General	6 Months Ended
Jul. 02, 2011
General [Abstract]
General	Note 1. General In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include normal recurring adjustments necessary for a fair statement of the interim results of Avery Dennison Corporation (the “Company”). The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and notes in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are presented as permitted by Article 10 of Regulation S-X. The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements do not contain certain information included in the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements and notes in its 2010 Annual Report on Form 10-K, which should be read in conjunction with this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. During the first quarter of fiscal 2011, the Company changed the names of certain of its segments and businesses. The Company’s Retail Information Services segment was changed to Retail Branding and Information Solutions. Within the Company’s Pressure-sensitive Materials segment, the names of the Roll Materials business and Graphics and Reflective Products business were changed to Label and Packaging Materials and Graphics and Reflective Solutions, respectively. The second quarters of 2011 and 2010 consisted of thirteen-week periods ending July 2, 2011 and July 3, 2010, respectively. The interim results of operations are not necessarily indicative of future financial results.

General

6 Months Ended

Jul. 02, 2011

Note 1. General

In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include normal recurring adjustments necessary for a fair statement of the interim results of Avery Dennison Corporation (the “Company”). The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and notes in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are presented as permitted by Article 10 of Regulation S-X. The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements do not contain certain information included in the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements and notes in its 2010 Annual Report on Form 10-K, which should be read in conjunction with this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

During the first quarter of fiscal 2011, the Company changed the names of certain of its segments and businesses. The Company’s Retail Information Services segment was changed to Retail Branding and Information Solutions. Within the Company’s Pressure-sensitive Materials segment, the names of the Roll Materials business and Graphics and Reflective Products business were changed to Label and Packaging Materials and Graphics and Reflective Solutions, respectively.

The second quarters of 2011 and 2010 consisted of thirteen-week periods ending July 2, 2011 and July 3, 2010, respectively. The interim results of operations are not necessarily indicative of future financial results.