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Final price paid per share for the purchase of the targeted number of shares, determined by an average market price over a fixed period of time.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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Amount of cash receipt from (payment to) bank; or stock received from (issuance to) bank in the settlement of the accelerated share repurchase agreement.

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Amount of stock repurchase plan authorized.

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Amount remaining of a stock repurchase plan authorized.

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Equity impact of the value of stock that has been repurchased and retired during the period. The excess of the purchase price over par value can be charged against retained earnings (once the excess is fully allocated to additional paid in capital).

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Number of shares that have been repurchased during the period and have not been retired and are not held in treasury. Some state laws may govern the circumstances under which an entity may acquire its own stock and prescribe the accounting treatment therefore. This element is used when state law does not recognize treasury stock.

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Common Stock Repurchase (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Millions, $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 30, 2016	Jan. 01, 2016	Jan. 02, 2015	Sep. 30, 2015	Aug. 31, 2015	Aug. 31, 2014
Stock Repurchased and Retired During Period, Value	$ 119.5	$ 234.4	$ 97.8
Stock Repurchase Program, Remaining Authorized Repurchase Amount	130.4
Retained Earnings [Member]
Stock Repurchased and Retired During Period, Value	$ 94.7	180.3	83.0
Two Thousand Fourteen Stock Repurchase Program [Member]
Stock Repurchase Program, Authorized Amount						$ 300.0
Stock Repurchased and Retired During Period, Value			$ 84.3
Two Thousand Fifteen Stock Repurchase Program [Member]
Stock Repurchase Program, Authorized Amount					$ 400.0
Stock Repurchased and Retired During Period, Value		$ 75.1
Open Market Purchases [Member]
Stock Repurchased During Period, Shares	4.9	7.5	3.2
Stock Repurchased And Retired During Period Shares Average Cost Per Share	$ 24.39	$ 21.29	$ 30.22
Stock Repurchased and Retired During Period, Value		$ 159.4	$ 97.8
September 2015 Share Delivery [Member]
Stock Repurchased During Period, Shares		3.7
Accelerated Share Repurchases, Settlement (Payment) or Receipt				$ 75.0
Accelerated Share Repurchases, Final Price Paid Per Share		$ 20.11