Gain (Loss) on Disposal of business, Net of Tax - NOT Discontinued operations

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Amount of consideration received or receivable for the disposal of assets and liabilities, including discontinued operation.

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Amount of gain (loss) from sale and disposal of integrated set of activities and assets capable of being conducted and managed for purpose of providing return in form of dividend, lower cost, or other economic benefit to investor, owner, member and participant.

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Amount before tax of income (loss) from an individually significant component disposed of or held-for-sale including the portion attributable to the noncontrolling interest. Excludes discontinued operations.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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The cash inflow associated with the amount received from the sale of a portion of the company's business, for example a segment, division, branch or other business, during the period.

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DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2017	Apr. 01, 2017	Dec. 29, 2018	Dec. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Jul. 01, 2017
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Gain (Loss) on Disposition of Business	$ (13.7)		$ (0.8)	$ 264.1	$ 0.0
Gain (Loss) on Disposal of business, Net of Tax - NOT Discontinued operations			$ (264.1)
Income (Loss) from Individually Significant Component Disposed of or Held-for-sale, Excluding Discontinued Operations, before Income Tax				$ 7.0	$ 50.0
small business in Tools & Storage segment [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Proceeds (payments) from sales of businesses, net of cash sold						$ 0.5
Proceeds (payments) from sales of businesses, net of cash sold		$ 25.6
Small Business in Security Segment [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Proceeds (payments) from sales of businesses, net of cash sold		$ 717.1