 3.2