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Valuation and Qualifying Accounts
10 Months Ended
Jan. 01, 2011
Valuation and Qualifying Accounts [Abstract] 
Schedule II - Valuation and Qualifying Accounts
Valuation and Qualifying Accounts
Schedule II — Valuation and Qualifying Accounts
Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Fiscal years ended January 1, 2011, January 2, 2010, and January 3, 2009
(Millions of Dollars)
                                         
            ADDITIONS              
            Charged to     Charged              
    Beginning     Costs and     To Other     (a)     Ending  
Description   Balance     Expenses     Accounts(b)(c)     Deductions     Balance  
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts:
                                       
Year Ended 2010
                                       
Current
  $ 31.9     $ 11.7     $ 23.6     $ 10.9     $ 56.3  
Non-current
    3.2       0.6       (0.1 )           3.7  
Year Ended 2009
                                       
Current
  $ 39.8     $ 13.7     $ 0.2     $ 21.8     $ 31.9  
Non-current
    0.5       0.3       2.4             3.2  
Year Ended 2008
                                       
Current
  $ 40.3     $ 17.5     $ 6.1     $ 24.1     $ 39.8  
Non-current
    0.8       0.1       (0.4 )           0.5  
 
                                       
Tax Valuation Allowance:
                                       
Year Ended 2010
  $ 24.4     $ 46.9     $ 199.1     $ 4.6     $ 265.8  
Year Ended 2009
    23.5       2.4       0.7       2.2       24.4  
Year Ended 2008
    27.3       2.5       (2.1 )     4.2       23.5  
 
(a)   With respect to the allowance for doubtful accounts, represents amounts charged-off, less recoveries of accounts previously charged-off.
 
(b)   Amount represents foreign currency translation impact, acquisitions, and net transfers to /from other accounts.
 
(c)   For 2010, amount primarily represents beginning tax valuation allowance as adjusted from the Merger.