Costs associated with exiting a product line that is not considered a discontinued operation.

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Represents expenses related to the sale of a portion of the company's business, for example a segment, division, branch or other business.

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Restructuring and related asset impairment and lease cancellation charges and miscellaneous expenses (income), not previously categorized, that are nonrecurring or disparate in amount.

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Represents restructuring settlemnt and impairment charges, net of any reversals.

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The gain (loss) resulting from the sale of a disposal group that is not a discontinued operation. It is included in income from continuing operations before income taxes in the income statement.

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The net proceeds or assets obtained in excess of (less than) the net carrying amount of assets recorded, or assets distributed and liabilities assumed less than (in excess of) estimated litigation liability extinguished, in settlement of a litigation matter. Represents (for other than an insurance entity in its normal claims settlement process), the amount of income (expense) recognized in the period to settle pending or threatened litigation and insurance claims.

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Difference between the fair value of payments made and the carrying amount of debt which is extinguished prior to maturity.

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The amount of impairment loss recognized in the period resulting from the write-down of the carrying amount of an indefinite-lived intangible asset, other than goodwill, to fair value.

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QUARTERLY FINANCIAL INFORMATION (Unaudited) (Details 2) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Dec. 29, 2012	Sep. 29, 2012	Jun. 30, 2012	Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Oct. 01, 2011	Jul. 02, 2011	Apr. 02, 2011	Dec. 29, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Jan. 01, 2011
Other items:
Indefinite-lived intangible asset impairment charge	$ 7.0								$ 7.0
Gain on sale of a product line			(0.6)		(5.6)				(0.6)	(5.6)
Loss from debt extinguishments					0.7					0.7	4.0
Legal settlement						0.5		(1.7)		(1.2)	0.9
Costs associated with exiting product lines	1.8	2.1							3.9
OCP divestiture-related costs		0.7	1.6	0.4	4.5	2.7	1.0		2.7	8.2
Other expense, net	28.3	21.9	11.5	7.7	15.9	18.1	8.3	4.3	69.4	46.6	19.6
Severance and related costs
Restructuring Cost and Reserve
Charges	16.4	17.6	9.8	5.8	11.0	14.6	7.2	2.7	49.6	35.5	10.0
Asset impairment and lease cancellation charges
Restructuring Cost and Reserve
Charges	$ 3.1	$ 1.5	$ 0.7	$ 1.5	$ 5.3	$ 0.3	$ 0.1	$ 3.3	$ 6.8	$ 9.0	$ 2.7