Investments Transactions with MillerCoors (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
Dec. 29, 2012	Dec. 25, 2010	Dec. 31, 2011 MillerCoors	Dec. 29, 2012 MillerCoors
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Beer sales to MillerCoors	$ 18.9	$ 35.1	$ 28.2
Beer purchases from MillerCoors	13.1	9.3	11.5
Service agreement costs and other charges to MillerCoors	3.7	4.1	6.0
Service agreement costs and other charges from MillerCoors	1.2	1.2	1.3
Net payables due to affiliate				0.8
Net receivables due from affiliate			2.0
Undistributed Earnings, Basic			$ 0

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