DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS (Details 2) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 26, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
FX Forward Contracts:
Fair value of derivative financial instruments
Net Assets / Liabilities	$ (0.3)	$ (4.3)
FX Forward Contracts:
Fair value of derivative financial instruments
Gross Assets	1.0	0.7
Gross Liabilities	(1.3)	(5.0)
Net Assets / Liabilities	(0.3)	(4.3)
FX Forward Contracts: \| Counterparty A
Fair value of derivative financial instruments
Gross Assets	0.0	0.0
Gross Liabilities	0.0	(0.1)
Net Assets / Liabilities	0.0	(0.1)
FX Forward Contracts: \| Counterparty B
Fair value of derivative financial instruments
Gross Assets	0.1	0.3
Gross Liabilities	(0.5)	(3.5)
Net Assets / Liabilities	(0.4)	(3.2)
FX Forward Contracts: \| Counterparty C
Fair value of derivative financial instruments
Gross Assets	0.7	0.3
Gross Liabilities	(0.6)	(0.7)
Net Assets / Liabilities	0.1	(0.4)
FX Forward Contracts: \| Aggregate of other counterparties
Fair value of derivative financial instruments
Gross Assets	0.2	0.1
Gross Liabilities	(0.2)	(0.7)
Net Assets / Liabilities	0.0	(0.6)
Derivative contracts designated as hedging instruments \| FX Forward Contracts:
Fair value of derivative financial instruments
Net Assets / Liabilities	(0.9)	(0.2)
Derivative contracts designated as hedging instruments \| FX Forward Contracts: \| Accrued expenses
Fair value of derivative financial instruments
Gross Liabilities	(0.7)	(0.1)
Derivative contracts designated as hedging instruments \| FX Forward Contracts: \| Other long-term liabilities
Fair value of derivative financial instruments
Gross Liabilities	(0.2)	(0.1)
Derivative contracts designated as hedging instruments \| Commodity Contracts: \| Counterparty A
Fair value of derivative financial instruments
Gross Assets	0.0	0.0
Gross Liabilities	(1.6)	(1.4)
Net Assets / Liabilities	(1.6)	(1.4)
Derivative contracts not designated as hedging instruments \| FX Forward Contracts:
Fair value of derivative financial instruments
Net Assets / Liabilities	0.6	(4.1)
Derivative contracts not designated as hedging instruments \| FX Forward Contracts: \| Other current assets
Fair value of derivative financial instruments
Gross Assets	0.6	0.0
Derivative contracts not designated as hedging instruments \| FX Forward Contracts: \| Accrued expenses
Fair value of derivative financial instruments
Gross Liabilities	0.0	(4.1)
Derivative contracts not designated as hedging instruments \| FX embedded derivatives
Fair value of derivative financial instruments
Net Assets / Liabilities	5.7	0.9
Derivative contracts not designated as hedging instruments \| FX embedded derivatives \| Other current assets
Fair value of derivative financial instruments
Gross Assets	8.3	4.1
Derivative contracts not designated as hedging instruments \| FX embedded derivatives \| Other assets
Fair value of derivative financial instruments
Gross Assets	2.3	1.2
Derivative contracts not designated as hedging instruments \| FX embedded derivatives \| Accrued expenses
Fair value of derivative financial instruments
Gross Liabilities	(4.3)	(3.8)
Derivative contracts not designated as hedging instruments \| FX embedded derivatives \| Other long-term liabilities
Fair value of derivative financial instruments
Gross Liabilities	$ (0.6)	$ (0.6)

Fair values as of the balance sheet date of the net amount of all assets and liabilities resulting from contracts that meet the criteria of being accounted for as derivative instruments.

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