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Segment Information (Schedule of Financial Information Attributable To The Reporting Segments) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Dec. 28, 2019	Sep. 28, 2019	Jun. 29, 2019	Mar. 30, 2019	Dec. 29, 2018	Sep. 29, 2018	Jun. 30, 2018	Mar. 31, 2018	Dec. 28, 2019	Dec. 29, 2018	Dec. 30, 2017
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net Sales	$ 738.2	$ 772.3	$ 873.7	$ 853.8	$ 881.7	$ 925.4	$ 959.7	$ 878.8	$ 3,238.0	$ 3,645.6	$ 3,360.3
Gross Profit	190.2	201.9	234.0	234.6	239.7	242.6	247.4	234.9	860.7	964.6	883.6
Operating Expenses									544.3	599.4	552.6
Goodwill Impairment									0.0	9.5	0.0
Asset Impairments									10.0	8.7	0.0
Gain on Sale of Businesses									(44.7)	0.0	(0.1)
Income from Operations	61.7	72.8	96.0	120.6	89.8	69.4	99.6	88.2	351.1	347.0	331.1
Depreciation and Amortization									134.5	142.4	137.2
Capital Expenditures									92.4	77.6	65.2
Commercial Systems
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net Sales	202.0	214.8	246.3	242.2	273.2	296.5	292.2	249.0	905.3	1,110.9	957.5
Goodwill Impairment										0.0
Gain on Sale of Businesses				(41.2)
Income from Operations	7.9	16.6	20.8	57.8	27.7	31.2	23.6	19.7
Industrial Systems
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net Sales	138.0	143.8	155.5	138.1	163.5	165.8	176.8	165.0	575.4	671.1	646.8
Goodwill Impairment										0.0
Income from Operations	(1.4)	(2.3)	(1.3)	(4.3)	4.4	4.1	6.9	9.4
Climate Solutions
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net Sales	206.4	230.9	267.9	263.3	232.2	255.4	277.3	259.9	968.5	1,024.8	990.6
Goodwill Impairment										9.5
Income from Operations	35.7	37.6	51.7	38.9	33.3	6.0	44.0	32.3
Power Transmission Solutions
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net Sales	191.8	182.8	204.0	210.2	212.8	207.7	213.4	204.9	788.8	838.8	765.4
Goodwill Impairment										0.0
Income from Operations	$ 19.5	$ 20.9	$ 24.8	$ 28.2	$ 24.4	$ 28.1	$ 25.1	$ 26.8
Operating Segments \| Commercial Systems
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net Sales									952.2	1,158.2	1,012.7
Gross Profit									232.9	287.0	244.0
Operating Expenses									162.4	184.8	164.4
Goodwill Impairment										0.0
Asset Impairments									6.7	0.0
Gain on Sale of Businesses									(39.3)		0.0
Income from Operations									103.1	102.2	79.6
Depreciation and Amortization									34.6	40.3	35.8
Capital Expenditures									29.9	24.6	26.4
Operating Segments \| Industrial Systems
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net Sales									611.3	703.0	684.9
Gross Profit									99.3	136.4	132.8
Operating Expenses									107.6	111.6	112.6
Goodwill Impairment										0.0
Asset Impairments									0.9	0.0
Gain on Sale of Businesses									0.1		0.0
Income from Operations									(9.3)	24.8	20.2
Depreciation and Amortization									24.4	26.7	24.0
Capital Expenditures									21.0	17.2	12.8
Operating Segments \| Climate Solutions
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net Sales									985.9	1,046.9	1,015.5
Gross Profit									269.8	262.7	255.4
Operating Expenses									110.6	128.9	113.9
Goodwill Impairment										9.5
Asset Impairments									1.3	8.7
Gain on Sale of Businesses									(6.0)		0.0
Income from Operations									163.9	115.6	141.5
Depreciation and Amortization									19.8	21.0	22.1
Capital Expenditures									23.3	17.7	13.4
Operating Segments \| Power Transmission Solutions
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net Sales									793.1	862.9	769.9
Gross Profit									258.7	278.5	251.4
Operating Expenses									163.7	174.1	161.7
Goodwill Impairment										0.0
Asset Impairments									1.1	0.0
Gain on Sale of Businesses									0.5		(0.1)
Income from Operations									93.4	104.4	89.8
Depreciation and Amortization									55.7	54.4	55.3
Capital Expenditures									18.2	18.1	12.6
Intersegment Eliminations
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net Sales									104.5	125.4	122.7
Intersegment Eliminations \| Commercial Systems
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net Sales									(46.9)	(47.3)	(55.2)
Intersegment Eliminations \| Industrial Systems
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net Sales									(35.9)	(31.9)	(38.1)
Intersegment Eliminations \| Climate Solutions
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net Sales									(17.4)	(22.1)	(24.9)
Intersegment Eliminations \| Power Transmission Solutions
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net Sales									$ (4.3)	$ (24.1)	$ (4.5)