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Loss Contingency, Number of Parties

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Amount of gain (loss) recognized in settlement of litigation and insurance claims. Excludes claims within an insurance entity's normal claims settlement process.

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Carrying amount due after one year of the balance sheet date (or one operating cycle, if longer) of amount due in settlement of a claim for reimbursement from an insurance company when the Company has suffered a loss covered under an insurance policy.

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Reflects the estimated amount of loss from the specified contingency as of the balance sheet date.

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Contingencies (Details) $ in Millions		1 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
Contingencies (Details) $ in Millions	Jun. 30, 2018 Party	Nov. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2016 Party mi	Jan. 02, 2021 USD ($) contaminant	Dec. 28, 2019 USD ($)
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss Contingency, Estimate of Possible Loss, Area of Land \| mi			8.3
Loss Contingency, Estimate of Possible Loss				$ 1,380.0
Loss Contingency, Number of Parties \| Party	100		100
Number of Contaminants \| contaminant				8
Gain (Loss) Related to Litigation Settlement		$ 0.6
Insurance Environmental and Litigation Matters [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Reserves for insurance, environmental and litigation contingencies				$ 66.2	$ 70.5
Insurance Settlements Receivable, Noncurrent				27.0	$ 26.2
Settled Litigation [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss Contingency, Number of Parties \| Party	20
Pending Litigation [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss Contingency, Estimate of Possible Loss				$ 165.0
Loss Contingency, Number of Parties \| Party	40
Plant, One [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Gain (Loss) Related to Litigation Settlement		0.3
Plant, Two [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Gain (Loss) Related to Litigation Settlement		$ 0.3