Pension Benefits and Postretirement Benefits Other Than Pensions (Details) (USD $) In Millions, except Share data	0 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 14, 2011	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2010	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2010
Pension Plans [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined Benefit Plan, Contributions by Employer	$ 83.7
Service Cost on Benefits Earned		2.6	2.3	7.7	6.8
Interest Cost on Projected Benefit Obiligation		5.7	5.6	17.2	16.8
Expected Return on Plan Assets		(6.1)	(6.0)	(18.3)	(17.8)
Net Amortization and Deferral		2.3	0.6	7.0	1.7
Net Periodic Benefit Cost		4.5	2.5	13.6	7.5
Pension Plans [Member] | Cash Contribution [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined Benefit Plan, Contributions by Employer	32.2
Pension Plans [Member] | Stock Contribution [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined Benefit Plan, Contributions by Employer	51.5
Defined Benefit Plan, Gain Loss On Employer Contribution	(7.0)
Pension Plans [Member] | Common Stock Intermec [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined Benefit Plan, Contribution By Empoyer, Nonmonetary (in shares)	7,309,764
Postretirement Benefits Other than Pensions [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Service Cost on Benefits Earned		0	0	0.1	0.1
Interest Cost on Projected Benefit Obiligation		0.5	0.5	1.4	1.5
Net Amortization and Deferral		(0.2)	(0.3)	(0.5)	(0.8)
Net Periodic Benefit Cost		$ 0.3	$ 0.2	$ 1.0	$ 0.8