SUBSEQUENT EVENT	9 Months Ended
Oct. 01, 2022
Subsequent Events [Abstract]
SUBSEQUENT EVENT	SUBSEQUENT EVENTOn November 1, 2022, SPX divested three wholly-owned subsidiaries (“the subsidiaries”) that hold all of its asbestos liabilities and certain assets, including related insurance assets, to Canvas Holdco LLC (“Canvas”), an entity formed by a joint venture of Global Risk Capital LLC and an affiliate of Premia Holdings Ltd. In connection with the transaction, SPX contributed $138.8 in cash to the subsidiaries, financed with cash on hand; while Canvas made a capital contribution to the subsidiaries of $8.0. SPX anticipates that the divestiture will result in a loss of approximately $70.0 to be recorded in the fourth quarter of 2022, which will include the write-off of certain deferred income tax assets recorded by the subsidiaries.

The entire disclosure for significant events or transactions that occurred after the balance sheet date through the date the financial statements were issued or the date the financial statements were available to be issued. Examples include: the sale of a capital stock issue, purchase of a business, settlement of litigation, catastrophic loss, significant foreign exchange rate changes, loans to insiders or affiliates, and transactions not in the ordinary course of business.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 855
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/topic&trid=2122774

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 855
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (a)
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6842918&loc=SL6314017-165662

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