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Industry Segment Information (Schedule Of Financial Information Attributable To The Reporting Segments) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Jan. 03, 2015	Sep. 27, 2014	Jun. 28, 2014	Mar. 29, 2014	Dec. 28, 2013	Sep. 28, 2013	Jun. 29, 2013	Mar. 30, 2013	Jan. 03, 2015	Dec. 28, 2013	Dec. 29, 2012
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
External sales									$ 3,257.1us-gaap_Revenues	$ 3,095.7us-gaap_Revenues	$ 3,166.9us-gaap_Revenues
Intersegment revenue									0rbc_Intersegmentrevenue	0rbc_Intersegmentrevenue
Net Sales	775.6us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet	829.8us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet	850.4us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet	801.2us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet	727.2us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet	768.2us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet	822.0us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet	778.2us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet	3,257.1us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet	3,095.7us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet	3,166.9us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet
Gross Profit	188.1us-gaap_GrossProfit	203.8us-gaap_GrossProfit	211.0us-gaap_GrossProfit	194.4us-gaap_GrossProfit	178.0us-gaap_GrossProfit	196.5us-gaap_GrossProfit	209.2us-gaap_GrossProfit	199.5us-gaap_GrossProfit	797.3us-gaap_GrossProfit	783.2us-gaap_GrossProfit	771.0us-gaap_GrossProfit
Operating Expenses									516.3us-gaap_OperatingExpenses	494.2us-gaap_OperatingExpenses	458.2us-gaap_OperatingExpenses
Less: Impairment charges									119.5us-gaap_GoodwillImpairmentLoss	76.3us-gaap_GoodwillImpairmentLoss	0us-gaap_GoodwillImpairmentLoss
Asset Impairments and Other, Net									40.0us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges	4.7us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges	0us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges
Income From Operations	(110.6)us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss	74.7us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss	87.7us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss	69.7us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss	(27.8)us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss	78.8us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss	81.1us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss	75.9us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss	121.5us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss	208.0us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss	312.8us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
Capital Expenditures									83.6	82.7	91.0
Assets	3,407.6us-gaap_Assets				3,643.5us-gaap_Assets				3,407.6us-gaap_Assets	3,643.5us-gaap_Assets	3,569.1us-gaap_Assets
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization									138.7	128.5	126.0
Business Intersegment, Eliminations [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
External sales									0	0	0
Intersegment revenue									(102.5)	(95.2)	(59.0)
Net Sales									(102.5)	(95.2)	(59.0)
Gross Profit									0	0	0
Operating Expenses									0	0	0
Less: Impairment charges									0	0
Asset Impairments and Other, Net									0	0
Income From Operations									0	0	0
Capital Expenditures									0	0	0
Assets	0				0				0	0	0
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization									0	0	0
Intersubsegment Eliminations [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Intersegment revenue											0
Commercial and Industrial Systems [Domain]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
External sales									1,856.1	1,746.6	1,793.2
Intersegment revenue									78.2	73.6	40.0
Net Sales	451.2	472.3	479.0	453.5	431.1	437.4	447.9	430.1	1,934.3	1,820.2	1,833.2
Gross Profit									468.2	461.8	451.3
Operating Expenses									333.9	311.1	281.9
Less: Impairment charges									100.7	64.2
Asset Impairments and Other, Net									0	4.7
Income From Operations	(84.2)	33.6	47.0	37.2	(36.7)	41.8	34.1	42.6	33.6	81.8	169.4
Capital Expenditures									59.6	56.4	64.4
Assets	2,407.3				2,614.9				2,407.3	2,614.9	2,572.7
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization									81.5	67.3	64.6
Climate Solutions [Domain]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
External sales									1,134.8	1,098.6	1,102.7
Intersegment revenue									19.2	16.6	15.1
Net Sales									1,154.0	1,115.2	1,117.8
Gross Profit									258.8	252.9	244.8
Operating Expenses									137.7	143.6	141.1
Less: Impairment charges									7.7	0
Asset Impairments and Other, Net									13.8	0
Income From Operations									99.6	109.3	103.7
Capital Expenditures									16.8	17.9	17.8
Assets	855.3				823.5				855.3	823.5	785.9
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization									45.0	49.0	50.7
Power Transmission Solutions [Domain]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
External sales									266.2	250.5	271.0
Intersegment revenue									5.1	5.0	3.9
Net Sales	68.2	67.5	67.9	62.6	60.2	58.5	66.8	65.0	271.3	255.5	274.9
Gross Profit									70.3	68.5	74.9
Operating Expenses									44.7	39.5	35.2
Less: Impairment charges									11.1	12.1	12.1
Asset Impairments and Other, Net									26.2	0
Income From Operations	(33.5)	8.0	7.6	6.2	(5.5)	6.9	7.6	7.9	(11.7)	16.9	39.7
Capital Expenditures									7.2	8.4	8.8
Assets	145.0				205.1				145.0	205.1	210.5
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization									12.2	12.2	10.7
United States [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net Sales									2,359.3	2,017.6	2,127.2
Rest Of The World [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net Sales									$ 897.8	$ 1,078.1	$ 1,039.7