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Aggregate revenue less cost of goods and services sold or operating expenses directly attributable to the revenue generation activity.

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The aggregate costs incurred in the production of goods for sale.

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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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Segment Information (Reconciliation Of Operating Profit (Loss) From Segments To Consolidated) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Sep. 30, 2016	Jul. 01, 2016	Apr. 01, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Oct. 02, 2015	Jul. 03, 2015	Apr. 03, 2015	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Gross profit for reportable segments									$ 1,391.8	$ 1,209.0	$ 1,118.3
Gross profit	$ 384.5	$ 329.0	$ 307.9	$ 275.5	$ 279.9	$ 308.5	$ 304.4	$ 300.4	1,296.9	1,193.2	1,084.9
Operating Segments [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Gross profit for reportable segments									1,391.8	1,209.0	1,118.3
Segment Reconciling Items [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Other unallocated manufacturing costs									$ (94.9)	$ (15.8)	$ (33.4)