Derivative Financial Instruments (Narrative) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
Jan. 03, 2015	Dec. 28, 2013
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) Reclassification from Accumulated OCI to Income, Estimated Net Amount to be Transferred	$ (2.2)	$ (0.7)
Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Cash Flow Hedging Instruments	(31.0)
Notional amount of receive-variable/pay-fixed interest rate swaps	100.0invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount	250.0invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount
Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets [Member] \| Foreign Exchange Contract [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Current derivative assets, gross	1.6	8.4
Derivative Asset, Fair Value, Amount Offset Against Collateral	(1.3)	(0.6)
Current Derivatives, Fair Value, Net	0.3	7.8
Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets [Member] \| Derivative Commodity Contracts [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Current derivative assets, gross	2.3	4.7
Derivative Asset, Fair Value, Amount Offset Against Collateral	(2.3)	(2.4)
Current Derivatives, Fair Value, Net	0	2.3
Other Noncurrent Assets [Member] \| Foreign Exchange Contract [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative Assets, Noncurrent		0.5
Derivative Asset, Fair Value, Amount Offset Against Collateral		(0.2)
Long-term derivative assets, gross		0.7
Hedging Obligations Current [Member] \| Foreign Exchange Contract [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Current derivative liabilities, gross	17.5	3.1
Derivative Liability, Fair Value, Amount Offset Against Collateral	(1.3)	(0.6)
Derivative, Net Liability Position, Aggregate Fair Value	16.2	2.5
Hedging Obligations Current [Member] \| Derivative Commodity Contracts [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Current derivative liabilities, gross	12.2	2.5
Derivative Liability, Fair Value, Amount Offset Against Collateral	(2.3)	(2.4)
Derivative, Net Liability Position, Aggregate Fair Value	9.9	0.1
Hedging Obligations [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Long-term Derivatives Fair Value, Net		0.5
Hedging Obligations [Member] \| Foreign Exchange Contract [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative Asset, Fair Value, Amount Offset Against Collateral		(0.2)
Derivative Liability, Fair Value, Amount Offset Against Collateral	0
Long-term Derivatives Fair Value, Net	0.1
Long-term derivative liabilities, gross	10.5
Hedging Obligations [Member] \| Derivative Commodity Contracts [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative Liability, Fair Value, Amount Offset Against Collateral	0
Long-term Derivatives Fair Value, Net	10.5
Long-term derivative liabilities, gross	$ 0.1	$ 0.7

Aggregate notional amount specified by the derivative(s). Expressed as an absolute value.

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Fair value, after effects of master netting arrangements, of financial liability or contract with one or more underlyings, notional amount or payment provision or both, and the contract can be net settled by means outside the contract or delivery of an asset offset against the right to receive collateral. Includes liabilities not subject to a master netting arrangement and not elected to be offset.

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Amount of unrealized gain (loss) related to derivatives designated as cash flow hedging instruments, recorded in results of operations to the extent that the cash flow hedge is determined to be ineffective.

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