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Defined benefit plan target allocation percentage of fixed investment income securities range maximum.

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Defined benefit plan target allocation percentage of fixed investment income securities range minimum.

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Assets, usually stocks, bonds, and other investments, that have been segregated and restricted (usually in a trust) to provide benefits, at their fair value as of the measurement date. Plan assets include amounts contributed by the employer (and by employees for a contributory plan) and amounts earned from investing the contributions, less benefits paid. If a plan has liabilities other than for benefits, those non-benefit obligations may be considered as reductions of plan assets.

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Target allocation of investments of this type to total plan assets presented on a weighted average basis.

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Target allocation maximum percentage of investments of this type to total plan assets presented on a weighted average basis.

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Percentage of fair value of investments (categorized by debt securities, equity securities, real estate and other plan assets) to the fair value of plan assets held.

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Retirement and Post Retirement Plans (Schedule Of Defined Benefit Pension Assets Investment) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 02, 2016	Jan. 03, 2015	Dec. 28, 2013
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined Benefit Plan, Fair Value of Plan Assets	$ 162.1	$ 126.6
Equity investments, Target Allocation	100.00%
Target Return	7.20%
Equity investments, Actual Allocation	100.00%	100.00%
Other Credit Derivatives [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Equity investments, Target Allocation	5.00%
Target Return	7.00%
Equity investments, Actual Allocation	4.00%	5.00%
Fixed Income Funds [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Equity investments, Target Allocation	19.00%
Fixed income, Target Return minimum	3.70%
Fixed income, Target Return maximum	4.40%
Equity investments, Actual Allocation	26.00%	0.00%
U S Equity Funds [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Equity investments, Target Allocation	76.00%
Equity investments, Target Return minimum	6.70%
Equity investments, Target Return maximum	8.40%
Equity investments, Actual Allocation	70.00%	71.00%
Common Collective Trust Funds [Member] \| Fixed Income Funds [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined Benefit Plan, Fair Value of Plan Assets	$ 12.4	$ 9.5
Common Collective Trust Funds [Member] \| U S Equity Funds [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined Benefit Plan, Fair Value of Plan Assets	31.4	23.9
Level 1
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined Benefit Plan, Fair Value of Plan Assets	103.8	81.7
Level 1 \| Common Collective Trust Funds [Member] \| Fixed Income Funds [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined Benefit Plan, Fair Value of Plan Assets	0.0	0.0
Level 1 \| Common Collective Trust Funds [Member] \| U S Equity Funds [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined Benefit Plan, Fair Value of Plan Assets	0.0	0.0
Level 2
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined Benefit Plan, Fair Value of Plan Assets	43.8	33.4
Level 2 \| Common Collective Trust Funds [Member] \| Fixed Income Funds [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined Benefit Plan, Fair Value of Plan Assets	12.4	9.5
Level 2 \| Common Collective Trust Funds [Member] \| U S Equity Funds [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined Benefit Plan, Fair Value of Plan Assets	31.4	23.9
Level 3
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined Benefit Plan, Fair Value of Plan Assets	14.5	11.5	$ 10.1
Level 3 \| Common Collective Trust Funds [Member] \| Fixed Income Funds [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined Benefit Plan, Fair Value of Plan Assets	0.0	0.0
Level 3 \| Common Collective Trust Funds [Member] \| U S Equity Funds [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined Benefit Plan, Fair Value of Plan Assets	$ 0.0	$ 0.0