Debt Instrument, Covenant, Leverage Ratio, Maximum

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Debt Instrument, Periodic Payment, Percent of Principal

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- Definition

Line of Credit Facility, Term

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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 835

-SubTopic 30

-Section 45

-Paragraph 2

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification

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-SubTopic 30

-Section 55

-Paragraph 8

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 942

-SubTopic 210

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (SX 210.9-03.16)

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-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 02

-Paragraph 19, 20, 22

-Article 5

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- Definition

The effective interest rate at the end of the reporting period.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 210

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.19(b),22(b))

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-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 02

-Paragraph 19, 22

-Article 5

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Amount of borrowing capacity currently available under the credit facility (current borrowing capacity less the amount of borrowings outstanding).

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Debt (Senior Secured Credit Facilities) (Details) (Senior Secured Facilities [Member])	3 Months Ended									3 Months Ended												3 Months Ended						3 Months Ended		3 Months Ended			3 Months Ended
	Apr. 04, 2015	Apr. 04, 2015 Secured Debt [Member] London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]	Apr. 04, 2015 Secured Debt [Member] London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] Euro	Apr. 04, 2015 Secured Debt [Member] Canadian Dealer Offered Rate (CDOR) [Member] Canada, Dollars	Apr. 04, 2015 Term Loan A Facility [Member] USD ($)	Apr. 04, 2015 Term Loan A Facility [Member] Canada, Dollars USD ($)	Apr. 04, 2015 Term Loan A Facility [Member] Canada, Dollars CAD	Jan. 03, 2015 Term Loan A Facility [Member] Canada, Dollars USD ($)	Apr. 04, 2015 Term Loan A Facility [Member] U.S. dollar USD ($)	Apr. 04, 2015 Term Loan A Facility [Member] Quarters One Thru Eight [Member]	Apr. 04, 2015 Term Loan A Facility [Member] Quarters Nine Thru Sixteen [Member]	Apr. 04, 2015 Term Loan A Facility [Member] Quarter Seventeen and Ongoing [Member]	Apr. 04, 2015 Revolving Credit Facility [Member] USD ($)	Apr. 04, 2015 Revolving Credit Facility [Member] London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] USD ($)	Apr. 04, 2015 Revolving Credit Facility [Member] London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] Euro USD ($)	Apr. 04, 2015 Revolving Credit Facility [Member] London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] Euro EUR (€)	Apr. 04, 2015 Revolving Credit Facility [Member] Canadian Dealer Offered Rate (CDOR) [Member] Canada, Dollars USD ($)	Apr. 04, 2015 Revolving Credit Facility [Member] Canadian Dealer Offered Rate (CDOR) [Member] Canada, Dollars CAD	Jan. 03, 2015 Revolving Credit Facility [Member] Canadian Dealer Offered Rate (CDOR) [Member] Canada, Dollars USD ($)	Apr. 04, 2015 Letter of Credit [Member] USD ($)	Apr. 04, 2015 Swingline Sub-Facility [Member] USD ($)	Apr. 04, 2015 Term Loan B Facility [Member] USD ($)	Apr. 04, 2015 Term Loan B Facility [Member] U.S. dollar USD ($)	Apr. 04, 2015 Term Loan B Facility [Member] Euro USD ($)	Apr. 04, 2015 Term Loan B Facility [Member] Euro EUR (€)	Jan. 03, 2015 Term Loan B Facility [Member] Euro USD ($)	Apr. 04, 2015 Term Loan B Facility [Member] London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]	Apr. 04, 2015 Term Loan B Facility [Member] London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] Euro	Apr. 04, 2015 Secured Debt [Member] USD ($)	Apr. 04, 2015 Secured Debt [Member] Term Loan A Facility [Member] London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]	Apr. 04, 2015 Secured Debt [Member] Term Loan A Facility [Member] Canadian Prime Rate [Member]	Apr. 04, 2015 Secured Debt [Member] Revolving Credit Facility [Member] USD ($)	Apr. 04, 2015 Secured Debt [Member] Term Loan B Facility [Member] London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] U.S. dollar	Apr. 04, 2015 Secured Debt [Member] Term Loan B Facility [Member] London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] Euro	Apr. 04, 2015 Secured Debt [Member] Term Loan B Facility [Member] Euro Interbank Offered Rate [Member] Euro	Apr. 04, 2015 Secured Debt [Member] Term Loan B Facility [Member] Base Rate [Member] U.S. dollar	Apr. 04, 2015 United States Secured Debt [Member] Term Loan B Facility [Member] USD ($)	Apr. 04, 2015 International Secured Debt [Member] Term Loan B Facility [Member] USD ($)	May 13, 2015 Subsequent Event [Member] Letter of Credit [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit, maximum borrowing capacity													$ 1,000,000,000.00							$ 250,000,000	$ 50,000,000								$ 2,650,000,000
Face amount of debt instrument					350,000,000																	1,300,000,000
Line of credit term	5 years
Company availability under revolving loan facility													879,392,000																			350,000,000.0
Line of credit outstanding					$ 350,000,000	$ 112,200,000	140,600,000	$ 122,200,000	$ 187,500,000					$ 45,000,000	$ 10,900,000	€ 10,000,000	$ 32,700,000	41,000,000	$ 36,900,000	$ 32,004,000		$ 1,300,000,000	$ 594,000,000	$ 551,100,000	€ 504,900,000	$ 610,200,000											$ 600,000,000	$ 700,000,000
Debt Instrument, Covenant, Leverage Ratio, Maximum																																							5.0
Debt periodic payment, percent of principal										1.25%	1.875%	3.75%										0.25%
Basis spread on variable rate		2.50%	2.50%	2.50%																								2.75%		2.50%	1.50%		2.50%	0.75%	2.75%	1.50%
Line of credit facility, interest rate at period end		2.6875%	2.489%	3.5823%																							3.25%	3.50%