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OTHER COSTS AND EXPENSES	12 Months Ended
OTHER COSTS AND EXPENSES	Dec. 29, 2018
Other Costs and Expenses [Abstract]
OTHER COSTS AND EXPENSES	OTHER COSTS AND EXPENSES Other, net is primarily comprised of intangible asset amortization expense (see Note F, Goodwill and Intangible Assets), currency-related gains or losses, environmental remediation expense, acquisition-related transaction and consulting costs, and certain pension gains or losses. Acquisition-related transaction and consulting costs of $30.4 million and $58.2 million were included in Other, net for the years ended December 29, 2018 and December 30, 2017, respectively. In addition, Other, net included a $77.7 million environmental remediation charge recorded in 2018 related to a settlement with the Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA"). Refer to Note S, Contingencies, for further discussion of the EPA settlement. Research and development costs, which are classified in SG&A, were $275.8 million, $252.3 million and $204.4 million for fiscal years 2018, 2017 and 2016, respectively. The increase in 2018 reflects the Company's continued focus on becoming known as one of the world's greatest innovators and its commitment to continue generating new core and breakthrough innovations.